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Chapter 5: The Birth Of Hope (Part 3)
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April 12, 1979
Harry watched Dumbledore's attempts to restore his own luster with a good deal of interest. He'd offered his own name as a Truth Commissioner, which had been quietly rejected. He'd offered six pieces of legislation, none of which received a hearing.
ZeldaQueen: *sigh* Yes, because Dumbledore sucks and is Pointlessly Evil and steals from orphans and everyone is taking the word of an anonymous weirdo over his
His newest attempts in the Wizengamot were detailed in the Daily Prophet, which was also feeling considerable public pressure. Harry's book on the Prophet's antics had been followed by three others focusing on different aspects of what they'd done. The paper had ignored all four books, but each one had received extensive international coverage.
ZeldaQueen: Again, why? I find it hard to believe that Harry would have been the first person to write books about corruption in a newspaper. Why would his be speshul enough to warrant "extensive international coverage"?
Also, a thought - writing books that would have the amount of influence the author is talking ought to take a LOT longer than two or so years. Apparently he's written at least four, plus numerous articles which are all seemingly factually correct enough that no one contests or refuses to print them. Bull, I say!
The Prophet was attempting to restore some luster by bringing Dumbledore down a few pegs.
ZeldaQueen: Which already happened in canon, author, this isn't that weird
Disgraced Former Chief Warlock Fails to Stall Truth Commission
Albus Dumbledore, former leader of the Wizengamot, age 98, introduced a bill yesterday to set the starting date of the Truth Commission to 'no earlier than February 1, 1980.' The bill received no seconding motion to be read and was not considered by the full Wizengamot.
ZeldaQueen: Okay, look, Dumbledore would not do this, alright? The only time he kept the Ministry out of his affairs was when he was going after Voldemort! Anyway, if he's so deceptive and evil, why is he bothering with mundane ways like this to save himself? If th eMinistry was as corrupt and hid it as well as DW has tried to tell us, I find it impossible to believe that public opinion could be swayed by some stuff printed by a strange guy who could be a nutter as far as they know! It's not like people take those books about Obama being a Jewish-Nazi-Commie-Reptilian Alien seriously enough to force him jump through a million hoops and get impeached!
In his offering remarks, Dumbledore said, "The truth is a powerful thing, but we must all be prepared to face it. I suspect that this Truth Commission would do far more harm than good if it began this summer as the current proposal indicates. I want to ensure that the witches and wizards of Britain are braced for such turbulence…"
ZeldaQueen: Heck, why would Dumbledore even stick around if he doesn't want to get arrested? He had no problem hiding himself in Order of the Phoenix. Granted, that was because he was fighting Voldemort, but DW here seems quite determined to remind us that Dumbledore is a weak coward who is fighting tooth and nail to stay safe. Why wouldn't he fake his death and make it look like it was orchestrated by Death Eaters or something? Why not remind everyone that they don't know beans about Harry's identity and that he could be a Death Eater spreading discord for all they know?
This really reminds me of the Volturi, being beaten over the head with HOW EVIL they are and how they'll do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING in their power to reach a goal, yet to do fuck nothing when it's actually time
This reporter finds Dumbledore's remarks on 'the truth' rather ludicrous given his own personal revelations of recent memory. This action played to the other Elders of the Wizengamot as a naked attempt to avoid being called to account in a public forum.
ZeldaQueen: You know, in canon, Harry would have been horribly upset by this all and normally would have considered it horrible slander itself. It's not like he wasn't at the receiving end of it ever. Here, he's just cold and calculating. Sociopath Harry, lovely. Actually, this really is scary. Harry is really psychotic and escapes to the past so he can kill and do whatever he pleases and Ron and Hermione and everyone else can't catch him and bring him back. I'd think that would be kind of clever, except I don't think that's what DW was going for
This reporter relishes the day she can listen to what Albus Dumbledore has to say about his role in the war. My quill will be especially sharp that day…
Harry wondered if the unsigned piece had been written by one Rita Skeeter. Probably so.
ZeldaQueen: Because it's not like Harry thought Rita was extremely annoying at the best of times and distrusted what she wrote ever since the fourth book
"I've let this go on for a long time… I wonder…" Harry ate his breakfast while pondering the ritual he had used on Dumbledore's portrait, labeling the old man an 'enemy betrayer' of the Potter Family.
ZeldaQueen: Which makes no freaking sense, I might add, both in canon and for Harry's character!
