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{{quote|''No, I am not human. But if you believe that only humans have a soul, your view of Creation is limited. Would you deny the angry willow a soul? Would you deny the ginger cat a soul? The rats you want me to catch? Would you deny that a werewolf has a soul?''|'''Finrod''', ''To Face the Wolf''}} |
{{quote|''No, I am not human. But if you believe that only humans have a soul, your view of Creation is limited. Would you deny the angry willow a soul? Would you deny the ginger cat a soul? The rats you want me to catch? Would you deny that a werewolf has a soul?''|'''Finrod''', ''To Face the Wolf''}} |
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2899679/1/To_Face_the_Wolf To Face the Wolf]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/431495/Maglors_finch Maglor's_finch] |
'''''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2899679/1/To_Face_the_Wolf To Face the Wolf]''''' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/431495/Maglors_finch "Maglor's_finch"] is a beautiful turn on a crazy idea worthy of a [[Crack Fic]]: namely, what would happen if you crossed over ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban]]''. However, the author has done an excellent work and the immersion is incredible. Expect lots of crowning moments. |
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This fic is a beautiful touch on a crazy idea worthy of a [[Crack Fic]], namely, what would happen if you crossed over [[The Silmarillion]] and [[Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban]]. However, the author has done an excellent work and the immersion is incredible. Expect lots of crowning moments. |
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* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]] - Finrod finds Lupin's disbelief in Trelawney's divination to be this. Then he meets her... |
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]] - Finrod finds Lupin's disbelief in Trelawney's divination to be this. Then he meets her... |
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* [[Awful Truth]] (refer to [[Show Within a Show|Book Within A Book]] ) |
* [[Awful Truth]] (refer to [[Show Within a Show|Book Within A Book]] ) |
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]] - For Lupin and Finrod both secondary characters in their stories. |
* [[A Day in the Limelight]] - For Lupin and Finrod both secondary characters in their stories. |
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* [[Badass]] - Finrod did kill a werewolf with his teeth, even though he is slightly ashamed of this. |
* [[Badass]] - Finrod did kill a werewolf with his teeth, even though he is slightly ashamed of this. |
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* [[Show Within a Show|Book Within |
* [[Show Within a Show|Book Within a Book]] {{spoiler|''The Silmarillion'' is a book Hermione is reading}} |
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* [[British Accents]] - Snape's original North Yorkshire accent comes through when he's stressed despite his attempts to suppress it. At one point acts as a plot point keeping the other characters in the dark. |
* [[British Accents]] - Snape's original North Yorkshire accent comes through when he's stressed despite his attempts to suppress it. At one point acts as a plot point keeping the other characters in the dark. |
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* [[Broken Pedestal]] - The other Gryffindor's responses to [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|Hermione reading a fiction book in class]] |
* [[Broken Pedestal]] - The other Gryffindor's responses to [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|Hermione reading a fiction book in class]] |
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* [[Continuity Nod]] quite a few, from both sources. |
* [[Continuity Nod]] quite a few, from both sources. |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] - Sirius |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] - Sirius |
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* [[Dramatic Irony]] - the reader knows the [[Awful Truth]] about the [[Show Within a Show|Book Within A Book |
* [[Dramatic Irony]] - the reader knows the [[Awful Truth]] about the [[Show Within a Show|Book Within A Book]] long before the main characters |
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* [[Entertainingly Wrong]] - They assume Trelawney's prediction refers to Beren and Luthien. |
* [[Entertainingly Wrong]] - They assume Trelawney's prediction refers to Beren and Luthien. |
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* [[Fan Service]] - Finrod in a towel |
* [[Fan Service]] - Finrod in a towel. |
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* [[Fix Fic]] - {{spoiler|Hermione's}} actions which cause the situation are something of a meta-twist on an attempt to do this and a [[Self-Insert Fic]] |
* [[Fix Fic]] - {{spoiler|Hermione's}} actions which cause the situation are something of a meta-twist on an attempt to do this and a [[Self-Insert Fic]] |
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* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]] - Coming from a ostensibly [[Medieval Stasis]] Finrod is fascinated by more modern technology such as plumbing (more so than he is by magic infact). |
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]] - Coming from a ostensibly [[Medieval Stasis]] Finrod is fascinated by more modern technology such as plumbing (more so than he is by magic infact). |
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* [[Foreshadowing]] - Finrod noticing Remus looking at Helluin, or Sirius the Dogstar, and seeing it more clearly than Remus |
* [[Foreshadowing]] - Finrod noticing Remus looking at Helluin, or Sirius the Dogstar, and seeing it more clearly than Remus |
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** Mixed with a [[Continuity Nod]] - [[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince|Snape reading about upheaval about a piece of jewellery]] [[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows|bursting with dark magic |
** Mixed with a [[Continuity Nod]] - [[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince|Snape reading about upheaval about a piece of jewellery]] [[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows|bursting with dark magic]]. |
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* [[Guilt by Coincidence]]-Being the only werewolf in the |
