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Canonically, Richter made several lesser AI that weren't capable of achieving sapience to do various tasks for him, like the "Robin Hood" program that appropriated money from criminal organisations. Cauldron "borrowed" that one after his death, for example. So it's probably just those.
True, but Taylor finding one of Richter's AIs that hadn't been activated yet and raising it sounds like one hell of a prompt.
 
Was rereading the HP/Ranma 1/2 crossover idea and was wondering if anyone has adopted it or if CmptrWz might continue it? Maybe have Ryouga showing up at Hogwarts out of nowhere during a mealtime.
 
HP - Enrollment Requirements
The last thing Harry saw before the hat dropped over his eyes was the hall full of people craning to get a good look at him. The next second he was looking at the black inside of the hat. He waited.

"Hmm," said a small voice in his ear. "Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting. … Such a pity that I can't actually place you today."

Harry blinked, not that it did much with his vision blocked. "What do you mean you can't place me?"

The response obviously came from the hat speaking, instead of whispering in his ear as the effect that had blocked outside sound stopped working. "Your guardian has not granted you permission to attend, and until they do, you cannot be sorted."

"Er..." he thought, considering how much Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon had wanted him to not attend.

"Not your family, your magical guardian. In fact, now that I've sat upon your head, I will need your current guardian to be brought before me before I can sort you."

"I have no clue who that even is."

"You can't consciously recall the memory, but it sits in your head anyway. Your magically-sworn godfather, Sirius Black, is your guardian."

It sounded like a large percentage of the hall had gasped at that, and he had no clue why.



A smaller table had come into existence off to the side at some point, and Harry was placed there for the rest of the sorting. The feast then started properly, and a diminutive professor introduced as Professor Flitwick had moved over to join him at the table after a hushed discussion with Professor McGonagall. Something had then been done that prevented anyone else from hearing Professor McGonagall having an obvious row with the Headmaster.

Over the course of dinner, Harry had learned quite a bit about his family and the magical world. Details nobody had yet told him about his parents, what had supposedly happened the night they'd died, and why some of that was outright impossible in light of the new revelations. At the same time, it was likely to be several days to a couple of weeks before anything could be done. But the professor promised that it wouldn't negatively impact Harry's lessons, even if he couldn't attend normal classes. Tutors, staff and students alike, would be helping him learn about the magical world and keep up with his lessons while this whole thing was worked out.

When the food finally vanished, the Headmaster informed them of several things before the students were sent off to bed. Professor Flitwick held Harry back at first, the two of them actually the last two out of the Great Hall. They went up a couple of floors to what the professor referred to as 'guest quarters', guarded by a suit of armor that would move aside with the tap of an approved wand. Adding Harry's wand was easy enough for the professor, and they found Hedwig waiting inside of the room.



Voldemort was incensed at the corruption that would've been needed to send a sworn godparent to prison for betraying their godchild. The number of things that would have to have been intentionally bypassed or ignored to make that happen was far beyond anything he'd wanted to fix in the government before.

Having the truth revealed as it had been meant that it wouldn't be possible to cover it up. If someone killed Black then Potter could never be sorted, no matter who became his magical guardian, and he would need to be sent elsewhere for his magical education. The government wouldn't dare do that, not with how public this was all going to be. But there were ways to speed things along, and one of them was in the castle now.

Working together with Quirrell, they tracked down one Peter Pettigrew, in rat form trying to escape the castle. The traitor to his friends had never even mentioned that Potter had even one sworn godparent, even though that had to have been why they used him as a secret keeper. A Fidelius with someone magically sworn to that degree would be weakened to an unacceptable level for what they intended it for, and using the werewolf would've created other problems if the secret had bound to the wolf instead of the man. Sworn godparents changed a number of things though, and might have even been part of how the child survived that night.

Once they found the rat, stunning him was simple enough. Quirrell was going to have to start casting animagus-revealing spells at unexpected animals to cover how the rat was found though. Perhaps claiming that one had nearly killed him as a minor incident? Who knew, it might reveal others and allow the man more trust later.

The only other question was who was in the castle to turn the rat over to. Dumbledore and McGonagall were almost certainly paying the Minister and...Bones, perhaps, personal visits...



Lucius seethed as he considered why the full Wizengamot was meeting today, not trusting things to the Council of Magical Law. Multiple wrongs had to be righted today, given what had been discovered over the past few days. The team sent to arrest Barty Crouch for sending Black to prison with no trial record had found the man's supposedly-dead son in the house, alive but under the Imperius, implying that a number of things had been going wrong for years.

