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I am not trying to offend anyone, I know this is about religion and a delicate topic to discuss, but anyways

In Harry Potter everyone in the muggle and wizarding world celebrates Christmas. However in the harry potter universe wouldn't Jesus Christ have been a normal wizard? I mean he turned water into wine, Seamus Finnigan attempts and fails in the movies due to his horrendous pronunciations, but it is possible for wizards. He famously came back to life, Big deal voldemort did it aswell. He walked on water, wizards can teleport and fly. Im not sure about his other endeavours but there was something related to multiplying edibles aswell, Professor McGonagall, performed a transfiguration charm or something for infinite sandwiches aswell. Then why celebrate Christmas???

Guys i really do not want to offend anyone, I am aware of the magnitude this sort of topic has, and I humbly apologise for any misunderstanding or carelessness on my part

So, I might not have flared this right. If I haven't, I apologize!

Anyway, I'm in the middle of a big worldbuilding project for my Harry Potter AU. And in this project I'm trying to recreate the HP schedule, but for all years and all teachers (I'm a perfectionist-completionist).

This has led me to the conclusion that it's impossible within the time constraints hinted at within the books. Not without sacrificing believability, teachers time or expected curicultum. And all this is already a problem BEFORE I add the subjects I want to add to the curiculum for my AU needs.

I've made some assumptions;
* All practical core subjects (potions, herbology, DADA, transfiguration and charms) would need one double-hour per group of students. This would mean 12 double-hours per core subject teacher (2 for each year 1-5 because two houses share a class, and 1 for years 6-7 each because NEWT student are fewer and can therefore be shared across all houses).
* All core subjects need to have a minimum of two scheduled classes per week for projects and homework, and the like.

Already after this, the teachers of core subjects have a schedule that exceeds the alotted time.

As such, I feel like I either need to either adjust the alotted time by two hours a day, or I need to place all four Houses of the same year in the same class at the same time.

I'm just curious if there's anyone else that's attempted to map out ALL schedules at Hogwarts and have managed to solve it some other way? 😄

HP: The Cost of Cooperation.

Harry looked at the letter with a frown.

Something had possessed Vernon to not only not destroy the letter with his name on it, but to actually unlock his door and hand it to him with a glassy look in his eyes before bumbling off to work that morning.

He’d been locked in the room on occasion, but he’d never seen Vernon in a state like taht.

And the letter itself was odd.

“Mr. Harry James Potter.”

That’s all it said on the envelope, that and a grey wax seal that he was unsure of…

He opened the letter and expected it to be something from Hogwarts. Maybe his school supplies list?

A folded ream of paper was inside, as well as a sheif of some sort of rock?

He placed the rock on his desk And inspected the letter.

‘Mr. Potter.

Since our previous attempts to reach you have failed, this will serve as a final attempt.

We at gringots request you answer this summons immediately. It has come to our attention that you have the responsibility to authorize the removal of Statis over two of our largest vaults. We would like to facilitate the transference of this wealth to you, so that you may access it and so that we may resume our fiduciary duties.

Included is a Portkey. It will be used to bring you directly to your account holders office.

Once you are ready to fulfill this duty, please take the stone included firmly in your hand and use the passkey, which is ‘Fortune.’

We will arrange transport for you once our work here is complete, should you need it, for a fee.

SawTooth,
Potter Account Manager.’

Harry read it again and again.

And then again.

Two vaults? He’d already been to his vault though?

Was there another potter vault? How could there be? There was more gold in his than he could even fathom…

But…. A day with the goblins did seem to be a better option than a Saturday stuck with the dursleys…

He took the stone in his hand, amazed by how light it was, and spoke. “Fortune-“

-

Harry was suddenly on his ass, sitting on the floor of a very antique looking office, with a goblin looking down at him expectantly. “Wand?”

Wand? He didn’t have it. “Left it at home, my uncle locks it away during the summer.”

The goblin blunk.

Looking at him with dead, Beaty eyes, the goblin huffed. “Scar.”

Harry looked at him questioningly, then lifted his hair to show his forehead.

The goblin held a finger up and poked it rather harshly, drawing a hiss from Harry. “That’s will do. Quite a bit of vile magic in there, I’ll have to arrange for that to be removed after we unlock the vaults.”

Suddenly, the goblin turned and trotted over to his desk, hopping into the seat and looking over some papers and a scroll in front of him, before looking to Harry, who was still sitting on the ground. “What are you, a house elf? Take that chair and sit where we can conduct our business, we are already behind schedule.”

