Well, she is insane, not an idiot, or at least more of one than usual for a bigot.
If I remember correctly, she was very suspicious of Snape and questioned his loyalty constantly. It maybe why she went along with Narcissa's unbreakable vow plan.
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Harry Potter and the Skittering Spouse
- Thread starter Fencer
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- Crossover Fantasy Superhero
If I remember correctly, she was very suspicious of Snape and questioned his loyalty constantly. It maybe why she went along with Narcissa's unbreakable vow plan.
- Location
- New England
The school system didn't stop her so much as she didn't have a good reason to transfer (that she was willing to prove/talk about) and didn't tell her dad anything.
It was a combination of that and from his Interlude as well
Arcadia being the only school within Taylor's area for travel doesn't make sense considering the supposed population size of Brockton and her area of residence but that is a discussion for another time.
Kaernetron
Feuergeist
- Location
- Weit, Weit dort Oben
Is it chapter 49 of A Lament of Snow and Magic by any chance?
MaimakteriAnn
(Verified Sleepy)
- Location
- Enormous And Round Terran Homeworld
- Pronouns
- She/Her/Dr
Conversely - it was the death eaters, not harry, that killed their kid.
- Location
- The Wild and Wooly Wastelands of Ohio
Cliques.
And I have to wonder if Draco is really dead or if that was just disinformation from the Ministry. Although the fallout from it was beautiful.
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- NC
I read the update then went back a few chapters to refresh my memory. I lol'd when I got to the last chapter
I loved the fight scene! Especially the description of Taylor before and after the fight.
"Funny, I don't understand you at all,
and you've hardly surprised me at all."
Yes, I know it's a two minute back and forth instead of a proper argument, but still
I loved the fight scene! Especially the description of Taylor before and after the fight.
I think it depends on delivery/how you read it. Said/read in one breath, it's clunky. If you read it with a pause between the two halves of the sentence, it flows much better.
"Funny, I don't understand you at all,
and you've hardly surprised me at all."
This is really sad, but I reckon this is the healthiest relationship I've ever seen for a post-canon Taylor.
Did…did the murderous duel actually cheer him up? Amazing. Maybe it was the chance to finally beat the crap out of Slytherins without them getting off scot-free.
Epsilon Rose
The King of Unrest
Technically, if I recall correctly, this isn't anywhere near post-canon Taylor. This is actually Pre-Alexandria Taylor. The whole reason Taylor is here is that Contessa wanted to save her friend from getting skittered.
Oh I need a title for that badly.
I doubt it. I think it far more likely that the Black Family had their members take Oaths as a matter of course to avoid the Black Madness causing the Wizard equivalent of the Itachi Uchiha massacre. Even something as simple as "I promise to never intentionally kill another member of the Black Family" would work fine, and they'd even be able to loophole it by having the patriarch/Black Head disown/banish people from the family before they go after them.
Thus Bellitrix doesn't try to kill Sirius deliberately, Andromada gets a pass (she's not actually disowned) despite being a muggle-lover, and Narcissa never had Sirius assassinated in prison when she figured out Draco didn't inherit the Black Head title after Arcturus died (she wasn't sure he was actually magically disowned or just 'disavowed by the family').
- Location
- Auckland, NZ
Lucius made himself an enemy by being a murderous terrorist.
Death_Sheep
Cat Owned
- Location
- Wisconsin
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Pretty sure that's the fic, yeah.
Draco was a victim his whole childhood. think about the kind of person his father was, and his mother a firm believer. Malfoy was rougher than needed with Draco, even if it wasn't enough to be abusive(little rough, but not blatantly harsh), think about movie 2 (or any time Malfoy used his cane on draco, like the quidditch game or the book store in year 2). all he ever spouted was what his father constantly said-he knew nothing of what he was saying. like a 4 year old repeating a cuss word cause they heard it.
he also didn't interact with many kids, other than tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. They weren't all that bright and were 'yes men'. Draco could have turned out better before the goblet of fire, if anyone bothered to try. Instead everyone either treated him like a bully, or just went along with it. Snape encouraged it, even if only by also bullying the Gryffindor and Harry in particular. what kids go thru in their most easily influenced early years have long term consequence's. in this case, Draco is essentially in lisa's same situation. obey or die, fail and die, fight Dumbledore and everyone knows you'll die with how powerful he is. (we know Wulfric wouldn't kill a kid)
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- Location
- Norfolk, Va
I'm pretty sure Kaernetron is right.
- Location
- En Route to the ICU
cliques
I know I'm not the first to point that out, but it vexes me.
Aw, Harry has discovered scarousal! That's adorable!
I loved this chapter, it was the first real action sequence and it did not disappoint! Pansy actually managing to not be useless was a bit surprising, I did not see that coming. I also liked the detail that the knuckleheads that planned the ambush never really got on the same page as to what they were actually trying to accomplish. It really added to the sense of "these are idiot kids, even the grown ones".
FictionPack
Monochromatic Ursine
- Location
- Tennessee
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I think insanity tends to make unthreatening people more threatening. There's probably some equation of base threat multiplied by craziness equals danger.