Things were bad enough to unite the Wizengamot, something that had only happened a scant few times in recorded history. None of them wanted the travesties of justice known about to happen to them and their families, and strong messages needed to be sent about things. Not to mention that now a full audit of those in Azkaban had to be done, to see who else might be there without having had a trial.

Sadly, this wasn't something that could be used against Dumbledore. The man had, rightfully, filed the correct parchmentwork to recuse himself from trials of those that might have been his allies, and Black was on the list. That Crouch hadn't recused himself from his son's trial and had thrown at least one almost guaranteed-to-be-innocent man in prison said a lot more about how...lax certain things had been back then. Something that had been to Lucius's personal benefit, but shouldn't have allowed this to happen.

"My apologies," Bones called out. "But I've found that we need to adjust the day's docket slightly. I promise that the added case is relevant to our other items."

"Relevant how?" Longbottom called, sounding miffed.

Bones ignored the woman, turning to the door. "Bring in the first accused!"

The unconscious man the aurors dragged in and chained to the chair was a shock. Where the hell had someone found Peter Pettigrew?

Bones turned to them, not a single person daring to object to the addition to their docket. "Peter Pettigrew is charged with aiding and abetting the Dark Lord in the murders of James and Lily Potter and the attempted murder of Harry Potter through revealing their Fidelius secret, of being an illegal animagus, of using his animagus form to frame Sirius Black for his own crimes, of using his animagus form and compulsion charms to hide among the Weasley family, and of using his animagus form to illegally access Hogwarts."

By Merlin's ghost, this entire thing had just acquired several levels of disturbing. He might even have to back off of Arthur for a bit if the man had been spending years under compulsion spells.



Harry's first week at Hogwarts had remained unusual in that he'd not spent the bulk of it in the castle. Volunteers from the first- and second-years had been asked to help him learn about the magical world, a mixture across all four houses. This had included Malfoy, who had apologized for some of his statements as there was an assumption that Harry had grown up in the magical world and would know more of its customs. Most of the initial lessons actually came from Hermione Granger, who had gone over what she'd been told about the magical world. Not to mention quite a bit she'd learned since, with corrections from others that seemed annoyed at needing to correct her in some cases.

Most of those cases were things she'd stated she'd been told, instead of found in books, implying that some of the 'welcome to the magical world' speech was seen as wrong...though it also felt like some of it was subjective? Different sections of society differing in their opinions...

The biggest thing to come of that was her grumbling about the vaccinations needed after being informed of magic's existence. Something that Harry hadn't received, and led to an early trip to the hospital wing...and then to Saint Mungo's, as Madam Pomfrey couldn't administer the vaccinations, just confirm that he hadn't had them. The Healers had then given him a much more complete examination, and for some reason he'd found himself babbling about his treatment at Privet Drive...and mentioning things about his scar, which struck him as even odder.

One of the...nurses? He wasn't sure if that was the correct title, but she'd apologized for the babbling effect before explaining what a number of the potions they'd be giving him were for. They wanted to start him on nutrient potions to help with not having been fed enough, before giving him his vaccinations, but 'specialists' wanted to take a look at his scar before that....
 
Hahhahha oh my gods that is first year maybe, second year maybe but third year plot thrown out because of just one thing. I wonder what the compulsion charms were for the Weasley family were.
 
Things were bad enough to unite the Wizengamot, something that had only happened a scant few times in recorded history. None of them wanted the travesties of justice known about to happen to them and their families, and strong messages needed to be sent about things.

I've always maintained that getting Sirius a trial (a fair one even!) should have been childs play for exactly this reason.

Wizengamot full of crooked old men only out for themselves? Well the one thing they'll all agree on is their own power. Finding out the Ministry sent the last living member of a big shot pure blood house to Azakaban without trial? No way in hell they let that stand. They might be next.

Even somebody like Malfoy who would personally gain from Black being gone, still can't let the precedent stand. Politics is always a sliding scale, and a rival might just use it on him.
 
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Hahhahha oh my gods that is first year maybe, second year maybe but third year plot thrown out because of just one thing. I wonder what the compulsion charms were for the Weasley family were.

It doesn't have to be much… just "do not investigate the long-lived rat too closely" would be enough for Peter's purposes, unless you want to give him habits, brains, or desires that aren't mentioned in the books….
 
huh, looks like we got a saner voldemort here, who seems to be a dark lord in the "wants to change the government" way. though that still doesn't excuse the "i tried to murder a baby, and my followers are psycopaths" thing. unless this is much more au than shown so far ^^
 
I've always maintained that getting Sirius a trial (a fair one even!) should have been childs play for exactly this reason.