"It worked then to great effect. Had he been alive, his very magic would have torn at him until he publicly admitted his treachery. Just telling the truth to the public would have ended the torment. But, dead, with no public to hear the confession and absolve the crime, the magic tied to his soul would just keep attacking.
ZeldaQueen: I'm sorry, WHAT??? Is Harry really considering what I think he's considering? He'd better not be. I'll smash down the walls in my room if it is. Because if this is the wind-up for what I think is the pitch, Harry would never in a million years consider it.
Also, "no public to hear the confession" my Great Aunt Fanny. There was the portrait, wasn't there? Couldn't Dumbledore have confessed through that? All Harry would have had to have done would be to call some people together to hear the confession. Instead, he left poor guy screaming in agony while conveniently neglecting to tell the current headmaster and Nicholas Flamel about it. And he has the gall to imply that it's basically Dumbledore's fault that he hasn't confessed
"Using the curse now could be a simple way to deal with him… Let the curse torment him into revealing the whole and unvarnished truth. He'd have to publicly own up to everything the books have said. He's never admitted anything publicly. It would be best if he was forced to show his true face… Even his handful of loyalists would have to abandon him."
ZeldaQueen: . . .
*ZELDA SMASH!!!!*
*starts knocking down the walls*
Projection Room Voices: Don't make us tranq you!
ZeldaQueen: *sitting, but still agitated* I'm sorry, but did you see that? Did you see that?!?!?!? Because Dumbledore has the gall to try to delay what is apparently inevitable, because he dares to want to preserve some semblance of his dignity and reputation as Harry steals his memories and photographs and publishes them all without his consent, Harry is seriously DAMNING DUMBLEDORE'S SOUL. A SECOND TIME. JUST TO FORCE HIM TO BREAK DOWN A LITTLE SOONER AND CONVINCE PEOPLE TO STOP ADMIRING HIM. BUT IT'S OKAY, BECAUSE IF DUMBLEDORE GOES AHEAD AND CONFESSES, IT'LL WEAR OFF! SO IT'S ALRIGHT TO SET A PERSON ON FIRE AND TORTURE THEM, YOU'LL PUT THEM OUT AND LET THEM GO JUST AS SOON AS THEY BREAK DOWN!!!
Author, I honestly don't know what your head injury is. How do you think I'd like this? That I'd find this the least bit admirable? I don't see Harry being a brave hero, I see him being a complete and utter psychopath who is pointlessly ruining a person's life because said person had the gall to not fulfill Harry's immense sense of entitlement. Not to mention the fact that it completely goes against Harry's character! Do you know who this is like? Voldemort. Or Marvolo Gaunt. Or Lucius Malfoy. Or Bellatrix Lestrange. You know, those EVIL Dark Wizards you have been having Harry run around murdering indiscriminately? Those are the canon people who would do something like that. What makes you think that Harry would be at all tempted to act like them, hmm? THAT WAS THE ENTIRE POINT OF HIS CHARACTER!!!
Harry worked through the logistics. And the further he thought about the problem, the more desirable and impossible this particular solution became.
ZeldaQueen: DESIRABLE?!? Author, did you even read the series?
"He's not done anything to the Potter Family in this timeline, has he? No Fidelius to fail. No enabling Peter Pettigrew to betray anyone. No baby Harry dumped on a doorstep. No child-friendly gauntlet for the Philosopher's Stone. No arranging for the TriWizard Tournament to come to Hogwarts. He's clean from the Potter Family perspective, but what about other families?"
ZeldaQueen: Right, a list of things.
First of all, still not thinking any better of Harry here. Okay, he's not letting Dumbledore endure horrible torture. But not because he thinks it's wrong, but because it's simply not feasible. How wonderful. That's like saying "Oh, I want to set someone on fire, but I guess I can't because there's no way I can get them into a private place long enough to light them up. Shame".
Second of all, wow entitlement whore much? Again DW, just because Dumbledore is clever and powerful doesn't mean his freaking omnipotent. Pettigrew was Sirius's idea, I might add, so why aren't you damning him? Hmm? The "gauntlet" wasn't for Harry, it was to keep the Stone safe! No one forced you to go there, you twat. As for the TriWizard Tournament, did you read the book at all, DW? Did you hear how freaked out and scared everyone was when Harry entered? That included Dumbledore! Did it ever enter your empty head that Hogwarts was traditionally where the tournament was held?
Third of all, so let me guess, Harry's going to find some other pure-blood family that Dumbledore wronged and convince them to damn him. How wonderful
Harry nodded and began to trace down the pathways of who might be eligible and what he knew about those families.
