THANK YOU for bringing that double standard up.

Why do people think it's OK for women to hit men!?

Dear lord, this has been a delightful romp
hope there will be more to come
rock on

That was wonderful. And it explains the awkward years' difference there between boys. I always wondered if I could write a fanfiction that explained it, using a girl who didn't live. I never managed it.
rock on

OMG that was wicked
rock on

Hear hear!

Oh wow. I thought it was someone else in this chapter!

Was anyone else picturing young Minerva resembling Arya Stark?

Tyranolagomorpha?
"He's got huge, sharp-he can leap about! LOOK AT THE BONES!"
"Go on Bors, chop his head off."
"Right. Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew coming right up. AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!"
"I warned you!"

Rubeus Hagrid, the Heir of Slytherin. Tom must be furious!

It's about time Harry realized he doesn't want to be a henpecked husband of Molly 2.0.

Your Aberforth was awesome.
If only canon citizen of Potterverse had half of the bravery of Aberforth's little army.

And Harry wouldn't even need to transfer to go to a different school. The Tournament was suppose to have one champion per school. Cedric was acknowledged Hogwarts Champion before Harry's name came out. The students submitting their names were suppose to write the school name also on the paper. So it should stand that Harry as 4th champion, represented a 4th school, real or imagined, it would not be Hogwarts.

Malcom thinking Lupin's a girl is the one of the most hilarious, bizarre things. Yet Hogwarts rumor mill is known to have the stupidest, most silliest things, be said. I still can picture Hannah Abbot in 3rd book on the 'sleepover in Great Hall on Halloween' suggesting the reason the professors didn't catch Sirius Black is because his Animagus form is a shrub.

Love what you did with this and who you chose to be the protagonist. I began to wonder if the person was really an unspeakable about two-thirds of the way through. I'm sure others figured it out way before me. What a brutal but effective way to end the nonsense.

Very nice. It takes a Grandma...

When my Grandmother died, my oldest cousin helped Grandpa fill out the forms needed. When asked "Profession" she answered, "Tyrant. Her job was telephone operator, if that's what you meant." which got a laugh out of grandpa.

Thanks for the story.

Tom A.