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by Percy Runner
1947: The magical world is rebuilding from the Great Wizarding War, but storm clouds gather in the East. Jack Semmes, a cocky fifteen-year-old American, becomes the first student from Ilvermorny Academy of Magic admitted to Hogwarts. He expects bad food and incomprehensible accents, not becoming a pawn in a shadow war between magical superpowers. The old-guard British Ministry clings desperately to its empire, America's MACUSA pushes its growing influence, and the Soviet MaChk arrives from beyond the Iron Curtain, mobilizing student idealism for revolution. Grindelwald's defeat has brought no peace. An ancient feud between Ravenclaw and Slytherin erupts into open hostility, the castle wards weaken, and someone within is plotting to destroy the fragile peace between magical Britain and America. In a castle where walls spy, ghosts take sides, and trust is a dangerous gamble, Jack must navigate house rivalries, cryptic allies, and a deadly conspiracy that could ignite a war between both wizard and Muggle worlds. The Boy from MACUSA is a tale of Cold War magic, murder, and betrayal, where wands aren’t the only weapons and the stakes are the future of two worlds. NB: This is a slow-burn character drama with highly-realistic political intrigue and intricate world building. Not a power fantasy or rapid-progression story.
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| 0 | 1. An Innocent Abroad | 0 |
| 1 | 2. The Pickup | 0 |
| 2 | 3. Shaking a Tail | 0 |
| 3 | 4. The Prefect on the Platform | 0 |
| 4 | 5. An American in Scotland | 0 |
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| 6. Action and Reaction |
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| 6 | 7. Sorted | 0 |
| 7 | 8. Diplomacy by Dessert | 0 |
| 8 | 9. Dulce Domum | 0 |
| 9 | 10. Transcripts and Tribulations | 0 |
| 10 | 11. Placements and New Pals | 0 |
| 11 | 12. The Grand Tour | 0 |
| 12 | 13. A Brief Encounter | 0 |
| 13 | 14. How to Make Friends and Antagonize People | 0 |
| 14 | 15. Ravenhurst and the Redhead | 0 |
| 15 | 16. The Savage Wars of Peace | 0 |
| 16 | 17. The Tome Raiders | 0 |
| 17 | 18. Last Minute Cramming | 0 |
| 18 | 19. Rebel Without a Cauldron | 0 |
| 19 | 20. The Ghost of History | 0 |
| 20 | 21. The Ministry of Ungentlewizardly Warfare | 0 |
| 21 | 22. The Price of Liberty | 0 |
| 22 | 23. Venge | 0 |
| 23 | Interlude: Ilvermorny, 1941 | 0 |
| 24 | 24. Charms and the Man | 0 |
| 25 | 25. Pygmalion and Galatea | 0 |
| 26 | 26. Politics and Prophets | 0 |
| 27 | 27. The Rule of the Many and the Wisdom of None | 0 |
| 28 | 28. Help from MacLeod | 0 |
| 29 | Interlude: The End of the Beginning | 0 |
| 30 | Interlude: A New Ravenclaw | 0 |
| 31 | 29. Ludd's Discovery | 0 |
| 32 | 30. Dire Threats | 0 |
| 33 | 31. Blast Radius | 0 |
| 34 | 32. The Valley Girl | 0 |
| 35 | Interlude: Studying at Ilvermorny | 0 |
| 36 | Interlude: The Heights | 0 |
| 37 | 33. Tryouts | 0 |
| 38 | 34. Solitude by Starlight | 0 |
| 39 | 35. The Fellowship of the Common Room | 0 |
| 40 | 36. Hangover | 0 |
| 41 | 37. Palamedes Hitchens and the Half-Baked Plan | 0 |
| 42 | 38. The Lesser Work | 0 |
| 43 | 39. A Matter of States | 0 |
| 44 | 40. Semmes vs. Montfort | 0 |
| 45 | 41. Two Methods of Flying | 0 |
| 46 | 42. The Lions and the Badgers | 0 |
