Albion seemed more Percy-ish than ever in this story (whatever happened to Percy in the D&L universe, anyway?) and Margot vs Geoff was reminiscent of Ron vs Hermione, but with some real viciousness to it. Not to mention Margot vs Albion ...
I was a little surprised at Margot having always been supportive of Malcolm. He came across as being somewhat intimidated and beaten down by her in the "characters answer questions from readers" meme you did. I'd wondered if the reason he was with Margot in Albion's birthday fic was because Snape made her swear to look after him, and hence "bring Malcolm to a place of safety before everything hits the fan" was Step #1 in her Dark Plan.
Margot's reaction when Albion and Susannah get together should be amusing. I can see her tearing into Albion for stealing his brother's girlfriend, with Malcolm trying, not very forcefully, to explain that he and Susannah were really just friends (I say not very forcefully, because supportive or not, he still appears quite wary of crossing Margot).
It will also be interesting to see how you develop the whole Malcolm looking like Harry Potter thing. It's due to the fact that all purebloods are related, no doubt, but have you worked out exactly how Maud and Snape fit into James' family tree? How did Snape react when the resemblance first became noticeable? Is Harry aware of it? Is Rita Skeeter? I could see her doing a "Harry's Bastard Love Child" story, to pay Snape back for using irony on her. What would really be funny is if it happened when Margot was old enough to take exception, and revenge ...
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I was a little surprised at Margot having always been supportive of Malcolm. He came across as being somewhat intimidated and beaten down by her in the "characters answer questions from readers" meme you did. I'd wondered if the reason he was with Margot in Albion's birthday fic was because Snape made her swear to look after him, and hence "bring Malcolm to a place of safety before everything hits the fan" was Step #1 in her Dark Plan.
Margot's reaction when Albion and Susannah get together should be amusing. I can see her tearing into Albion for stealing his brother's girlfriend, with Malcolm trying, not very forcefully, to explain that he and Susannah were really just friends (I say not very forcefully, because supportive or not, he still appears quite wary of crossing Margot).
It will also be interesting to see how you develop the whole Malcolm looking like Harry Potter thing. It's due to the fact that all purebloods are related, no doubt, but have you worked out exactly how Maud and Snape fit into James' family tree? How did Snape react when the resemblance first became noticeable? Is Harry aware of it? Is Rita Skeeter? I could see her doing a "Harry's Bastard Love Child" story, to pay Snape back for using irony on her. What would really be funny is if it happened when Margot was old enough to take exception, and revenge ...