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Hogwarts Exposed Chapter 24 part 10

Oct 08, 2011 00:54

In this update, Harry and Hermione dispense relationship advice. Yes, this really belongs towards the end of the final chapter. I don't think.

( Hogwarts Exposed Chapter 24 )

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sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 08:18:07 UTC

The whole "Ginny and Trelawney are BFFs" thing seems to be made up entirely, or possibly imported from Psychic Serpent, as in canon there's no indication that they have any kind of relationship beyond teacher/student.

The whole setup with Ginny and Trelawney being the best of friends kind of came across as subtle Character Bashing toward Ginny, considering Harry and Hermione's rather frequent expressions of distaste toward Trelawney and the subject of Divination whenever either are brought up, which is also emulated by Neil with Jamie's seeming complete ineptitude at the subject.

szaleniec1000 October 8 2011, 11:52:43 UTC

Harry didn't like Divination and wasn't very good at it, but never hated Trelawney. He didn't have any reason to. He (and Hermione and Ron) just saw her as a harmless kook.

sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 21:20:01 UTC

He still had a certain amount of distaste toward Trelawney, though it was definitely not as large or as pronounced as Hermione's.

szaleniec1000 October 8 2011, 21:31:15 UTC

Neil can't do subtlety to save his life, so this distaste becomes outright hatred in HE.

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sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 08:22:54 UTC

Now the author decides to skim over the irrelevancies. We could have done with some of that in the previous scene.

Not to mention the fact that it seems they're trying to make small talk while Ginny's clearly facing a tough dilemma(even if it is one of the stupidest-bloody-dilemmas I've ever read, and this is coming from a guy that watched Friday and screamed out "There's only one seat available!"), which is usually the worst time to make small talk with a close friend lest you risk them breaking down and making the whole situation worse for the both of you.

sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 08:35:55 UTC

"Neither!" said canon!Hermione. "Have you gone mad?"To be fair to Draco and Snape, they both seemed like decent enough people to be good fathers ( ... )

szaleniec1000 October 8 2011, 12:42:04 UTC

On a rather macabre note, it always amused me, if in a rather fucked-up way, that Snape's mother, a prodigious witch, was apparently made the victim of domestic abuse by a muggle man. Sorta like Ron/Hermione in Last War, only...even more idiotic, considering that Ron was still a wizard in Last War.

There was probably a psychological component, which might have been what LoPEF was trying and epically failing to pull off. We didn't get Mrs Snape's POV like we did with Hermione so there was no chance to screw up the characterisation.

sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 21:19:00 UTC

Still, what little we saw of Eileen Prince suggested that she was a prodigious witch, with a strong aptitude for Potions.

sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 08:37:28 UTC

Actually making this a pairing might have been interesting, so instead we just have it as a throwaway attempt at a joke.

Create an interesting character dynamic? In Hogwarts Exposed!?

Surely you jest, szaleniec!!

sickbritkid2 October 8 2011, 08:41:19 UTC

Well, that's something.

*slaps szaleniec*

How DARE you suggest that Hermione consider anyone to father her children other than her True Love, Harry Hieronymus James Potter Esquire The Third Ph.D!

I am shamed by this suggestion, SIR, deeply shamed!