5110: Conflicts of Interest - Cassandra "Cassie" Weasley/Potter and company
Note - I did not know how much my old computer affected doing the entries for Pottersues until I came back with a new one.
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Title: Conflict of Interests
Perpetrator: 5SOSPenguinQueen
Sue-O-Meter: Awful
Cover/Banner Art: There cover looks nice despite being cut off. Reminds me of a poster one might see during the Fantastic Beast Time period and features a snake and a lion.
Summary: “…She's a Gryffindor. He's a Slytherin. She's a Weasley. He's a Malfoy. She's sweet. He's a bully. She's dangerous. He's dangerous. She likes him. He likes her. It's all just a conflict of interest” Is it just me, or does the summary towards the end not seem like conflicts of interests? I then started reading the first few paragraphs of the story and wondered if the writer couldn’t come up with something actually interesting about her story, which by extension I guess means she didn’t really put much thought into the title.
Full Name: Cassandra "Cassie” Weasley/Potter
Sueworts House(s): Quanonreip because it simply rehashes the original plot with a few changes, Tootsietramp as Draco's falling for her with little effort (aka little plot development).
Species: We’ve yet another Weasley child! If we didn’t already have the relationship tags, I’d suggest an eighth Weasley child tag, though to be honest adding another Weasley child doesn’t make the character a Mary Sue. It’s how the writer handles adding another Weasley that matters. As of chapter twenty-one where the stuff from the third book occurs, Cassie is the fourth member of the Golden Quartet. (Nobody in fandom calls Harry, Ron and Hermione the Golden Trio. That’s what fans call them!)
Physical Description: “Cassie lifted up her hair to show the star shaped scar on her neck. ” She says her mum can’t remember how she got it, so I’m hoping she’s not secretly Harry’s twin instead. Given the fact there is a reader who left a review on chapter twenty six pointing out, "I'm just waiting for the reveal", I'm going to consider this fact, but as already discussed there is absolutely no reason for Harry to be sperated from his twin sister after there parents died. None.
Possessions: First year Cassie is in chapter seven, “staring at her bow of fruit and yoghurt, Cassie rubbed her temples as she listened to the rablings of the boys before her.” First thought to pop into my head is that we have an eleven-year-old health nut. Cue the Pepper Jack Cheese tag.
Origin: I’m guessing the writer wanted to write a Draco/OC story (possibly self-insert story) and decided making her Ron’s twin was the most convenient way the insert her into the existing plot. Emphasis here on inserting her into the existing plot.
Connection to Canon: We’ve yet another story where the writer doesn’t try to deviate from the plot except for where it might give her character pizzaz, such as Cassandra’s star shaped scar.
So, since the writer doesn’t deviate from the canon, here is a run down chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 - The Weasley family is loud, she meets Harry on the train, but for some reason despite being in the same compartment as her brother and Harry, she also manages to bond with Hermione over Hogwarts: A History. Chapter 2- She calls her brother a drama queen because Ron is acting “like they’re going to kill you during Herbology” to which he retorts that “they’re mini Death Eaters.” Ron can be a pain, but that’s a bit much. Later she’s hiding behind Harry from Draco because, “after Potions, he said something horrible to Hermione so I may have ‘accidentally’ kicked him in the shin, so now he wants to hex me.”
Chapter three is broom flying and the locked room. Chapter four is the troll getting lose. Chapter five is seeing Snape limp, Quidditch and visiting Hagrid. Draco runs into them and calls her a blood traitor. Chapater six is Christmas. Chapter seven has Hermione complaining about their lack of success. We get content actually original to the writer which consists of Cassie defending Malfoy from Draco so that he can yet again call her a blood traitor, but that’s at least one more time in story before Draco in canon calls Hermione a Mudblood. I’m also far from thrilled at the lack of originality because all the writer does is add something here or there.
Long story short, the new stuff involves her woe be her breaking her ankle during the unicorn episode. Chapter 1-12 cover the original book, 13-20 cover the second book, and the next seven chapters posted cover the third book. In fact, the second book glossing over the events because “I’m doing the important parts of Chamber of Secrets so as to soon move on to Prisoner of Azkaban, which is when the story will be more in-depth, detailed and will get to the plot” is dreadfully boring, but if the plot doesn’t start until the third plot because your character’s existence within the story changes nothing, then either start with the third book, or consider how to make the earlier parts more depth and not likereading like a super detailed footnotes for the book.
Sadly, the writer doesn’t live up to the promise, unless you count Draco miraculously begging his father to get the ministry off Buckbeak’s case because suddenly he’s being nice to Cassie. Like, nope. I agree with the reader on chapter twenty-six who sais, witching are you really switching it around to make it look like Draco has a bad home life? Wow it's funny that authros need to do this just to get a little sympathy for their characters." I'm not saying a writer can't redeem Draco, but this is not hwo you do it.
Special Abilities: Says the Sorting Hat which has a tendency to play up the traits writers think are special about their character, “You would thrive in Ravenclaw. But, wait! There is cunning within you. A prankster. Slytherin would be the best place for you - You don't want to be in Slytherin. Your courage however, far surpasses your kindness, smarts, and cunningness” so she is sorted into Gryffindor. She makes Draco want to physically harm a girl and they’ve barely started first year. Apparently in chapter five, “Cassie remembered that she had to finish writing a letter to her mother, before she had a fit and sent a panicked Howler.” Molly does NOT send panicked Howlers. By third year, Draco's stance has already changed.
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Notes: Cassie is annoying. She adds absolutely nothing to the story, unless you count the canon characters acting majorly out of character. The story is plot-what-plot (no, rehashing the original canon plot and making edits here and there does not count), but I wasn’t surprised to find out they’ve written for Twilight which has a tendency for plot-what-plot stories.
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Sample:
"Excuse me, do you mind? Everywhere else is full." Ronald asked the dark haired boy from earlier, gesturing to the empty compartment.
"No, not at all." The boy replied, allowing the twins to sit with him.
"I'm Ron, by the way. Ron Weasley." The ginger haired boy stated, more confident than his twin. "And this is my twin sister, Cassie."
"I'm Harry. Harry Potter."
Ron let out a strangled gasp of awe whilst Cassie's eyes widened in admiration. Both of them had grown up hearing the legends of Harry Potter.
"So, it's true?! I mean, do you really have the.. The.." Ron trailed off.
"The what?"
"Scar." Cassie said bluntly, her brother's use of the English language was currently failing him due to the shock of meeting his idol.
Harry lifted up his fringe to show the ginger twins his lightning scar. Ron's mouth fell open with shock.
"I have a weird shaped scar too." Cassie lifted up her hair to show the star shaped scar on her neck. "Had it since I was a baby but Mum can never remember how I got it."
Popping her head into the compartment, the trolley lady inquired as to whether the children would like anything. Despite the drool pooling in their mouths, Ron and Cassie held up their squashed sandwiches with crestfallen expressions.
"No, thanks, we're all set." Ron murmured.
"We'll take the lot!" Harry exclaimed.
It was at that point that Cassie could tell it was going to be the start of a beautiful friendship.