Chapter Twenty of 'A More Worldly Man'- The Decline and Fall of Charlemagne Diggory

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[xelloss_poo]

Awesome. Totally awesome!! ^___^ *now off for work!*

[lomonaaeren]

Thank you! I hope you had a good day at work.

[cheshyre]

Pride goeth before the fall, and Diggory's comeuppance is much appreciated.

[lomonaaeren]

Good. I sometimes worry about writing scenes like this, because I don't really believe in poetic justice. But at this point, he really has trapped himself; he risked everything on breaking Harry's confidence and not letting Kingsley find out about the trial.

AMWM 20 (aka Another One Bites the Dust)

[inviticus1]

I so want to read Rita's exposé soon. The cruel treatment of our beloved hero by corrupt and power hungry Ministry wonks when the rescuers appeared ... Too much joy will be had!

Kingsley's taking charge was excellent to see. The staircase wasn't subtle at all and it's very nature was quite symbolic. Diggory has earned nothing yet (and I hope he never will, except to be Lucius's toadstool). Slamming Diggory down to size when he questioned the purity of the Veritaserum was perfect (showed what a twerp he was).

I really felt for Draco when he thought he: "... had lived long enough with this poison lying in the back of his mind, emerging in nightmares the past few days when he had not had Harry around to soothe him." Testifying about his torture was probably one of the hardest things he has had to do in a long while and his pride (as a man and a Malfoy) is still intact, but perhaps the Veritaserum was a necessary catalyst for the catharsis he needed?! It was hard to read the testimony regarding the torture, but I understand the

Re: AMWM 20 (aka Another One Bites the Dust)

[lomonaaeren]

Oh, believe me, you'll be reading the whole article! I think I couldn't fairly skip it after building up so much anticipation

[thrnbrooke]

Oh I sooo hope Diggory loses to Shacklebolt in the election!!!

[lomonaaeren]

We'll see! The results of the election will be at least mentioned in this story, if not actually covered by it.

[firedraygon97]

Diggory's sorry attempts at poking holes in the argument -- or rather, avoiding the argument entirely and jumping at a different issue -- make me shake my head. So pathetic. I'm looking forward to a last ditch effort to redeem himself and/or get revenge on Harry and Draco.

Poor Draco, having to say all that out loud. I'm glad Harry was able to hold his hand through it though.

[lomonaaeren]

He'd already lost most of his confidence by that point, or he might have done better. Lucius did him no favors by sending him in alone.

And thank you!