#emrys ascending

[1shadowhole]

Seems as good a time as any to share with you what I I got myself for Christmas this year.

Last year it was the Following the Beast poster, because OBVIOUSLY. It's Following the Beast, my favourite fic in this entire earth??? I'm still so in love.

This time, I got myself 2 the Dragon Rises-themed notebooks so I feel more motivated to rewrite all my uni notes more cohesively, (It's working so far) and 4 stickers. I just- Mushroomtale is such a great artist????

I found places for those two stickers on the left, one on my thermos and one on the back of one of the notebooks. Still need to find a worthy enough place for the other two. I want to keep the following the beast one always with me when I'm outside and maybe keep the Emrys Ascending one in my room. We'll see...

Also, I've taken the opportunity to gather all my Merlin/Merthur "fan-merch" to see the level of madness

Not mad enough, I'll have to do more.

Ah, also, here's the famous poster.

[detectiveneve]

compelled by horrible divorcées emrys and astarion if he got ascended somehow and she got turned but they hate each other for what they’ve made each other. but actually also compelled by the idea of them being divorcees and she dumps him, comes back 10 years later a level 17 paladin here to kill his ass, and he’s like. oh DAHRLING. 😏 come CRAWLING BACK to me???? and she’s like. no I’m here to fucking kill you. but he already had dinner prepared and everything Specifically because he heard she was coming. it’s embarrassing for them both when she sits down for it like “okay but I AM killing you after this” “you can try 🤏 it will be the most entertainment I’ve had in MONTHS.” then they make out

[ashen-crest]

[ID: an image of a book cover. The cover shows a golden lute in the center, surrounded by red flowers and vines, with shiny blue crystals tucked into the vines. The text on top of the lute reads "The Spirit Well," and under it reads "Lutesong Book Two, R.K. Ashwick." end ID]

The Spirit Well Cover Reveal!!

Here it is, in all its shiny glory! I want to eat the crystals so so bad. I want to put this whole cover in a blender and drink it. (It would be banana-strawberry flavored with a hint of blueberry.)

Anyhoo, if you enjoyed The Stray Spirit, check this out:

When a bard saved the day, he never expected an encore. After saving their home from a magical disaster, Emry, Cal, and forest spirit Aspen ascend to high society: Emry and Aspen to the illustrious musicians’ guild, and Cal to the cutting edge of spirit research. But their new roles send them far beyond the concerts and balls they expected…and deep into a city of dying spirits. In the neighboring city of Matlock, a strange blight has withered their gardens—and the spirits living within. The trio rushes to investigate, whirling into Matlock’s social season in search of allies and gossip. Here, Emry frantically navigates the dazzle and decorum to seek information, start his debut…and propose to Cal. But when the glittering chandeliers illuminate more enemies than friends, Emry, Cal, and Aspen must race to stop the blight before it spreads—and the spirits shrivel away for good. 

If you're going "hell yeah, lemme at it" -

a) I love you

b) I have cool stuff for you, as a sign of my love

[ID: a square image showing a vintage illustrated newspaper article titled "Peek of the Season," a Spirit Well bookmark with red flowers and blue swirls, and a sticker of a red flower against shiny blue crystals. The text above reads "The Spirit Well Pre-Order Goodies!" end ID]

If you want to be an ARC reader or pre-order and get these cool goodies above (along with a slightly unhinged handwritten note from me!) click here:

oh my god this was such a long post, thank you for sticking with me here

[futurepastme]

I'm stuck in a bit of a creative block so I decided to try and write a synopsis of my latest potential first fic ( I got a bunch of potential fics that never saw the daylight) and this is what I managed to write

After releasing Kilgharrah from underneath the castle, Merlin thought that his life would continue pretty much the same, until one day the dragon came knocking at his door to take him to a long forgotten island, and everything began to change. Uther’s hunt for magic reached a level that was only seen before at the first years of the Purge. Merlin, seeing his people’s suffering, decides to take them away from the wrath of camelot to somewhere they wouldn’t be found. Quickly, the rumours of a magic-friendly kingdom began to spread throughout the lands of Albion; and Merlin, as Emrys, sees himself ascending to the position of ruler and saviour. Now, the peasant boy has to learn how to be king of an oppressed people, protect them from Uther’s war, and somehow keep helping Arthur fulfill their destiny as Emrys and the Once and Future King.  But a kingdom is not built in a day, so it is a good thing that he’ll get some help doing it. Or, the au where Merlin helps his kind and accidentally turns into a king.

