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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: To absolute ridiculous levels. One Obliviator managed to obliviate ''95% of the entire Superbowl stadium'' (70,401). Besides the time it would take to do this even with apparition and how to do it in secret, Strong bear ''should'' have died by Magic depletion by the 1% of the population...if he was an extremely strong Wizard.

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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: To absolute ridiculous levels. One Obliviator managed manages to obliviate ''95% of wipe the entire Superbowl stadium'' (70,401).memories of ''95 percent'' of a Super Bowl stadium's occupants, totaling to over 70 thousand people. Besides the time it would take to do this even with apparition and how to do it in secret, Strong bear ''should'' have died by Magic depletion by the 1% of the population...if he was an extremely strong Wizard.



* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken up a notch here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? Working on it.
** Military applications, on the other hand, are largely unprecedented.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: played with. Some biblical characters associated with miracles turn out to be wizards, but not Jesus himself.

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* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken up a notch here. {{Magitek}}: Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? Working on it.
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it. Military applications, on the other hand, are largely unprecedented.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: played Played with. Some biblical characters associated with miracles turn out to be wizards, but not Jesus himself.

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* ForWantOfANail: Harry and his entourage, while en route to the Ministry Of Magic safehouse on broomsticks, get caught on tape by a Muggle recording device called a "video camera"

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* ForWantOfANail: Harry and his entourage, while en route to the Ministry Of Magic a safehouse on broomsticks, get caught on tape by muggles filming a Muggle TV commercial for the Super Bowl. The recording device called spreads and soon millions have seen a "video camera"boy on a broomstick flying by in the background.



* LaserGuidedAmnesia: To absolute ridiculous levels. One Obliviator managed to obliviate ''95% of the entire Superbowl stadium'' (70,401). Besides the time it would take to do this even with aparition and how to do it in secret, Strong bear ''should'' have died by Magic depletion by the 1% of the population... if he was an extremely strong Wizard.

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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: To absolute ridiculous levels. One Obliviator managed to obliviate ''95% of the entire Superbowl stadium'' (70,401). Besides the time it would take to do this even with aparition apparition and how to do it in secret, Strong bear ''should'' have died by Magic depletion by the 1% of the population... population...if he was an extremely strong Wizard.



* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken up a notch here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars, that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? They are working on it.

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* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken up a notch here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars, cars that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? They are working Working on it.



* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: played with. Some biblical characters associated with miracles turn out to be wizards, but not Jesus himself.



* NukeEm: [[spoiler: What Death Eater-sponsored Al Qaeda does to London. As well as New York and Miami, with a follow up counterattack on North Korea.]]



* TakeOverTheWorld: Voldermort wants to rule the world too.
%%* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: very, VERY narrowly avoided. So far.]]
%%* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].
%%* TheUnmasquedWorld: The very premise.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: played with. Some biblical characters associated with miracles turn out to be wizards, but not Jesus so far.
* NukeEm: [[spoiler: What Death Eater-sponsored Al Qaeda does to London]]



* SelectiveObliviousness: There are a few tech-savvy wizards whose job it is to stay aware of the Muggle world have knowledge of all of these things, even having a magical computer virus on hand. The common wizard doesn't know what a television or the Super Bowl is.
* SemperFi: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in the Battle of Buyan Island. Also, United States Marines stand watch over [[spoiler: Hermione's [[AttendingYourOwnFuneral casket]]]]. Hermione befriends a female Marine helicopter pilot before the Final Battle.



* SelectiveObliviousness: Wizards don't know what a television or the Superbowl is, but had a magical computer virus on hand.
** It depends on the wizard. Tech-savvy wizards whose job it is to stay aware of the Muggle world have knowledge of all of these things. The common wizard doesn't.
* SemperFi: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in the Battle of Buyan Island. Also, United States Marines stand watch over [[spoiler: Hermione's [[AttendingYourOwnFuneral casket]]]]. Hermione befriends a female Marine helicopter pilot before the Final Battle.

