New snapedom post
Hi, everyone! I just posted a brief essay/query on Snapedom. Tried to crosspost here, but for some reason the link didn't copy. If you go to Snapedom on insane journal and look under today's date, you...
View ArticleMalfoy family (Pottermore)
I looked up the spoilers site and found there is more detailed information about The Malfoys. Enjoy!
View ArticleFilling some gaps about the first war (part 3)
At some point according to Sirius, Tom Riddle showed his true face and as a result he lost the support of mainstream pureblood wizards such as the Blacks. At this stage the war escalated to the...
View ArticleA follow- up question to the discussion on the Malfoys:
From 2007 onwards, we have, via DH (that disastrous book) and interviews, discovered the following things:1. The Death Eaters were right. According to Rowling, there are no "Muggleborns". Every Witch...
View ArticleWizarding World under Voldemort?
Sunnyskywalker's last post inspired me to do a bit of thinking about our dear Voldie and to play with what-ifs. So let me put the question out there: what do you think would have happened had Voldie...
View ArticleHarry Potter Abridged! GOF Chapter 28
Thought I'd post another one of these, since I haven't for awhile :)[So, Harry, Ron, and Hermione send a letter to Percy inquiring about Mr. Crouch. They then go to visit Dobby.]Dobby: Oh, thank you so...
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Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Moke
MokeMOM Classification: XXXThe Moke is a lizard native to Britain and Ireland, which can shrink whenever it feels threatened. For this reason, witches and wizards like making purses out of Moke skin,...
View ArticleHBP Chapter One: "The Other Minister"
* Because really, who could resist sporking the novel which gave us ChestMonster!Harry and some of the worst romance in the history of children’s literature?* I remember having something of a love-hate...
View ArticleA Prejudiced Examination of Dumble’s First End-of-book Exposition
I recently wrote a fiction based on the end of PS, which required me to look very closely indeed at Albus’s first end-of-book exposition to Harry. This started as author’s notes to that story, but I...
View ArticleOedipus Crouch
In the myth of Oedipus, it was King Laertes’ actions which honed his own child into the weapon that would kill him. Learning of a prophecy that the son would kill the father, Laertes tried (logically,...
View ArticleHBP Chapter Two: "Spinner's End"
* So it turns out Snape lives in a dilapidated northern ex-industrial town. Hmm. Somehow I just can’t get my head around GrittyWorkingClass!Snape. Still, at least I can amuse myself by imagining him...
View ArticleHogwarts and Medieval Education
I've posted an essay speculating on connections between the founding of Hogwarts and the state of education in Europe at the time over at my journal:here.We have a lot of brilliant people here, so I'm...
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Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Mooncalf
MooncalfMOM Classification: XXThe Mooncalf is a creature that's probably had dozens of incarnations across folklore and media. However, in Rowling-land, it's got gray fur and comes out by the light of...
View ArticleHarry Potter Abridged! GOF Chapter 29
[The next day, Harry discusses the Crouch situation with Ron and Hermione.]Ron: Maybe Crouch attacked Viktor and apparated away?Harry: I doubt it—he seemed too weak for that.Hermione: Anyway, you can't...
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Magical Magic Creature Spotlight: Murtlap
MurtlapMOM Classification: XXXThe Murtlap is found in coastal areas of Britain, where it eats crustaceans. It resembles a rat with a growth on its back, which has curative properties. Essence of...
View ArticleHBP Chapter Three: "Will and Won't"
* So, after two chapters of pointless filler, we can finally – FINALLY – get to the actual story. Such as it is.* Oh, no, my mistake, we have six pages describing the state of Harry’s bedroom first.*...
View ArticleHave you all seen this post by Shyfoxling?
I'm Dreamwidth friends with her so I noticed she was exploring Pottermore.What she found was this.I left a comment at the bottom of the page with my initial thoughts, but now I'm torn between that and...
View ArticleExtraordinary
I was in the middle of crafting an extremely ingenious and elaborate explanation of why, uniquely in the WW, Lily’s sacrificial death could possibly have powered a shield so extraordinarily strong as...
View ArticleHBP Chapter Four: "Horace Slughorn"
* Harry feels embarrassed to think of his last meeting with Dumbledore, when he shouted a lot and smashed the Headmaster’s possessions. It’s nice to see Harry actually being self-critical once in a...
View ArticleAn Ounce of Logic
This is really a followup to librasmile’s comment on my last post, “Extraordinary”. What s/he said, that Aurors should have noted AK’s reflective properties, made gel some thoughts that had been...
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