I have sooooo many thoughts on your new fic but I couldn't fully comment on it so I just decided to yap in here😊👀
Like you I have preferred many series and books to Harry Potter and was never really a huge Porterhead but the potential is endless and the way you paid attention to detail is so refreshing.
As I've said, Michael being part of the Quidditch team is geuins and I can literally imagine Lia watching one of his games and actively praying the downfall of his team but finding him hot at the same time🤭
I can see definitely that puting Celine in Slytherin was the right choice both for that brash and bold ambition inside her and both giving her an opportunity to interact with Lia. Plus, I can't WAIT to see Dean and Sloane appear, Dean probably absolutely dreading the fact that Michael and Lia are hooking up or maybe he doesn't work know??👀 Also I'm all for Sloane and Michael's big bro little sis relationship so I can't wait to see her as well.
And I just simply know I will die when I read that scene of them brewing Amortentia. The concept was so interesting and hauntingly romantic to me the first time around, and the it works insanely well for Lia and Michael because how avoidant and nonchalant they tend to be when it comes to their feelings for each other. This trope of having to face your secret, inner desire that you actively try to brush away and pretend it's not there is exactly what they need, and feeling each other's scent in the Amortentia is a perfect example of it. Another example was your Shadowhunters fic which was another masterpiece on it's own.
Overall, I can't wait! Hope you don't mind the yap. Petition to discuss fics more because they're the only source of light that will be left for us after dangerous impulses (but who knows Jen might write more)😚
For starters, I'm always always always here for the yap. All day any day! Seeing how excited you are makes me so incredibly happy 🥰
I read the series, of course, but it's been a while and I'm not the biggest Potterhead like you stated so I'm continuously looking into things to make it a bit more accurate. Every fandom has an HP AU for a reason though, the world is just too fun.
Michael on the quidditch team was a must for me. I can totally see him being a cocky show-off about it, too. Lia will fs make an appearance at his games.
I also think Celine being Slytherin made the most sense for the story! You'll come to see why a bit later too but a big part of it is so that she can have more bonding moments with Lia bc I think their friendship would be adorable. Sloane and Michael will have a lot of sibling moments, as will Lia and Dean!
There is nothing better than repressed feelings bubbling over, so that Amortentia brewing scene is going to be wonderfully toxic for these two avoidants. I think I'm most excited for the upcoming jealousy scenes tho… 😏