ZeldaQueen: I win
"It's not perfect. He never wronged anyone in the old timeline as much as the Potters… It'll have to be something else, won't it?"
ZeldaQueen: Because Dumbledore's just a big old meanie towards Harry! Wah!
He gave up the half formed planned. He'd find another way.
ZeldaQueen: Not impressing me in the slightest, author
He finished his breakfast and continued reading the newspaper. In the back, he saw the rather tedious legal notifications. One caught his eye. "Ministry of Magic announces Ministerial elections to be held December 15, 1979. All NEWT-qualified witches and wizards over the age of thirty may campaign in the race starting on May 1, 1979…"
ZeldaQueen: Cue set-up for extremely stupid subplot. Really, just...just watch
That made Harry quite happy. Reynaldo Helfgott was a moron. He was likely to be extremely unpopular – even more than he currently was – after the Truth Commission.
ZeldaQueen: BECAUSE THE MINISTRY SUCKS!
Perhaps a powerful witch or wizard in the Minister's role could deal with Dumbledore… But who?
ZeldaQueen: Jesus H. Christ, don't you ever think about anything else?
Who?
Harry smiled. He wondered if he might be able to draft his grandfather, Harris Potter, for the role. Light oriented, wealthy and thereby fairly incorruptible, with a well known position on the Death Eaters and their ideological supporters.
ZeldaQueen: And...here we go. Notice, dear viewers, that the person Harry will be "prodding" into the position is a relative of his. Someone he has personal ties to and who he is certainly biased against. Because no one outside of Potter control is worthy or good enough to run the Ministry. Never mind the fact that his grandfather probably doesn't want to be Minister or that we have no idea what sorts of political experience or qualifications he'd have
It was an interesting idea.
Harris Potter for Minister.
Draft Harris Potter.
Put a Potter in the Minister's Office.
ZeldaQueen: Once again, the Potters shouldn't get this much attention. What did they do in this timeline that was so news-worthy?
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May 6, 1979
Harry had purchased a pair of Muggle binoculars for the special occasion. (Omnioculars hadn't been invented yet, it seemed.)
ZeldaQueen: He's a peeping Tom!
From a few hundred yards away, Harry Potter was watching his parents' wedding reception.
ZeldaQueen: ...I appear to be right. Dang...
They were at the newly rebuilt Potter Manor.
ZeldaQueen: There is no Potter Manor!
The charmed satchels of belongings, portraits, and books had been restored into a building that looked old but felt more welcoming than the earlier Potter Manor.
ZeldaQueen: Because of course only good can come from anything this Harry does, even if it's burning his grandparent's home
He watched James and Lily Potter dancing. He caught sight of Sirius Black charming three different witches at various points during the afternoon. He saw Remus politely dance with a few older witches and then decline a few invitations from some younger ones; the poor man seemed to already be withdrawing from the world…
ZeldaQueen: Or he's gay, take your pick
Alastor Moody was there and he even danced with Minerva McGonagall. An ancient Bathilda Bagshot was present and she was leaning into Xenophilius Lovegood lecturing him on some topic at what was probably the top of her voice; The Quibbler hadn't come into existence yet, but many of Xeno's stranger ideas likely had.
Harry spotted the present Minister gobbling up some treacle tarts. Reynaldo Helfgott looked like a cross between a constipated mule and a devious, feral dog who was deciding whether to beg for scraps or bite the hand of anyone who came close to him. He really shouldn't be allowed to reproduce, let alone lead a country.
ZeldaQueen: That's right folks, you can tell if someone's Good or Bad if they're attractive or not. If someone's ugly, they're clearly talentless and incompetent. Elect people based on how they look and just ignore their qualifications. What a great lesson!
Harris Potter and his wife Eloise
ZeldaQueen: - In Paris
were telling some kind of amusing story to a group of younger people arrayed near them. They looked above school age, but rather fit compared to other adults.
ZeldaQueen: Harris and Eloise?
Some of James' Quidditch colleagues, perhaps?
Bottle after bottle of goblin and elvin wine were poured; hundreds of tiny tarts and savoury foods of all varieties were paraded around on trays or left at the serving table. It was the party of the year, as lavish as any post-Voldemort celebration had been (Harry was going off the published reports for the other parties).
