Minerva had fervently prayed that some semblance of normalcy had returned when she had felt the wards protecting Hogwarts revert to the headmaster's control. The voice that accompanied the gentle rapping on her office door dashed that hope. He should have been summoning her to his office; it was unheard of for him to visit hers for a meeting.
“Come,” Professor McGonagall called out, standing up behind her desk. The door opened, revealing that it was indeed Dumbledore who had come calling. As he entered, she asked, “Albus? To what do I owe this pleasure?”
“Ah, Minerva,” Dumbledore said, striding into the room. “It’s good to see you. These last few days at the ICW headquarters have been troublesome to say the least, and I fear it is only the beginning. My return will be short-lived, as there is much to be done.”
“I had anticipated such a scenario,” Professor McGonagall acknowledged. “Though I am surprised that you came to see me, rather than issuing a summons.”
“About that,” Dumbledore said, settling into the visitor chair. “It would seem that in my absence, a unicorn has decided to take up residence in my office.”
“A unicorn?” Minerva’s face showed not a hint of the surprise she felt. “Any pony that I know?”
Dumbledore shook his head with a smile. “He was of the forest variety, not one of our Equestrian friends. I fear I am going to need assistance in removing him; otherwise I’d risk causing undue harm. They are known to be territorial and not very appreciative of old wizards.”
“Garrick hasn’t had a problem as far as I know,” Minerva noted.
“He only approaches the mares,” Dumbledore replied. “The stallions are much more temperamental, especially when cornered.”
“How did a unicorn manage to lay claim to your office?” Minerva asked.
“The elves claim that Fawkes acquired him.” Dumbledore sighed. “I can only assume that he has observed Miss Belle and is jealous that she maintains the company of both a phoenix and a unicorn. I never would have guessed that he might react badly to being shown up, so to speak. He may have found the endeavor more difficult than he anticipated, though. The glimpse of him that I managed showed that he is in an immature state, well outside his normal Burning Day cycle.”
“This is a complication we can ill afford at this time.” Minerva allowed the hint of a scowl to cross her lips. “A unicorn stallion is potentially dangerous to the students; you are going to have to keep him well under control. Being cooped up in your office can’t be good for him, either.”
“You can’t possibly think I intend to keep him,” Dumbledore said.
“It’s either that or you need to convince Fawkes that he can’t keep a pet unicorn,” Minerva said. “It’s not like he will have difficulty sneaking it back inside whenever he takes a fancy to it.”
“I cannot deny that,” Dumbledore admitted.
“Still, that is not the most volatile thing we must discuss.” Minerva sighed. “As you are well aware, the board of governors has been restructured, bringing about a corresponding restructuring of attitudes. There was an emergency meeting yesterday evening in response to the muggles learning about magic. Several important issues were raised.”
Dumbledore sighed in disappointment. “It would seem that our way of life will soon be unrecognizable on every level.”
“That should come as no surprise,” Minerva said. “We simply do not have the option of leaving things as they were. For better or worse, we're in a whirlpool of change."
“It will be hard to hold onto the old traditions,” Dumbledore lamented.
“We have every right to hold our traditions dear,” Minerva countered. “We might pass them on, but we have no right to force them onto the next generation.”
Dumbledore grimaced before saying, “And what wisdom has our new board of governors imparted?”
“The subject of the off-limits corridor came up. They were infuriated over the idea of a school serving as a repository for anything that had to be guarded in such a manner. There were several disparaging accusations made about the intelligence of the staff who allowed such a thing. They felt it was far better for us to have used a Fidelius Charm to have hidden it, rather than potentially exposing a school full of children to those who would want to seize it. Given our new alternatives, I concur."
“They have no idea of the ramifications we all would face if the stone fell into the wrong hands,” Dumbledore said dismissively. “We do what must be done. Nothing else needs to be said on the matter.”
“They agreed unanimously that the school is not to be used for such things,” Minerva stated. “If not for a full docket of business to cover, I have no doubt that your tenure as headmaster would have ended with that exchange.”
“They are demanding that the stone be removed?” Dumbledore asked. “The fools! I haven’t the time to see to its protection with all of the work piling up. Do they wish to see our world go up in flames?”
“The world is a far different place now; with the resources we can now bring to bear, there is no need to risk our children any longer,” Minerva said sternly. “The stone has been removed, Albus. Filius and Pomona are dismantling the traps even as we speak. Which reminds me, Hagrid wants to know what you wish done with the troll.”
Dumbledore paused, aghast at the initiative the deputy headmistress had displayed. “What has become of the stone?”
