the ones who were taught petrov's defense [Harry Potter, Ensemble, General]
Fandom : Harry Potter
Title : the ones who were taught petrov's defense
Author : two_if_by_sea
Rating : G
Characters & Pairings : Ensemble
Length : ~1.5K words
Warnings : None
Summary : Things are just like they used to be.
My Rave Review :
I'm not one of those who associate themselves with Slytherin House in the Harry Potter fandom; I figure I'm a Ravenclaw through and through. However, there is one aspect where I really felt like the last couple of the books in the series were lacking: for all the emphasis that was laid on the necessity of interhouse unity at Hogwarts, Slytherin was almost entirely villified and left on the outside as the House of Bad People. I've never thought this was fair; I wouldn't have wanted to be sorted into Slytherin on account of my ambition and cunning and to have ended up branded a Voldemort-supporter for the rest of my life.
So this fic was an awesome read for me. It explores life at Hogwarts for Slytherins beyond 1997, beyond the final book in the series, how the rebuilding of the house occurs, how they ended up forced into that proscribed role in the first place. It's thoughtful, almost as much meta as it is fic, and it's well-written enough to give me chills.
Here is a snippet for you:
In 1998, only a handful of Slytherin students come back: one second year, one third year, and a few fifth years determined to get their O.W.L.s, come hell, high water, or school-wide distaste and discrimination. Astoria and Graham, being the oldest students in the house, automatically become prefects. They're the only two from Slytherin. There aren't enough Slytherins for more.
Throughout the year, Hermione chivvies all the Gryffindor prefects to make extra efforts towards school unity, but it's hard when there aren't even enough Slytherins to form a Quidditch Team and for the first time in modern Hogwarts History, the Quidditch Cup isn't converted into house points.
None of this is very surprising. The Wizengamot trials of the Death Eaters were covered with an unhealthy relish by the Daily Prophet: full court transcripts included as inserts, photo essays of their lives in Azkaban, endless opinion pieces from noted members of the magical community weighing in on the severity of individual sentences. Simply put, there aren't that many Slytherin pureblood families left in England who could even send their children back to school. The Parkinsons had moved to Italy with the Zabinis before all the causalities of the Battle of Hogwarts were even buried. The Baddocks send Malcolm to Durmstrang.
As for the rest, almost overnight, there's a revival of the home tutor market for pureblood families.
Enjoy this read.
Title : the ones who were taught petrov's defense
Author : two_if_by_sea
Rating : G
Characters & Pairings : Ensemble
Length : ~1.5K words
Warnings : None
Summary : Things are just like they used to be.
My Rave Review :
I'm not one of those who associate themselves with Slytherin House in the Harry Potter fandom; I figure I'm a Ravenclaw through and through. However, there is one aspect where I really felt like the last couple of the books in the series were lacking: for all the emphasis that was laid on the necessity of interhouse unity at Hogwarts, Slytherin was almost entirely villified and left on the outside as the House of Bad People. I've never thought this was fair; I wouldn't have wanted to be sorted into Slytherin on account of my ambition and cunning and to have ended up branded a Voldemort-supporter for the rest of my life.
So this fic was an awesome read for me. It explores life at Hogwarts for Slytherins beyond 1997, beyond the final book in the series, how the rebuilding of the house occurs, how they ended up forced into that proscribed role in the first place. It's thoughtful, almost as much meta as it is fic, and it's well-written enough to give me chills.
Here is a snippet for you:
In 1998, only a handful of Slytherin students come back: one second year, one third year, and a few fifth years determined to get their O.W.L.s, come hell, high water, or school-wide distaste and discrimination. Astoria and Graham, being the oldest students in the house, automatically become prefects. They're the only two from Slytherin. There aren't enough Slytherins for more.
Throughout the year, Hermione chivvies all the Gryffindor prefects to make extra efforts towards school unity, but it's hard when there aren't even enough Slytherins to form a Quidditch Team and for the first time in modern Hogwarts History, the Quidditch Cup isn't converted into house points.
None of this is very surprising. The Wizengamot trials of the Death Eaters were covered with an unhealthy relish by the Daily Prophet: full court transcripts included as inserts, photo essays of their lives in Azkaban, endless opinion pieces from noted members of the magical community weighing in on the severity of individual sentences. Simply put, there aren't that many Slytherin pureblood families left in England who could even send their children back to school. The Parkinsons had moved to Italy with the Zabinis before all the causalities of the Battle of Hogwarts were even buried. The Baddocks send Malcolm to Durmstrang.
As for the rest, almost overnight, there's a revival of the home tutor market for pureblood families.
Enjoy this read.