I started reading this yesterday, and I have already caught up. Their is something about the way your writing treats magic as being kinda of beyond human understanding, or at least mortal beings understanding, that is deeply compelling. The search for answers in a truly mystical world where even though people (wizards) think they have magic figured out, it still has countless mysteries that defy understanding. The mirror world from the Halloween chapter or the mermaid pond that to me suggest a world filled with countless unsolved mysteries and magical events happening even through our protagonist isn't involved giving life to the world. So I would like to say thank you for posting your story for others to read.
Spells in Silence (Harry Potter)
- Thread starter Silently Watches
- Start date
- Location
- Massachussetts
I'm pleased to see that Filius' reunion went much better than I had expected. I appreciate that both of them felt like they'd grown up and could get past some of the hurts of their youth. Likewise, Argus and the elves have a good dynamic and I like Filch's reflection on learning how to give gifts. Bird treats is a great choice.
Quirinus and Marvolo have a less wholesome relationship, but the flow of events and decisions makes a lot of sense. I'm not eager to see what Marvolo has in mind for Hazel, because I'm quite sure she won't appreciate the betrayal when she finds out that the helpful professor was not actually on her side.
A transformation wasn't what I was expecting from Hazel's encounter with the spirit, but I'm excited to see where that goes next.
Thank you for the story, as always!
Quirinus and Marvolo have a less wholesome relationship, but the flow of events and decisions makes a lot of sense. I'm not eager to see what Marvolo has in mind for Hazel, because I'm quite sure she won't appreciate the betrayal when she finds out that the helpful professor was not actually on her side.
A transformation wasn't what I was expecting from Hazel's encounter with the spirit, but I'm excited to see where that goes next.
Thank you for the story, as always!
Strunkriidiisk
THE LEGEND
- Location
- Canada
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- He/Him
Hmm, a bald Frenchman named Jean Luc you say.
Does he resemble Patrick Stewart perchance?
LostArchivist
Sane, unfortunately.
- Location
- The State of Confusion
There's... something wrong with that sentence.
That's... mildly concerning in this setting. Methinks the "elves" part of house elves might be a tad literal... I wonder who was actually responsible for sealing them. I doubt it was the wizards, or it'd be in every textbook instead of completely forgotten like every other achievement they weren't responsible for.
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Well... thinking on it, not necessarily. After all, if House Elves Are Just Like That, most wixen probably aren't going to question it further, while the ones who are inclined to dig further would at least have a harder time of it. Because if that was done by wand-waver magic, it might well be possible for wand-waver magic to modify it. Imagine, house elf spies! House elf assassins! Subverting your enemies' house elves to your interests, and strengthening your own elves' bonds of loyalty! Or think of what could be learned by studying such magic! Might it have other applications? Binding beings other than house elves? Binding house elves to other forms, enchanted constructs, perhaps?
All of that could be pretty bad if you're on the wrong side of whoever's doing it... but even more of a threat could be someone deliberately or accidentally breaking the bonds... on the house elves, or, if the wand-waver got ambitious enough... their relatives.
So I can very much imagine that in this universe, anything to do with binding the fey is deliberately kept highly restricted.
Well... thinking on it, not necessarily. After all, if House Elves Are Just Like That, most wixen probably aren't going to question it further, while the ones who are inclined to dig further would at least have a harder time of it. Because if that was done by wand-waver magic, it might well be possible for wand-waver magic to modify it. Imagine, house elf spies! House elf assassins! Subverting your enemies' house elves to your interests, and strengthening your own elves' bonds of loyalty! Or think of what could be learned by studying such magic! Might it have other applications? Binding beings other than house elves? Binding house elves to other forms, enchanted constructs, perhaps?
All of that could be pretty bad if you're on the wrong side of whoever's doing it... but even more of a threat could be someone deliberately or accidentally breaking the bonds... on the house elves, or, if the wand-waver got ambitious enough... their relatives.
So I can very much imagine that in this universe, anything to do with binding the fey is deliberately kept highly restricted.
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I'm pretty sure the full post was there when I pressed the post button; I think the forum software just ate it for some reason. Might be a result, somehow, of me having started it as a quick reply in the forum's text editor, then moving it to and finishing it in a separate program, as is my usual, as it got more complicated? Eh.