Novocaine

by StardustWarrior2991

After the end of the war, Harry has a meeting in Gringotts that changes his life. Given a unique opportunity to rebuild the world, he takes it upon himself to restore what was once lost to the wizarding world, while falling for a charming witch at the same time.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Fantasy, Harry Potter

979 pages, ebook

First published August 8, 2018

Reviews

[RavenT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four stars for this Harry-centric post-war recovery story, with a romance as a late plot arc. Harry/Ginny to start, then Harry/Daphne. I gave this a high rating for the lack of overly dramatic scenes and the low-key, non-explicit romance aspect, as well as a well-drawn business and political plot. I liked the complexity and mature characterizations.

Book 1 is complete:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/155...

Part 2 of the series is a WIP, titled Panacea, chapter 2 posted in February 2022:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/155...

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reread

[mirabilos · Rating 3 out of 5]

URL: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13022013

Surprisingly not bad for a post-Hogwarts setting, but a bit thin on plot, only development and economic (dare I say capitalistic) growth.

The last chapter makes it unfinished, unfulfilled. There’s the beginning (first two chapters only, with more unlikely to follow) of a sequel out there, and the first chapter thereof works very welll as a first chapter of a sequel, but it still means the end of this book is… not well-rounded, leaving the reader feeling as if something is missing.

Had to look what “blue collar” is. An americanism, just like the misspelling of whisky. 😾

[kelly ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could talk about this fic and not shut up for literal weeks. Yes, it’s extremely long. Yes, there is a ton of detail that many people may find exhausting. But I have never seen this trope done as well as it was here. The author’s attention to detail and adding what the characters’ menu of meals was is by far my favorite part - it really inspired me to write them all down and get cooking. Absolutely recommend if you are looking for something postwar that’s not violent or traumatic.

[Sean Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't quite know what I was getting into here, but a slice-of-life post-war story where Harry is transformed from a moody teen to a billionaire company director is certainly a different approach. The writing was of a pretty high standard in fairness, and captured that illusive "sliceoflifeness" that kept me turning the pages on other books of its type.
It did feel a little at times as if the author had mined the Potterverse for family names, but apart from that I found the ideas worked, even if the pacing is perhaps a stretch.

[Tailtiu]

Series WIP https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13022013