| 47 | 43. Palamedes Hitchens and the Prisoner of Secrets | 0 |
| 48 | 44. Maneuvers | 0 |
| 49 | Interlude: Jack the Tack | 0 |
| 50 | Interlude: Hightower | 0 |
| 51 | 45. Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | 0 |
| 52 | 46. Ad Astra | 0 |
| 53 | Vol II: Character List | 0 |
| 54 | 47. Settling In | 0 |
| 55 | 48. Cultural Studies with Prof. Marshwiggle | 0 |
| 56 | 49. The Gryffindor-Slytherin Alliance | 0 |
| 57 | 50. MaChK and You! | 0 |
| 58 | 51. From Each According to His Spellwork | 0 |
| 59 | 52. Cracks in the Castle Walls | 0 |
| 60 | Ilvermorny Interlude: What a Mess | 0 |
| 61 | 53. Palamides Hitchens and the Phantom Wizard | 0 |
| 62 | 54. Whitby's Wireless | 0 |
| 63 | 55. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow | 0 |
| 64 | 56. To Every Thing There is a Season | 0 |
| 65 | 57. The Ministry Letter | 0 |
| 66 | 58. The Gringotts Gambit | 0 |
| 67 | 59. The Cheesepoy Mutiny | 0 |
| 68 | 60. Pride and Patronus | 0 |
| 69 | 61. Persuasion | 0 |
| 70 | 62. Semmes and Sensibility | 0 |
| 71 | 63. Craps | 0 |
| 72 | 64. The Vale of Tears | 0 |
| 73 | 65. Man, The State, and Water (with apologies to Kenneth Waltz) | 0 |
| 74 | 66. C₈H₁₈ | 0 |
| 75 | 67. Soft Power | 0 |
| 76 | 68. The Butcher's Bill | 0 |
| 77 | Interlude: The Ilvermorny-Salem Game | 0 |
| 78 | 69. An Informal Introduction to Liquid Propellants | 0 |
| 79 | Interlude: The Ceremony of Innocence | 0 |
| 80 | 70. Friday Night | 0 |
| 81 | 71. The People Have a Right to Know | 0 |
| 82 | 72. A Eustace Pursuit | 0 |
| 83 | 73. Quopro: The American Game | 0 |
| 84 | 74. Indian Summer | 0 |
| 85 | 75. The First Rule of Gun Safety is... | 0 |
| 86 | 76. Rumors of Wars | 0 |
| 87 | 77. The Castle in the Cloud Chamber | 0 |
| 88 | 78. October is the Cruellest Month | 0 |
| 89 | 79. A Song of Empire | 0 |
| 90 | 79.5 A Hogsmeade Constitutional | 0 |
| 91 | 80. The Violent Bear it Away | 0 |
| 92 | 81. A Good Man is Hard to Find | 0 |
| 93 | 82. The Great Hogsmeade Cleanup | 0 |
| 94 | 83. Make Hay While the Sun Shines | 0 |
| 95 | 84. There and Back Again | 0 |
| 96 | 85. Light | 0 |
| 97 | Interlude: U.S.A. | 0 |
| 98 | 86. Bedside Manner | 0 |
| 99 | 87. The Heat Breaks | 0 |
| 100 | 88. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back | 0 |
| 101 | 89. Crossing the Severn | 0 |
| 102 | 90. Edinburgh | 0 |
| 103 | 91. Forresheath | 0 |
| 104 | 92. The Unreal City | 0 |
| 105 | 93. Social Preparations | 0 |
| 106 | 94. Night Ride | 0 |
| 107 | 95. Pursuivant | 0 |
| 108 | 96. All Hallow's Eve | 0 |
| 109 | 97. Up in Smoke | 0 |
| 110 | 98. Substitute | 0 |
| 111 | 99. Into the Woods | 0 |
| 112 | 100. Dots and Dashes | 0 |
| 113 | 101. Father Knows Best | 0 |
| 114 | 102. Meeting the Mark | 0 |
| 115 | Interlude: Christmastime at Ilvermorny | 0 |
| 116 | 103. Riddles in the Dark | 0 |
| 117 | 104. The Resistance | 0 |
| 118 | 105. Snowed In | 0 |
| 119 | 106. I Will Show You Fear In a Handful of Dust | 0 |
| 120 | 107. Things Fall Apart | 0 |
| 121 | 108. Ostraka | 0 |
| 122 | 109. I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 0 |
| 123 | 110. (If Only In My Dreams) | 0 |
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| 147 | 134. East, West, Home's Best. | 0 |
| 148 | 135. Epilogue | 0 |
| 149 | Sequel Teaser: Arcane Fallout | 0 |
| 150 | Arcane Fallout has released | 0 |