History Literature / AvalonHigh

* SpannerInTheWorks: Ellie herself. Mr Morton aka Merlin is trying to PuppetMaster everyone to a more correct version of 'destiny', Marco is trying to torpedo it. As the Expy of Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, Mr Morton sees her as a chance to subvert the Guinevere and Lancelot issue, and Marco simply sees her as a random chick of no importance. [[spoiler: But ''because'' they both ignore her, Ellie is able to do [[TakeAThirdOption an end-run around both of them]] to fulfill her duties as Lady of the Lake, at first unwittingly, and then purposefully; during the climax, her main obstacles come from the (possibly supernaturally) storm, and Will's own stubbornness. None of the players see her as a threat to their endgame until it's too late.]]

* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: Mr. Moore thinking that Allie was The Lady of The Lake instead of Arthur]] references her book counterpart.]]

* ComfortingTheWidow: Will's dad to Will's step-mom. Gets worse when you realize that he also pulled [[TheUriahGambit a Uriah Gambit]] and that the affair had been going for years.

* TheChosenOne
* TheChooserOfTheOne: [[spoiler: What Ellie's role ends up being. Really, the main point of the story is all about the Chooser realizing their destiny and in turn, fulfilling their role by helping TheChosenOne realize their destiny. In the first story, it is her giving Will the sword and allowing Arthur to finally triumph over Mordred. In the sequel, it's Ellie helping Will finally believe that he is Arthur and accepting it.]]

* ContrivedCoincidence: Ellie's parents are Arthurian scholars and their daughter happens to be [[spoiler: the modern counterpart of the Lady of the Lake who is dating the new King Arthur.]] One could argue that the coincidence is fate (the lifetime knowledge of Arthurian lore is what allows Ellie to fulfill her destiny) but it's still quite the coincidence.
* CoolSword: DoubleSubversion; The sword being studied by Ellie's father is just a boring old sword. [[spoiler: And it's not Excalibur, but it still ends up being pretty cool.]]

* {{Expy}}: The whole point. Will is Arthur, Ellie is [[spoiler: The Lady of the Lake]], Marco is Mordred, Mr. Morton is Merlin, Lance is Lancelot, Jennifer is Guinevere, etc.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Will's Step-Mom reveals that she is in fact his biological mom. Marco does not take it well.]]

** Somewhat subverted by Ellie and Will. [[spoiler: Ellie is a RedHerring, since she's not Elaine of Shalott as everyone thought and William is Will's nickname.]]

* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: DoubleSubverted. [[spoiler: There's nothing special about the sword, but in Will's hands, it becomes special. Also, in order to work, Ellie/The Lady of the Lake had to give him the sword]].
* PairTheSpares: Mr. Morton attempts this with Ellie and Lance. It ends up happening with [[spoiler: Will/Ellie and Lance/Jennifer]]

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: After Allie [[spoiler: turns the prop sword she was holding into Excalibur, it becomes an exceedingly sharp blade]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler: Marco (who was the reincarnation of Mordred in the books)]] is now a member of the Order of the Bear, and thus loyal to King Arthur.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Whereas [[spoiler: Mr. Moore (who was called Mr. Morton and was the reincarnation of Merlin in the books)]], is Mordred.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: The security guard finds the idea that a teenager could sneak an actual antic broadsword into a school a bit ridiculous. Thankfully [[spoiler: Excalibur turned back into a normal prop sword at just the right moment]].

* CoolSword: Excalibur [[spoiler: which can be summoned and sent away in an instant by it's master]].

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: Marco]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: Allie Pennington...sounds a lot like Arthur Penndragon]]

** [[spoiler: Allie Pennington = King Arthur]]
** [[spoiler: Miles = Merlin]]
** [[spoiler: Lance = Lancelot]]
** [[spoiler: Jeniffer = Guinevere]]
** [[spoiler: Mr. Moore = Mordred]]
** And in a twist, [[spoiler: Will is implied to be Sir Bedivere, Arthur's marshall and the only knight entrusted with Excalibur.]]
* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Marco, in the movie]].

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning

--> '''Mles''': (''to Marco'') When I'm at Yale and you're in jail, I'll be sure to tell everyone how cool you are.

* InstantArmor

** And in a twist, [[spoiler: Will is implied to be Sir Bedivere, Arthur's marshall.]]

* CaptainErsatz: If an unintentional example. The changes from the books mean [[spoiler: Allie is [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]] sans the majority of her powers.]]

DisneyChannel has put out a MadeForTVMovie version.

* KingArthur: ''Avalon High'' and its manga sequels are a rehashing of the King Arthur legend in modern times, placing all the reincarnations of the famous mythological figures in high school.

The plot follows Elaine 'Ellie' Harrison, the daughter of two professors who specialize in medieval and Arthurian studies. The family moves to Annapolis, Maryland for a year long sabbatical and Ellie begins HighSchool at Avalon High. There she meets some of the students like Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader and Will Wagner, the BigManOnCampus. Ellie begins to bond with Will and gets a crush on him despite him dating Jennifer. Slowly Ellie begins to notice major similarities between the situations at Avalon High to KingArthur legend. Will is Arthur, Jennifer is Guinevere, Lance is Lancelot and Ellie herself is believed to be Elaine, the Lady of Shalott, a woman who committed suicide after falling in love with Lancelot. She is not the only one to know this as it is revealed her teacher Mr. Morton (aka Merlin) and Will's evil step-brother Marco (who is Mordred) are also clued into the legend. Now Ellie must try to help save Will from Marco and the powers of darkness but how can she if she is just the Lady of Shalott?

'''''Avalon High''''' is a 2005 novel by MegCabot.

** And in a twist, [[spoiler: Will = Sir Bedivere]]

* ArbitrarySkepticism: The security guard laughs off the idea that a teenager could sneak an actual antic broadsword into a school. Thankfully [[spoiler: Excalibur turned back into a normal prop sword at just the right moment]].

** The fact that heroes are all reincarnations may give them the freedom to pick and chose who they have feelings for.

* [[spoiler:SheIsTheKing]]: Mr. Moore thought she might have been the lady of the lake, but didn't really consider that she might be [[spoiler:King Authur]]. And yet, here we are.

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler: Marco, in the movie]]

* GretzkyHasTheBall: You can not run a blocked extra point back for a touchdown.

** [[AvertedTrope Not exactly]]. In the book, according to Mr. Morton, the legend repeats every generation with the students ''corresponding'' to the characters of the tales. In the film the characters ''are'' {{Reincarnation}}s according to an old prophecy.

* AlphaBitch: Subverted with Jennifer who comes off as this the first half of the novel. Once we get to know her she turns out to be more of a SpoiledSweet along with a DumbBlonde.

* SpoiledSweet: Jennifer

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheSecretCircle Cassie Blake]] is Allie, [[WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Mason Greyback]] is Will and [[Series/{{Castle}} Alexis Castle]] is Jennifer.