Tickle The Pear

Percy: What up?

Jason: Who dis be?

Annabeth: ...They were made to be followed. Nothing was made to be broken.

Leo: Uh, Piñatas.

Percy, without missing a beat: Glowsticks

Jason: Skateboards

Piper: Spaghetti if you have a small pot

Okay so, I’m currently rewriting the entire Harry Potter series with one of my friends so it’s less fucked up because we both feel we can improve the series further in a creative direction that we would love to see portrayed on film.

One of the major things I’m changing in the series is the way they use and perform magic. That entails making spells, curses, and charms to be more versatile and creatively used in the series.

Now, this can greatly apply to fanfics and stories that you create within the Wizarding World as well.

I’ll give you an example of what I mean:

Example:

In Deathly Hallows we see this battle scene happen during what I like to call, ‘The Flight of the Seven Potters’:

“I’m comin’, Harry!” Hagrid yelled from out of the darkness, but Harry could feel the sidecar beginning to sink again: Crouching as low as he could, he pointed at the middle of the oncoming figures and yelled, “Impedimenta!”

The jinx hit the middle Death Eater in the chest: For a moment the man was absurdly spread-eagled in midair as though he had hit an invisible barrier: One of his fellows almost collided with him —

There’s nothing wrong with this sequence at all! In fact, it demonstrates the usage of a spell in combat quite effectively. However, what if we make the spellcasting a little bit more... creative?

“I’m comin’, Harry!” Hagrid yelled from out of the darkness, but Harry could feel the sidecar beginning to sink again. He crouched as low as he could, glimpsing a trio of cloaked Death Eaters. An idea popped into his head as quickly as another flash of green light whizzed past him.

He pointed his wand at the middle of the oncoming figures and yelled, “Duro!”

The spell hit the middle Death Eater’s broom, and it instantly hardened into heavy stone. The man yelped in surprise as he plummeted towards the ground, still holding on to his stone broomstick.

“Carpe Retractum!” Harry bellowed. The spell hit it’s mark, seizing the broom of another hooded figure. He drew his wand backwards, and the broom—with the Death Eater still on it—was pulled forwards, colliding into his comrade.

In my opinion, this feels like a much better battle sequence than the previous one and shows the depth of Harry’s proficiency with magic. Toying with the idea that magic is a versatile tool, and that spells nontraditionally used for combat can be used as such.

This can be used in a variety of situations. For example, using the spell Aqua Eructo to blast someone’s face with water as opposed to putting out fires with it. Using Alarte Ascendere to propel your opponent up high (We know this works on living things because Lockhart used it on a snake). Using Epoximise to stick a target to one location, and then using Everte Statum to throw them back but since their feet are magically stuck and it’s applying the amount of force to throw someone back it would maybe dislocate their joints (?). Using Wingardium Leviosa to levitate an object in front of you to block Avada Kedavra as a makeshift shield as shield charms don’t work against it.

This is all hypothetical anyway, but you can see that just by using other spells that aren’t Stupefy or Expelliarmus, you can make your combat sequences more interesting.

I know I haven't been active for the longest time but that's because my parents *might* be homophobic and I don't live with them anymore.... 😐

So like when the acromantulas begin charging into the courtyard this terrifying as fuck car just smashing into one of the spiders while it's flapping its doors.

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Sprout: *vines protruding from back strangling a death eater* Feel the wrath of my f*cking plants!

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Luna: Look a heliopath!

"‘NO!’ shrieked Hermione, and with a deafening blast from her wand Fenrir Greyback was thrown backwards from the feebly stirring body of Lavender Brown. He hit the marble banisters and struggled to return to his feet. Then, with a bright white flash and a crack, a crystal ball fell on the top of his head and he crumpled to the ground and did not move."

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"It's time you learn to heel you bastardly dog!" Sybill shouted, hurling one of his crystal balls towards the werewolf before slashing with her wand, causing it to rocket at an otherworldly speed.

The glass ball hit Fenrir Greyback's head true, and shattered into hundreds of tiny glass shrapnel that embedded themselves anywhere they could find.

"Protego!" She reacted, shielding her from the onslaught of shards. The werewolf before her however, was not as lucky. He lay unconscious on the ground, several large pieces of glass sticking out of his face.

Trelawney rushed towards Lavender Brown, a pool of blood adorning her wounded face. Muttering a quick Accio to retrieve Dittany from the dungeons.

"There, there child," Sybill whispered, brushing Lavender's hair away from her face as she stared at her with a faint smile and glassy eyes. "There is so much you have to live for,"

The dittany soon zoomed into view, and landed in the hands of the Divination Teacher. She poured a few drops of it from her shaking hands onto Lavender's wounded neck. The potion worked instantly, replacing the damaged tissue at a fast rate.

"P-professor," Lavender croaked. "Behind you,"

Trelawney spun around at the waking Fenrir, who seemed angrier than ever before. He pointed his wand at the Seer's forehead.

"You're going to pay for these wounds you bloody fraud!" Fenrir screamed with a burning rage. His magic was uncontrolled and wild, and a wild wind shattered the nearby windows.

The shards of glass pooled themselves behind Fenrir, assorting themselves in a deadly fashioned clearly meant to pierce through the two women's hearts. He grinned viciously as he jabbed his wand forward, uttering the spell:

"Perfodi—"

"Finite!"

"Stupefy!"

Two voices suddenly rang out.

The glass shards fell on the floor, as the werewolf was thrown backwards through a large window that overlooked the courtyard.

"Caput Confractus!" Sybill shouted, as a crystal ball found its way through the window, smashing against the werewolf's skull.

Gravity took hold, and Fenrir could do nothing as he fell into the flurry of spells being exchanged in the courtyard below.

Sybill stood up abruptly, thankful for the help of the unknown spellcasters, and levitated the dazed body of Lavender Brown down the stairs before quickly following. All her mind focused on saving her devoted student.

For a brief moment however, as she hurried down the steps, she saw the expression of a very impressed and shocked Hermione Granger, her wand outstretched before being pulled into the action once more.

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What's up Potterheads! I'm Jazen and this is Part 1 of my Unseen Hogwarts short story series! I know the writing is quite crap but I'm just happy to get this out into the world to get critique!

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