Notes on Windbound
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herumtreiberI started this story after I'd read several marriage law fics, involving many different characters - Hermione/Severus, Hermione/Draco, Draco/Ginny. I noticed that in most of these stories, the wizards involved followed the dictates of the government, which for whatever reason wanted the unlikeliest pairs to marry.
So I decided to try and write a story where the wizards fought back. Sure, it's a daunting task to fight the government, especially the wizarding government which is not precisely known for its lenient nature - witness Sirius' bleak fate :-(
But there's always the muggles. Usually the wizards are portrayed as superior to the muggles regarding their tolerance. But what if it was different? And why would the government want to enforce a marriage law? What if there is a motive behind their dictates which is not entirely beneficial?
This story deals then with the fight against the marriage law. I think it's abominable that the government should dictate whom we marry. But this thought leads me to the next one. Aren't current laws just as restricting as the putative marriage law regarding whom people should marry?
Therein lies a good thread to follow.
Other thoughts keep interfering - like Dumbledore's relation with his archnemesis Grindelwald. This led me to consider the thought of enemies becoming lovers - this is somewhat a skewed version of Draco/Harry in the past. JKR thus inadvertently opens the door for the Draco/Harry ship - for if it happened to Dumbledore, whom Harry reveres, could it not occur to Harry to follow his mentor's steps in this direction?
Another thing, most stories hardly deal with other houses. And I'm as guilty as anyone. We all write about Gryffindor and Slytherin, and Hufflepuffs are forgotten, with the notable exception ofEdward Cullen Cedric Diggory. So I wanted to concentrate on the Hufflepuffs here - however annoying it may seem. They are a forgotten house. Personally I think JKR concentrates too much on Gryffindor to the detriment of the other houses.
So these constitute some of the thoughts involved in the story.
So I decided to try and write a story where the wizards fought back. Sure, it's a daunting task to fight the government, especially the wizarding government which is not precisely known for its lenient nature - witness Sirius' bleak fate :-(
But there's always the muggles. Usually the wizards are portrayed as superior to the muggles regarding their tolerance. But what if it was different? And why would the government want to enforce a marriage law? What if there is a motive behind their dictates which is not entirely beneficial?
This story deals then with the fight against the marriage law. I think it's abominable that the government should dictate whom we marry. But this thought leads me to the next one. Aren't current laws just as restricting as the putative marriage law regarding whom people should marry?
Therein lies a good thread to follow.
Other thoughts keep interfering - like Dumbledore's relation with his archnemesis Grindelwald. This led me to consider the thought of enemies becoming lovers - this is somewhat a skewed version of Draco/Harry in the past. JKR thus inadvertently opens the door for the Draco/Harry ship - for if it happened to Dumbledore, whom Harry reveres, could it not occur to Harry to follow his mentor's steps in this direction?
Another thing, most stories hardly deal with other houses. And I'm as guilty as anyone. We all write about Gryffindor and Slytherin, and Hufflepuffs are forgotten, with the notable exception of
So these constitute some of the thoughts involved in the story.
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