Line #30 FanFic/Snakeskins


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4	'''S'''nakeskins is a fic by the Fandom Semi-Famous Lsunnyc/Sunruner. At the start of the story, the Italy Bros are in England's office discussing... well, something Nation-y when Arthur Weasley Floo Powders his way in through the fireplace to inform Arthur of the murder of two Italian children at Hogwarts - coincidentally while the two representatives of Italy are standing right there. Romano is sent back to Rome while England and Italy follow Weasley to Hogwarts and meet Headmistress [=McGonnagal=], who knows a lot more about their true identities than Weasley does. They organise an investigation to go undercover as students to Hogwarts and...
5	Well, the rest you'll have to find out yourself.
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8	It's a {{crossover}} and clever blending of the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' universes and expands it outwards, looking at Wizarding Italy with a DescriptionPorn Wizarding Venice and several cleverly written and guaranteed to make you love them [=OCs=].
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10	And, in case you haven't recognized the name, this is the same author who wrote VideoGame/HetaOni Final Loop and VideoGame/HetaOni Recovery. Yes, ''that'' fic. Let that sink in for a sec and it'll give you some idea of what's in store for you.
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12	Here's the link to it on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9659426/1/Snakeskins FFN]] and [[http://lsunnyc.tumblr.com/post/59114629055/snakeskins-pt-1-pottertalia-x-over Tumblr]], though the Tumblr is several chapters ahead of the FFN since she uploads it there first.
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14	As of November 20 of 2015 the fanfiction version is up to chapter 159 while the tumblr version is on chapter 169.
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17	!! Provides Examples Of:
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19	* ATragedyofImpulsiveness: [[spoiler: Rose jumping back to the spider's nest ended up costing Charlie his life and Scorpious his leg]]
20	** [[spoiler: Soren's death was caused by James impulsiveness]]
21	* AbusiveParents: Well, Abusive Siblings, or at least in the eyes of those at Hogwarts. All they know is Feli as a boy in his teens and Lovino is a married man in his twenties who kicks and sends explicit howlers to his younger brother and [[spoiler:refuses to heal his regrown fingers properly]] as some sort of punishment.
22	** [[spoiler: Scotland]] gets called out on this by Bill Wesley
23	*** [[spoiler: Hermione nows want to take Arthur out of his abusive home, even to the point of almost kidnapping Arthur and Italy from the train platform after a car accident]]
24	* AcademyofAdventure: Starts like this [[spoiler: poor fools]]
25	* AcademyofEvil: While not on purpose, Hogwarts is turning into this.
26	* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:England accidentally 'kills' Italy through a botched apparation and [[BodyHorror splinches half of his side and arm]] away]].
27	* ActionPet: While not exactly a ''pet'' England's [[spoiler: Lion Patronus ]] falls in this category.
28	* AdaptationalBadass: Depending on your take on him, Italy definitely could count, especially when compared to his portrayal in the anime. Could also come under AdaptationPersonalityChange.
29	* AdultsAreUseless: While not exactly useless, many adults show a lot of incompetence, specially in later chapters.
30	** Though this can be explained (at least partially) by Hogwarts' rather medieval organization. To quote Italy: "No training for teachers, no discipline guidelines, barely any teaching guidelines, no recourse for addressing student behaviour. Not even first aid standards?"
31	* AgentsDating: [[spoiler: Avoided by England and Italy to prevent compromising the investigation]] Not that they don't want to.
32	* AllDeathsFinal: The Author did play around with the possibility of bringing [[spoiler:Charlie]] back as a ghost, but dismissed the idea arguing it would be too sad, and that [[spoiler: Charlie]] deserved to rest in peace.
33	* AllThereInTheManual: Lsunnyc posts extra information that doesn't fit in the narrative (along with answering questions, posting ideas for upcoming chapters, etc.) on her Tumblr.
34	* AmbitionIsEvil: As with any Harry Potter verse fic, Slytherin get lumped into this, though successfully averted in that none of the characters are actually evil - the rest of the school is just prejudiced against them.
35	* AnyoneCanDie: The author has said she's going to kill [[spoiler:one of the Slytherin trio]] about Christmas-time in Fourth Year. As to which one it is, no one knows.[[spoiler: It's Charlie]]
36	* AnArmAndALeg:
37	** [[spoiler: Scorpius, oh God, Scorpius]]
38	** You can now add [[spoiler: Soren to that list]]
39	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: [[spoiler: After the Patronus display on the tournament and the wand transfiguration on the forest, it is easy to know ''why'' England held such position in the magical council.]]
