I still can’t figure out whether you’re excluding the Imperius.
Miss Granger would remember the Imperius. Obliviation cannot be detected by any known means, but only a Professor could have cast that spell upon a student without alarm from the Hogwarts wards
‘She was Imperiused and then Obliviated’ looks like the likeliest hypothesis right now.
Miss Granger would remember the Imperius. Obliviation cannot be detected by any known means, but only a Professor could have cast that spell upon a student without alarm from the Hogwarts wards
‘She was Imperiused and then Obliviated’ seems to be the likeliest hypothesis.
(There’s an analogous, hilarious, inconsistency in canon; how did the twins never see Peter Pettigrew sleeping in Ron’s bed?)
What makes you think they didn’t?
(The obvious answer to this inconsistency is that they had no reason to spy on their brother/the first-years’ dorm, but… He used to be Percy’s rat. They never spied on Percy? BS.)
Here’s a real change from canon:
His eyes were as cold as anything Minerva had seen from him since the day his brother died.
No clue what it implies, though.
… Has it occurred to you that “fanfiction” and “original story” may not be sharply delineated categories? Cases in point: every major story from before the Age of Copyright, like the Greek myths or the King Arthur legends or the Robin Hood stories. Pick two versions a couple centuries apart and you’ll find changes way more drastic than this one, and yet you can’t pick out a version in the chain joining them that wouldn’t qualify as fanfiction of the earlier versions.
Second quote: Excellent catch.
I meant something along the lines of “When your hammer is too darn impressive, everything begins to look like a nail.”
I’ve said it many times, and I’ll say it again… this is a better solution than most of what’s been proposed in the discussion thread so far.
How on earth does the abstract relate to the putative topic?
I’m not sure it’s wandless.
He gave a flick of his fingers, and when his hand finished the gesture he was holding his wand. “Would you believe that woman thinks she has confiscated this from me?”
Then again, the Auror doesn’t know of this, so your point stands.
enunciating an important general principle
This variant of when all you have is a hammer is seen often enough to merit a name.
However, we’re openly considering even more ridiculous possibilities(confess to the Azkaban breakout? Wut?), so the fact that it hasn’t come up is odd.
To be honest, I still think this is a better solution than most of the stuff that’s been suggested on this thread so far.
(Not plot-related speculation)
Nasuverse’s equivalent to the Ministry of Magic sounds like what you’d get if you put together a bunch of HJPEVs and stripped them of their morality.
With Eliezer being a Fate/stay night fan, (unless I misremember) I doubt that’s a coincidence.
Upvoted for the sheer epicness, even though I doubt it’s going to happen.
I have a persistent memory that you did at one point state that it was, but I can’t find that statement so I’m wondering I just crossed a couple of brain-wires.
I remember that too. I can’t find that statement either.
You’re right, but I’d expect Bones to be Veritaserum-proof as well.
Maybe McGonagall?
From chapter 79,
“Her trial,” said Albus Dumbledore, “is set for tomorrow at noon.”
Boy-Who-Lived marries Draco Malfoy?
How on earth does that make PCs of the voters/get Hermione off the hook?
(My apologies if it was a joke.)
ETA: Oh! He could do it to Amelia Bones!
Or even Dumbledore.
Consensus # 2 is retarded, says word of God.