OMFG this just gets better and better. The storm was awesome! I almost thought that Harry was going to put them in a cocoon of air below the ocean, but the currents are probably just as bad (if not worse) than the wind, lol.
Yeah, that was one reason I isolated them. They need a break from the others, and the others need to take a breather and realize that it's okay, that Harry and Draco are there and not going to hurt or destroy them.
Sometimes, I can't quite keep up with Draco's logic and need his explanations just as much as Harry does. LOL But hey, it keeps things interesting. :D
With the Ministry mentioned more often recently, I've started to wonder: What's the real reason they provided the people a place to emigrate to? And especially with Hurricane, which seems pretty uninhabitable at first glance with a good chance not to survive there... Were they hoping the people that went there would have no better life as if they were imprisoned? If they were intending it as punishment of some sort, they'd probably be deeply disappointed if they knew how well Harry's group in general (and Harry and Draco in particular) are adapting. On the other hand, as long as they don't know, it's a win-win situation for everybody. ;)
But it's still kind of depressing to think how rapidly the Ministry (whole wizarding world?) devolved after the war, when one would assume they'd rise from the ashes... XD
Draco thinks it's all just so obvious. But I don't always understand either.
The Ministry did want to get rid of people. They wanted them to go away. The fact that very few people can come back through the portals does essentially make them into prison worlds, too, but they don't care if the settlers live or die. That's one problem I think some people were having with the first story; they were considering Harry and Draco and the others as colonists, but the Ministry doesn't see them that way.
I've read (and tried to write) stories where the rising happened, but I think widespread corruption is possible, too. Maybe Harry and the others gave up too soon, though. Maybe they should have stayed and fought.
Your language and imagery continue to vividly and beautifully convey the world of Hurricane. I loved both your early descriptions of the boys journey to the ocean - the way they flew, the sights they saw, including the field of flowers - and then the way the storm hit and Harry hurtled them to safety. All just, wow - breathtaking (literally as it seemed for the boys)!
You did make me wonder again though how Ginny managed the journey on her own - especially as it seemed to be a two day trip each way (or at the very least one day there, one day back...but I wouldn't have thought she could have flown full-pelt all day on a broom). I can understand with Harry and Draco and their wild magic, but just the way you've described the dangers of the world, I'd think she'd be vulnerable.
Always smile when Draco's take on things surprises Harry - that he liked the idea of Harry being tempted by something.
Ginny was lucky, basically. She flew higher, and no bad storms occurred during the days she flew. She also had the broom's magic to rely on. Harry and Draco are doing it all with Harry's.
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He might have tried that, but they couldn't reach the ocean before the storm came up.
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Yeah, that was one reason I isolated them. They need a break from the others, and the others need to take a breather and realize that it's okay, that Harry and Draco are there and not going to hurt or destroy them.
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But hey, it keeps things interesting. :D
With the Ministry mentioned more often recently, I've started to wonder: What's the real reason they provided the people a place to emigrate to?
And especially with Hurricane, which seems pretty uninhabitable at first glance with a good chance not to survive there... Were they hoping the people that went there would have no better life as if they were imprisoned? If they were intending it as punishment of some sort, they'd probably be deeply disappointed if they knew how well Harry's group in general (and Harry and Draco in particular) are adapting.
On the other hand, as long as they don't know, it's a win-win situation for everybody. ;)
But it's still kind of depressing to think how rapidly the Ministry (whole wizarding world?) devolved after the war, when one would assume they'd rise from the ashes... XD
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Draco thinks it's all just so obvious. But I don't always understand either.
The Ministry did want to get rid of people. They wanted them to go away. The fact that very few people can come back through the portals does essentially make them into prison worlds, too, but they don't care if the settlers live or die. That's one problem I think some people were having with the first story; they were considering Harry and Draco and the others as colonists, but the Ministry doesn't see them that way.
I've read (and tried to write) stories where the rising happened, but I think widespread corruption is possible, too. Maybe Harry and the others gave up too soon, though. Maybe they should have stayed and fought.
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You did make me wonder again though how Ginny managed the journey on her own - especially as it seemed to be a two day trip each way (or at the very least one day there, one day back...but I wouldn't have thought she could have flown full-pelt all day on a broom). I can understand with Harry and Draco and their wild magic, but just the way you've described the dangers of the world, I'd think she'd be vulnerable.
Always smile when Draco's take on things surprises Harry - that he liked the idea of Harry being tempted by something.
Can't wait for the next chapter and the sea!
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Ginny was lucky, basically. She flew higher, and no bad storms occurred during the days she flew. She also had the broom's magic to rely on. Harry and Draco are doing it all with Harry's.
Next chapter up now! I'm rather proud of it.
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