40	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler: The 'thing' that drags Rose and Eliza to the forest ]]
41	* BadassBoast: [[spoiler: '''You call that a patronus, ''Potter'' ?''']]
42	* BadassandChildDuo: Italy/Feliciano England/Arthur bonus points for being the same person.
43	* BadassTeacher: Not even [[spoiler: having been impaled by a sword]] will stop Soren.
44	* BacktoSchool: England and Italy
45	* BarbaricBully: James Sirius Potter [[spoiler: Hopefully Soren will be able to reform him]]
46	* BeatThematTheirOwnGame: [[spoiler: Albus Potter was sure he'll win the dueling tournament with his Patronus as none of the other kids would know what to do when confronted by one, then he had the final against ''Arthur'' ]]
47	* BecomingTheMask: While not totally, at times England ''does'' start to think and behave as ''Arthur''
48	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Italy will not doubt to harm you if you push his buttons in the wrong order.
49	** [[spoiler: David also qualifies for this after the Death Arc]]
50	* BloodyHorror: [[spoiler: Soren after being impaled by a sword]]
51	* BodyHorror: The Forbidden Forest scene and it's aftermath, in which every injury both England and Italy receive is described in brutal detail.
52	** Also [[spoiler:the fights that France sets up]] have several wince worthy injuries, some dramatic enough that a chapter ends on one.
53	*** On the top of ''that'' [[spoiler: The Aftermath of the Death Arc left more than one reader clinging. Poor Scorpius]]
54	*** Even ''MORE'' as [[spoiler: Soren's]] injuries are painfully described, along with it's consequences.
55	* BonusMaterial: If you follow the [[http://lsunnyc.tumblr.com/ author's blog]], then there's every chance you'll find out about plot points many chapters before they actually happen.
56	** And then there's the little set of [=EngIta=] tie-in bits, she wrote set in the holidays during Sixth Year.
57	** On top of that, she wrote a short thing set just after 'The Doomed One's' death.
58	* BreakTheCutie: England, after [[spoiler:Italy's death]], he ends up crying over his best friend's mangled body calling out for his older brother.
59	** [[spoiler: This also applies to all the kids involved in the Death Arc]]
60	* TheBully: James Sirius Potter
61	* CallingTheOldManOut: While she is not her guardian, [[spoiler: Molly Weasley get a bit of Arthur's mind at Charlie's funeral after being ''complimented'' that he was too brave for a Slytherin]] Not that she actually got the point.
62	** Done again by Scotland to [[spoiler: Harry and Ron after they ''continue'' to insist that Arthur should've been on Gryffindor ]]
63	* CassandraTruth: After the Death Arc [[spoiler: Rose is this as no one really believes that the Slytherin kids saved her]]
64	* CatsAreMean: Crumpet, England's familiar.
65	** Though successfully averted by Gino, Italy's cat.
66	* ChekhovsGun: England mentions to Italy when they first arrive at Hogwarts not to go in the Forbidden Forest - so [[AccidentalMurder what happens]] [[BodyHorror when they actually]] [[CradlingYourKill ''do'' go]] [[BreakTheCutie into the forest]]?
67	** Also, to an extent, the log where Italy removes the charm. [[spoiler:It's where England apparates to the final time after both he and Italy have been badly wounded and where their brothers find them]].
68	* ChildProdigy: James Potter, apparently he is the brightest student on his year plus the [[spoiler:ex]]star in Quiddich
69	* ConflictingLoyalty: England and Italy regarding Hogwarts and the children.
70	* ContinuingIsPainful: Italy during the 5th year
71	* ConvenientlyUnverifiableCoverStory: The Vargas and the Kirklands
72	* CoolTeacher: Soren
73	* CooperationGambit: How the fic starts Italy wants to close Hogwarts, England wants to prove Italy wrong and keep Hogwarts open [[spoiler: Not anymore tough]]
74	* CoverIdentityAnomaly: Neville is quick to point out that there are nor records of the Kirklands for centuries.
75	** Also the Vargas are covered with so many red tape that invokes this trope.
76	* [[spoiler: CradlingYourKill]]: England in the log after the Forbidden Forest.
77	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Charlie, being bitten by spiders on the Forbidden Forest]]
78	* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler: England's blessing to Scorpius as it can either make him great or consume his soul]]
79	* DaddysGirl: Ellie Gamp.
