"you won't make a fool of yourself, it's on your blood" lmao

set design is immaculate, really. There's not really anything else like this.

maybe the magic eugenicists had a point lmao

whereas Harry and Draco are both highly competent despite not being shown to do much to study or be that way

its interesting how magic is presented as highly heritable, magic ability is highly innate - a lot of the worst and most incompetent wizards come from families of other incompetent wizards

it's been 14 days or so since a last euphoric phase. I've also been staying away from caffeine pretty much sense then... caffeine seems to be more powerful than other factors, including sleep deprivation

are very materially different, our access to resources, and things actually do get worse over time.

I just have to dispense with that part of my soul and reality because it's never going to happen, being in a relationship