King and Lionheart (гет)

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i've always wanted to write a wrong boy who lived fic, as cliche as they are now, but i always thought people got too caught up in the beginnings and setting everything up, and then abandoned the fics halfway through first year without getting to any of the interesting stuff. so i decided to skip all the set-up and just jump to the interesting stuff, hence this story starting in the summer of 1997, before harry's seventh year. (i can't promise i won't abandon it, but at least i'll have written some of the interesting stuff before i do.)since this is au, i've taken some liberties with the canon hp timeline. voldemort is back, but he hasn't started attacking in earnest yet. the kids will all go to hogwarts and attend classes the way they did in canon sixth year. james and lily are alive, as are the other marauders. i wanted to explore a harry raised in pureblood society, and i didn't want to write the cliche arrogant and abusive family from other wrong bwl fics. i think the dynamic between the twins could be fascinating, if it's not reduced to "awful gryffindor bully" vs "harry the quiet abused bwl." they are brothers, after all, and james and lily are by all means good people. i don't believe in character bashing fics.as far as ships go: harry/ginny is the main one, but there are others. most are het. there will be gay characters because it's unrealistic that hogwarts wouldn't have any gay kids. if that bothers you, please leave now. no star-crossed epic soulmate bond romances - just teenagers having feelings and being dumb about it, as teenagers often are. i am primarily a romance writer, so sorry if you're more into plot. there will be some cliches - the founders, slytherin harry, cool magical artifacts, etc - that i've always wanted to try my hand at and never had the chance to do so.i hope you enjoy, and if you do, please take a moment to review, it would make my entire day!