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Enough is Enough
In the spring of 1992, a massive magical discharge shakes Lily Potter’s legacy. Harry Potter, its raison d’être, nearly dies. It has until now been a passive enchantment, reactive, and burns away his attacker only once violent physical contact has been made. But the backlash is enormous. The protection is disrupted. For the first time since the day of its creation it must strain to the utmost.
And it determines that Harry Potter is wildly, systematically unsafe.
It reacts.
[Written for a Discord server poll, and originally published on the server on 2022-04-02.]
Original Prompt: After Quirrel, Lily Potter’s protection gets… miffed. Clearly, things aren’t safe for Harry. After the terrible summer of 1992, the enchantment starts sucking in Hogwarts’ ambient magic and taking a more active role in Harry’s life. Shenanigans ensue. AKA: Magpie Attempts Comedy. (Spoiler alert, I failed to write a comedy, although it is, at points, pretty funny.)
Chapters: 4
Words: 31'223
URL: archiveofourown point org/works/39077499
And it determines that Harry Potter is wildly, systematically unsafe.
It reacts.
[Written for a Discord server poll, and originally published on the server on 2022-04-02.]
Original Prompt: After Quirrel, Lily Potter’s protection gets… miffed. Clearly, things aren’t safe for Harry. After the terrible summer of 1992, the enchantment starts sucking in Hogwarts’ ambient magic and taking a more active role in Harry’s life. Shenanigans ensue. AKA: Magpie Attempts Comedy. (Spoiler alert, I failed to write a comedy, although it is, at points, pretty funny.)
Chapters: 4
Words: 31'223
URL: archiveofourown point org/works/39077499
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132 pages, ebook
First published April 2, 2022
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June 7, 2022
Mixed bag.
The whole first chapter is the entirety of Year 2, 3 and 4… told from the Enchantment’s point of view.
No, wait. Not told. Shown. This is one single awful violation of the “show, don’t tell” rule for creative writing.
I had such huge hopes for this story from its description, but that was just horrid. Awful to read and guess.
Chapter 2, year 5 a good part of 6… again almost only telling, again almost only enchantment-centric. This gets better near the end.
On the other hand, I had real fun, laughs while reading, and it’s great to see that the changes already made are butterflying and, at the same time, not too over-powered.
Chapter 3 finishes off (pun intended) sixth year and brings us into seventh… with still enough of the canon plot shining through. Still heavy on the telling, but getting better.
The final chapter is about as confusing and shitty as the canon book 7 in large parts and back to telling and summarising the hell out of things.
I’m still rating generously.
The whole first chapter is the entirety of Year 2, 3 and 4… told from the Enchantment’s point of view.
No, wait. Not told. Shown. This is one single awful violation of the “show, don’t tell” rule for creative writing.
I had such huge hopes for this story from its description, but that was just horrid. Awful to read and guess.
Chapter 2, year 5 a good part of 6… again almost only telling, again almost only enchantment-centric. This gets better near the end.
On the other hand, I had real fun, laughs while reading, and it’s great to see that the changes already made are butterflying and, at the same time, not too over-powered.
Chapter 3 finishes off (pun intended) sixth year and brings us into seventh… with still enough of the canon plot shining through. Still heavy on the telling, but getting better.
The final chapter is about as confusing and shitty as the canon book 7 in large parts and back to telling and summarising the hell out of things.
I’m still rating generously.
July 25, 2022
loud noises and screaming - this is amazing!
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