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Jul 30, 2006 08:37

( Don't Tickle a Sleeping Dragon - chapters 7 & 8 and epilogue )

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lyras July 31 2006, 11:57:00 UTC

“I do find her irritating. And intriguing. And amusing. And lovely.”

Aw, I do like your Slytherin. :) And nice ending, too - I was wondering how you were going to resolve it, but it worked perfectly.

vanityfair00 August 6 2006, 16:34:02 UTC

Thank you! And I'm so glad you liked the ending - it was hard trying to find the right tone for it.

shiv5468 August 4 2006, 19:35:18 UTC

Poor Salazar, his bitterness makes so much sense and casts such a long shadow into the future.

He's rather sweet, and not at all the uberplotty Slytherin that lots of fanfic makes him, and probably all the more accurate for that.

vanityfair00 August 6 2006, 16:35:47 UTC

I wanted him to be a real person and not the shadowy stereotype you get most of the time. I'm glad that came through.

And good job on guessing! Do you want a prize? A ficlet or something?

shiv5468 August 6 2006, 21:54:16 UTC

Well, it took me three goes, but absolutely!

You know my tastes...

deeble August 6 2006, 16:19:47 UTC

Oh how sad, but the very definition of an unhappy ending for the right reasons. This explains Slytherin's position in an understandable way that's nothing to do with blood-ism, and I can't help but wonder if JKR will introduce a similar tale in book seven. I like how you characterize him -- but also your Gryffindor, whose defining personality trait might be bravery but who isn't the stereotype of "Gryffindor" (just as Slytherin isn't what "Slytherin" becomes).

I've been thinking of this story all morning. That's rare.

vanityfair00 August 6 2006, 16:44:38 UTC

There had to be, in my mind anyway, a deeper reason than simple prejudice for why Slytherin went to such great lengths to build the Chamber of Secrets. In my head, he thinks he's not only saving wizarding society from the dangers of Muggles but he's helping Muggleborns remain safe as well. Two people he has loved have died at Muggle hands, both because they were found out as magical.

I think the motto for the school is his idea, inspired by Amy, that you shouldn't stir up things better left alone, (like telling Muggleborn children they're witches and wizards.) Eventually his grief drives him over the edge, and we get the Slytherin we glimpse at in the books. Maybe when I'm feeling maudlin, I may write the rest of this tale as I see it. Or maybe not.

Anyway, that's a longwinded way of saying I've thought it over a lot too, and I'm glad you liked it.