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* [[TheInfiltration The Infiltrator]]: [[spoiler: She goes undercover in Azkaban posing as Sybill Trelawney, hoping to feed Voldemort fake prophecies.]]
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Removing because as the POV character pretty much everyone's scenes revolve around how they interact with Harry.


* SatelliteLoveInterest: Downplayed. She does get a fair amount of characterization of her own, but most of her scenes focus on her developing relationship with Harry.

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* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: During the battle in the Department of Mysteries against Voldemort's loyalists in Y5, she gets hit by a stunner and thrown directly into the Veil before anyone can react.]]

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* TheSocialExpert: She is the one who helps Harry navigate the controversy of being named as the fourth Triwizard champion in Year 4, at least initially. She also has a knack for invoking her status as a member of a well-established and influential pureblood family to gain leverage on others.
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: During the battle in the Department of Mysteries against Voldemort's loyalists in Y5, Year 5, she gets hit by a stunner and thrown directly into the Veil before anyone can react.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: After transferring to Slytherin House, he becomes significantly more well-adjusted than his canon counterpart, and earns more respect for his contributions to Ministry work as a result, culminating in him landing his boss's post as head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation as well as a healthy relationship to a girl from a well-connected family.
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* BookDumb: He appears to lack any studious qualities, to the point where he is still unable to answer a very simple question in Potions class a full year after the first time he flubbed it.


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* TheLoad: Quickly becomes this for Gryffindor House due to the combination of his own incompetence and his overwhelming antagonism against Slytherins.
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* GenerationXerox:
** Like his father, Harry is a prodigy on the broomstick.
** Like his mother, he excels at the study of Potions and considers it one of his favorite subjects.

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* CoolTeacher
* SternTeacher

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* CoolTeacher
CoolTeacher: For the Slytherins, at least, who appreciate his dramatic flair and biting sarcasm.
* SternTeacher
ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Played straight, surprisingly enough. Though he still exhibits anti-Gryffindor biases as in canon, having the perspective of the Slytherin students makes it clear that while he might be more excessive at granting them house points, he does not subvert Dumbledore's authority as Headmaster, grants them neither unfair permissions or advantages, and will not hesitate to punish house members for staining their reputation.
* SoProudOfYou: Tends to express this towards Slytherins who exemplify the best qualities of and bring honor to the house.
* SternTeacher: Students cross him at their peril. Not even Slytherins are safe should they be caught slacking in their duties.

!!Minerva [=McGonagall=]
Head of Gryffindor House. Her relationship with Harry is antagonistic at best, and she and the Slytherins view each other with a great deal of suspicion in general.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Downplayed. While she tries to moderate her biases, they are still present and tend to undermine her interactions with Slytherin students.
* SternTeacher: As in canon, she puts up with zero shenanigans from anyone.

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* {{Yandere}}: She slowly becomes this while wearing Salazar Slytherin's Locket.

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* {{Yandere}}: She slowly OfficialCouple: Eventually becomes this while wearing Salazar Slytherin's Locket.with Harry. [[spoiler:Ends up being cruelly subverted in Y5 when she is unceremoniously KilledOffForReal.]]




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* SatelliteLoveInterest: Downplayed. She does get a fair amount of characterization of her own, but most of her scenes focus on her developing relationship with Harry.
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglySuddenDeath: During the battle in the Department of Mysteries against Voldemort's loyalists in Y5, she gets hit by a stunner and thrown directly into the Veil before anyone can react.]]
* {{Yandere}}: She slowly becomes this while wearing Salazar Slytherin's Locket.
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Fanfic/TheyShookHands is a fanfic that tells the overplot of the Literature/HarryPotter series using the Slytherin characters.

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Fanfic/TheyShookHands ''Fanfic/TheyShookHands'' is a fanfic that tells the overplot of the Literature/HarryPotter ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series using the Slytherin characters.
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* ShoutOut: Her title of Security Officer is a nod to the PotterMusical.

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* ShoutOut: Her title of Security Officer is a nod to the PotterMusical.[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]].

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They're not completely evil in this story. It really doesn't make sense that one quarter of all 11 year old children are evil. They have certain opinions about Muggles and Muggle-borns, but the House as a whole doesn't blindly follow Voldemort.



* FirstGirlWins: She's Harry's first love interest, but things don't exactly work out well.



* GirlPosse

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* GirlPosseGirlPosse: Pansy's best friend at the start of the series.



* BigBrotherInstinct: He tries to look out for Ginny, in his own way. It is not appreciated.



In Y1, Harry got the Slytherins to stop picking on Neville, as he is a pure-blood and to harass him goes against the Slytherin house rules. This means his only nemesis is Professor Snape and Potions class. His development is a bit different, and by the time we see him in Y4, he's a stronger character than in the canon.

