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The Potter Family Grimoire by Disobedience Writer - T
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Gen
Length: 20,905
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Disobedience Writer's FFN profile
Why this must be read: I had a difficult time choosing which one of Disobedience Writer's fics to rec. They are, without a doubt, always a fun read, whether they are deliberately funny or, as in this case, showing a different way things could have gone. This is a bit on the dark side with a Harry who takes family pride to a new level. Please note that one of the characters is raped, though we don't see or hear it - Harry takes vengeance for it after he finds out about it.
The premise of this fic is simple: what if, during the summer before Harry's third year, he stumbled upon a shop in Diagon Alley and found the Potter Family's Grimoire? And what if said Grimoire told him about his family and had a lot of nifty spells; and what if, from that Grimoire, Harry realized just what the Potters have stood for in the past and decides that he won't be the one to spoil that tradition? The result is this lovely one shot that gives us an independent and powerful Harry who is not going to let anyone run his life. Taking place during The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire, we get different results from canon - all due to this Grimoire.
He learned his spells and prepared for the worst, but more important than that was that he began to really learn and understand the nature of the Potter Family. He began to know why his father had fought against Voldemort, why his grandfather had once fought against Grindelwald, why every generation or two a Potter fought against tyranny. Some times it was to help end a goblin rebellion – without slaughtering all of the prickly, yet still sentient beings – and other times it was to help end a series of witch hunts – without slaughtering all of those prickly, yet still sentient Muggles. Once a Potter had even helped end the Annual Grand Werewolf Hunt on the grounds it was cruel and unnecessary. Some Potters fought in the political realm; some were military leaders; others wielded their influence from the merchant class, as master potters or importers of trade goods or master constructors and wardsmen; a few had even gone into teaching to lead the next generations.
All of this was new knowledge for Harry. Beyond his father's love of Quidditch, he really hadn't known much of his personality, let alone that of his grandfather and other forbearers.
That made its impression even more strongly than his increase in practical magic, in his increased ability to defend himself, in his enlarged arsenal of clever tricks and techniques to preserve and strengthen the Potter line.
Most importantly, through his connection to the past, Harry began to understand the concept of duty. The concept of the Potter Duty. Bravery for a cause. Power used with restraint and direction.
The Potter Family Grimoire can be found here
Pairing: Gen
Length: 20,905
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Disobedience Writer's FFN profile
Why this must be read: I had a difficult time choosing which one of Disobedience Writer's fics to rec. They are, without a doubt, always a fun read, whether they are deliberately funny or, as in this case, showing a different way things could have gone. This is a bit on the dark side with a Harry who takes family pride to a new level. Please note that one of the characters is raped, though we don't see or hear it - Harry takes vengeance for it after he finds out about it.
The premise of this fic is simple: what if, during the summer before Harry's third year, he stumbled upon a shop in Diagon Alley and found the Potter Family's Grimoire? And what if said Grimoire told him about his family and had a lot of nifty spells; and what if, from that Grimoire, Harry realized just what the Potters have stood for in the past and decides that he won't be the one to spoil that tradition? The result is this lovely one shot that gives us an independent and powerful Harry who is not going to let anyone run his life. Taking place during The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire, we get different results from canon - all due to this Grimoire.
He learned his spells and prepared for the worst, but more important than that was that he began to really learn and understand the nature of the Potter Family. He began to know why his father had fought against Voldemort, why his grandfather had once fought against Grindelwald, why every generation or two a Potter fought against tyranny. Some times it was to help end a goblin rebellion – without slaughtering all of the prickly, yet still sentient beings – and other times it was to help end a series of witch hunts – without slaughtering all of those prickly, yet still sentient Muggles. Once a Potter had even helped end the Annual Grand Werewolf Hunt on the grounds it was cruel and unnecessary. Some Potters fought in the political realm; some were military leaders; others wielded their influence from the merchant class, as master potters or importers of trade goods or master constructors and wardsmen; a few had even gone into teaching to lead the next generations.
All of this was new knowledge for Harry. Beyond his father's love of Quidditch, he really hadn't known much of his personality, let alone that of his grandfather and other forbearers.
That made its impression even more strongly than his increase in practical magic, in his increased ability to defend himself, in his enlarged arsenal of clever tricks and techniques to preserve and strengthen the Potter line.
Most importantly, through his connection to the past, Harry began to understand the concept of duty. The concept of the Potter Duty. Bravery for a cause. Power used with restraint and direction.
The Potter Family Grimoire can be found here