Been an avid Harry Potter fanfic reader for years and have finally thought to jump into the fray myself.

I feel a little insight into the way i see this world will hopefully give you a view of the foundation of my works and what to expect from it.

I kind of consider witches and wizards to be almost a different species and aim to try my best to write them that way. Think about it, if you had something as incredible as magic as much a part of your daily life as breathing, wouldn't you be a completely different person?.Your entire way of viewing the world and all it encompasses whether it be large or small would be altered because our worlds parameters are fundamentally different. For example imagine something as simplistic as morning routines. For a normal person (muggle) we have to brush our teeth, have a shower, put on make up, style our hair etc. This process can be quite different for a witch or wizard as they can wield magic. hygiene is only a scourgify charm away, they have the polyjuice potion that can change you into whoever you want, imagine what they might have for something as simple as consumer hair and makeup products. The fact is they are not bound by the same constraints. Is for example the things we as human beings need to survive even a concern for magic folk? The aguamenti charm makes scarcity of water a non-entity. They could transfigure or even conjure food as well. And lets not get started on being able to turn a few meter wide tent into essentially a large condo in terms of size. I know such example seem quite ludicrous and humorous but it makes a point because if magic can change something as mundane as a mourning routine, imagine what impact magic has on matters on a larger societal, institutional level. Being a fan of history, politics, psychology etc. The one thing you learn is that everything is connected and that a single variable can have far reaching, long lasting impacts. So with that in mind i can only imagine the differences in the way wizards talk, behave and perceive the world in comparison to the average muggle. Thus it brings further nuance to themes such as say the plight of the muggleborn. It also flushes out the magical world as the possibilities opened in terms of say something like architecture for example with Hogwarts' moving staircases is unfathomable. Sadly i don't know if i have or whether its even possible to truly think like a person who wields the mystical force of magic as i nor to my knowledge anyone else is capable of doing the same. Though i feel i can do a better job than some of the latter films in the Harry Potter franchise for example where i sadly feel David Yates drains a lot of the fun out of magic by turning the wand into what is essentially a pistol or really stun gun.Where is the flair seen in that battle in the department of mysteries? The magic i intend to write about aims to be what i hope is a balance between the grounded and the grandiose. Again i shall endeavor to try my best and you shall hopefully see these ideas and the fruit they bear conveyed through my works in a satisfying manner.

Update 08/12/18

Hello guys and gals. I am back! I know, I know you have questions, and I hope you will be willing to hear my justifications and allow me to explain the reasons behind my long hiatus and sudden return.

The year has been rough. I thought after a year of university I would have gotten the hang of things. Year 2 seemed to have been made aware of my confidence and set about making it a priority to disabuse me of that notion. It’s been a whirlwind and my extremely naïve belief that I would be able to get a chapter out every two weeks got shattered almost instantly. It wasn’t until the mid-semester break that I managed to find the time to start writing again, and I did. I wrote for two weeks straight and collated about twenty thousand words and yet I couldn’t bring myself to publish any of it. I simply wasn’t satisfied with the content yet. I desperately wanted to let those of you who are nice enough to follow me know that I didn’t throw in the towel and that I was still working but fanfiction has a rule where authors are not allowed to make postings that are just updates. I then thought I would post the update on my profile but I realised that I hadn’t informed you all to look toward my profile for updates in the first place which meant that most of you would have still been in the dark. It was a cock up on my part and i do want to say how terribly sorry I am, and I hope I haven’t disillusioned you to the prospect of enjoying my content. I will endeavor to do better going forward, I promise you. And yes, there will be a forward to go to.

This brings me to the second potential query, which is what the hell is this new story and where is the Black Son update. There is a reasoning behind this as well. While I wasn’t actively writing Black Son over the year, I was pondering it. It’s something I do constantly in my head and its what keeps me engaged with the material. The thing is, is that over the year as I was mentally drafting it, the inherent problems of the story started to become the prevalent. The fact is, is that I had got wrapped up in my own grandiosity and the story was suffering for it. It just didn’t feel like Harry Potter anymore and that was a sad realization for me. Now there is nothing wrong with Fics that stray from the parameters of the source material, but my belief is, is that if you intend to make your potter world different, you need to go all out.