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* SelectiveObliviousness: Wizards don't know what a television or TakeOverTheWorld: Voldermort wants to rule the Superbowl is, but had a magical computer virus on hand.
** It depends on
world, after all. But not just the wizard. Tech-savvy wizards whose job it is to stay aware of the Muggle wizarding world have knowledge of all of these things. The common wizard doesn't.
* SemperFi: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in the Battle of Buyan Island. Also, United States Marines stand watch over [[spoiler: Hermione's [[AttendingYourOwnFuneral casket]]]]. Hermione befriends a female Marine helicopter pilot before the Final Battle.
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* TheUnmasquedWorld: The very premise is that the Statue of Secrecy is irreparably broken and the fallout from the two worlds having to acknowledge each others existence.


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%%* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: very, VERY narrowly avoided. So far.]]
%%* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].
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* EasilyForgiven: Nobody makes a fuss of how wizards had been constantly ''messing with peoples minds'' or any other abuse about Free will, assaulting, bartering or terrorist enterprise (hacking and liberatin malicious Virus into National Internet, sensure mail, bugging Telephones lines around the country, attack in military bases etc...). And in fact wizards are put as the victims of the story.

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* EasilyForgiven: Nobody makes a fuss of how wizards had been constantly ''messing with peoples minds'' or any other abuse about Free curtailing free will, assaulting, bartering bartering, or terrorist enterprise (hacking (including hacking and liberatin inserting malicious Virus viruses into National Internet, sensure the internet, censuring mail, bugging Telephones telephones lines around the country, attack in attacking military bases etc...). And in fact wizards are put made out as the victims of the story.

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* CreatorsCultureCarryover: The '''entire''' story is written with the United States in mind and most changes, social transformations and advances are done in here (The Maskarade break was done by the President Clinton). Going to ridiculous levels with the Magic World since all the spells, weapons, institutions and abilities are ''exactly'' the same regardless of Nation or Culture.



* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Obviously by the Tropes above, the '''entire''' story is written with the United States in mind and most changes, social transformations and advances are done in here (The Maskarade break was done by the President Clinton). Going to ridiculous levels with the Magic World (We All Live in Britannia) since all the spells, weapons, institutions and abilities are ''exactly'' the same regardless of Nation or Culture.

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* NuclearOption: [[spoiler: After New York City and Miami are [[NukeEm hit by nuclear devices]], President Clinton orders the [[CoolBoat USS Alabama (SSBN-731)]] to launch Trident missiles on [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets Pyongyang,]] [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny North Korea]]]].

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* NuclearOption: [[spoiler: After New York City and Miami are [[NukeEm hit by nuclear devices]], President Clinton orders the [[CoolBoat USS Alabama (SSBN-731)]] to launch Trident missiles on [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets Pyongyang,]] [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny Pyongyang, North Korea]]]].



* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: very, VERY narrowly avoided.]]
** So far.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].
* TheUnmasquedWorld: The very premise.

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* %%* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: very, VERY narrowly avoided.avoided. So far.]]
** So far.
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%%* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].
* %%* TheUnmasquedWorld: The very premise.



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A work by one acgoldis of Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed'' (which is NSFW). Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].

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A work by one acgoldis of Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed'' (which is NSFW). Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].



* AlternateHistory: The world of Hogwarts Exposed is DEFINITELY different from the world we know and love. For example there's [[spoiler:an earlier [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]], complete with an invasion of Afghanistan. With magic.]]

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* AlternateHistory: The world of Hogwarts Exposed ''Hogwarts Exposed'' is DEFINITELY different from the world we know and love. For example example, there's [[spoiler:an earlier [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War On on Terror]], complete with an invasion of Afghanistan. With magic.]]



* AlienSpaceBats: Of course we all know that there is no such thing as magic, right?
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: [[spoiler: Hermione in Update 500]]

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* AlienSpaceBats: Of course course, we all know that there is no such thing as magic, right?
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: [[spoiler: Hermione in Update 500]]500]].