80	* [[spoiler: DeathByDespair: While she was already very old, the death of Charlie finally broke the Headmistress's old heart]]
81	* DeathByOriginStory: The Rossetti siblings.
82	* DeathIsASadThing: [[spoiler: The deaths of Mcgonagall and Charlie]]
83	* DeadpanSnarker: England.
84	* DescriptionPorn: The description of Wizarding Venice is the main one, but the Author's amazing descriptions could make almost anything come under this.
85	** Injuries also fall in this category for better or for worse.
86	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Did [[spoiler:England]] just punched [[spoiler: Harry James Potter]] in the face?
87	** Double as [[spoiler: Harry]] considers for a moment to reciprocate the punch
88	* DirtyCoward: The Gryffindors get accused of this quite often, James Potter can qualify to this in his more jerk-like moments.
89	** Despite his 'good' intentions [[spoiler: Neville]] end up looking like this after the armor's attack
90	* DoesntTrustThoseGuys: Hogwarts regarding the Slytherins, most notable between the Gryffindors-Slytherins relationships.
91	* DontGoInTheWoods: In this story is an ''understatement''.
92	* DoubleAgent: [[spoiler: Soren]] as of Flintwick understanding.
93	* EmotionalRegression: The charms England and Italy put on to turn them into kids also have this effect... or maybe it's just the being surrounded by children 24/7.
94	** [[spoiler: Specially now since Italy and England have acknowledged to some level that they are in love and instead of dealing with it like two old veteran nations they are behaving like 'actual' 15 years olds.]] Too much for Sore shearing.
95	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Ellie, the quiet, sweet, owl-loving girl storms over to them and calls out England and Italy after their fight in Creevey's classroom. The effect of one of his children rejecting him so harshly literally has England curled up in a ball on the floor.
96	* EverybodyHatesMathematics: The exception probably being Arthur and Scorpius.
97	* EvilFormerFriend: Not exactly evil, but Hugo tends to fall in this category.
98	* EvilTeacher: Huntington towards Italy.
99	* EventheGuysWantHim: Soren
100	* ExperiencedProtagonist: To an extent, both England and Italy, since they know a ton of stuff that normal 12 year-old boys wouldn't have a clue about and are both experienced fighters.
101	* FalseFriend: David accuses [[spoiler: Arthur]] of this because he figured out that he wasn't telling the whole truth regarding on what happened on the forest.
102	* FamousAncestor: James Potter about his father. He thinks he can get away with anything because his Dad saved the world. Thankfully, Albus is a lot nicer.
103	** [[spoiler: Not anymore]]
104	* FantasticRacism: Directed to the Slytherins
105	* FantasticSlurs: The name ''Snakeskins'' is used as a derogatory term towards the Slytherins.
106	* FieryRedhead: Ireland is the embodiment of this.
107	** Also Ginny Wesley
108	* Fingore: Italy
109	* ForeignExchangeStudent: Italy
110	* ForeignLanguageTirade: The way that England and Italy speak if they don't want to be understood by anyone around them.
111	* FrenchJerk: France is ''very'' jerk-ish during England and Italy's 'counselling' meetings.
112	* FriendToAllChildren: The Nation to their own children. Or, at least, when he's not trying to ''be'' one of them.
113	* Foreshadowing: Be afraid when LSunnyC begins 'spaming' her blog with certain Hetalia characters or ideas ans it probably will be a key plot point in the future.
114	** [[spoiler: Happened with Norway and now with Romania]]
115	* GentlemanWizard: England, but sometimes looses his temper while dealing with ''some'' children and specially with ''some'' adults.
116	* GraduationforEveryone: HOPEFULLY
117	* GrudgingThankYou: England, being his normal {{Tsundere}} self.
118	* HappilyAdopted: Arthur's cover story
119	* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Some Slytherins still show this, even among members of their own house.
120	* HeHadAName: [[spoiler: England sees ''red'' when Percy Weasley starts dismissing Charlie's death.]]
121	* HeadbuttingHeroes: [[spoiler:England and Italy]] after Chapter 45.
122	- HeroicVow: Italy with the incomming anniversary of [[spoiler: Charlie's]] death. He refocuses on his mission once again.
123	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Both England and Italy suffer from this after The Death Arc]]
124	** [[spoiler: Soren, and Iceland to an extend after Frigga gets destroyed by the creature]]
125	* HeroicSpirit: The Slytherin Trio shows it more than the 'brave' Griffindors, who sometimes are just pain bullies.
