Title: haunt yourself and refuse to be buried
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Harry Potter Has Issues, Desi Harry Potter, Magical Ingredients, Harry Potter Cooks, Ghosts, Dead Lucius Malfoy, Post-Second War with Voldemort, Master of Death Harry Potter, H/D Food Fair 2018, Desi Potter Family (Harry Potter), Harry Potter Angst, Romance, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Blanket Permission
Exploding Snap Trope: Five (5) of Hufflepuff | Desi!Harry
Summary: Harry Potter is eighteen years old and he is not okay.
Excerpts: It is always Pathak, Harry realises, Nisha or Niraj or Kartik, but always Pathak. And then there is Anjali Potter, signing her own recipes about a quarter through the book, and from then on there is Pathak only in old notes in the margins, a relic of the past.
"This power does not come from a stone, Hari," she says in her soft, vivid language, as she watches him cook, "pretty and old as it might be. It comes from your bloodline, and it is no curse—it is the highest of honours. I am as real as I was, when I was, because I am again."
"My, my," he croons, delighted. "Just like it was back then, isn't it? Potty-Potter and Mouldy-Malfoy, making moon-eyes at each other across the hall, obsessed with each other—good ol' Peevesy always knew there was something there, hoh hoh. Potty and Mouldy, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i -"
Rec Notes: Desi Harry and he cooks?! Yes Please!!! These are a couple of my favourite HCs...so I was hooked!
Harry follows his own bloodline with a finger, over his own bright spot in the tree and his parents' dull ones, over grandmothers he never knew, grandfathers with increasingly unrecognisable headgear, dozens of wizards and witches with dark hair and dark eyes and the richest of clothes. These are the people who made him, and he knows nothing of them, of their culture—the culture that is also his, but that he could never claim. He's a stranger in his own body, in his own family. - This line is goosebumps inducing!!! What a stunner!!!!
This fic is so well written. It is filled with such lovely dialogues and the writing style and word building is breathtaking. Harry Potter or Hari Pathak reconnects with the ghosts of his ancestors and his culture through a recipe book he found! What a concept and the magical theory surrounding it is so well explained. All the descriptions of the spices and dishes are so comforting and familiar for me as a desi person. They really made my day.
There’s a passing mention of James and Sirius but it’s so sweet and heartwarming, adds to the vibe of the fic.
There is a bit of tension between Harry and Draco but the evolution of their relationship is lovely.
The story really transports you to another world.
Check this out if you’re a fan of Desi Harry, cooking + yummy food and beautiful word building.
I've participated in @gameofdrarry's exploding snap which gives me the opportunity to read amazing fics from various tropes!