“It has been given to an acquaintance to safeguard, until such time as Mr. Flamel wishes to lay claim to it,” Minerva said. “It is no longer the concern of this school.”
“How could you do that without consulting me?” Dumbledore demanded. “How can you be sure this acquaintance will not misuse such a powerful artifact?”
“She literally has nothing to gain from its power; she has no need for gold, and she is already immortal. I cannot think of a more appropriate steward,” Minerva said. “I am sorry, Albus; the board was unwilling to budge on the subject and I must admit, the resolution is more than satisfactory. The safety of the children should be our highest priority.”
“We must also safeguard their future,” Dumbledore countered. “We cannot do that if certain things come to pass.”
“Be that as it may, it is not I whom you would need to convince. However, with the disruptions that other imminent changes are sure to bring, there is no telling when you might have an opportunity to plead your case.”
“I think it would have been prudent for me to have attended the board meeting.” Dumbledore sighed. “I would have been able to rein in anything overly ambitious.”
“Doubtful. The new board has no desire to uphold tradition for tradition’s sake.” Minerva pursed her lips. “You are aware that muggle studies was sorely inadequate. They have decided that history of magic is likewise deficient and have the test scores to back that opinion. Professor Weiss has been promoted to remedy the latter situation. The former shall be rectified with the loan of a social studies professor provided by the muggles.”
“Surely they do not intend to let a muggle loose on the students.” Dumbledore frowned. “The old families will not stand for it.”
“We can no longer hide,” Minerva said. “Without an accurate understanding of the workings of the muggle world, our children will be unnecessarily handicapped in the years to come. The shield of ignorance had already been irreparably shattered by the introduction of a telly into the Gryffindor common room. As for the old families, they, of course, have the option to homeschool their children, but the board refuses to let such bigoted views interfere with the education of those not so biased.”
“The purebloods can easily pressure us into submission over that issue,” Dumbledore argued. “Our current class sizes are barely providing enough funding to keep the school solvent. If the purebloods pull their children, the school will go bankrupt."
“That is the perfect segue into our next order of business,” Minerva said, “as well as a continuation of the last. The muggle government was less than appreciative of our policy of binding the magic of children unwilling or fiscally unable to attend Hogwarts. They asserted that we do not have sovereignty over their people just because they have access to magic. Compromises were made, and all such binding shall be expunged, and the muggle government shall be providing funds for those previously unable to pay the tuition. We shall be seeing the infusion of muggleborns as soon as the new term begins. The muggles see magic as a resource, and they are most eager to cultivate the potential.”
“The board approved this?” Dumbledore shut his eyes as he visualized his control of the school slipping from his grasp.
“Enthusiastically,” Minerva confirmed. “Remember, most of the new board members are muggleborn themselves. They are greeting the muggle government's demands with open arms. Next year, we shall be having more muggle teachers introduced to fill the holes they see in our education system. Hogwarts is to meet both the muggle and the wizarding education standards.”
“And what of the proposed new students? They cannot just be inserted into the classes already in session,” Dumbledore argued. “It will be an undue burden for the staff on top of their normal duties.”
“With the fall of the statute, many jobs at the Ministry have become defunct,” Minerva asserted. “We do not lack in applicants for the additional aid that shall be required, and Merlin knows we have more than enough empty classrooms. It will be a significant deviation from the norm, but we shall manage.”
“I cannot see the students starting halfway through being able to catch up with their peers,” Dumbledore insisted.
“The muggles have introduced us to the concept of summer school,” Minerva said.
“How devious,” Dumbledore replied.
"Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis," Minerva said. "We have no choice but to adapt or perish. The purebloods will not like what is to come, but there is nothing they can do to stop it. Pureblood superiority has no place in this world. Instead of being able to force the muggleborn to conform to our world, we are now faced with having to conform to theirs.
“It is a sad day.” Dumbledore said.
"It is a new day," replied Minerva. "Those who had subjugated based on birthright now find themselves on equal footing with everyone else. There is much I do not like in the changes, but I recognize what must be done in the name of fairness."
“I cannot deny the inequities in our traditions, but so sudden a change is sure to lead to anarchy. There are many who will refuse to change.”
“There will always be those whose minds cannot be changed,” Minerva said, pulling a sealed letter out of her desk. “The board wanted you to have this and await a reply.”
Dumbledore took the missive and broke the seal. His frown grew as he read the contents.
“What is it Albus?” Minerva asked when the old wizard refolded the parchment and placed it in his lap.
