History FanFic / DarkSecrets

* ShowerOfAngst: Chapter 7, possibly, since Jaiden exhibits about as much emotion as a brick wall.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As well as RonTheDeathEater, we have ''Dean'' the Death Eater who's killed in the first chapter and nobody back at the castle ever notices. It's the last we see of Voldemort himself, too.

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* FauxActionGirl: Jaiden in the sequel is allegedly an Auror. [[DamselScrappy However...]]

* ForTheEvulz: The only thing that could remotely explain Ron's behaviour in the fic.

* MeaningfulEcho: Ron menaces (NightmareRetardant or tries]] [[{{Narm}} to menace]]) Jaiden with the line [[LordOfTheRings "my precious"]]. Draco echoes the line next chapter pre-IKEAErotica, which is presumably supposed to be really sweet, but manages to top the first occurrence for {{Narm}}.

* NarratingTheObvious: ''" Are you sure? " He asked, making sure [[HowDoIUsedTense this is what she wanted.]]''

--> " Are you sure? " He asked, making sure [[IKEAErotica this]] [[HowDoIUsedTense is what she wanted.]]
* ShoutOut: Ron say this to Jaiden when he's sneaked into her room at night: [[LordOfTheRings "My preciousss"]] In the story it's supposed to be creepy, [[NightmareRetardant but]][[{{Narm}} it really isn't.]]

* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: "They had begun to fall in love with each other."
* TooDumbToLive: Ron's master plan when his [[RonTheDeathEater dark secret]] is discovered is to... antagonize and alienate the one person who he's relying on not to make that secret public. [[SarcasmMode Good going there.]]

* TransplantedCharacterFic: The author only occasionally remembers that there's ''magic'' in the {{Potterverse}}, having Draco mend Jaiden's injured foot with {{Muggle}} first aid ''when healing potions were mentioned two chapters ago'', Ron attacking her several times without using so much as a single curse, and the central conflict resolved with a KnifeFight.
** One time she does recall that it's a story about, you know, wizards, ''she has Ron Apparate within Hogwarts.''

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As well as RonTheDeathEater, we have ''Dean'' the Death Eater who's killed in the first chapter and nobody back at the castle ever notices. It's the last we see of ''Voldemort himself'', too.

* BastardBoyfriend: Definitely Ron and arguably Malfoy. At one point, Ron beats Jaiden because he apparently saw her and Malfoy kissing. The next morning, not only does Malfoy not do anything sensible, like telling a professor or even healing the cuts with magic, he just reminds her that she should conceal her new injuries.

* BeigeProse: Descriptions are very sparse [[IKEAErotica (with a notable exception)]] in Dark Secrets, and Betrayed Revenge takes this UpToEleven.

* DuctTapeForEverything: A particularly bizarre example, in which Ron uses it as a substitute for a restraining spell.

* MeaningfulEcho: Ron menaces [[NightmareRetardant (or tries]] [[{{Narm}} to menace)]] Jaiden with the line [[LordOfTheRings "my precious"]]. Draco echoes the line next chapter pre-IKEAErotica, which is presumably supposed to be really sweet but [[UpToEleven manages to top the first occurrence]] for {{Narm}}.

* ShoutOut: Ron to MarySue when he's sneaked into her room at night: [[LordOfTheRings "My preciousss"]] In the story it's supposed to be creepy, [[NightmareRetardant but]][[{{Narm}} it really isn't.]]

** After being beaten and [[RapeAsDrama raped]], Jaiden decides to conceal her injuries with magic rather than telling a professor. Come to think of it, why doesn't she just tell someone about what Ron is doing? He's not exactly the most powerful wizard ever.

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: See TransplantedCharacterFic.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Considering the general grimdark tone of the fic, the author is very reluctant to swear, writing "f-cking" when she has to. Jaiden herself swears like [[LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]] in one scene.

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* BastardBoyfriend: Definitely Ron and arguably Malfoy. At one point, Ron butally rapes and beats Jaiden because he apparently saw her and Malfoy kissing. The next morning, not only does Malfoy not do anything sensible, like telling a professor or even healing the cuts with magic, he just reminds her that she should conceal her new injuries.

* DrivenToSuicide: Jaiden leaves Draco a note and attempts suicide - it's heavily hinted that in true PuritySue tradition she's TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth - but he finds her and averts it just in time.

* GoshDangItToHeck: Considering the general GRIMDARK tone of the fic, the author is very reluctant to swear, writing "f-cking" when she has to. Jaiden herself swears like [[LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]] in one scene.

--> "Hades... father of the underworld, greatest of the Greek Gods, I call upon you to release a young spirit taken from this earth so violently... I... offer you this blood sacrifice..." He paused, in his right hand a dagger appeared, turning slightly he shoved the dagger into Wormtail’s abdomen, releasing the dagger, he threw Wormtail into the fired, his shrieks of pain followed echoing off the stone walls, they quickly diminished "In return for thy spirit of Ronald Weasley..."

* ShoutOut: Ron to MarySue when he's sneaked into her room at night: [[LordOfTheRings "My preciousss"]] In the story it's supposed to be horrifying, [[NightmareRetardant but]][[{{Narm}} it really isn't.]]

* TooDumbToLive: Ron's master plan when his [[RonTheDeathEater dark secret]] is discovered is to... antagonise and alienate the one person who he's relying on not to make that secret public. [[SarcasmMode Good going there.]]

