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SWTE A1 C15 - 2 Pyrrhic Winners, 3 Complete Losers

"When you die, you will speak the name of the man who destroyed your empire. The man who won," Regulus spits at Orion, scaring Sirius with his intensity. "And that name will be mine."

Another week, another Winners and Losers. These are honestly very therapeutic to write. I can't study 4.1-4.4 for IB Biology, but I can generate these silly little text posts like nobody's business. Anyways, Chapter 15 - it's very fucked up. And writing it was really fun because of just how bad it all gets, but I cannot IMAGINE liking it from a reader's perspective. On one hand, go Regulus! On the other hand, SAVE SIRIUS! My poor little nepo babies. They can just never win. Without further ado, here are our 2 Pyrrhic winners (because in this chapter, there are no true winners) and 3 losers of "Diamonds II"!!! Massive, truly gargantuan, and absolutely ginormous spoilers below the cut.

Pyrrhic Winner: Regulus Black

Yes, he ruined the vote. That was his goal, and he fulfilled it adequately. But his main goal, of saving Sirius, completely failed- and maybe even failed because of him. So while his plan was successful and his intentions were good, the outcomes are straight-up horrific. Also, he got Crucio'd by Orion, for what is the first time he's experienced physical abuse at his hands (according to Sirius' POV). ALSO, he's made enemies out of Orion, Sirius, and Remus. Hard to see him really surviving?

Pyrrhic Winner: Bellatrix Black

I'm putting her here because she won the vote. That's IT. She threw up after talking to Orion, and if that doesn't highlight how much she hates the man, I have no idea what will, and immediately had the hypothetical title of next CEO taken away from her. Not to spoil anything, but it's definitely because she reminds Orion of Cygnus.

Loser: Orion Black

His son stood against him and ruined his vote in a way he would have never anticipated. Regulus ruined his plan in every way imaginable and swore to stand against him. I don't know what that is except failure, and I believe that both Orion and Regulus now find themselves with powerful enemies.

Loser: Remus Lupin

Our insane werewolf that can't stop taking Ls was broken up with by Sirius. He is heartbroken. And his plan failed. And if the guy I was in love with for thirteen years told me I was fundamentally unloveable, I would probably be a loser for the rest of my life, so?? Yeah, definitely loser Remus.

Loser: Angel Ofelia

A one-chapter original character, Angel is an attendant at the BECNY who dies. So. Loser!

The Biggest Loser Ever: Sirius Black

Sirius fucked up his entire life with one decision. He will forever be changed and haunted by this. He is, in all senses of the word, doomed.

read chapter 15 here!

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mostlikelytofangirl · 6 months

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Okay okay okay so!

They both come from a bad place (The brothel/Spinners end). They both are scorned by most around them, up until they get into a position of power.

But anyways what I want to talk about are the similiarities bettween Snape/Voldemort and JGY/WRH.

Because like. We know very very little about Voldy (who I will be reffering to by VDM for practicality) and about WRH!

They're both madmans, cold, and sadistic, but that's about it. But we also know they had good relationships with SS (Snape) and JGY.

I'm just very feral about these two powerful madmen who picked up two street rats who no one respected and elevated them, just on the basis that they're useful, skilled and diligent.

The snippet we see of WRH paints his relationship with JGY as pretty much amicable, in the sense that WRH may let slide a lot from him that he wouldn't from anyone else. In the same way I don't think JGY's kindness is a pretense, I don't think his cruelty at WRH's side is one either. He was head torturer, after all, and he has a very cruel streak.

VDM on the other hand, we know next to nothing about him. We know he's cold, we know he's insane, and we know he's cruel. We know he was already these things as Tom Riddle; as such he is much harder to analyse.

But there are two snippets at the end of deathly hallows that point to him caring/favouring SS— the tidbit where he's talking to Nagini, going "This is the only way", and SS's death itself.

The former reads as VDM trying to convince himself to kill SS, and the latter as real regret.The book goes "He said coldly" after VDM says he regrets killing SS. At first read, it makes you go "Does he, really?" And my answer to that question is yes he very much does.

Firstly, it's already incredibly OOC of VDM to ackowledge his actions,much less saying that he regrets them. Rather than a cold apology, it reads to me as if he were occluding.

It's very odd to me, too, that he used Nagini rather than Avada Kedavra, and that reads as him not having enough will to kill for that.

Unforgivables require genuine, irrational hatred/anger, or cold, unfeeling will to kill. That is why HP couldnt crucio Bellatrix properly after Sirius's death, but crucio'd the Sparrows (If I'm not misremembering) after they insulted Minerva. Righteous anger or cold logic are not enough for an unforgivable.

My point is, VDM did not want to kill SS, and as such, he wouldnt be able to cast an unforgivable.It makes me wonder if VDM really did favoured SS? And it majes me wonder about the things SS did to be in a position where he can ask for Lily to be spared with little to no risk for himself.

Back to JGY and WRH, I think JGY was in some manner reluctant to kill WRH because WRH treated him nicely, and while SS was not because VDM killed Lily, at some point he may have appreciated VDM's attention, the same way JGY appreciated WRH's.

My point is, both SS and JGY were picked up by a unhinged madman, and both enjoyed their attention/favor at some point, and both were crucial in their dowfall. The difference is that VDM's downfall was the end of SS's life, while WRH's was the start of JGY's.

Finally got the chance to properly sit down and read this and duuuuuude, you make a hella good point.

Tbh I didn't pay that much attention to Voldy's relationship to Snape and viceversa, but there are definitely some overlaps there with JGY and WRH!

#replies #mdzs #harry potter #wish I could elaborate more on this bc you already did a hella good job #(and also I'm dealing with migraine since last night so my poor brain cell is struggling more than usual)

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