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0038: The Halfhalt - Ulla Vargen

May 12, 2003 21:29

You know, I realized the other day that the one-month anniversary of Potter Sue of the Day had come and gone without me noticing. This is my thirty-eighth Sue.

TITLE: The Halfhalt
PERPETRATOR: Antivione

SUE-O-METER: (how bad is it?)

WRITING:

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y - hogwarts years (non-specific), pw - woobie/cry for me, pa - au - canon mangled, ntm - mystical animal titltes, ps - spechul needs, pf - boy/girl who lived (different one a, sw-o - bitchiwitch, sw-o - quanonreip, rating - okay, c - made up, jr - guardian (legal guardian), b - unknown eye color, b - unknown hair color

Comments 8

paulaberr May 12 2003, 21:20:43 UTC

Yep. An "Official" god-parent is named at the christening, and is responsible for the spiritual upbringing of the child. There are also more than one god-parent, two of the baby's sex and one of the opposite. The god-parents must also present the child with a gift of some permanence and significance, and one holds the baby at the christening. Somehow I can't imagine Snape would be very good at that. *imagines Snape holding a spitting up baby in a long white dress* XD

paulaberr February 9 2012, 21:00:57 UTC

Well, I imagine there has to be more than one kind of godparent, I mean, think about it: James and Lily aren't going to be a member of any faith, considering that most faiths say magic doesn't exist, and so Sirius wouldn't be Harry's godfather unless there was a non-religious form. Also, I know for a fact that there have to be more than one kind of godparent because in the Catholic faith there are only two godparents, which is different from what you're describing. I still doubt that you could be a godparent without knowing, however.

Oh, Snape getting vomited on by a baby... ^_^

Also, I have to (shamefully) admit that fics in which Snape has a kid (his or otherwise) dumped on him are a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine... if they're written well enough and aren't too terrifyingly OOC, I can really enjoy them, and they give me all sorts of Snape's-daughter ideas which I'm too smart to write...

donna_c_punk May 12 2003, 21:30:55 UTC

Godparent is a responsibility that the perspective party must accept. You cannot just say, "so and so is my kid's Godparent". That person must accept the responsibility because if the parents die, it's that person's job to oversee the spiritual development and well-being of the child.

And, yeah, this story really bites my big left toe.

uhmmm....... evil_overlord May 12 2003, 22:55:29 UTC

The sad thing is, the writing isn't bad at all!

However, I *also* believe that Godparents don't have any kind of legal guardianship rights to a child, unless specified by the parents in a will or somesuch. It's possible that this is the case, else I don't think the character would be turned over to Snape [likely as not she would end up in a foster home] and it just hadn't been said yet.

Either way, as stated above, Snape would *not* be made a godparent without being asked first [as he'd have to be there for the christening...], and I'd think very little of the character's parents if they put Snape on their will as legal guardian when Snape didn't even know the guy had gotten married.

dontgiveahoot May 13 2003, 07:29:19 UTC

Well, at least she got the epilepsy part pretty much right (and I am an epileptic, so I would know) - the part she DIDN'T get right is house-elf speech. Nissy refers to herself at one point as 'I' and says 'We' as well - I'm pretty certain that house-elves only speak in the third person. And even Dobby, who is freed, doesn't speak that rudely to humans, or even about his old masters! Nissy is very very WRONG.

Incidentally, the 'falling-down sickness' description stirs a memory in the back of my mind - one of the official Star Trek:TNG novels by Pocket Books had that very description of epilepsy, on a planet which was approaching warp-drive capability. (#30 I think, caled Debtor's Planet. I am such a Treknerd. >.< )

Jen / Quoth the Raven

iczer6 May 13 2003, 08:29:31 UTC

>>Albus sighed, leaning back in his chair. Life wasn't going to be easy for this girl with a godfather like this.>>

Of course Dumbledore is more concerned about this girl he's never met than the teacher he's known since his school days.

>>"Snape, the girl has no other relatives, and regardless of whether or not your consent was given.. I believe it is your moral responsibility to assume the position her father obviously trusted you with.>>

Excuse me? Others have covered it before but I don't see HOW this girl could be Snape's problem. He didn't know of her, and has had no contact with the family for years.

Last time I checked you can't just pick a guardian out of people you knew ten years ago.

I also had the impression that you could turn guardianship down if you wanted to.

Because everybody knows that forcing someone to do something they don't want to do is going to foster a healthy relationship.

Icz