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* CatharsisFactor: After five books, and centuries InUniverse, of the Confederation getting away with their crimes, ''...and the Wizarding World'' has them starting to get some well deserved KarmaHoudiniWarranty [[spoiler: with the prologue alone revealing that the broadcast about the Deathly Regiment was worldwide and '''every''' other magical government the world over is ''pissed'' and cutting all diplomatic ties with them.]]
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* CatharsisFactor: After five books, and centuries InUniverse, of the Confederation getting away with their crimes, ''...and the Wizarding World'' has them starting to get some well deserved KarmaHoudiniWarranty [[spoiler: with the prologue alone revealing that the broadcast about the Deathly Regiment was worldwide and '''every''' other magical government the world over is ''pissed'' and cutting all diplomatic ties with them.]] Then in chapter 4, Richard Raspire who has been nothing but a SmugSnake {{Jerkass}} while acting as Huckinson's {{Dragon}} gets a KarmicDeath in the form of ''multiple'' bullets to the chest at the hands of Claudia, the woman he made sterile for being a [[MuggleBornOfMages Squib]]]].
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* CatharsisFactor: After five books, and centuries InUniverse, of the Confederation getting away with their crimes, ''...and the Wizarding World'' seems them starting to get some well deserved KarmaHoudiniWarranty [[spoiler: with the prologue alone revealing that the broadcast about the Deathly Regiment was worldwide and '''every''' other magical government the world over is ''pissed''.]]
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* CatharsisFactor: After five books, and centuries InUniverse, of the Confederation getting away with their crimes, ''...and the Wizarding World'' seems has them starting to get some well deserved KarmaHoudiniWarranty [[spoiler: with the prologue alone revealing that the broadcast about the Deathly Regiment was worldwide and '''every''' other magical government the world over is ''pissed''.''pissed'' and cutting all diplomatic ties with them.]]
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* CatharsisFactor: After five books, and centuries InUniverse, of the Confederation getting away with their crimes, ''...and the Wizarding World'' seems them starting to get some well deserved KarmaHoudiniWarranty [[spoiler: with the prologue alone revealing that the broadcast about the Deathly Regiment was worldwide and '''every''' other magical government the world over is ''pissed''.]]
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Many fans were pleasantly surprised when the prologue for ''...and the Wizarding War'' featured none other than '''Hermione Granger''' and Millicent Bulstrode acting as a diplomatic delegation on behalf of the Ministries of Magic from across the globe.
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* DesignatedHero: Alex can get like this at times.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: '''''Constance, Forbearance, and Innocence Pritchard!!!'''''
* EnsembleDarkhorse: '''''Constance, Forbearance, and Innocence Pritchard!!!'''''
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** '''''Constance, Forbearance, and Innocence Pritchard!!!'''''
* HoYay: Alex and Anna have pretty massive amounts of subtext, topped up with a full blown AnguishedDeclarationOfLove from Anna.The ship also consistently wins the shipping polls. [[spoiler: As of Chapter 23 of ''World Away'' it's now canon, on Anna's part at least.]]
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* [[HoYay Les Yay]]: Alex and Anna have pretty massive amounts of subtext, topped up with a full blown AnguishedDeclarationOfLove from Anna.
** The Alex/Anna ship also consistently wins the shipping polls.
** [[spoiler: As of Chapter 23 of ''World Away'' it's now canon, on Anna's part at least.]]
** The Alex/Anna ship also consistently wins the shipping polls.
** [[spoiler: As of Chapter 23 of ''World Away'' it's now canon, on Anna's part at least.]]
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** The Alex/Anna ship also consistently wins the shipping polls.
** [[spoiler: As of Chapter 23 of ''World Away'' it's now canon, on Anna's part at least.]]
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* TheWoobie: Claudia Green pretty much owns this trope.
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** In ''Stars Above'', the fact that [[spoiler: magical families were subtly making their Squib children "disappear" is bad enough, but they were also doing it to children they ''suspected'' of being Squibs. In other words, kids like Neville Longbottom.]]
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** In ''Stars Above'', the fact that [[spoiler: magical families were subtly making their Squib children "disappear" is bad enough, but they were also doing it to children they ''suspected'' of being Squibs. In other words, kids like Neville Longbottom.]]
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** In ''Stars Above'', the fact that [[spoiler: magical families were subtly making their Squib children "disappear" is bad enough, but they were also doing it to children they ''suspected'' of being Squibs. In other words, kids like Neville Longbottom.]]
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** In ''Deathly Regiment'', Alexandra realises that [[spoiler:Anna's father intentionally married a Muggle because only pureblood children are eligible to be sacrificed, and a half-blood obviously wouldn't count. ''World Away'' reveals that the Confederacy sacrifice a child ''every day'', but mostly use Muggles, though apparently a certain number need to be magical. If they'd really wanted, they could have sacrificed Anna any time they wanted.]]
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** In ''Deathly Regiment'', Alexandra realises that [[spoiler:Anna's father intentionally married a Muggle because only pureblood children are eligible to be sacrificed, and a half-blood obviously wouldn't count. ''World Away'' reveals that the Confederacy sacrifice a child ''every day'', but mostly use Muggles, though apparently a certain number need to be magical. If they'd really wanted, they could have sacrificed Anna at any time they wanted.]]time.]]
