Me: *highlights All The Wrong And Unimportant Stuff With Full Confidence*

Ravenclaw

Deaf Ravenclaw students learning to translate spells into sign language and going on to become pros at wandless magic because you can’t hold a wand while using sign language. They invent their own spells that involve really subtle hand movements - they look like they’re just twiddling their thumbs but they’re actually cursing your hair to fall out. They’re terrifying dueling partners in DADA. And they charmed the eagle statue outside the common room to have magical subtitles and respond to sign language.

when hayao miyazaki said that true love was two people inspiring each other to live…recognizing just how hard living is, putting one foot in front of the other every day, how easy it is to lose our passion for it…… that’s the real shit

reading alone in your room at sunset with your windows open while the wind caresses your skin is probably the closest thing we have to a cure for the human condition

Ravenclaw Headcanon

Every once in a while, a Ravenclaw uses the same spell that’s in the Great Hall to make the ceiling in their common room mimic the weather outside. Most of them find it calming, especially when it’s raining.

are you more Razumikhin "goes a whole winter without lighting his stove, says he sleeps more soundly in the cold" chaotic, or Raskolnikov "faints in the middle of the police station when his crimes are mentioned" chaotic

Research ideas for bored students

The evolution of national identity in the country of your interest (ancient or modern)

The influence of paganism on christianity in Ireland and Scotland.

The impact that fairy beleif had on the Scottish witch hunts.

How fashion was influenced by the second world war.

The differences between and evolution of first, second and third wave feminism.

The impact the post-modern globalism has had on human rights.

Depictions of homosexuality in the ancient world (are there similarities/differences between nations?)

The evolution of tavern and drinking cultue in England, Scotland and the Netherlands.

The portrayal of women in early-modern English ballads.

The use of certain tunes or melodies in E.M. English ballads.

Portrayals of the devil in E.M. English ballads.

The difference between collective memory and historical facts (war is a time when our memories are often romanticised).

Fashion in the Elizabethan era and how it changed after.

The evolution of pens and writing materials

Historical methods of making paint/paint thinners.

Men in the early-modern witch hunts.

Differences between old world and new world witch hunts.

The use of torture in witch trials and the laws regarding torture (differences between countries)?

The use of salt as currency.

Depictions of intoxiication in ancient art.

How ancient societies viewed drinking and how they drank.

The lives of great poets.

The decline of the latin language.

The English civil war during the 17 century.

The relationship between ancient Celts and the Romans.

Religious symbolism in early modern art.

The history and evolution of marriage.

“In Praise of Folly,” by Desiderius Erasmus

The Protestant Reformation and/or the resulting split of protestantism (calvinism, lutheranism, anabaptists, etc.)

The history of Christmas in the new world.

Add your own in the comments!

ravenclaw things

for ravenclaw pride day and cause it’s my house <3

- idealistic

- super creative

- questions everything

- asks “but WHY” a lot

- says “WHY NOT” a lot

- super curious

- general hipstering™

- drinks black coffee

- don’t stereotype me

- writes random thoughts down so they don’t forget them, has notebooks full

- puns, puns, puns

- horrible wordplay

- clever sayings, quotes, one liners

- subtle innuendo, double entendre

- half of camera roll is memes

- lots of super obscure/confusing inside jokes

- epic paradoxes

- puzzles, riddles, enigmas

- has notebooks full of song lyrics because they were just so good and so you that you had to write them down

- having random doodles in the borders of your notebooks

- having the most idiotic and stupid and also the deepest and most profound thoughts, usually one after the other

- writing therapeutic letters that never get sent

- binge reads books series, forgets to eat/drink/sleep

- the high of not being able to put a good book down

- just one more chapter

- staying up until 3 am to finish the book

- the smell of libraries and old books

- running your finger down the book binding

- keeps small tokens as memorabilia

- having two pairs of glasses because one pair is always missing

- lost is a strong word, i just misplaced it

- cracks themselves up but no one else gets their sense of humor

- reads/interprets facial expressions/body language really well

- overthinks everything

- much overthinking

- had/has imaginary friends

- dissects fictional characters

- falls in love with fictional characters

- “too much” imagination

- not quick tempered but a force of nature when provoked

- knows what to say in an argument to infuriate the other person, and says it

- conspiracy theories

- being different for the sake of being different

- stands out from the crowd

- keeps everyone else’s secrets, doesn’t tell their own

- feels both highs and lows deeply, doesn’t admit it

- sensitive but not outwardly emotional

- finds meaning in the tiniest things

- starlight

- moonlight

- walks outside at midnight

- reflections in smooth lakes

- plays out conversations in head a million times

- forehead kisses

- gentle hair stroking

- relationships built on deep respect and earned trust

- doesn’t care what anyone thinks except a very select few

- chooses close friends carefully

- some things have to be just exactly right, everything else is whatever

- a big, fluffy blanket cocoon

- funny/elaborate/antiquated/ridiculous insults

- flannel

- combat boots

- either they look like alternative fashion icons or hobos, there is no in between

- the worst procrastinators

- will debate you

- agree to disagree

- high towers

- spiral staircases

- diy projects

- rain drops streaming down smooth glass windows

- hides deep emotions from most people

- reads between the lines

- scared of falling in love

- being stubborn, not changing for others

- will steal your food

- fangirls way too hard

- sour candy

- the best comeback three hours too late

- fascinated by everything that could’ve been

- fascinated by psychology sociology

- all of the ologies

- eureka moments

- afraid of forgetting

- refers to everyone (including themselves) as “human”

- talks to themselves a lot

- loves black and white movies

- packing a week in advance, or five minutes in advance

- leaning in to hear a lowered voice

- forgetting what day/month/year it is

- asking what if

- seeing the unseen

- noticing the unnoticed

- not getting trouble because no one believes you did it

- fierce competitiveness

- being the first one to try something new

When Byron said, The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain and when Shelley said, Our sweetest songs are those of saddest thought and when Keats said, Touch has a memory

Why dont you go watch a studio ghibli movie and think about the power of love and kindness and maybe you'll calm down

oh to wear dark turtlenecks and oversized blazers, consume unhealthy amounts of coffee, study during rainy nights whilst the moon stares at you, go to long lost ruins of old castles with your friends and make poetry about your secret lover