...and discover...

"HARRY, HERMIONE AND RON HANGING ON TIGHT!"
"PRANKS, STUNTS, AND SASS GALORE!"
"A GREY LOOK INTO A DARK HOUSE!"
"COPIOUS CUNNING AND AMBITION!"
"PERILS POSED BY BIGOTRY!"
"BAD TEACHERS BREAKING OUT IN BOILS!"

And most of all...

"AN ANTI-HERO SHOOTING FOR THE STARS!"

This statement is endorsed by Pyromania101, FanFiction Member

Author's preliminary notes:

I am mildly surprised that there have been so few Simpsons/Harry Potter crossovers. Sure, the Simpsons are American and their show is but a shadow of its 90's heyday, but they are apparently still moderately popular in the US and their legendary 'classic-era' episodes stand undiminished in their greatness. The idea of Bart using his magic to raise hell within both the muggle and wizarding worlds while Lisa tries to act as his restraining bolt is also an amusing concept.

The portrayal of Bart largely comes from the Classic Era seasons of the Simpsons (IMO Seasons 2-8, 1990-1997). During this era, he was not only a troublemaking hell-raiser, but he was also cunning, resourceful, socially adept, street-smart and highly intelligent when the mood took him. After all, not being particularly academically inclined does not make one stupid. For example, he singlehandedly took down the highly-intelligent Sideshow Bob when he tried to explode Aunt Selma.

My A/N's will explain more obscure references to the Simpsons, as they crop up.

Obviously, both Bart and Lisa will be magical. Marge and Homer are No-Maj/Muggles (thankfully in the case of Homer – who knows the amount of destruction that he could have wrought around Springfield by using magic)?

After some deliberation, I have decided not to make any of the supporting characters wizards. Put simply, they would either not add anything to the story (as with Milhouse, a dorky kid with average intelligence and poor social skills), would seem superfluous next to existing HP characters (Ralph Wiggum is basically an intellectually-impaired version of Luna Lovegood; for Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney read Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle; for Martin Prince read Hermione Granger) or are otherwise hard to place within the existing HP universe (Nelson).

Although Bart and Lisa will initially expect to be attending Ilvermorny, the American wizarding school, instead of Hogwarts, they will obviously wind up at Hogwarts one way or another.

As to the various HP characters, they will initially conform largely to canon/fanon stylings; however, interacting with Bart and Lisa will change them considerably over time. Bart and Lisa will also change somewhat as a result of being exposed to a world which has a very different culture from small-town, provincial Springfield. The plot will also diverge from canon as time progresses.

Plotting aside, the HP/Simpsons universe will mostly adhere to canon, with a few variations here and there for novelty's sake.

Any praise and constructive criticism will be appreciated highly. Hell, I might be able to use more scathing commentary to try and improve the story…

BTW, I obviously don't own HP or the Simpsons, never mind both, otherwise I would have fame and wealth approaching that of Bill Gates.

Where I appropriate or modify lines and take plot cues from HP or the Simpsons, they deserve due credit.

EDIT (14/8/2022): I've rewritten the first chapter. My writing style was initially very amateurish because I was still trying to figure out how best to actually write the story. As such, it didn't represent a great initial advertisement for the series. The revised version at least adds more dialogue and humour, rather than just overusing exposition. Also, where American wizards actually acquire their supplies was never touched on, so I added some fanon there.

EDIT (12/11/2022): I'll readily admit that the early chapters are quite different from the later ones, especially the second-year ones. Again, I was straightening out my writing style and the plot direction.

EDIT (15/11/2022): If the chapter is the same as the one that was read last week, I may have uploaded the wrong chapter. On the other hand, I downloaded a (bombastic) preview as Chapter 27, and then I moved it back to before Chapter 1. So Chapter 27 remains the same.

Also I have nothing but gratitude for Pyromania101 for his assistance in helping me bring this work to life. The statement above was entirely his idea.

There is no intentional character-bashing in this book. I merely make the characters as true to canon (or fanon) as possible, accounting for ageing and personal/spiritual/skill development.