Title: Flip Side
Author: CuriousDreamWeaver
E-mail: Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are one of a kind. Maybe. Alternate worlds are meant to stay separate but not everything turns out the way they're supposed to. How much trouble can two Draco Malfoys and two Harry Potters get into? Especially when someone decides to up the ante and make things a whole lot worse for them all. Slash, het. HP/DM, HP/DM, RW/HG and more.
Warnings: There will be slash, mostly from the HP/DM department, um, violence in later chapters, and maybe a few lime scenes (very mild though). There's swearing in this chapter!
Pairings: HP/DM, RW/HG, JP/LE, LM/NM, SB/RL/SS
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters in it. J. K. Rowling does and she's more the richer for it.
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Hiyas! This isn't exactly a chapter, but it is rather informative and it will be helpful to have read this later on. Really! I mean it! LOL
A Description of the Layers of Magic in the HPverse and AUHPverseIn Dee and J.P.'s universe, there are six types of magic; Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Verdant and Shadow. As their names imply, each type of magic controls a different set of elements and properties. I have briefly described each of the types of magic in Chapter Five: Reflection of myself.
Firstly, the intrinsic differences between the magic in the HPverse and Dee and J.P.'s world (which will be now called AUHPverse for convenience's sake. LOL) is that mages in AUHPverse don't need to use wands to channel their magic and their magic is based on the elements and their respective specialties. This difference is caused by the differences in the way magic is accessed in both worlds.
However, the biggest and most important difference between mages and wizards/witches is that the power behind the spells cast by a mage comes directly from the mage themselves. Their power is governed by how strong their will is and how much control they have, and because of this, their spell casting takes a lot more energy than wand magic does which also means that they have much, much larger reserves of energy than wizards/witches. A wizard/witch draws magic from the earth, from the area around them, which explains why magic cast in specific locations and conditions can strengthen or weaken a spell. If a mage should try and use a wand, their own inner power would be channelled through the wand and expelled in a violent manner (see Chapter Six: Do tell)
In the HPverse, in Flip Side, there is only one layer of magic and all witches and wizards access this layer when they cast spells. However, because this layer of magic is constantly being tapped into, the entire layer is constantly rippling in response to those using it. This constant rippling has severe repercussions.
In order to cast a spell, it is necessary for the individual to direct a beam of magic towards one specific location (if you've noticed in the HP books, there aren't any spells which seem to have an area of effect, the spells tend to be target specific) which causes the rippling layer of magic to distort violently, in a manner similar to a bullet ripping through the air, in order to allow the magic to reach that location and for the spell to take effect.
However, if someone should cast a spell in the same direction, the spells may hit each other, which can cause the spells to ricochet off each other into different directions. If the spells should cross each other's distortions, the effects if the spells may change as their intrinsic magical properties are corrupted by the other spell. This means that a Stupefy spell could change into a Petrificus Totalus (if you're lucky) or a Furnunculus hex could become something far nastier like a skin melting curse. It depends on the spells that crossover; the nastier one spell is, the more horrible the other will become and vice versa.
Conversely, if both spells should hit each other head on, the distortions of the layer of magic results in the spell with the more power and will behind it absorbing the power of the other spell and becoming more powerful. In the case of spells being of equal power and will, the distortions cannot dominate each other and opt for combining their power and then releasing the pure essence of the spell which will cause the parties who cast the spells to be hit by the concussive force of the spells cancelling each other out but will not be affected by the intended effects of the spells.
Now, in the case of Voldemort and his killing of Lily Potter, Lily's innate magic, something which all witches and wizards have, but can usually only use unconsciously, was activated. In Lily's case, her desire to protect Harry was so high that her magic manifested itself into a sort of transference of. In order to ensure the survival of her child, she transferred her power into Harry. The massive distortions caused by this created a sort of channel which both changed the Killing Curse into something else which only skimmed Harry as well as shooting it back at Voldemort. Which explains why Harry wasn't killed and why Voldemort had no body for a long time.
In the AUHPverse, magic is tapped into in a similar fashion, but the magic is not channelled through the distance between the caster and the target and can cause an area (AOE: Area of Effect LOL For those of you who are Warcraft III buffs LOL) to be effected by the spell. However, before we just jump into that, we'll go through a description of the layers of magic.
