Poor Harry. Does the Wizarding world have an insanity defense? If it does, then the baby Ginny lost should be the ticket to Harry's defense. Such a sad situation.
I wonder if Harry is aware just how loyal his friends are. I bet he is. They are simply the best, and I doubt any force could put Harry in Azkaban against their combined strength.
I'm assuming that this is for the most part Pre-OOTP. (At least it seams that way.) Just my humble of opinion (not that it really matters) I don't think Harry is capable of casting an Unforgivable (at least no more effectively that he did in OOTP) it's just not in his nature.
Aibhinn Sunday 24th October 2004 17:36
11: Consequences and Truth (Author Response)
I'm assuming that this is for the most part Pre-OOTP. (At least it seams that way.) Just my humble of opinion (not that it really matters) I don't think Harry is capable of casting an Unforgivable (at least no more effectively that he did in OOTP) it's just not in his nature.
Ooh, another science teacher! :)
I did indeed begin Heal the Pain pre-OotP, which is why Sirius didn't die until the Last Battle. However, OotP came out between chapters 6 and 7, I believe. Now, I had already planned to have Harry cast an Unforgivable by that point, but the events of OotP convinced me I was on the right track. JKR is too canny a writer to foreshadow something like this without having it happen later on in the books. I'm convinced Harry will cast an Unforgivable, perhaps in Book 7, and by then it will work. It will take a heck of a lot of build-up, though; which is why it took him 10 chapters and a good deal of angst to be able to do it in HtP. :)
Thanks for the review--I always appreciate feedback!