Ok, this is insane, but I saw a random Marauders TikTok last week, read ATYD, ATYD - Sirius's Perspective, and half a dozen other short wolfstar fics since. I am now reading all things Jegulus. I'm not doing a single other thing with my time and I have never even read fanfic before. I've tried. I'm too old for this nonsense but here I am, hyper-fixating on hypothetical relationships between fictional characters who died before I was born. I can't decide if this fandom has saved my life or is going to destroy me.

How did I not know about the genderfluid sirius headcannon? I can literally imagine a scene at the potters House where everyone is chilling and sirius walks in in a dress and everyone is like "oh hey sirius" and remus is just gay panic

"He cannot swim" Reggie no😭

i don't know shit about marauders but i defienetly shipped sirius and remus when i was 8 and my fav book was the third one, looking back on it i should have know i was queer 😭

I finished reading ATYD for the first time this week and I’ve been so lost on where to go next and this was SO HELPFUL!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Bro my friend is obsessed with this fandom so I decided to learn

“Cannot swim” WHOA TOO SOON

marauders fanfiction has literally taken over my life recently so i showed this video to my parents and therapist so they know whats up lmao. on a more serious note, trans regulus headcanons give me so much comfort and im so happy it's getting more popular in the fandom. this video was great and u got a new subscriber

This is so lovely. Thank you for this video. There isn’t enough wolfstar videos out there cause my bleeding heart is still accccching to talk about it everywhere

I'm not in the Marauder fandom since I really like Snape as a character. I know in some aspects of the canonical universe he did bad but that in other aspects his thoughts were good, which is why he was portrayed as a hero in the end. I am aware that some people don't like him but in my head, he didn't mean what he said when he insulted Lily and regretted it his whole life. I feel like he obviously hated the Marauders because they bullied him and was a deatheater because: of the bad influence he had during his childhood and his years at Hoghwarts and to not feel excluded and bullied again by people in his house. Sorry if I made any mistakes, English isn't my first language.

I love how excited you are to talk about this fandom, I’ve been trying to catch up on the lore for a while and I’m thankful I stumbled upon your video

just got into marauders and i'm so in love with remus. i made him a spotify playlist. im currently on ch13 of all the young dudes

A lot of people including myself that are apart of the Maradeurs fandom like Snape. I understand why people hate Snape,He SHOULDN'T have bullied Harry and kid's form other houses expect Slytherin because Slytherin is his favourite house. but younger Snape is a child who DIDN'T bully James,Sirius, or Lily. James and Sirius bullyed Severus and he would defend himself form them and to be honest he could have kill or hurt them if he wanted to but he didn't. Yes in the book Lily tried to defend Severus form James and Sirius but she also found the harassment or "prank" in James and Sirius words funny which upset Severus and he called her a "mud blood" out of anger that his best friend found it funny that he was being harassed.

Great video, with so much passion

I was in the middle of just lovers when it was taken down and i couldn't find it anywhere thank you so much!!!!!!

This is just kinda for me James Potter: 3:58 Peter Pettigrew: 12:27 Sirius Black: 6:50 Remus Lupin: 9:33 Lily Evans: 19:18 Mary Macdonald: 20:18 Marlene Mckinnion: 21:07 Pandora: 27:08 Barty Crouch Jr: 24:56 Dorcas Meadows: 28:42

You are actually so cool. Thank you so much for creating this video. So well done!!! Explained so much.

I love you. This video and your opinions made me smile so much

You have the absolute best vibes oh my god

I have always been curious about this fandom and didn't know where to start looking so thank you for this video.I want to start reading some marauders fanfiction and I just know I'm going to fall into a rabbit hole and not get out 😂

I love the Party mention haha it’s crazy I love it

Love love LOVE the amount of thought you put into this! I would like to state for the record that I DO ship Wolfstar (probs my fav ship) however, the oc in my fic is going to end up with one of them. I KNOW I'M SORRY BUT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY!!!😭😭

Thank you! This really helped me!

I'm so obsessed with the marauders and im so sad we don’t have more canon material of their youth.

If anyone ever read the raven cycle, Regulus and Sirius are literally the Ronan and Declan of the marauders fandom, literally

I haven't seen any media from this fandom except for things that accidentally sneak their way onto my tumblr dash but I was just so curious. Thank you for this video lol it was really interesting!!

you look so precius but in the good way like a sunshine

I have 3 fanfic (that I'm making) and I was worried about the Wolfstar fans hating on my characters due to the fact that my ocs are going to date Sirius and Remus. But I was also planning on adding in Wolfstar in my fanfic so my ocs could date first before getting together with them 😅

i am so glad i found this.

