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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Santa Claus sheds his usual BigFun demeanor for a short moment when he orders Bernard to contact Krampus. Given what he knows about the abuse the Dursleys heaped onto Harry, he's got a ''very'' good reason to call him
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Santa Claus sheds his usual BigFun demeanor for a short moment when he orders Bernard to contact Krampus. Given what he knows about the abuse the Dursleys heaped onto Harry, he's got a ''very'' good reason to call himhim.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Santa Claus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings; it's implied that he's contacting TheKrampus.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Santa Claus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves they deserve more than coal in their stockings; it's stockings. It's implied that he's contacting TheKrampus.''TheKrampus''.
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** Sally and Jack are horrified (in a bad way) when Remus explains what Dementors are and how the Ministry of Magic still uses them to guard Azkaban despite their allegiance to Voldemort
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* UglyCute: James regards boggarts as this after Jack scares one into revealing its true form after it tried to scare the former by pretending to be Harry's dead body
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Glenn mentions to James that his brother, who works for ''Dracula'', hates Fenrir Greyback for his wicked deeds
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** The Wolfman is named Glenn, the same name the Werejaguar called him in the original film
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* BrokenBird: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally, Sirius, and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when Santa Claus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
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* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally, Sirius, and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when Santa Claus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
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* AfterlifeAntechamber: While HalloweenTown is implied to double as both a holiday realm and an afterlife, it is established that there are many afterlives, including [[spoiler:the Land of the Dead from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
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* AfterlifeAntechamber: While HalloweenTown Halloween Town is implied to double as both a holiday realm and an afterlife, it is established that there are many afterlives, including [[spoiler:the the Land of the Dead from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.
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* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jack Skellington is a jolly and whimsical fellow, but the titles he has as the ruler of Halloween are ''not'' just for show. In Chapter 16, he shifts into his Pumpkin King form and uses his Pumpkin Fire to fight and scare off [[spoiler:a horde of dementors.]]
* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with[[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' and [[spoiler:Elder Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: For all their creepy appearances and enjoyment of scares, the residents of HalloweenTown are quite genial and polite. They're certainly horrified (and not in the good way) to learn how Harry's relatives treated him.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: For all their creepy appearances and enjoyment of scares, the residents of HalloweenTown Halloween Town are quite genial and polite. They're certainly horrified (and not in the good way) to learn how Harry's relatives treated him.
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* DownTheRabbitHole: The story starts when the Creature Under the Stairs manifests in his cupboard to scare him Halloween night. He accidentally leaves there portal between there and HalloweenTown and this leads to Harry to discovering HalloweenTown.
* FreudianExcuse: Petunia's hatred of magic was kickstarted when she was assaulted by one of the toys that Jack distributed on his attempt to hijack Christmas.
* GodzillaThreshold: SantaClaus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys with HalloweenTown, and you will root for the creepy, scary and weird creatures of the night to raise little Harry instead.
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs, claws and patchwork body. Like most of the toys created at the time, Mr. Bitey was made to be scary but otherwise harmless, though he does give a menacing look to Padfoot, ready to keep Harry safe.
* FreudianExcuse: Petunia's hatred of magic was kickstarted when she was assaulted by one of the toys that Jack distributed on his attempt to hijack Christmas.
* GodzillaThreshold: SantaClaus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys with HalloweenTown, and you will root for the creepy, scary and weird creatures of the night to raise little Harry instead.
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs, claws and patchwork body. Like most of the toys created at the time, Mr. Bitey was made to be scary but otherwise harmless, though he does give a menacing look to Padfoot, ready to keep Harry safe.
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* DownTheRabbitHole: The story starts when the Creature Under the Stairs manifests in his cupboard to scare him Halloween night. He accidentally leaves there portal between there and HalloweenTown and this leads to One of Harry's toy soldiers gets lodged in the doorway that the Creature opened, allowing Harry to discovering HalloweenTown.
follow the passage back to Halloween Town.
* FreudianExcuse: Petunia's hatred of magic was kickstarted when she was assaulted by one of the toys that Jack distributedon in his attempt to hijack Christmas.
* GodzillaThreshold:SantaClaus Santa Claus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings.
stockings; it's implied that he's contacting TheKrampus.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys withHalloweenTown, Halloween Town, and you will root for the creepy, scary scary, and weird creatures of the night to raise little Harry instead.
instead.
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs,claws claws, and patchwork body. Like most of the toys created at the time, Mr. Bitey was made to be scary but otherwise harmless, though he does give a menacing look to Padfoot, ready to keep Harry safe.
* FreudianExcuse: Petunia's hatred of magic was kickstarted when she was assaulted by one of the toys that Jack distributed
* GodzillaThreshold:
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys with
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs,
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: MrsClaus is named "Jessica."
