What about something post-war? That could be interesting. Or just write about another wizarding school in another country.
I don't think parents generally pull kids out for "not being ready." I dunno, I feel they're not as... coddled in the wizarding world.
As for avoiding Mary Sues, you definitely can't break rules, and it's also important that she doesn't usurp the universe by taking over the roles of canon characters. That said, write what you want to write. It's how you write it. The exchange thing is tricky because while that's implied to have happened, it doesn't seem common so it might deter readers. But if you think you can make it work while acknowledging how uncommon it is, go for it. (Hey, what if the OC IS Charlie's Brazillian transfer friend?)
It IS going to be post-war. I forgot to mention that. (also going to opt out for it to be charlie's brazilian friend, as interesting as that idea is, because my grasp of portuguese is awful. )
also she won't steal any of the canon character spotlight, that's for sure. (I think even making her go to hogwarts Before the next-gen kids arrive).
I think the "not being ready" might be far fetch. I just didn't know what else could it be that would make a parents pull their kid a day-or-two after they just started.
(I know parents HAVE pulled their kids out of Hogwarts in the books- there's mention of kids possibly being pulled out during the "chamber of secrets have been opened" period, and kids being pulled out after sirius black escaped in PoA, and I know they definitely pulled out kids in ootp).
when I said "breaking the rules" I meant breaking universe rules- like ex. someone being able to bring back the dead,etc
And yeah, it doesn't sound like she'll steal spotlight, which I think was always the main objection - you're having her there in a different era with a clean slate.
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I don't think parents generally pull kids out for "not being ready." I dunno, I feel they're not as... coddled in the wizarding world.
As for avoiding Mary Sues, you definitely can't break rules, and it's also important that she doesn't usurp the universe by taking over the roles of canon characters. That said, write what you want to write. It's how you write it. The exchange thing is tricky because while that's implied to have happened, it doesn't seem common so it might deter readers. But if you think you can make it work while acknowledging how uncommon it is, go for it. (Hey, what if the OC IS Charlie's Brazillian transfer friend?)
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It IS going to be post-war. I forgot to mention that.
(also going to opt out for it to be charlie's brazilian friend, as interesting as that idea is, because my grasp of portuguese is awful. )
also she won't steal any of the canon character spotlight, that's for sure. (I think even making her go to hogwarts Before the next-gen kids arrive).
I think the "not being ready" might be far fetch. I just didn't know what else could it be that would make a parents pull their kid a day-or-two after they just started.
(I know parents HAVE pulled their kids out of Hogwarts in the books- there's mention of kids possibly being pulled out during the "chamber of secrets have been opened" period, and kids being pulled out after sirius black escaped in PoA, and I know they definitely pulled out kids in ootp).
when I said "breaking the rules" I meant breaking universe rules- like ex. someone being able to bring back the dead,etc
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And yeah, it doesn't sound like she'll steal spotlight, which I think was always the main objection - you're having her there in a different era with a clean slate.
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