That would fit, especially considering Tom's origins.I'm re-reading NoFP again, and I just finished with "Sirius, Spectacles, and Quidditch Spectacles", where the agent in place is first mentioned. The second sentence in that section is somewhat interesting.
"Among the veiled insults and threats were some very specific instructions."
Now, I think to myself "Self, why the veiled insults and threats?" Well, I'm coming up with that the agent in place is a half blood, with a pureblood patron. The patron may even possibly be the half blood's wizarding parent, with the half blood being the unexpected result of an illicit dalliance with a muggle/muggleborn.
Of course, this might just be my mind cooking up something that isn't there, but I like the thought of the agent in place being Lucius Malfoy's offspring, who uses his unwitting half brother Draco in his plans without Draco ever knowing he's being used.
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From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Assuming the agent in place is from the future and assuming that he is also subject to the same condition Harry is (that being the secondary corpus magi), if we take the irony mentioned as referring to the perceived inanity, at that point in time, of one's magical core going boom, then we just might have a walking firework of a time traveler in our future.Harry let out a heartfelt sigh. Even if the worst happened, all of his information wouldn't necessarily be lost forever. The part of his dream about his core exploding was probably just his imagination going into paranoid overdrive. He'd never heard of such a thing happening before, but it did make for a very dramatic ending.
He'd think back, later, on the irony of such a thought.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Um, what?Which, of course, will make it deeply amusing should it turn out that he is.
The irony comment might be related to dramatic endings, though -hinting, perhaps, that the ending of Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past will be extremely undramatic?
Or extremely dramatic, it could be either one really. The irony comment is pretty much an ideal prophecy -it can be interpreted in many ways, some of which are directly contradictory, such that pretty much no matter what happens it will be possible to say that the prophecy was correct, and to justify that statement.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Now, has it been agreed upon as to whether this timeline is the 'Original Timeline' (The one Harry fears; 'History' doomed to repeat itself, etc..) which the AIP is preserving, or is it the timeline for the AIP's plot (whatever that is)?Fortunately, the week-long detention would not interfere with the timeline. That would be… unfortunate… after the lengths he'd gone to in order to set up that particular chain of dominoes.
I've just now thought of the possibility that the 'timeline' that the AIP is referring to is a normal everyday timeline as in I need to remember to do this on this day. As in a day to day plan of what he needs to do to complete his objectives. The Evil Authorlord probably used the word timeline to throw everyone off, you know a red herring and all that.Wow, I did not clue in to that consensus in the slightest =P
Point taken, Aldraia.
Question; the AIP mentions a timeline in chapter 25.Now, has it been agreed upon as to whether this timeline is the 'Original Timeline' (The one Harry fears; 'History' doomed to repeat itself, etc..) which the AIP is preserving, or is it the timeline for the AIP's plot (whatever that is)?Fortunately, the week-long detention would not interfere with the timeline. That would be… unfortunate… after the lengths he'd gone to in order to set up that particular chain of dominoes.
I've forgotten; is it confirmed that the AIP is male, or in Slytherin?I'm beginning to suspect that the AIP is someone who is a son of someone highly placed in the Ministry, of which there are quite a few in Slytherin.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Which could also be said about a Ravenclaw prefect. Heck even Cormick McClaggen could be the AIp though I grant you, Gryffindor's don't have the reputation of being particularly intelligent... But really why are we focusing on Slytherin? That seems a little presumptive. This story is not being written by Rowling so we can't assume that the bad guys are only in Slytherin.We have all assumed a lot of things, but the AIP is almost certainly older and has had some time to get noticed as an effective person. While I doubt it is a Slytherin prefect, it could explain some things.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
Your point is well made. It seems we've fallen into the same loop of thinking as Harry. D'oh. However, I do think the argument could be made that a Slytherin is more likely, if certainly stereotypical. Consider: the patron is obviously someone of considerable influence and wealth, most of which seems to be concentrated in Pureblood Slytherin families both in canon and NoFP; also, the Agent appears to have been behind the attack on Cho--while Ravenclaws are certainly capable of being ruthless, I think they, along with Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, value House loyalty, whereas our green-clad friends hold different views of loyalty...and the price for violating it; and lastly, as we've determined, this person manipulated Draco--who, while prideful and far from the sharpest tool in the shed, is far more likely to be easily manipulated by someone he knows and someone he trusts (both by degrees, of course) and Draco doesn't seem the type to take stock in what anyone non-Slytherin has to say.Why are we focusing on Slytherin? That seems a little presumptive. This story is not being written by Rowling so we can't assume that the bad guys are only in Slytherin.
From his new fic Long Night of the HarvestDon't forget: Mass Effect is powered by magic space rocks. Evangelion is powered by Your Mom.
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