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In the aftermath of the war, and the revelations that followed, Albus Dumbledore could trust no one, and certainly not with the care of Harry Potter. With no other choice, the boy was placed with his muggle relatives.

Albus, however, had not considered that there was indeed a better option, one that he would not approve of, but would be exactly what Harry needed...

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geckboy3000

Wow I checked your patreon with perfect timing lol

Tony

A Wednesday post? In this economy???

DrMcTitties

Has the pairing been mentioned at all or are we just going to find out as we read?

I am lord dems

This is the Harry at durnstrang right

Justin Uzumaki

I’ve toyed with the idea of Grindelwald raising Harry, not as his heir, but as a way to redeem himself. I can’t wait to see what you do with this.

Brendan's Atlas

Excited for the new story! Will we be getting weekly updates of this while roses still gets 2 a week till it's finished?

Jaymoneyman

Letttttsssss goooooo!!!!

Hugh Parsons-Squire

Great start!! Looking forward to seeing where this goes!!

Erinnyes

Oh my, I love the start of this. The last one lost me at the non-con, just not my jam, but super excited for this.

Woolleymammoth

Nice start! I am really curious about what cass will do when/if Kakoroff becomes High Master. From this first chapter setup I do not believe she would allow it or if it didn’t happen she would “take care of it”

Harharryhar

This is really good. Really felt a bit sad by Grindelwald’s brutal death in When the Roses Bloom. He is definitely a much saner person than Voldemort…

Harharryhar

Hope it is not Fleur either… but come on why against Hermione :P.. just joking

Jonathan Fish

I’m pretty hype for a new story from you. I’m a bit disappointed it wasn’t one of the other from the poll, but this was my second choice. The opened was great and this one is definitely gonna be a banger.

crowkenz

I read the chapter thinking it was an early release of the When the roses bloom again. Never been so confused in my entire life. XD

stephen lyman

What's this story I haven't seen anything about this?

HDHusky

Super excited for the new story. I find it so difficult to find any good Harry Potter fanfic but you always deliver!

Err hello

Can't wait to see how this turns out!

james thorne

You know waiting for your updates is already killing me, I might not be able to survive your Fics are the best.

Sunny

Oii this is sick!! I wonder where this iteration of Harry will rank for me. My top 3 so far are: H. Evans; H. Peverell & H. Potter (Father Tom). Anyway, thank you for the chapter Mr McCusker and I look forward to the next one.

Rick Malone

Agreed. I greatly appreciate the engaging stories and frequent updates, but this new story idea felt like a “greatest hits” approach. I will read and be entertained as always, but I hope the next story is something that doesn’t feature the Blacks or Grindewald (fingers crossed for the GoT crossover!)

Troy Stanat

Phenomenal chapter!!! Can’t wait to read the rest

GeorgieD

seriously, why do this to us now?! lol. I guess we are going to be locked in for another few months

Silas Leonard

This is amazing! I’m glad there will be another story for when Roses is done.

Celexs

oh boy, here comes the start of another zinger.

Kaduk Dániel

Superb opening for an interesting character-building, the Black's political cunning and ruthlessness' with the Potter's "fight for the weak" family traditions trained by the former Dark Lord, that's a recipe for a badass Avenger. I assume this Harry will be similar to the Harry in Honor thy blood in fighting ability with more cunning mindset like in the Green in the Grey. At least I hope so, both of them a very good character divergent from canon, with a believable progress. I read your comment, It won't be a Hermione, Luna or Ginny ship. I was rooting for a Hermione ship, without Harry there She will be friendless and Draco picking on her will give Harry a perfect opening to secure the Black heirship against the little usurper Draco by beating his ass up and down in Hogwarts. But it was just a wish of mine, you always manage to create realistic (in a fantasy story) world, with realistic relationships so I don't worry on that front, I just love that ship. I know the When the Roses Bloom Again is more an exception in length than the norm, but I wouldn't mind a similar length with this. I know it won't happen and I don't even want to imagine what a burden can be to keep such a lengthy novel always entertaining and engaging but you managed it. Keep up the good work, the work I can't thank you enough for!

Alex P

I love it., it promises a lot of fun for the future. As much as I love your work, I now know why I normaly read only completed stories. I hate waiting... But for you, I will do it :)

Anbhas

This is a very interesting concept and I look forward to seeing where you take it. I relish seeing how Harry grows and squares the circle of being raised by a traditionalist/Darker family while striving to aknowledge his legacy from the Potters, as an antagonist to Voldemort and as the son of a muggleborn. Your writing on the politics of the Houses was something I always enjoyed in your other stories. Seeing Cass and Grindelwald in the modern era will be very intriguing too. I also really liked your premis, using the legal uncertainity of Harry's guardianship and his Black inheritence of the Lordship to seperate him from Dumbledore. Grindelwald was always set up as the other side of the coin of Dumbledore, powerful, intelligent and unparralleled by his peers. Seeing how Harry will be effected by having Grindelwald's influence on his upbringing, even from afar will be cool, and in combination with the strict but brilliant Cass, I can only imagine. Also, a Grindelwald who has had decades to reflect on his mistakes and what he values, that is very interesting. The line where Grindelwald tells Cass to let go of the past was very interesting for what it says about him as a character. Thanks for sharing this first installment.

