Note that Hermione's parents are not affected by magic hiding Diagon Alley, once inside.

 

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It's why I tend to take what is in the books as canon, and nothing else. Blame it on the little bit of Barthes that has affected my reading.

 

Penelope (is that her name?) Flamel could probably hold her own, if you apply enough bending of the rules. We don't know what kind of physical state the Flamels are in.

 

Augusta Longbottom.

They're hated here, but both Mrs. Weasley and Ginny (an older one, however for your parameters) are written as very strong witches (though it might be hard to work them in to whatever story you're writing). Ginny is also the seventh child if you wanted to play that up.

Narcissa Malfoy (Black line - it'd be an assumption that she's strong, but a viable one).

 

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Like I said, I know they're hated here.

Again, I don't know your story, but I wonder if an "almost; not quite" idea would work with Ginny here. If you look at the rest of the family, it would seem that they are a pretty powerful set of wizards/witches with a Curse Breaker and the Spells the twins use, not to mention all the DA stuff and the like. All of that on top of the Bellatrix battle.

I could see that putting Ginny "almost" in the category that you were thinking about, and as a result, making her the strongest of the rest and therefore the best one to sacrifice, etc.

Just a thought, don't know if it helps, but figured it never hurts to type it out.

 

Selene Lovegood, maybe? Is there even any canon proof she was an oddball like Xenophilius, or was she just an avid researcher/boundary-pusher? If nothing else, above-average strength coupled with unorthodox magical research could make her fun to write. She's one of the few characters who you could see dabbling in arcane Oriental ritual magic or Afro-Caribbean voodoo without getting off-the-rails ridiculous.

How good is Andromeda Tonks? Not close to Bellatrix's level but I don't recall Narcissa doing anything magically impressive either. I'm also not sure if being a Healer is a respected profession requiring a high degree of competency in all the core fields (potions, charms, transfiguration, herbology, probably muggle studies and magical creatures also) analogous to being a good doctor. We do see Madam Pomfrey fix some seriously bizarre/unique magical accidents, presumably that requires a degree of magical proficiency? I kind of think Andromeda might be a particularly good healer because she not only can do all this, but her familiarity with dark magic and raw power make her able to identify and treat dark wounds and curse damage better than most (sort of like how Snape was Dumbledore's first choice in helping him combat the ring's curse) ...What do you guys think?

 

Hey, isn't that name fanon?

 

Yes.

We only have Luna's word that her mother was powerful.

 

So clearly she was goddess. Or fae. Or elf. Or 'insert random mythical being here'.

 

Why exactly did Dobby stop Harry's mail?

The diary was still with the Malfoys. Unless Dobby was reacting to Quirrel-mort, there seems to be no possible explanation given for Dobby stalking Harry at the beginning of the summer. Unless I'm missing something?

 

He over heard Malfoy Sr talking about his plans.

 

How would you have felt if Harry had actually died and stayed dead in the end?

 

Let down really, I was hoping one of the other two, Hermione or Ron would die, give a real sense of loss. While I was surprised she killed so many, the biggest person to die in book 7 was Snape (or Voldemort but he can hardly count).

 

I still think that her killing off Ron in the fourth book like she was considering would have been the most interesting character death she could have done. Not out of any misplaced hatred for Ron, but because it would probably have given Harry a lot more drive and maturity.

That's somewhat off topic though in relation to the question. I think Harry dying would definitely be a better ending than the 19 years later debacle was, but I don't think his death would necessarily have made the ending good by itself. I kind of like the idea of Voldemort getting another rebounded killing curse courtesy of Harry's protective magic though - it sort of rounds things out, and would be somewhat ironic.

 

Well goddamn. I'd never heard her referred to as anything else and assumed JKR stated it in Pottermore or an interview or something. It does fit, though

Yes, but she was creative enough to be experimenting with magic dangerous enough to kill her. Even if her magical power wasn't anything overly spectacular, I'd argue that creativity is enough to set someone apart in the wizarding world. (Wasn't that one of Taure's points in the power level discussion?) Either way we know pretty much nothing else about her but I think it'd be more fun to read her as a mad scientist/Marie Curie type than a female Xenophilius.

Speaking of which, does it bother anyone else that so many married couples are described as looking like brother and sister? Unless it's a wizard thing to dramatically alter your appearance to look like your husband. But Narcissa is pale and blonde in contrast to her brunette sisters to match Lucius, Molly is a ginger despite it being described as a distinctive Weasley trait, Xeno and his wife both have blue eyes and silvery blond hair. I'm not sure but I think the Longbottoms were both described as round-faced brunets and the Snapes were both thin and sallow with stringy black hair (and maybe big noses, can't remember).

Somewhat justified due to rampant inbreeding, but it is kind of funny to picture wizards all running around with opposite gendered versions of themselves (or their mothers, in certain cases).

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As for Harry staying dead, I always assumed that was to be the ending. Reuniting with his parents and all that. And taking sequels off the table. :awesome