*** Rebecca Nurse, Salem Witch Trial victim
*** Prophet Samuel of the Old Testament

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*** Rebecca Nurse, Salem Witch Trial victim
victim.
*** Prophet Samuel of the Old TestamentTestament.



* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]]

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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]]Malfoy]].



* ReassignedToAntarctica: [[spoiler: After the return of Voldemort if irrefutably proven, minister of magic Cornelius Fudge gets sacked and reassigned as an ambassador to Togo.]]

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* ReassignedToAntarctica: [[spoiler: After the return of Voldemort if is irrefutably proven, minister of magic Cornelius Fudge gets sacked and reassigned as an ambassador to Togo.]]
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* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken {{Up To Eleven}} here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars, that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? They are working on it.

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* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken {{Up To Eleven}} up a notch here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars, that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? They are working on it.
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no spoilering tropes themselves


* [[spoiler: HumanityEnsues: a frequently used Trapanandan spell]]

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* [[spoiler: HumanityEnsues: a [[spoiler:A frequently used Trapanandan spell]]spell.]]

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* AlternateHistory: The world of Hogwarts Exposed is DEFINITELY different from the world we know and love.
** [[spoiler: An earlier [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]]]]
*** [[spoiler: Complete with an invasion of Afghanistan]]
*** With magic

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* AlternateHistory: The world of Hogwarts Exposed is DEFINITELY different from the world we know and love.
** [[spoiler: An
love. For example there's [[spoiler:an earlier [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]]]]
*** [[spoiler: Complete
Terror]], complete with an invasion of Afghanistan]]
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Afghanistan. With magicmagic.]]



* BackFromTheDead: Voldemort with his many Horcruxes. [[spoiler: And Hermione in Update 500.]]
** Then again, there are also ghosts that somewhat show this trope.

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* BackFromTheDead: BackFromTheDead:
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Voldemort with his many Horcruxes. [[spoiler: And [[spoiler:And Hermione in Update 500.]]
** Then again, there There are also ghosts that somewhat show this trope.



* UsefulNotes/UnitedNations: International Confederation Of Wizards
** It's based in [[spoiler: Atlantis]]
** It is very, VERY powerful.

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* UsefulNotes/UnitedNations: International Confederation Of Wizards
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Wizards. It's based in [[spoiler: Atlantis]]
** It
[[spoiler:Atlantis]], and it is very, VERY powerful.
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For those without membership to AH.com, the first six chapters can now be found [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=291233 here]] as a regular fanfic, with permission from the author, who has finally completed the timeline.

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For those without membership to AH.com, the first six chapters can now be found [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=291233 [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6765496/ here]] as a regular fanfic, with permission from the author, who has finally completed the timeline.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: The breaking of TheMasquarade starts with Harry thinking Lupin would Obliviate a film crew who unknowingly catches them on film, but it's later revealed that Lupin didn't know about the shoot, and everything escalates from there...

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* PoorCommunicationKills: The breaking of TheMasquarade TheMasquerade starts with Harry thinking Lupin would Obliviate a film crew who unknowingly catches them on film, but it's later revealed that Lupin didn't know about the shoot, and everything escalates from there...
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** [[spoiler: An earlier [[TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]]]]

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** [[spoiler: An earlier [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]]]]
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* PoorCommunicationKills: The breaking of TheMasquarade starts with Harry thinking Lupin would Obliviate a film crew who unknowingly catches them on film, but it's later revealed that Lupin didn't know about the shoot, and everything escalates from there...
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* SecretIntelligenceService: [[spoiler: Sirius Black]] is a part of this.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: just about any enchanted bladed weapon.

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* AbsurdlySharpBlade: just Just about any enchanted bladed weapon.



* AlternateHistoryWank: by merit of mostly using Franchise/HarryPotter rules for magic, or rather, lack thereof.

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* AlternateHistoryWank: by By merit of mostly using Franchise/HarryPotter rules for magic, or rather, lack thereof.
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A work by one acgoldis of Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed''. Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].

