“We’ll be at Hogwarts in ten minutes,” said Professor Lupin. “Are you
all right, Harry?“ Harry didn’t ask how Professor Lupin knew his name.
Okay Harry dear let me tell you how he knew your name:
He bought you your first knit sweater, it was red because he knew red brought out your mother’s eyes.
He was there when you got sick for the first time. He comforted your parents because he was the first person they called. “Moony come here right this second, Lily’s freaking out”
During your first winter you liked being in his arms the best because he was warmer than the other Marauders
He took care of you so many times when mama and dada were having a date night
You were the only thing that made him as happy as chocolate after a particularly rough full moon
You liked to ran your little hands over his big scars, you were the second person he didn’t mind doing that. Sirius was the first
You made him smile even though there was a war going on and there wasn’t much to be happy about
All he wanted was you after he lost it all, he was denied that right.
He thought about you and all his friends on full moons, how all of them sat on the living room floor of the Potters and played with you, no one had died or betrayed each other
He knew your name Harry, because the moment he opened his eyes in that compartment, he thought James was sitting across him and they were back in their 3rd year.
He knew who you were because when he looked into your eyes to say “sit still” he saw Lily Evans’ eyes.
He knew your name, Harry, because you were all he had left as a reminder that everything they went through with Marauders were real.
And the worst part is you knew him,too. You loved him at one point and now you didn’t even recognise him.
Gif stands for Graphics Interchange Format. when graphics is pronounced “JAFFICKS” Then I will pronounce Gif with a “J”
^ This
It’s followed by an R of course it would be a hard g. But Giraffe is a soft g. Genius is a soft g. Gin is pronounced with a soft g too. GIF is I following a g, it would be pronounced with a soft g.
It aint Jif peanut butter though.
It would still be pronounced like that. The general rule is if the g is followed by an e or i, it’s soft g. U or a consonant is generally a hard g.
I will DIE WITH MY HONOR
Gear =/= Jear
Get =/= Jet
Gift =/= Jift
Give =/= Jive
In English, words with a ‘G’ followed by an ‘e’ or an ‘i’ can be pronounced with either a hard ‘G’ or a soft ‘G’.
Words with Germanic roots such as ‘gear’, ‘get’, ‘gift’, ‘give’ (see above) are pronounced with a hard ‘g’ while words with Latin or Greek roots such as ‘gem’, ‘general’, ‘giraffe’, ‘giant’, are pronounced with a soft ‘g’.
So no, it’s not exactly a “general rule” that ‘g’ followed by an ‘e’ or an ‘i’ makes a soft ‘g’ sound.
Additionally, “GIF” is an ACRONYM starting with a word that begins with a hard ‘g’ sound, so “GIF” is therefore pronounced with a hard ‘g’.
Random Headcanon: The reason the Wizarding World in Harry Potter uses such arse-backwards technology isn’t cultural elitism. (Well, not entirely.) Rather, it’s because if you enchant anything more complicated than a screwdriver, it tends to become sentient over time. Devices that use electricity are particularly bad for this, and almost always “wake up” eventually. Arthur Weasley’s car going rogue and running off to live in a forest is actually a fairly favourable outcome; the students still tell horror stories about what happened to the guy who smuggled in (and subsequently enchanted) a digital wristwatch.
Like at first Ron would be freaked out by Luna’s mannerisms and her superstitions but later in their relationship he would be so used to it that he just agrees w/ everything she says
“honey don’t forget to wear your butterbeer cork necklace to work the nargles are acting up again”
July 27 1980 must’ve been like the second-most stressful day of james Potter’s life like ‘oh god my wife could have her baby any day now but also I need to be with Remus because its a full moon and I can’t just leave him with Sirius but oh god what if my wife has a baby while I’m gone I can’t just leave my wife and I can’t TAKE my wife that would be so irresponsible oh god what do I do’
Aries:
generally loud. opinionated. affectionately calls their friends assholes and probably has drugs. hilarious, but not someone you want to cross.
Taurus:
sweet. kind of gossipy but loyal to their friends. tries very hard, somewhat easy to walk over. is crafty and probably likes cooking.
Gemini:
fuckin chatterbox. absolute genius, seems to hate everyone. sort of mentally distant. is probably smarter than you.
Cancer:
very nice, but changes moods very quickly. hates getting called out or picked on. usually has a well established friend group and eats a lot.
Leo:
popular, charismatic. more perceptive than they let on. kind to their friends, but can raise hell if you piss them off. loyal.
Virgo:
hardworking, stickler for detail. is in multiple fandoms. can't let topics go in conversation and likes colored skinny jeans. most likely has dimples.
Libra:
queen bee. social, flighty, and talkative. great at making people feel special. started saying "swag" and "yolo" ironically and can't stop.
Scorpio:
closed book. expressive eyes. is outgoing but somehow not quite part of things. best resting bitch face, eye rolls 5ever.
Sagittarius:
energetic, friendly. the nicest asshole ever. walks with confidence. brutally honest but only if you ask for it. protective of their friends.
Capricorn:
quiet and reserved but can be silly with friends. lame puns all the way. likes money and power. sometimes plays the victim too much.
Aquarius:
really fuckin weird, like they don't even act weird it just radiates off of them. detached and bored-looking. talks fast or mumbles. are usually hardcore weebs. definitely smarter than you. 10/10 could kick your ass.
Pisces:
quiet, dreamy. stares at people a lot, seems to look through people. tries a little too hard to be funny sometimes. acts like an asshole even though deep inside they are fluffy bunnies. makes people feel special, like Libra.