There are six layers of magic in the AUHPverse. These layers of magic lie atop each other like blankets and each one corresponds to a specific element (Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Verdant or Shadow). Depending upon which element a mage is attuned to; they will draw magic off that specific layer when they cast a spell. For example, as a Water mage, Dee has access to the Water layer but she cannot tap into the Fire layer like J.P. can because she has no connections to it and vice versa. Like the HPverse, these layers are all rippling, but unlike the HPverse, this is not a problem. In fact, this can help boost the power of the spell if the mage casts their spell during a swell of the layer. This can be sensed by powerful mages or seen by people like Dee who have The Sight of Light (don't worry, I'll explain it in a minute).
When a mage casts a spell, the layer that the mage is attuned to is distorted in the area they are aiming for. The more specific the target area is, the more concentrated the distortion is and similar to the HPverse, a stream of magic moves between the caster and the intended target. This can take the form of fire in the case of a Fire mage's spell, or ice or water with a Water spell, or pure darkness with a Shadow mage. Once the distortion hits the target, the layer spikes violently, which gives the physical manifestation of the spell. For example, if a Water mage casts an ice spell like Dee's Ice Fire, the Water layer around the target area is violently distorted in order to create the effect. The layer of magic causes the air to condense around the target and then to crystallise into ice, which effectively traps the target in ice wherever the ice fire has touched it.
Depending on the level (J.P. talks about this in Chapter Six: Do tell) of the spell, the manipulation of the layers is easier or harder and therefore uses a corresponding amount of energy of the caster. In order for a mage to cast a high level spell, they not only have to have enough energy to cast the spell in order to properly manipulate the layers, they have to have enough control over the layer to do it. Because of this, someone with raw magical ability has very little chance of casting a specific spell, in fact, they're more likely to cast a random spell depending on how much energy they've used. Because of this control, most of the higher level spells are very, very target specific, though Fire and Earth magic are exceptions to that. While Air, Verdant, Water and Shadow's Ultimate Major spells are target-specific, Fire and Earth's are area specific but require just as much control and power to cast.
Like a person with multiple skills, a mage can tap into more than one layer. This is called Dual Nature. While not all mages have a Dual Nature, there are a fair number of mages that do. Mages with DNs have a dominant element that they can master, and a lesser element that they can tap into in a less than controlled way. Lesser elements are not tapped into consciously; rather, they compliment the dominant element of the mage but cannot be formed into any specific spells. For example, a Dual Nature mage who's dominant element is Fire and lesser element is Air, they can create a fire storm by combining a specific Fire spell and then combining it with a whirlwind (please note that Air mages have a whirlwind spell, but it's far more controlled than those created by lesser elements). Similarly, a Water mage can create a blizzard effect by combining a specific ice spell and high-level winds. The dual elements usually compliment each other, such as Fire and Earth, Fire and Air, Water and Air, Water and Shadow, Shadow and Earth, Verdant and Earth and Verdant and Air.
Sight of the Light (SoL for conveniene's sake) is a skill that a mage can only be born with. Those with SoL can be from any of the elements, it does not discriminate, but they also tend to be very few in number. Those with SoL tend to be more powerful as they can see the very layers of magic rippling and can time their spells to hit the intended target/area when the layer swells and heightens the effect of their spells. They can see the magical energy of other mages (Dee does this a few times, the first time in Chapter Two: Not Quite The Same) and judge how powerful they are and how much energy they have left. They can also track magical signatures, auras and magical charges (that is, when a mage is casting a spell. They can't tell what spell is being cast, but they can tell when a spell is being cast and how long ago it was cast. In both universes, magic leaves a residue that can be tracked). Those with SoL can suffer many problems that make SoL very difficult for some people. These problems include severe migraines, temporary blindness, bad eyesight (normal eyesight, they can still see the layers of magic and all that), poor immune systems, loss of mobility such as not being able to walk or having difficulties in moving, increased sensitivity to light (albinism), weaknesses towards psychic attacks and memory difficulties.
EarthCharacteristics: Stability, power, loyalty, industriousness, nurturing
Classes: Transfiguration, History
House: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor
Description: An Earth mage can control the very earth beneath their feet. They can cause localised earthquakes, fissures and avalanches. They specialise in destructive spells and are very well balanced between defensive and offensive magic. Despite their destructive inclinations in a magical sense, they tend to be very gentle and calm. Earth mages, in general, are calm, controlled individuals who have strong desires towards family and protecting those they care about.
FireCharacteristics: Chaos, volatility, aggression, passion
Classes: Charms, Transfiguration and DADA
House: Gryffindor, Slytherin
Description: Fire magic is destructive, very destructive. Fire magic is chaotic and highly volatile. Most Fire mages take years upon years to gain control over it in order to properly use it. It deals mostly with fire, lava and lightning. Unlike the other types of magic, Fire has almost no protective spells but their offensive spells are the most powerful of them all. Most fire mages are impulsive and very emotional people, and, unlike other types of magic users, tend to become very involved in the spells they cast. They can become quite sadistic on the battlefield; the more destruction they cause, the more satisfaction and pleasure they feel.
