“- your final dose of Pepper-Up Potion after the feast,” Madam Pomfrey was saying, bustling about the end of the Hospital Wing, “Until then, you’re to continue applying Belby’s Bruise Remover every half hour -”
“Madam Pomfrey, please!” Ron interrupted. His face had gone a shade of red synonymous with his hair, “You can’t let us miss the feast!”
But Madam Pomfrey shook her head.
... 2024-08-18 00:20:36 +0000 UTC View PostHarry squinted, forcing his eyes to peer through the dark grounds of Hogwarts. The dark outline of the Forbidden Forest dominated the horizon, accompanied by the faint glows of Hagrid’s hut.
Somehow this feels nostalgic.
In truth, it probably was. Tom’s memories affected him in a number of ways he didn’t fully understand.
“Are you going to say something?”
Gothic carriages hobbled through a snow-covered path. Harry waited impatiently as the line to Hogsmeade thinned, Lavender’s chest pressing rather noticeably into his back.
“First Hogsmeade visit of the year,” A curious voice called. Harry turned, his eyes darting through the group to find who had spoken. It was Lisa, “We should be relaxed, yet, somehow, I get the feeling you’re rather restless.”
Ha...
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Two thousand and two, two thousand and three, two thousand and four . . .
Harry shook his head, frustration seeping from his nostrils in heavy puffs. He glanced at his silver curtains, imagining the soaring European countryside that likely sat behind its depths. His chest heaved with every passing second.
This is pointless.
“Accio book,” Harry ...
“I don’t understand,” a high voice whispered from somewhere to his right, “Why are we hiding? What’s the point?”
“We’re not hiding, Walburga -”
“We’re all locked up in the Slytherin common room,” Walburga interrupted. Tom watched as she rose to her feet. Though a rather short girl, she towered over the sea of seated Slytherin students, “Even Slughorn’s with us!”
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A golden chalice sat on the table before him. Harry pulled it closer, gazing into his reflection on the watery surface.
I look awful.
Deep, heavy circles underlined his eyes. His jet-black hair, dark as ever, now sat in sickly contrast to his pale, pasty skin. His reflection vanished as his fingers wrapped around the goblet, pulling it closer to his lips.
“Here,” Parvati murmure...
“The Triwizard Tournament! Can you believe that?”
Seamus Finnegan’s voice washed over the Gryffindor part of the Transfiguration classroom. Harry did his best to drown it out, focusing instead on the notes sitting before him.
Gebo, Ingwaz, Eiwaz. A good enough triad.
He sat back, raising the parchment to his spectacles. A circle of condensed runes littered the parc...
2024-06-29 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSteam wafted through the crowded platform. Harry watched as it rose through the air, trailing down the length of a gleaming scarlet engine.
Ten fifty-eight. The train’s just about to leave.
He looked over his belongings, pausing for a moment as his gaze slid past an empty owl cage. Everything else seemed perfectly fine. His trunk was clamped shut, his Gryffindor robes were already wrapped tight...
2024-06-22 19:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostHarry leaned forward, his fingers wrapping around one of many biscuits in a bowl by the mantle. He gently brought it to his lips -
“Where are you going?”
Harry turned around. Hermione Granger was sitting in an otherwise empty common room, watching him with narrowed eyes.
“Why do I have to be going anywhere?”
“You’ve got your robes on. Your eyes are wide awake, ...
2024-06-14 02:39:07 +0000 UTC View PostCross the right, then the left, then right . . .
His fingers gently twisted Astoria’s blonde hair into a simple, braided pattern. He nodded all the while, easily satisfied with his work.
“You really ought to make it more even,” Luna whispered from beside him.
Harry turned. The dreamy-eyed girl was one of many others in the common room. He watched as her eyes swept acr...
2024-06-14 02:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostBam.
Harry’s eyes slipped open. The cozy insides of his tent stared back at him, glowing gold from the fires that danced beneath the mantle. Harry sat up, blinking slowly as he reached for his glasses.
