History Fanfic / FlagFlyingHigh

* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Lan Qiren asks Harry what he thinks of their plan to summon the spirit of the Evil Arm. Harry responds that he is unable to give an unbiased opinion because in his culture summoning spirit is extremely illegal no matter the intent.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Neither Harry nor the cultivators have a sufficient knowledge of mental health to correctly divine what was wrong with Mo Xuanyu -- he apparently suffered from extreme mood swings, struggled with lapses of forgetfulness and was liable to self-harm.

** Harry is also an example.

* FriendToAllChildren: Harry spends a whole afternoon caring for the younger disciples, obtaining their OneHundredPercentAdorationRating in the process, and regrets the fact that he had to leave his godson Teddy behind.

* RapunzelHair: Courtesy of using a hair-growth potion to better fit in, Harry now has a thigh-length mane that he takes to braid.

* AdultFear:
** Harry found himself the sole caretaker and protector for a mercilessly abused, mentally ill young man even as he was barely more than a teenager. In spite of his support and vigilance, Mo Xuanyu ultimately commits suicide while he was away and unable to intervene.
*** To make Mo Xuanyu's death even worse, his inappropriate lust towards Harry -- ten years younger and still a minor for the cultivation world -- is hinted to have convinced him that he was a danger for his only friend and needed to die in order to atone and protect the teen.
** Harry frets about Lan Wangji using his stronger social position and "Mo Xuanyu"'s obvious fragile sanity to force the other man into a sexual or romantic relationship. Yes, Wei Wuxian is able to meaningfully consent, but Harry is unaware of that.
** Maiden Nie Libo disregarding Harry's uneasiness around her roaming hands and ultimately trying to force herself on him.
** Wei Wuxian is informed that his surrogate son nearly was sexually assaulted in the place where he was supposed to be safe.
** A nighthunt gone wrong being safer than Gusu Lan due to the presence of a sexual predator in the latter.
** Wei Wuxian is under the impression that A-Yuan died in the First Siege.

* GreenEyes: Harry's green eyes are quite noticeable in the cultivation world. Their color is even compared to the finest grade of jade.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29441526/chapters/72321579 Flag Flying High]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and ''Literature/MoDaoZuShi'' crossover fic written by Araceil on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.

* RealityEnsues:
** Mental illness isn't something able to disappear in one day, so Harry continues to watch over "Mo Xuanyu" and secretly fears a setback in his SanityStrengthening.
** When Harry decides to conform to the Chinese appearance code, he quickly learns how heavy long hair can be, especially when braided to be kept out of the way. Lan Sizhui also notes he's moving carefully in his borrowed robes because he's unfamiliar with the cut.
** Maiden Nie Libo easily manhandles Harry who's not physically trained and is recovering from a broken arm, while she's very strong in Yang energy.

[[caption-width-right:350: Wei Wuxian and Harry [[note]] Used with permission of Kitcat1925 original source [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29854500/chapters/73460997 here]] [[/note]] ]]

[[caption-width-right:350: Wei Wuxian and Harry]]

!Contains the following tropes

* JailBait: Harry is still considered a minor in the cultivation world. PlayedForDrama at first since it pushed Mo Xuanyu to kill himself in atonement for lusting after the teen, and Lan Sizhui later hesitates to confess his emerging crush on the other youth because of the age gap.

* MeaningfullName: Harry is a descendant of the Peverells. Peverell means flute player and the Peverells were highly skilled necromancers. It almost as if Harry was fated to be adopted by the Yiling Patriarch.

** For all his fears about not truly belonging to the Lan sect, Yuan never once doubted that Lan Wangji loved him. He actually considers asking the man to blood-adopt him in order to truly become his son, and is sure his suggestion will be accepted.

* SpottingTheThread: Lan Queen realizes something is not right when Lan Wangji doesn't flinch at the mention of Wei Wuxian's name.

** A nighthunt gone wrong being safer than Gusu Lan due to the presence of a sexual predator in the later.

* AccidentalTruth: Lan Jangyi believes that red, black and gold are Harry's clan colours. Since Wei Wuxian claimed him as his adoptive son, it would be.