I've had the first idea for this fic over a year ago and lately I've been writing some of it for fun. I don't know If I'll ever finish it 'cause I usually don't but I sometimes post bits of what I have so far.

If anyone is interested in more and haven't seen it yet; here's everything I've posted about this Au so far: Prologue; Bit of Ch1; Ch1 again; Bit of Ch2A; Bit of Ch2B

I haven't posted more than this because chapter 1 ended up with 14k words and I just think this is too long for tumblr so I just posted some scenes that I felt like. Ah! I almost forgot, the official name so far is "Emrys and the council of the 7" because that's literally the first thing I thought about this universe, so that's probably staying. AH! And it'll be merthur, eventually...

Just a reminder that english is not my first language and everything I post here is basically a first draft

[thebestofoneshots]

People I wanna get to know better tag!

Thanks for the tag darling @suugarbabe, this one was pretty fun to do ᥫ᭡

Last song: "Unknown / Nith" by Hozier (I really want to learn all my lyrics before the concert).

Favourite colour: blue (Specifically Sebastian Stan's eye colour)

Last film/show: Percy Jackson and I was watching a movie called Roll Play on Prime with the fam last night.

Sweet/savoury/spicy: Depends, but mostly sweet and savoury.

Last thing I googled: Bing Image Creator

Last book:

completed: The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde and In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan currently reading: Dracula by Brahm Stoker & Emry's Ascending by tricksterity (yes I consider fanfics books)

Relationship status: Single but happy about it, though sometimes I really crave a Sirius or a Rem

Current obsession: Last question kinda answers part of this one lol Marauders, Percy Jackson, Bastille, Hozier, Doctor Who, MARVEL, and Supernatural (those last few never really go away)

Looking forward to: The CONCERT!

Npt: @blacksgarden @cometsghost @starchaser-lily @unstablereader @lampthemacarenagod @jaylienpotter @kissmeunicornbaobei @imdoingbetternow @kquil @sseleniaa @chellyrps @esolean

[myths0f01d]

Ok so few months ago I can't remember when. I went through a faze of reading every merlin cross harry potter fic I could find. Including merthur. It's a small list. A really really small list. It's amazing though. I grew up obsessing over harry potter and then merlin. So obviously I devoured the fics and then grew sad when there were no more. So I started writing my own. To be fair it was a very complex story line I chose to write so it didn't last long. I think I have the first half of the first chapter down but I have no hope even for that. But now. As the flame is rekindled. I'll be thinking it out more and writing it again. I say this in hope. But I have no idea since school is starting soon for me.

I have the summary written and maybe the title? I'm not sure.

Also fun fact about me. I have never stuck to reading a 100k fanfic until I read 'Emrys Ascending' by tricksterity on ao3. Probs one of the best merthur fics I've ever read. Go check the fic out. You won't regret it. Trust me.

Anyway here's the summary for my own one. Sort of. Or the main outline?

Many years ago, around 300 years to be exact, Merlin placed the crystal of Neahtid in vault 713, in the lowest part, at the time, in Gringotts wizarding bank. He thought it would be safe there.

What he did not expect was that approximately 200 years later would he be informed that it had been taken, then attempted to been taken again. Now chasing after a half giant, a child and a wacky Headmaster and some unforeseen lurking evil Merlin is forced to venture out into the wizarding world once more.

Though now in hindsight it was not a smart idea to attend the school as an 11 year old boy, apparently it raised a lot of questions when you appear out of nowhere.

It also does not help when a few older years resemble suspiciously to close to Arthur and the knights, so its no wonder he’s so distracted.

There's going to be loads of shenanigans by the way. I want it to mostly be funny fluff and light hearted. Obvi there has to be angst on some parts. I still have a lot to refine and go through but the base idea and what I want for it is there

Here's the old summary (first draft)

Long ago merlin put the crystal of neahtid in vault 713 in the depths of gringotts Wizarding bank.

He thought it's be safer there.

It's not his fault a half giant, a child and a slightly less marbles then there should be headmaster stole it.

And it's certainly not his fault when he thought the best plan of action was to go undercover and take it back. As an 11 year old.

