sunshine-challenge Prompt 3: Yellow

[sportivetricks]

Three Yellow Things Right Now...

1. A recent scrap yarn bag, crocheted in panels and sewn together with whipstitching and single crochet:



Definitely went my own way on this one, but I think it paid off. Best crochet advice I ever got: "Put your hook somewhere. Draw up a loop. Do something with it." I think that approach speaks to many creative endeavors.



2. My favorite Hufflepuff! This war hero and Auror right here, in all his cocky, shoulder-padded glory, who's about to have his arse handed to him by his brother's girl:


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UNF.

I can't wait to get more Theseus canon. I was lukewarm on Newt in the first FB movie. It took Theseus to make me fall in love with Newt, and now they're a package deal. I love that they show us two very distinct types of Hufflepuffs — Mr. Straight and Narrow and Rebel With a Cause. An exciting dynamic when the two come together.

And Newt playing Theseus? Perfection. Mad props to Callum Turner in that scene.



3. Highlighting

I don't use it in books. Pencil underlining is for books. But I use it in my writing process as I throw ideas at the page. It's for those stray ideas that aren't quite right, but I'd better leave them for now, just in case. And make it so I can easily maneuver around them.

(Example from a WIP here, linked for kink negotiation related to consent play. Yup, realized pretty quickly that angle didn't need to be there, LOL! But just in case....)

It's also for those bits that I know are self-indulgent and going too far. But darlings!! Highlighted for my amusement until I'm forced to kill them.


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Comments

[lightofdaye]

1. Bags! It looks super bright and snazzy. :)

2. Hufflepuffs! (This got long!)

You know it's weird there's a few people who are hufflepuffs and I like, Tonks that I don't associate with the House enough to pick. I'd forgotten or never knew Theseus was a hufflepuff for example.

Susan and Hannah I probably write most often but mostly as generically nice women. With maybe a canonical nod to their dead families.

Cedric is kind of generically heroic as well. It's boring but Ernie is the probably the most fleshed out and depth Hufflepuff, we seem him being a pompous dick but also a decent chap and has actually apologised for the dicknishness so I'd mark him highly.

Helga Hufflepuff is probably my favourite founder. The others come off as elitist dicks only picking certain people for their houses. Helga was a true egaltarian from the Hat's songs and taught everyone left.

3)Highlighters. Allergic to editting, so no. lol. When I highlighted back in school I ended up highlighting nearly everything, defeating the point of the exercise.

[sportivetricks]

Thanks! It is full of yarn. Of course.

Yep, both the Scamander brothers are Hufflepuffs. Nice to have a few more we can sink our teeth into.

I LOVE Ernie. I remembered how much when I recently reread "In the Hog's Head" in OotP (love that chapter). His whole pompous "this is the most important thing we'll do!" immediately followed by "you want me to sign what now." LOL. A well fleshed-out Hufflepuff, for sure, equally flawed and lovable.

When I highlighted back in school I ended up highlighting nearly everything, defeating the point of the exercise.

Hahahaha same. Most of the time it was just keeping me awake.