BOY OH BOY, LOOK AT THAT. Newt went home in a 5-3-1-1-1 vote, just the way I like it. It was messy, chaotic, had me receiving multiple votes, and I didn't go home. THAT is the kind of vote I play for. Newt went home and I didn't even need my idol, can you believe that shit? This round went PERFECTLY. I'm walking on sunshine right now, because it all come together very nicely. Ron and Draco both threw their votes, I guess expecting more people to stick with them than they actually had. I was surprised that it was so wonky, Newt/Mira/Maxime got zero support or help from anyone. The Snape Revengers and Crippling Depression Crew all kept it together and saved my ass this time. I'll pay it forward to them in the future, I guess.

Last round, Ron/Draco/Angelina/Poppy all let me know that Amos and I were both getting votes, but not to be worried. That works out extremely well for me, because even people I didn't work with like me and like having me around. I keep getting complimented for my antics, which is weird, but I like it. I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just trying to make myself as high vis as possible in the eyes of the cast, so I can play that fucking idol. I'll take any nice things that come my way. Playing and being this OTT publicly can be offputting, but it's super refreshing that people enjoy it. Like, Amos, Poppy, Draco, and Snape all let me know they loved having me in the cast and felt like I've made the season better, and I'm really not used to that at all. I was a villain for awhile, and then a CP narrator type and kind of just that. I wasn't anyone's first choice for anything, but was consistently good enough to make the cut for AS. I don't ever play for validation, or even seek it, but it's been offered and it's really nice.

Moving forward in the game, I'm not just relying on a group chat of 7 players to keep everything in check. That's not how things work. 7/11 players can't stick together for more than another round, so it's time to start working on making moves within the voting bloc and seeing who I can really in the future. The Snape Revengers are definitely the most trustworthy of the bunch weirdly enough, and I feel like I can count on them. Fred and Cormac are at the bottom of the people I voted with in terms of how much I trust them, so they're most likely going to be the first to go. I think splitting on Mira and Maxime this round would be ideal, so we can either burn the idol or kill Mira's only major ally, and then after that I'll flip over and try to take Fred out or something.

This is shorter than I'd like it to be, but oh well. The last thing is Angelina shared the Enchanted 2 Instragram which has 15 pictures and a letter for each, and includes hearts and the word Hermione under some. I don't know exactly what it means or what it's up to, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut I'm gonna have to spend some time working on it, just for Angelina's sake. She shared it with me, so I'll help her out with it. She's good people, so if she ends up with another advantage, I'm good with that.

Oh and Ron added me to the alliance chat Mira and Maxime had because he wanted to leave it and she kept readding him lmao

It's been a very quiet round, and I honestly haven't been on too much because of it. The only thing I can really come and say is that Draco was completely shocked at the results, and I guess a bunch of people lied to him in regards to what was happening - only Ron and I were honest with our votes. Ron said that Draco actually trusts me, and is upset with/wary of the rest of the cast sans us. That's AMAZING to hear personally, because Draco and I finally clicked last night talking about movies. It's the first time we really engaged each other, and I like him a lot on a personal level too. We also have a precedent of not working with each other, so if I do vote him out, the blow shouldn't be as hard as someone else who he was supposed to work with taking him out. He and Ron are the best kinds of "enemies" to have, because you can try calling in a favor if you need it, or can expect more support from them in an FTC scenario. Additionally, they'll be VERY helpful to me in a round or two, because...

A group of 7 voting together cannot last for more than two votes. It's not possible. That's just such a huge number of people to keep together and to keep coordinated, and everyone's going to be trying to ensure they won't be at the bottom when that 7 actually hits F7, so they preemptively strike on their allies as a result. I'm expecting one of Mira/Maxime to go home this round, but after that, I don't trust the people in CripplingDepression to actually stick together beyond that. Angelina, Cormac, and Lily are people that I only really have a "business" relationship with, in that we're together for strategic rather than personal reasons. I don't have faith that they'll try and save me over someone they like more on a personal level, and I have to plan around that essentially. After this vote, the 7 will splinter. Now, I plan on turning against them at that time for sure, but I'm 100% sure someone else from the chat will try and target someone else in it, and use the new minority to do it. The Revengers are 4, the stragglers are 3, oh whadya know? Bye bye, Fred or Cormac. Fred/Cormac/Poppy/Draco/Ron and one of Mira/Maxime is enough to send a Revenger home. That's why I need to make sure my relationships with Ron and Draco are good, and then ensure my relationships with Poppy and Amos are good. It's covering every single major base, and gives me freedom to do whatever the fuck I want. Additionally, if Mira does go home, I'll be the only person in the game currently holding an idol, and then I have UNLIMITED POWAH. I'm setting myself up for the power position very nicely, even though I know I'll piss it away the round after I get it, if I do at all.

Also for posterity

The Revengers are: Lily, Angelina, Amos and I

Crippling Depression includes those four and Poppy, Cormac, and Fred

Passing my idol to Maxime

Will update tomorrow with what’s going on

Also give my immunity to Angelina pls

I've decided, true to my ideals, to make the game a little more interesting than it has been, but we'll give it some time before I get to that.