Something’s off . . .
Harry rose from his bed, waving his wrist. A black cloak soared across the room. Harry allowed it to wrap around him, throwing the pointed hood ove...
2024-06-02 00:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe Original Dula and Nedula
In ancient times, Dula (pronounced Doo-Luh) and Nedula (pronounced Neh-Doo-Luh) were worshiped by Slavic witches and wizards as the twin goddesses of fortune. The sisters were yin and yang: Dula was fair fortune incarnate, while her twin sister, Nedula, symbolized a darker, more concerning future. Ancient magical Slavics worshipped both equally, believing that to scorn Nedula was to risk her wrath.
In time, ...
2024-05-27 05:36:37 +0000 UTC View Post“You look restless.”
Harry glanced up from his spot by the mantle. Fred and George stood by the exit of the Hogwarts Express, watching him. Each of them had large baskets clutched within their palms.
“The first starts soon,” Harry muttered, raising his watch to his eyes, “In about twenty minutes, in fact. Of course I’m restless.”
Fred frowned.
“You should prob...
2024-05-27 01:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostHarry turned Nagel’s photograph. His eyes traced the two gravestones drawn on the back.
You’ve got to want it . . .
Thin fingers subconsciously snaked up to his neck, pressing gently against his left shoulder. He winced. A heavy breath escaped him as he rubbed against the new scars that marred his skin.
“You look scared,” a voice murmured.
Harry...
2024-05-19 00:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostCreak.
Harry stepped through the door, ignoring the many eyes that flicked his way. An empty desk loomed near the middle of the classroom.
Perfect.
“You’re late, Mr. Potter,” a blonde woman frowned from the front.
“I wasn’t originally planning on coming,” Harry explained, sinking into his seat, “I’m sorry for being a bit rushed.”
... 2024-05-06 06:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostHarry tore through the hall, sprinting up a set of stairs and down a corridor to the left. A lone door sat at the hallway’s end, taunting him like voices in the night.
“Tempus,” he panted, waving his wand wildly. He sighed with relief upon inspecting the ghostly numbers.
Only a few minutes over.
He strode toward the door, fixing his collar the best he could. Harry ...
2024-04-29 02:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostWham.
Harry crashed into the snow-covered grounds. A flicker of pain rang in his head.
Durmstrang. We’re back at Durmstrang.
He pushed himself up, wiping the dirt from his robes. A string of recent memories crashed into his skull.
“‘Dueling Extraordinaire Harry Potter,’” he repeated, turning around. A silver-haired girl sat on the floor...
2024-04-22 04:46:57 +0000 UTC View PostEmerald green. Slytherin’s chosen colour . . .
He stared carefully at his reflection, picking out whatever flaws he could. He found none.
“Tom?”
The boy turned. A girl was standing at his doorway. She was short and thin, her hair a deep brown and her eyes a dull blue. Though her cheeks were hollowed and her lips thinned, she was much prettier than most girls his age.<...
2024-04-18 20:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostPrologue
Green eyes. We’ve both got green eyes.
Harry stared at his reflection in the car window. Though the sun glimmered brightly on the other side, he could just barely make out his own pale skin and jet-black hair. His eyes stood out most of all. He watched as they slowly disappeared behind drooping eyelids, his mind slowly drifting off to sleep -
“Boy!” Uncle Vernon...
2024-04-15 05:19:12 +0000 UTC View PostCreak.
Harry quietly slid the door to his compartment shut, tiptoeing across the length of the hall. Subdued flames twisted beneath the mantle. A plate full of biscuits lay uneaten atop one of the couches, and a pale-skinned Hermione Granger sat up in her armchair, fast asleep.
You’d think she was preparing for her O.W.L.s tomorrow.
“Nevermind that,”...
2024-04-14 05:03:45 +0000 UTC View PostAccidental
Accidental magic is a variation of wandless magic, one that can only be used by children (for as one gets older, they slowly but surely use their ability to use accidental magic).