Only to find out the past has come back to haunt him. In the form of of a few 3rd years scattered across houses.

Because really, Guise isn't around anymore to tell him it's his fault. So he'll believe it's not.

That is until he hears a familiar laugh in the forbidden forest.

Ok so maybe it is his fault.

Destiny can go shove it honestly, merlins not amused.

Tell me witch one you like better

[arisenreborn]

Okay here's my outline for the gist of how Olivia and Emrys's different cycles go, without getting too into the nitty gritty details. Mostly just how they end. Spoilers for sure and big gratuitous headcanons of course. <3

CYCLE 1: 

The Bad Ending. Emrys goes ‘purgener mode’ in the Unmoored World, mostly kills Olivia*, and then proceeds to wander through other worlds until killed. Time restarts and loops back for them. 

(*I think she was kept very slightly alive, the tiny thread of her remaining life 'elongated' by being fused into a dragons heart, but obv in a not very pleasant way or sense, and for a blessing she wouldn't have been very aware of it.)

CYCLE 2: 

‘Dream’, or False Cycle. This is a really warped, distorted cycle. It happens, but even more outside the typical parameters of the world than usual. It's a result of being the ‘bridge’ dragon!Emrys created, connecting the failure of the first cycle to a true, renewed attempt in the third cycle after a fashion. 

(Basically, he's creating the parameters for the time loop, using his connection to the Brine/greater powers via dragonsplague. The implications here are pretty big but we won't see more of that until the True Ending.)

Emrys is the Arisen, Olivia (fittingly after her death, an ‘empty vessel’) is his pawn.. It ends with the bittersweet victory of Pawn!Olivia sacrificing her newly realized will, prompting Emrys to realize this isn't 'how things should be', and the world loops back again.

CYCLE 3:

The Unmoored World goes very differently. Emrys seemingly overcomes the dragonsplague to help her defeat the Pathfinder Dragon, Olivia disappears for several months after the final battle. When they find her she has none of her memories, and it takes over a year for them to finally start to return - whereupon she is officially made Sovran. 

It’s a good, happy ending - until many years later their son, Idris, is made the new Arisen. They realize that while they may have gotten rid of the Pathfinder and Brine, the Dragon’s Dogma itself remains. When their son tragically perishes, time loops back once more.

CYCLE 4: 

The Final Cycle, The True Ending (Until I start getting more bright ideas.) I like to think the Pathfinder would be slightly more of a threat here -when- they realize they were overcome before, and were only returned to their ‘rightful place’ by… means unknown even to them. 

Ultimately a new order is created. Emrys ascends up the dragon ladder, overcoming dragonsplague and subsuming the Pathfinder/Brine. He essentially becomes a new class of dragon, holding that role in perpetuity, with Olivia as Sovran and Seneschal. 

Basically they become living gods and re-define the Dragon’s Dogma. 😌 (And they have their kids later and Idris never has to become Arisen.)

Notes!

Cycle 2:

It's almost dream-like/nightmarish in the way I imagine it is, yes, close enough to the basic DD2 story experience, but Emrys's actual perception of things is often skewed. His personal memories don't always add up, essentially, because they were cobbled together 'on the spot'. Basically he didn't actually 'exist in the world as a human' in the history leading up to him awakening at the excavation site when time looped back - he’d been a pawn up until that point. The chaotic result of Cycle 1’s ending and him trying to patch things back together, trying to ‘fix Olivia’, but ‘Olivia’ being ‘gone’ resulted in him getting slotted into the role of Arisen and a haphazard backstory shifting into place between the fell curse of amnesia.  It doesn’t all exactly make ‘sense’ because I just want to be able to slap an Arisen!Emrys cycle in there and it’s just inherently not right on any level.

Cycle 3 has the most alternative endings that are genuine, AU endings, that don't really fit in the scheme of continuity... but they're out there. 😂

The Neutral Ending. After several bad turns with Dragonsplague, Godsway, and dealing with Olivia’s brother, he begs her to give up her charge and simply leave with him. Though reluctant, she eventually agrees. They live out their days, sometimes avoiding and other times assisting new Arisen. The Happy Ending. Despite their son becoming Arisen, he later manages to truly break and end the cycle, and all is well. Some of it has overlapping plot points with the True Ending, but with Idris playing a more central role. It’s likely in this one Olivia and Emrys would eventually grow old together.