* [[Guilt by Coincidence]] - Being the only werewolf in the castle, if Finrod wasn't able to testify otherwise Lupin would have been taken to be the attacker. Snape is especially convinced he is. |
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* [[Guilt Complex]] - Lupin arguably has one of these. |
* [[Guilt Complex]] - Lupin arguably has one of these. |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] - a throwaway sentence has Madam Pomfrey treating "an attractive fifth year" who has been hexed to have a bunny tail. Lupin wonders if a certain [[Shout-Out|muggle]] [[Playboy| |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] - a throwaway sentence has Madam Pomfrey treating "an attractive fifth year" who has been hexed to have a bunny tail. Lupin wonders if a certain [[Shout-Out|muggle]] [[Playboy|magazin ]] is circulating at Hogwarts. |
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* [[Inspector Javert]] - Snape's pre-existing role as this in regards to Sirius Black (and Lupin who he regards as a danger) is extended to Finrod |
* [[Inspector Javert]] - Snape's pre-existing role as this in regards to Sirius Black (and Lupin who he regards as a danger) is extended to Finrod |
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* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]] - Lupin's loneliness caused by death of his best friends so long ago & his condition explain why he bonds to Finrod so quickly. At one point he compares Finrod calling him friend to chocolate after an encounter with a Dementor. |
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]] - Lupin's loneliness caused by death of his best friends so long ago & his condition explain why he bonds to Finrod so quickly. At one point he compares Finrod calling him friend to chocolate after an encounter with a Dementor. |
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* [[Janitor Impersonation Infiltration]] - Not exactly this trope but Finrod impersonates Snape to get around the school without attracting students' notice. Although his disguise is physically perfect he wears a [[Glamour Failure|blue robe |
* [[Janitor Impersonation Infiltration]] - Not exactly this trope but Finrod impersonates Snape to get around the school without attracting students' notice. Although his disguise is physically perfect he wears a [[Glamour Failure|blue robe]]. [[Hilarity Ensues]] |
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* [[Magic Music]] even {{spoiler|Snape}} is moved by it. |
* [[Magic Music]] even {{spoiler|Snape}} is moved by it. |
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* [[Magic A Is Magic A]] - Subverted. Unlike many this author remembers that |
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]] - Subverted. Unlike many this author remembers that ''Harry Potter'' & Arda "magic" run on very different rules. The wizards aren't quite sure how to classify Finrod. |
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* [[Mind Rape]] - Doesn't appear in story but Finrod is of the opinion that "assailing the mind was as bad as raping the body" |
* [[Mind Rape]] - Doesn't appear in story but Finrod is of the opinion that "assailing the mind was as bad as raping the body" |
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* [[Mistaken Age]] - Finrod guesses that Hermione is [[Younger Than They Look|sixteen]]. [[We Are as Mayflies|Given the differences in the ageing processes of Elves and men it's understandable ]] |
* [[Mistaken Age]] - Finrod guesses that Hermione is [[Younger Than They Look|sixteen]]. [[We Are as Mayflies|Given the differences in the ageing processes of Elves and men it's understandable ]] |
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** Lupins all choices come down to this. |
** Lupins all choices come down to this. |
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* [[Screw Destiny]] - Averted. {{spoiler|Finrod}} accepts his both prior to and during the story |
* [[Screw Destiny]] - Averted. {{spoiler|Finrod}} accepts his both prior to and during the story |
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* [[Shown Their Work]] - Of Tolkien's Work. The difference in Elvish philosophy to Human is portrayed perfectly showing knowledge of [[All There in the Manual|more than ]] [[The History of Middle Earth|just even ]] The Silmarillion |
* [[Shown Their Work]] - Of Tolkien's Work. The difference in Elvish philosophy to Human is portrayed perfectly showing knowledge of [[All There in the Manual|more than ]] [[The History of Middle Earth|just even ]] ''The Silmarillion'' |
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** Of Human philosophy too, [[Small Reference Pools]] are averted with Snape mentioning not just Plato but also Plotinus |
** Of Human philosophy too, [[Small Reference Pools]] are averted with Snape mentioning not just Plato but also Plotinus |
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* [[Shout-Out]] - [[Shout-Out/To Shakespeare|to Shakespeare's]] [[Hamlet]] |
* [[Shout-Out]] - [[Shout-Out/To Shakespeare|to Shakespeare's]] [[Hamlet]] |
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* [[Time Dissonance]] - As expected with Immortal Elves and Humans |
* [[Time Dissonance]] - As expected with Immortal Elves and Humans |
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* [[This Is My Human]] - Crookshanks' opinion on Hermione |
* [[This Is My Human]] - Crookshanks' opinion on Hermione |
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* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Horrific]] - Snape's response to {{spoiler|The Silmarillion}} backed up by the parts he brings up or reads out load. Given he also thinks the author's a Dark Wizard he might be falling into the [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|symbolic]] and [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?|political]] versions too. |
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Horrific]] - Snape's response to {{spoiler|''The Silmarillion''}} backed up by the parts he brings up or reads out load. Given he also thinks the author's a Dark Wizard he might be falling into the [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|symbolic]] and [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?|political]] versions too. |
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* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Snape admits Hermione is one of the few usually sensible students |
* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Snape admits Hermione is one of the few usually sensible students |
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* [[You Can't Fight Fate]] |
* [[You Can't Fight Fate]] |