The Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.40
AN: Right, small change of plans. I’m s
2023-11-10 18:08:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.39
Heather knew the portkey was coming. It still s
2023-11-06 17:45:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.38
“We need to tell her,” I asserted.
“Tell me what?” Fleur asked innocently.
Her current position didn’t match her tone of voice. I was punishing her again. Well, it might be more appropriate to say we were playing our usual games.
All she wore was an open jean half-jacket on her top half. It obviously wasn’t meant to be worn with nothing underneath it. It barely covered her breasts with its denim and left most of her torso and all of her midriff exposed. If she mo...
2023-11-02 02:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.37
I sighed, “Fleur, what is this now? Four times in a week and a half?”
Fleur haughtily turned her nose up, “I knew you would come for me.”
“How do you keep losing your clothes in places that are public enough to provide a thrill but private enough that you’re confident no one will come across you at the same time?” I asked, honestly curious what excuse she would come up with.
Fleur pleaded ignorance, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. It must be part...
2023-10-30 03:12:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.36
I ducked. I dodged. I dived. I danced. Spells rocketed around me. One zipped past my face. I heard it crackle. I felt the air warp in its path. The smell of ozone and magic briefly shocked my senses.
Most of my mind was understandably preoccupied but I recognized the Lightning Spell when I saw it. An absent part of me wondered why it moved slower than actual lightning. I shouldn’t have been able to dodge that without some form of combat precognition otherwise. And I wasn’t nearly th...
2023-10-28 01:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.35
AN: Wake up, honey. Daphne's smut chapter is finally here. Lol, this one was fun and I let it get away from me a bit. I just really like Goth Daphne. In a weird way, she reminds me of Fleur. Fleur's so expressive but not quite true to her feelings. Daphne's the opposite, seemingly stoic but still more than willing to acknowledge what she feels. Anyway, Fleur should be returning to the spotlight in the next couple of chapters. I wasn't quite sure of my portrayal of her at first. It was...
2023-10-24 16:40:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.34.5
Three figures crowded around a sheet of parchment…
“This… This is how we shall spread the truth…” The primary figure preached — taken with a devotion that shined through her words.
The older figure somehow matched that devotion, “Aaaahhh~ Yes~! The world deserves to know~! My perfect baby boy should shine~! They won’t be able to help but flock to his cause like moths to a flame~!”
“I knew you would understand, Mother-in-law. We should capitalize on all th...
2023-10-21 13:33:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.34
The air in the room grew heavier with each breath. Strange lights danced in the corner of my vision. Magic poured off Dumbledore like a flood. Even though he was focused on the imposter, the rest of us were almost swept along with it. Still, Dumbledore’s control shined through and we were saved from the worst of the pressure.
Even my first confrontation with Umbridge in the Great Hall couldn’t hold a candle to Dumbledore’s rage. If I was a storm then, he was a hurricane now. He wa...
2023-10-19 14:56:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.33
The Ministry had never been in such a state. Recent events had thrown it past chaos and into pandemonium. Perhaps in another timeline, this would have been an ordinary day. Just another day of bureaucracy and nine-to-fives. This was not that timeline.
The physical mess was typical. A government couldn’t be run without its fair share of spilled papers and empty cups of tea and coffee. Owls flew through charmed shoots to the outside world, depositing their loads of mail, and beating has...
2023-10-16 16:36:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.30.5
My office was something of a new development for my position. After half a year, Dumbledore apparently realized I was doing all of my work out of my quarters or abandoned classrooms.
“Really, Albus, it isn’t necessary,” I tried to humbly protest.
“No, no, Atlas, this won’t do at all. How will students know where to find you for ‘extracurricular activities’?”
“While technically correct, I feel like you’re implying something indecent with your words…” 2023-10-13 14:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.32
I knew this was coming. It wasn’t a surprise. Fudge needed a way to enforce his decrees. That’s all this was. Of course, he would appoint his little toady. We’d prepared for something like this. But for them to attack Heather first…?
I was still rightly pissed off.
“What the absolute, bloody Hell are you playing at, Umbridge?!”
I quite literally stormed into the Great Hall. My magic kicked up unseen winds around me. Lightning sparked on my skin. A hurric...
