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Harry Potter and the Scabbard of Excalibur [AU]

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[X] Susan Bones
[X] Seamus Finnigan


[X] Summon a Swarm of Mosquito-Demons to covertly take Blood Samples

I am so glad that we are talking more with Hermione now.
 
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Didn't Ron canonically speak in Parseltongue once? There was a hand-wave about him actually just sounding out the words from an earlier quote by Harry, but that would mean the chamber wasn't set to open for Parseltongue proper, but special vocalized hissing.

If it's a native tongue for him though, it would act as a normal language. As in, he would have to learn it, but he could do so just by repeating the sounds like every infant does.
 
Additionally, the secret passage going between the ground floor and the dungeons is perfectly-placed for the Thestral (or whoever else) to snatch pets.

And, I neglected to mention before and is kind of important, Thestrals shriek.
 
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Possible Heirs

Draco
He is in Slytherin
He seams to recover from the stunner quickly which could be from the battel magic part of the perk
He seems to have the expected personality
Him not showing up on harry astrology thing could be because he and harry aren't really friend a possibility brought up in the story
The list is just Harrys top suspects their is no guaranty the heir is on their

Though if he is the heir the fact that him having parseltongue is kept secret is wired given his family's beliefs

I could be being paranoid with this but his weird recovery from the stunner and the fact that the quest gave us a reason why he would not be on the list make me suspicious

Theodore
While he has the expected personality him having to practice parseltongue means it is almost defiantly not him

Susan
She has the right personality
She is a girl which would make the heirs genders match with the founders
She would have reason to hide her parseltongue
Though the fact that she is also from Hufflepuff makes this a pit less likely
Though it's possible Neville only went to Hufflepuff because we went their

Hannah
She would have reason to hide her parseltongue
She is also a member of Hufflepuff and has the wrong typical personality


Ron
He is defiantly our friend, as funny as him being the heir would be

Seamus
We know a persons house dose not matter given Neville exists
He was also on the friend list despite being a nobody in harry potter.
He would have reason to hide his parseltongue
 
"How are we even sure that she's in the dungeon? She or Neville for that matter, mate?" Ron asked, slightly exasperated, as they moved further in; passing by empty classrooms and unused chambers, dark corners, and dead-end alleys. "There's somethin' major you aren't telling us, isn't there?"

He's... astute. I suppose that logical reasoning is natural for someone this adept at chess. Are we sure he isn't in Slytherin, however?

Dramatic departure from canon, but this AU Ron has a Geist stamp of approval. Last time we talked to him he could cast charms on par with Hermione. He'd learned it utilizing his family connections.

The Dungeon investigation plan has merit though and sounds more fun. As does the blood mosquito plan if we want to leave nothing to chance..
 
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Possible Heirs

Draco
He is in Slytherin
He seams to recover from the stunner quickly which could be from the battel magic part of the perk
He seems to have the expected personality
Him not showing up on harry astrology thing could be because he and harry aren't really friend a possibility brought up in the story
The list is just Harrys top suspects their is no guaranty the heir is on their

Though if he is the heir the fact that him having parseltongue is kept secret is wired given his family's beliefs

I could be being paranoid with this but his weird recovery from the stunner and the fact that the quest gave us a reason why he would not be on the list make me suspicious

Theodore
While he has the expected personality him having to practice parseltongue means it is almost defiantly not him

Susan
She has the right personality
She is a girl which would make the heirs genders match with the founders
She would have reason to hide her parseltongue
Though the fact that she is also from Hufflepuff makes this a pit less likely
Though it's possible Neville only went to Hufflepuff because we went their

Hannah
She would have reason to hide her parseltongue
She is also a member of Hufflepuff and has the wrong typical personality


Ron
He is defiantly our friend, as funny as him being the heir would be

Seamus
We know a persons house dose not matter given Neville exists
He was also on the friend list despite being a nobody in harry potter.
He would have reason to hide his parseltongue
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Draco's been ruled out, as has Daphne.
 
There's also oliver rivers - the guy that we could've met on the train but chose not to who seemed to be important.

Maybe this is an opportunity to approach him?
 
