From the Ley Lines
is a crossover fanfic between Harry Potter and Hetalia: Axis Powers, written by MissYingYangKay on Archive of Our Own.
In which the Wizarding World is aware of the Nations' existence, and the Nations are more than a little bit eerie. After all, why would you waste the energy to care about fleeting creatures such as humans?
Unless they are interesting to watch, just like this Boy-Who-Lived.
Contains the following tropes
- Blue-and-Orange Morality: Leyans have it bad. They don't care about hindering or helping humans, even those born on their shores, don't care about harming or killing children because humans are humans no matter the age, and will get furious if they don't feel respected enough.
- Born of Magic: The Leyans come into existence because of the Ley Lines, and are very protectove of them as a consequence.
- Deal with the Devil:
- Ron attempts to bargain with Scotland by playing chess against the Leyan — if the boy wins, he's allowed to ask about Nicholas Flamel. However, Scotland played much longer so it's a loss.
- Arthur is so angry over Harry killing the Basilisk that he's bent on murdering someone the boy cares about. However, he gives Harry the choice to pick the victim, something the boy attempts to use — only for it to completely backfire.
- Death by Adaptation: Because Harry sought revenge and was pressured to pick one victim for Arthur, Sirius gets his soul devoured by the English Leyan at the end of the third year.
- Equivalent Exchange: Why Arthur insists on killing someone Harry cares about, since the boy killed his pet Basilisk — one life for one life.
- Exact Words: Arthur wants the Philosopher's Stone to give it back to Francis (who gave his blood for its creation). When he claims Dumbledore will only have to explain Flamel that the old wizard gave the Stone to its rightful owner, Dumbledore points it technically wouldn't be true if the Stone were given to Arthur, rather than Francis.
- The Fair Folk: Leyans give off a strong vibe of Grimm folktales — they're immensely powerful humanoid beings who are not to be trifled with, strongly associated with magic, they will allow wars and misery because they don't see that as their problem to fix or think it's funny, they demand respect under pain of flying in a rage, and they can be bargained with, but there's no guarantee you will obtain what you wanted without the wish causing you pain.
- Fluffy Tamer:
- Wales stole Norbert from Hagrid and won't go anywhere without one of his pet dragons, openly mourns over a dead unicorn before burying her, and helps Luna to feed the Thestrals.
- Arthur raised the Slytherin Basilisk, naming her Belinda and wondering why she's not answering him when petrifications start happening in Hogwarts. Harry killing her majorly displeases him.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Arthur is rumoured to have taught a great deal of Dark wizards — part of the reason why Harry immediately rejects the Leyan's offer to nurture his Parseltongue ability. It's later nuanced by the fact that Arthur openly disagrees with Riddle's stance and see him as a waste of potential.
- Green and Mean: Downplayed — the Leyans are completely neutral, but they nonetheless are seen as extremely dangerous and wield raw magic that manifests as a green glow. The association is the strongest with Arthur, who takes a more and more antagonistic role in Harry's narrative.
- It Amused Me: Generally why the Leyans intervene in human problems, or why they decided to teach or torment a human.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Operating under the premise that Sirius betrayed his parents to Voldemort, Harry picks him as the life he owes to Arthur — and then he learns his godfather is innocent.
- Pet the Dog: Arthur — who can see hints of the future — asks Harry if the boy genuinely wants for Sirius Black to die. However, when Harry maintains his decision, the Leyan cheerfully accepts the Animagus as his victim.
- Token Evil Teammate: Among the four Leyans associated with Hogwarts, Arthur appears as the most sinister not only because he's the patron of Slytherin, but because he's taking a rather antagonistic posture towards Harry.
- Villain Respect: Downplayed with Arthur who's more apathetic and lacking in empathy for mankind than genuinely malevolent, but the Leyan appears to appreciate Dumbledore's refusal to be a mindless follower and desire to protect his students.
- Villain Takes an Interest: Arthur comments on Harry being interesting to justify why he's antagonizing the boy so much.
