Harry Potter: A Real Tale(AU, SI)

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Levi died doing what he loved the most- living life on the edge- only to wake up as a soft-spoken boy in a world of magic and adventure.Come join him as he gets lost in this wonderful world, learning magic and exploring a place that is both familiar and more real- different- than ever before.____________________________-The fic is about exploring the magical world and having adventures without losing the charm JK Rowling imbued the world with. The power levels will be higher, we will explore the hinted potential of the wizards and the witches and exceed it too.

Chapter length: 2500- Massive AU-Op MC-I use AI to restructure sentences in some chapters if I feel they aren't flowing smoothly.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, and am grateful to play around in a world that is not mine.

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Words of Soul

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.1/ 5.0
Followers: 334
Views: 131,130

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Community Reviews(3)

StrangestQuarkRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There is a lot of interesting choices being made with this story and while I'm not necessarily a fan of all of it, the sheer amount of AU stuff makes the story very compelling for veterans of HP fanfics, who want something new.
The MC is set up in a fairly standard way to become OP later on, but there aren't any advantages that give results without putting in the work. The world also slowly but surely seems to get bigger, which mitigates a lot of Leon's (MC) OP-ness.
Decent writing, good for a fanfic, but irritating at points.
tenaciouspfcRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
The story is entertaining if you are into the idea of an mc, while not OP to begin with, definitely has advantages that will make him OP. Which I enjoy. The main critiques I have are regarding sentence structure/ phrasing/ grammar (as one. It can be fine for like half a chap and then a paragraph that is very confusing due to structure and phrasing happens and it breaks immersion), pacing (this will be a very long fanfic if there are no long time skips coming up) and then lastly i found issue with the logic and rationality behind
The mind magic stuff from the book. It mentions he has to connect to his mind, which is irrational because, well, his mind is already intrinsically connected to him in order to think. He is already thinking with his mind. Is his mind. So why does it have him connect to his mind as if it’s a separate things he doesnt have access to? It would make more sense if it was worded as “he is connecting to his himd with his magic” or “he is exploring and navigating his mind and it’s connection to his body and soul” as that implies the implicit connection already naturally there logically. Other than that, which i assume and hope is a wording issue, i enjoy the story
41r1Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
Note: I use a section-based format for clarity.
[Spoilers] and [Criticism] are marked with labels and separated cleanly so you can skip them.
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I honestly don’t know where to start with this one.
It’s got all the usual stuff for a power fantasy HP fanfic: orphan MC with meta knowledge, mysterious ancestry, a system in all but name, and tons of talent where it counts. But for me, it just didn’t click.
The author clearly wanted to expand on the Harry Potter world, but it ends up being more of an “HP-inspired” story than a true HP one. That’s fine, but the whole thing relies on a lot of tired clichés.
— Spoilers and Criticism Ahead —
The MC is the last member of a mysterious family, with a wand from hundreds of years ago and a vault full of stuff he can’t access (I’ll get back to this).
The MC is crazy talented at charms and transfiguration. Flitwick has to cast Notice-Me-Not charms on him in class so he doesn’t make everyone else feel bad.
The vault: After three months, the MC gets a family ring to access it... and this is where it really lost me. The vault stuff just turns into one of those Sassy Gamer Systems™ popular in CN novels. He’s under an illusion where he has to do challenges to unlock items from the vault, like “wand enchantment” (not what you’re thinking) and “spells” that are basically just stat boosts.
Final Thoughts:
This story has its audience for sure, but it’s not for me.
Recommendation to Author
If you want to help readers manage expectations, maybe add a section to the front page like this:
Ex: What to expect:
Massive AU
In depth magic system
Big Harem/ Small Harem/ No Harem/ No Romance if you have it planned already
Genderbent characters/ Girl who Lived if she is the only one
Au characters if you have any
Op mc from beginning
A Quest System with no rpg elements
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