Review for Harry Potter and the Marriage Contracts

Harry Potter and the Marriage Contracts

(#) BenRG 2008-07-24

Very well done, Clell. Harry lets out his inner Slytherin and Moody demonstrates exactly why so many Dark Wizards fear the very mention of his name.

I particularly enjoyed the mechanics of Harry's plan. For something that he very obviously threw together on the fly, it worked remarkably well. It wasn't a perfect plan by any means (as Tracey pointed out). However, it covered most of the bases that they could reasonably expect to be exposed.

After grinding the Greengrass family into the dirt (and Cyrus' subsequent unfortunate 'accident', which everyone will blame on Harry), I think that the Potters won't have any serious problems from the Dark- and neutral-aligned for the rest of the school year. Dumbledore and the Weasleys on the other hand...? Well, I know that you're determined not to dwell on them any further, but I can well imagine Ginny, Ron and Molly's reaction to the events in the Wizegmont:

Ginny: "He can't have married that... snake ! He's mine!"

Ron: "I knew it! He's gone Dark!"

Molly: "That poor child! Albus must do something to help him!"

So? What next? Most of the plot points are wrapped up but I can see the value of a final epilogue to let us know where everything is going. There is also the question of whether Neville and Tracey are thinking of entering a 'business relationship' (most real-life noble arranged marriages were essentially of that nature - love came later, if ever). I'll be watching out for what you do next.

BenRG's Rating: 8.5/10

Author's response

- Moody is a good character to call on when you need dirty deeds done...

- I think Harry would be the first to tell you that his plan was a crappy plan indeed. But it was marginally better than plan 'B'.

- I don't think that the significance of what happened to Clan Greengrass will escape too many of the more intelligent purebloods.

- I hadn't really considered reaction of the Weasleys... Hmm.

- Well, Harry and Daphne have to learn to live together, and of course Harry now has a crusade to make sure what almost happened to Daphne never happens again...