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A work by one acgoldis of Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed''.Exposed'' (which is NSFW). Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].
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* PowerLimiter: [[TheWheelOfTime Unbreakable Oaths]] are forced on the wizards. Though theoretically Muggles could also take those, but so far no-one demanded that.

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* PowerLimiter: [[TheWheelOfTime [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Unbreakable Oaths]] are forced on the wizards. Though theoretically Muggles could also take those, but so far no-one demanded that.
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A work by one acgoldis of AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed''. Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].

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A work by one acgoldis of AlternateHistoryDotCom, Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed''. Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].
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One update posted four years ago? Yeah, that\'s not getting updated.


For those without membership to AH.com, the story can now be found [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=291233 here]] as a regular fanfic, which members from the site intend to update with permission from the author, who has finally completed the timeline.

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For those without membership to AH.com, the story first six chapters can now be found [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=291233 here]] as a regular fanfic, which members from the site intend to update with permission from the author, who has finally completed the timeline.

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* OurLichesAreDifferent: Horcruxes. 'nuff said.
** It's worth saying that the [[RussianMythology mythical]] UrExample of lichdom, Koschei the Deathless is [[spoiler: preparing his return...]]

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* OurLichesAreDifferent: Horcruxes. 'nuff said.
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said. It's worth saying that the [[RussianMythology [[Myth/RussianMythologyAndTales mythical]] UrExample of lichdom, Koschei the Deathless is [[spoiler: preparing [[spoiler:preparing his return...]]
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: [[spoiler: After the return of Voldemort if irrefutably proven, minister of magic Cornelius Fudge gets sacked and reassigned as an ambassador to Togo.]]
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Moving to proper Namespace.

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A work by one acgoldis of AlternateHistoryDotCom, not to be confused with another fanfic by the name of ''Hogwarts Exposed''. Can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=159046 here]] if you're a member of said site. It focuses on what happens when Harry Potter is seen by a Muggle camera flying by on a broomstick, which starts off a chain of events leading to his [[TheMasquerade his secret wizarding world]] getting [[TheUnmasquedWorld exposed]]. [[HilarityEnsues Stuff happens]].

For those without membership to AH.com, the story can now be found [[http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?psid=291233 here]] as a regular fanfic, which members from the site intend to update with permission from the author, who has finally completed the timeline.