ZeldaQueen: YES, BECAUSE THE MARRIAGE OF ENTITLEMENT-WHORE-HARRY'S PARENTS IS ON PAR WITH THE DEFEAT OF VOLDEMORT! AUTHOR, PLEASE GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD! THE POTTERS WERE FAMOUS BECAUSE VOLDEMORT DIED WHILE ATTACKING THEM! THEY DIDN'T HAVE HIGH SOCIAL STANDING OTHERWISE, THEY WEREN'T IN THE PUBLIC EYE, AND THEY DIDN'T GET ALL KINDS OF SPECIAL TREATMENT!
He used his binoculars to survey everything. He saw the mound of presents that the guests had brought along and the tiny elf who accepted each one and put it safely onto a table. He saw three people apparate outside the wards and walk inside to the party. None of them stopped by the gift table.
The gut instinct Harry had been born with suggested there was something odd about these people: three women, bearing no gifts, coming late to a party. Was it a group of Death Eaters under Polyjuice? Was it someone aiming to assassinate the Minister as he stuffed his gullet? A group of reporters attempting to sneak in?
ZeldaQueen: Or maybe it was just three people who didn't have time to get gifts. Oh no wait, only Evil People don't give stuff to the Almighty Harry's parents. My mistake
Harry trained his binoculars on the faces of each of the three. One was quite ancient. One was perhaps forty, but poorly maintained. One had a vacant expression and had hair like a bird's nest and about seven different colored shawls draped over her body…
Harry looked at the youngest one's face again. Trelawney, pre-Sherry-bottle hiding in the Room of Requirement. Trelawney who wasn't yet a lush. Trelawney who wouldn't condemn his parents to their deaths… He had hoped never to see the woman again.
ZeldaQueen: DW, if you start making Harry go off on some vengence against Trelawney, I will pitch a fit. I don't care how childish I'll look, either. It wasn't not Trelawney's fault that the Potters died, nor was her prophecy forcing Harry to fight Voldemort. It was clearly stated that prophecies could be ignored completely! I might also add that she had no freaking idea of her ability to tell the future. So leave her alone
He kept his binoculars trained on her and her odd companions as they avoided the people at the party, didn't introduce themselves to the Potters, and stuck mainly to the places where the elves opened bottles of wine and brought out freshly baked treats.
ZeldaQueen: What? Someone ignoring the Almighty Potters? SCANDALOUS!
He was so focused on the strange lady – content just to sip a dark wine, stain her teeth purple, and eat tiny liver canapés – that he almost missed the entrance of Peter Pettigrew to the area surrounding the food.
ZeldaQueen: Oh fuck me, I bet this isn't going to be pretty
The heavy set little man didn't even notice when he stumbled over one of Trelawney's shawls. But Harry finally did.
It made him nervous. Trelawney: the whisperer of Fate. Pettigrew: the agent of Fate and a bastard to boot. Harry had basically forgotten about both of them.
ZeldaQueen: Right, let me repeat this again, louder so that the author can hear - THERE IS NO FATE IN HARRY POTTER! THERE NEVER WAS! DON'T YOU DARE USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO GO AFTER PEOPLE!
But no longer. He'd set up something to observe Sybil Trelawney's mutterings to see if she ever did speak a true prophecy. He'd also have to arrange something for Wormtail; he had been a traitor in the first timeline and it was obvious he would twist in the wind at the first sign of trouble this time, too. If Harry's grandparents, parents, and godfather had a fundamental flaw, it was that they were too trusting and too unwilling to see the dark that could pollute and mar their putative friends.
ZeldaQueen: Oh, this is golden! Trelawney never knew what she did and now she's bein spied on by an insane bastard who'll probably murder her at the first sign of inconvenience! Peter hasn't even done anything and Harry will still arrange for some sort of "punishment", even though canon ought to have taught him that people aren't just good and evil! And the slimy icing on this rotten cake? Oh yes, how dare his parents not sneak and spy on all of their friends and mindrape them and actually trust them! It's not like James and Peter had been friends all throughout school and never had reason to suspect him!
Harry didn't have the problem of trusting too easily.
ZeldaQueen: BECAUSE HE'S A SOCIOPATH! HE DOESN'T TRUST ANYBODY!
He would never again let Pettigrew slip away as an unmemorable little lump. He was dangerous and would always be dangerous.
Unfortunately for Peter, Harry was even more dangerous.
ZeldaQueen: I actually feel sorry for Peter. For his sake, I hope he dies quickly
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July 1, 1979
Harry loved the smell of the early morning in Diagon Alley. This was the fourth time he'd come here since he'd returned in time. There was now a bakery next to the Quidditch store that produced a wonderful fragrance over the entire Alley.
