Heyy it's me again (more coherent this time because I have had more than 3h of sleep)
First off: I love all your and the others ideas for the phm x wha crossover so much it's so fun to think about so I'm just. Pushing myself in
Anyway. As an idea for the kinda Brimmhat Stratt (spoilers for chapter 80 I think): what if she already had some doubts about how the knights operate (like you said how you just can't rewipe someones memory a million times) and then canon happens and she sees how much more powerful the brimmhats are since they have no real morals, and how Ysheath's fanatic fear of forbidden magic made him almost kill more people, so thats her turning point? Or something happens before and that and that whole thing is more of a confirmation for her, since they do use kinda forbidden magic at that point already
Also! Are you planning to give Grace some students or just let him live alone somewhere? Since he is a teacher in canon but him living alone (if you ignore the eridians) until Stratt collects him is also pretty close to canon
Anyway I hope you have a great day! :]
HI HI HI you're more than welcome to push in i'm insanely glad someone shares my niche!! which, as it turns out, so many people do! and im sorry for the late reply, i was pretty busy with writing a paper
and YESSSSS you get me!!! oh that's a great idea, easthies wishes he had even a portion of stratt's composure. i feel like she'd have a lot of problems with the witch society. we've seen her in canon having little to no regard for morals (ironic for a knight moralis) and laws when it comes to pursuing the greater good, so such adamant and frankly blind and foolish devotion to those laws would make her Doubt the consequences.
the whole silver night arc definitely could become her turning point, what with one of the sages turning out to be a brimhat too! she turns to "evil" and becomes the scapegoat yet again to make a possibly futile attempt at finding some sort of solution to their social dilemma. and, of course, she gathers trustworthy people around her along the way :]
and omg i can't believe i forgot to mention that!! but yes what initially inspired this au was grace being a teacher! i think it'd be fun if both him and his apprentice got "recruited". i was imagining abby (from the book) to be that apprentice and for some reason in my head she comes out somewhat similar to jujy
thank you so much for your curiosity and nice words!!! i hope you had a great day when you sent your ask and will have a greater one tomorrow :]