Crippling Depression's plan (which I suggested) was splitting the votes onto Maxime and Mira, and coordinating with 7 people is a lot, and people were sluggish and slow to respond. That was alleviated by the fact that Maxime and Mira's scrambling was actually losing them support rather than gaining them support. Mira kept trying to get Ron to guess chests for her and to work with her and wanted him in an alliance chat, and he was so overwhelmed and annoyed, that he stopped responding to her. Maxime was telling everyone that Angelina/Ron/Draco were all under her thumb, and threatened me, telling me I don't have the numbers anymore and she's gonna come for me after she survives this round, Okay. Those two annoyed Ron so fucking much that he actually voted for Maxime, and Draco wants to vote them both out as well. It was a 2 vs. 9 situation, until....

I can't help myself, I'm sorry. Those two being backed in a corner, all alone, while someone like Cormac just slips on by? Heartbreaking. Rather than play my idol on Maxime, I passed it to her, and let she and Mira know they can have some fun with this. Maxime was in complete shock, as she had no clue what the fuck I was doing. It's fine, I don't either most of the time. She and I chatted briefly last night and now today, and it's looking Fred or Pomfrey will be her and Mira's target to send home. Fred is the kind of player who can slip through the cracks and ultimately pull out a win against the bottom half of the cast (i.e. the ones who tend to make it to F6), but Pomfrey is a huge threat. Pomfrey, Mira, and Angelina are the big three, so taking one of them out right now would be insanity. I love Poppy as a person, and it would be sad to see her leave, but I've entrusted this vote solely into Maxime's hands - it's up to her what happens. If she and Mira want to spill the beans, get more votes with them, and not play the idols, that's fine by me. It would be sad that my plan failed to come together, but I can't be disappointed if I leave fate to chance. Additionally, I've passed Angelina immunity just as an insurance policy that nothing crazy can happen to her just yet. She and I have coordinated a lot in these past two rounds, and she actually came to me this morning asking about blindsiding Fred or Pomfrey, so she's been clued in about the plan and that the Hufflepuff idol actually still is in the game. I knew that the alliance of 7 was falling apart by next round, but Angelina trying to make a move already was an unexpected nail in the coffin...well, not entirely. She seems like a hardcore strategist, and her partnership with Snape made a lot of sense. Angelina just filled me in that Ron sent her the last ingredient she needs for the Slytherin idol, so if everything works out, Pomfrey/Fred goes home, and Angelina has the ONLY idol left in the game, at F10. W E W. Whatever we want to do then becomes a reality, with all the different factions - we'll get into that in a second.

I made an alliance chat with Draco and Ron called Three Honest Bois, due to the fact they both said they trust each other and me more than anyone else left in the game. I'm gonna be 100% honest with everything going on in there, and this is now my #2 alliance and plan making. If either of their names comes out, I'll let them know. If I plan on voting for either of them, I'll let them know. I've set this one up because I really like both of them as people now, we all get along well, and it's now an ace up my sleeve. I'll have my hand in the jar of two different groups which won't fracture, and then be on good terms with at least one other one. Here are the factions I currently see, both this round/kind of next round.

Mira/Maxime: They're both dangerous social players that I love talking to, and both must die at some point. Now, with the idols there, I should have enough capital that I can maneuver and be able to work with them in the future without my neck being wrung.

Draco/Ron: We're now allies, and their next closest duo is Mira/Maxime, and they don't even LIKE them. They're with me, I can count on them for sure. This is the group I'll put most of my stock into.

Angelina/Lily/Amos: The Revengers. They've been my primary alliance so far, and I think I can continue to rely on them, but Angelina WILL overplay and things will come tumbling down for this group. My goal is just to be on good enough terms with them that if any one or two flip on the group, I can rope them in for anything. Amos, for instance.

Cormac/Fred/Pomfrey: Weirdly enough, the group I'm least sure I could rely on. Fred and Pomfrey were two of my Top 3 on my original tribe, and I Cormac and I have bonded a bit, but I don't really trust that I can work with them at all. Now, if it's Pomfrey who goes home after this round, they'll be left desperate. If it's Fred, Pomfrey will be fine. I think I can get either in my good graces, but I don't know. We'll see.

If this vote does work out, and Pomfrey/Fred goes home, I'll be sitting in the middle on a throne of gold. I'll have two alliances that trust me on either side, and then have curried the favor of those I'm not directly aligned with. I'm a puppeteer and Enchanted is my little puppet show. I don't think these people fully realize or understand the way I work or what I'm doing, and until they all get it, then I'm untouchable. If I get some home this round, it'd be the funniest thing ever and I'd love it, but it's not happening. They're going to keep me in, and things will continue to be crazy and unpredictable. I don't even know what I'm going to do half the time, so how can they ever guess?

Draco and Ron will be voting Fred, as insurance if Mira and Maxime try something fishy.