Harry munched on a freshly baked cauldron cake – pumpkin and chocolate – as he walked down to the public square just beyond Gringotts.
ZeldaQueen: Yeah, I honestly think Harry's a sociopath. That's the only way I can see him causing all of this misery and hurt and not being horribly affected or conflicted by it
The inaugural meeting of the Truth Commission was meeting outside, in full view of Diagon Alley, as some kind of metaphor for the openness they hope to bring to Britain.
ZeldaQueen: A very heavy-handed and clumsy metaphor, it seems
Harry was attending out of interest…and to see how successful various factions in the Ministry had been in filling the body with obstructionists and morons. He hoped that the British could solve some of their problems by themselves. Then again…so long as a corrupt Ministry didn't impinge on the as-yet-unborn Harry Potter's ability to live a good life, he would be inclined to let them be.
ZeldaQueen: That's nice! He just admitted it - this is all about him and his being inconvenienced! Of course, the world could go to pot just so long as they don't get between him and his sense of entitlement! How on earth is he better than Dumbledore again? At least Dumbledore showed remorse for his actions!
If pigs wanted to live in squalor and discord, who was Harry to preach at them?
ZeldaQueen: Not that it would stop him from looking down his nose at them
Harry looked like a wizened old man, gray and white locks hanging halfway down his back. He was wearing clean, somber robes and holding a somewhat garish painted staff.
Harry surveyed the street and noticed that the Truth Commission had taken an office on Diagon Alley, above one of the restaurants, rather than one inside the Ministry of Magic. Who knew? It might be worth something.
ZeldaQueen: A dollar fifty
A few minutes after Harry arrived, a small witch stepped out onto the street. She conjured up a long table and then a chair for herself to sit in. Over the next five minutes, six other individuals arrived at the table, conjured their own chairs, and sat down.
Finally, a contingent of Aurors surrounding the Minister and a few other officials arrived.
ZeldaQueen: Hooray for pointless drivel
The small witch then stood up and addressed the audience of about seventy witches and wizards, a fairly small turnout.
"Good morning. I am Griselda Marchbanks, Elder of the Wizengamot and recently retired Chief Witch,
ZeldaQueen: (Marchbanks) "Who keeps showing up because the author can't be bothered to create any other original characters"
and I have been asked to chair the Truth Commission. I will introduce the other members and then we will proceed to the day's business: testing and questioning each of the Truth Commission members for any involvement we might have had in the just-ended war."
Harry was impressed. He hadn't expected the commission members to subject themselves to this kind of precaution. He felt a bit better about the whole exercise.
ZeldaQueen: Wait, what? It doesn't seem like it's that impressive to me. Am I missing something here?
'Perhaps this Marchbanks was strong enough to keep the Ministry from interfering…"
"We have two other Wizengamot Elders, Vernon Quirke and Baris Entwhistle. We have invited two foreign members, retired Belgian Justice Underminister Eric Coopman and retired Spanish Chief Justice Diego Tapias.
ZeldaQueen: I was under the impression that the Wizengamot only had power in England, like Parliment. There aren't any "foreign members"
Also, we have appointed two members of the general public to serve, Sorcha McGoohan and Galway Keating. The officials from the Ministry of Magic are here only to administer the Veritaserum to each of us and to observe the proceedings…"
Harry thought the old woman – one of his OWL examiners in his first timeline – was exceedingly crafty in how she was approaching the situation. Distancing herself from the Ministry…offering up herself to public scrutiny…trying to make the whole thing work by having the majority of members unaffiliated with the British government…having no representatives from the Ministry bureaucracy itself.
ZeldaQueen: Look, let's make a deal? Shut up, and I won't impale you with a point-ed stick
The Ministry representatives administered the veritaserum and then stood back as Madam Marchbanks was questioned, publicly, to kick off the Truth Commission.
"Identify yourself, madam." The representative from Spain kicked off the
ZeldaQueen: - shoes
questioning.
"Griselda Marchbanks."
"Your age?"
This got a couple chuckles from the audience. It wasn't exactly proper to ask a matron such questions…but it would prove that the veritaserum was working.
ZeldaQueen: How? Not everyone is horribly embarrassed about their age and I sort of got the impression that if a Ministry Official was the sort to lie through Veritaserum, they'd be more than happy to give the right age
"One hundred seven years old."
"Have you ever supported the one called Voldemort?"
"No."
"Did you ever support any Death Eater in any way?"
"I was asked to be Barty Crouch Junior's godmother, but I had to decline."
