Shay Guy: Just wanted to add a caveat to my rec, now that Chamber of Secrets is complete: the quality seems to slack off a bit in that part's denouement, partly due to the increased focus on the pairing, which I found excessive and thus tiresome (note how few times Rowling deemed it necessary to use the words "I love you"), and partly due to some magic-related wonkiness. (Specifically, Ginny having all Riddle's pre-diary memories and being a Parselmouth? Also, the "soul age" concept in itself fits well with the Age Line in canon, but I don't care what pseudonym says, an emotionally traumatized 11-year-old is still 11 years old.)
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Shay Guy: Just wanted to add a caveat to my rec, now that Chamber of Secrets is complete: the quality seems to slack off a bit in that part's denouement, partly due to the increased focus on the pairing, which I found excessive and thus tiresome (note how few times Rowling deemed it necessary to use the words "I love you"), and partly due to some magic-related wonkiness. (Specifically, Ginny having all Riddle's pre-diary memories and being a Parselmouth? Also, the "soul age" concept in itself fits well with the Age Line in canon, but I don't care what pseudonym says, an emotionally traumatized 11-year-old is still 11 years old.)