Minor variant: “I did it all. Voldemort made me, with the Imperius curse—just like when he made me help rescue Bellatrix Black.”
Advantages:
requires Harry to make up fewer details about Voldemort’s behavior (Harry just claims Voldemort Imperiused Harry with his orders regarding Hermione and then disappeared).
incredibly dramatic first line for chapter. “I did it! I’m guilty!” Readers spend several paragraphs wondering if Harry is actually setting himself up to go to Azkaban in Hermione’s place.
Disadvantage:
requires Harry to claim that the Imperius curse gave him spell expertise he otherwise doesn’t have (Obliviate and the False Memory Charm).
I personally dislike the Imperius “powerup”, but it’s in canon so Harry could certainly know about it in the fic. Aside from that objection this is an even more dramatic variant.
Minor variant: “I did it all. Voldemort made me, with the Imperius curse—just like when he made me help rescue Bellatrix Black.”
Advantages:
requires Harry to make up fewer details about Voldemort’s behavior (Harry just claims Voldemort Imperiused Harry with his orders regarding Hermione and then disappeared).
incredibly dramatic first line for chapter. “I did it! I’m guilty!” Readers spend several paragraphs wondering if Harry is actually setting himself up to go to Azkaban in Hermione’s place.
Disadvantage:
requires Harry to claim that the Imperius curse gave him spell expertise he otherwise doesn’t have (Obliviate and the False Memory Charm).
I personally dislike the Imperius “powerup”, but it’s in canon so Harry could certainly know about it in the fic. Aside from that objection this is an even more dramatic variant.