/Kingsley himself confirms this, saying the PM can do without him for one night because “You’re more important.” Yeah, some teenager trapped in the middle of a tiny community’s gang rumble matters more than the political head of a major country’s government./
I think that this may be why so many people scoff at Chosen Ones in fiction nowadays. Even when there are people who are, realistically speaking, more important than the heroes in their given world, the heroes are still always the first priority, even when it doesn’t make sense.
Although it would be an interesting AU idea if Voldemort *did* kidnap and/or murder the Muggle Prime Minister. There could have been so many consequences and ramifications for the wizarding world and its status with the mundane world from that one action alone.
/I think it’s probable that Petunia was reenacting her and Lily’s childhoods with the boys, only in this case, it was the child without magic who got petted and fawned over, and the magical one who was treated with coldness and contempt./
Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case.
/Because a look of hatred and rage directed at Snape, Draco, or whoever, is so much more becoming to the face of a young hero./
No, Fleur should have given Bill a “hard, blazing look” à la Ginny instead. Maybe Harry would have found that less embarrassing.
/He was railroaded into this marriage./
I did think that Molly and the others were wrong to basically peer-pressure Remus into giving in and marrying her, but why didn’t he just say no? If he truly didn’t think that he was ready to marry Tonks or thought that the consequences would be too much for her, why didn’t he just settle for dating her instead, rather than marrying her and then having a child with her? All of his concerns about getting into a relationship with Tonks were valid, so why didn’t he turn away from a marriage when he could? On the one hand, I don’t want to put the blame on the marriage solely on Tonks and make it seem as if Remus was a powerless puppet because it’s not like she physically dragged him to the altar (as far as we know). Lupin did have a choice. But on the other hand, he just seems so apathetic to the idea that I don’t know what JKR was thinking. If he and Tonks were supposed to be a great couple, why is Remus never enthusiastic or happy whenever he’s in the same scene with Tonks?
/Voldemort comes after Harry, and for once Harry acts like a normal teenage boy when his wand acts on its own and starts spurting golden fire at Voldemort./
But once again, this is something that Harry’s *wand* does, not Harry himself. Harry doesn’t even have to think or react; his wand just beats Voldemort for him. Now, this did happen before in GoF during the graveyard scene, but that was three books ago. Why can’t Harry try to defend himself from Voldemort on *purpose,* with his own skills and his own initiative? This is the last book. We should see some sign of Harry trying to hold his own against Voldemort.
/In another piece of idiocy, Moody bellows their ultimate destination, the Burrow, to everybody as he leaves./
Thus ruining their whole plan to fool the Death Eaters.
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Date: 2013-03-21 08:04 pm (UTC)I think that this may be why so many people scoff at Chosen Ones in fiction nowadays. Even when there are people who are, realistically speaking, more important than the heroes in their given world, the heroes are still always the first priority, even when it doesn’t make sense.
Although it would be an interesting AU idea if Voldemort *did* kidnap and/or murder the Muggle Prime Minister. There could have been so many consequences and ramifications for the wizarding world and its status with the mundane world from that one action alone.
/I think it’s probable that Petunia was reenacting her and Lily’s childhoods with the boys, only in this case, it was the child without magic who got petted and fawned over, and the magical one who was treated with coldness and contempt./
Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case.
/Because a look of hatred and rage directed at Snape, Draco, or whoever, is so much more becoming to the face of a young hero./
No, Fleur should have given Bill a “hard, blazing look” à la Ginny instead. Maybe Harry would have found that less embarrassing.
/He was railroaded into this marriage./
I did think that Molly and the others were wrong to basically peer-pressure Remus into giving in and marrying her, but why didn’t he just say no? If he truly didn’t think that he was ready to marry Tonks or thought that the consequences would be too much for her, why didn’t he just settle for dating her instead, rather than marrying her and then having a child with her? All of his concerns about getting into a relationship with Tonks were valid, so why didn’t he turn away from a marriage when he could? On the one hand, I don’t want to put the blame on the marriage solely on Tonks and make it seem as if Remus was a powerless puppet because it’s not like she physically dragged him to the altar (as far as we know). Lupin did have a choice. But on the other hand, he just seems so apathetic to the idea that I don’t know what JKR was thinking. If he and Tonks were supposed to be a great couple, why is Remus never enthusiastic or happy whenever he’s in the same scene with Tonks?
/Voldemort comes after Harry, and for once Harry acts like a normal teenage boy when his wand acts on its own and starts spurting golden fire at Voldemort./
But once again, this is something that Harry’s *wand* does, not Harry himself. Harry doesn’t even have to think or react; his wand just beats Voldemort for him. Now, this did happen before in GoF during the graveyard scene, but that was three books ago. Why can’t Harry try to defend himself from Voldemort on *purpose,* with his own skills and his own initiative? This is the last book. We should see some sign of Harry trying to hold his own against Voldemort.
/In another piece of idiocy, Moody bellows their ultimate destination, the Burrow, to everybody as he leaves./
Thus ruining their whole plan to fool the Death Eaters.