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Chapter 69 was adorable. Thank you for that, EY, it was wonderful from beginning to end. Your Hermione is recognizably the same Hermione that I loved in canon, just reacting to a somewhat different set of circumstances: I think SPHEW is an excellent twist. And I'm starting to feel extremely fond of Daphne as well.
Very small question: I was confused by the line the Hufflepuff boy was sitting up, and groaning and rubbing his skull where he'd been dropped head-first into the floor; it was a good thing he hadn't been a Muggle, Hermione realized, or he might have snapped his neck.
What is it about wizards that makes their necks less likely to snap? Can somebody explain that reference for me?
In chapter 36, when Harry's family goes over to the Granger's for Christmas,
I'm fairly certain there are other instances as well, but I can't seem to find any more.
My vote is on reflexive use of magic, rather than a physiological difference.
My vote is on reflexive use of magic
Okay, gotcha. I don't think that's supposed to be very reliable, though, at least not canonically.
Applying Fridge Logic, I don't see how they could play a game where iron balls flew around trying to brain people without it being at least somewhat reliable.
On the other hand, Dobby's Bludger did break Harry's arm...
Yep, see Ch. 17.