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The Durmstrang Chronicles by Catherine Keegan/Loup Noir (R)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: None; some m/f plot in a couple of parts, but this is gen
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loupnoir
Author Website: The Durmstrang Chronicles
Why this must be read:
Yet another gen rec from me this month, I chose this because I think it's probably underappreciated, and because I want more people to read it and be inspired to carve out space in the Potterverse for other wizarding societies. We got a glimpse of a possible American society inresonant8's Transfigurations, and I liked that a lot, but I would enjoy more well-written stories in the same vein, as long as they still read like HP instead of original fiction. Some people will be put off by the setting and noncanon characters, but when you think about it, the wizarding world outside Britian is largely undefined, and I want to know what the rest of the world's magical societies are like. I think Durmstrang must be much like Loup Noir's creation, drawn in shades of gray with tension and scheming to survive.
This series by Catherine Keegan/Loup Noir about a group of Dark Arts teachers at Durmstrang is chock full of interesting, non-Mary Sue OCs. Almost none of the canon characters are even mentioned--only one, Remus Lupin, appears briefly in the series, in The Contract, which you can read without spoiling anything of major significance. Loup Noir's characters feel very real to me, dark and knowing. She created original characters who aren't admirable or "nice" but who are compelling, and readers will care about their fates. The main characters are heterosexual, and there are some times when the issue of sex and relationships arises, but this isn't a romance, and that's not the focus of this rather dark gen series.
The Chronicles makes more sense read in order, and there are lots of stories in the series to savor. Do give this universe a try!
The Durmstrang Chronicles
Pairing: None; some m/f plot in a couple of parts, but this is gen
Author on LJ:
loupnoirAuthor Website: The Durmstrang Chronicles
Why this must be read:
Yet another gen rec from me this month, I chose this because I think it's probably underappreciated, and because I want more people to read it and be inspired to carve out space in the Potterverse for other wizarding societies. We got a glimpse of a possible American society in
resonant8's Transfigurations, and I liked that a lot, but I would enjoy more well-written stories in the same vein, as long as they still read like HP instead of original fiction. Some people will be put off by the setting and noncanon characters, but when you think about it, the wizarding world outside Britian is largely undefined, and I want to know what the rest of the world's magical societies are like. I think Durmstrang must be much like Loup Noir's creation, drawn in shades of gray with tension and scheming to survive.This series by Catherine Keegan/Loup Noir about a group of Dark Arts teachers at Durmstrang is chock full of interesting, non-Mary Sue OCs. Almost none of the canon characters are even mentioned--only one, Remus Lupin, appears briefly in the series, in The Contract, which you can read without spoiling anything of major significance. Loup Noir's characters feel very real to me, dark and knowing. She created original characters who aren't admirable or "nice" but who are compelling, and readers will care about their fates. The main characters are heterosexual, and there are some times when the issue of sex and relationships arises, but this isn't a romance, and that's not the focus of this rather dark gen series.
The Chronicles makes more sense read in order, and there are lots of stories in the series to savor. Do give this universe a try!
The Durmstrang Chronicles
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