Harry nodded and scrambled, taking the chair and sitting close to the desk, assuming that they would explain everything as he went.

The confused look on his face seemed to confer his confusion to this goblin, who somehow frowned deeper and looked him over. “Unfortunate. You seem to have no idea what all this is about, do you?”

“N-No sir.”

“Sir hm? I enjoy your flattery. Continue it, but for now, I shall explain, since your magical guardian has not seen fit to do so.” The goblin growled as he sat back in his chair. “You, Harry James Potter, as Minor Sovereign of the Potter Family, are the trustee of all remaining potter properties in the British isles. It is between you and your distant relatives for such properties in other municipalities, which we can facilitate for a fee at a later date. You are also, as of two weeks, three days, and six hours ago, the Heir to the Black Family, after the passing of Cygnus Black, so since the current Family head is indisposed, you are trustee of the Black Family Fortunes in the British Isles, though there are notable restrictions as you are not the Family head. Both of these asset classes are in Statis until such a time they are claimed. It is in both yours and the Goblin Nations Best interest that you claim them post haste, preferably within the next hour, and remove the Statis applied to the Potter Properties by James Fleamont Potter, and the Statis applied to the Black Properties by the ministry of Magic after the passing of Auctrus Sirius Black in 1991 and Cygnus Percius Black on the date given.”

Harry could only stare vacantly at the goblin, convinced he was dreaming.

“You don’t know what any of this means, do you, Mr. Potter?” The goblin asked, a low growl in his voice.

“I… I think I already opened the potter vault though… shouldn’t… that mean that… no, I have no idea what you are trying to tell me. I am very sorry.”

“… Very well. Perhaps a tour, and I shall tell you your family legacy and what it all entails along the way.”

“Does this mean I get to ride in the carts again?!”

-

Harry could honestly say that his head hurt more than at any other time he could remember, which was astounding, because he had literally fought Voldemort just a few months ago.

“Ok… so the last vault, the one griphook said was my trust vault, was my father’s Vault, which became my trust vault after his death. This vault I’m looking at is whose vault?” Harry asked, his fingers rubbing his temples.

“Yours as well.”

“No, sorry, who’s WAS it before it became mine?” Harry asked, looking it over with a frown.

“Ah. This vault belonged to Cygnus Black. Unlike other vaults of the black family, this one was sealed upon his death due to no Black Representative being available to collect and merge it back into the Black Family vault.” The goblin nodded.

“And each vault is suppose to be merged back into the big Black Family Vault upon death?” Harry asked, looking the vault over. “Is that how every family works? If it is, shouldn’t this vault have gone to one of Cygnus’s children, like my dads came to me?”

“Very very Astute Mr. Potter. Some full grown of your kind don’t seem to pick these things up as quickly as you.” The goblin gave a crude smile.

“You should meet my friend Hermione, I bet she’d have this whole thing figured out in no time.”

“Unlikely, but perhaps you can arrange a meeting with her. We are always looking for more human employees.” The goblin nodded and pulled his scroll open, writing something quickly. “Now, an explanation. No, Cygnus Black’s vault contents did not pass unto one of his children because none of his children are Black Family Members anymore. Each of his daughters failed to qualify, and as Cygnus never elected an override party for that continuation, his vault will revert into the main house Vault upon the end of our business today, unless you would like to disperse of it in another way.”

Harry just nodded.

“Good, next vault will be the Vault of current Family Head, Sirius Orion Black.” The goblin supplied, Harry froze, a vague feeling of familiarity with that name. “Something the matter, Mr Potter? I’d hope to hurry this along, we are behind schedule.”

Harry shook his head and fell in step behind the goblin. “Sorry… it’s just that that name seems oddly familiar.”

“I could assume that is because he named you his Heir upon being named your Godfather by James Potter on July seventh, 1980. That is why you are heir Black after all.” The goblin supplied. “I’ll spare the history lesson, but it was a very odd choice on his part.”

Harry smiled then frowned. “What happened to him? He’s around right? Because if he died I’d be Minor Soverign of the Black Family too, right?”

The goblin snorted. “He is in Azkaban. He was a supporter of the dark lord and he may or may not have been the one to betray your parents.”

Harry froze, his eyes now staring into the abyss of the vault doors ahead of him.

