Unread postby viridian » June 9th, 2008, 11:19 pm
It grew out of an uneasy feeling I had with Dumbledore's 'look of triumph' right after learning Voldemort was ressurected using Harry's blood.
Albus Dumbledore died in 1945. Grindlewald has been wearing him like a hat since then, and manipulating all his erstwhile allies.
Harry was allowed to find a spell/ritual that would take Voldemort out, but the backlash would be fatal to everyone else in the vicinity without prompt medical care. (That detail was concealed excised from the spell description.) Harry, Ron, and Hermione found a clue regarding Voldemort's new hideout, while Voldemort was warned (through Snape) that Harry was coming for him.
Ginny became too frustrated with waiting and left home, trailing along behind the trio. Harry got to Voldemort (who hesitated because he'd been feed information that indicated Harry could reflect his most dangerous spells) and used the spell. The backlash dropped everyone, but Ginny saw the detonation and arrived in time to stabilize her friends. She was also privy to enough details to realize that something was rotten here. After they regain consciousness, Harry and company collapse the caverns and go into hiding, letting everyone think they died taking down Voldemort.
The Weasleys eventually become involved in a quiet conspiracy to take out the real Dark Lord, Albus Dumbledore, AKA Grindlewald.
I got the seeds for this plot right before NoFP, and that was by far the stronger story. Some elements, as you can see, have also been incorporated - or will be.
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Viridian