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* AdaptationalDumbass: Dumbledore was an EccentricMentor in the book. Here, his wisdom is gone, and his {{cloudcuckoolander}} traits are turned UpToEleven.

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* AdaptationalDumbass: Dumbledore was an EccentricMentor in the book. Here, his wisdom is gone, and his {{cloudcuckoolander}} traits are turned UpToEleven.up to eleven.

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* {{Trumplica}}: In [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/468f3aa2214e548b4bd6158ae739c7d4/tumblr_ogkqsv0L8J1u1iqfbo1_640.jpg this strip]], the troll that gets released in Hogwarts is a caricature of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, indicated by the wig and necktie he's wearing. The troll got released to "stick it to the establishment", which was also a common reason Trump's voters gave to justify their choice. The strip came out shortly after Trump was elected, as a response to the election results.
* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Emily mentions she would gladly date either or both of the Weasley twins.


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* {{Trumplica}}: In [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/468f3aa2214e548b4bd6158ae739c7d4/tumblr_ogkqsv0L8J1u1iqfbo1_640.jpg this strip]], the troll that gets released in Hogwarts is a caricature of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, indicated by the wig and necktie he's wearing. The troll got released to "stick it to the establishment", which was also a common reason Trump's voters gave to justify their choice. The strip came out shortly after Trump was elected, as a response to the election results.
* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Emily mentions she would gladly date either or both of the Weasley twins.
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* FriendlyGhost: The Bloody Baron, at least towards Slytherins.

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* FriendlyGhost: The Despite looking like a GhastlyGhost, the Bloody Baron, Baron is actually very polite and gentle, at least towards Slytherins.

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* BeeAfraid: In an episode where Emily attempts to murder Dumbledore, the headmaster summons a swarm of bees in self-defense.
-> '''Dumbledore:''' But with a wave of my wand, it's a whimsical swarm of vengeful [[SuddenlyShouting BEES]]!


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* ScaryStingingSwarm: In an episode where Emily attempts to murder Dumbledore, the headmaster summons a swarm of bees in self-defense.
-> '''Dumbledore:''' But with a wave of my wand, it's a whimsical swarm of vengeful [[SuddenlyShouting BEES]]!
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* {{Trumplica}}: In [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/468f3aa2214e548b4bd6158ae739c7d4/tumblr_ogkqsv0L8J1u1iqfbo1_640.jpg this strip]], the troll that gets released in Hogwarts is a caricature of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, indicated by the wig and necktie he's wearing. The troll got released to "stick it to the establishment", which was also a common reason Trump's voters gave to justify their choice. The strip came out shortly after Trump was elected, as a response to the election results.

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* SuddenlySexuality: Parodied. The Sorting Hat, out of the blue, declares that Emily is gay. It is a parody of how Creator/JKRowling tends to {{retcon}} certain characters into [[WordOfGay being gay]].


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* WordOfGay: Parodied. The Sorting Hat, out of the blue, declares that Emily is gay. It is a parody of Creator/JKRowling declaring that Dumbledore is gay.
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* TheBlank: Snape does not have any facial features aside from his comically pointed nose, though his flouncing and LargeHam gestures make up for it.

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* TheBlank: As a stylistic choice, Snape does not have any facial features aside from his comically pointed nose, though his flouncing and LargeHam gestures make up for it.
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* TheBlank: Snape does not have any facial features aside from his comically pointed nose, though his flouncing and LargeHam gestures make up for it.
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* ImplausibleDeniability: Emily asks Snape if he's sobbing over all the House and Quidditch Cups that Slytherin used to win before Harry came to Hogwarts. Snape denies it, while crying and clutching the trophies.


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* ThePigPen: One single-panel comic features Snape (infamous for his greasy hair) fleeing in terror from a giant bottle of shampoo.
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* BeenThereShapedHistory: Apparently during the Triwizard Tournament, Emily came up with the idea of the "Potter Stinks" badges.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Nobody ever considers the possibility that Slytherin's Mysterious Monster might be a giant snake, even though the Slytherin snake symbol is [[SigilSpam everywhere.]]
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* NoOSHACompliance: A health inspector's assessment of Hogwarts' health and safety standards turns out to be...not great. Dumbledore "accidentally" makes him fall through a trick staircase and then says to Emily, "You keep your bibbling mouth shut!!"
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* BeeAfraid: In an episode where Emily attempts to murder Dumbledore, the headmaster summons a swarm of bees in self-defense.
-> '''Dumbledore:''' But with a wave of my wand, it's a whimsical swarm of vengeful [[SuddenlyShouting BEES]]!


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* NoSell: Emily attempts to kill Dumbledore by throwing a dagger in his back, but the old wizard is only mildly annoyed by the "stabbity-sword in [his] back-particles".
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* MyInstinctsAreShowing: When spotting a bottle of potion at the edge of a table, Minerva [=McGonagall=]'s cat instincts kick in and she can't resist pushing it off the table.

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* SuddenlySexuality: Parodied. The Sorting Hat, out of the blue, declares that Emily is gay. It is a parody of how Creator/JKRowling tends to {{retcon}} certain characters into [[WordOfGay being gay]].



