Are you one of the readers who breezed through the Harry Potter books? Do you want to read more about the wizarding world? Are you crazily hoping J.K. Rowling will write more series like her first?
Well then, the James Potter series is your answer.
It is most definitely fan fiction, but it is like no other fan fiction I have read. Written by G. Norman Lippert (another avid reader and Harry Potter fan), it centres around the first son of Harry Potter, James Sirius Potter.
As we see in '19 years later', the ending of the Harry Potter series, James has been enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The series begins with James’ first year at school, where he makes new friends called Zane and Ralph. Zane is a Ravenclaw, Ralph a Slytherin and James, true to his heritage, is a Gryffindor. But this by no means endangers their friendship and soon, they are best buddies. This is when James stumbles upon a deadly secret plot to revive the once-sorcerer Merlinus Ambrosius (yes, the one who features in the famous expression ‘Merlin’s beard!’, and also the one after whom the Order of Merlin is named).
Merlin was known to be a brilliant, inventive wizard but also one who indulged in dark practices.
Some supporters of Lord Voldemort remained even after his death, and they organised secret meetings and open protests against Harry Potter, who was then the Head Auror.
On his first day at Hogwarts, James was smitten by a Slytherin, Tabitha Corsica, but he soon found that she led protests against Harry’s office and opposed her with all his might.
Eventually, the plots of this secret group become exceedingly dangerous and they attempt to bring back to life the powerful Merlin and enlist him to help in their dark schemes.
And this is not even the beginning. James Potter and the Hall of the Elders’ Crossing is followed by James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper. It is very similar in style to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but has its own terror and thrill and suspense. The plots intertwine, Voldemort’s influence is felt directly through the books, good fights evil constantly and James is plunged into a world of uncertainty. And all throughout the series, it is easy to see how different James is from his father and yet, how he tries to become the ideal hero and follow in the footsteps of his dad. Gradually, though, he realises he has to be himself and imitating Harry will only get him into trouble.
James has his successes, his failures and his doubts.
And I have to say, if you get through the first book there’s no looking back. There are sorcerers, wizards, teachers, headmasters, giants, children and then there’s destiny.
I’m just dying to tell you write now that Albus is in Slytherin, that Scorpius Malfoy’s in Gryffindor and… okay, just forget that now.
The three schools of the wizarding world are also included, and a new school has been opened in America called Alma Aleron. And it’s very different from Hogwarts, but our heroes have very similar adventures there too.
The books are beautifully written and somehow, I found myself unable to stop reading the books… actually I can’t stop describing them even. And I’m sure you will love them too, especially as they relate a lot more to the original series than one would think and portray a lot of the original characters too. (Yep, Hagrid is James’ best friend too!)
So here’s the link to the James Potter series website, from where you can get details about the books :
http://www.jamespotterseries.com/wizard_index.html
Well then, the James Potter series is your answer.
It is most definitely fan fiction, but it is like no other fan fiction I have read. Written by G. Norman Lippert (another avid reader and Harry Potter fan), it centres around the first son of Harry Potter, James Sirius Potter.
As we see in '19 years later', the ending of the Harry Potter series, James has been enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The series begins with James’ first year at school, where he makes new friends called Zane and Ralph. Zane is a Ravenclaw, Ralph a Slytherin and James, true to his heritage, is a Gryffindor. But this by no means endangers their friendship and soon, they are best buddies. This is when James stumbles upon a deadly secret plot to revive the once-sorcerer Merlinus Ambrosius (yes, the one who features in the famous expression ‘Merlin’s beard!’, and also the one after whom the Order of Merlin is named).
Merlin was known to be a brilliant, inventive wizard but also one who indulged in dark practices.
Some supporters of Lord Voldemort remained even after his death, and they organised secret meetings and open protests against Harry Potter, who was then the Head Auror.
On his first day at Hogwarts, James was smitten by a Slytherin, Tabitha Corsica, but he soon found that she led protests against Harry’s office and opposed her with all his might.
Eventually, the plots of this secret group become exceedingly dangerous and they attempt to bring back to life the powerful Merlin and enlist him to help in their dark schemes.
And this is not even the beginning. James Potter and the Hall of the Elders’ Crossing is followed by James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper. It is very similar in style to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but has its own terror and thrill and suspense. The plots intertwine, Voldemort’s influence is felt directly through the books, good fights evil constantly and James is plunged into a world of uncertainty. And all throughout the series, it is easy to see how different James is from his father and yet, how he tries to become the ideal hero and follow in the footsteps of his dad. Gradually, though, he realises he has to be himself and imitating Harry will only get him into trouble.
James has his successes, his failures and his doubts.
And I have to say, if you get through the first book there’s no looking back. There are sorcerers, wizards, teachers, headmasters, giants, children and then there’s destiny.
I’m just dying to tell you write now that Albus is in Slytherin, that Scorpius Malfoy’s in Gryffindor and… okay, just forget that now.
The three schools of the wizarding world are also included, and a new school has been opened in America called Alma Aleron. And it’s very different from Hogwarts, but our heroes have very similar adventures there too.
The books are beautifully written and somehow, I found myself unable to stop reading the books… actually I can’t stop describing them even. And I’m sure you will love them too, especially as they relate a lot more to the original series than one would think and portray a lot of the original characters too. (Yep, Hagrid is James’ best friend too!)
So here’s the link to the James Potter series website, from where you can get details about the books :
http://www.jamespotterseries.com/wizard_index.html
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