Fictional Rec Friday (v.2): Emrys Ascending
Our second FRF! This week’s chosen recommendation is a beautiful Merlin and Harry Potter cross over fic that I’ve read at least 3 times despite it large word count XD
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Title: Emrys Ascending
Author: tricksterity ( @tricksterity )
Rating: Teen and Up
Tags: BAMF!Merlin, Reunion fic (kinda), Merlin goes to Hogwarts, Future Fic, Trans Characters, lgbt diversity, Magic Revealed
Ships: Merthur and FemOC/FemOC
Words: 110,864
Chapters: 26
Published: 2013-2016
Summary:
In the depths of the Crystal of Neahtid, Merlin sees the resurrection of Lord Voldemort, an event that will tip the balance of the world so far out that only he has the power to intervene and set it right, or stop it from ever happening. For that, he'll have to pose as a student and attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The only problem is, he's been chosen instead of Cedric Diggory as a Triwizard Champion, and there's a recently reborn Arthur Pendragon in Gryffindor House.
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If you’ve never heard of a Merlin/Harry Potter crossover, you are soooooo missing out!!
When I first found this, I thought I would give it a chance. I was never a big Harry Potter fan. Kinda was avoiding that fandom for a while. This fic though... this damn masterpiece proved me wrong with a large beautiful smack to the face. I thank it and will gladly get slapped again if it wanted to so.
Not only did this get me into the HP universe, but it also introduced me to the AMAZING BREATHTAKING ARTIST @mushroomtale-fanart
I have the title picture for this story on a freaking pillow.
No seriously.
Look
I don’t regret a single penny thanks.
Tricksterity might only have Emrys Ascending, but there will be quite a few other Mushroomtale appearances for FRFs in the future.
BUT ANYWAYS, I DIGRESS
The way the author seamlessly interconnects the two worlds makes me want to bow down to them. The attention to details, the way they describe each scene, ugh, it makes me all giddy just thinking back to it! The narration is a wonderful mix of both HP book’s and Merlin’s, giving it a well balanced and natural feeling for the tone and pacing.
The humor is great, the OC’s are so lovable you can’t help but think they deserve to be canon, the actual canon characters are spot on, the interactions between everyone clicks perfectly, and the emotions hit you to the core.
If you don’t want to read it in English, that’s fine too! They have a Русский translation and in Español!
It may seem long word wise, but trust me, once you get to the end, you’ll be screeching for more.
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I wish I was better at encompassing the outstanding perfection of Emrys Ascending, but I guess you’ll just have to take my word for it and go check it out!!
Next FRF will be posted on Oct. 11th and will be about Leverage (a TV Show)
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