Wizengamot full of crooked old men only out for themselves? Well the one thing they'll all agree on is their own power. Finding out the Ministry sent the last living member of a big shot pure blood house to Azakaban without trial? No way in hell they let that stand. They might be next.

Even somebody like Malfoy who would personally gain from Black being gone, still can't let the precedent stand. Politics is always a sliding scale, and a rival might just use it on him.
It gets better. Remember that this kind of thing is "not okay" in the Wizarding World. Then ask yourself how the average member of the Wizengamot is going to react to the thought that someone did this because they could profit from it. Malfoy had been a Death Eater that bought his way out of trouble. He's since been trading on the influence of his family and the Black resources that his son will inherit some day.

Sooner or later someone's going to ask "who benefited the most from this?" and the obvious answer is Malfoy.

It doesn't matter that he wasn't involved because everyone will assume he was. Their opinions will be set in stone before any evidence can be presented.
 
I find I like the idea of Tom "Im-not-a-big-fan-of-the-government" Riddle being a thing. Especially if its like, didn't intend for things to get like this, and now he's just riding the Tiger- 'these people are nuts, but if I change anything Im screwed' mindset
 
Hahhahha oh my gods that is first year maybe, second year maybe but third year plot thrown out because of just one thing. I wonder what the compulsion charms were for the Weasley family were.

As others have mentioned, it likely involves making the family not think about the fact that rats don't live that long. And maybe one to ensure their (admittedly aging by book 3) owl doesn't eat said rat.
 
I've always maintained that getting Sirius a trial (a fair one even!) should have been childs play for exactly this reason.

Wizengamot full of crooked old men only out for themselves? Well the one thing they'll all agree on is their own power. Finding out the Ministry sent the last living member of a big shot pure blood house to Azakaban without trial? No way in hell they let that stand. They might be next.

Even somebody like Malfoy who would personally gain from Black being gone, still can't let the precedent stand. Politics is always a sliding scale, and a rival might just use it on him.
Malfoy cannot let it stand once it becomes known, true ... but while it's still secret, he'd have no problem taking advantage of it.

Everybody else, though? Yeah, even, or perhaps especially, those aligned with the Death Eaters have to oppose this precedent being set and allowed to stand.


This probably hurts Fudge a lot - beyond being the Minister, he was one of the responding Obliviators to the scene of Pettigrew's supposed death, and helping capture Sirius Black was once of the things that helped his political career and advancement.


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Pettigrew ... we don't really know why he joined Voldemort, but we do know that he didn't just serve as an unMarked spy, he earned and had a Dark Mark. Which says unpleasant things about what he's willing to do.
I would not be remotely surprised to learn that he did more than lurk around when he was either at the Weasley's or at Hogwarts, depending on his personal preferences.

Though, at minimum, it can probably be assumed that Pettigrew was making sure that they'd accept him as an indoor pet and wouldn't question his presence and longevity, and whatever else he was doing. Seriously, I very much doubt that Molly would have been exactly pleased or eager to have a rat roaming the house. Maybe kept in a cage, but loose?


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I am skeptical about Dumbledore having recused himself completely in the case of Sirius Black. If nothing else, I'd expect an innocent Dumbledore to want to know the why behind Sirius's betrayal, and what information could be obtained from interrogating Sirius. Which would very quickly expose the lack of proper procedures being followed.
Also ... Dumbledore vouched for Snape to the point of Snape not even being interrogated, much less tried for his crimes.
Plus, Harry was on the Dursley's doorstep before Sirius caught up to Peter and got framed.
 
Pettigrew ... we don't really know why he joined Voldemort, but we do know that he didn't just serve as an unMarked spy, he earned and had a Dark Mark. Which says unpleasant things about what he's willing to do.

He joined due to fear. Pettigrew thought that Voldemort's victory was inevitable, and that the only way to save his own life was to side with Voldemort and betray his close friends. Once you cross that line, what lines are you unwilling to cross?
 
I am skeptical about Dumbledore having recused himself completely in the case of Sirius Black. If nothing else, I'd expect an innocent Dumbledore to want to know the why behind Sirius's betrayal, and what information could be obtained from interrogating Sirius. Which would very quickly expose the lack of proper procedures being followed.
Also ... Dumbledore vouched for Snape to the point of Snape not even being interrogated, much less tried for his crimes.
Plus, Harry was on the Dursley's doorstep before Sirius caught up to Peter and got framed.

