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Comment author: pedanterrific 26 March 2012 05:08:19AM 10 points [-]

Lily's last conversation with Voldemort just so happens to replicate the requirements of a Dark ritual - you name the thing sacrificed, and then the thing to be gained.

"I accept the bargain. Yourself to die, and the child to live."

...Now that's awesome.

He could have sent his Patronus with a message to her the moment he heard the prophecy.

The prophecy was made before Harry was born; the Potters were in hiding for more than a year before the attack.

Comment author: Daniel_Starr 26 March 2012 05:16:08AM 0 points [-]

Fixed. Thanks!

Comment author: pedanterrific 26 March 2012 05:28:42AM *  1 point [-]

Also,

But what about Dumbledore's mother and sister? In canon the blame goes to Aberforth, Albus and Grindelwald together.

In canon Kendra died some time before Ariana, not in the fight.

Is it possible that in the fic Draco is right, and Dumbledore sacrificed one or both?

I don't understand how you get this from

"Dumbledore murdered his little sister, and got away with it because his brother wouldn't testify against him-"

Comment author: Daniel_Starr 26 March 2012 05:35:39AM *  0 points [-]

Removed confusing clause. In the fic, we have

Dumbledore’s mother had died mysteriously, shortly before his younger sister died in what the Aurors had ruled to be murder.

This is a change from canon. Presumably it points to a secret about Dumbledore.

Comment author: Anubhav 26 March 2012 02:51:25PM 6 points [-]

Here's a real change from canon:

His eyes were as cold as anything Minerva had seen from him since the day his brother died.

chapter 18

No clue what it implies, though.

Comment author: Daniel_Starr 27 March 2012 01:03:45AM 3 points [-]

Implies Aberforth Dumbledore was killed by the Death Eaters.

If Albus Dumbledore killed Narcissa himself, this was probably the trigger.

Comment author: pedanterrific 26 March 2012 05:39:28AM 2 points [-]

Ah, no it's not?

Comment author: Rubix 27 March 2012 02:30:50AM 0 points [-]

Yes it is.

Comment author: pedanterrific 27 March 2012 03:54:47AM 0 points [-]

I don't see anything in the link that contradicts that. Unless you're just saying that it isn't made explicit that the Aurors ruled it to be murder?

Comment author: Rubix 28 March 2012 06:58:23PM 0 points [-]

I think we're talking about different things. The original post made it look like he was calling Aberforth's death a change from canon, whereas I guess he was talking about Kendra.

Comment author: pedanterrific 28 March 2012 07:09:19PM 0 points [-]

I was responding to

In the fic, we have

Dumbledore’s mother had died mysteriously, shortly before his younger sister died in what the Aurors had ruled to be murder.

This is a change from canon. Presumably it points to a secret about Dumbledore.

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