Maybe. I think the secret passage is a better option than any individual candidate though: I'm about 50-50 on Bones vs Nott at this point, but much more confident that the Heir is the potion thief.
 
i like theo, hope he becomes relevant :D

[X] Theodore Nott - He's got every single potential trait attributable to Salazar Slytherin and then some: he's been known to practice Parseltongue as a past-time, is amazingly clever, and he's a strict, ambitious individualist with no strongly personal connections to any gangs or cliques, but enough charisma to know the latest tittle-tattle.
 
[X] Ron Weasley - There's no way, right? Although he's a good friend of yours - basically your second best friend right after Neville - Ron's the least Slytherinian person to have ever existed. But then again, he does help you run a gambling ring in plunkball tournaments...

I hope to God it's him.
 
[X] Locate the secret passage where the Salamander blood was taken, and search for the Heir's base from there.
 
[X] Ron Weasley - There's no way, right? Although he's a good friend of yours - basically your second best friend right after Neville - Ron's the least Slytherinian person to have ever existed. But then again, he does help you run a gambling ring in plunkball tournaments...

Sus indeed
 
[X] Locate the secret passage where the Salamander blood was taken, and search for the Heir's base from there.

[X] Susan Bones
 
A thought occurred.

According to this chapter, we needed to confirm Neville's heir status with our Astrology bullshit, but Neville already possessed this ring and according to Harry, anyone who saw their ring felt drawn to it.

Neville had his ring for weeks, so he likely would've known of his connection to it, but when he told us his version of the story he mentioned no such thing.

What is he hiding from us?
 
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"So, where did you find these rings?" Harry asked.

"As hard as it might be to believe, I literally stumbled on Gryffindor's by what's probably sheer accident," Neville confessed with a sheepish grin. "It was sorta... just, well, lying on the dungeon floor. As soon as I saw it, though, I understood what I was looking at."


He did say he instinctively understood it was the Ring of Griffindor though. His explanation on how he knew about Ravenclaw's star was a bit spotty. Dream compulsions? We should ask him what tipped him off about it when we have the chance.

Also there was this bit where Harry verified the rings were for them.

After spending the morning on horoscopes, they'd verified several potential candidates for the Chosen the lady in Neville's dream referred to. Among them, Hermione was the biggest match for Ravenclaw's ring, while Harry was the biggest match for Hufflepuff's, and Neville for Gryffindor's.
 
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Yes, I believe Neville is sketchy, but he matches up with Gryffindor according to us (so we checked), and apparently felt some compulsion with the ring. As the one tasked with bringing all the rings together, he could also feel a minor compulsion for the other rings to help him identify them, which could explain he wasn't sure he would be Gryffindor (or didn't tell us). Also, Neville probably lacks self-confidence.

Now, if our astrological readings are accurate, then what do we know?

- Neville is Gryffindor. Additionnally, he stands out and has appears to have Tris slots. On top of that, he got the dreams that started all of this, so he's probably one of the heirs (we can doubt him, but our astrology seems to agree with him).

- Hermione is Ravenclaw. She matches up with extremely high accuracy, she stands out, and appears to have Tris slots.

- Harry is Hufflepuff. We never really felt like he wouldn't be, but his readings match him with it.

- Slytherin is someone that doesn't count as our friend astrologically speaking. The readings also apparently said Slytherin isn't even in Slytherin.

What about the options we got in the quest?

- Ron is supposed to be our friend. Why haven't we done readings for him? Or are we assuming they might've been wrong and need to be refined? Geist remarked he felt Slytherin-like and he seems to have good social skills, but that's about it… He complained about his own performance in magic to Harry, Neville, and Hermione by telling them he and Daphne aren't as good. He doesn't stand out, but maybe he wouldn't have gotten Tris or for things he can't find out in the first year or feels aren't as good (exemple: care for magical creatures).

- Theodore Nott pattern matches with some information, but he shouldn't need to practice Parseltongue (although what counts for being known to practice? Being fluent and using it in public, or actual practice?). However, and that's important, he is in Slytherin and Harry just said they weren't searching for a Slytherin student… We also literally know nothing about him.

- Susan Bones has some political stuff going on and appears to not fit Hufflepuff as much as we would expect. We literally know nothing about her.

