(#) brad 2006-11-10
You might have to write a story one day which has Harry really struggling to defeat Voldemort, or even one where he is being overcome - in a single battle or in a war of attrition - and others need to come to his aid. Coming right after Second Chance this super-powerful Harry's somewhat pompous posturing in front of the crowd was a bit egotistical (again).
Interesting way to kill Voldemort. If Harry had killed him outright - say, by decapitation - would the DEs have then survived, not being drained of their magic and lifeforce by their desperate master?
Regardless, your whole little sub-plot of the DEs dying was a good one; I don't think I've ever seen that idea treated before.
Come one. Snape telling one little fib in support of Harry's cover story does NOT fulfill two life-debts, surely?
Again, I liked the time-turner touch, although I'll have to re-read this again to be convinced that he was really necessary; for example surely just one Harry could have cast the 'undetectable persuasion charms' while making his speech?
Jeeze, Hermione's saying 'titties' got me quite peeved. It might be a personal foible but I don't care much for that (coarse, unsophisticated, crude) word and I don't believe it would be in character for Hermione to use it. Ugh.