126	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Slyherins suffer from this chronically. While there are a couple of exceptions, most of the Slytherins are very nice kids.
127	* HormoneAddledTeenager: The majority of the cast. And too much for the author displeasure [[spoiler: Eliza with David]]
128	* AHouseDivided: The Slytherin House after England and Italy start fighting.
129	* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler: Both England and Itlay feel this regarding Charlie's death.]]
130	* ImmortalsFearDeath: Justified, since coming back from the dead is not a pleasant experience in the slightest.
131	* InadequateInheritor: [[spoiler: Fred Weasley according to many first and second generation Wotters]]
132	* TheInfiltration: Basically the whole premise of the story.
133	* InevitableTournament: After the events of the Recovery Arc, the dueling tournament falls into this.
134	* ItsAlwaysSunnyAtFunerals: [[spoiler: Charlie is buried right before sunset.]]
135	* KidsAreCruel: Where to start? Addison's hair is cut off because she's friends with a Slytherin, James Potter sets Italy ''on fire'' for no apparent reason, Gloria and Margaret bully Ellie because she's not a Pure-Blood. This story is chock-a-block with these moments.
136	** Actually, just James Potter in general fits this trope, nasty little brat.
137	*** Rose Weasley and Gloria Flint are both incredibly stuck-up girls to the point where they bully others for very small things. They get better. Margaret Finnick also comes under this, but she grows out of it much quicker.
138	*** In a cruel twist [[spoiler: Eliza is now this specially regarding Rose]]
139	* KissKissSlap: Chiara and Romano's relationship
140	* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Albus and Hugo despite the latter being younger [[spoiler: towards Rose after the Dead Arc]]
141	* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler: Charlie's brother is the last to carry the name of the Higgs family]]
142	** The Rossetti siblings were this, with their deaths their clan is officially extinguished.
143	* [[spoiler: LonelyFuneral: Charlie's funeral, justified because it coincides with Mcgonagall's.]]
144	* LikesOlderWomen: Child!Italy towards Madame Lupin
145	* LivingLegend: Romano potentially qualifies for this, due to having been the King of Wizarding Italy at one point.
146	* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler: Addison-Eliza-David and David-Eliza-Scorpious]]
147	* MamaBear: Fear the wrath of Hermione and Ginny Weasley.
148	* [[spoiler: MeaningfulFuneral: Charlie and the Head Mistress's, one more than the other for very painful reasons ]]
149	* MistakenforRomance: Poor Artur can't catch a break.
150	** [[spoiler: First and still Rose, and for a brief moment Addison]]
151	* MistakenforSpies: All the nations in Hogwarts, particularly Norway.
152	* MugglePower: The reason Minister Weasley is so bitter toward the nations and clings dearly to his famous 10%.
153	* NakedOnArrival: England and Italy (before the modification) both have to strip down to their birthday suits before removing/putting on the charm.
154	* NervesofSteel: [[spoiler: Flintwick dealing with Soren's confession in 169]]
155	* NeverSuicide: This is what get the main plot rolling as Italy refuses to believe that the Rossetti siblings committed suicide.
156	* NewYearSameClass: There is not a lot of rotation in the student body, specially with Slytherin.
157	* NoManShouldHaveThisPower: Most of the Wooters reaction toward England.
158	* NotBloodSiblings: The UK brothers to some extent
159	* NotJustATournament: It wasn't just a tournament, it was for [[spoiler: Charlie]].
160	* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Whlie only doing their job, many Aurors and Professors fall in this category
161	** [[spoiler: Painfully true regarding Percy Weasley's stubbornness to keep Hogwarts open]]
162	* OlderThanTheyLook: Well, the Nations are all immortal.
163	* OneWordTitle
164	* OpposingSportsTeam: Among all the Houses, but specially marked with Slytherins and Gryffindors.
165	* OriginalCharacter: Eliza Gamp, Charles Higgs, Gloria Flint, Margaret Finnick, Professor Huntington, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
166	** Justified in that most of the Canon characters have no real reason for being there, since they're either an immortal Nation or have grown up past school age.
167	* PapaWolf: Basically all the dads but special mention to Harry, Seamus, Ron, Bill, Italy and England.
168	* {{Portmantitle}}: "Snake" + "Skins"
169	* PosthumousCharacter: The Rossetti siblings.
