In an earlier chapter, didn't Dumbledore go on about how he used to be so close to Riddle?
Not to mention that according to the Pensieve Biography Channel, Dumbles met Tom when he was eleven-going-on-twelve, and pre-soul-split Tommy was already driving small children into permanent insanity and driving pets to hang themselves. Hell's bells, he boasted that he could make people hurt if he wanted to!
Now, I think that Bumblebore was absolutely an idiot for admitting a kid like this to Hogwarts--it might have been the 1930s, but the concept of a kid being "a downright wrong'un" was definitely around, even words like "psychopath" and "sociopath" didn't exist yet--but that's a rant for another day. The point is that canonically, Tommy-boy was a sick bastard from the ripe old age of eleven. HE WAS NEVER NICE, SUETHOR! NEVER! WHY ARE YOU IGNORING THIS??
Well, I am not really "sort of a soul"… I'm not even sure if that is even possible.
It is, because canonically, ghosts are souls. You're effectively a ghost--or most of one--which is possessing/haunting a book. To quote Aleksander the Meerkat, "See? Simples!"
considering that Riddle just admitted that he was the same dude who tortured and killed many people, including Holly's parents, I'd find it more likely that she'd toss his book out the window.
I'd set it on fire. Fire is supposed to be very good at destroying evil things.
awakening a murderous, giant snake you may or may not be able to control and who was left for the sole purpose of murdering people, just for conversation purposes, sounds like such a great idea
Keep in mind that this is the same kid described canonically as "the most intelligent student Hogwarts has ever seen."
I thought for sure that it was the Basilisk, but I couldn't tell anyone what had happened. I'd have to explain, and there was no telling what they would do to me, especially since I'm a Parselmouth. They would have expelled me and sent me to Azkaban... or worse – back to the orphanage.
So instead you framed another boy and got him expelled in your place. Yes, Tommy. You are truly a sweet and sensitive soul.
Basilisks have white eyes! Tom replied with enthusiasm, clearly excited about something.
No, they DON'T. They are the offspring of a serpent and a rooster, and they have the eyes of SERPENTS. I.e., yellow or green! LEARN THE FUCKING FOLKLORE, SUETHOR!
Blaise pinched the bridge of his nose in thought. "How could you know that they have white eyes? If you looked, you'd have died," the boy questioned with heavy emphasis.
I like Blaise for being logical here. And really, all Tommy has to say is that he saw the eyes in a mirror so that he knows they're white. But nooooooooooo, he's going with Salazar SAYING they're white. Somehow, Tom Riddle never struck me as the kind of person who took much on faith.
Anyway, why would the Ministry care if Holly was telepathic? I have yet to hear a satisfactory reason for it, beyond "I said so". If anything, wouldn't the Ministry think it would be a fantastic talent and try to convince Holly to use it for them?
Since the canonical version of telepathy is Legilimency and it's RARE, I think that the Ministry would be thrilled rather than horrified. The only two known Legilimentes are Voldemort and Dumbledore.
"De nada, amorcita"
Why is the kid who is half Italian spouting Spanish? (In Italian, "it is nothing" is "non è nulla." Not even close to the same thing.)
God, this story is overwhelmingly dumb. Fortunately, your sporking is excellent. (And you're right, this is reminiscent of Ms. Meyer at her most anti-human.)
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Date: 2010-08-01 09:37 pm (UTC)Not to mention that according to the Pensieve Biography Channel, Dumbles met Tom when he was eleven-going-on-twelve, and pre-soul-split Tommy was already driving small children into permanent insanity and driving pets to hang themselves. Hell's bells, he boasted that he could make people hurt if he wanted to!
Now, I think that Bumblebore was absolutely an idiot for admitting a kid like this to Hogwarts--it might have been the 1930s, but the concept of a kid being "a downright wrong'un" was definitely around, even words like "psychopath" and "sociopath" didn't exist yet--but that's a rant for another day. The point is that canonically, Tommy-boy was a sick bastard from the ripe old age of eleven. HE WAS NEVER NICE, SUETHOR! NEVER! WHY ARE YOU IGNORING THIS??
Well, I am not really "sort of a soul"… I'm not even sure if that is even possible.
It is, because canonically, ghosts are souls. You're effectively a ghost--or most of one--which is possessing/haunting a book. To quote Aleksander the Meerkat, "See? Simples!"
considering that Riddle just admitted that he was the same dude who tortured and killed many people, including Holly's parents, I'd find it more likely that she'd toss his book out the window.
I'd set it on fire. Fire is supposed to be very good at destroying evil things.
awakening a murderous, giant snake you may or may not be able to control and who was left for the sole purpose of murdering people, just for conversation purposes, sounds like such a great idea
Keep in mind that this is the same kid described canonically as "the most intelligent student Hogwarts has ever seen."
I thought for sure that it was the Basilisk, but I couldn't tell anyone what had happened. I'd have to explain, and there was no telling what they would do to me, especially since I'm a Parselmouth. They would have expelled me and sent me to Azkaban... or worse – back to the orphanage.
So instead you framed another boy and got him expelled in your place. Yes, Tommy. You are truly a sweet and sensitive soul.
Basilisks have white eyes! Tom replied with enthusiasm, clearly excited about something.
No, they DON'T. They are the offspring of a serpent and a rooster, and they have the eyes of SERPENTS. I.e., yellow or green! LEARN THE FUCKING FOLKLORE, SUETHOR!
Blaise pinched the bridge of his nose in thought. "How could you know that they have white eyes? If you looked, you'd have died," the boy questioned with heavy emphasis.
I like Blaise for being logical here. And really, all Tommy has to say is that he saw the eyes in a mirror so that he knows they're white. But nooooooooooo, he's going with Salazar SAYING they're white. Somehow, Tom Riddle never struck me as the kind of person who took much on faith.
Anyway, why would the Ministry care if Holly was telepathic? I have yet to hear a satisfactory reason for it, beyond "I said so". If anything, wouldn't the Ministry think it would be a fantastic talent and try to convince Holly to use it for them?
Since the canonical version of telepathy is Legilimency and it's RARE, I think that the Ministry would be thrilled rather than horrified. The only two known Legilimentes are Voldemort and Dumbledore.
"De nada, amorcita"
Why is the kid who is half Italian spouting Spanish? (In Italian, "it is nothing" is "non è nulla." Not even close to the same thing.)
God, this story is overwhelmingly dumb. Fortunately, your sporking is excellent. (And you're right, this is reminiscent of Ms. Meyer at her most anti-human.)