User:DoorIntoSummer/StorySummaries/The Well Groomed Mind

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Story “rules” and nuances

 * Family magic: Exists. It gives power to the head of the family over its other members and spreads compulsion charms over certain family members to behave in certain ways.
 * Family oaths: Exist. Descendants can be called into service by a Lord if their family has previously sworn the required oaths to that Lord or his bloodline.
 * Goblins: Prefer to remain neutral in conflicts between Britain’s established government and outlawed organisations (such as Death Eaters). They are also in full control of Magical Britain’s monetary system.
 * Inheritance of magical abilities: All magical abilities (ability to access magic, magical strength, Legilimensy, Occlumensy, Parseltongue, etc) are passed genetically and cannot be obtained through other means (e.g. magical rituals).
 * Legal system: Is identical between Magical and Non-magical Britain. The Minister of Magic reports to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. For instance, Death Eaters who claimed they were under the imperius curse were never questioned under veritaserum because their lawyers used muggle law to prove that forcing veritaserum is as illegal as beating a confession out of a suspect.
 * Political system: Totalitarian regime disguised as liberal democracy, with censorship, propaganda, imprisonments and executions without trial.
 * Social structure: Half-blood and muggleborn citizens are heavily restricted in their rights in comparison to purebloods. This had been causing massive emigration at least since 1920s.
 * Spellcasting: Spells are grounded in intent. Thus, to be a powerful wizard it is necessary (but not sufficient) to have the required willpower and determination. The power of the spell is also dependent upon the language in which the spell is being cast. All other things being equal, more ancient languages will produce more powerful spells.
 * Trelawney's 1st prophecy: Likely to be fake\forged by Dumbledore.

Ability descriptions

 * Apparation:
 * Occlumency\Legilimency: No in-depth description provided. Practicing Occlumency is somewhat similar to meditation.
 * Wandless magic:

Character descriptions

 * Albus Dumbledore: utilitarian, manipulative.
 * Harry Potter: rational, neutral, more Slytherin than Gryffindor.
 * Tom Riddle: rational, normal human appearance.
 * Hermione Granger: mostly canon compatible.
 * Neville Longbottom: strongly pronounced pureblood aristocratic tendencies.

Author’s views
Negativity towards Dumbledore and Ron; towards canon child abuse, negligence and endangerment; towards sexual, social and cultural chauvinism.

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