* TheOmniscient: SantaClaus being Santa Claus, Santa knows about Harry Potter and his bratty cousin due to their presence on his Naughty and Nice lists. This seems to be a downplayed example with a case of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, as he only knows about Harry as "The-Boy-Who-Lived" because there are some wizarding families who believe in him, and even then he has to ask Jack why he is now with Harry, nor did he know that Vernon and Petunia were giving all of the gifts he had left Harry to Dudley.
* {{Poltergeist}}: After he learns about what Vernon and Petunia were doing to Harry, [[spoiler:James]] enacts vengeance by haunting them.
* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally, Sirius and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when SantaClaus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
* WomenAreWiser: When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a human child.
* TheOmniscient: SantaClaus being Santa Claus, Santa knows about Harry Potter and his bratty cousin due to their presence on his Naughty and Nice lists. This seems to be a downplayed example with a case of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, as he only knows about Harry as "The-Boy-Who-Lived" because there are some wizarding families who believe in him, and even then he has to ask Jack why he is now with Harry, nor did he know that Vernon and Petunia were giving all of the gifts he had left Harry to Dudley.
* {{Poltergeist}}: After he learns about what Vernon and Petunia were doing to Harry, [[spoiler:James]] enacts vengeance by haunting them.
* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally, Sirius and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when SantaClaus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
* WomenAreWiser: When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a human child.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: MrsClaus is named "Jessica."
"Jessica," most likely taken from WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown.
* TheOmniscient:SantaClaus Santa Claus being Santa Claus, Santa he knows about Harry Potter and his bratty cousin due to their presence on his Nice and Naughty and Nice lists. This seems to be a downplayed example with a case of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, as he only knows about Harry as "The-Boy-Who-Lived" because there are some wizarding families who believe in him, and even then he has to ask Jack why he is now with Harry, nor did he know that Vernon and Petunia were giving all of the gifts he had left Harry to Dudley.
* {{Poltergeist}}:After he learns about what Vernon and Petunia were doing to Harry, The magic of Halloween Town turns [[spoiler:James]] enacts vengeance by into one, and almost immediately he starts haunting them.
the Dursleys for their treatment of Harry.
* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally,Sirius Sirius, and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when SantaClaus Santa Claus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
*WomenAreWiser: ShoutOut: Many.
** The afterlife shown in Chapters 5 and 6 comes straight from Corpse Bride, and in the latter, they allude to the events of the film, which led to the creation of an organization to monitor interactions between the living and dead.
** In Chapter 13, the witch sisters tell Lily of how Jack saved them from the Salem witch trials, which apparently started thanks to the [[Film/HocusPocus Sanderson sisters]].
** In Chapter 14, the Dursleys had apparently tried two different plumbing companies to fix the leaks they heard. The descriptions of said plumbers are references to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Mario brothers]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets The Great Gonzo]].
* WomenAreWiser:
** When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a humanchild.
child...though after getting more details on Harry's home life, even she agrees.
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* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally,
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** The afterlife shown in Chapters 5 and 6 comes straight from Corpse Bride, and in the latter, they allude to the events of the film, which led to the creation of an organization to monitor interactions between the living and dead.
** In Chapter 13, the witch sisters tell Lily of how Jack saved them from the Salem witch trials, which apparently started thanks to the [[Film/HocusPocus Sanderson sisters]].
** In Chapter 14, the Dursleys had apparently tried two different plumbing companies to fix the leaks they heard. The descriptions of said plumbers are references to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Mario brothers]] and [[Franchise/TheMuppets The Great Gonzo]].
* WomenAreWiser:
** When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a human
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* DarkIsNotEvil: For all their creepy appearances and enjoyment of scares, the residents of HalloweenTown are quite genial and polite. They're certainly horrified (and not in the good way) to learn how Harry's relatives treated him.
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* FreudianExcuse: Petunia's hatred of magic was kickstarted when she was assaulted by one of the toys that Jack distributed on his attempt to hijack Christmas.
* GodzillaThreshold: SantaClaus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys with HalloweenTown, and you will root for the creepy, scary and weird creatures of the night to raise little Harry instead.
* GodzillaThreshold: SantaClaus hears Harry detail how his uncle and aunt abused him by calling him a freak and stealing his Christmas presents, then decides it deserves more than coal in their stockings.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Compare and contrast the Dursleys with HalloweenTown, and you will root for the creepy, scary and weird creatures of the night to raise little Harry instead.
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* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']]. Sally is friends with [[spoiler:''Film/EdwardScissorhands'']]
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* AllMythsAreTrue: Since SantaClaus seems to run on ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, various multicultural depictions of him seem to be accurate. For example, he usually has reindeer pull his sleigh (and not always the one from the song), he has Dominik the Donkey pull his sleigh in Italy.
* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
** Sally is friends with[[spoiler:''Film/EdwardScissorhands'']][[spoiler:''Film/EdwardScissorhands'']].
** Sam the Snowman from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' lives in Christmas Town.
* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
** Sally is friends with
** Sam the Snowman from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' lives in Christmas Town.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: While Harry rides on Rudolph's back, the reindeer accidentally runs into Jack and knocks his head off. When Harry manages to find Jack's skull, he mentions that it didn't hurt him and is disappointed that it left no marks, remarking that cracks would have made him look "more dashing."
* NamedByTheAdaptation: MrsClaus is named "Jessica."
* TheOmniscient: SantaClaus being Santa Claus, Santa knows about Harry Potter and his bratty cousin due to their presence on his Naughty and Nice lists. This seems to be a downplayed example with a case of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, as he only knows about Harry as "The-Boy-Who-Lived" because there are some wizarding families who believe in him, and even then he has to ask Jack why he is now with Harry, nor did he know that Vernon and Petunia were giving all of the gifts he had left Harry to Dudley.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: MrsClaus is named "Jessica."
* TheOmniscient: SantaClaus being Santa Claus, Santa knows about Harry Potter and his bratty cousin due to their presence on his Naughty and Nice lists. This seems to be a downplayed example with a case of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, as he only knows about Harry as "The-Boy-Who-Lived" because there are some wizarding families who believe in him, and even then he has to ask Jack why he is now with Harry, nor did he know that Vernon and Petunia were giving all of the gifts he had left Harry to Dudley.
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* RealityEnsues: While living with a new family that actually care for him helps, he had only been with Jack, Sally, Sirius and his parents for a month while he had to live with the Dursley's abuse for most of his life, leaving the four-year-old massive reserves of self-doubt and a continuing belief that he is a freak undeserving of goodwill. Even when SantaClaus himself tells Harry that he is a good boy, Harry still has a hard time believing it.
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* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
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* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']]. Sally is friends with [[spoiler:''Film/EdwardScissorhands'']]
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12694865/1/The-Nightmare-Before-Hogwarts The Nightmare Before Hogwarts]]'' is a CrossOver ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' FanFic by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/77172/USA-Tiger USA Tiger]].
On the routine scare for Halloween, the Creature Under the Stairs accidentally comes across Harry Potter and leaves the door back to HalloweenTown open. Harry follows the Halloween monster back, changing his life forever.
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!!This fanfiction contains examples of:
* AfterlifeAntechamber: While HalloweenTown is implied to double as both a holiday realm and an afterlife, it is established that there are many afterlives, including [[spoiler:the Land of the Dead from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: While most of the toys created in Halloween Town were made to be scary but harmless, they admit that they did get carried away with the giant snake and killer wreath.
* DownTheRabbitHole: The story starts when the Creature Under the Stairs manifests in his cupboard to scare him Halloween night. He accidentally leaves there portal between there and HalloweenTown and this leads to Harry to discovering HalloweenTown.
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs, claws and patchwork body. Like most of the toys created at the time, Mr. Bitey was made to be scary but otherwise harmless, though he does give a menacing look to Padfoot, ready to keep Harry safe.
* {{Poltergeist}}: After he learns about what Vernon and Petunia were doing to Harry, [[spoiler:James]] enacts vengeance by haunting them.
* WomenAreWiser: When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a human child.
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On the routine scare for Halloween, the Creature Under the Stairs accidentally comes across Harry Potter and leaves the door back to HalloweenTown open. Harry follows the Halloween monster back, changing his life forever.
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!!This fanfiction contains examples of:
* AfterlifeAntechamber: While HalloweenTown is implied to double as both a holiday realm and an afterlife, it is established that there are many afterlives, including [[spoiler:the Land of the Dead from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
* TheCameo: Apparently Jack Skellington is close friends with [[spoiler: TheGrimReaper from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'']] and [[spoiler:Elder Gutkneckht from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'']].
* DidntThinkThisThrough: While most of the toys created in Halloween Town were made to be scary but harmless, they admit that they did get carried away with the giant snake and killer wreath.
* DownTheRabbitHole: The story starts when the Creature Under the Stairs manifests in his cupboard to scare him Halloween night. He accidentally leaves there portal between there and HalloweenTown and this leads to Harry to discovering HalloweenTown.
* KillerTeddyBear: Downplayed. Mr. Bitey was one of the toys that Jack gave to children the night when he took over Christmas. He is a LivingToy characterized by his red eyes fangs, claws and patchwork body. Like most of the toys created at the time, Mr. Bitey was made to be scary but otherwise harmless, though he does give a menacing look to Padfoot, ready to keep Harry safe.
* {{Poltergeist}}: After he learns about what Vernon and Petunia were doing to Harry, [[spoiler:James]] enacts vengeance by haunting them.
* WomenAreWiser: When they discover Harry's home-life and the fact that he is a "male-witch", Jack is quick to adopt him. Ever-sensible Sally talks him down by pointing out that he has no idea how to care for a human child.
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