[sandumilfshou]

tag game because i want to get to know you better!

i was tagged by @errantnight in this post but it got so long i thought i'd start a new one 🥰

> do you have a pet?

yes! a cat named luna who has extreme anxiety and who is chunky and soft because she never leaves the house. my other cat gizzy passed away a few months back

> comfort food?

atm its the lemongrass & chili tofu on rice from my local vietnamese restaurant, and before that it was dal makhani

> how many languages do you speak?

only english fluently. i was conversational in spanish when i lived in spain a few years back but have lost most of it. i did 3 years of japanese in high school, speak a bit of te reo māori, and started learning mandarin chinese but gave up since there aren't many speakers in my new city compared to my hometown

> random fact about yourself

i have a tattoo of xue yang's sword jiangzai (cql version) down the back of my calf. its probably 30cm long lmao

> something you're proud of

hmm either my magnum opus fic emrys ascending or my master of creative writing (1st hons) hehe

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i am tagging the ol' crew @iamwestiec @jadefyre @edgebug as well as @bilights even though we've known each other for...? 10+ years? yikes time is weird

[ancicntforged]

I wanna give Blair a bit of an overhaul in terms of personality. Right now she's the prim and proper Eternal Rival, a Vegeta expy with a lot of snark and dark humor. I'm thinking of making her petty as fuck and genuinely unhinged too, while still keeping prideful and serious enough. Below the read more is her current personality section, so I'll definitely compare it before and after the rewrite.

Blair has one trait that can be used to describe her personality. Succinctlyput, she is prideful; extremely prideful. Her royal status, coupled with her raw power and prodigal talent, allowed her to develop a strong sense of ego and pride, which is well represented in Ultra Ego and her Herrscher of Egoism state. To this point, she is not afraid to let everyone around her hear it from time to time.

She is proud in her Vacosian heritage and while she believes that her race is the most powerful in the universe, she isn’t one to boast about it.

In her childhood, her every waking moment was spent obssessing over becoming as powerful as she could, training with minimal rest in-between sessions. This obssession becomes even more prominent when she meets Ruby. At that moment, she is consumed with the desire to prove to herself and everyone else that she is the most powerful Vacosian, and for that matter being, in the universe.

Her pride at first was so overwhelming that she couldn’t allow herself to lose or fail, especially if anyone else was watching. She will never retreat or surrender, even in the face of overwhelming odds.

In combat, Blair will deal with the small fries first and fight the main threat immediately after. In combat, she won’t let the opponent power up either, and even attack them mid-transformation, from their blind spots, etc. This pragmatism is something she learned from watching Ruby fight.

Once she has entered combat, Blair displays the same hype for battle that every Vacosian has. She is a born killer who will show no mercy to her foes and is fully capable of executing a helpless enemy with no remorse, which is why most of the Ascendance Team lets her do the killing.

Even with all of her faults, Blair does have equally as many good qualities. She is extremely intelligent, capable of coming up with tactical plans in the spur of the moment. While quite serious, she also displays a wry sense of humor, often dark in nature. It’s often displayed to mock her enemies.

Despite her abrasive behaviour and speech, it’s clear that she truly does care for her family and friends, as well as most of her subjects. She has deep affections for her wife Emrys and love for her daughter Bianca. As well as friendship and respect with the other members of the Ascendance Team. Blair declared Ruby her eternal rival and encouraged both Ruby and their allies to reach heights even greater than Super Vacosian. As noted by many members of the team and even Ruby herself, Blair cares a lot about people, even if she often has trouble showing it in her words, which is why her actions often do the talking on that topic.

That said, Blair often goes along with the antics and shenanigans of Ruby, Chione and co, finding them entertaining and wanting to have fun as well. Furthermore, she isn't above teaching people her sword techniques or other stuff she learned over the years.

[ellorypurebloodculture]

For the ficlet ask: Merlin/Morgan because I love this pairing when you do it.

Aww. Thank you! 💜

Morgan le Fay strokes her hands through her prince-husband's ivory hair as he nuzzles against her silk-clad thigh, the moonlight bathing them in a pool of iridescence. When she leans forward, her loose ebony locks of hair spill forward like the branches of a willow tree, sheltering them from the outside world, rippling with magic.

