I also love the optimism. I think that too many people today are overly cynical and pessimistic about what the future will hold and if humanity will destroy itself. I am overjoyed that Harry doesn’t think like that.
I think that it’s a logical error on the part of both Harry and Quirrell to assume that if an afterlife exists then one should immediately kill themselves to achieve it. I understand that it might seem to logically make sense that if there is a better afterlife then one should of course go for the better life, but I think that that assumes too much about an afterlife. For one, Dumbledore never said that the afterlife would be better, only “the next great adventure.” While I understand that the comfort of the afterlife for many is that it will be better t...
Seriously, the mystery of whether or not Quirrell is evil is one of the most interesting parts of this story in my opinion. I mean, I'm fairly certain he doesn't have a certain someone (who he apparently hates) on the back of his head, but sometimes his Slytherin really shows...
I understand how the Mendelian magic genetics are proposed to work in HPMOR, and I actually really like the idea of the Mundane gene complex. I think the thing that was getting me was that I took the explanation to be a guess at how magical ability actually works in the Harry Potter universe, which I found highly improbable, as opposed to an explanation as to how they (possibly) work in the HPMOR universe as theorized by Harry, which is absolutely probable because, of course, this is a fan fiction and doesn't have to be canon. Ultimately my original commen...
Also, and I could be wrong about this, but I distinctly remember Seamus saying that his dad was a muggle and his mom was a witch, which should guarantee that Seamus is a Squib (or a muggle).
Either way, I recognize that this is a fan fiction (which I love) and anything can be true.
The one thing that I don't really understand is the final theory about how magic is related to genetics that Harry and Draco come up with. While I can't prove anything, it doesn't make canonical sense that "magic" is carried on one gene. If that were true then there would be no truly Muggleborn wizards; all parents of "Muggleborns" would actually have to be Squibs, yet that seems implausible considering that the vast majority of muggle parents of wizards have no idea that magic exists until their child gets the note. Additionally, there are a lot of half-b...
File 1 basically explains in a nutshell why characters have to be largely irrational or unintelligent for the story to have any suspense or intrigue; the scientific method is the enemy of all plot twists...
(And I love the "priceless opportunity" line!)
This whole story has been the most convoluted, compelling, and sheerly brilliant way of setting up practically the same “Quirrell-is-Voldemort” reveal as in canon, yet in such a way that I still didn’t truly see it coming and am astounded by its cleverness. Bravo