As is the case for most of the Harry Potter books--with the exception to the first chapter in the last few--the story is a pretty close third person personal POV from Harry's perspective. I guess I should change that first sentence you mentioned, as it is very unlike the rest and breaks up the narrative flow.
As for the Dumbledore and McGonnagal infodumps . . . this chapter was where I put a lot of my infodumps. I always hated that fanfics just expected you to know everything about everyone, without bothering to introduce characters and settings and ideas. I should go back and make the information come out more naturally . . . but I wanted to get this chapter out.
Also, will be on the lookout for tense slippages. Hate those. Hate, hate those.
Thanks for the read!
-Murmur
As for the Dumbledore and McGonnagal infodumps . . . this chapter was where I put a lot of my infodumps. I always hated that fanfics just expected you to know everything about everyone, without bothering to introduce characters and settings and ideas. I should go back and make the information come out more naturally . . . but I wanted to get this chapter out.
Also, will be on the lookout for tense slippages. Hate those. Hate, hate those.
Thanks for the read!
-Murmur