That was one of the things I loved about Harry Potter in general: that while it started off very black and white, it got darker and murkier as the books went on, ending up fairly grey until the epilogue, which is nonsensical sunshine and daisies all over the place. And Harry is more mature. He's also been bullied and persecuted for things out of his control (Dursleys) that make doing the same thing to others - for whatever reason - repulsive to him. I like to think that, if he went back in time, he'd stand up to them but not retaliate.
That's a shame you didn't write it. It sounded brilliant. Oh, well. Harry Potter was my first fandom, and I keep wanting to leave it because of the frustration it gives me, but I do keep reading fic and having ideas so it always calls me back. Even though I jump around fandoms like nobody's business. (I will, eventually, get back to Thor. One day.)
Ffff, yeah. Molly always seems to be the one in charge of everything to me, but if Mr Weasley honestly can't read printed numbers then that's definitely a good thing IMHO. I went to private education in the UK (albeit not boarding) and I know what that cost, and if Hogwarts' fees are anything similar then yeah. No wonder they're poor with five kids enrolled at once.
It's Regulus reincarnated with all of his memories as Harry thanks to a magical oath he made before he died (to kill the Dark Lord). Only as time passes, his soul in Harry's body turns him slowly back into Regulus, which makes the Order...not so great and 4th Year with Barty!Moody really awkward. It does work out with the timeline, as Regulus died in 1979 (at eighteen, poor baby) at an unspecified date, which means he could have died as Regulus and then been conceived as Harry pretty much instantly.
I refuse to accept the epilogue as part of canon. I loved the rest of Deathly Hallows despite how problematic it was regarding the rest of canon, but the epilogue? No. As such, Harry's unfortunately-named children don't exist to me. (Honestly, you'd think he hated them or something. Albus Severus? Really?
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until the epilogue, which is nonsensical sunshine and daisies all over the place. And Harry is more mature. He's also been bullied and persecuted for things out of his control (Dursleys) that make doing the same thing to others - for whatever reason - repulsive to him. I like to think that, if he went back in time, he'd stand up to them but not retaliate.That's a shame you didn't write it. It sounded brilliant. Oh, well. Harry Potter was my first fandom, and I keep wanting to leave it because of the frustration it gives me, but I do keep reading fic and having ideas so it always calls me back. Even though I jump around fandoms like nobody's business. (I will, eventually, get back to Thor. One day.)
Ffff, yeah. Molly always seems to be the one in charge of everything to me, but if Mr Weasley honestly can't read printed numbers then that's definitely a good thing IMHO. I went to private education in the UK (albeit not boarding) and I know what that cost, and if Hogwarts' fees are anything similar then yeah. No wonder they're poor with five kids enrolled at once.
It's Regulus reincarnated with all of his memories as Harry thanks to a magical oath he made before he died (to kill the Dark Lord). Only as time passes, his soul in Harry's body turns him slowly back into Regulus, which makes the Order...not so great and 4th Year with Barty!Moody really awkward. It does work out with the timeline, as Regulus died in 1979 (at eighteen, poor baby) at an unspecified date, which means he could have died as Regulus and then been conceived as Harry pretty much instantly.
I refuse to accept the epilogue as part of canon. I loved the rest of Deathly Hallows despite how problematic it was regarding the rest of canon, but the epilogue? No. As such, Harry's unfortunately-named children don't exist to me. (Honestly, you'd think he hated them or something. Albus Severus? Really?