*** To make matters worse, [[spoiler: one of the children who went missing wasn't included in the list of sacrifices. The Confederation might be doing something even worse.]]
** At the end of ''Stars Above'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Nigel is a highly venomous Australian snake. And Alexandra had no idea.]] Let that sink in.
*** To make matters worse, [[spoiler: one of the children who went missing wasn't included in the list of sacrifices. The Confederation might be doing something even worse.]]
** At the end of ''Stars Above'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Nigel is a highly venomous Australian snake. And Alexandra had no idea.]] Let that sink in.
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* RelationshipWritingFumble: Subverted, the undertones of Max and Alex's relationship were almost certainly intended and are called out by two characters in story.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: One of the reasons that Thorn Circle is the least popular book in the series. Pre- CharacterDevelopment Alex is essentially a ChaoticStupid brat with few qualms about lying or manipulating others and no capacity to consider the consequences of her actions. She is opposed by Dean Grimm, who in the first book is a SadistTeacher who just barely loses out to Dolores Umbridge in terms of overall sociopathy, literally torturing her students physically and emotionally, up to and including beating Alex with a Staff of Striking, threatening to have her friends whipped, and threatening to obliviate her family so that they lose all memory of her. She shows barely a hint of remorse through all of this and it is quite clear both that she enjoys emotionally breaking Alex and that she is only slightly less evil towards other students. Meanwhile Charmbridge is a CrapSaccharineWorld that seems to embody all of the worst aspects of American private school system, and the major theme of the book (aside from the murder mystery) is the myriad ways in which institutionalized inequality and widespread bigotry conspire to make life at school a living hell for Alex and her friends. All of this is very well-written and even believable, but many first-time readers fully expect the story to end with a Murder-Suicide by half-way through the first book.
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* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler: The Deathly Regiment are the souls of children who were sacrificed as part of a deal between the Confederacy and the Generous Ones. Thing is, the Generous Ones ''never asked for children to be sacrificed to them.'' The Confederacy ''offered''. Given that the Generous Ones had no problem with Darla and Innocence being sacrifices, they evidently don't care ''who'' gets sacrificed, even if (as in Darla's case), the sacrifice is too old to qualify under the old rules (which said that the sacrifice must be too young to wield a wand).]]
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** [[spoiler: The Deathly Regiment are the souls of children who were sacrificed as part of a deal between the Confederacy and the Generous Ones. Thing is, the Generous Ones ''never asked for children to be sacrificed to them.'' The Confederacy ''offered''. Given that the Generous Ones had no problem with Darla and Innocence being sacrifices, they evidently don't care ''who'' gets sacrificed, even if (as in Darla's case), the sacrifice is too old to qualify under the old rules (which said that the sacrifice must be too young to wield a wand).]]
** [[spoiler: The Deathly Regiment are the souls of children who were sacrificed as part of a deal between the Confederacy and the Generous Ones. Thing is, the Generous Ones ''never asked for children to be sacrificed to them.'' The Confederacy ''offered''. Given that the Generous Ones had no problem with Darla and Innocence being sacrifices, they evidently don't care ''who'' gets sacrificed, even if (as in Darla's case), the sacrifice is too old to qualify under the old rules (which said that the sacrifice must be too young to wield a wand).]]
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* MoralEventHorizon: The Confederation is a bunch of {{Jerkass}} {{Smug Snake}}s from the very beginning, but when it's revealed that they [[spoiler: sacrifice a child every 7 years in order to stay in power]], they permanently establish themselves as the series' villains.
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** The Confederation is a bunch of {{Jerkass}} {{Smug Snake}}s from the very beginning, but when it's revealed that they [[spoiler: sacrifice a child every 7 years in order to stay in power]], they permanently establish themselves as the series' villains.
** The Confederation is a bunch of {{Jerkass}} {{Smug Snake}}s from the very beginning, but when it's revealed that they [[spoiler: sacrifice a child every 7 years in order to stay in power]], they permanently establish themselves as the series' villains.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: One of the reasons that Thorn Circle is the least popular book in the series. Pre- CharacterDevelopment Alex is essentially a ChaoticStupid brat with few qualms about lying or manipulating others and no capacity to consider the consequences of her actions. She is opposed by Dean Grimm, who in the first book is a SadistTeacher who just barely loses out to Dolores Umbridge in terms of overall sociopathy, literally torturing her students physically and emotionally, up to and including beating Alex with a Staff of Striking, threatening to have her friends whipped, and threatening to obliviate her family so that they lose all memory of her. She shows barely a hint of remorse through all of this and it is quite clear both that she enjoys emotionally breaking Alex and that she is only slightly less evil towards other students. Meanwhile Charmbridge is a CrapSaccharineWorld that seems to embody all of the worst aspects of American private school system, and the major theme of the book (aside from the murder mystery) is the myriad ways in which institutionalized inequality and widespread bigotry conspire to make life at school a living hell for Alex and her friends. All of this is very well-written and even believable, but many first-time readers fully expect the story to end with a Murder-Suicide by half-way through the first book.
* TheWoobie: Claudia Green pretty much owns thistrope.trope.
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* TheWoobie: Claudia Green pretty much owns this
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