AirCharacteristics: Change, communication, spirituality, purification, healing
Classes: Potions, Charms, Transfiguration, Ancient Runes
House: Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw
Description: The specialty of Air mages is defensive magic and healing and runes. They are able to control the wind to the extent of creating wind blades which are like knives but made out of wind. Air mages tend to fall into the fields of Healers and Protectors, Priests and Clerics. They are also well known throughout the magic world as being the best at creating magical objects such as portkeys and Apparition chambers. They also have the special ability of magic transferences. That is, they have the ability to transfer magic between people, either themselves or from a third party, to another individual.
WaterCharacteristics: Unpredictability, extrasensory perception, change, control, subtlety
Classes: Potions, Transfiguration and Charms
House: Slytherin, Ravenclaw
Description: Water magic is probably the subtlest type of magic, but it is by no means less destructive. They use a lot of illusionary magic as well as Potions and stealth, and many Water mages become assassins because of that. Water mages are best known for their skills in Occlumency and Legilemency. They are the only types of mages who, as a majority, cannot master their own element fully. Most Water mages can only specialise in one or two of the categories, such as Occulumency and Legilimency, or illusionary magic and poisons, or illusionary magic and physical manipulation, conjuration (creating new spells) and summoning. Water mages tend to be above average in intelligence, as Water magic requires a lot of subtlety and careful manipulation to control and use properly.
VerdantCharacteristics: Balance, control, subtlety,
Classes: Herbology, Care for Magical Creatures, Transfiguration
House: Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff
Description: Verdant magic is the most centred of all magic types. They concentrate on plants and animals. They are very skilled at Herbology, Care for Magical Creatures and Transfiguration (Animagi specifically). Generally, they use a lot of protective and healing magic, but they can be extremely vicious in a fight. Most of their offensive spells involve impaling their opponent on vines or ripping them to pieces with razor sharp leaves. Their love and affinity for nature make it hard for them to harm other living beings but like all people, they have their limits. They work very well with Earth mages and it's quite common for them to work together in battle as well as in every day life. Shadow
Characteristics: Control, subtlety, speed
Classes: Potions, DADA, Arithmancy, Astronomy
House: Slytherin, Ravenclaw
Description: Shadow magic is not evil; good or bad people can use it. However, it requires a great deal of control and skill to be able to wield it effectively. It deals mostly with curses, hexes and other painful sorts of spells and effects. They do have powers over the dead, but not spirits, and tend to be able to summon a whole horde of creatures to do their bidding. Shadows also follow their command and they have the ability to Shadow Walk, which is basically moving through shadows. They have a tendency to be looked at in a negative light, as many of their spells are quite malicious and often permanent.
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Phew! That was a long and in depth thingy, wasn't it? LOL I hope it wasn't too dry for you!
And now! Just a preview of the next chapter to keep you H/D fans from lynching me! LOL
Chapter Thirteen: I love you so, so please don't let me go"I don't think you're a Death Eater," Harry said softly.
Draco jerked in surprise. "Excuse me?"
"I don't think you're a Death Eater," Harry repeated. He lifted his head and looked up into Draco's eyes.
Draco's mouth opened slightly at the deep sincerity in Harry's voice and eyes and looked away, ashamed. He hadn't done anything to warrant such trust. "You don't know what you're talking about, Potter."
"Don't do that," Harry said softly, tilting Draco's face back to him. He stared down into Draco's dark grey eyes and felt his heart swell. Draco had such an unhappy expression on his face that Harry couldn't resist. He leant up, pressing lips against the other boy's. It was a soft kiss, sweet and full of love.
Draco gasped as he felt Harry kiss him, and he shut his eyes tightly, feeling his chest tighten as Harry conveyed so much through his touch. He felt himself start to shake and he shoved at Harry's shoulders, catching the other boy by surprise. He rolled off the bed, stumbling as he foot caught on the sheets.
"No, wait, Draco!" Harry cried as he grabbed at his wrist.
Draco tugged hard, his eyes darting around for an escape route. "Let me go!"
By this time, they had caught the attention of the other people in the room, even Dee had raised her head from J.P.'s chest and was watching with narrowed eyes.
"Stop running away from me!" Harry yelled in frustration. He pulled the other boy back towards him, wrapping his arms tightly around Draco's waist.
