The Beginning (Star Witch Au)
"-And thats why I can't become a witch."
The middle aged person across from Danny hummed quietly for a moment, sipping at their tea while he looked back down at the book in his lap, the title 'A Witchlets Guide To Apprenticeship' taunting him.
"And your parents won't let you apply for the public mentorship? There is one in Amity Park that's always accepting applicants," they set their cup down, looking through the tea leaves left in the bottom.
Danny set the book on the table to join the others he'd been picking through. The library's decent selection on becoming a witch only frustrated him.
How was he supposed to put any of the books to use in his situation?
He huffed, sinking into the plush chair. "No, they're only willing to consider it if I can manage to get a private mentorship. They're only doing it because they KNOW I don't know anyone who can do mentoring. They want me to give up and become a scientist like them," he droned.
The person across from him didn't look up from their tea leaves, like they were looking for something.
"I'm curious," they began, "why do you want to become a witch so bad?"
"Well- its kinda- I mean most people think it's kinda childish-"
"I assure you even if it's childish it won't mean any less."
Danny turned to them and they finally looked back, porcelain cup abandoned on the table. "I... I wanna be worthy of the stars."
They raised an eyebrow. "Worthy of the stars?"
The library was quiet for a moment, save for the subtle 'tick, tock' of a pocket watch hanging from the elders necklace.
"The stars guide people who are lost, and they tell stories and preserve history. They're always there, they help people, kinda... I wanna be like that. I wanna be like the stars, and I wanna know them," he explained.
The elder stood, leaving their cup in its place on the table and picking up one of the books Danny was looking through before their conversation began. "Not many witches do private mentorships outside of family or monetary gain. It would be easier for you to give up and listen to your parents wishes. You might not be good enough to make it to an academy anyways, much less gain an artifact."
Their pocketwatch ticked just a bit faster.
Danny glared at his pile of books, "it would, but that would be stupid. If I gave up on it now I'd probably hate myself for the rest of my life. And then I'd die and still hate myself for not trying." He picked up one of the books and cracked it open, ready to start looking for something, maybe a loophole that would work.
"Alright," they smirked, standing in front of the boy. "I'll mentor you."
The book tumbled to the floor as Danny looked up at the person quick enough to give himself whiplash, "huh?"
"You need a mentor, and I am certified to do so. I only have one condition," they grabbed their necklace, flicking open the pocketwatch.
Danny scrambled to his feet, half sure he was having some weird lucid dream, "yeah anything! Well, not my soul but I mean other than that-!"
"If I mentor you, you will not be allowed to quit. You'll have to push through to graduation, no matter what."
Icy blue met muted red, and Danny nodded enthusiastically.
"Of course! I'm not gonna give up, not when I actually have a chance!" He grinned, hands trembling with energy. Could this really be happening? Could he finally have his in?
"Well then, Daniel-"
"Wait how did you know my name?"
"-I'm clockwork, and I'd be happy to take you on as my apprentice."
They stuck out a hand, Roman numerals and curved lines running along the skin from the palm until it disappeared under a sweater sleeve.
Danny grabbed it, shaking perhaps a bit too excitedly.
The pocketwatch stopped ticking, the stars shone a tad bit brighter, just for a moment.
The tea leaves at the bottom of an old porcelain cup resembled a star.
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And that marks the start of danny becoming a witch in this au!
This au is based off of this post I made.
To make it make a bit more sense, in this au magic is practiced by humans and exists parallel to science and the modern world, kinda like little witch academia. Anyone can become a witch but you have to have completed a year long mentorship (at least) to qualify for any magic academy.
Only certain witches are qualified to be a mentor, with it essentially like being certified to be a teacher. Most mentors do public mentorships, mentor a specific family, or get hired on a witch by witch basis.
Clockwork just so happens to be certified, and as a time witch they knew that in quite a few timelines they'd mentor Danny, so they arranged it so they'd 'coincidentally' end up at the library at the same time as the kid trying to look into mentorships. Totally coincidental, not at all staged. Time magic.
Let me know if you want more of this au!
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Kafka 🕸 Witch Hat Atelier AU
It is finally complete! BrimHat!Kafka's character sheet!
If you would like more context, check out the "hsr x wha au" tag!
More on Kafka's AU lore under the cut ⁀➷
Using forbidden magic, Kafka has altered various part of her body. Most notably are her ink claw and her augmented vocal cords. The ink claws are hollow inside and hold ink, allowing her to cast spells on the fly easily. The augmented vocal cords are a key component for her Spirit Whisper spell. Her voice is capable of speaking in a frequency that can only be heard by the spell's victim.
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Kafka belongs to a group of Brim Hats called the Stelleron Hunters, who, true to their name, collect Stellerons.
Not much is known about stellerons, except that they are harbingers of disaster. Is they remnants from before the Day of the Pact? Perhaps ancient contraptions? Or maybe signs of divine wrath? Rumour has it that knowledge of it's true nature is only know by the Three Wise ...and the Stelleron Hunters.
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While travelling on its usual route, the Express suddenly screeches to a halt. It's stuck. As the the crew members (Pom-Pom, Himeko, Welt, Dan Heng and March 7th) rush to the front to check what's wrong, the power goes out. Neon pink webs shoot up from the floor. Then, illuminated by the glowing webs, a woman with striking purple-pink eyes appears.
"Kafka." Himeko stands protectively in front of her fellow crew members, weapon at the ready.
"Relax, Astral Express." Kafka's smile curls up further but doesn't reach her eyes.
"I've brought gifts~"
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Danny phantom: Star Witch AU
Magic and witches exist and are commonly known. Danny wants to become a witch and attend an academy as a star witch. Every witch has to complete an apprenticeship before they qualify for an academy.
The issue? His parents are scientists and want their kids to follow in their footsteps.
It's not like they hate witches or anything. They're just very devoted to science.
Danny eventually meets ClockWork, a time witch, and becomes his apprentice on the condition that he graduates from the academy -which, okay, he was already planning on anyways.
So now Danny is a witch apprentice, juggling his schoolwork, apprenticeship, and social life.
All while keeping it a secret from his parents.
It's not like he's gonna hide it forever! Just until he gets his acceptance letter from an academy! He's just gotta keep it secret till then!
Of course, it doesn't help that his hair turns white every time he uses magic, and sometimes he doesn't realize he's using magic.
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What a mess.
(Will be making art for this au/prompt if people are interested. Maybe even a fic? Idk)
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