Agreed on very nearly every single point, and your Death-Defying Doppelganger? GENIUS. You crack me up, largely because I can absolutely see exactly that scene taking place a few days later.
Remus was there in the forest, but undoubtedly there are still ways around it...
I would never say that Snape died in vain, and here's why. First, his death gave Voldemort the supreme overconfidence to challenge Harry directly, thinking himself the master of the Elder Wand - Voldemort might have been much more cautious or employed more fancy tricks if he'd realize he still wasn't the wand's true master. (Never mind if he'd realized it was Harry - but there wasn't really any way for him to know that.) And second, really, he sacrificed his life years ago. As Dumbledore's spy, he's been basically doomed ever since he took the job. It was a long, drawn-out death, but I would still say he died for the years of information and misdirection he was able to accomplish as a false Death Eater high in the ranks. That's hardly dying in vain! The
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The Death-Defying Doppelganger has absolutely made my day. Fantastic idea and just the sort of thing the twins would invent.
And I liked your thoughts on the book quite a lot -- I'm not a big Lupin fan, so it's always interesting for me to read ideas from that perspective, and I think you did a nice job with it.
Who Got the Reprieve?jessamynsabrinaJuly 27 2007, 00:47:12 UTC
I read an article the other day where JKR was talking about the character that she couldn't stand killing off so she gave him a reprieve. It was Mr. Weasley. She said that he was supposed to get killed off when he was attacked by the snake in OOTP, but she couldn't stand to kill him off.
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Remus was there in the forest, but undoubtedly there are still ways around it...
I would never say that Snape died in vain, and here's why. First, his death gave Voldemort the supreme overconfidence to challenge Harry directly, thinking himself the master of the Elder Wand - Voldemort might have been much more cautious or employed more fancy tricks if he'd realize he still wasn't the wand's true master. (Never mind if he'd realized it was Harry - but there wasn't really any way for him to know that.) And second, really, he sacrificed his life years ago. As Dumbledore's spy, he's been basically doomed ever since he took the job. It was a long, drawn-out death, but I would still say he died for the years of information and misdirection he was able to accomplish as a false Death Eater high in the ranks. That's hardly dying in vain! The ( ... )
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And I liked your thoughts on the book quite a lot -- I'm not a big Lupin fan, so it's always interesting for me to read ideas from that perspective, and I think you did a nice job with it.
Friending so that I might keep track of you!
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I liked the DDD, too. I'm working on a fanfic - presently just rolling about in my head - which will definitely incorporate this. ;)
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