I think of a fic like “Emperor” where the author has written the lore going all the way back to WW2. Its because he has flushed out the world in such immense detail that a story as grandiose as that doesn’t flounder under its own weight. The problem with the Black Son wasn’t the story or even the lore which I still think is really cool. The problem was, that I didn’t go all out. I didn’t want to, I still wanted to write a story that felt like Harry Potter. But you can’t write a story like that and implement the grand pieces of lore I had intended without cracks and tears in the canvas of the story becoming apparent. I had realised this around the half year mark and set about rewrite. That’s what I spent the two weeks doing. I stripped the story down to its essence and built it back up in a way that I really liked and felt was grounded and respectful of the source material. The fic however just wasn’t coming together, I was at the end of the chapter and I just couldn’t finish it. Despite knowing exactly where the story was meant to go and what I was meant to do, it just didn’t click. So, I am afraid to say that I have placed that story on Hiatus. I haven’t abandoned it! I love Orion’s story and I do certainly want to tell it, just not right now. Perhaps when I gain some chops as a writer, I can give myself another crack at that particular whip of a story.

So now what’s this new yarn I am weaving? This was a story I had planted the seed for ages ago and had forgotten about. It’s a story I am fond of telling for several reasons. First and foremost is the character. I love the idea of Bertie so much, mainly because he isn’t important. The fact is Harry and to a larger extent even Orion both have destinies that shape who they are, dominating every aspect of their existence. Bertie is so brilliant because he is normal. He doesn’t have the weight of the world on his shoulders, and while he shall no doubt be privy to some grand events, he is at heart just a wizard intent on living happy existence. He wants to have fun and because he is in such an entitled position, one of simple, wealthy pureblood mundanity, his problems aren’t world ending, rather they are simply the problems of a well-meaning young man who just isn’t interested in a greater calling.

That’s the story I want to tell. And while Bertie doesn’t have the luxury of a dark lord breathing down his neck yet. He gets to experience thrills of an altogether different sort and as a result will experience sides of the wizarding world, we as readers sadly never get to touch in the Potter Books.

Now to get a couple of things straight. The setting. Again, I had planned this story long ago and the Fantastic Beasts films hadn’t come out yet. Now I have tried my best to incorporate the new lore into the fic and I have largely been met with success. However, the… let’s say interesting second film has thrown a bunch of crap in the air and I don’t think that its current state is coherent enough for me to work with. So, this is a heads up. I shall follow the story from the first Beasts film and the vast majority of the second but Areola Dumbledore or whatever he is called and some of the other stuff, I intend to disregard and instead substitute the widely assumed head canon of the HP community.

Second the posting schedule going forward. Now as mentioned previously, it seems I am incapable at present to do two chapters a month, now if I do get stuff done early then sure I might pop em up as a bonus but the vast majority of the time you shall be receiving chapters once a month. Now if circumstances dictate that the once a month deadline cannot be met, due to things like life, then please check my profile for an update on the situation. I will keep you guys in the loop, I swear. Another thing, my life is going to be pretty busy the next couple of months. Christmas season is here and that means very little time to write. I don’t think it shall be a problem in regard to the next chapter but a warning just in case. Also, I am travelling to the UK next month so there will probably be a delay there too. I shall post an update on the profile closer to the date regardless, but I am just letting you know beforehand.

Now I know this chapter is a short one and ends kinda abruptly. The original chapter was much larger, but it was taking to long to write and I really wanted to give you all a taste of something, so I cut this first bit together and posted it. The subsequent chapter postings will be larger I promise, and these authors notes will be smaller too I swear! I just needed to give you insight into where this ship is heading, and I do hope you will all do me the honour of joining me for the voyage. Thank you to all those who have been following me, I do hope you will stick around, and a big welcome to all newcomers, I do hope you folks like the content and feel inclined to join the gang.

Please feel free to ask any questions or leave a comment. Hearing from you all means a great deal. So, until next time, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!