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In Y1, Harry got the Slytherins to stop picking on Neville, as he is a pure-blood and to harass him goes against the Slytherin house rules. This means his only nemesis is Professor Snape and Potions class. His development is a bit different, and by the time we see him in Y4, he's a stronger character than in the canon. [[spoiler: In Y6, Harry even invites him to join his secret society.]]


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* ShoutOut: Her title of Security Officer is a nod to the PotterMusical.
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The surviving Marauders act as a powerful counterweight to the Slytherin propaganda about Muggles and Muggle-borns. They are able to bring Harry back a bit after three years of immersion in Slytherin prejudice.
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This characterization of Lucius is definitely not typical. He's a bad man, but he may not be an evil man. He has a good side to him, but his moral code is different. Very much a TheGodfather sort of criminal. He's Harry's strongest positive male influence for the first three stories, and even with Sirius back in the picture, Lucius has a significant role in things.

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This characterization of Lucius is definitely not typical. He's a bad man, but he may not be an evil man. He has a good side to him, but his moral code is different. Very much a TheGodfather [[Franchise/TheGodfather Godfather]] sort of criminal. He's Harry's strongest positive male influence for the first three stories, and even with Sirius back in the picture, Lucius has a significant role in things.
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This characterization of Lucius is definitely not typical. He's a bad man, but he may not be an evil man. He has a good side to him, but his moral code is different. Very much a Godfather sort of criminal. He's Harry's strongest positive male influence for the first three stories, and even with Sirius back in the picture, Lucius has a significant role in things.

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This characterization of Lucius is definitely not typical. He's a bad man, but he may not be an evil man. He has a good side to him, but his moral code is different. Very much a Godfather TheGodfather sort of criminal. He's Harry's strongest positive male influence for the first three stories, and even with Sirius back in the picture, Lucius has a significant role in things.
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!!Vector!!Septima Vector
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* SheCleansUpNicely: At the Yule Ball.

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* SheCleansUpNicely: At the Yule Ball.
Ball. [[spoiler: With Viktor Krum, no less!]]




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* TookALevelInBadass: Several levels, actually. He joins the duelling club in Y5 and works his butt off to improve his skills. Harry convinces him to get a new wand, and a positive feedback loop begins. [[spoiler: In Y6, Harry actually invites him to join his friends in the Order of the Basilisk.]]
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Pureblood society

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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Pureblood Pure-blood society



* SlobsVersusSnobs: Draco is prejudiced against Muggles and Muggleborns, but when he learns that his best mate's mother was a very skilled witch, he starts to revise his opinions. He's not there yet, but he's gradually [[HeelFaceTurn coming around]] at least a little bit.

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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Draco is prejudiced against Muggles and Muggleborns, Muggle-borns, but when he learns that his best mate's mother was a very skilled witch, he starts to revise his opinions. He's not there yet, but he's gradually [[HeelFaceTurn coming around]] at least a little bit.



The smart one of the group. His father is a scholar, and it's definitely rubbed off. Smug and extremely prejudiced about Muggleborns.

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The smart one of the group. His father is a scholar, and it's definitely rubbed off. Smug and extremely prejudiced about Muggleborns.Muggle-borns.



* SlobsVersusSnobs: Theo is easily the most prejudiced against Muggleborns. He's even worse than Draco.

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* SlobsVersusSnobs: Theo is easily the most prejudiced against Muggleborns.Muggle-borns. He's even worse than Draco.



In Y1, Harry got the Slytherins to stop picking on Neville, as he is a pureblood and to harass him goes against the Slytherin house rules. This means his only nemesis is Professor Snape and Potions class. His development is a bit different, and by the time we see him in Y4, he's a stronger character than in the canon.

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In Y1, Harry got the Slytherins to stop picking on Neville, as he is a pureblood pure-blood and to harass him goes against the Slytherin house rules. This means his only nemesis is Professor Snape and Potions class. His development is a bit different, and by the time we see him in Y4, he's a stronger character than in the canon.



* FamilyValuesVillain: Expects his sons to behave like decent human beings, do well in school, marry nice pureblood girls, and continue the family line.

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* FamilyValuesVillain: Expects his sons to behave like decent human beings, do well in school, marry nice pureblood pure-blood girls, and continue the family line.



* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Argues passionately and eloquently for the pureblood ways and wizarding culture.

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Argues passionately and eloquently for the pureblood pure-blood ways and wizarding culture.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: His idea of the Magical Child Protection Act takes Muggleborn children away from the parents at birth and puts them in an OrphanageOfFear.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: His idea of the Magical Child Protection Act takes Muggleborn Muggle-born children away from the parents at birth and puts them in an OrphanageOfFear.