* TransplantedCharacterFic: The author only occasionally remembers that there's ''magic'' in the {{Potterverse}}, having Draco mend Jaiden's injured foot with {{Muggle}} first aid ''when healing potions were mentioned two chapters ago'', Ron attacking her several times without using so much as a single curse, and the central conflict resolved [[AntiClimax with a knife fight.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: As well as RonTheDeathEater we have ''Dean the Death Eater'' who's killed in the first chapter and nobody back at the castle ever notices. It's the last we see of ''Voldemort himself'', too.

** At one point, Ron butally rapes and beats Jaiden because he apparently saw her and Malfoy kissing. The next morning, not only does Malfoy not do anything sensible, like telling a professor or even healing the cuts with magic, he just reminds her that she should conceal her new injuries.

* MeaningfulEcho: Ron menaces [[NightmareRetardant (or tries]] [[{{Narm}} to menace)]] Jaiden with the line [[LordOfTheRings "my precious"]]. Draco echoes the line next chapter pre-IKEAErotica, which is presumably supposed to be really sweet but [[BeyondTheImpossible manages to top the first occurrence]] for {{Narm}}.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: See CookieCutterFic.

* CookieCutterFic: The author only occasionally remembers that there's ''magic'' in the {{Potterverse}}, having Draco mend Jaiden's injured foot with {{Muggle}} first aid ''when healing potions were mentioned two chapters ago'', Ron attacking her several times without using so much as a single curse, and the central conflict resolved [[AntiClimax with a knife fight.]]
** One time she does recall that it's a story about, you know, wizards, ''she has Ron Apparate within Hogwarts.''
** The sequel isn't quite so bad about this.

* YouFailSemanticsForever: The sequel gives us the gem "the room plummeted dramatically" - in context it was the room's temperature that was plummeting, but, yeah.
* YouFailSexEdForever: "And what was worse was [[RonTheDeathEater Ron]] had [[PuritySue stolen her virginity]], which [[MyGirlIsNotASlut she was saving for someone special]], and [[RapeAsDrama he torn it from her so forcefully]]. '''What if he done it again?'''" [[EpicFail VIRGINITY DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!]]

[[MarySue Jaiden Spencer]] has never had it so good. She's the new Head Girl at [[HarryPotter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], she's dating Ron (who we're helpfully informed is very nice) and everything is peachy. Well, apart from Voldemort being on the loose. While sneaking around the Hogwarts grounds at night to spy on Voldemort, who has apparently set up camp right outside the school, she discovers [[RonTheDeathEater an unwelcome secret about her wonderful boyfriend.]] [[CharacterDerailment Who immediately]] [[DeusAngstMachina becomes a whole lot less wonderful.]] But at least she has the Head Boy [[DracoInLeatherPants Draco Malfoy]] to [[HurtComfortFic go running to]] in their oh-so-handy and non-canonical private quarters.

See also ''TheLastWar'', which has a similarly LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek plot.

* RonTheDeathEater: Literally.

* AngstDissonance: So very much.

* AssPull: Hermione's feelings for Ron in the sequel are canonical, but we saw no sign of them in the original when Hermione had no complaints at all about Ron [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean getting his wand serviced]] by Jaiden.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The sex scene in Chapter 10, which appears out of nowhere, in a completely different narrative style from the rest of the fic, ''[[MoodWhiplash straight after Jaiden attempts suicide.]]'' It's [[{{Bowdlerise}} removed]] in some versions of the fic, which might actually be for the better.
* CanonDefilement
* CharacterDerailment: Every single canon character. Except, oddly, Snape.

* CompleteMonster: [[RonTheDeathEater Guess who.]]

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "My preciousss," [[{{Narm}} unintentionally so.]]
* DamselScrappy: Jaiden.

* DieForOurShip
* DracoInLeatherPants: Draco himself.

* IdiotPlot: See TooDumbToLive.

* MarySue: Jaiden, of course.
** SympatheticSue: It's a HurtComfortFic fuelled by DeusAngstMachina. What do you expect?
** RelationshipSue: For Draco.
** PuritySue
** AntiSue: Unintentionally.

* {{Narm}}
* NightmareRetardant

* SoBadItsGood

** One time she does recall that it's a story about, you know, wizards, ''[[WallBanger she has Ron Apparate within Hogwarts.]]''

* ShoutOut: Ron to MarySue when he's sneaked into her room at night: [[LordOfTheRings "My preciousss"]] In the story it's supposed to be horrifying, [[NightmareRetardant but]] [[WallBanger it]] [[{{Narm}} really isn't.]]

* TooDumbToLive: Ron's master plan when his [[RonTheDeathEater dark secret]] is discovered is to... antagonise and alienate the one person who he's relying on not to make that secret public. [[WallBanger Good going there.]]
* WallBanger: Several, but nothing beats ''[[CanonRape Hermione becoming a Death Eater]]'' in the sequel.

* LevelBreaker: Ron's [[LordOfTheRings Gollum impersonation]] doesn't so much break the level as fire a particularly powerful Reductor Curse at it.

* ShoutOut: Ron to MarySue when he's sneaked into her room at night: [[LordOfTheRings "My preciousss"]] In the story it's supposed to be horrifying, [[NightmareRetardant but]] [[WallBanger it]] [[{{Narm}} really]] [[LevelBreaker isn't.]]