Sinner, Savior, Saint of Stilwater

by Synnifex

At an ocean's remove from Magical Britain lies the perfect haven of vice and crime: Stilwater; metropolis of gangsters, businessmen, villains, psychopaths - and the Boss. Rare the wizard who could thrive in such a place ... but then again, Harry Potter was never particularly conventional.

1. Preface

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This story has been rated for Graphic Horrors, Brutal Violence, Character Death, Drug Use, Sexual Situations, Nudity, Inappropriate Language, Crude Humor, and Atrocious Alliteration.

All characters, concepts, and locations made use of herein are the property of their respective owners.

I do not profit from this work - it is a piece of diversionary fiction, meant solely to entertain.

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'Sinner, Savior, Saint of Stilwater' started as an exercise in writing different perspectives, sometime during editing passes on my first HP/SR short. Initially, it was merely a mirrored-concept, where Harry Potter wound up in the simulation, and helped punch Zinyak in the face. However, the image of a Harry adrift in the Saints' mother city wouldn't leave me alone, and I soon adapted to writing that, just to satisfy my curiosity as to what he would get up to.

Unlike my previous narrative, which was always envisioned as a one-shot, this story is open-ended, and I have no definite stopping point in mind. I suppose I shall stick with it as long as the muse has some kick left, and I hope those of you in this admittedly niche crossover fandom enjoy whatever I manage to produce. I am, unfortunately, not a fast writer.

The preface will be kept up-to-date with content warnings, though it should be taken as given that any interaction with the Third Street Saints is likely to stretch, if not simply overrun, the boundaries of good taste. No further advisory shall be forthcoming – you should be able to guess what you're getting into. Pride and Prejudice this isn't.

Our tale begins in fall of 1998, some time after the final battle in Deathly Hollows. Given the official Saints Row timeline is an inconsistent mess, I have recodified it to suit my purposes, with the Boss awakening from her coma at summer's end. She has been at work rebuilding the gang for several months, and the plot of Saints Row 2 is about half-elapsed. I have also taken liberties with geography, and what Pottermore considers magic around the globe. Readers may consider the original Harry Potter books and their presentation of European magic as canon, but safely ignore any subsequently released 'facts'…at least until I run into the inevitable unintentional fallacy that drives me into a ret-conning coma.

Potential narrative speed-bumps aside, it has been an education and a pleasure to stuff these two disparate worlds into a beaker and watch them react to one another. It has definitely tickled the mad-science portion of my world-building brain, and I hope the result is at least mildly entertaining to you lovely readers as well.

To everyone who has aided me in refining this story: a heartfelt thank-you.

Without further ado, I present the first episode of 'Sinner, Savior, Saint of Stilwater' – in which the Boss dines out, talks to her lieutenants, and goes apartment hunting.

Have fun! - Synnifex

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