His godfather… betrayed them?

How could he?!

A million thoughts rampaged through Harry’s mind, but for some reason, the two that escaped were an unrelenting anger… and a fathomless confusion.

“If he was working for the dark lord, did he make me his heir to hand me over to him?!”

Now, the goblin, who hadn’t seemed particularly pleased with their schedule being interrupted yet again, took his time with that thought.

“Well… he was the named heir of the Black Family that was all but Formally aligned with the dark lord, and by naming you his heir, he did technically tie you to a family that was sympathetic to the dark lord…” the goblin reasoned out, a look of conversation on its faces as he pulled a different scroll of parchment out of his vest. “And he left everything to you in case he was indisposed, that’s why we are going to his vault now… but James Potter was a deft judge of character, all potters are, just as the long bottoms are…”

Harry remained still, the weight of the reveal only adding to the tremendous upheaval of his life that this day had already been.

Then, the goblin quickly ferruled the scroll and stowed it away. He paused for a moment, then nodded. “I find it prudent to skip Sirius’ Black’s vault until one of our curse breakers can clear it. It is entirely possible a genius such as him could have left something nefarious there. It would make sense that he specifically went through with making you his named heir so that you would be the one to open the vault some day. It could be trapped.”

Harry just nodded. “So then I’ve seen all the vaults then?”

The goblin barked out a laugh. “You’ve not even seen all of your vaults in this chamber. There are two more vaults on this level, and it total, there are nine more vaults left in your name here at the London branch of gringots. I’m rather keen on seeing the vault in the basement…”

“… I gave TWELVE vaul- Isn’t this the basement?”

The goblin gave a cruel snarl. “You have much to learn about yourself, Mr. potter, as well as this establishment. Compared to potter manor, we are simply in the Attic. The basement is far, far, Far below our feet, where only a very select few may tread, even among us goblins.”

Harry simply tilted his head. “You’ve said that the deeper we go the older the vaults… just whose vault would be in what you consider the basement?”

-

Random idea that occurred to me while watching the seven movies for the 234th time:

Voldemort should have returned in the fifth novel. There was already enough drama in the Goblet of Fire during the tournament tasks. The danger was real. Students had died in that tournament.

It would have been more tragic if Cedric had died in the final task saving Harry.

Harry would have carried the guilt later on of being alive because someone else sacrificed themselves for him. Someone more talented and skilled saved his life. He survive through sheer luck, not talent, because he was too young to compete.

Voldemort should have returned in the fifth novel. Same situation as in the graveyard, but now in the Ministry or some other damn place. Voldemort easily wins the duel against Harry and when he's about to kill him, Dumbledore arrives, just like we saw in the movie and the novel.

I want a Hermione who's an evil genius. I'm talking Lex Luthor kind of evil genius.

Dramione would be nice, but non Dramione is ok too.

Thank you! 😊

I’m looking for the most hilarious crack fic recommendations you guys have. I want to read something that will have me howling on the floor in laughter.

So as the title says I'm looking for a fic where harry either time travels or dies and goes back in time. And when he's on the train he kills Malfoy and Ron. Molly is also a problem in the fic and I think tries to attack harry in Dumbledore office.

Technically a horcrux is a an object with a piece of a soul…
Dementors feed off souls….
But Horcruxes also are dark magic , very powerful dark magic and dementors grow like a fungus from dark magic
So if a dementor came in proximity to a Horcrux could it then maybe, multiply ? Or grow in strength?

Help me out, what are your thoughts?

I was trying to think of a relationship for Ron for my canon rewrite in third year. I had Harry/Hermione since first year and Luna/Neville in second, but if you were reading a fic where Ron wasn’t with Hermione (or Luna), who would you like to see? I was kind of leaning towards Lavender or Parvati because he has romantic connections with them in the books, but I just feel kind of meh about that, especially because I thought it would be kind of nice to have them date Dean and Seamus, not Ron. Is there anybody else? Not Daphne Greengrass because she’s not a good person in this story, and Astoria is kinda with Draco.

Fresh off of a fic where Bill Weasley becomes Harry’s Animagus bodyguard and trains him in magic and gives him hugs and such.

I am eager for any fics where an older sibling coded character: (Bill Weasley, Weasley Twins, Oliver Wood, Viktor Krum, Cedric Diggory, Gryffindor’s Chasers) looks at Harry, says “Is anyone going to adopt that?” and then does so.