- Hannah Abbot seems like a no go, but we know nothing about her.

- Seamus Finnigan is someone we apparently know nothing at all on besides the fact he popped up before.

- Draco doesn't match.

- Daphne doesn't match. And she didn't display anything like being too good at magic, like Ron.

So are Ron and Theodore just trap choices (friend and in the Slytherin house), which only leaves Susan Bones from that list of suggestion? Or is it implying that the information we got from our initial astrology (not Slytherin, not our Friend) ar wrong and that with the modification Hermione suggested Harry feels like the results could be different?
 
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Yes, I believe Neville is sketchy, but he matches up with Gryffindor according to us (so we checked), and apparently felt some compulsion with the ring. As the one tasked with bringing all the rings together, he could also feel a minor compulsion for the other rings to help him identify them, which could explain he wasn't sure he would be Gryffindor (or didn't tell us). Also, Neville probably lacks self-confidence.

Now, if our astrological readings are accurate, then what do we know?

- Neville is Gryffindor. Additionnally, he stands out and has appears to have Tris slots. On top of that, he got the dreams that started all of this, so he's probably one of the heirs (we can doubt him, but our astrology seems to agree with him).

- Hermione is Ravenclaw. She matches up with extremely high accuracy, she stands out, and appears to have Tris slots.

- Harry is Hufflepuff. We never really felt like he wouldn't be, but his readings match him with it.

- Slytherin is someone that doesn't count as our friend astrologically speaking. The readings also apparently said Slytherin isn't even in Slytherin.

What about the options we got in the quest?

- Ron is supposed to be our friend. Why haven't we done readings for him? Or are we assuming they might've been wrong and need to be refined? Geist remarked he felt Slytherin-like and he seems to have good social skills, but that's about it… He complained about his own performance in magic to Harry, Neville, and Hermione by telling them he and Daphne aren't as good. He doesn't stand out, but maybe he wouldn't have gotten Tris or for things he can't find out in the first year or feels aren't as good (exemple: care for magical creatures).

- Theodore Nott pattern matches with some information, but he shouldn't need to practice Parseltongue (although what counts for being known to practice? Being fluent and using it in public, or actual practice?). However, and that's important, he is in Slytherin and Harry just said they weren't searching for a Slytherin student… We also literally know nothing about him.

- Susan Bones has some political stuff going on and appears to not fit Hufflepuff as much as we would expect. We literally know nothing about her.

- Hannah Abbot seems like a no go, but we know nothing about her.

- Seamus Finnigan is someone we apparently know nothing at all on besides the fact he popped up before.

- Draco doesn't match.

- Daphne doesn't match. And she didn't display anything like being too good at magic, like Ron.

So are Ron and Theodore just trap choices (friend and in the Slytherin house), which only leaves Susan Bones from that list of suggestion? Or is it implying that the information we got from our initial astrology (not Slytherin, not our Friend) ar wrong and that with the modification Hermione suggested Harry feels like the results could be different?
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There is always Oliver Rivers, the supposedly unimportant student that we specifically chose not to meet on the train.
 
Wait a second people the Potion Thief may not be Slytherin's Heir.

The thieving predates our entry in Hogwarts by one year. This means it's either a second year student or someone like the Azkaban prisoner.

We are operating under the assumption that Slytherin is in our year (same age bracket). So finding the potion thief would probably mean finding someone that's not Slytherin.

Along with the other info (not a friend, not in the Slytherin House), I think the two most likely candidates would be Ron assuming he doesn't view us as a friend and that made our astrology fail, or Susan Bones since Nott is in Slytherin.

[X] Susan Bones​

"Indeed. As you see, in the last school year, our staff noticed a number of potion supplies missing - Professor Snape reported the missing ingredients promptly, but thus far, we've been unable to apprehend our insubstantial - or rather, very substantial - thief." Dumbledore calmly stroked his beard, seated back in his chair, and gently nodded his head along to his own words. "I have some reason to believe, however, the robber in question is among the students - likely in the second year, now, if not higher. I have no idea, nor does Professor Snape, how they might be sneaking into the supply closet. Most likely, through a secret entrance."
 
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