I really needed this video, thanks!

Peter pettigrew my favorite marauders

K recently got into the fandom after loving hp for a lot of years ofc I ship wolfstar and really like James and Lily but I have to say my fave ship is noble flower and there’s just not enough fics T-T they’re so sweet but angsty and I think they’re very underrated!!

hello! i have returned tadah! im almost done with atyd but then i moved onto just lovers bc i needed happiness and and an intro to james and regulus. ived loved them both! like i cried when jegulus fake brokeup in just lovers lol. ive learned that i love remus, james, and even! im also loving james' interactions with the skittles

Tysm!!! I've already started with Atyd and definitely read just lovers! Do you also have other fics you recomend? Because i find it really hard to know which ones are good and where to find them 😅

Thanks so much for the video and oh my gosh you look so cute im actually dying.❤️❤️

Hey great video, needed to watch someone gush about the marauders rlly badly and you are so cool Pls what fic is the part you read from?? Is it from the just lovers one?

dorlene is my favourite ship and I wish there was more focus on them in the fandom

omg it was flipping hilarious when you said homework!! like thats so real

I kinda wanna do something like this for next gen now because me and my next gen friends on wattpad need it.

Evan's nickname is Ev (at least what I've read and also my friends and I use)

hi, Im new, I heard that fics about this are sooo good, that's why I'm here learning a bit about it because I literally only heard of this universe and know 0 about it, does anyone have ao3 recommendations for a first read ?

Loved the video! It was pretty good. I read ATYD a few years ago [Yeah I`m in the Marauders fandom, I just watched this for the fun of it] and I loved the storyline, but I didn't really like the writing. I don't think it`s overrated, though.

"When you see a movie with a party in it" is such a Marauders fan point of reference. We don't do parties lmao

I've seen Peter with Sybil Trelawny if associated with any ship. I guess the seer situation and him being a traitor part comes together in this tragical manner. Personally i think i picture him as straight but ace, not aro yk?

I know a lot of people used to hate wolfstar like 10 years ago, since I once started a fanfic that IMPLIED Remus and Sirius lived together and all the comments were like “this is good but why are they together?? don’t do that” 😭

ty. im hyperfixating on timothee chalamet rn (and I know some people fancast him as regulus) my ao3 obsession needed more of him XD. prolly not where most ppl are coming from 😹

I'm starting a little marauders explained series! This video is awesome. Sadly, there isn't a lot of marauders youtube content. But seeing this video gives me hope that this little corner of nerdy queer marauders fans have a place on this platform :)

ohhhhwow thank u soo much for this

Literally just got into Marauders like today because I’m like pretty sure I understand what it is now???? And my first like characterization of Remus was him being a bitchy dork, who could breath probably due to chronic illness, and that’s genuinely the only way I can see him now 😭😭 /pos

I have no interest in getting into the Harry Potter fandom or even reading the books, BUT… New fandom to add to my list >:3

as a dyslexic, i have made a lot of progress with it but some days i cant read for shit, fanfic is how i got better at reading

Am I the only one who would fancast a young Sirius or Regulus as Finn Wolfhard

I actually like snape but LOVE the marauders. I feel like Snape is good as a villain not as a herp

i'm sorry but Snape wasn't a bully when he was at Hogwarts, was he? he bullied students as a professor, he had his flaws while studying in Hogwarts, but he definitely wasn't a bully back then. so... i just don't get it. also, Peter Pettigrew was literally a traitor in the canon, but he's, like, tolerated by fandom?? you say "forget about canon", but it's kinda hypocritical when it doesn't work with Snape. personally i think that some people in the fandom somehow once had a hidden desire to get rid of Peter (or 'whitewash' him by creating his non-canonical version, as they did) or they were uncomfortable with the canonical version of him (?) but he's one of the Marauders. and that's the problem. so the only way is to create a non-canonical version? i'm not trying to argue with you, i'm just confused (english isn't my first language so sorry for my mistakes) p.s. oh yes, i've seen a lot of fancasts of skinny actors for Peter, and practically none of the plus-sized ones, especially in russian fandom. it's frustrating.

i just started the video and it will hopefully answer my question but ive seen videos of like "marauders era" where do i watch it?? Im so confused!!

tysmmm

I still don’t get how people hate Snape but like/love some death eaters. I, personally, don’t love Snape but I don’t hate him either same goes for the death eaters. Also, I think it’s important to take notice that James was a bully, it is canon, whether you like it or not. Yes, he redeemed himself unlike Snape but still, he was a bully at least one time throughout all his years at Hogwarts.

