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Going to hell. Emma Watson? I hate you and your underaged self.
So what exactly have Dan and Rupert been up to? they look like they've not slept in three days. Oh, the possibilities, ...
(Molly? If you're driver of the bus to hell, I'm, like, the ticket checker, I think.)
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I like your vague idea. I would have the prophecy be something from outside the Malfoy line. That way Draco can reject the prophecy without rejecting his family, and it would give legitimacy to the prophecy--if it came from within the family, people could say it was faked to make the Malfoys look good.
Hee! And can't you just see them with half a dozen kids? Hermione would work and Ron would be a househusband, and all the kids would be loved and have lots of fun
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I like your vague idea. I would have the prophecy be something from outside the Malfoy line. That way Draco can reject the prophecy without rejecting his family, and it would give legitimacy to the prophecy--if it came from within the family, people could say it was faked to make the Malfoys look good.
Hm, that's true. I was thinking of maybe an aunt/cousin in St Mungo's, who's gone crazy because she'd seen details of the horror of Voldemort's first Reign of Terror, and who now is having visions again because Voldemort's is rising once more. Good point about people rejecting the prophecy, and it's something I'll have to take into account, but on the other hand, I was thinking Draco would find out before anyone else would, hence it coming from within the Malfoy family.
Hee! And can't you just see them with half a dozen kids? Hermione would work and Ron would be a househusband, and all the kids would be loved and have lots of fun
Oh, totally! In the theoretical sequel to Evitar, I'd have Harry and Draco go back to the UK and we'd see Ron and Hermione, and that's exactly what they'd be like. Because you know Hermione's not going to become a housewife, and Ron, I think, would believe the children needed someone at home, especially during the first few years, and they'd be so completely adorable!
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Would visions of Voldemort's reign make a Malfoy go mad? He could discover it in some old book/record that no one else would ever be interested in, although I don't know what he might be actually looking for when he stumbles across it. (Hermione does some looking into things and finds Weasleys and Potters the boys never knew about in the Astra-story.) On the theory of magic front, I think it's interesting that you decided the seer should be female.
I just think Ron would have fun being the dad. And Hermione is definitely a liberated woman who isn't going to stop working just because she has kids. Which doesn't, of course, mean that she doesn't wholeheartedly love her children
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Indeed. I love slash as a subset of fanfic, but my love of fanfic is based on more than that. I've always preferred the slash stories that were about more than just the slash.
Would visions of Voldemort's reign make a Malfoy go mad?
Hm, good point. Possibly, I think, but mostly because the woman I have in mind would have been a girl at the time (eight, ten years old), which makes it a lot more plausible.
He could discover it in some old book/record that no one else would ever be interested in, although I don't know what he might be actually looking for when he stumbles across it.
Also a good idea -- might look into that, actually. Maybe some rare Dark Magic books or something. But if it's a book, would it be a diary/journal of a Seer, or a book of ancient prophecies? I mean, the latter would make the whole point even better, because they'd be destined for each other since ages ago.
On the theory of magic front, I think it's interesting that you decided the seer should be female.
Well, a large part of that is that I've always thought of Seers as female, I think mostly because my Seer-prototype (so to speak) are the Sybills (?) in Ancient Greece. (The other part is that this bunny originated in my purely-daydream-universe, and the girl was a bit of a Mary Sue. Ahem.)
I just think Ron would have fun being the dad. And Hermione is definitely a liberated woman who isn't going to stop working just because she has kids. Which doesn't, of course, mean that she doesn't wholeheartedly love her children
Oh, absolutely. I see them as a bit of a more "extreme" version of my parents, in that regard. My dad was the one who, throughout my childhood, did the cooking and the being there when we got home from school.
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Okay, even a child Malfoy would be scared by those kinds of visions.
I was thinking along the lines of an ancient book of prophecies. You'd have to be careful, though, about how you worded it. It would have to be direct enough that it would definitely refer to Harry and Draco, but prophecies aren't known for being direct. Hmm. It could be very direct ("Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter must be together") and then rejected because it doesn't sound like a real prophet.
