(#) BenRG 2008-02-25
Now that was an interesting chapter. I thought that the way Harry dealt with Pansy was a bit cruel. However, given that she had betrayed Draco in that manner and then tried to bare-face her way out by claiming she did not know about the proposal means she loses a lot of sympathy. (BTW - I am tiresomely Hufflepuff in my attitude to ladies; I would probably have tried to shield her from the consequences of her actions).
I really enjoyed Harry's rejections for the other Slytherin girls, though. Millie's reaction was unexpected and pleasing. Daphne and Tracey, meanwhile, have been given abundant food for thought.
That clause in the contract was horrible and borders on legalised rape. The nature of those photographs also makes me wonder if Daphne's father can be trusted with his daughter when he clearly is willing to treat her like a slab of meat to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Now, I wonder how Harry's date with Daphne will go. Who knows, Harry might eventually decide to make an offer to Lord Greengrass on his terms.
Hermione and Ron's 'relationship' is going to end in tears. The only question that remains to be answered is whether it will happen sooner or later. Hermione wouldn't be the first woman to equate 'great sex' with 'love' and regret it for a decade or more.
A light hearted but surprisingly deep story. I'm enjoying where you are taking this.
BenRG's Rating: 8/10
Author's response
- Just to be clear, Pansy was unaware she had been offered to Neville and Harry, they were being intentionally abusive to a particularly hateful bitch. They knew they were being cruel, and felt a little bit bad about it, but still felt (a) she deserved it and (b) it was funny.
- More than casual dating with Daphne is possible, just not expected within the confines of my outline... Of course once the actors start ad libing...
- Yes, Ron/Hermione is not going to end well, but that's all I'm going to say about it.