New Project Announcement: Harry Potter Redux
1The First Twenty-Six Chapters are available now!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/80944/the-philosophers-stone-redux
Hey all, I know this requires some explanation, so first and foremost let me get the most important parts out of the way:
Fuck JK Rowling.
This project is a reclamation of a series that I have immense gratitude for in getting me into reading and writing, but obviously, JK's public rhetoric surrounding Transgender people is absolutely reprehensible and I do not stand with her in any sense, form, or fashion concerning these topics.
That being said, I'm not daft enough to not admit that there aren't problematic aspects with the Harry Potter series as it currently stands, but that's what I'm here to fix.
I've been planning something of this scale long before 2019 when JK went off the deep end, but recent times have given me the confidence to flesh this idea out.
I have a few different goals in mind for this project, and want to stress this end result is going to be able to be read for FREE.
Below are some, but not all, of the goals I hope to accomplish with this project:
-Add in elements of foreshadowing for later events and better establish Wizarding World Canon earlier
-Explore characters and their motivations / desires / arcs more deeply
-Generally tell the story we all know and love, but make some executive decisions that will change the journey and how we get there (some changes will be small, some will be major, ex: Ron being sorted into Hufflepuff and Hermione into Ravenclaw)
-Explore more of the subjects at Hogwarts (this includes some new classes I have in mind with curriculums to add in spaces where the story usually skips ahead by months and such, but especially for Harry's first day at Hogwarts. It always bothered me that we skip ahead to what is essentially the end of his first week in PS)
-Tackle some of the more problematic elements of the stories in a more sensitive, inclusive manner
The last one is very important to this project, so I wanted to explore it a little bit deeper, but for some quick examples of steps being taken:
The relationship between wizards and house elves is going to be reexamined and handled with more tact. (ex: House elves at Hogwarts aren't going to be working for slave labor until Dobby gets them minor pay, the recent theory put forth by the SCB brothers of Hogwarts being a dragon is going to be involved though!)
Characters of color and non-cis/straight demographics are going to be introduced and integrated throughout the Wizarding World, and it is my hope to give them moments of impact and strength. One character I'm excited to talk more about is Asher Rhodes, a non-binary Gryffindor Harry meets at the start of term.
That's about all I have to say on the matter for now, as I get closer to finishing the first book I will have more news on release and where to read it, but until then, take care of yourselves.
#harrypotter #wizardingworld