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I find myself in something of a quandary - historically I have been a fan of AU fic (though in my defense, I would say that's more the 'what would happen if...' episode/canon rewrites rather than Jack-the-pirate and Daniel-the-cabin-boy kind, though I can get with some swashbuckling at times...) but in Harry Potter fandom?

What exactly is the point of non-magic AUs? Isn't the whole concept of being able to do magic = wizard so much entrenched in the HP universe that taking that away actually essentially removes a significant chunk of who they are? How much is stripping the characters of this the equivalent of disability fic on steroids?

And don't even get me started on the whole ice-skating thing... ;)

I seem to have acquired a cat...

I went out to put something in the bin and there, in the front garden, was an extremely nervous-looking skinny cat. I had some catfood that Dougal rejected and tried her (at least I think it's a her, I haven't looked that closely...) and it was all wolfed down in a matter of moments.

Once that hurdle was overcome, I was able to stroke her and see how bony she was, and since I can feel ribs and spine I think we're talking either lost or left behind - coat condition is pretty poor as well. Shorthaired blue, in case you were wondering, and currently sitting by the side of the sofa and purring fit to burst.

E.T.A. And I've been checking the 'local' missing cats list and may have found a match... missing since May and chipped, so we'll see when we get the chance to run this one under a scanner... ;)