Examples: Bellatrix (Harry Potter), Azula(Avatar Last Airbender), Toga(My Hero Axademia), Jinx(Arcane), Joker/Harley Quinn/Really Anyone In Gotham(Batman), etc. 😆
Epsilon Rose
The King of Unrest
I don't think "Black Madness" was an actual thing in canon and I'm pretty sure unbreakable vows aren't made that lightly.
The person you quoted was saying Voldemort made Luscious an enemy. As in Luscious is likely to stop being his ally and start trying to murder and/or sabotage him as a result of Voldemort having his son murdered.
I don't recall any scenes where Lucious used a staff on Draco? Actually, I don't think he even carries a staff. He does carry a cane, but I don't think he used that on Draco either.
With that said, even if it's true that Lucious is abusive, that might explain Draco's behavior, but it wouldn't excuse it, especially in the later books.
I don't think there's any indication that he doesn't interact with other kids?
Agreed and it also helps to give a bit more ... validity isn't quite the right word, but it makes Dumbledor's stance make a little more sense. They are kids and most of them haven't really thought what they're doing through, so it makes sense to want to avoid throwing them into jail, especially when the jail they'd be going to should qualify as a crime against humanity—Honestly, Azkaban is so bad that it probably qualifies as a valid reason to try and avoid turning ANYONE in—on the other hand, they're also active dangers to themselves and other students.
I think the real problem isn't so much that he doesn't want to involve the authorities as it is his refusal to acknowledge the scope of the problem or take actions that could mitigate it or correct it before the point where you have students throwing unforgivables in the halls. Like this would be much less of a problem is he had a more active anti-bullying campaign and didn't allow the Slytherin's to isolate themselves or turn themselves into a house of bullies.
Kinsfire
Verified {Redacted}
- Location
- New Jersey
I see people referring to Molly killing Bellatwix with a Stunner. Is this stated in the final two-movie book; post-writing attempts by JKR to remain relevant with the series, or based on the color of the spell in the movie?
I never finished the last book, I thought it was so bad, so I don't know if the book stated it. The movie, it was just a red spell, and they'd used red for Stunners before, but I'm sure there are a LOT of spells out there that are red. If it's JKR bloviating in her answers that often contradict things that were published? Well, that's post-fact authorial fiat which is NOT canonical.
I never finished the last book, I thought it was so bad, so I don't know if the book stated it. The movie, it was just a red spell, and they'd used red for Stunners before, but I'm sure there are a LOT of spells out there that are red. If it's JKR bloviating in her answers that often contradict things that were published? Well, that's post-fact authorial fiat which is NOT canonical.
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- He/Him
I don't actually care? Malfoy lost all sympathy from me when he allowed terrorists into a school full of actual children. Not once did he attempt to change course or follow a different path. Malfoy in Book 1 thought Muggleborns were 'mudbloods' and below him. Malfoy in Book 6 thought the same. At 11, 12, even 13 or 14, it can be excused as a child who doesn't know better. At 15? 16? No. He had options, Dumbledore endangered the entire school to get him those options, and Draco choose to be a terrible person. At some point you need to accept that the Malfoys were terrible, selfish, and cruel - and that they turned aside every chance they had to be better until they were the ones being harmed.
If Voldie hadn't decided to punish Lucious, the man would never have turned away. If he hadn't threatened Draco, Narcissa would have died his supporter and ally. Even with these events, Draco damn near died trying to take down Harry & Co., only surviving because Harry saved him. Something he would not have done had their positions been reversed.
Draco Malfoy ultimately died as he lived - trying to hurt other people for his own gain. Could he have been better? Probably. But he wasn't better. And that's what matters.
Azkaban has lost its Dementor guards. It's now 'merely' a shitty, wet, miserable place to live, guarded by Aurors who *should* be able to keep it together. Maybe. Possibly. (Probably not.) So, ya'know, not truly a hellhole anymore.
Epsilon Rose
The King of Unrest
They still don't have a way to permanently deal with dementors, so would you trust the Magical British government to not go back to using dementor guards as soon as it became possible again?
- Location
- Auckland, NZ
Yeah, my bad. Probably me confusing it with another comment or three.
- Location
- New England
They're all in unbreakable boxes at the bottom of the sea, that's as permanent a solution as it gets with immortal things
Narcissa and Lucius can blame more than one person... Its a emotional thing, not a logical one.
Probably blame the 4 kids, and voldemort.
So they probably focus on trying to sabotage Voldemort in ways which won't get back to them. (Larger threat, and around him more)
And take any opportunities they find to kill Harry and co if it comes up.
(And if they kill voldemort, probably pivot to focusing on harry etc.)
Or could be that Malfoy isn't dead, and they snuck him out.
Probably blame the 4 kids, and voldemort.
So they probably focus on trying to sabotage Voldemort in ways which won't get back to them. (Larger threat, and around him more)
And take any opportunities they find to kill Harry and co if it comes up.
(And if they kill voldemort, probably pivot to focusing on harry etc.)
Or could be that Malfoy isn't dead, and they snuck him out.
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