2023-10-12 01:26:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.31
< Stats >
< +8 to Body, +5 to Mind, +7 to Soul >
< Body: 43+8=51/100+ >
< Mind: 51+5=56/100+ >
< Soul: 46+7=53/100+ >
< Combat >
< +2 to Melee, +3 to Dueling, +3 to Awareness, +5 to Agility, +8 to Tactics >
< Melee 5+2=7/100, Dueling 48+3=51/100, Awareness 39+3=42/100, Agility 40+5=...
2023-10-08 00:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.30
The mood in Dumbledore’s office could be considered tense. At least, it was for four of the six people here. I was more amused by the others’ anxieties than anything else. And Dumbledore was just like that always, taking amusement from the chaos around rather than dwelling on it.
“This is an utter disaster, Dumbledore!” Bagman exclaimed. “What are we to do?! I never saw the Black Lake freeze over during my years at Hogwarts!”
Dumbledore’s eyes twinkled with amusement...
2023-10-05 01:20:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.29
“It was only a two-week break! And it’s been nearly a month since then! How is it that all of you — not you, Granger — have forgotten the proper way to remove the spines of a Lionfish without poisoning yourselves?! I may as well have Madam Pomfrey take up permanent residence in my classroom! Don’t feel bad for the damned fish! It’s already dead!” Severus Snape ranted at his combined Gryffindor and Slytherin class.
I sat in one corner of the room, hiding a smirk. Potions cl...
2023-10-01 22:24:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.24.5
[AN: This is just something simple and short I've been working on instead of what I should be working on. It's more of a collection of scenes instead of a cohesive chapter. I just needed to do something fluffy. Don't worry though. I'll be starting the next proper chapter immediately after posting this. Also, ideas for future WWO interludes are welcome. Give me your best!]
The week before the Yule Ball was about as normal as a week got when it came to a place like Hogwarts. Which, of cou...
2023-09-29 15:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.28
AN: Daphne and Ada are so much fun to write. Actually, that goes for the whole Greengrass family.
In other news, I had the idea for an interlude/half-chapter to show Atlas teaching classes after the heritage reveal. 24.5 or something. Probably a montage-type thing with the named students acting out (the Pansy-Daddy debacle, helping Neville’s confidence, Astoria/Luna chaos, throwing Cedric a bone, Pure-Blood students playing at politics, etc.).
Is that something peopl...
2023-09-27 16:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.27
“-And lastly, I need you to completely clean out the Yaxley Vaults,” I instructed.
My account manager — a Goblin named Bloodspur — raised an eyebrow at me, “Of everything?”
I nodded, “Everything. I don’t want them to be able to scrape dust off the floor. Collect all their debts while you’re at it. Take the payment from the seized vault contents. If there’s not enough, sell their properties with them still in them.”
Bloodspur chuckled, “Oh, this will b...
2023-09-24 16:44:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.26
The consequences of the coven’s Yule were wide-reaching, though most went unnoticed by those involved. There were the direct effects of the ritual Atlas and his coven performed. And then there were the effects of that ritual’s effects…
The five participants of the Rebirth of the Sun experienced all the benefits promised by the ritual. They were Winter’s Chosen. A title that was not exclusive to them but still granted advantages that they would not have had if they had not partic...
2023-09-21 15:42:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.25 [Double Feature]
AN: This chapter took a bit longer than I expected. It just kept growing and I couldn't bring myself to separate it into two parts. So instead, this is what y'all get. It's basically a double feature, clocking in a 10.6k words (my usual chapters are 5-6k...).
This is the longest single chapter I've ever written. This story is also my longest-running story now by nearly 30k words and it's still growing fast. I just want to give my thanks to all of you for your su...
2023-09-18 02:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.24
After my trial, things returned to some semblance of normalcy. It was a new kind of normal, mostly due to everything revealed during my trial, but it was normal all the same. I fell back into a routine of classes, research, and training Heather for the tournament.
Sure, students and staff alike treated me differently now. But no one took things too far, either into scorn or praise. Most of the Pure-Bloods were much more respectful and willing to listen to me — not that that had been m...
2023-09-14 00:50:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.23.5
AN: Changed one username from the last WWO interlude. So now, BoningBones (Susan Bones)=SherlockBones. Credit to @Sainen on QQ for the name.
“What is this about? I’m very busy. I have a trial to get to,” Percy Weasley said.
He was more than a bit snippy after being summoned to Hogwarts so early in the morning. The twins said they had something important to tell him. ‘Family business’, they’d said. That was something Percy couldn’t easily ignore. Why,...