Admiral M

I have read so many fanfic artists stories and I've found some pretty good ones, but usually the big time writers who make the best stories begin to peter out and start going for quantity over quality, and they begin suffering from a lack of originality. You are the only active writer I know of who is still producing such amazing works that are completely original. You have not made a single story I dislike, not one. Considering how picky and judgemental I have become about fanfic works, that's rediculously amazing! You are the only fanfic writer I am willing to pay to read because your writing is so interesting. Keep up the amazing work!

Samuel

Fascinating. I really like the premise of this because it looks like a setup for an ambitious Harry. I don't mind the "fight for others before myself" Harry but it gets very repetitive. Also his constant whining about getting more fame is so childish. Even if he wants to help others, wouldn't it be better if he becomes more politically active to help those People left behind by the society. Also I'd want to see how you execute Aristocratic Grace and etiquette because frankly in Most Fics it's quite pathetic and Cringe. They just revolve around money and Number of houses. There is quite more to being a aristocratic lord than just Chest humping. Also I notice there is a distinct lack of curtseys and bows in most fics,I hope you'd remedy that.

Hpfanboi

hmmmmm....is it a lily moon pairing?

Kumitzin

Question: will you keep publishing this fic while the other one is still going? And of so, what's the schedule for this one?

LockNesTom

Harry Potter, raised by Cassiopeia Black and trained by Gellert Grindelwald... I honestly don't think the British Wizarding World is ready for the absolute f***ing devastation that coming their way. That's a guy who will personify shoot first, then shoot again, don't bother asking the questions.

Thor

Amazing, can't wait for more. And Gellert at the end was unexpected.

Thor

This time... So you are saying there is a chance in the future ;) Love your writing btw.

Jacob Rich

There’s a story on fanfiction called Fleur De Lis by OrionB15 that’s on going with Harry being his secret apprentice in hopes of redeeming himself.

Jeromey Johnson

Great start! Excited for more. I’m wondering if you will include some aspect of Grindelwald’s ability as a seer. Did he foresee that Harry would needed him… or two different paths the wizard of world would go down if he didn’t. Did that play a role in how his wizarding war ended… Appreciate your work. Thanks

RyanMK666

I was thinking the same thing, it might turn into a type of ‘honour thy blood’ situation, where he was waiting away from everything.

RyanMK666

Curious, with the mention of lord Parkinson is it possible this story leads to a Pansy pairing? Or I guess I should ask has a pairing been decided already or are you going to make a decision later down the line.

Ben Vazquez

Great start, and hope its a Pansy pairing or at least they'll be friends hopefully.

Bob

I think harry and pansy might be friends nothing more, and man this is one hell of a start, i really dont know aboyt the pairing thing but you never dissapoint so i cant wait, i dont know if you did this on puprose or not but Seeing what happens when harry is not around like grindelwald and the fate of the blacks is really genious and you know i hope you will write a what if scene about minervas life without harry because i always liked her but when the roses bloom again made her very high on my favourite characters lost.

Ondrej Mišo

I like the idea of that marriage contract being a good reason for her to adopt Harry rather than some dodgy child theft or blackmail. Hope Pansy the Pugface wont be in the story though...

Helen Harvey

Omg I LOVE LOVE LOVE this prolog. Excited for the rest of the story

James Shay

I can't wait for this to be continued. I really enjoyed the prologue.

Wyatt Vreeland

Donno what he had planned, but I would be interested in a pansy pairing. There is like zero good Harry pansy fics out there and this is an opportunity for a good one to be written. I’d also be very Harry with a Harry Daphne pairing somehow, as it’s my all time favorite pairing, but I think pansy is more likely considering the circumstances

RC

As much as I like and voted for this plot concept, what really sold me after reading the prologue is how this ties in to an alternate timeline for when the roses bloom again. As if harry never went back and albus was forced to shoulder the burden of gellert, now mix his influence with the steadfast supporter cass raising harry with their morals and outlook. Wow is Harry going to be a treat when he attends school and returns to britain. Im very curious to see how this develops, what friendships harry will form, bonds to creatures and objects, and the possible pairings .. i always hope for a fleur pairing but i feel like there will be a certain amount of pressure to court a pureblood of some sort. I just hope in the end harry retains that darker outlook and reputation for his personality .. looking forward to this and good work on the minerva/harry story!