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"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed -- or worse, expelled."

Although no midnight duel actually occurs, quite a bit else happens in this chapter. Chiefly, McGonagall disregards the rules in favour of giving Gryffindor a better chance at the Quidditch cup and Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville learn something about the ( Read more... )

The chapter in which we learn that the the first thing you need to know about Hogwarts is that the castle itself is trying to drive you insane, if not seriously maim or even kill you. This could easily be tipped into one of those horror stories about a sentient house going all out to do away with its occupants.

And there is Snape and potions (the ( Read more... )

Title: Immobile
Author: Fennui (Paperweight)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character(s): Severus Snape, Harry Potter
Table-Prompt: Ophiuchus > Immobile
Warnings: none
Summary: After Nagini strikes.
Note: This is fill for my
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McGonagall has black hair! I had somehow forgotten this detail. Despite not really being into the movies Dame Maggie Smith is Minerva McGonagall in my mind's eye.

It's amusing that the method of sorting does not appear to be common knowledge. I can understand how the Muggle born/raised have no clue (except Hermione -- is it really not mention in ( Read more... )

 Dudley still has his tail, poor kid.

Ah, the Hogwarts Express! I love the train. How is it no one thought to give Harry instructions on accessing the right platform? It sounds like the sort of information that should be given to all first years regardless. The Dursleys are delighted to be able to leave him on his own to cope with, what they ( Read more... )

 We get our first proper introduction to the Wizarding World and world building is done--I love this first look at wizarding life.  Also we meet the boy who we will later know as Draco, who just blithely spouts his, presumably spoon fed, racist wizarding ideology with no obvious hint that it's any kind of unpopular opinion that might get one into ( Read more... )