10/5 c24 14Freddie Rindklip
Thank you for writing. Harry is too much of a non-human for my tastes. My loss.

9/19 c15 Guest
Hermione ... "Great idea,... why didn't I come up with it?" I often see similar phrases in fanfic. Does anyone else find this arrogant or condescending? Anyoldway...good story. Thanks

9/12 c32 Dyl
"You do have a habit of trying to reform lost causes."

Really, does he? Let's see... (and keep in mind that this is up to and including Book 4)

Draco Malfoy, Ron and any other students you may have in mind... Nope, nothing. Until and including Book 4 at least, they were at most troubled children and school bullies.

Sirius Black... You do remember that thing with Snape and werewolf Remus, when they were like 16, right? Sirius should have rightly been expelled back then. He wasn't. Do you want to complain about that? Even if so: First, that was one thing that went to war in that private war between the Marauders and Snape (in which Snape dished it out as good as they did). Hardly enough to call Sirius a "lost cause". Second, as I understand it, not expelling Sirius was more about protecting Remus and not about "reforming" Sirius. So, no, Sirius isn't an acceptable example either.

The Death Eaters after the war was over? Really? First, we don't even know if Dumbledore was Chief Warlock back then. Second, we don't know what powers, if any, the Chief Warlock has. I seem to remember that in those pensieve memories Harry fell into in Book 4, Dumbledore was NOT one of the judges. Third, even if he is some kind of head judge, that does not change the fact that judges and courts typically need someone to come to them with something to be able to use their powers. With neither a prosecutor nor a defendant asking for a trial, there will be no trial and a judge cannot sentence someone - nor acquit them. We also don't know who would have been responsible for the prosecution. Fourth, Dumbledore's vaunted social and political influence, which you may think he should have used to make sure the Death Eaters were prosecuted, was apparently barely worth speaking of, seeing what happened in Book 5. There are enough others with influence and their own agendas. Dumbledore insisting the Death Eaters should be prosecuted may not have made any difference or... Fifth, they may actually have been prosecuted and been acquitted. We don't know anything about that. Veritaserum? Even if Veritaserum testimony were considered acceptable, that wouldn't have made a difference. The Death Eaters still would have had the right to remain silent and simply not take Veritaserum - and, no, using that right is NOT as good as an admission of guilt at all. Sixth, the Death Eaters may have been pardoned by the Minister, making a prosecution completely impossible, no matter who has how much influence.

Seems to me you just decided that obviously they are guilty (either because you say so or because of your future knowledge from the subsequent books), therefore someone in power must have decided not to put them into prison. And that must have been Dumbledore, because... Why exactly? Because you hate him? Because you're incapable of thinking of any of the points explained above? Did it occur to you that even Death Eaters have rights in a courtroom? Or that maybe Dumbledore realized he was biased, excused himself from the proceedings and someone else was judge?

And finally Snape... For simplicity's sake, let's ignore how he was actually on the right side in canon, how he saved Harry's life and how trying to feed Sirius to the dementors would have seemed perfectly justified to him in that situation. Let's say he was actually a "lost cause". Guess what? That brings the sum total of lost causes that Dumbledore has "a habit of trying to reform" to... *calculating*, please wait... one. Yes, that's right, exactly one such "lost cause", if (IF) you count Snape.

Makes that statement about Dumbledore look like it's actually full of shit and rather self-righteous.

"And you feel entitled to be the judge and executor, all in one?" Dumbledore did try to speak up, but was brushed off.
"These people followed Voldemort a second time. They had years to repent, yet they joined up, again. They aren't going to change, and they can't be made a deal with."

In other words: "Yes, we shit on their rights, because just like evil dictators we get to decide who gets what rights and who doesn't - and we really shouldn't be in law enforcement at all."

(If the good guys get to do that in your story while pretending that there's nothing wrong with that, then you have no right to complain about Fudge using dementors or "Kiss on sight" orders or Umbridge using dementors or Unforgiveables to solve the problems that they believe need to be solved for the good of their society.)

Why not just something along such lines as: "This is a war that they have started and if they don't surrender, of course we'll kill them, which is perfectly legal. They would have rights, if they surrendered, but we don't have to give them a chance to surrender before attacking them."

"Sometimes, sacrifices must be made, for the greater good," Harry added, evenly, the quote hurting Albus more than he'd like to admit. "The better future demands their removal from it."

So, Harry is psychic too? Dumbledore never once used the "greater good" phrase in the first six books. (Even in this very story of yours, he never once used it.) It was only introduced in Deathly Hallows. After his death. He and Grindelwald may have used it a hundred years ago, but apparently Dumbledore distanced himself from that phrase quite thoroughly and never used it.

8/31 c34 12The Ghostly Minion
I enjoyed this story. I’m glad there was a Conditional HEA. Love Nonks! I H&H’s daughter! Using Arthur as the vehicle to outline the changes in the last seven years works.

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8/30 c30 The Ghostly Minion
So long Hogwarts. They never deserved H&H (nor Neville)

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8/30 c23 The Ghostly Minion
Did Harry purposefully turn her, or was it all on Hermione?

The darkness in Harry’s scar is worrisome.

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8/30 c18 The Ghostly Minion
Maybe the good guys are winning for a change. Draco gets his head handed to him!

Loved the bit with Neville.

Hope the Ally will be safe.

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