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The main one writing the actual words on the page is Solstice (@packcoventhing), a dissociative system with Autism, OCD, GAD, SAD, and ADHD. He also has chronic patellofemoral syndrome (loose kneecaps), undiagnosed hypermobility, and other physical issues. Usually in authors' notes, if it’s not noted who wrote it, it comes from him or both authors. He loves character interactions, development, and personality showcases. He’s 19 years old and uses it/he pronouns. The co-author that does a lot of the nitty gritty in finding sources for us both to read, making the map, helping plot the actual books, etc etc. is Lief (@sfhppjmc). They have undiagnosed everything (/silly), except for a few physical issues, they’re autistic, OCD, GAD, dyspraxic, and have vision disorders, a movement disorder, and history of lung and asthma issues. They like evolutions of relationships, culture, influences of anything around them, and adding in representation of all kinds. They’re 18 and use they/it pronouns. We are both contactable through tumblr if you guys have any questions!

TW: Child abuse, trauma We are not making Hari an obscurus as a result of the Dursley's, we are using the argument that Hari is not completely sure what the Dursley's hate him for other than just existing in general. He passes off most of these acts of unexplained mystery in general, and although the Dursley's hate magic and it is explicitly banned in the household, he never makes the connection to himself. It is the trauma from the Dursleys that are behind Hari being a system, and another part of the explanation as to why Hari never became an obscurial.

In general, obscurials are caused by children fearing or hating their magic to such a degree that causes a parasitic force to begin eating away at their magic, eventually creating an entity that lashes out and destroys the host. In our rewrite, part of this process is loosing control of their own magic and having that magic spiral, only worsening their own condition and mental state.

To me, this is a representation of how innate magic is to wix, how essential it is to who they are, and the living aspect of magic that can be taken away from them. It is something that, in a sense, is turning against them as they are forced to repress it in dire situations, typically as a result of physical, mental, or general wartime. The one canon example of an obscurial from Harry Potter is Credence, who was raised in an orphanage by a woman who had outright attacked, hated magic, and abused the children in the orphanage for signs of "witchcraft".

I added the part about obscurus and magic turning against them as a way to help build into what they are, and making a bit more sense as to part of the reason why we saw magic as sentient in the first place.

Thank you so much for the ask, and send any more questions you may have! We are having so much fun explaining our lore lol.