hey, daydreamer.

If anyone mentions anything remotely related to Valentine’s Day…

…I will seriously not hesitate to punch them in the face. 

Anonymous asked: holy crap, that rant about the jonas brothers and 1D is my life in a nutshell. i think i love you.c:

Hahahaha! It wasn’t a rant, really… more of a strongly-worded opinion?

Thank you. <3

Anonymous asked: One thing, though--no pun intended! One Direction co-wrote some of their songs and a couple of them play instruments, as well. The boy band thing just doesn't call for them to use those skills much, but the skills do in fact exist. I agree with everything else.

Thank you! I didn’t know that. :) Will add a postscript. 

one direction is not the jonas brothers

I get really annoyed when people call One Direction, the “next Jonas Brothers.”

I mean, sure, it would be a huge compliment for One Direction to achieve the success which the Jonas Brothers had these few years as they rose to the top before going on a hiatus. The thing is, apart from both bands being composed by boys, there’s not much similarity between the two to compare properly. 

The way things are going, One Direction may very well be the next Backstreet Boys, or WestLife, or even NSync. They are a boy band, which is not what the Jonas Brothers are. The Jonas Brothers just happen to be a band of boys who write their own music and play their own instruments.

ETA: As said by a kind anon, “One Direction co-wrote some of their songs and a couple of them play instruments, as well. The boy band thing just doesn’t call for them to use those skills much, but the skills do in fact exist.” 

So the Jonas Brothers’ primary selling point (for lack of a better term) is the fact that they write their own songs and play their own instruments one hundred percent, at least. One Direction, though talented as they are individually, don’t really need to showcase these skills to their fans because they are “branded” as a boy band with heavy emphasis on the singing. 

Not only that, they also have different styles of music. Granted there’s the fact that One Direction is just starting and has a long way to go before they branch out into other genres apart from pop and ballad, but the Jonas Brothers have quite possibly tried out every style there is. Except, perhaps, tribal. LOL. They’ve done bubblegum pop, they’ve done ballad, dance, R&B, club, country, rap (though the second attempt was horrible yes), rock, gospel and easy pop. 

My point is, please don’t compare the two that way. Compare the way they’re both enthusiastic teen heartthrobs who ooze appeal whenever they don a suit or skinnies, sure. But leave the music and the semantics alone. 

That being said, I LOVE both One Direction and the Jonas Brothers and I’m so happy that Jonatics and Directioners can coexist peacefully. I suppose quite a number of Directioners are Jonatics in the first place (Their enthusiasm reminds us of our loves who are still on vacation). I can’t wait to watch both their concerts, and I hope they don’t forget that Asia is part of the world. 

Hermione sat in a swing, slowly swaying back and forth when she saw Harry round the corner. Leaping to her feet, the two best friends stood meters apart, staring at each other with faces that words could not express, as the photographer captured the moment. She held her arms to the side a bit and spun around.

“Well? What do you think?” she asked, the two of them slowly approaching each other.

Harry swallowed the lump forming in his throat. “I think…you look beautiful.”

Hermione smiled, willing tears away as she could see Harry’s eyes were already glassy. “Stop it,” she jokingly warned. “You will not make me cry.”

Harry looked over at his wife, who was holding Albus, her other arm draped over James’ chest as he leaned into her. He reached out and squeezed Hermione’s hand for a moment before walking to Ginny, kissing her soundly on the lips. “You look amazing,” he whispered. “Positively stunning.”

Ginny smiled. “You look pretty handsome yourself, Potter.”

Harry wiggled his eyebrows. “I’m going to go take pictures with the bride. I just wanted to make sure you know how much I -“

“I love you,” Ginny said, shifting Albus higher on her hip. “Now go - take pictures with your sister.”

-It’s all Uncharted by Redhead414

This is my favorite fic of the moment. I don’t think I’ve ever cried so much. More than the Dramione romance and the brilliant storytelling, what I love most about this fic is the Harmony friendship (or should I say sibling-ship?). It just moved me to tears, especially this scene. This is beautiful. Definitely worth a read (and reread)!