A post by way of being a discussion starter

[stalkerbunny.livejournal.com]

Hallo all, I feel a bit bad for lurking for ages and then not having anything substantial to contribute, BUT it just came to my notice that the Harry Potter universe apparently had a pure blood family called... Yaxley. Which, as you probably know, is Bertie's uncle George's title.

Not exactly surprising, I suppose, but I am now plagued by various ethereal plotbunnies for a crossover or a fusion between these literary worlds. Since I don't know who else to discuss them with, I hope here is acceptable. I'll put them under cut to be ignored if of no interest though. :')

Firstly, please remind me if someone has already done something like this and I didn't know. In any case, any ideas are free for adoption whether or not I use them myself or not.

Crossovers are always more complicated, but I suppose Bertie's friends and relatives seem evil enough to be keeping dark secrets, haha. Or there would be a certain irony in Jeeves discovering his employer is secretly a wizard, considering he is the one who seems magical at times. In fact, maybe one of the acquaintances thinks he is and lets something slip?

Meanwhile, if this was a fusion instead... well, that could basically be the canon but set in the wizarding world. Which, depending on when exactly this is set, could potentially open up to some darker options. Which might be interesting but not necessary. Then again this could also be set in modern day. In school or the adult wizarding world?

And of course the most important question of all: Would a Jeeves who was a wizard be more accepting of colourful fashion choices, or extra horrified at the foibles available?

Comments

[disarming-smile.livejournal.com]

Just a few days ago I actually read quite a fab piece of JW/HP Crossover. The servant conundrum was solved by Jeeves, or "Reggie,", I believe he was called, being a house elf to Bertie at first. Bertie had won a a potion that could make a wish come true, which turned Jeeves human. Sadly, I can't find the link anymore.

I would love some more Crossovers with Harry Potter in this fandom, though.

I would probably put Bertram into Griffindor, if I was to decide. He seems more the kind to rush fearlessly (or foolishly, some Slytherins might say) to a friend's aid than to stand quitely back, watching others get to the glory.

Jeeves, on the other hand, would be a Huffelpuff with Slytherin cunning in my books.

(Greetings, by the way and What ho! This is my first post here, I believe)

ETA: happened upon that story in the archives. It was Bertie Wooster and the Trophy of Trouble (http://trista-zevkia.livejournal.com/51000.html) by trista_zevkia

[trista-zevkia.livejournal.com]

Hi disarming_smile! Thanks for the shout-out. I'm glad you enjoyed my story. =)


Stalkerbunny, I've not been very active this year, so I know it's a little late to chime in, but I'd love to see some crossovers. I can never get enough. I thought about it, and decided either Bertie's family was all Syltherin and he begged the Sorting hat not to put him in there (he'd be in the same common room as cousin Stiffy, and she gets him in the worst trouble), or some girl would hit on him on the train and he'd ask for whatever house she wasn't in. Could be fun, so dive in and go for it!

[stalkerbunny.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec, disarming_smile, and thanks for writing it, trista_zevkia. :D

Thinking about it, it is rather tempting to leave poor Bertie having to deal with more or less terrible pure-blood suprematists, but I don't think any amount of begging would get him into Slytherin. x''D Maybe he just gets called to all these shindigs, kind of like Professor Slughorn's... in fact, maybe just those? Which gave me the terrible image of him going to school with Tom Riddle, but I suppose Bertie might just as well be older than him.

[trista-zevkia.livejournal.com]

Imagine if Bertie's family was all Slytherian and the Sorting Hat wants to put him in Griffindore. Even a young, first year Bertie would know how that would piss off his family, as the rivalry between the houses was always there, so he has to beg the Hat to put him in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, and the Hat knows that Bertie would give up everything for friends, so it sticks him in Hufflepuff. So Bertie goes away thinking he must be too stupid to go into Ravenclaw and doesn't bother studying.