Harry Potter and the Jacobite Elves
Rating: M
Summary: Harry takes possession of the Black family's castle in the Highlands of Scotland. Up to and amidst the celebration of Hogmanay (New Year's), he discovers that there is some very old business to attend to.
Disclaimer:
I have not claim to characters or scenes from the Harry Potter series, which belongs to JK Rowling and associates. I get nothing from this except the enjoyment of imagining and writing the story. I am making no money from this (rats).
Author's Notes:
The rating of this story is possibly too high, as the material is not in any way explicit, and deals with matters that most teens (T) are fully aware of. However, to keep the old ladies of both genders from getting their knickers in a twist, I have rated it M.
I have long been interested of how people end up where they are, and how they end up being the people they are. Often this depends on who their parents and grandparents were, and what happened to them during their lives.
I give talks on things from the past in elementary schools, and one question which often comes up is "That happened before I was born; why should I care about it?" I respond with the questions "What language are we speaking? Why? Why not French, or Spanish, or German, or Arabic? The reason for that happened before you were born. Doesn't that affect you?"
Concerning the role of religion in the magical community, I don't see why witches and wizards could not be Christians, Buddhists, or any other faith. As most priests are effectively the shamans for their religions, and in the case of Catholic priests, believe that they are participating in a miracle every time they say the mass, there is no good reason to assume that wizards and witches would be excluded from their faith communities. Most old English schools are quite definitely Church of England (equivalent to Anglican or Episcopal, depending on your country), and there is no reason to believe Hogwarts would be different (other than Hogwarts predated the Protestant Reformation by many years, and therefore might be more likely to follow Roman Catholicism). They do have a student body from different countries and cultures, and English society has long made accommodations for the presence of such people in England from their far-flung empire.
The story appears to have no real ending, which is intentional and in keeping with the theme of the narrative. It is about the journey, not the destination.
I must thank Dave305 for his gamma work (like beta, but one step later). Thanks Dave.
Note to breeders – plot bunnies are very prolific.
Timeframe: The summer and autumn after DH, except for the epilogue which I have ignored.