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Wrockstock Memories

So, Wrockstock (for those who follow me for Homestuckness, basically, it’s a weekend-long convention/musical festival where all the acts are wizard rock bands, and wizard rock is a genre of music where the lyrics are all about Harry Potter. So, basically, it’s a giant nerd-fest out in the middle of the woods. It’s awesome) announced (to the surprise of no one) that they would NOT be having the event again this year. Even though I only attended Wrockstock once (WS 4), it was one of the best weekends of my life, and I will treasure the memories I have of it always.

Here are just some of my favorite moments and memories of the awesomeness that was Wrockstock. It will be sorely missed. :(

Arriving at Trout Lodge, knowing almost no one there, feeling very self-conscious and alone, despite being surrounded by “my people”, wandering around awkwardly for a bit, before accidentally getting into a heated discussion with someone about Ravenclaw’s house colours, movies vs. books, and feeling instantly at home. That feeling never left. (By the way, canon colours are ALWAYS better)
JUAREZ THE MOTHERFUCKIN’ COCONUT
Having a plate piled high with bacon, AND ONLY BACON on Saturday morning
My amazing cabin mates - FERRETS 4 LYFE!
Hearing through twitter about JFF being told by some old lady at a show that he was “strong in the craft”
Realizing, just now, that that whole stream of twitter updates could very well have been fictionalized to cover up them crashing Wrockstock
Them crashing Wrockstock
“Fuck You”
Diagon Alley/Alex Carpenter Broke/Stole My Coconut (only one of those is true, can you guess which one?!)
MC Kreacher throwing socks at the audience
“TEN MORE SONGS!”
Brian Malfoy KILLING it with just himself and an acoustic. AMAZING.
The Parselmouths Pureblood Campfire Song that sounded exactly like every shitty campfire song you were forced to memorize and hated but yet somehow got stuck in your head weeks after you got home and the poison ivy had healed
Forgetting my pass to get into the RoW Saturday Afternoon, but refusing to leave to go get it because I didn’t want to miss any of Neville’s Diary’s set, and ended up listening to the whole thing from just outside the doors.
Scott of the Blibbering Humdingers throwing a shirt to “the guy with the crab on his head” (me)
Brian Malfoy getting the whole crowd to chant “KWIKSPELL!”
Kwikspell’s amazing set
Standing perfectly still and holding a coconut for 95% of Kwikspell’s amazing set
Performing for the third time, but with the biggest audience ever, as Dawlish and the Archies. While from a technical standpoint it was kind of a giant fail, I had an absolute blast, and the audience seemed to be enjoying themselves, so I guess it all worked out.
That bit where Kwik threw me into a wall.
That bit where I accidentally said “cunts”, apologized profusely for saying that, and then launched into a song about getting sucked off by Moaning Myrtle
The amazing party on Saturday night
Having slightly inebriated conversations about the fucking tier system
Giving up at 3 am and hauling my cot into the bathroom, locking it, and trying to get some shut-eye. As soon as I did that, the part of the night when everyone started loudly singing along to Lady Gaga began
Alex Carpenter yelling “turn that shit off!” everytime a Remus Lupins song came on shuffle
Doing the following while entirely SOBER: Stumbling down a hill, falling against a house, accidentally cause said house to start spewing water from the sides, hit one of the Riddle TM girls in the face when attempting to high-five her, breaking and subsequently repairing a screen window, and breaking into someone else’s cabin and passing out on the couch
Hammie
DAPS
DAMNABLY AWESOME PUNCHING SYMBOL
Myles of MC Kreacher shouting “One hour ago, it was one o clock in the morning. Right now, IT IS STILL ONE O CLOCK IN THE MORNING!” Everyone else: “WOOOOO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS!”
The Blibs singing “Ophelia” at the bonfire
People arguing about whether it was a bonfire or a campfire
JUST GIVE ME YOUR BABY PANDA JAW
DouJace in that damn Boba Fett helmet
That whole amazing sci-fi flash exxxtravaganza promoting WS
Not being entirely sure about Tonks and the Aurors being the last act of Wrockstock, and being completely blown away
DIAGON MOTHERFUCKING ALLEY EXPLODING MY EARS
Incinerating Juarez
Burying him the next morning
Pouring one out for all our homies who couldn’t make it
Waking Kelly up by throwing limes at her
Actually selling some merch - that was surprising
The AMAZING pillow cases Kwik made
Flick of Swish and Flick using that hand-held synth sounds thingie and making awesome noises (that’s the best way I can describe it)
“We got a bottle of vodka the size of a literal baby!”
Battles and back-and-forths and all kinds of shit on the Wrockstock Message Board right outside the RoW
In-depth discussions of wizard rock on the bus back to the airport till my voice was hoarse
Just all of the amazing music and hang outs and just… everything. I love Wrockstock, and I will take my memories of that weekend to my grave.

Thanks to everyone who made Wrockstock possible, your dedication is inspiring, and you gave many people some amazing memories. Thank you. Wrockstock will be sorely missed, and we all thank you for it having existed at all.

Wrockstock Memories

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