Aha! I figured you were basing it on the Sybil. (The novel idea that's my baby has some religious practices that are also based on the Sybil.) And there's nothing wrong with Mary Sues playing a large part in your daydream-universe.
Plus Ron probably has a better example of a stay-at-home parent to draw on than Hermione does. Her parents probably both worked, while Molly almost certainly didn't. And Ron can always ask Molly for help if he doesn't know what to do
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I read a lot of Senslash back when I was still a real multi-fandom reader, but then I actually saw the show, and I couldn't enjoy the slash anymore.
I was thinking along the lines of an ancient book of prophecies. You'd have to be careful, though, about how you worded it. It would have to be direct enough that it would definitely refer to Harry and Draco, but prophecies aren't known for being direct. Hmm. It could be very direct ("Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter must be together") and then rejected because it doesn't sound like a real prophet.
If it's direct enough that their names are named, wouldn't Harry have heard of it by now, even just in a "stupid laughable fake prophecy" way?
I'm leaning towards the "Seer's journal", myself, because then there wouldn't be the hassle of having to think of proper wording, and it'd explain why the book isn't known now -- it's a personal book, not a publication. (Does that all even make sense?)
Aha! I figured you were basing it on the Sybil.
Well, you would. :D It's not like I'm hiding my Ancient History-Geekness or anything.
Plus Ron probably has a better example of a stay-at-home parent to draw on than Hermione does.
*nodnod* Good point, I hadn't thought of that. (And now I'm seeing Ron feeding a baby like he's never done anything else, all professional-like, and Hermione just looking at the two of them, smiling. Awww.)
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Hmm. Maybe it could be a book of prophecies or some such that was published in a limited press run and then forgotten/ignored because none of them came true. Because, of course, they were all things that would happen far, far in the future.
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Heee! See, I read a lot of it, saw the actual show, and while I was highly disappointed by Blair's distinctive non-femminess, I actually did like the show.
Hmm. Maybe it could be a book of prophecies or some such that was published in a limited press run and then forgotten/ignored because none of them came true. Because, of course, they were all things that would happen far, far in the future.
Hm. That could be a good idea. Or one that was written back before book printing was invented, so there's only a limited number of copies, and maybe it's one of these books everyone's heard of but no one's ever actually read because no accurate, complete copy's ever been discovered. Hm. Shall ponder this.
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And there could be one hidden in the Malfoy family library somewhere. (Do you think they'd have an extensive library? And if his parents were dead, do you think less-evil-Draco might donate the library to, say, Britain's Wizarding world's first university?)
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I think they'd definitely have an extensive library. The Malfoys are an old family, so they've had time to aqcuire a lot of books, especially ones on the Dark Arts, or old, rare, expensive ones (or both). It's a magical resource, as well as something to brag about (the rare books -- the DA books will also be bragged about, but to a more select circle).
Hm. He may very well donate at least part of it, or loan it out on a permanent basis. I don't know if he'd be that willing to give it away altogether, since I imagine a lot of the books go back many generations, but I do think he'd be willing to share the knowledge.
OTOH, I'm not sure he'd think of doing this himself, unless he's been going through his parents's estate and deciding what to do with things, and I'm not sure if he'd trust just anyone with the really powerful DA stuff.
Wow, am I rambling. Never ask me about books, honestly.
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I needed someone else to ramble about this
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Your scenario sounds plausible as well. :)
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See, Hermione isn't going to be one of the teachers but one of the students. That's Draco's present to her. The only thing she has to do with the founding of the University is that Draco's going to put her on the child care hiring committee. Which, of course, is also part of her present because it means she'll know there's a safe place for Flora (the kid) to be while she's in school.
I haven't yet figured out how Ron feels about the whole school thing. (Harry's mad because Tom helped Draco with the whole thing, but wouldn't tell Harry anything about it.
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Hm. I think Ron would be more ... something (annoyed/angry/resentful/hurt) at the fact that it's Draco doing this than about Hermione wanting it or getting it. I don't know the universe that well, obviously, but I think Ron's likely to still really dislike Draco, and something like this would practically be rubbing his face in the fact that he (Ron) can't give Hermione something she really wants (because he doesn't have the money).
Did that make sense?
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