Amethyst and Garnet

by Quatermass

(Female Harry!) Twins, separated, and then re-united. Both summoners of Madain Sari. Both destined to become Princesses of Alexandria. One is Sarah, later to be called Garnet til Alexandros XVII, a quiet studious girl. The other is Rose Potter, the Girl Who Lived, later dubbed Amethyst til Alexandros IX, a rambunctious tomboy. This is their story, entangled with the fate of Gaia...

1. Foreword

FOREWORD

Final Fantasy IX remains my personal favourite game in the series. Given that, it's small wonder I did a crossover between that and Harry Potter. However, Final Fantasy IX crossovers are amongst the most underrepresented in the series. And having done two separate Final Fantasy XII crossovers (another underrepresented Final Fantasy game for crossovers) with Harry Potter, I thought I would try my luck with a second crossover.

A Third Summoner was effectively my first published fanfic, Harry Potter and the Cetra Heritage, but with the story of Final Fantasy IX rather than Final Fantasy VII. It was basically throwing Harry into events later in the game and going from there. This story will take a different leaf. Not only will the starting point be much earlier, but there will be a female Harry. This is the second female Harry story I have written, with my Silent Hill 3 crossover, Heather Potter and the Legacy of Alessa being the first.

Another element was something that came from an idea that I derived for A Third Summoner. I got the idea in that work that Harry and Garnet were cousins, as Garnet with her hair cut short somehow reminded me a little of Harry, something that occurred to me when I saw the trailer for the upcoming Steam release. Here, the relationship between the female Harry and Garnet is closer: they are (non-identical) twins. In addition, due to a time difference trick that I used to hurriedly explain away a continuity error in A Third Summoner, female Harry (Amethyst, though she'll be initially named Rose) will become Garnet's younger sister. You'll get the reasoning for it when the time comes.

Amethyst/Harry won't be the only Potterverse character in this. Snape will play a big role in the story, though whether other Potterverse characters will appear remain to be seen, beyond cameos, anyway. In addition, this story will spend a few chapters in the years prior to Final Fantasy IX's events, when Garnet and Amethyst/Harry are growing up. I do intend to take a few leaves out of A Song of Ice and Fire in terms of characterisation, where Garnet is the (less bitchy and stupid) Sansa to Amethyst/Harry's Arya. Plus, I want to expand a little on Gaia's culture and history, as well as events prior to the game.

Anyway, time for the usual disclaimers. Firstly, for various reasons (of language, sexual references, and violence), this is an M-rated work.

Secondly, there will be spoilers for Harry Potter, and ESPECIALLY Final Fantasy IX. You have been warned.

Thirdly, there will be annotations, and a lot of them. Those of you who have read my work before know this. For those of you who don't, and want to whine, the door's there. Whining about my annotations is a sure way to earn my ire, so if you feel the urge to complain…smother it.

Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Harry Potter and Final Fantasy IX are the properties of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Baku will beat you for your insolence.