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* RonTheDeathEater. The changes in characters aren't immediate.
** With both Harry being a Slytherin and Ron not meeting him on the train, Ron is set up as a major antagonist to Harry and his friends. Ron looks down on Slytherin, just as he does in canon. He's not evil (yet?) but he is a more extreme version of the canon character.
** Hagrid is portrayed as an alcoholic rather than someone who has a drink occasionally. The author uses the same incidents of his drinking as are present in the canon, but they are viewed negatively by Harry's friends and thus by Harry.
** The entirety of Gryffindor gets this. Because the author sees blood purity as a positive, the strong aversion the Gryffindor characters have towards it, makes them the antagonists.
*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily were stellar at magic. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more." Once Harry is living with Sirius, he hears a LOT from Sirius and Remus about how stellar his Muggle-born mother was.
* TearJerker: Y6, after [[spoiler:Lucas Slater]] tangles with three Death Eaters, he lays dying and is comforted by [[spoiler:his dead sister, Laine, who has refused to move on to the afterlife without him.]]
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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* RonTheDeathEater. The changes in characters aren't immediate.
** With both Harry being a Slytherin and Ron not meeting him on the train, Ron is set up as a major antagonist
RonTheDeathEater: Due to Harry and his friends. Ron looks down on Slytherin, just as he does in canon. He's not evil (yet?) but he is a more extreme version of the canon character.
** Hagrid is portrayed as an alcoholic rather than someone who has a drink occasionally. The author uses the same incidents of his drinking as are present in the canon, but they are viewed negatively by Harry's friends and thus by Harry.
** The entirety of Gryffindor gets this. Because
the author sees viewing blood purity as a positive, positive trait, most of Gryffindor house are portrayed as antagonists due to the strong aversion the Gryffindor characters they have towards it, makes them the antagonists.
*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4
to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily were stellar at magic. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more." Once Harry is living with Sirius, he hears a LOT from Sirius and Remus about how stellar his Muggle-born mother was.
* TearJerker: Y6, after [[spoiler:Lucas Slater]] tangles with three Death Eaters, he lays dying and is comforted by [[spoiler:his dead sister, Laine, who has refused to move on to the afterlife without him.]]
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]
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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily were stellar at magic. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more."

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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily were stellar at magic. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more."" Once Harry is living with Sirius, he hears a LOT from Sirius and Remus about how stellar his Muggle-born mother was.
* TearJerker: Y6, after [[spoiler:Lucas Slater]] tangles with three Death Eaters, he lays dying and is comforted by [[spoiler:his dead sister, Laine, who has refused to move on to the afterlife without him.]]
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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more."

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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily.Lily were stellar at magic. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more."
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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily.

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*** WordOfGod: I object to that libelous slander. The views of the characters are not my own views, and Harry gives a PatrickStewartSpeech in Y4 to the most virulent pure-bloodist, Theo, about how Hermione and Lily. Heck, it's right there in the Slytherin Rules in Y1: "Blood matters. Ability matters more."
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]] It's one of many signs the author has no idea what to do with genuinely interesting characters.

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]] It's one of many signs the author has no idea what to do with genuinely interesting characters.]]
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** The entirety of Gryffindor gets this. Becuase the author sees blood purity as a positive, the strong aversion the Gryffindor characetrs have towards it, makes them the antagonists.

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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** The entirety of Gryffindor gets this. Becuase the author sees blood purity as a positive, the strong aversion the Gryffindor characetrs have towards it, makes them the antagonists.
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]]] It's one of many signs the author has no idea what to do with genuinely interesting characters.
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* UnfortunateImplications:
** The only person of colour in Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was due to the author not wanting to write an extra Slytherin into the story.)
*** [[spoiler:Blaise is written back into the story as of Y5.]]
** While it's probably made to make the audience cringe, Harry unfortunately [[spoiler: has a case of BigBrotherWorship for the misogynistic and borderline abusive Elan Malfoy.]]
** The only female contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, the best her school had to offer, [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's Franchise/HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]
*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]

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* UnfortunateImplications:
** The only person of colour in Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was due to the author not wanting to write an extra Slytherin into the story.)
*** [[spoiler:Blaise is written back into the story as of Y5.]]
** While it's probably made to make the audience cringe, Harry unfortunately [[spoiler: has a case of BigBrotherWorship for the misogynistic and borderline abusive Elan Malfoy.]]
** The only female contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, the best her school had to offer, [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's Franchise/HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]
*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]

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** The only person of colour in Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was probably due to the author not having any room for an extra Slytherin.)

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** The only person of colour in Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was probably due to the author not having any room for wanting to write an extra Slytherin.)Slytherin into the story.)
*** [[spoiler:Blaise is written back into the story as of Y5.]]
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** The only female contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, the best her school had to offer, [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]

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** The only female contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, the best her school had to offer, [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter; Franchise/HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]
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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]
*** Fleur came in dead last in the canon too.
*** Barty Jr was interfering in the cannon - we don't know if anyone was getting in the way of the other champions in the fic.

