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HP Questions that don't deserve their own thread V2

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by Sesc, Oct 22, 2014.

  1. Sorrows

    Sorrows Queen of the Flamingos Moderator

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    Hey guys I got a few questions for my fic.
    • When did Hermione meet her first houself?
    • When did she become aware of them and what they looked like?
    • When did she first meet Dobby?
     
  2. Skeletaure

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    Winky at the Quidditch World Cup.

    She first became aware of house-elves in CoS. We never see Harry describe Dobby to Hermione, but he does so to Ron, Fred and George when they pick him up, and Hagrid in Knockturn alley. At the very latest, Hermione knows about Dobby following the Quidditch match with the enchanted Bludger:

    Given Hermione's lack of "who's Dobby?" we can assume he had previously told her about the Privet Drive encounter off-screen.

    Goblet of Fire, trip to the Kitchens.
     
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    Sorrows Queen of the Flamingos Moderator

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    Cheers @Taure do you know when she found out about the houself system of servitude?
     
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    Winky describes it a little to Harry at the World Cup, but Hermione was busy reading her program at the time. However, by the end of the day, she's pretty indignant about the elves treatment (she snaps at Ron when they see Winky again running from the camp).
     
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    Hello!

    Is Rosmerta the barkeeper’s first name or the last name?
     
  6. Microwave

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    Surname. We don't actually know her first name.
     
  7. Rico Rodriguez

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    Don't know if I can ask this, but is there a thread where most tropes in HP Fandom, common and not so common ones are listed or discussed? I am writing a story and I really don't want to include common and clichéd tropes in it.
     
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    You've already made a thread like this, asking for cliches to "parody". At that point, faced with the possibility of actually writing something decent, you barrelled straight into those clichés wholeheartedly instead.

    Even if there existed a complete list of clichés, I doubt your willingness or ability to avoid most of them. As a matter of fact, I also doubt your ability to score higher than your age on an IQ test.
     
  9. Halt

    Halt 1/3 of the Note Bros. Moderator

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    Didn't you already ask about this with the WBWL Parody? Couldn't you just reuse that thread?
     
  10. Rico Rodriguez

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    I asked for Cliches regarding WBW fics in that and now I am looking for general ones, okay.
     
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    You lying fuck.
     
  12. Rico Rodriguez

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    Okay, my post annoyed you again, shit! I think I am going to stop posting for some time, until I learn to post good ones.
    Adios.
    നമുക്ക് പിന്നെ കാണാം.
     
  13. Rico Rodriguez

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    How did Daphne Green grass became so popular in the Fandom?
    I mean, there are no main scenes where she is present in the books, as far as I remember.

    Which is the first Independent Harry fic? Which one started all the indyHarry Cliches?

    And finally, which was the first Wbwl or Twin Harry? Which started it all?
     
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    Daphne Greengrass is popular because we found out Blaise is male. They're both blank slates and essentially OCs without actually calling them that, and that's the appeal.

    Probably The Power of Time, by Rosswrock. That was the origin of a lot of independent cliches.

    There are quite a few wrong boy-who-lived/twin stories. One of the earliest I know of is Lightning on the Wave's, but there are probably some that are from before that time that don't come to mind. Someone else might remember a prominent one.
     
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    Published in 1970, yep it is really the first indy Harry fic.
     
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    A quintessential example of a well-crafted Harry/Daphne is Betrayed by haphne4lyfe. The characterisation is stellar, and English isn't even the author's first language !
     
  17. Rico Rodriguez

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    Microwave, you have my eternal gratitude for suggesting this fic. This fic which was written according to your standards. I am honored that you will suggest it to someone like me. That said, it has brought tears of laughter to my eyes like no other fic. Thank you @Microwave, or Micro.
     
  18. Rico Rodriguez

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    Why is Harry Potter Fan fiction so expansive, so large?
     
  19. James

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    Because many people wrote many fics.

    Please stop with these stupid questions.
     
  20. Methos

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    Anyone can point me toward the thread that debated about Harry Potter and how long/how much Wizards and Witches can cast ?
    Or what we know about magical rules of HP universe ?

    Further more does DLP has a thread of taking various tropes and checking if they are canon or fanon ?
     
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