* WhiteSheep: Disowned for marrying the Muggleborn Ted Tonks.

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* WhiteSheep: Disowned for marrying the Muggleborn Muggle-born Ted Tonks.

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* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: To put it mildly, Theo and his father have a disagreement about joining Voldemort's cause.]]

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* [[spoiler: {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: To put it mildly, Theo and his father have a disagreement about joining Voldemort's cause.]]



The leader of the [[GirlPosse Slytherin girls in her year]], she also exerts a powerful influence with other forms. Described as pretty enough, she's not drop dead gorgeous, but she's got the most important family (of the girls). She and Draco were betrothed an unspecified number of years ago, but neither of them seems to take it particularly seriously. She doesn't seem interested in him romantically [[spoiler:until Harry tells her that Draco likes her]] but later in the story they do date.

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The leader of the [[GirlPosse Slytherin girls in her year]], she also exerts a powerful influence with other forms. Described as pretty enough, she's not drop dead gorgeous, but she's got the most important family (of the girls). She and Draco were betrothed an unspecified number of years ago, but neither of them seems to take it particularly seriously. She doesn't seem interested in him romantically romantically, [[spoiler:until Harry tells her that Draco likes her]] but later in the story they do date.



The snarky one of the group. Daphne always has a zinger and loves to get in the last word.

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The snarky one of the group. Daphne always has a zinger and loves to get in the last word. Definitely NOT the IceQueen trope.



Not a big part of the story yet, but Harry did go for dinner at the Tonks house.

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Not a big part of the story yet, but Harry did go for dinner at has managed to heal the Tonks house.
breach between Andromeda and Narcissa, to everyone's surprise. Even Ted and Lucius are friendly.



So far, she's her canon self. Hopefully we'll see a lot of her in Y5.

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So far, she's her canon self. Hopefully we'll We see a lot more of her in Y5.Y5, she's prominent in Y6, and leading into Y7 she seems to have a part in a big plot.
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!!Percy Weasley
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Loathed by his own House.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Ginny.
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!!Blaise Zabini
Started first year in Slytherin along with Harry and rest of the gang, but is removed from Hogwarts by his mother after the troll incident, and doesn't return until year 5.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Due to several years of absence, and the timing of his return, he is viewed with thinly veiled suspicion by the other Slytherins.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Since returning to Hogwarts, he gets only a chilly reception from the other Slytherins in his year group. This is mostly because they have molded themselves into a resistance cell to fight Voldemort, which he is not aware of.
* PutOnABus: Leaves Hogwarts after the troll incident in first year.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Once he recovers from the shock of suffering the Cruciatus and then killing his own father, Theo dedicates himself to fighting Death Eaters without pity or mercy, and has absolutely no scruples about torturing or mind raping anyone even suspected of supporting Voldemort's cause.]]
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* ChickMagnet: Despite Slytherin being considered the house of BlackSheep, Harry's reputation still gets quite a boost due to the solidarity of his peers. As a result, many, many schoolgirls are actively seeking his attentions.
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!! Dolores Umbridge
The new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's fifth year. She is later appointed as Hogwarts chief of security and initiates a dueling club that includes a large majority of the student population.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Due to the Ministry fully embracing the narrative that Voldemort has returned and is actively threatening peaceful magical citizens, she is a far more reasonable and balanced figure. Harry still feels there's something ''off'' about her, though.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: She initiates a school-wide dueling club that is quickly revealed to be a proto-military training course for students to prepare them for action against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It's even named Ministry Youth.
* PoliticallyMotivatedTeacher: She was appointed Defence professor by the Ministry since the school governors could not agree to any of Dumbledore's candidates. She makes use of her position to spout Ministry war propaganda and actively recruits students to join the Aurors once they graduate.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Massively downplayed, but her appointment as Hogwarts security officer and her review of other professors still has strong shades of her canon incarnation as the high inquisitor. Halfway through the year she becomes the primary voice of the faculty to the student body.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She definitely has a point that Voldemort's forces should be resisted by all, and to the fullest extent possible. Her methods, on the other hand, may give one pause.
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* Hidden Depths: He can be remarkably well-spoken when it suits him, and as mentioned above, he is quite good at and thoroughly enjoys the field of astronomy.

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* Hidden Depths: HiddenDepths: He can be remarkably well-spoken when it suits him, and as mentioned above, he is quite good at and thoroughly enjoys the field of astronomy.

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* Hidden Depths: He can be remarkably well-spoken when it suits him, and as mentioned above, he is quite good at and thoroughly enjoys the field of astronomy.



* PhraseCatcher: variations of "fat head." "MY HEAD IS NOT FAT!"

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* PhraseCatcher: variations Variations of "fat head." "MY HEAD IS NOT FAT!"

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