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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]
*** Fleur came in dead last in the canon too.
*** Barty Jr was interfering in the cannon - we don't know if anyone was getting in the way of the other champions in the fic.
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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]
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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand. "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]
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**** Barty Jr was interferring in the cannon - we don't know if anyone was getting in the way of the other champions in the fic.
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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand.]]

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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand.]] "Harry was amazed at her tenacity. He hadn't realized she had such heart. That determined look in her eye was downright scary. Fleur wasn't as good with her left hand, and Harry got lucky as she miscast her shield and got hit with his Stunner. She crumpled to the ground. Harry, breathing heavy, didn't even have the wind to gloat."]]
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** The only female contestant, the best her school had to offer, in the Triwizard games [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]

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** The only female contestant, contestant in the Triwizard Tournament, the best her school had to offer, in the Triwizard games [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]
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** The only female contestant, the best her school had to offer, in the TriWizard games [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]

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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand.

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*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand.]]

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]



** The only person of colour Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was probably due to the author not having any room for an extra Slytherin.)
*** [[spoiler: While it's probably made to make the audience cringe, Harry unfortunately has a case of BigBrotherWorship for the misogynistic and borderline abusive Elan Malfoy.]]
**** [[spoiler: The only female contestant, the best her school had to offer, in the TriWizard games is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter, however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]

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** The only person of colour in Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was probably due to the author not having any room for an extra Slytherin.)
*** [[spoiler: ** While it's probably made to make the audience cringe, Harry unfortunately [[spoiler: has a case of BigBrotherWorship for the misogynistic and borderline abusive Elan Malfoy.]]
**** [[spoiler: ** The only female contestant, the best her school had to offer, in the TriWizard games [[spoiler: is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter, HarryPotter; however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]]]
*** A quote from the chapter in question: [[spoiler: "He couldn't out-duel her. That much was clear to him in the first few minutes. She was the best Beauxbatons had to offer. She had been trampled by a dragon and dragged into the depths of the lake by grindylows, but she was no slouch at her wand-work. Her movements were precise, her hands sure and steady. A steady stream of syllables rolled off her tongue, and the blasts of coloured light were giving Harry a steady workout to avoid. He couldn't keep this up forever. He couldn't cast as fast as her and dodging would only work until he made a mistake." Harry is clearly impressed with Fleur and has to resort to some unorthodox tactics. He causes her to slip and fall, breaking her wand arm. She then switches to using her other hand.
*** Fleur came in dead last in the canon too.
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]]]
* UnfortunateImplications:
** The only person of colour Slytherin is written out of the story early on. (This is only a revision trope, and was probably due to the author not having any room for an extra Slytherin.)
*** [[spoiler: While it's probably made to make the audience cringe, Harry unfortunately has a case of BigBrotherWorship for the misogynistic and borderline abusive Elan Malfoy.]]
**** [[spoiler: The only female contestant, the best her school had to offer, in the TriWizard games is defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone much younger than her. Which could be excused because it's HarryPotter, however, when Harry observes the male contestants duelling, he is overwhelmed by awe for their strength.]]
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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. The author has stated that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. [[WordOfGod The author has stated stated]] that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]
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RonTheDeathEater. The changes in characters aren't immediate.
* With both Harry being a Slytherin and Ron not meeting him on the train, Ron is set up as a major antagonist to Harry and his friends. Ron looks down on Slytherin, just as he does in canon. He's not evil (yet?) but he is a more extreme version of the canon character.
* Hagrid is portrayed as an alcoholic rather than someone who has a drink occasionally. The author uses the same incidents of his drinking as are present in the canon, but they are viewed negatively by Harry's friends and thus by Harry.
TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. The author has stated that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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* RonTheDeathEater. The changes in characters aren't immediate.
* ** With both Harry being a Slytherin and Ron not meeting him on the train, Ron is set up as a major antagonist to Harry and his friends. Ron looks down on Slytherin, just as he does in canon. He's not evil (yet?) but he is a more extreme version of the canon character.
* ** Hagrid is portrayed as an alcoholic rather than someone who has a drink occasionally. The author uses the same incidents of his drinking as are present in the canon, but they are viewed negatively by Harry's friends and thus by Harry.
* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. The author has stated that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]
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RonTheDeathEater. The changes in characters aren't immediate.
* With both Harry being a Slytherin and Ron not meeting him on the train, Ron is set up as a major antagonist to Harry and his friends. Ron looks down on Slytherin, just as he does in canon. He's not evil (yet?) but he is a more extreme version of the canon character.
* Hagrid is portrayed as an alcoholic rather than someone who has a drink occasionally. The author uses the same incidents of his drinking as are present in the canon, but they are viewed negatively by Harry's friends and thus by Harry.
TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: In Y2, Hermione, previously relegated to obscurity in Hufflepuff, once again attempts to brew Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate Slytherin. She is killed by the basilisk. The author has stated that he didn't have a subplot to deal with her and wanted to honor her by demonstrating her work ethic and determination (widely regarded as defining traits of Hufflepuff).]]

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