Tough Act Q&A

Question: Why is Harry against being in SLYTHERIN? The only way he knows about Hogwarts is from the Malfoys who would definitely tell him about how great it was. He would not have a biased against it, also it would e he would get to be with draco. So why is he unhappy about not being in Gryffindor?

Answer: The key to why Harry is unhappy about being in Gryffindor is in his past.  Harry grew up on the streets.  The Malfoys did take him in, but only to further his studies, they never actually take him into their family — if they did, Harry would most likely have attended Hogwarts from age 11.

Harry has grown up as his own independent force, taking what he can and learning from others in order to help himself (a very Slytherin way of thinking), but he is not an exact copy of those who have helped him out.  Harry is very perceptive and did not have Lucius’ ‘sugar coated’ training like Draco did.  Lucius trained Harry to be a weapon and is under the false impression that The Boy Who Lived is firmly under his thumb and Harry uses this to his advantage.

To get right down to it, Harry doesn’t want to be in Slytherin because he is afraid of the type of person he will be come.  He knows the difference between Evil and Great and Powerful.  Slytherin will help him on the path to Greatness, but at what cost?  He has seen what greed and a thirst for power can do for a person and he is determined to be better than some of the kids he saw/knew while growing up.

Plot Bunny

So, I had this plot bunny pop into my head the other day.  I’m trying to develop my concept before I start writing the fic, but when generally outlining everything, I get stuck when deciding one MAJOR part which will influence the rest of the fic.

The (general) Bunny So Far:

Year 4, Harry gets taken with Cedric to the grave yard.  Cedric dies, Harry participates in the ritual.  Lily turns out to be alive and allied with the Dark Lord (whole backstory to this) and tries to help her son.  Harry goes back.  Once the summer comes, Lily and Sev break into Private Drive with the help of the Dark Lord.  They rescue Harry (who has now seen that Dumbles is mean/evil/what have you) and it is found out that Harry is Sev’s son, not James’.

My problem comes when I try to decide what will happen at the end of the summer.  My options are:

1. Harry goes back to Hogwarts and plans to bring down the light.
2. Harry goes to another school
3. Harry goes back to Hogwarts in his (chiche) “true” appearance and is sorted into Slytherin and brings down the light.

The real action won’t happen until 6th year.  I’m thinking about having harry just go back to Hogwarts and not reveal his parentage until 6th year (the scene where he kicks Draco’s arse in the bathroom).

 

Thoughts?

Playlist

 

So, I think that I have finally secured the playlist for Landed:

1. The Kids Are All Wrong – Lagwagon
2. Almost – Bowling for Soup
3. Broken Sound – New Found Glory
4. Freaks – Imperial Teen
5. Rock Star – Ben Folds
6. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
7. Radio – Alkaline Trio
8. Rockin’ The Suburbs – Ben Folds
9. Sweetness – Jimmy Eat World
10. She Said, She Said – The Black Keys
11. The One That Got Away – Allister
12. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – The Postal Service
13. Nothing Compares 2 U – Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies
14. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most – Dashboard Confesionals
15. You Gotta Go There To Come Back (I’m Allright) – Stereophonics
16. A Praised Chorus – Jimmy Eat World
17. Leaving – The Starting Line
18. Timorous Me – Ted, Leo and the Pharmasist
19. Going Gone – The Black Eyed Peas
20. Shadowland – Youthgroup
21. Daylight – Matt and Kim
22. Motorcycle Driveby – Third Eye Blind
23. All The Things I’ve Done – The Killers
24. Landed (strings) – Ben Folds
25. In The Meantime – Spacehog