athass_prkr
Would it not make more sense for some changes to come into effect? It could have been the hermione was too distracted and could not stop the curse in time? Neville longbottom is also not Harry Potter and just more confidence should not give him great flying skills....it just does not make sense and this whole story feels lazy like you don't want to change anything for fear of actually thinking.
Wasn't Harry talented in flying because of his father? Atleast that was the general consensus. He was akin to a caged bird with the Dursley and was given wings of freedom. I think was the idea behind his talent. That was why he could compete with senior students on the field and could outfly a dragon. Neville being able to catch the snitch in the same way is lazy and improbable
I think I'm going to have to drop this here. Your story is well written and you havesome excellent ideas but the railroading to keep canon in place hs drained away any interest I have. You say that your keeping it in place to have a good foundation to build your story on but that's what all the previous chapters were already. Hopefully as you write more you can be more confident in your writing, but for me I think I'll be looking elsewhere for now.
You should have kept Harry out of the troll side quest, if you were going to make Hermione not remember him either way. Even if she discovers it in the future, it only brings angst for Hermione. Harry is not a good friend either way, as he wanted their friendship to be a secret. And then him giving an ultimatum after 1w of ghosting is ridiculous. Harry is just being egocentric. It is normal for people to get caught up with new friends and new experiences. That's all. No need to make it all about yourself.
I was hoping for a butterfly effect. Uk Neville and co getting messed worst then Harry of original due to his arrogance. She does sound like a gold digger here. I was thinking that maybe you could have taken her a different route, she was talented rather than staying in gryffindor she could have been in different house and all. Something tells me that hostility will increase as time goes on resulting in more drama 😔