FOREWORD
For my Christmas Update last year, I did my first oneshot, a crossover between Harry Potter and Final Fantasy VIII known as Ultimecia's Knight. It was just a brief slice of life story with Harry and Ultimecia being in a relationship, of all things, and managing to derail many of the events of Final Fantasy VIII, for the better (mostly). At the time, I had no desire to do another crossover. But then, an idea came to me, and wouldn't go away.
Part of it may be due to the fact that one of my frequent reviewers, Have a Little Feith, remarked that they hadn't seen a Quistis shipping fic with anyone other than Naruto. They also wanted to see my take on it, though they intended to put that up as a challenge elsewhere. While I didn't intend to do anything at the time at which they posted that review (early January), the idea wouldn't go away, though I needed to get a decent plot point. I have to confess, the idea of shipping Harry with Quistis was appealing, as Quistis sort of got a raw deal in the game. Rinoa and Squall got their happily ever after, as did Irvine and Selphie, and even Zell had a girlfriend. And she was basically treated as crap by Squall (early on, at least: "Then go talk to a wall", anyone? I like Squall, more than I like Lightning, but come on), Seifer, and the higher-ups of Garden (barring Cid). So here, she had been paired up with Harry.
In this work, Harry has never been to Hogwarts, and with time running differently in the Potterverse and that of Final Fantasy VIII, he won't until after these events. In making Harry a Sorcerer, I am taking a leaf out of a couple of other fics of this crossover type, but I'm making Quistis Harry's Knight, as well as Cid and Edea his (adoptive) parents. In addition, Harry will play a role in keeping the fading memories of the cast, particularly Squall and Quistis, alive. This is why the story is called Mnemosyne's Son, because Mnemosyne was the Greek deity of memory.
Anyway, onto the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be spoilers for both Harry Potter and Final Fantasy VIII, especially the latter.
Secondly, due to sexual situations (no lemons, just some discussions of Harry and Quistis' relationship), violence and language, this is an M-rated work.
Thirdly, like all of my stories, this will have a lot of annotations. You don't like it? Well, bellyaching will only lead to pain for you.
Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Harry Potter and Final Fantasy VIII are the properties of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Quistis will whip you, and not in a kinky way either…