25:46 oooh it’s Maxence!!! Skam France ♡

i wanted to ask who the fan artist that you featured in this video

the fact that im deep in the marauders fandom already. im still confused after over a year.

BARTY'S NAME IS BARTEMIUS, HIS NICKNAME IS BARTY💔💔

ive been in the fandom for about 4 years now and love this video not even 10 mins in lmao but id say bi remus is more common (going to put more replies under this one as i watch the vid)

Every time I try to understand this fandom the more confused I become. The main question I have is: What is the benefit of making up a large volume of content to add onto a small piece of canon lore over just reading/watching a different series that has what you're looking for? Discworld is better btw

i would like everyone to know that my remus lupin is part latino so he has a bit darker skin than he normally is depicted as having (and he's welsh too because i said so, no one fight me on this because i will win.) sirius (and the black family in general) i headcanon as french (for obvious reasons) and a bit southeast asian (like thai or vietnamese) because it's fun and i just like experimenting with how i imagine them. i don't even know why i'm sharing this but i am so you all are going to suck it up and listen to me ramble :) james is desi for me and i will not be taking opinions at this point in time. peter is scottish and that's that, no opinions will be taken on that either. i'm actively fighting the white marauders allegations and i'm having a grand time. as an explanation for the part southeast asian black family hc, i don't really have one besides just seeing it tagged one day and i was like "yeah. this is the one" and i just went with it. the black family really tries to repress that side of their heritage but sirius and regulus? they love that side of their culture that they didn't get the chance to grow up with, especially sirius who likes to find ways to rebel from his family and in the process finds a lot of things that he's passionate about. pretty much the same explanation for james+the potters too (seeing it tagged one day and just going with the flow). james is the one who was so extremely proud about his culture and taught sirius to explore his heritage and embrace it; it was the potters who really brought the black brothers to a place in their lives where they were proud about who they are and that's something that is really special to me. i'm a white person by the way, but even i'm sick and tired of seeing solely white casts of characters (not limited to the marauders) and i love seeing people embrace and love their cultures, so i like including that in my writing so maybe, just maybe, somebody can identify with that same brand of joy. to say the least, i love pushing boundaries of how far i can go with things and play around with dynamics. obviously people have their own opinions on how things work and whatnot but these? these are my opinions and headcanons, and they are ones i hold near and dear to me, they are what i like to believe these characters look like. honestly, this goes beyond this fandom and really pushes into media representation as a whole. racial representation has gotten better in recent years, but still far from being great. i realise that i may have accidentally started an essay but i am not sorry for going on this rant, peace and love guys

is that a portrait of anna frank?

what’s the author of the fic? “just lovers, like we’re supposed to be” by who?

this is crazy

17:02 peter BROKE him lmao

Tysmmmmmmm

I could not agree with the opinions stated in this video less.

22:33 No PLEASE IT’S PRONOUNCES REG LIKE IN EGG /j

AHEM Some of us are Snape kinnies We get bullied in the fandom lmao

Literally no one is straight in your guys fanfics? Isn't it a bit representational supremacy? Not trying to offend I am happy everyone has an outlet to feel free ❤🎉🎉

This is not a criticism of your fantastic video, more of the fandom in general. My least favorite aspect of the Marauders fandom is that I feel like they're not using Snape to his full potential. Like if you're already diverting from canon so much that most of the characters are unrecognizable then you might as well extend that to Snape. He can be an asshole and learn better as the years go on, especially for fics that extend past their Hogwarts years. Why whittle down Snape's character to just being a bully when you're slamming other Harry Potter fans for doing the same to James (which I do disagree with, people are not black and white).

Iwtch cost plays mattias plays good peter pettigrew ithink strawberry blond good looking

Sirius and Remus are't gays, they are cool guys. This is the first thing you must know about Marauders

Ur so real for the just lovers link🩷🩷🙏🙏