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Fic // Transcript:: The Trial Of Merope ((Seven of Swords))

Feb 25, 2007 11:38

Title: The Trial Of Merope
Author: fakers_journal
Rating: Oh, definitely G. :-)
Characters: Merope, Barty Sr, Susan Bones, anonymous Court Guy.
Claim/Card: Seven Of Swords
Word Count: 826
Warnings: Erm... American-style trial? :D
Summary/Card interpretation: Merope's trial for giving love potion to an unsuspecting Muggle. Uh... Card interpretation? Kind ( Read more... )

by: fakers_journal, round 1, card: seven of swords, amelia, g, barty sr, fic, merope

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ravenna_c_tan February 25 2007, 19:59:59 UTC

Then please question the witness before I explode of suspense.

I can so see that line coming from a British court officer...

fakers_journal February 25 2007, 20:11:03 UTC

Squee! A comment. :D

Even though it's from the community admin type lady. Still.

But thanks. I tried to be as sarcastic as possible, but I'm just not good at it.

ravenna_c_tan February 25 2007, 20:19:28 UTC

It'll be interesting to compile all the Merope fics and art at the end of this fest. She was a popular choice for a lot of interpretations, which I found interesting.

fakers_journal February 27 2007, 01:58:22 UTC

Well, you know, Merope's kind of a cool character. She starts out darker, but you end up discovering she's madly abused by her father, and in love with the one guy she's not allowed to be with ((who doesn't her anyway)), and she ends giving up everything to stay alive and out of jail.

She's deep, and not really described in the books. You can explore her emotions AND make it up as you go along.

She's convenient, in a word. :D

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rubymiene February 25 2007, 23:35:23 UTC

Interesting take on wizarding trials. From the description of 'American-style trial', I was expecting something totally different.

fakers_journal February 25 2007, 23:49:52 UTC

Oh, it's only American-style because all I could find were American court transcripts. :D

But thanks! I try, I try.

rubymiene February 26 2007, 10:25:48 UTC

::laughs:: Where did you find American court transcripts?

fakers_journal February 27 2007, 01:55:52 UTC

Oh, you know... Google image...

:-)

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fakers_journal February 27 2007, 01:55:24 UTC

Thanks! I really did try to stereotype the characters. You know, the judge is sarcastic, the lawyer is probing, the defendant is nervous//stalling...

:D

cheryl_bites February 26 2007, 19:25:37 UTC

*Confused* How on earth could the state be the plaintiff in a civil case?

For that matter, since when do civil cases attract prison sentences?

The SPAG and whatnot are fine. It's just that you would have been better to abandon the transcripts of American civil cases and concoct the whole thing with your imagination. God knows that real-life trials are very boring, so a fantasy trial gives a much better opportunity for dramatic settings. Also, there couldn't be any faults or inconsistencies that way.

cheryl_bites February 26 2007, 20:29:53 UTC

Actually, let me elaborate. (I know very little about the American legal system, btw, but I know a little about the English and Welsh one ( ... )

cheryl_bites February 26 2007, 20:30:17 UTC

They also use a very informal and authoritative courtroom style, in which people shout out or speak up as they see fit; if the Wizengamot has rules governing courtroom etiquette, they appear to be remarkably lax. The defendant often does not speak at all; Rodolphus and Rabastan, for example, did not speak at their trial, and were not even required to plead innocent or guilty (a vital necessity in the Muggle courts). Although Cornelius Fudge asked Harry a great number of questons at his trial, he did not listen to the answers, instead cutting Harry off after a couple of syllables ( ... )

fakers_journal February 27 2007, 01:50:01 UTC

Agh, I always confuse those Bones girls. I'll fix it after I post this.

And thank you.

And wow, you really know your stuff! I'm -ehem- not quite old enough to have fully studied the criminal law systems in any society, British, French, or American. I kind of draw off what I've picked up from books ((My Sister's Keeper, and...um...others...)), common sense, and pamphlets. :D So I don't exactly have an in-depth knowledge, like you clearly do.

And yes, I DID read through your...description ((short essay?)) of justice systems. :-) And I have to admit, I tried to follow most of the rules but like cheryl_bites said I tried to make up some as I went. Merope's trial ((I assumed)) was less serious than any that we've seen in the books, so I attempted to make it less formal and quicker. And maybe a little less scary?

But...yeah, this is my first fictional court transcript. :D So I kind of pulled it out of thin air ((honestly, I have no idea where the idea to make a court transcript came from...)).

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