The crowd seemed amused by the admission.
ZeldaQueen: Because it's funny to have been asked to be godmother of a kid who wound up staked on a pike! Ha ha!
"Why did you decline?" The Spanish representative had a good sense of the questions people wanted answered.
ZeldaQueen: They want gossipy details? What has this got to do with anything? Even if she was asked to be godmother and accepted, it's hardly proof that she was EVIL! Do we have to know why?
"Because I couldn't stand Barty's wife…"
That had the audience laughing. Griselda was blushing as the woman she'd just badmouthed was still alive…and quite ill.
ZeldaQueen: Griselda Marchbanks? The one described as being like Neville's grandmother? Blushing? Anyway, I got the impression that one didn't know what they were saying when under Truth Potion.
And that's nice, DW. Take Barty's wife, who in canon was a sweet woman who loved her son enough to die in Azkaban for him, and use her for a passing joke
"When did you become aware of irregularities with how the Aurors were prosecuting the war?"
"When I read the accounts in the Irish newspapers…and that interesting series the Americans did. The Daily Prophet took quite a while to start investigating…"
ZeldaQueen: Yes, because of course the Irish newspapers and American literature would be more authoritative on the subject! I might be an oddball here, but if a newspaper in England started writing about bizarre corruption and conspiracies in the American government, I'd be a tad skeptical
"Yes, the Spanish papers had the stories a few days before you did here. Do you represent the interests of any individual or group of individuals who work for the Ministry of Magic?"
"Definitely not. I have served for thirty-eight years on the Wizengamot since my husband died. I've always served without listening to the lobbyists, the Malfoys, and the sycophants the Minister has around him. I'll do the same thing here."
ZeldaQuen: Well, at least no Dumbledore bashing yet
Half the audience was laughing again. The Minister and his supporters looked a cross between anger and embarrassment.
;ZeldaQueen: Aw, abandoned semi-colon!
"Why did you join the Truth Commission?"
"I would like to know what happened in the war. I've heard so many horrifying stories from both sides. I know I'm not the only one who wants to know. But I've got the time and the sheer stubbornness to see it through."
ZeldaQueen: Oh that's easy! An angsty bastard from the future went back in time and started rewriting history to suit his wants
Even Harry Potter had to smile at that. She did seem thoroughly 'stubborn' in the best sense of the word.
ZeldaQueen: Oh good, she has the Almighty Harry's approval. She is safe from his wrath
"Do you have any ulterior motives?"
"To make my country great again. We need to get over and through this…and not keep the anger. I don't know if the Commission will do much, but it's the best idea I've heard in some time to help set things right."
Harry listened to the rest of the questions. He stayed to hear Madam Marchbanks come out of the Veritaserum and scowl at her inquisitor. Then she began questioning the others. They all sounded neutral…and interested in the truth of what had occurred during the war.
This really could work, Harry thought.
ZeldaQueen: I know, right? They're now mindraping each other, without Harry interfering in the slightest!
He hadn't felt hopeful in quite some time, but he did that morning. He was surrounded by government functionaries, public gadflies, drunkards who had nothing better to do than to gather and listen, and assorted others – but he still felt like the world was about to change for the better.
ZeldaQueen: Read - how he wants
Optimism for Harry was a rare emotion. In this particular case, it was a bit misplaced as well. The law of balance hadn't yet reared its ugly head, but it would. Harry's efforts had been too easy thus far, so Fate decided upon some unforeseen changes.
ZeldaQueen: Fate had better watch out. Harry's murdered for getting in the way of his sense of entitlement
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Date: 2010-05-24 05:45 pm (UTC)On a more serious note, what is with this guy's obsession with The Man? Hating The Man usually stems from The Man having more than That Other Guy, so just what the hell was DW denied at some point in his life to make him this wanky?
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Date: 2010-05-24 07:16 pm (UTC)I really don't understand it at all. Reminds me of that person that did "Harry Potter And The Fall Of A Dark Lord". Apparently it's too much for some people to understand that there are those who rather move on with their lives instead of milk every drop out of those who wronged them.
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Date: 2010-05-25 07:35 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-10-31 08:41 pm (UTC)1) There is no portrait of Dumbledore. That hasn't happened yet. He won't die for who knows how long, and apparently in the new timeline he hasn't done anything bad enough to the Potters bad enough to qualify for the spell, so he'll never have it on him in the future, either.
2) So stealing from war-orphans is worse than failing to save a family.
Also, of course Peter doesn't qualify for the "Code of Harry."