saladtsar:

@hpqueernet | introduction event – @saladtsar, aro ace regulus

please excuse the poor image quality, i do not have a scanner on me this semester, my phone is the only tool i have.

this comic has sort of spawned from all sorts of conversations i’ve had with people and … have overheard from people. just  a few days ago, i overheard a group of chinese students discussing marriage and childrearing. ‘it’s just performing your duty to your parents, isn’t it?’ one of the girls remarked.

i felt like that statement was so resonant with a lot of pureblood customs in the hp universe. for all that’s been said about the lgbtq+ community in the wizarding community, i do not buy that they are ‘more accepting’ of lgbtq+ folk. given pureblood attitudes towards procreation and continuing the bloodline, i think there would be a lot of hate directed towards anything that didn’t lead towards the production of heirs.

so i think that in exploring lgbtq+ identity in the wizarding world, it’s important to keep in mind that not everything is rosy and wonderful, and that there are very real fears and feelings of negativity present that need to be addressed within the context of wizarding culture.