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We have a new fic we are writing for this rewrite!

Along side the main 9 that we are writing, there will be another story that takes place over the entire time period from Harry's first year to the Professor's fic. It is from the perspectives of those who had died, witnessing and seeing everything Harry has been through. They are not being brought back, but are instead seeing everything from the afterlife.

If you have any questions, please ask!

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Hi, about the recent post, I'm super curious about the magic you mention when it comes to obscurus and turning magic against the individual. Can you expand on that, like is Hari an obscurus in this because of the Dursleys, or do they (obscurus) work differently? I say that not actually know how they work properly as is lol

TW: Child abuse, trauma We are not making Hari an obscurus as a result of the Dursley's, we are using the argument that Hari is not completely sure what the Dursley's hate him for other than just existing in general. He passes off most of these acts of unexplained mystery in general, and although the Dursley's hate magic and it is explicitly banned in the household, he never makes the connection to himself. It is the trauma from the Dursleys that are behind Hari being a system, and another part of the explanation as to why Hari never became an obscurial.

In general, obscurials are caused by children fearing or hating their magic to such a degree that causes a parasitic force to begin eating away at their magic, eventually creating an entity that lashes out and destroys the host. In our rewrite, part of this process is loosing control of their own magic and having that magic spiral, only worsening their own condition and mental state.

To me, this is a representation of how innate magic is to wix, how essential it is to who they are, and the living aspect of magic that can be taken away from them. It is something that, in a sense, is turning against them as they are forced to repress it in dire situations, typically as a result of physical, mental, or general wartime. The one canon example of an obscurial from Harry Potter is Credence, who was raised in an orphanage by a woman who had outright attacked, hated magic, and abused the children in the orphanage for signs of "witchcraft".

I added the part about obscurus and magic turning against them as a way to help build into what they are, and making a bit more sense as to part of the reason why we saw magic as sentient in the first place.

Thank you so much for the ask, and send any more questions you may have! We are having so much fun explaining our lore lol.

-Lief, @sfhppjmc

This is a reply to @zedstardust's comment, which you can see here

We are keeping much of the original magic for Hogwarts, with them mainly speaking Latin for the basis of the teaching there. This, even though they are located in Scotland, is mainly because of the former colonization of the UK by the Roman Empire, as well as the heavy basis for international magic across the EU as UK had remained apart of the EU until 2020.

Although, we are going to illustrate an increased use of wandless and wordless of magic, especially through the characters and indebted individuals that never receive a full Hogwarts education in the way other did, but still use a vast expanse of magic that shocks most individuals. Overtime, the kids in the war become more fluent in this form of magic as they are in the middle of a war, and the expectations to be ready for anything increase.

In fourth year, we see a new vast array of magic and systems never exposed to Hogwarts before through the tournament, illustrating that magic is directly influenced and built by the culture of the region. Different countries will be using their own language and culture as the basis for their magic, and those differences will become highly prevalent as we meet individuals of those different cultures.

We were also going to include ideas of household magic and spells, specifically through Ron and the Weasley's with their Irish heritage having a large number of household spells not taught at Hogwarts. They use Irish Gaelic for this type of magic, and are commonly practicing it in a way that makes Hermione question and try to learn more. Family magic is important and essential, and becomes a main thing around the Burrow where we get to see firsthand how magic is nothing like what is seen at Hogwarts in both how it is cast, what it does, how it feels, and how it shapes the home. Professor McGonagall will be another example of this, even though she is not teaching the students the spells she uses from her Scottish heritage, they are the ones she uses for most common tasks.

Furthermore, we are specifically incorporating the idea of sentient magic and Hogwarts, specifically through the incorporation of Pagan traditions and holidays where magic is a significant force. Magic becomes the main center of Wix every day lives, rather than the Christian centered view point JKR (ew) took. This, to us, made the most sense with some of the other incorporations of the Wix world, including obscurus and how magic was able to be turned against the individual.

Thank you SO MUCH for this ask, I am so sorry for the long reply but you see. We are nerds lmao.