"How long will you be away?" Morgan queries, already dreading the answer, for she despises any distance between them, even though she knows watching over the Beloved House of Pendragon is one of his duties, for it will eventually ascend to Royal status not long before she and Merlin depart for the Divine Realm.

"Three days," Myrddin Emrys answers, his magic caressing across her skin possessively and protectively, his voice whispering down their bond in her soul, An eternity to be parted from you, my princess.

She kisses him, fierce with want, and states, "You will return to me whole and hale or I shall unmake every living thing on this planet."

[makmakgoose]

Emrys Ascending

In the depths of the Crystal of Neahtid, Merlin sees the resurrection of Lord Voldemort, an event that will tip the balance of the world so far out that only he has the power to intervene and set it right, or stop it from ever happening. For that, he'll have to pose as a student and attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The only problem is, he's been chosen instead of Cedric Diggory as a Triwizard Champion, and there's a recently reborn Arthur Pendragon in Gryffindor House.

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[ettawritesnstudies]

ARC Review: The Spirit Well by R. K. Ashwick

Synopsis: When a bard saved the day, he never expected an encore.After saving their home from a magical disaster, Emry, Cal, and forest spirit Aspen ascend to high society: Emry and Aspen to the illustrious musicians’ guild, and Cal to the cutting edge of spirit research. But their new roles send them far beyond the concerts and balls they expected…and deep into a city of dying spirits.In the…

[detectiveneve]

6,9 (from general) 11, 17 (from the story ones) AND 1, 2, 11 (from romance) for emrys!! >:3

tav companion asks! Thank yoouuuu so much! <33 this got so LONG waghhrrr

6. Do they have any secrets that can be revealed? What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?

not exactly secrets. emrys is intense and a little cagey by nature. you can start prodding at her ideas almost right off the bat, but depending on how you go about it you find out more about her past and how she's come to these conclusions or she'll shutter up and double down on what she thinks she knows best on.

9. Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?

oh I imagine she can have an escalating conflict with about. um. half the cast, depending on how it pans out -- not anything like an off the bat rivalry though. her conflicts are the bone-deep, betrayal sort, and how she's influenced by the player impacts her reactions too. but baseline: ascended astarion? escalated conflict. sharran shadowheart? escalating conflict. minthara? escalating conflict AND it's homosexual. the player too low on approval? she'll probably try and fight them at least once (defended in fair combat and chosen to spare her, she'd be taken aback and have to grapple with all of that--potential for a rivalryromance in there).

11. What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

(my friend Emrys here is a bundle of laughs) "If y' think it's so fuckin' funny, you go on up there, yeah?" -> (up you go, emrys.) "Tyr preserve me..."

17. If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?

she would take the dark urge warnings seriously, right off the bat. after the dark urge is tied up and such, from there, there would be an option with the saving throw to ask her to strike you down right then and there, and she would level her knife at the dark urge for a moment, hesitating, before her face crumbles and she pulls away, reaffirming that when morning comes, there will be time for that yet, in a soft sort of sad tone. reserved, resilient, visibly pained but stalwart, swearing on her life to see them through etc etc. -- there's a lot of fun dichotomies in there.

Is your Tav a romanceable character? Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?

answered here!

2. Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?

Ideally, you wouldn't really need to flirt either -- for a while her scenes and romance progression would be the kind where the platonic&romantic blur together fairly seamlessly. she's a slowburn, and so long as the other is getting closer (or chafing against her in a particular way that makes her doubt & question her beliefs, which is another way of getting close). she wouldn't approach about a romance, but there would eventually be a point where a sort of. insight check Oh You Can Tell She Has Feelings moment would happen, OR she would have a Character Moment in late act 2 that would trigger her finally confessing her long-held feelings. either way, lots of buildup, lots of almost-touches and glimpses of warmth. would NOT really jive with casual fucking around although I could potentially see her being a "we're all hot-blooded after the goblin camp and I'm not immune" depending, and by depending she actually WOULD NOT agree if her approval was too high, too much feeling involved, but -- then its back to platonic glancing either way.

11. What are Tav’s plans for the future? Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?

not necessarily interested in marriage at present, but she would probably have a. I swear to be by your side if you'll have me. type moment, one that is very vow-like. ideally, she'd want to do something where she's still useful, on another adventure or staying to rebuild baldur's gate, but would ultimately be content so long as she's by their side etc etc. BIG fucking sap underneath the 185k word slowburn longing glances and stoicism.

