snapslikethis:

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snapslikethis:

I’m more interested in the fact that the Potters were content to remain in the back of wizarding society, chilling, doing their thing. We all have had them pegged as this institution of the Wizarding world with the big vault down at the bottom of Gringotts, but I’m not sure that was the case.

They were important in terms of longevity, but they weren’t heavy hitters in the Wizarding world. Someone could occasionally be arsed enough to make their way to London and serve on the Wizengamot, but they weren’t like the Malfoys, making back deals at the Ministry, or the Blacks, with a centuries’ long family tapestry lining the formal parlor.

They could’ve done both those things, but chose not to. Instead, they valued keeping to themselves, taking care of their own, and standing up for people who needed it.

Largely, a group of hard-working eccentrics doing their thing.

You know, Pottering around.

That’s Harry’s magical family legacy and I think that’s pretty amazing.

I think this is also very cool, because everyone knows Harry would be in the background if he could, and only brought attention to himself when he was helping others. So, Harry sticks to the family attitude quite well as far as we can tell.

Exactly. I love that post-2WW the forefront of Wizarding Society is the Weasleys and the Potters but they basically refuse to engage. Like they make their own compound at the Wizard Cup and invite their friends to come but ignore everyone else.