Slytherin's Legacy Behind-the-Scenes

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
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Slytherin's Legacy Behind-the-Scenes
Summary
A collection of notes, outlines, scrapped scenes, etc. related to my Slytherin's Legacy series. Meant to provide insight into the writing process; be sure to read chapter titles, summaries, and notes for context.Spoilers for future installments will be excluded or redacted until the relevant stories are published.
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Arcs Outlining

The Heir of Slytherin

  1. Mrs. Norris Is Petrified (Act I: The Heir Appears)
  2. Collin Creevey Is Petrified (Act I: The Heir Appears)
  3. Justin & Nearly-Headless Nick Are Petrified (Act I: The Heir Appears)
  4. Interrogation Under Polyjuice, aka Draco is not the Heir (Act II: Who Is the Heir?)
  5. Tom Riddle’s Diary, aka Hagrid might be the Heir (Act II: Who Is the Heir?)
  6. Delphi Discovers the Anagram, aka Delphi is Voldemort’s daughter (Act II: Who Is the Heir?)
  7. Delphi Talks to Dumbledore & Snape (Act III: What to Do?)
  8. Delphi Talks to Hagrid (Act III: What to Do?)
  9. Delphi Talks to Myrtle (and someone steals the diary) (Act III: What to Do?)
  10. Hermione Is Petrified; Hagrid Is Arrested; Dumbledore Is Dismissed (Act IV: Now or Never)
  11. Possessed!Ginny Confronts Delphini (Act IV: Now or Never)
  12. Showdown in the Chamber (Delphi finds/enters the Chamber; Ginny lures Harry down; battle battle) (Act IV: Now or Never)
  13. Harry, Delphi, & Dumbledore Have a Hard Conversation (Act V: Aftermath)
  14. Delphi Leaves Her Own Message on the Wall (Act V: Aftermath)
  15. Delphi Has an Emotional Conversation with Ginny (Act V: Aftermath)

Delphi's Truth

  1. Delphi Hears Rumors after Mrs. Norris Is Petrified (Denial: I Am Not the Heir of Slytherin)
  2. Delphi Blows Up at Some Gossipy Students (Denial: I Am Not the Heir of Slytherin)
  3. Delphi Strongly Denies Being the Heir to Dumbledore (Denial: I Am Not the Heir of Slytherin)
  4. Delphi Denies Being the Heir to Draco (Denial: I Am Not the Heir of Slytherin)
  5. Delphi Rejects Dumbledore’s Confirmation of Her Parentage (Rejection: I Won’t Be the Heir)
  6. Delphi Refuses to Tell Her Friends What She Knows (Rejection: I Won’t Be the Heir)
  7. Delphi talks to Hagrid; he comforts her about her parentage. (Rejection: I Won’t Be the Heir)
  8. Delphi Rejects Possessed!Ginny Outright (Rejection: I Won’t Be the Heir)
  9. Delphi realizes that it’s up to her—and seeks out the Chamber of Secrets. (Acceptance: I Am the Heir After All)
  10. Delphi Takes Control of the Basilisk (Acceptance: I Am the Heir After All)
  11. Delphi Has a Conversation with Harry (Acceptance: I Am the Heir After All)
  12. Delphi Leaves a Message as the Heir (Acceptance: I Am the Heir After All)

Delphi & the Malfoys

  1. Draco picks on Delphi for her relationship with Harry, aka Harry & Delphi exchanging letters. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Hates Delphi)
  2. Delphi acts surly toward Narcissa, who tells her off for it in a motherly-ish way. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Hates Delphi)
  3. Draco picks a fight with Delphi at dinner. Lucius comes to her defense. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Hates Delphi)
  4. Draco is ever so slightly nicer to her after the rumors start up. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Warms Back Up to Her)
  5. Draco is outright friendly toward her during the Polyjuice interrogation. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Warms Back Up to Her)
  6. Draco unexpectedly extents an olive branch. Delphi is forced to reject it. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Warms Back Up to Her)
  7. Draco confronts Delphi after Hermione is Petrified. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Is Bitterly Disappointed)
  8. Delphi goes off on Draco after Dumbledore is suspended. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Is Bitterly Disappointed)
  9. Draco confronts Delphi about being the “true Heir.” She very transparently denies it. (Dephi & the Malfoys: Draco Is Bitterly Disappointed)

Delphi & Dobby

  1. Feeling rejected by the Malfoys, Delphi strikes up a conversation with Dobby. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Has Never Critiqued Her Culture)
  2. When Harry alludes to abuse in one of his letters, Delphi sends Dobby to help him. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Has Never Critiqued Her Culture)
  3. Dobby gets punished for being gone unexpectedly. Delphi feels guilty for the first time. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Has Never Critiqued Her Culture)
  4. Hermione confronts Delphi about house elves’ lack of rights. Delphi defends herself. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Ties to Pretend There’s Nothing Wrong)
  5. While Delphi and Hermione aren't talking, Harry, Ron, and Delphi have a chat about house elves. The verdict? Their enslavement is one thing; Dobby’s abuse is another entirely. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Ties to Pretend There’s Nothing Wrong)
  6. Delphi chats with Dobby about whether he truly wants to be free. He does. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Ties to Pretend There’s Nothing Wrong)
  7. Delphi has a chat with Dumbledore about potential hiring Dobby. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Plots to Free Dobby)
  8. Delphi fakes Dobby’s death in the Chamber of Secrets. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Plots to Free Dobby)
  9. Delphi lies to Lucius about Dobby’s death. (Dephi & Dobby the House Elf: Delphi Plots to Free Dobby)

