#'recharging the time turner' and 'baby harry' fics

[ailelie]

Today I imagined a fic involving a ship I dislike with two characters being kinder than in canon, but their kindness actually being worse than canon. The 'kindness' leads to them being very co-dependent with one seeing the other as an extension of himself and the other building his self-worth on the good opinion of the first.

Do I think this is good or healthy? No.

Do I think people should have relationships like this? Of course not!

Do I have a history of co-dependency? Nope!

I just think this could be an interesting dynamic to explore and I'd love to see how it twists canon and their personalities. Does it lead to tragedy (of any sort) or do they find a way to heal? If the latter, what is the catalyst for change?

The only reasons I'm not writing it are that I do dislike the ship and I already have a project and a distraction to occupy me. But, I'd read it if someone else wrote it.

Fiction isn't reality and sometimes it is fun to create twisted shit just to see how it works or what it looks like.

[nebulablakemurphy]

My dear author ive been reading your Draco fic and I must admit, I'm a little dumb (super dumb in fact lol) so I am a wee bit confused, do you think you can explain what it is they had decided to do with the curse and the removal of memories? 😅 I'm sure its just me but like with all the time jumps and everything, it has me scratching my head like an idiot so please help me understand

P.S. I really like the story and I've been enjoying reading it

First off, thank you for reading. I’m sure the time jump situation might make it confusing. Usually I separate present day from past events with italics, I didn’t do that here. The only time we’re seeing present day Draco is in the first passage of part 1. After that, it’s picking up right before the war and we stay on that timeline for the duration of events leading up to present day.

Now about the curse/memory situation, you’re not stupid at all, the pace is just very quick, so if you blink you’ll miss it type thing. It’s mostly based around this line of the prophecy from part 1 “Through love and by love, castles will crumble.”

So the first thing they decided to do is stage a break up, stay away from each other and make it seem like they don’t have feelings for each other.

However once information about this prophecy gets back to Voldemort, he’s made up his mind that he wants Rosanna under his control. Easiest way to do that, make Draco a death eater and bring Rosanna back to the manor. He wants them to fulfill this prophecy in his favor.

Because as the prophecy also states, “A lion heart, tried and true; chooses a side the other must lose.”

So both Rosanna/Draco and Voldemort/his inner circle have been picking this prophecy apart and they’re both trying to control the outcome in different ways.

The dark side is thinking it’s a baby, similar to the way that Harry’s birth was prophesied. Taking “Born from the dirt, through he, blossoms.” From the prophecy very literally. To them, this baby is their chosen one that will somehow sway the tide of the war between light and dark.

Draco and Rosanna are more focused on the “through love and by love,” aspect of the prophecy. So how can they stop loving each other? This is covered briefly in part 2 in the room of requirement. They could use a time turner, but that might make it worse.

They could use a memory charm, that won’t work for Draco because there are details untwined with their shared memories that Voldemort would easily be able to identify as missing.

They could get rid of just her memories, but then they also run a risk of Rosanna being asked something she should know, but doesn’t have an answer to. Which brings us to the imperius curse.

They ultimately decide on this because, they can get rid of her memories without being caught. Rosanna will not remember Draco, she won’t be in love with him. She’ll be doing whatever Voldemort demands of her so he will not get suspicious.

The imperius curse is a last ditch effort to slow down Voldemort’s plan and give Harry, Ron and Hermione more time. In the end does help Harry win but also lands Draco in a lot of trouble post war.

A case is opened against him, by the ministry, for the use of memory altering charms, abduction by means of the imperius curse and false imprisonment by means of the imperius curse.

There has always been speculation surrounding whether or not their oldest child was conceived while Rosanna was under the influence of the imperius curse. Which is what the men on the radio are discussing in part 1 present day.

When Draco was originally charged, immediately after the war, he is cleared of all charges, but now someone within the ministry has reopened the file and is leaking information to the public.

Resulting in the demand to recharge Draco for war crimes committed against Rosanna. Even though she’s already testified in his defense, even though using the imperius curse was her idea, even though it was only used to slow down Voldemort. It’s a major gray area and people are still divided about what the ideal outcome should be.

This story is very layered and spans over the course of 20+ years. More details and clarity come to light as the story unfolds. So please never feel silly for asking a question. I hope this clears things up! 💜