Featured Story of May: The Fool, the Emperor, and the Hanged Man by ianthe_waiting

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“Ten years after the fall of the Dark Lord, Hermione Granger leads a life of self-imposed obscurity, that is, until the day Headmistress Minerva McGonagall is murdered and a certain 'hero' is responsible,” is how ianthe_waiting’s “The Fool, the Emperor, and the Hanged Man” can be summed up in one line, yet readers will find that this fic is much,

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[ianthe_waiting]

To be honest, I was surprised JKR did not kill off more of her characters in Book 7. Granted, I was not exactly happy that she killed off a few characters, but it is her book and not mine. ^_^ I have a certain interest in killing off characters, more so in other fics than FEH, which are non-D/Hr.

I think one big thing I 'pulled back from' was the level of Harry's violence toward Hermione. I was toeing the line of writing rape with the attack scene, and in some cases I think it was a 'rape' scene... I had written quite a bit more in terms of violence, but found it to be a little too graphic and too dark, even for a fic where darkness abounds.

As for a something I think I should have pulled back from and did not...some of the scenes between Draco and Hermione and the blatant cliches. I think if I could go back and edit (which I have considered), I would have eliminated the scene where Hermione storms off in the rain and twists her ankle...kinda silly, in my opinion, and cliched.

I have had reviewers ask me: what is it I have against Hermione to make her suffer so? My answer: she can take it. ^_^

Thanks so much for the question!