* WordOfGay: Parodied. The Sorting Hat, out of the blue, declares that Emily is gay. It is a parody of how Creator/JKRowling tends to {{retcon}} certain characters into being gay.
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* WordOfGay: Parodied. The Sorting Hat, out of the blue, declares that Emily is gay. It is a parody of how Creator/JKRowling tends to {{retcon}} certain characters into being gay.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: Dumbledore was an EccentricMentor in the book. Here, his wisdom is gone, and his {{cloudcuckoolander}} traits are turned UpToEleven.
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----> '''Wanda:''' And btw, speaking of criminals -- maybe focus your time on finding the thief who took your hairline. 'Cos that shit is gone, bro.

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----> '''Wanda:''' ---> '''Violet:''' And btw, speaking of criminals -- maybe focus your time on finding the thief who took your hairline. 'Cos that shit is gone, bro.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Draco seems to have a one-sided crush on [[FoeRomanceSubtext Harry Potter]].

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* HomoeroticSubtext: Draco seems to have has a one-sided crush on [[FoeRomanceSubtext Harry Potter]].Potter]]. Emily, being a YaoiFangirl, is very excited about it.
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* AnimalEyes: Dolores Umbridge's similarity to a toad is taken to the logical extreme by giving her bulging eyes with horizontal pupils.
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* DeconstructiveParody: The comic sometimes goes into this direction, deconstructing the illogical parts of the Wizarding World - especially if Wanda the Background Ravenclaw is involved.
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* LampshadeHanging: Violet deconstructs the "House Traits" as being mostly a matter of broad descriptions and confirmation bias, which is why it would be silly to base your whole personality and life plans on your house. As soon as she walks away Emily just starts screaming.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Wanda invents a [[MagiTek magical robot servant]] as a more ethical alternative for house elves. She then mentions that it might achieve consciousness and have revenge on wizardkind.
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* BigYes: Emily often declares her approval with a big "YASSS!"
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--> '''Wanda:''' And btw, speaking of criminals -- maybe focus your time on finding the thief who took your hairline. 'Cos that shit is gone, bro.

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--> ----> '''Wanda:''' And btw, speaking of criminals -- maybe focus your time on finding the thief who took your hairline. 'Cos that shit is gone, bro.

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* BrutalHonesty: Dobby tells Emily that this is Kreacher's gimmick. However, it becomes an InformedAttribute, as instead it's Dobby who insults Emily to the ground to demonstrate what Kreacher ''would'' tell her, while Kreacher just stands there quietly.

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* BrutalHonesty: BrutalHonesty:
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Dobby tells Emily that this is Kreacher's gimmick. However, it becomes an InformedAttribute, as instead it's Dobby who insults Emily to the ground to demonstrate what Kreacher ''would'' tell her, while Kreacher just stands there quietly.quietly.
** Violet the Background Gryffindor combines this with SassyBlackWoman to shock Draco Malfoy to total silence. Draco starts it by attempting to use Violet to relay threats to Harry Potter, but Violet responds with a series of caustic truths about Draco's "emotionally and physically distant" father and winding up with brutal observations about Draco's hairline.
--> '''Wanda:''' And btw, speaking of criminals -- maybe focus your time on finding the thief who took your hairline. 'Cos that shit is gone, bro.
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correcting my own formatting. earlier editing was done on ipad; ipad evidently has huge issues with site markup & plain text.


* YaoiFangirl: Emily, oh so very much. She’s shown salivating over very suggestive (and off-screen) dialogue between Harry and Draco. When she meets Creator/JKRowling, Emily suggests she should write "the same story, but everyone's gay". Later, when Draco and Harry are facing off in Lockhart’s dueling club, Emily yells, “Now KISSSSSSS!!”...twice!

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* YaoiFangirl: Emily, oh so very much. She’s shown salivating over very suggestive (and off-screen) off-screen, extremely-out-of-context dialogue between Harry and Draco. When she meets Creator/JKRowling, Emily suggests she should write "the same story, but everyone's gay". Later, In yet another strip, when Draco and Harry are facing off in Lockhart’s dueling club, Emily yells, “Now KISSSSSSS!!”...twice!'''twice.'''
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Correcting example, as Emily is a full-tilt Yaoi Fangirl, not just showing signs of it.


* YaoiFangirl: Emily shows signs of this. When she meets Creator/JKRowling, she suggests she should write "the same story, but everyone's gay".

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* YaoiFangirl: Emily shows signs of this. Emily, oh so very much. She’s shown salivating over very suggestive (and off-screen) dialogue between Harry and Draco. When she meets Creator/JKRowling, she Emily suggests she should write "the same story, but everyone's gay".gay". Later, when Draco and Harry are facing off in Lockhart’s dueling club, Emily yells, “Now KISSSSSSS!!”...twice!
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* BrutalHonesty: Dobby tells Emily that this is Kreacher's gimmick. However, it becomes an InformedAttribute, as instead it's Dobby who insults Emily to the ground to demonstrate what Kreacher ''would'' tell her, while Kreacher just stands there quietly.
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* LargeHam: Snape, with his over-the-top gestures, dramatic pauses, and general ''flouncing''. He is only topped in hamminess by Lucius Malfoy.

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* LargeHam: Snape, with his over-the-top gestures, dramatic pauses, and general ''flouncing''. He is only topped in hamminess by Lucius Malfoy.Malfoy and, at times, Dumbledore.
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* EvilCounterpart: The comic introduces a Good Counterpart to Slytherin's Basilisk: the Giant Badger of Hufflepuff, a GentleGiant that spreads support and encouragement to the students of Hogwarts.


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* GentleGiant: The Giant Badger of Hufflepuff wanders the corridors of Hogwarts, dispensing emotional support and gentle encouragement wherever it goes.

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