HP/AC: Shadows of 1888

(This story is a complete rewrite of the original "HP/AC: Whispers of the Vail," focusing on a slower narrative pace and more detailed character interactions from the outset.)



A shattered Time-Turner and a desperate struggle in the Department of Mysteries catapults Hasel Potter and her wife, Hermione, from the familiar halls of the Ministry of Magic into an unforeseen reality. They crash-land not in their own time, but in the grimy, gaslit alleys of 1888 London, a city teetering on the brink of industrial change and shadowed by unseen conflicts. Here, their powerful magic is an anomaly, drawing the immediate attention of the Rooks, a clandestine brotherhood of Assassins led by the formidable Clara Thorne.



Thrust into a generations-old secret war against the power-hungry Templars – an order obsessed with control and ancient artifacts – Hasel and Hermione must quickly adapt to survive. Their wands and wits are pitted against hidden blades and the harsh realities of Victorian England's underbelly. As they navigate this dangerous new world, forging uneasy alliances and learning to fight alongside their new, street-savvy comrades, the mystery of their displacement looms large. Was their arrival a mere accident, or are there darker forces at play? And as echoes of a familiar, youthful nemesis begin to surface, they must confront not only the enemies of this era but also the unsettling possibility that their past, and its greatest threat, may have followed them through the unraveling threads of time.