5114: The Observer Effect - Laurel Potter (Harry Potter)

[pottersues]

Today's entry introduces us to the concept of a HINO conspiracy.
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Title: The Observer Effect

Perpetrator: d1x1lady

Sue-O-Meter: Toxic

Cover/Banner Art: None.

Summary: “After Tony Stark outs himself as Iron Man on live television, he acquires a magical stalker in the form of a bored (female) Harry Potter, who has emerged from the Veil of Death in a world

Comments

[anonymous]

It turns out that there is a limit on characters for comments, so I am going to break this up into two. Sorry

[anonymous]

My apologies for going on so long

[pottersues]

I think the other reason for making the OC a female!Harry stems from the misconception that canon characters can't be Mary Sues, so if the writer claims the character is Harry (which it is not) their character is then shielded from criticisms of their character being a Mary Sue.

It goes back to something I quoted from a review, "Your character is not a Mary Sue. Her magic adapts because of the cloak, which is now apart of herThere's effectively this attempt to justify the character isn't a Mary Sue, by pointing to a series of connected events only to not understand the argument falls apart because the final part doesn't refute the claim. In this case, the cloak being a part of her makes her a Mary Sue. It doesn't matter that the writer decided that was how they wanted the cloak to work in their story because that isn't how it works in canon, and while there's nothing wrong in changing the canon, in this case the canon was changed to justify the existence of yet another trait - her magic adapting in a way not consistent with the

[anonymous]

I imagine that having an invisibility cloak part of you would be terribly inconvenient, on account of it would make you invisible all the time. Whether or not the Hallows are real, the invisibility cloak's primary purpose is, you know, invisibility! It's right there in the name. So, what, this Harry transports to a new universe and not only does it change the way her possessions work, but it also melds them with her? How? What does any of this have to do with the story the author is trying to tell. And most importantly: WHY is any of this happening within the context of the work itself

[auregan]

I admit that when I got to the hair stuff, I was already in a state of disbelief over just how out of character everyone was- but with the hair issue, I had to stop and go back. It seems to me that the Suethor wanted Laurel to have as much of a tragic backstory as possible, that way when Tony Stark came into the picture, he'd be able to save her from her past.

Also, Petunia Dursley strikes me as the sort of character where image is everything and they extended to how the world would perceive her with her nephew's appearance. In this case, we have a niece, so Petunia would want her to have long hair. Also, why does the author snidely put in the fact that Laurel looks more like her father than her mother? I mean, what does that exactly mean anyway? That because she looks like her father that she's not feminine?

Laurel's entire existence and the way she thinks that everyone is out to get her because she's a girl gives off a very toxic vibe.

[auregan]

I can't speak for the other fandom here, but I do agree with the reviewers who are saying that the Harry Potter canon is way out of character. There's also a huge thing with character bashing here, and not just that but the blatant disregard for portraying the canon in character. Ron quitting the search for horcruxes was an emotional response because of how overwhelmed he was, and because I suspect that he didn't know what he got himself into at first. However, he came back and helped Harry straight to the end... and Hermione? She wouldn't quit, either

[darth_gojira]

Why does this character have to be Harry Potter?

Seriously. Why?