"Let go, damn you!" Draco yelled again, a hint of desperation colouring his voice as he squirmed. From the corner of his eye, he saw Granger and Weasley watching them, their eyes wide and mouths open, though, Granger closed hers quickly and began speaking to her boyfriend quickly and urgently.
"Not until you tell me why you keep running away."
"Because you'll leave me!" Draco cried out, his eyes filling with tears. He twisted his arm sharply and darted out of range, stumbling from the room clumsily.
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Now, a HUGE thank you to my lovely beta lucidity who got this back to me so quickly and her ever helpful corrections! huggles LOL Thanks!
And to my reviewers who I am eternally grateful to!
Heart and Soul: LOL I do love evoking WAFFY feelings in people! LOL Those two really are adorable when they decide to get it together, aren't they? LOL Hope you liked this description thing!
Mon2: LOL Harry's a bit... how shall I put it? Slow. LOL Seriously, he doesn't get the subtler hints, but then again, that makes it all the more fun, ne? LOL But yes, he will find a way to take advantage of the situation. He can be rather cunning when he wants to be. LOL If I took Draco to Dee's world, then Harry would have to follow and then things would get complicated... But never fear! Draco isn't unloved! And Ron's a bit of a prat, but he'll get a good talking to! LOL
Netty: LOL I will update very, very soon. Chapter 13's actually almost done so it'll be out by the beginning of next month, no worries. I love cliff hangers... LOL
Depressed Gothic Raven: Draco's a bit confused and angsty, but he'll get it all together in the end! LOL He's such an adorable little puppy! LOL Glad you liked the chapter and I hope you enjoyed the description thingy! LOL
lucidity: Draco hasn't had much love and affection in his life and, considering who he spends his time with, he doesn't have much of a chance to trust anyone. But, if someone was devoted enough to persist despite it all, they'll get someone who'll be completely devoted and forever faithful and loving. Well, as loving as Draco would ever be. LOL ;; Sora will be quite important later on, not to worry! Yeah, Dee and Harry are becoming regulars to the hospital wing, aren't they? But then again, such is the way of life for Those-Who-Lived! LOL Sweetness has a time and place and unfortunately, Harry hasn't learnt when and where someone should do it! LOLmoon8: I'm glad you like it so far! Hopefully, this hasn't put you off it! LOL I've almost finished the next chapter so it'll be up soon enough, not to worry! Please be patient until then.
Demitria and Miriam: LOL The rest will be along very soon, not to worry! Crafty-smart? That's an interesting phrase! I quite like it... LOL I hope you liked this bit! It'll be useful later on.
coriander: I'll update soon, don't worry! I have no intention of being bogged down yet!
Squifi: I hope your homework isn't too heavy! It's been a while since I had homework, but then again, it's called 'private study' in uni coughs violently LOL blushes Thanks so much! I really appreciate your compliments! It's so nice to hear them! I've always been worried that my characterisation was funny and didn't work out, but you've been very helpful in that department! Thanks so much! huggles Harry is a stubborn boy, isn't he? But that's part of his charm. He's very devoted. Hermione's a sharp one and Dumbledore's... Well, himself. LOL He's a crafty old man, that he is! Ron's an easy guy to imagine and write shocked cuz he's such a stable character. LOL It wasn't really that hard to integrate Atlantis into this fic cuz it's such an open thing, but it was a bit interesting trying to tweak the Escaflowne mythology to suit the HPverse. LOL Voldemort's always been evil, but the HP one, in my opinion, has never had the same sort of hard edge that Dee's one had and... Well, it'll all be revealed! LOL Please keep reading!
Grey Malwell: I've always loved Sora. It's a beautiful song. It's incredibly emotive when you hear it for the first time, and it's always given me goose bumps. I have one of the sound tracks and they had the English words with it so I kinda just took it off that. It's a bit hard to find translations for it cuz not many people watched it in English and then took down the words. I much prefer the Japanese seiyuus compared to the English.
angelkitty77: Harry loves Draco, but Harry doesn't understand that Draco has certain... issues he has to work out first. But, like you said, it'll all work out in the end! Just what happens in between is the mystery! LOLIsis-mystic: Ron's face would have been incredibly amusing! LOL Poor Ron, he's always getting the shock of his life! But then again, it would be funny to see his face turn a colour that clashed with his hair! LOL
Kilikapele: Draco's a funny dude, isn't he? He's such a poor pickle, but he's definitely a hard one to catch. He just wants love so much but he's never had any before so he doesn't know how to handle it. And given their past history, I'm not surprised he's a bit wary of Harry! LOL
I hope everyone enjoyed reading this description thingy! It was really fun to write. I'll have the next chapter out soon enough so don't worry. Please take care!
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