"Rubeus Hagrid and the Eagle of the Ninth" Part 1

[dolorous_ett]

Bet you didn't expect that I'd actually go through with it!

Here's the first part, in which sets the scene for the actual Eagle parts (sorry, no Eagle today - but it'll be along in due course).

Rating about PG or PG13, I suppose. The only thing you need to be warned about is that, like all the times I ever set out to be funny, it's turned out rather

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[ajat]

Will this become fullsome-crak later on, then ?

And you write a Superlatiff Rubeus !

Perhaps Severus can be resurrected ? As part of crak, that is ?

[bufo_viridis]

Perhaps Severus can be resurrected ?
Nay, he found his peace

[lazy_neutrino]

He got a good Eulogy too, didn't he? I still love that story of yours.

[dolorous_ett]

Thank you for the reminder - and you're right - I don't think I have the heart to drag him back just when he's settling in.

Agree 100% with lazy_neutrino - so much so in fact that I am going to post a link to your fabulous fic, "The Eulogy", to help passers by find it.

http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/viridis/TE01a.html

Enjoy!

[lazy_neutrino]

Eh, lass (?), that's brilliant. I have just got back from being away and am utterly knackered *waves feebly* but I couldn't let this go past. I'm going to enjoy this one. Things I loved: Goatsgarth(!), poor Fang :(, Spell Damage (Martyrdom) :), a good Flitwick (and, yes, I think this is what he would do: nice combination of intellectual rigour and empathy, in that he gives Hagrid a chance), Ollivander back :) but what a miserable old sod :( who doesn't remember Harry (? what has happened to him?). Plus much more that I'm forgetting. And good old Minerva! Plus, interestingly, I chose oak and dragon for Moody in 'Cry Wolf'. Kind of the quintessential 'English' wand. 'Hearts of oak' and all that. How did you choose your wands?

Great stuff. Sorry this is so disjointed, but I think the enthusiasm is coming through at least!

[bufo_viridis]

'Hearts of oak' and all that.
Make moody polish his wooden leg with a tar and the set will be complete :)

[lazy_neutrino]

Well, he has to deal with the wet waeather somehow :)

Brings a whole new meaning to the idea of magical rheumatism, doesn't it?

[lazy_neutrino]

Oops. I'll have that 'a' back. Weather

[themolesmother]

Yes, it is sad but it's funny, too.

So many people avoid writing Hagrid because of his strange accent, ignoring his supreme importance to Harry. You have his voice and his attitude just right - I can imagine Hagrid cosily esconced with a bucket of wine telling everyone who'd listen how he could have been a great wizard, and then being utterly terrified when someone gives him the chance he always wanted.

Hermione we know about but where's Ron? Please, please don't tell me you've killed him off *sobs*.

I'll be watching eagerly for the next instalment.

MM

[dolorous_ett]

Thank you for your kind words - especially about Hagrid - he's a hard man to do justice to, though great fun to write once I got a rhythm going.

Hermione we know about but where's Ron? Please, please don't tell me you've killed him off *sobs*.

Don't worry, Ron's fine. He walked away from the last battle without a scratch - to his own astonishment as much as anyone else's. He's avoiding Harry because he feels so guilty about being perfectly all right - but he will crop up on a break from his NEWTS or Auror training (haven't quite decided which yet...)

[nineveh_uk]

Not funny? I submit, Goatsgarth, banishing gruel to the stomach (couldn’t they have made it meat and two veg?), Spell Damage (Martyrdom). I’m rather fond of Hagird in the novels. I think the problem in fic is that he often has little purpose except to say “’y’ehright, Harry?” and I happily own to never intending to write about him. You, however, write about him very well. For the first time I’ve actually wondered what would have happened had not Dumbledore let him stay on at Hogwarts, and I very much like him having a future here after The War, rather than just carrying on as before. Flitwick as Headmaster is just terrific.

[dolorous_ett]

Glad you liked it!

banishing gruel to the stomach (couldn’t they have made it meat and two veg?)

Be thankful that's all it is. The earliest incarnation of my Banishing to the stomach notion was a deleted scene from "House of Flying Artichokes" when Pansy's trying desperately to keep the girly chat with Hermione alive, and talks about slimming aids - in this case, Banishing stomach contents...

I think the problem in fic is that he often has little purpose except to say “’y’ehright, Harry?” and I happily own to never intending to write about him.

You and all of the fandom, I think. That's why I thought I'd give him a go. There's a lot of gratuitous Hagrid-bashing in the fandom because he isn't TEH HAWT - and it's so unfair, as he's one of the very few people in canon who is always, consistently nice.

(and for the record, I'd never given Andromeda Black a second's thought till you wrote about her, so I'm really treasuring that compliment).

[nineveh_uk]

::Imagines Hermione's face at talk of Banishing stomach contents:: Yuck! And yes, I am thankful.

That's why I thought I'd give him a go.
My fanfic preferences in all genres have always been missing scenes, minor characters, and re-interpretation, not because "I disrespect the text" but because I know that attempts to recreate canon can never wholly come off. Hence Andromeda, who is about as minor a character as you can get, but one in a potentially fascinating interstice. For Hagrid, I, and most of fandom, have nothing new to say/think - you do, and do it brilliantly (and ditto Crabbe), and that's why - to me - it works. It may end with the writing, but it has to start with the thinking.

[dolorous_ett]

I don't see any "disrespect for the text" in concentrating on minor characters - in fact, it gives you a lot more freedom to explore them. After all, what's left to explore with the major roles? (you know Harry's been done every possible way when multiple, SERIOUS posts appear on Fiction Alley asking for "winged!Harry"...)

Like you, I love the minor characters because they're all there for a reason, and working with them really makes you think.

[tree_and_leaf]

I'm so glad you decided to carry on with this!

Lovely: a nice mix of humour and sadness.

And you do write an excellent Hagrid. (Gropes desperately for con-crit - er, would Hagrid say 'critters'? It sounds a bit out of accent to me - but maybe I just can't remember how JKR does the accent. It's supposed to be Mummersetshire, isn't it? I always imagine him sounding a bit like Joe Grundy.)

[tree_and_leaf]

Eh - 'start', not 'carry on'...

[dolorous_ett]

You'd be forgiven for thinking I had started it - it's not like I haven't been mentioning it all the time or anything...

I'm glad you liked my Hagrid - "critters" aside, obviously. I'm not quite easy in my mind about critters now - have a nasty feeling he tends to say "interesting creatures" - so I'll probably change it before I post it in FA or anywhere else. Thanks!