
by Docnox
Crows are interesting birds. They're clever, proud, petty, playful, willing to work with others, and don't give two $#!%s about things like 'canon timelines.' This is a story about a fellow who had a good run the first time around and he's earned an encore in a new world full of adventure. What sets this apart: The year is 1991 and that actually matters in this story, I haven't seen many FF explore the time aspect.There will be politics, that stuff was ignored for the children's' books.We'll explore the deeper motivations of some of the original villains.Harry Potter can't spend ten years living in a cupboard and not have some issues to work out.If the protagonist knows a way to prevent something terrible, he wont turn a blind eye just to preserve 'Canon.'We're going to explore the magical world of England in a more literal sense. The books completely ignored the muggle world, not here.Mythology will be explored. They keep mentioning Merlin darn it, then lets use it! Most Importantly, Voldemort was smart, powerful, and charismatic, extremely so. He will not be using the same plan that failed the first time. Expect Very altered evil plots.Severus is Not someone with the emotional range of a rock.Dumbledore is Not stagnant in his responsibilities. This is getting a heavy dose of realism pumped into an IP that ignored complex subject because it was written for kids. ---------------OC protagonist.The MC will attempt not to engage in any romance for several years, they are kids. Some scenes will contain a great deal of violence, giant spiders be like that.Yes aspects of the timeline will be considerably altered. Were playing fast and loose here.I think Loki is an okay approximation for the MC's personality.
Current
9/30/2026
Peak #34
1d
Current
9/29/2026
Peak #30
2d
Current
9/29/2026
Peak #29
2d
#3
9/29/2026
Peak #50
0d
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9/24/2026
Peak #11
7d
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