Dumbledore gaped like a stunned mullet for a moment before he said, “The board is of the opinion that I cannot properly fulfill my duties as headmaster while being distracted by my duties as Chief Warlock and Supreme Mugwump. They are dismayed that I seem to conflate my politics with the running of this school. The demand is that I either resign from those offices or tender my resignation as headmaster. I have a week to decide.”
In a school very different yet very much the same, the headmaster stood alone in his office. The stress of the last few days had been almost unbearable. There had been many orders from his government to exorcise the very soul of his school, something he would never suffer. There would be no muggleborns walking the hallowed halls. His students would not be taught to subjugate themselves to the wills of mere muggles. He would not capitulate.
A war was coming, and his soldiers would be ready. It would be absurd to lower his guard. It would be inconceivable to bow to the whims of lesser beings.
Wizards were superior, after all.
The time was coming when that would be proven.
Until then, they would play the fool. They would pretend to cooperate. They would become stronger. After all, his master had been correct on many fronts.
The wards of his school were far better than anything that Hogwarts, Beauxbatons or Ilvermorny incorporated. The exact location was known to only a few outside the alumni. Wizards may have been exposed, but the school was not. It would be a bastion, a stronghold.
Yet, the stress was immense. He was boxed in from all sides. He had nowhere else to run.
He looked down at his bared arm, fearing what he knew he would see.
The mark was darker.
Much darker.
His master had returned.
In the plush smoking room of the Minister's mansion, Xenophilius looked at his forlorn guest and said. “Come now, you can’t still be upset over not getting a date. That was days ago.”
“Twilight made it look so easy,” Lyra grumbled. “I’ll bet if I had more time, I could have made it work.”
“So, you’ve said,” Xenophilius noted. “Repeatedly.”
“Rejection hurts.”
“I’m surprised that you’ve had time to feel rejected,” Xenophilius said. “We’ve been busy.”
“You more than I,” Lyra replied. “So far, I’ve just been making speeches about looking forward to good relations and shaking hooves. Dan Granger was right, you humans do like ponies too much.”
“I’m sure you're suffering from all the attention. Some people have no concept of personal space.”
“Nah, it’s been great,” Lyra admitted.
“Anyway, you had something you wanted to talk to me privately about before you head home for the night?” Xenophilius asked.
“Yes,” Lyra sighed. “Princess Celestia has heard about your prison and isn’t happy with what she’s learned. She’s thinking of breaking off official relations unless it’s closed down.”
“Mmm,” Xenophilius rubbed his chin. “I can see why she would be concerned after hearing about Azkaban. It is not a pleasant place, but it is a necessity.”
Lyra narrowed her eyes. “It is a necessity that you treat your prisoners so cruelly?”
“You’re looking at it from the wrong angle.” Xenophilius patted Lyra’s head reassuringly. “Azkaban does not exist to punish its prisoners; it exists to contain their gaolers. The dementors used to roam the countryside making victims of unwary wizards and muggles alike. They could be chased away by a powerful enough witch, but they were always a danger. They kissed many unfortunate innocents before Azkaban was built.”
“That’s horrible,” Lyra said.
“It was,” Xenophilius agreed. “We have yet to find a way to destroy them. However, they are amendable to stay in one spot if a steady food supply is made available. It is a tenuous situation, but we keep the masses safe by sacrificing the worst of us to their mercies. It is not a perfect solution but it is better than the alternative.”
“That’s horrible,” Lyra repeated.
“I agree,” Xenophilius said. “Perhaps, with the new knowledge shared by your government, we can end the need. Until then, the choice is between letting them have magicals who have proven themselves to be a danger to the common good and letting them prey upon anyone they like, anywhere they like. We are literally choosing the lesser of two evils, granting ourselves some measure of control.”
“That is so horrible.”
There were no wardens. There were no guards. Still, it was where they were forced to stay. Still, it was a prison. Still, the months had been fabulous. The dementors were but an awful memory.
Still, the months had been cruel. Hardly a moment had gone by when she wasn’t certain that there were aurors just outside, preparing to bring down the wards of her impromptu home, ready to take her back to the suffering.
Intellectually, she knew it was a baseless fear.
The price of being caught after escaping was to be kissed, left soulless by the very beings she so feared.
It was enough to drown the euphoria of no longer being in their presence.
Every day, she suffered. Paranoia ate at her very core.
It was so much better than the life she had been living.
Yippy held her as she wept.
They were both fugitives.
They were both without hope.
Thus, the days passed.
Then the mark . . . the mark darkened.