Delphi & Harry

  1. Delphi realizes Harry is being abused by the Dursleys. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Realizes She Has Feelings for Harry)
  2. Delphi is jealous that Dobby took Harry to the Burrow. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Realizes She Has Feelings for Harry)
  3. At Flourish & Blotts, Draco taunts Harry/Delphi about Ginny’s obvious crush. Delphi’s jealous. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Realizes She Has Feelings for Harry)
  4. Harry and Delphi have a serious conversation about the mysterious voice. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Comes to Terms with Her Feelings)
  5. Harry reveals he’s a Parselmouth at the Dueling Club. She’s damn near instantly in love. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Comes to Terms with Her Feelings)
  6. Delphi confesses her crush on Harry during Valentine’s Day. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Comes to Terms with Her Feelings)
  7. Delphi has no idea how to interact with Harry after discovering her true parentage. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Reconciles Her Feelings with Her Parentage)
  8. Delphi & Harry’s tactics in the Chamber are at serious odds; he wants to kill the basilisk. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Reconciles Her Feelings with Her Parentage)
  9. Dumbledore helps Harry come to terms with Delphi’s secret parentage. (Dephi & Harry: Delphi Reconciles Her Feelings with Her Parentage)

Delphi & the Other Students

  1. Delphi’s fellow Slytherins remind her that she’s not really welcome in the Slytherin dorm. (Delphi and the Other Students: Literally No One Likes Her)
  2. Delphi overhears some Hufflepuffs gossiping about her. (Delphi and the Other Students: Literally No One Likes Her)
  3. The new Gryffindor prefect harasses Delphi about sitting at the Gryffindor table. (Delphi and the Other Students: Literally No One Likes Her)
  4. Delphi overhears her dormmates discussing the idea that she & Harry really are the Heir(s). (Delphi and the Other Students: Maybe She’s Slytherin After All)
  5. Delphi and Harry overhear the Hufflepuffs gossiping about them. (Delphi and the Other Students: Maybe She’s Slytherin After All)
  6. A group of older Gryffindors rough Delphi up as revenge for Collin. (Delphi and the Other Students: Maybe She’s Slytherin After All)
  7. Some older Slytherins congratulate Delphi after the Heir attacks Hermione. She loses her shit. (Delphi and the Other Students: Delphi Redeems Her Reputation)
  8. The Hufflepuffs apologize to Harry and Delphi. (Delphi and the Other Students: Delphi Redeems Her Reputation)
  9. Pansy and her gang thoroughly reject Delphi and the so-called “true Heir”. (Delphi and the Other Students: Delphi Redeems Her Reputation)

Delphi & Snape

  1. Snape orders Delphi to sit with the Slytherins during the Sorting Ceremony. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Still a Bit Suspicious of Her)
  2. Snape makes it clear that he knows she’s not telling the truth about something. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Still a Bit Suspicious of Her)
  3. Delphi refuses to tell Snape who attacked her. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Still a Bit Suspicious of Her)
  4. Snape accuses her of stealing potion ingredients from him. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Extremely Suspicious of Her)
  5. Snape accuses Delphi (and Harry) of being the Heir(s). He’s extremely mean, & Delphi’s crushed. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Extremely Suspicious of Her)
  6. Delphi confesses her parentage to Dumbledore and Snape. Snape is blind with rage. (Delphi and Snape: He’s Extremely Suspicious of Her)
  7. He takes her to visit Hermione in the hospital wing. Delphi is obviously devastated. (Delphi and Snape: He Begrudgingly Accepts Her)
  8. He doesn’t punish her after her fight with the older Slytherins. (Delphi and Snape: He Begrudgingly Accepts Her)
  9. He’s with her when she leaves the “true Heir” message. He doesn’t approve, but he lets her. (Delphi and Snape: He Begrudgingly Accepts Her)

Ousting Lockhart

  1. Delphi is highly skeptical of Lockhart's books. (Ousting Lockhart: He’s Obviously Incompetent)
  2. Lockhart acts like a dick about Harry’s fame. (Ousting Lockhart: He’s Obviously Incompetent)
  3. Lockhart’s first lesson is an absolute nightmare. (Ousting Lockhart: He’s Obviously Incompetent)
  4. Delphi tries and fails to contact the people in Lockhart's books. (Ousting Lockhart: Delphi Investigates)
  5. Delphi writes letters to the local governments involved in the events of Lockhart's books. (Ousting Lockhart: Delphi Investigates)
  6. Delphi gets quite a few letters contesting Lockhart’s claims. Obliviation is a common accusation. (Ousting Lockhart: Delphi Investigates)
  7. Delphi doesn’t know what to do with her evidence. Hermione’s gone, Dumbledore’s gone, and no one else is in any position to either believe or help her. She sits on what she knows. (Ousting Lockhart: Lockhart's Ousted)
  8. Delphi confides in Snape and Narcissa. Both are willing to help her. (Ousting Lockhart: Lockhart's Ousted)
  9. Lucius gets Lockhart kicked out (and takes credit for Delphi’s research, but oh well). (Ousting Lockhart: Lockhart's Ousted)
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