Until this series, I don't think i have ever been able to read a fan fiction beyond the first few chapters. I binged this over the weekend. I love the view of the Wizarding world from the perspective of a 'pureblood' tempered by the awareness of a transmigrated reader of the books. Almost everything landed for me in this series; -the smarter classier version of Malfoy, -the deep exploration of magic that was never really addressed in the books. -the nuance in the good vs evil/light vs dark perspectives with Malfoy being more grey, -the political and cultural ramifications of muggle born wizards integrating and changing magical society is fascinating. -It changes the purely racist, evil, and unrelateable stance of purebloods in the books to an understandable fear of their culture being lost or destroyed. I even liked the inclusion of differences between pureblood and muggle born magic affinities with both having their advantages. Obviously, there are still the extremist hardliners that are pretty evil but even that has some compelling reasons behind it. I love the exploration of what motivates the characters and the different views they have. As for my personal low points; -The rescue mission in the Egypt arc early on(wasn't terrible just didn't spark my interest). -I get nervous when the story gets close to addressing his transmigration status(could go either way for me). -I get a little annoyed when certain characters (2 of them) misunderstand and ascribe Gryfindorish/heroic traits to the MC when it is in opposition to his actual motives and character. It's rare and usually played for a laugh. (overuse of that one killed another series for me called 'Trash of the Count's Family')
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I wish all reviewers were as thorough as you... I'm gonna give it a chance.