Hope came tempered by a new fear.
Her master had returned.
Yet, no call came, no way for her to find him, no way to be by his side.
Hope died anew.
She just wanted out.
The opportunity came when her sister apparated into the safehouse, with an owl of all things.
Greetings were brief, reacquaintance denied.
Her sister had little time, and her brother-in-law had forbidden the granting of aid for fear of punishment from the new Ministry.
She learned that her son was in a different dimension and the owl could take her to him.
Without looking back, Imogen and Yippy left the world of man.
And another chapter without the crusaders; that’s four in a row now.
a bit short, but still good.
Now who is Imogen and yippi, we shall see :D.
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It was an interlude, I never include Crusaders in interludes.
Also, the Crusaders have expanded their roster, there has been a Crusader in every other chapter that you mentioned.
After reading this chapter, I am most curious at which school mentioned in the second paragraph?
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She is Barnaby Lee's mother who Discord summoned (and let loose) during teacher-parent conference at Hogwarts. She fled together with her old house elf.
At a guess niether Celestia or Luna would need gold and both are already immortal so they would be good guardians for the Stone..
9939696 The school bit confused me as well till a possible solution presented itself. While not seen in the first Harry Potter books readers would know there are other schools including one ran by a Deatheater. Are we seeing Karkaroff and Durmstrang Institute its the only known school not listed by the speaker. Dumbledore says he has been busy at the IWC headquarters reminding us the ending of the statue of secrecy is a World-wide event
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Almost certainly Durmstrang, with Karkaroff as headmaster.
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Could be Durmstrang.
Really like where this is going.
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To be honest, this is actually the first interlude which I was engaged with. (Most of them, I just skim-read through as quickly as possible because I was too into the non-interlude events and wanted to get back to them.)
I think it's because I'm so into this whole "watch people try to deal with the fall of the statute of secrecy thing" that I don't mind how far the story has drifted from its original "watch the fun that ensues when the Crusaders go to Hogwarts" premise.
I feel like I've read this conversation with Dumbledore 5 times now. Every scene with him is repetitive and one-note. Can he seriously just resign and go live in a cottage for 50 chapters or so until he actually has something to do?
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I get the feeling he is going to resign from Hogwarts to focus on politics and it is likely we won't see him for 50 chapters or so...
You know, I was wondering what had become of Imogen. She may do well in Equestria.
And that is the tidiest explanation for Askaban that I have ever seen written. Good show.
Edit: Wait. Does Equestria have an extradition treaty yet with Britain?
Oh come on! Now I have to support this idiot! sodding rass'in-frass'in... of all the confounded luck.
Dumbledore should have been thrown out of every thing years ago and left penny less he is just to stupid to do much of any thing right.
Citation needed. And how much can a Hogwarts tuition be if the Weasleys could afford seven of them?
Dumbledore is by far the weakest part of this story, and this chapter was half him. Needless to say, I didn't get much enjoyment out of it. Still, hopefully we'll move on to something else next time.
I feel the beating up of Dumb!edore is getting a little excessive and mean spirited. At heart Dumbledore is an good guy, to see him being so stubborn for so long feels out of character. Also Celestia not having empathy for his making decisions that where best at the time but that in hindsight were mistakes doesn't seem right. It's about time a certain princess remembered about terrible things she had not choice but to do and have a real heart to heart with a particular wizard to humble himself and admit his mistakes. Basically I am saying given how things have changed I see Dumbledore as being able to get his house in order and do some reflection and self improvement, not just be a stubborn a-hole.
I'm not saying to stop the story or rewrite already "published" parts but to consider you might be going too far to "punish" Albus Dumbledore and if you keep going dow the same parth it will become parody.
Apologies in advance to some of my fellow readers, but this is probably going to come across as rude, and I'm sorry about that, but I can't think of how to word this properly without potentially sounding rude. I wanted to both pull some people back down to earth and let the author know that some of us get where you're coming from. Please note that I am not affiliated with the story in any way, these are my views as a fellow reader.
This is an AU, and for more than one reason, and people need to remember that. This Dumbledore is NOT canon Dumbledore. In this story he was willing to go a LOT farther to get Harry into the "proper mindset" to be willing to sacrifice himself to defeat Voldemort. He set up the whole Dursley situation so that Harry would be beholden to him for "rescuing" Harry. That way Harry would be less likely to question the path Dumbledore set out for him to walk to eventually confronting Voldemort. He is also far more personally invested in maintaining "wizarding traditions", some of which appear to be pureblood privileges of various kinds. He's also far more stubborn than canon and has fallen prey to the arrogance that canon Dumbledore admitted to being susceptible to. Canon Dumbledore may not have deserved quite all the repercussions present in this story, though even he deserved some of them, but the exaggerated version of Dumbledore present in this story does.
