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Bill: So let me get this straight-

Tonks: More like let me run this bi you.

Penny: Let’s just see how this pans out.

Ben: We should ace-ess the situation.

Andre: I’m gay.

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Rakepick legit just set fire to Snape. Can this game get any more bizarre?

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Just.. Yes.

Everything about this is awesome.

And the dragon in the back!

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Imagination: omg yes

Writing skills: wtf no

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And his logic is impeccable.

WAIT WHAT

@barnabyleeofslytherin

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I live for Snape's comments in this game.

Savage

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Personally I’d rather miss this potentially scarring event. I’ll take my chances with the werewolves thank you very much.

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WAIT WHAT

@barnabyleeofslytherin

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How NOT to Start Your Novel

Morning routine that is mundane TO THE READER. Nobody cares how long your main character showers or what their favorite kind of cereal is. Only start your novel with your main character’s morning routine if it is something that isn’t routine to your reader. Does your MC have to steal their breakfast? Include that! Does your MC feed their dragon at the crack of dawn? That’s interesting! Do they spend way to long deciding what to wear? Nobody cares. That’s boring.

A dream. Readers will feel cheated when they read a bunch of interesting stuff only to find out none of it was real.

Excessive world building. Fantasy novels are especially prone to falling into this trap. Little bits of world building that are naturally woven into the narrative are fine. Info dumps are not. Remember, the purpose of the first chapter is to introduce the MC and get the reader invested in what will happen to them, not to give the reader a history lesson about a world they have no reason to care about yet.

Too long before the main conflict. While you don’t necessarily need to dive straight into the main conflict, you shouldn’t keep the reader waiting for it to start for too long. I suggest laying the groundwork for the main conflict in the first chapter and maybe hinting at it directly. That will help the plot get going at a good pace.

Without anything to ground the reader in what’s going on. The reader needs some time to get invested in the main character. While starting in medias res can work, you need to help your reader why they should care about what’s happening to the MC. Otherwise, you might as well be jingling keys in the reader’s face. Be especially careful about starting your novel with a chase scene or a battle since those can be disorienting and might not make it clear why the reader should be rooting for your MC specifically.

Without showing why your reader should care about the MC. Your MC should be one of the main things that keeps your reader hooked throughout the novel. If your reader doesn’t feel invested in them by the end of the first chapter, then there’s a good chance they won’t keep reading.

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There’s one piece of Harry Potter Rowling can never ruin

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do you ever drop foreshadowing in ur own writing and just go OOOHHhhhhoOOOHHooooOHHOOHHOOHHOO

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There we go.

SOMEONE PLEASS DRAW ANDRE IN PSYCHEDELIC LOON PANTS

(Idk who can draw but hopefully one of you knows how or knows someone who can @charlies-weasleys @andre-egwu @pennyshaywood @barnabyleeofslytherin @jaxnewton @ anyone in the HPHM fandom pls help)

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Charlie as a dad

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I don't think I'm the best for the job, so here's some inspiration.

Knock yourselves out, art people.

SOMEONE PLEASS DRAW ANDRE IN PSYCHEDELIC LOON PANTS

(Idk who can draw but hopefully one of you knows how or knows someone who can @charlies-weasleys @andre-egwu @pennyshaywood @barnabyleeofslytherin @jaxnewton @ anyone in the HPHM fandom pls help)

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Yes I am.

Just look at that face!

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Probably at some point of the half-blood Prince

Dumbeldore: Severus, I fear the curse is consuming me. The time for you to take My life approaches, my boy.

Snape: For fuck sake you insane old man just let the magic healing bird cry on your hand

Dumbeldore: You must remain strong, protect the boy.

Snape: Sir, the Fenix is right there. if I could direct your attention to the giant red bird you are currently petting.

Dumbeldore: The greater good.