2023-09-10 15:11:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch. 23
“Preposterous!” One Pure-Blood shouted.
“Ridiculous!” Another joined.
“Outrageous!”
“Utterly ludicrous!”
Other protests filled the room as well. The reveal of my heritage had sent the whole Wizengamot into shock and denial. The Dark Faction couldn’t believe I was a Pure-Blood heir; for once, the Light Faction wasn’t far from agreeing with them. The momentum the prosecution had been building stuttered to a stop and collapsed on the spot.
“He ...
2023-09-08 23:52:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.22
November 30th. That was the date set for my trial. Not even a full week after I was first ‘interviewed’, it was obvious that someone (*cough* Fudge *cough*) wanted to speed this process along.
It also meant I had just about two days to prepare my defense. Not like it would matter all that much. My jury would be composed almost entirely of Pure-Bloods and they’d be trying to convict me not because they thought I was particularly guilty, but because they didn’t think I was one of ...
2023-09-06 16:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.21
Murderer at Hogwarts! Are Our Children Safe?!
As Reported by Rita Skeeter
Do you know who is teaching your children? Do you know who you are entrusting their safety to? Is there more going on behind the scenes at Hogwarts than we realize? Collusion? Corruption? Child endangerment?
Worry not, gentle Wizards and noble Witches! This reporter has the scoop!
Some may be aware but for those who aren’t, there are two new Professors...
2023-09-03 15:16:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.20
“Thanks again for being so understanding about this,” I said, seeing Septima off for the night at the door of my room.
Septima shook her head and nibbled her lower lip, “Unn, I know how important this is to you. Are you sure you want to do it alone though?”
We both glanced at the unsuspecting cat-shaped, black elephant in the room and I said, “Yeah… I have a feeling that it’s for the best that this first meeting is just us.”
Luna popped up between ...
2023-08-31 15:17:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.19
“Heather Potter,” Tonks said slowly and carefully. “Step away from the fugitive so I may arrest him. This is for your own safety.”
Heather practically growled protectively, “You’ll have to go through me first! Sirius is innocent! He’s my Godfather for Magic’s sake!”
“And that just makes his betrayal and trickery all the more tragic,” Tonks continued. “Trust me, I don’t want to do this either. But he’s a wanted murderer and Death Eater. Step away from hi...
2023-08-28 20:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.11.5
She waited in wait because waiting a wait worth waiting was a wait worth the weight indeed. Hmm, yes… Quite.
Luna Lovegood’s mind drifted back to what had set her on this path. Not just what, but who. Who prompted her to stand up to the Nargles who tormented her and the Wrackspurts that clouded their minds. Professor Atlas White had a very novel view of Luna’s situation and he said only drastic action would change anything.
“They’re bullies, Luna,” He said. “They won...
2023-08-25 15:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.18
“Another day, another Galleon,” Amelia Bones muttered to herself. “It really never stops. If only there was a word for this feeling of constantly working toward something.”
Her flat, functional Dragonhide boots clicked against the tile with each step as she walked through the DMLE bullpens. Her Aurors were hard at work or hardly working. But it was early enough that Amelia wasn’t about to get on any of their cases about work ethic.
These past months had been even more bu...
2023-08-24 21:40:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.13.5
“Cedric! Ceddy! Ceddy Bear! Just the guy we wanted to see,” George (or was it Fred?) said, throwing an arm over Cedric Diggory’s shoulder.
Fred (or was it George?) continued where his twin left off, “How would you like to hop aboard the latest train taking over the Castle?”
Cedric sighed but humored the notorious prankster twins, “Alright, guys, just… I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment. With the tournament and everything, you know? So keep it brief, yeah?”<...
2023-08-22 02:28:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Grind (And Helping Heather Potter) Ch.17 (Reworked)
“You’ll do fine,” I reassured. “Go out there and wow them for us, yeah, Heather? Show them how brilliant your best friend and teacher are and how wicked you can really be. We’ll be watching and supporting you the whole way.”
Hermione hugged Heather tightly, “Good luck.”
“With the Dragon I pulled, I’ll need it,” Heather grumbled then grinned. “Good thing I have your tattoo to keep the Potter luck to a minimum.”
Hermione wrung her hands in worry, “O...
2023-08-20 23:44:28 +0000 UTC View Post