Recusal in this case doesn't mean no involvement. It means he won't be sitting in judgement as part of the Wizengamot or as an advocate. He could still be party to the investigation, its results, and would open the door for him to testify as to his knowledge of events. It's the right thing to do for someone as involved in the situation as he is.
 
Tom being angry enough about the corruption that he's willing to go out of his way, and sacrifice a potentially useful follower, to help Harry, is such a weird and interesting thing to read. It's such a shame that there's unlikely to be much more of this one due to a lack of places for it to go, as I'd like to see more of his viewpoints.
 
He joined due to fear. Pettigrew thought that Voldemort's victory was inevitable, and that the only way to save his own life was to side with Voldemort and betray his close friends. Once you cross that line, what lines are you unwilling to cross?
We know Pettigrew said that when he was begging for his life. We don't know if that's actually the truth about why he joined Voldemort. And for that to work, he'd have needed to either reach out to Voldemort or his servants to make his appeal to flip sides without them killing him or ignoring him believing he was trying to trick them, or they'd have needed to have captured him alive for Pettigrew to offer service to Voldemort in exchange for his life.
And Pettigrew had already been a Death Eater for quite a while when he was made Secret Keeper.

Recusal in this case doesn't mean no involvement. It means he won't be sitting in judgement as part of the Wizengamot or as an advocate. He could still be party to the investigation, its results, and would open the door for him to testify as to his knowledge of events. It's the right thing to do for someone as involved in the situation as he is.
And yet there wasn't anything. I would think that an innocent Dumbledore would have had questions he'd want answered from Sirius - answers to questions that the non-existent investigation should have asked and followed up on. The lack of a proper investigation and trial should have been immediately apparent when Dumbledore looked at the records to find those answers. And that should have raised red flags for an actually innocent Dumbledore, red flags that would have exposed the truth if followed up on.
Point is, I'm saying that Dumbledore didn't just recuse himself from the Sirius Black case, Dumbledore didn't even try to make sure the law was followed or get answers from Sirius, despite going out on a limb to protect Snape from the legal process. Which makes me suspicious. Maybe Dumbledore made sure Sirius got tossed in Azkaban off the record, and filled out the paperwork after the fact. I dunno, but Snape walked on Dumbledore's word, and Sirius went to Azkaban with even less legal process without Dumbledore saying anything or asking a single question - and this is Dumbledore, who mandates unwarranted leniency and forgiveness no matter the offense. Everything to do with Sirius ending up in Azkaban is suspicious as hell. As is the lack of follow up on Sirius supposedly being loyal to Voldemort.
And Sirius being Harry's godfather was a known thing. Which simply makes things worse.
 
Voldemort was incensed at the corruption that would've been needed to send a sworn godparent to prison for betraying their godchild.

Lucius seethed as he considered why the full Wizengamot was meeting today, not trusting things to the Council of Magical Law. Multiple wrongs had to be righted today, given what had been discovered over the past few days.
When the Death Eaters are asking, "What the actual fuck?" you know things are messed up.
 
Read a story once where the Wizengamot overrode the will of Sirius Black because of something Dumbledore wanted, and the story pretty much stopped there because EVERYONE pointed out to the author that the Wizengamot just gave themselves permission to ignore every other member's wishes, which WOULD lead to open warfare, with NO one winning. Since it was an important plot point, the story ended right there - never wrote any further.
 
It's interesting that this Voldemort seems more Tom Riddle-ish – perhaps being stuck to a complete soul is partially restoring his sanity?
Remember, Tom Riddle was a ruthless and terrified child who hated the world he was effectively kidnapped by because they hated him for his heritage while Voldemort was a sadistic, paranoid megalomaniac. Something happened to turn one into the other and smashing his own soul into pieces certainly wasn't a positive impact.
 
Bones turned to them, not a single person daring to object to the addition to their docket. "Peter Pettigrew is charged with aiding and abetting the Dark Lord in the murders of James and Lily Potter and the attempted murder of Harry Potter through revealing their Fidelius secret, of being an illegal animagus, of using his animagus form to frame Sirius Black for his own crimes, of using his animagus form and compulsion charms to hide among the Weasley family, and of using his animagus form to illegally access Hogwarts."

Is not mentioning the street of people he blew up intentional?
 
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