Quite the covocation there, beyond space and time. I found it interesting that both Albus and Yoda got something of a lessoning from the discussions (though for Yoda it was a thought-provoking discussion while Albus got properly and publically "spanked"). It's going to be right interesting to see how -this- Harry fares when he returns. Methinks the Albus there is going to be rather suprised by just how obfurate Harry becomes after losing his godfather to Albus' manipulations; that's likely going to be the least of his worries as Harry's obviously not going to go back to the Dursleys and is likely to be unfindable by but those he wants to find him. The results should be quite interesting, especially as he moves to protect and support Amelia Bones (I'm sure Tommy-boy will pitch a fit when that mission comes a cropper). With a knowledge of the force and of lightsabers (though he's still going to have to learn, at least the muscle memory, to use one and then to train others), it should be quite a spectacle when he and his friends open a "can of whupass" on the Deez and Tommy-boy; though I suspect Albus will be in for his share of abuse, too.
I did enjoy your depiction of Yoda and the way he was thoughtful rather than just reacting. Methinks he likely learned at least some patience during his years of hiding in the swamp.
Author's response
Hey again, Cat.
It's funny how when I started out, I never intended it to be a 'go-back'. I'd wanted the rest of the crew to tear strips off Albus, grab hold of their balls and go fight Voldemort, taking casualties along the way but eventually hoisting both his and Dumbledore's heads on matching pikes.
My sister and sometimes Beta told me I'd done that before, and so I started to think. Shudder!
The odd thing is, My daughter was watching ANH while I was writing Harry's death scene, and as I scrapped several thousand words, I heard Han say: "May the force be with you." and that gave me the idea.
Yoda: I think it's simply of looking at the problem from a different viewpoint. Yoda is the oldest Jedi in the SW 'verse. Surely he's seen a great deal. That aside, it makes no sense to me, that an order based on life would divorce the thing that makes life what it is. Since the Sith relied heavily upon emotions, the Jedi council could have a target for their 'revenge', as it were. Rewriting the code after the Sith uprising would have been their knee-jerk reaction to something they considered to have caused the massive loss of life in the Sith wars.
Dumbley: The sooner, and the more intense, the better! The man is the worst sort of criminal!
He will be unpleasantly surprised at the 'new' Harry.
Finding Harry: You've hit it on the head. Nuff sed there!
Amelia: Again, right on the money. (And he will.)
Knowledge: Once again You and I are thinking along the same line. He will not be the mystical super-warrior. Yoda gave him the knowledge he needs, but he's going to have to work hard to use that knowledge.
The can of whup-ass comes much later, and surprisingly, Harry won't be abusing Albie...much. That abuse will come from pretty much everybody else.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Yoda has always struck me as a firm but fair teacher. Though I'm basing this on ANH & ESB, his personality was more a combination of all the episodes. He won't be making any more appearances...I think.
Thanks for the detailed review. Without giving away the show, your guesses were surprisingly accurate.
Alorkin