170	* PubliclyDiscussingtheSecret: During the aftermath of the [[spoiler: Armor attacks]]
171	* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Seamus just looses it when he finds out about Neville's actions during the Armor attack]]
172	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mcgonagall was the epitome of this. Flitwick is headed towards this direction. [[spoiler: And despite all the odds looks like Hermionie is also heading this way]]
173	** [[spoiler: She is not anymore]]
174	* RevengeBeforeReason: Gryffindors fit this trope perfectly, even for petty things.
175	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Charlie]]
176	* SaveOurStudents: Understatement of the ''century''
177	* SayMyName: "Veneziano!" first, then "England!" and finally '''"SCOTLAND!"'''
178	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The Wotters, but especially James.
179	* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: Percy, Scotland and Bill as they know the truth behind Italy and England's real motive to be in Hogwarts]]
180	* SoreLoser: James Potter
181	* SmugSnake: Percy Wesley
182	* SpidersAreScary: Even more in The Death Arc
183	* SpoiledBrat: James Sirius Potter ''and he is almost 15!''
184	** The Wooter kids fall in this category [[spoiler: May be Rose can be counted as an excetion]] But only after the Dead Arc.
185	* StartswithaSuicide: The whole fanfic starts with the apparent suicide of the Rossetti siblings.
186	* StiffUpperLip: England, most of the time.
187	* StalkerwithaCrush: Rose, however given the circumstances is difficult not to feel bad for her as Arthur is the closest thing she has to a friend now.
188	* StarvingStudent: Italy at some points as English food is to ''terrible'' for him to eat.
189	* StupidSexyFriend: [[spoiler: England to Italy and vise versa]] They decided to wait.
190	* SupernaturallyYoungParent: [[spoiler: England to Australia and, by extension, as Granfather to Wy]]
191	* SurveillanceasthePlotDemands: Percy orders Harry and his Aurors to spy on the Kirklands
192	* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: England and Italy both suffer from this to a great extent after Charlie's death]]
193	** [[spoiler: Rose suffers heavily of this as of Chapter 100 ]]
194	* SwitchingPOV: The story regularly switches between England and Italy, with the odd other POV on occasion.
195	* TangledFamilyTree: We find out during [[spoiler: Charlie's funeral]] that his family is actually related to the Weasleys.
196	* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler: Charlie, oh God, Charlie]]
197	* TookALevelInBadass: Ellie, when she chewed England and Italy out after their fight in Creevey's class.
198	** Also Scorpius is fairly passive in the first couple of years, but after character development kicks in he really begins to show his true colours.
199	* TookaLevelinKindness: [[spoiler: Rose Weasley, after the Death Arc, is showing this.]]
200	* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: Arthur, after David get beaten by Albus Potter in the tournament using a Patronus]]
201	* TraumaCongaLine: Poor poor [[spoiler: Rose]]
202	* TheFightingNarcissist: [[spoiler: Albus Potter in the tournament as he was showing off his ability to cast a Patronus]]
203	* TragicKeepsake: The Rossetti Cross that Feleciano uses as a charm.
204	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: [[spoiler: Slytherins are guilty of doing this after Gryffindor looses dramatically after Feliciano breaks Albus' broom while trying to save the kids on the Death Arc]]
205	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Not much as 'villains' but as antagonists, Gryffindors have this. Specially since the biggest heroes of the generation came from this house
206	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Out of all the people Hermione in her cruzade of 'liberate' Young!Arthur from his 'abusive family' ]]
207	* WasItAllaLie: Italy and England's feared (but expected) reaction after the whole charade is over.
208	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[spoiler: A miscalculation by the author gave us the current Death Arc, as it was first intended that the whole Owlery incident will occur while England and Italy were still upset with each other. So they'll be brawling with France at the moment the ''thing'' kidnapped Ellie and Rose. And because of this, both of them would be late to save them and carry the guilt that their fight cost them a friend's life. The thing is, that the Author made them make up faster than intended, so that's why the situation happened the way it happened. ]]
209	* WhattheHellHero?: England delivers a big one when he discovers that [[spoiler: The 6th Years Ravenclaws and Gryfindors kick James out the safe room to die.]]
210	** [[spoiler: It also applies to England in the same scene as he basically threatens fifteen years old kids to expulsion shame and death]]
211	* WizardingSchool: Duh
212	* YouCanRunButYouCantHide: This applies to the ''something'' that is terrorizing Hogwarts

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