!! Tropes in this timeline:
* AbsurdlySharpBlade: just about any enchanted bladed weapon.
* AlternateHistory: The world of Hogwarts Exposed is DEFINITELY different from the world we know and love.
** [[spoiler: An earlier [[TheWarOnTerror War On Terror]]]]
*** [[spoiler: Complete with an invasion of Afghanistan]]
*** With magic
* AlternateHistoryWank: by merit of mostly using Franchise/HarryPotter rules for magic, or rather, lack thereof.
* AlienSpaceBats: Of course we all know that there is no such thing as magic, right?
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: [[spoiler: Hermione in Update 500]]
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Many historical/religious figures are/were wizards.
* BackFromTheDead: Voldemort with his many Horcruxes. [[spoiler: And Hermione in Update 500.]]
** Then again, there are also ghosts that somewhat show this trope.
*** Rebecca Nurse, Salem Witch Trial victim
*** Prophet Samuel of the Old Testament
* BigEater: Merpeople in cold water, due to BizarreAlienBiology.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Hermione dies in the last battle. [[NotQuiteDead Or did she?]]]]
* {{Doorstopper}}: The author has written two hundred chapters and is expecting more. Mind you, each update is a thousand words long on average. In fact, he expects to finish the work in three years, assuming he writes one update every day-and-a-half.
* EasilyForgiven: Nobody makes a fuss of how wizards had been constantly ''messing with peoples minds'' or any other abuse about Free will, assaulting, bartering or terrorist enterprise (hacking and liberatin malicious Virus into National Internet, sensure mail, bugging Telephones lines around the country, attack in military bases etc...). And in fact wizards are put as the victims of the story.
** It's not like everyone forgave them so easily. That's one of the reasons X for Humans groups gathered such a following, and actually managed to force the wizards to police themselves by rather extreme means.
* EvilSorcerer: Voldemort. Some of his underlings are more...[[FromBadToWorse up to date]].
* {{Expy}}: Reverend Pitmoss is actually described as a more violent Fred Phelps. Which is ironic, considering that Fred Phelps actually exists in-universe.
* FlyingCar: Proudly brought to you by Arthur Weasley and the Bentley company.
* ForWantOfANail: Harry and his entourage, while en route to the Ministry Of Magic safehouse on broomsticks, get caught on tape by a Muggle recording device called a "video camera"
* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler: Death Eaters + Al Qaeda. Or, in other words, magic + terrorism.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: about a dozen very large islands, not to mention the canon hidden places in Muggle countries like Hogwarts.
* [[spoiler: HumanityEnsues: a frequently used Trapanandan spell]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: To absolute ridiculous levels. One Obliviator managed to obliviate ''95% of the entire Superbowl stadium'' (70,401). Besides the time it would take to do this even with aparition and how to do it in secret, Strong bear ''should'' have died by Magic depletion by the 1% of the population... if he was an extremely strong Wizard.
* MagicAIsMagicA: It's discovered that [[spoiler: magic is powered by dark energy, and being a wizard is a genetic thing.]]
* {{Magitek}} - It's present in the original Literature/HarryPotter series, but taken {{Up To Eleven}} here. Various projects attempt to combine the best aspects of magic and technology. Flying cars, that run on magic instead on oil? Already there. Space travel? They are working on it.
** Military applications, on the other hand, are largely unprecedented.
* NuclearOption: [[spoiler: After New York City and Miami are [[NukeEm hit by nuclear devices]], President Clinton orders the [[CoolBoat USS Alabama (SSBN-731)]] to launch Trident missiles on [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets Pyongyang,]] [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny North Korea]]]].
* OurLichesAreDifferent: Horcruxes. 'nuff said.
** It's worth saying that the [[RussianMythology mythical]] UrExample of lichdom, Koschei the Deathless is [[spoiler: preparing his return...]]
* PowerLimiter: [[TheWheelOfTime Unbreakable Oaths]] are forced on the wizards. Though theoretically Muggles could also take those, but so far no-one demanded that.
* SecretIntelligenceService: [[spoiler: Sirius Black]] is a part of this.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Voldermort wants to rule the world too.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: very, VERY narrowly avoided.]]
** So far.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]]
* TheUnmasquedWorld: The very premise.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: played with. Some biblical characters associated with miracles turn out to be wizards, but not Jesus so far.
* NukeEm: [[spoiler: What Death Eater-sponsored Al Qaeda does to London]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: The Hapsburg and Romanov families were at least partially wizards.
* StarfishLanguage: Mermish. [[spoiler: Dolphish.]]
* SelectiveObliviousness: Wizards don't know what a television or the Superbowl is, but had a magical computer virus on hand.
** It depends on the wizard. Tech-savvy wizards whose job it is to stay aware of the Muggle world have knowledge of all of these things. The common wizard doesn't.
* SemperFi: The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit participates in the Battle of Buyan Island. Also, United States Marines stand watch over [[spoiler: Hermione's [[AttendingYourOwnFuneral casket]]]]. Hermione befriends a female Marine helicopter pilot before the Final Battle.
* UsefulNotes/UnitedNations: International Confederation Of Wizards
** It's based in [[spoiler: Atlantis]]
** It is very, VERY powerful.
* WesternTerrorists: Britain For Humans and America For Humans. Basically any anti-wizard group based in the West.
* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Obviously by the Tropes above, the '''entire''' story is written with the United States in mind and most changes, social transformations and advances are done in here (The Maskarade break was done by the President Clinton). Going to ridiculous levels with the Magic World (We All Live in Britannia) since all the spells, weapons, institutions and abilities are ''exactly'' the same regardless of Nation or Culture.

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