I always find it funny when this idea is brought up. By my understanding, they were driven into hiding by angry mobs armed with torches and pitch forks, they stayed hidden out of fear of being burned at the stake if they were ever found, and at the same time they think themselves more powerful then large military forces that can level cities.
Quite a difference between how strong they think they are and how strong the reality of the situation portrays them to be.
ON the Dumbledore front.... yes there is some DUmbles bashing. BUT the Author has been somewhat decent in making sure its not a center point of the story and that Dumbles is just...absent from most of the story. And now he has a ultimatium of dropping some of his titles.
Assuming Dogger has him decide to stop being headmaster (which seems to be the case as the whole scene leading up to the boards demand should underscore just how little control he HAS over hogwarts at the moment or the near future.. and in a prior chapter he had already given up on guiding Harry... which would imply DUmbles will choose the position of power he still has influence and ability to control in), than he can effectivily be put on a bus. Only showing up as cameo sin the 'wider world reaction' snippets while the main story focues on Hogwarts.
Its a nice solution for a graceful exit to a character Dogger has admitted he has trouble writing without making him a bit of buttmonkey.
Now what interests me is Imogen entering Equestria. because she seems a interesting character. She isn't a repetant DE/pureblood supremicist BUT niether is she without her own noble values (like proper treatement of her houseelf). So that provides some interesting narrative potential for her settling into Equestria both for personal growth AND how she helps Barnabas interact with his new family and stepchild. Which is already a interesting subplot IMO. Where Barnabas pureblood values are guiding him into being a respectable father and herdmate, without a abrupt 180 on his beliefs,
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If I remember correctly the have reinterpreted it as "Muggle just want them to provide solutions for everything via magic".
Most interesting.
I actually wondered how Dumbledore had been able to hold down all those positions at once. At a guess the small school size in addition to the size of the magical community meant that none of them actually took up all that much time. With the fall of the statute of secrecy, there would be more to do in the political offices, while the vast increase in the school size would increase the demands on being a headmaster. The result being that they are now all full time jobs. Even without the demand from the school board Dumbledore would eventually have to make a choice between them.
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Yeah, it's fanon, and not a particularly well-thought-out one. The ability to "bind magic" is a new idea that raises a whole bunch of inconvenient questions about why nobody ever actually used this. And the "fiscally unable" is a laugh and a half, both because of the Weasleys, and because it makes the plot point about the declining wizard population seem pretty stupid. And the "unwilling" part is just nonsense, as there are canonical Hogwarts dropouts that still have their magic.
Edit: I guess this is actually addressed in the books, and yeah, that's not how it works.
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Rowling said it's free. But there's some tuition fee in this AU... so maybe the Weasleys are poor because of it.
The Azkaban explanation is really really perfect.
Truthfully in my opinion celestias being a little hypocritical... dont hate me .... she turns any threats to stone or imprisons them in tartarus. Yes aszkaban is torture but some of the people in their are worse then tirek. He drained ponies of magic but didnt kill for enjoyment some probably did die dont get me wrong especially amongst pegasus but alot of the wizards in azkaban tortured killed raped and worse muggleborn and .. blood traitors.. for their enjoyment. Some were tortured for years but went back to their old ways the moment voldermort freed them. She doesn't understand some people just wanna see the world burn. In my opinion the changlings are doing it right their great in this story. Peter is a perfect example he runs right to voldermort and kills cideric .. the only reason he died is he felt a moment of guilt when he was about to off harry potter and voldermorts magic turned on him. Even in this story him raping a pony .... (when truthfully all he had to do was ask and hed of had her and probably 3 others dying to join in) ...is not surprising. If it wasnt for the fact harry potter was a book for teens. Half the weasley children probably wouldve been rape children. A surprise imperious followed by obliviate afterwards while the husband was at work and kids were out wouldve left molly at his mercy.
Ponies stopping diplomacy with wizards wont happen its a empty threat. The other countries of equis would be their so fast celestias head would spin. Ways of getting magic to use to put them on even footing with equestrias monopoly on magic. Griffins with guns and magic the storm king with access is even worse. So no not happening. If equestria forbids access to the portal the country's might go to war just to close off equestrias access to it. Its to big a threat to let equestria monopolize it. Is celestia willing to kill millions of foreign soldiers it'd definitely ... in the other countries view... show her real colors.
