I second this. We have to know the rules if it’s going to be important later on (else it’s an Ass Pull), and I rather suspect that it will be important in the finale.
I rather suspect that it will be important in the finale
Which raises the question: is Harry going to “win” (defeat QM/bring about the Magical Singularity/generally wrap up the plot) in one year, or seven, or some other number? And is Eliezer going to keep writing that far?
No way is it going to be one year, way too many plot threads. Take Bacon’s diary, it’s not going to become relevant until Harry has the chance to start to read it, which he currently thinks requires learning Latin first.
So, I don’t so much mean one year vs. 7+ of in-universe time; I mean one JKR book-length vs. 7+ JKR book-lengths worth of writing. (I.e., is Eliezer shooting for 75kword, 1.1Mword, or something else.) Should have been more clear about that.
Eliezer is already way over 1 book length (265k words, more than even Order of the Phoenix), I don’t see him finishing the story short of at least 600k words, probably considerably more.
I second this. We have to know the rules if it’s going to be important later on (else it’s an Ass Pull), and I rather suspect that it will be important in the finale.
Which raises the question: is Harry going to “win” (defeat QM/bring about the Magical Singularity/generally wrap up the plot) in one year, or seven, or some other number? And is Eliezer going to keep writing that far?
No way is it going to be one year, way too many plot threads. Take Bacon’s diary, it’s not going to become relevant until Harry has the chance to start to read it, which he currently thinks requires learning Latin first.
I don’t see that as a Chekhov’s Gun, just a sweet quest item. (Note that it hasn’t been mentioned again.)
Chekhov’s Gun for this story would be James Potter’s rock.
It has been mentioned again in chapter 37. I’m pretty sure it will come up again, at least in passing, but probably more than just that.
Yeah, having Bacon’s Diary equipped gives Harry a totally sweet +1 to all his attacks. And it doesn’t even use up a weapon slot!
Wow. I’ve totally missed that as potential grounds for a subplot. I just considered it ‘scenery’ in the early chapters.
I wished he’d hurry up and read it; I want to know what it says!
So, I don’t so much mean one year vs. 7+ of in-universe time; I mean one JKR book-length vs. 7+ JKR book-lengths worth of writing. (I.e., is Eliezer shooting for 75kword, 1.1Mword, or something else.) Should have been more clear about that.
Eliezer is already way over 1 book length (265k words, more than even Order of the Phoenix), I don’t see him finishing the story short of at least 600k words, probably considerably more.
I feel like the story is more than halfway done already, although I’d be pleasantly surprised to be wrong.