[ashen-crest]

[ID: a banner with a drawing of a lutenist on the left and the text “The Spirit Well” on the right. The drawing shows the lutenist from the neck down, wearing a white, long-sleeved dress shirt and holding a lute with flowers and vines sprouting from the sound hole. end ID]

Seeking Sept Beta Readers for The Spirit Well!

Hey folks! I figured I’d get the call out now and reblog this through the month for visibility.

I’m seeking September beta readers for draft 2 of The Spirit Well, the sequel to The Stray Spirit. Here are the blurb and facts:

🌿 Blurb

When a bard saved the day, he never expected an encore.

After saving their home from a magical disaster, Emry, Cal, and Aspen ascend to high society: Emry and Aspen to the musical Auric Guild, and Cal to the forefront of Council spirit research. But their new roles send them far beyond the concerts and balls they expected…and deep into a city of dying spirits.

In the allied city of Matlock, a strange blight has overtaken their spirit gardens. The trio rushes to investigate, diving headfirst into Matlock’s concert-filled social season. Between performances, Emry works to gather information from gossip, seek out a scientific friend for help…and officially propose to Cal.

But when their friend proves to be the root of their troubles and the blight begins to spread, Emry, Cal, and Aspen must race to stop his deadly research before the spirits- and their own citizens- shrivel away for good.

🌿 Book Facts

Genre: cozy fantasy romance, on the higher-stakes side of cozy

Vibes: marble floors, chandeliers, embroidered waistcoats, outdoor concerts, lush gardens behind wrought-iron fences

Comps: A River Enchanted and A Midnight Bargain

Tropes: Regency-esque courting & social season, forest spirit magic, grumpy/sunshine rivals to friends, also rivals to Kicking Rival’s Ass

TWs/CWs: pain, kissing (very low spice), casual alcohol use, caves, flooding, possession, fire, guns (no shots or injuries)

🌿 Beta Reading Facts

Beta Reading Timeline: 9/1-9/30 (1 month)

Book Length: about 60-70k words (draft IP, final count TBD)

Format: I can provide a Word doc or PDF.

What sort of feedback I’m looking for: your general thoughts and reactions as a reader. This is an early draft, so I need to make sure the plot, character arcs, and pacing work. 

Do I need to have read The Stray Spirit first? Nope! Its helpful if you have, but fine if you haven’t.

🌿 If you are interested, please DM me! 🌿 If slots fill up, I’ll let you know.

Please boost if you can! Thanks so much!!

[ao3feedmerthur]

by gloriask

梅林从尼雅德魔晶中看到了伏地魔的复活，这一事件将使世界的天平严重倾斜，只有他有能力介入并纠正，或者阻止它的发生。为此，他必须假扮成学生，进入霍格沃茨魔法学校学习。

唯一的问题是，他必须代替塞德里克·迪戈里参加三强争霸赛，而且格兰芬多学院里还有一个刚刚重生的亚瑟-潘德拉贡。

Words: 215, Chapters: 1/1, Language: 中文-普通话 國語

Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

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[thebestofoneshots]

it’s so funny to me that your gave a better explanation on how wizards have magic in the first few paragraphs of this chapter then jkr did in 7 books

I mean, I think JKR did it to maintain the soft magic system she had created and so she could add new things without risking plotholes (she had many either way), but I always wanted a bit more of an explanation.

A lot of these explanations were heavily inspired by the idea of "Ancient Magic" in HL and Emrys Ascending (a BBC Merlin Wizarding world AU), since I feel like the writers actually explored the magical systems a bit further than Rowling ever did.

And I've added this bit for a few reasons, first of all, Muggle-borns being muggle-borns with no explanation whatsoever always bothered me. Was there a receive gene? Does the magic of the world just randomly decide to land on some muggles to broaden the population?

At least this way, we know it's because of the capacity to store and then use magic, it also kind of explains why wizards faint (Like Harry did when casting his first patronus) after using a large quantity of magic, it could be because they used up all of their reserves of it.

And also, blood magic is a pretty interesting thing I find. Not to mention I've thought about ancient runes and old, darker, witchcraft that I find extremely interesting. With things like sacrifices and other rituals.

Of course, GC is not going to be enough to explore all of it, and I don't want to veer off cannon too much, but I do enjoy adding a fair share of lore to this world.

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