Love and War

by Quatermass

(Apocrypha! Inspired by, but not an answer to, DZ2's 'Prodigal Son' challenge!) When his father came back from the dead, Harry learned he was a Homunculus decoy for the boy he was cloned from. Now, years later, alongside his mother, Harry Evans intends to take his revenge in the Great Holy Grail War...but will he die trying? Not if his foxy new Servant has anything to say about it!

1. Foreword

FOREWORD

I eagerly awaited the advent of Fate/Apocrypha to video, given that I am not in possession of Netflix, and I actually created a number of challenges that I hoped to do. However, in the end, I couldn't get those ideas to work, at least for now.

Inspiration came from one source: DZ2's 'Prodigal Son' challenge, where Harry has been used as a decoy while the real Boy Who Lived was being trained by his parents. I decided to change elements of this, partly to fit a merged Potterverse and Nasuverse, but also because I wanted the elements of that challenge to be background material.

My original attempt, Dum Vivimus, Vivamus, was a good start, with Harry being paired with Eve (my personal name for Berserker of Black, aka Frankenstein's Monster), but I felt it badly lacked something. I decided to change some elements, like bringing Lily into the story, as well as changing Harry's pairing, from Eve to Tamamo-no-Mae. That, plus a few extra scenes, have brought this story back up to par, and I feel that it's ready to see the light of day.

The title was a fairly deliberate choice, and not just because of the phrase 'all's fair in love and war'. Readers of my works will know that I'm very much a Whovian, and one of the most famous Doctor Who novels of all time was called Love and War. It was also easily one of the darkest, too, and I have to wonder whether Kinoku Nasu or Gen Urobuchi were taking notes from Paul Cornell.

Anyway, time for the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be spoilers for both Harry Potter and Fate/Apocrypha.

Secondly, there will be heavy annotations, as is usual for my works. You have been warned.

Thirdly, this is an M-Rated work. There will be coarse language, violence, and sexual references. Again, you have been warned.

Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Harry Potter and Fate/Apocrypha are the properties of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Tamamo will use the Polygamist Castration Fist on you…