Firing the First Shot

[dh2_sockpuppet]

Title: Firing the First Shot
Character: Thicknesse
Word count: 552
Rated: PG
Highlight for Warnings: *angsty, a little violence*
Summary: I thought it was fascinating that in the film one of the DEs suggests to Voldemort that they delay the attack on Hogwarts right before it starts. Why? Well, I realized that that DE was Pius Thicknesse, so here is

Comments

[squibstress]

Wow. This gave me chills.

I love your description of how it feels to be under the Imperious Curse; from your story, it's easy to understand why it's considered Unforgivable.

Nicely done.

[kellychambliss]

Well done! Taut and terse and painful. I like your interpretation of Thicknesse, whom up till now I'd thought of only in terms of his name -- I'd noted it as a rather heavy-handed attempt on JKR's part to be allegorical, and then paid no further attention to him. But you've given him a full life and personality, and you give interesting insights into how the Imperius might work. I love stories like this, that flesh out and redeem characters that are just names in canon.

[secretsolitaire]

Ooh, this is fascinating. Wonderfully done.

[islandsmoke]

Oh, no! You've made me cry. What an excellent little fic! I wondered about that in the movie as well, but this makes perfect sense. It also made no sense to me that so many adults were so willing to attack what was primarily a group of children. Imperius would explain a lot.

[minervas_eule]

Thank you - this makes so much sense!