One-shots, 500k word epics, anything and everything with an older sibling looking after Harry dynamic.

Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of time travel fics, and I’m completely hooked. Could you recommend your favorites on this theme? I’d really appreciate it ✨

I am positive I read this one, and the fact that I can't remember the name is killing me.

I remember that Hermione travels back in time and finds herself a daughter of Potters. She remembers her previous timeline though.

She is 1 year younger, so when she gets to Hogwarts, James is already friends with the Marauders and is expecting her to join them in Gryffinor.

She is sorted into Slytherin (I don't remember if she wanted to be, or if the Hat insisted that was the place she could make more difference). James cuts her off, with Sirius egging him on that Slytherins are all rotten.

I remember Hermione hurting because of that and looking for friends elsewhere.

Some time later Lily confronts James and makes hin realise he has been acting stupid. He apologizes to Hermione, but the trust is sort of broken, so it takes them time to reconnect.

Meanwhile, Hermione already wrote home that she will be staying at Hogwarts for Christmas, and this is how their parents find out how James has been acting. I think I even remember the father showing James his Christmas present and saying he was disappointed in him, and that he did not deserve presents or smth.

Please help, I am going crazy! lol

This one might be a tall order. I’m looking for fanfics that are Remus-centric or feature him as a major character that ACTUALLY have him mostly in character. I want him as the flawed, self sabotaging, passive aggressive man he can be, not the harmless and cuddly bookworm fanon tends to make him (no offense to people who like that version of him, I just don’t find it interesting). I prefer gen, but I’ll accept wolfstar IF both characters are in character (so pls no atyd thank you). Remadora is fine as well but same rules apply.

Much appreciated!

Looking for a fic when a caravan come to Surrey and Harry runs away and joins the caravan and get raise by this nice gay(?) 《Dont remember 》couple. There was a chapter where he both meets and Weasleys, Draco and severus before hogwarts and another chapter about selkies. Don't remember anything else.

Hi! I’m trying to find a Drarry fic I read on AO3, but I can’t find it anymore — it might have been deleted or renamed.

Here’s what I remember: Harry was an Auror and Draco was an Unspeakable working specifically with time. There was a chase or some kind of incident in the Department of Mysteries, and a time-turner was dropped or broke, causing an accident that sent both Harry and Draco back in time. They returned to their 11-year-old bodies before first year and kept all their memories. They were already very close (lots of teasing and trust), but it was not Drarry at the beginning — the romance developed later, around fourth year.

The story covered all seven years at Hogwarts. Draco was extremely intelligent and strategic, and he got involved in academic or magical projects at school — there were clubs, student projects, and even something like exhibitions where different students presented their work.

There was also a strong Lucius Malfoy storyline — he cared a lot about Draco’s abilities, and at some point he sacrificed himself so Narcissa and Draco could escape, passing on the Malfoy legacy before going into hiding. I also remember that Draco later had a younger sister.

It was in English, quite long, and I think it might have been a series.

If anyone recognizes this fic, I’d really appreciate it — I’ve been trying to find it again and it was such a great read 😭

Currently in the planning stages of a Founders' Era fic that focuses on the possibility of Helena Ravenclaw being the daughter of Salazar and Rowena. They would keep his paternity a secret so as to protect Helena from being connected to the weight of his surname.

As it is a sequel, it does operate under a few assumptions from the first story such as;

• Salazar is not a villain, but misunderstood by the magical population. The other Founders know this but his leaving Hogwarts was so the school could succeed without the negative attention associated with him.
• Salazar and Rowena have similar traits (or at least bridgeable!) in that her thirst for knowledge leads her to his ambition.
• Salazar's reputation is unsalvageable, as his leaving is seen as an admission of guilt, and in the void left by his absence, others filled it with hyperbole cementing his legacy as a 'muggle-hater'.

I guess I'm just looking to see if this theory has been explored before and possible obstacles to it. Would appreciate any and all help. Thanks!

I'm looking for a specific type of fic; I usually see it in autistic Harry or overly abused Harry fics, and it's where Harry is mentally younger than his peers, sometimes described with too much innocence and childishness more linked to a much younger child, most of the time having the same level academically as his peers or higher (I don't care a lot about this last point, but it is seen most of the time).

Usually this is found in Dumbledore-bashing or Harry-raised-by-others fics.

I'd prefer if Harry wasn't shipped, but I don't care if the people around him are.