Daphne is one of those blank slate characters that authors can do anything with. Sure enough, they certainly have, though there do tend to be patterns. Most of them are not worth reading, but enough are that this becomes a category to watch.
- A Different Type of Bond
- Author: WolfgangNH
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Date(s):
- Published: 2022-04-09
- Completed: 2022-04-09
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Comments:
I have mixed feelings on this story, and am including it on my policy of including any story I have to spend time finding at least twice. This story includes one suicide attempt and one (separate) suicide contemplation. On the positive side, the story treats suicide as the horrific thing it is. On the bad side, in includes the idea that if you save a life, you are responsible for it. I think the author attempted to portray just how badly this could have gone. I do not think WolfgangNH really succeeded at that though, which is a problem. Several aspects of this story fit in very well as illustrations of the problems with the way Mrs. Rowling has structured the world.
- By Right of Conquest
- Author: kokopelli
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Date(s):
- Published: 2014-10-17
- Completed: 2014-11-21
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Comments:
This starts from some minor deviations from the canonical books, primarily: * that Ginny was caught by a spell during the final battle, in a way that wasn’t noticed immediately, but took her life suddenly within minutes of the end * that Harry fell unconscious after winning and before the preceding point, thus avoiding any attempt to write that great hall scene and deal with the additional death & grief * that Hermione’s parents are not okay with what she did, that Ron fails to be supportive over this, and that this forces Hermione to examine her own behavior as well as permanent breakup * and of course fleshing out the essentially blank slate that is Daphne.
The result avoids one of my pet peeves: Ginny-bashing. It also keeps Harry from being too incredibly over powered. The overall story is fairly short, but mostly complete, and reasonably satisfying. It has a couple of unique elements to it that are worth remembering, around contracts, promises, and inheritance.
- Contractual Invalidation
- Author: R-dude
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Date(s):
- Published: 2015-12-28
- Completed: 2017-01-06
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Comments:
I have really mixed feelings about this story. Magical contracts fascinate me. Thus that aspect of this story draws me in. Ginny’s appearance is brief, but the impression given is that she in Harry are too similar, ended up fighting, and not speaking long enough neither knew how to repair the relationship. I can accept that.
The problem is Harry. This portrays a version of him where, after graduation, he became a version of himself who might indeed have done well in Slytherin. It fits well with Mrs. Rowling’s post book comments about Harry becoming the youngest head of the Auror office ever. But it simply doesn’t feel like him. There’s so much going on so fast in this story. So much where you know you aren’t being told everything, and maybe aren’t even being told the truth. It’s hard to understand the story in places. Even after the reveal at the end.
- Daphne Greengrass and the Importance of Intent
- Author: PetrificusSomewhatus
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Date(s):
- Published: 2018-11-29
- Updated: 2020-05-03
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Comments:
This story and its sequel are enough to make you interested in this pairing no matter what else you might otherwise think. Daphne is believable, Ginny is reasonably well done, the only real change is that Harry has caught on to the fact that Dumbledore is not to be trusted early on in sixth year. Everything flows from that.
- Daphne Greengrass and the Preemptive Adulterer
- Author: ScribblingSteve
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Date(s):
- Published: 2022-01-22
- Updated: 2022-04-01
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Comments:
This story feels more or less like satire, or what many in the fan fiction community call “crack.” Either way, it was very enjoyable despite a couple of minor plot holes and homonym problems. The premise is a binding marriage contract that Daphne wants to get out of, and Harry cannot resist being the hero.
- The Grass Is Always Greener
- Author: kb0
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Date(s):
- Published: 2008-06-19
- Updated: 2009-01-03
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Comments:
Featuring a slightly super-powered Harry, this one also features a believable Daphne, and in some ways a better Ginny than the Importance of Intent. The super power deviation is presented in a way that makes it a logical branch point from the original books, and does not badly detract, but overall the Harry in this one is somewhat less believable.