Accidental magic is caused when magical children go through extreme emotions. It, unlike wandless and wand magic, can not be controlled; its user will not be able to bend it to its will. Since it does not use a wand, accidental magic can not be tracked by the Ministry...
2024-04-06 07:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostWards are more or less large, invisible shields that surround a certain area. They vary in type and protective ability, as they are all created from different forms of magic. As such, each ward’s weakness is different to that of another’s. All, however, can be destroyed with brute force (albeit an unprecedented amount of it).
Magic-suppressing wards do not exist. This is becaus...
2024-04-06 07:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostMind Arts
The Mind Arts are an obscure branch of magic closely related to the mind.
Passive Legilimency: Simply scanning the surface thoughts of someone’s mind. You do not actually control the thoughts they experience, you merely see what they see and think what they think
Active Legilimency: Actively delving into someone’s mind. You separate the mem...
2024-04-06 06:58:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe stone backdrop of Durmstrang’s Hospital Wing glimmered as bright sunlight streamed through the window. Harry squinted as he lowered his quill to a sheet of tattered parchment.
‘Astoria went into stasis, whatever that means. She’s fine now.’
“Snitching to Daph, are you?”
He sighed, tucking Daphne’s parchment into the insides of his robes.
“I...
2024-04-06 06:26:33 +0000 UTC View PostSpells are a form of magic formed through the usage of mediums (ex. Wands, staffs, rings, elves, etc.). They comprise (but are not limited to) hexes, jinxes, curses, and charms.
Below are incantations created specifically for A Flaw in Fate. Some of them are based on spells with unknown incantations from canon, whilst others are entirely new.
Abscondere - The Disillusionment Charm.
Renders the user almost invisible, similar to a chameleon
2024-04-04 21:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Comb your hair!” the mirror barked groggily from the corner of his room, “You’ve got some nerve, waking me up at six in the morning . . .”
Harry ran his fingers through his hair for a third time.
“You’re a mirror,” he noted, frustrated, “You can’t sleep.”
“Can too!”
“Yeah?” Harry challenged. He groaned as his hair began to stick up once...
2024-03-25 01:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostA wave of sound crashed against Harry’s ears. He grit his teeth, moodily stabbing a piece of bacon with the end of his fork.
“Don’t get me wrong, your last day here was always going to be annoying,” Nott frowned, watching as Harry ate, “But I did expect you’d be in a better mood, seeing as you’re off to Durmstrang.”
“I’m not upset about leaving Hogwarts.”
“Ahh,” Nott yawned, “Nice to know I’ll...
2024-03-10 20:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe fire burned bright beneath the mantle, bathing the Gryffindor Common Room in a homely glow. Neville stared into its depths, lost in thought.
“Stupid gits,” Ron muttered from the armchair across from him, “I still can’t believe Dumbledore recommended them for the delegation.”
Neville looked up. Fred and George were dancing atop a desk in the far corner of the common room, surrounded by a roaring crowd.
...
2024-02-25 21:08:08 +0000 UTC View PostThough various dueling forms have been produced throughout Wizarding History, the Eight Dueling are considered the standard base forms for any witch or wizard interested in combat. They are known as Pure Forms.
Most witches and wizards do not utilize a single dueling form - in fact, it is most uncommon. Instead, they tend to mix elements from several dueling forms to produce their own unique branch of combat. Think of it like col...
2024-02-22 22:13:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Class dismissed!” Professor Flitwick shouted cheerfully, balancing perfectly atop a stack of textbooks, “Stay back, Mr. Potter, if you please!”
Harry watched as the rest of the class departed, making his way up to Flitwick.
“Excited for the tournament, Professor?”
“Oh, very!” Flitwick clapped his hands together, “Rumour has it that you’ll be entering.”
“Maybe,” Harry admitted, the blurred form of Be...
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