Bob Schroeck Wrote:It's very strange, but the beginning of this Step is coming out not unlike a Buddy Movie -- it only occurred to me that this is the first time I've ever written Doug with an adult male friend (who wasn't the avatar of another author, that is) with whom he has a goofy friends relationship. It's starting to be kind of a shame that once Doug gets settled in at Hogwarts, he's going to part ways with Charlie -- they bounce off each other so well.The first thing I thought when I read this post was that you were planning on Doug buddying with Sirius... then I remembered that it was Charlie in the teaser and blinked...
And I think it works. Honestly, Sirius would be a bit cliche for this sort of thing. Charlie, on the other hand? Genius.
Single most underused character in the series, too.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.