Edit: your explanation on the reason for azkaban was well done ... but theirs other reasons then appeasing dementors. It felt to short to explain something so major. Ponies will be like oh we can banish/destroy dementors. Yah but that doesnt curb the inmates murderous mentality. The ponies dont seem to understand how evil some humans can be.
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Pretty sure the cost of the supplies could be considered a fee of sorts.
Anyone else think this is long overdue? That anyone would think they could manage both of those jobs at the same time and do a good job of it is either crazy, an idiot, or immensely arrogant.
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The canon material is fairly close to being the same. They don't know how to kill a dementor. The thing is, Azkaban was a wizard stronghold held, and possibly built by a mad pure-blood wizard who captured muggles and tortured them...
The back story doesn't go into detail, but apparently there were dementors already there when the MOM found the place.
It is entirely possible the dementors are the twisted souls of the captured muggles. I think of them as being for lack of a better analogy, a type of Hallow [Think Bleach anime]. Soals that have been hollowed out and now seek to fill a void that can never be filled.
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The wizarding world was pretty small, so being the head warlock wouldn't involve a lot of actual work. Now it's going to be a full time job though, so it makes sense to ask him to focus on one or the other.
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Actually I bet he'll do the opposite...for the first half anyway. He'll leave his other positions and still be headmaster but also still play in politics. After all, he did that just that in the latter half of the books.
I guess if they even want it, the purebloods could rebel or just go somewhere else... Maybe a forgotten isle no one knows in the middle of nowhere. Expansion Charms, Fidelius and no muggles to disturb them.
9940403 Tuition and board is free. Wands cost, books cost, robes cost, brooms cost, etc....
https://twitter.com/emmalineonline1/status/622116906493943813
I remember at one time researching it up (i.e. applying Google to find somebody else's research) and the answer they came up with for first year expenses was a minimum of “Eighty-five galleons, six sickles and five knuts.”
Ah, there's Dumbledore, I was wondering what he was doing. I think the new ministry is making the right call, making him choose which job he wants to keep.
I also like what happened in the last scene with the mom, I wonder how she's going to be treated once she reaches her destination.
And I just love that the owls can now fly in non-orthogonal directions, would it be possible for an owl to teach a broom that? I'm sure scootaloo would be able to do it if it's possible.
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By my research (quick Google search) that's a minimum of $8,500.00!
9941338 By my grocery bill, that's less than it costs to keep the little crumb-crunchers in the house. Far better for them to go learn a trade.
Overall, an interesting chapter. I've been musing on Lyra's activities. She has her hooves full with her new job. As the official ambassador and representative of a foreign head of state, won't she have to meet with the queen and various presidents? That would be a whole chapter in and of itself. As for who has the stone, I'm guessing Celestia.
V/R,
Dreadnought
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I thought she was Barnaby Lee's mother. The one who Discord brought to the infirmary after Barnaby attacked the Griffondors.
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Yes, that is true. Perhaps Daphne will join them?
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I'm guessing Durmstrang.
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Maybe purebloods get a discount?
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Yet they let Elon Musk run SpaceX, Tesla, and several other companies.
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Perhaps establish an expat community in Equestria?
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If me memory serves, isn't that what Sweetie is told she needs in your story?
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They are the reason wizards had been revealed so I don't think so...
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How so?
We as the readers can connect the dots, but it's a long string of dots and nobody in the story has all of them.
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They are the strangers, they appeared suddenly and somehow the muggles discovered magic, they don't need anything more
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Hm where does this canon come from?
Never heard of it.
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Actually, it was the muggle media that revealed wizards to the world. They had been staking out the Leaky Cauldron for a while and had put one of their guys on the inside.
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You forget that Purebloods don't look that trash named 'Muggle Media' or 'Televison' that work with 'Elektrecety'
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AzkabanBy J.K. RowlingOriginally published on on Aug 10th 2015
What I said concerning what a dementor is is mostly speculation on my part. Kind of an educated guess/head canon based on available canon material. In this case background material given to us by JKR herself and is good only untill she changes it.
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No, that refers to the earlier.
Now adding a disclaimer to the interlude. ** No children were harmed in the performance of this ritual**
Another addiction broken.
I feel so much better now ive caught up
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Not quite sure myself.
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Then what would that make Rainbow, especially after she adopts Scootaloo?
FINALLY
why would dumbledore have a dark mark? this is stupid, he never served voldemort. This chapter makes no sense.