This will be my first uploaded story, I have dabbled in writing, but personally I don't think I'm that good. Feudal Perspective will cover the story of Harry Potter mostly from the perspective of an OC: Samuel Armstrong-Mason, who is a bit of an odd one, but finds himslelf in a similar situation to HP (Orphaned by LV, Heir to an Ancient and Noble house). This is not a self insert (I personally don't like self inserts, one tends to blow their own trumpet too much). I aim to write my stories logically and realistically, as I dislike blatant macguffins, overpowered characters and Mary/Gary Su/Stu characters which I find a little too often in fanficton.
FP (Feudal Perspective) as I will now refer to it now, will be rated M for freedom of writing, will stick to cannon as much as possible (JKR wrote some very good books), will be updated when I have time, pairings and ships will be cannon as much as possible (toying with a Samuel/2-4 witches ending). I will write lemons if I fancy it, though they will be in a seperate story, because some people like just smut, some people like a little smut, and some people don't like smut at all
I hope you enjoy Feudal Perspective: The story of Harry Potter, but also of Samuel Armstrong-Mason and his Friends, Allies and Enemies.
Magic just got more feudal.
Feudal Perspective
Chapter 1: History
Half a millennium ago, there were two friends. One was strong of body, blonde of hair, and a skilled transfigurer and duellist. The other was strong of mind, a master of runes, and grey of hair, though he was nearer to 20 than 30. They shared a bond stronger than blood, and swore their descendants would be allies eternally, son of one would marry daughter, and daughter of other would marry son.
No-one knows how or why, but one day, Henry Armstrong and Godric Mason and were found fighting each other. Armstrong fought with both sword and wand, but Mason carried 3 runestone belts, and after years of fighting at each other's sides, they found themselves locking eyes: purple against grey, neither able to defeat the other. Severely injured, they parted ways, both swearing revenge upon and cursing the other for betrayal and treason.
The feud stagnated, but never ceased. It became common curtesy to not invite a Mason and an Armstrong to the same party. The families sat upon opposite sides of the Wizengamot when it was established, and aligned themselves with different factions. The Masons became a 'light' family, producing many talented warders, runesmiths and beastmasters. The Armstrongs became a 'grey' family, dabbling in the dark, but staying neutral when Dark Lords arose, believing serving another beneath them.
500 years after it started, both families blaming the other for all mishaps and tragedies, two individuals met. Emma Armstrong was a fierce duellist, quidditch captain and troublemaker whilst Albert Mason was a bookish but dependable prefect and head boy. It was a massive surprise that not only were the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw dating in their final year, but married the year after. The move threw their families, who were desperately attempting to stay non-aligned in the brewing first wizarding war, into chaos.
The fighting was bloody. Albert's parents were killed after refusing to return Emma to her parents, and in revenge, Albert's sister slew Emma's Father and Grandfather. She, in return, was killed by Albert after she tried to turn her wand on Emma. Emma and Albert then went after her uncle, who was trying to align the Armstrong family with a wizard named Voldemort, cornering and killing him with several of Voldemort's followers. Only Albert's grandparents - expert warders and Albert & Emma had survived the feud. Emma's grandmother had thrown herself off a cliff when her son, the last male Armstrong, had been killed by the couple.
After all the bloodshed, they determinedly started their new Armstrong-Mason family, having twins – Miriam and Isaiah, then later, a second son, Samuel. Isaiah would take the Mason family name, Samuel the Armstrong, and Miriam would leave it hyphenated until she eventually married.
The family attempted to hide out the wizarding war at the Mason family stronghold, The Rock. Albert's grandparents meanwhile, lived in the Mason mansion nearby. Voldemort and his followers sought them out to assist his assault in the Ministry of Magic. He tore through their wards, and killed them when they refused to help him do the same to the Ministry of Magic's wards. This left Albert and Emma as the last surviving members of the ancient and noble houses of Mason and Armstrong.
Having failed to recruit Albert's grandparents, and the powerful but isolated couple hiding under the ancient wards on the rock, Voldemort resorted to tricking Emma out from under her protections, forcing Albert to come to her aid. Tragically, as he apparated, the twins were clinging to him, dragging them into the firefight, and unable to apparate out. The three duelled for over an hour, Simon was killed first, a gouging curse striking his heart. Emma fought like a woman possessed for another half hour, driven by grief and the knowledge her 2-year-old twins were behind her. She fought on as an organ rotting curse ate away at her insides until she met the same fate as her husband. The Armstrong-Mason family lost 2 members to gouging curses and 2 to Avada Kedavras that day.
Left behind at The Rock was Samuel Armstrong-Mason, last surviving member of the Ancient and Noble houses of Armstrong and Mason.
Alone.