Line #13 Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMunchkins


1	->'''Unseen Feminine Voice:''' ''-musical chime-'' Would you like to distribute abilities now? Yes/No\
2	'''Harry:''' Um, Hagrid, what's that?\
3	'''Hagrid:''' That's proof that yer a wizard, 'Arry. The Narrator. Ya see, life is like a game, no, no, life is a game, ya that's right and the wizards are the players. Now, don't go moving no points around til yeh know what yer doing, 'Arry.
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5	''[[http://fictionhunt.com/read/8923104/1 Harry Potter and the Munchkins]]''[[note]]mirrored - original link [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8923104/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Munchkins here]][[/note]] is a [[SuddenGameInterface Life Is A Game]] fanfic written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/4060809/Schwepcn Schwepcn]]. In this AlternateUniverse, all wizards are players so [[RPGMechanicsVerse discussions of maximizing feats and stats are everywhere]], as Hagrid explains to Literature/HarryPotter when the boy gains an invisible ExpositionFairy on his eleventh birthday. He quickly [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper puts it on mute]].
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7	Harry's ChosenOne status manifests as him being the only empowered protagonist alive, meaning he has MentalTimeTravel abilities. He can load anytime, anywhere, but owls are his [[JustifiedSavePoint justified save points]]. Keeping his reloading abilities secret he takes SaveScumming to epic levels with entire years of alternate timelines spent at Brazil and New Zealand wizarding schools. Due to the nature of his power, his is a solo adventure, although Luna is apparently living through all branching paths at once.
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9	The last chapter explains why it was [[DeadFic discontinued]] in 2014 and briefly talks about an uncertain future controlled by TheUnfettered ManBehindTheMan in WhatCouldHaveBeen. Due to the lack of real consequences for Harry in the absence of TheChosenMany, or entities otherwise able to care about the real him as an equal, his increasing recklessness was leading towards [[Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops Sakura Syndrome]] of uncertain strength and duration, which the author [[SnicketWarningLabel justifiably]] chose not to [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy dive into]].
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12	!!This fanfic provides examples of:
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14	* AllThereInTheManual: The school books are comprehensive enough that Dudley's DungeonMaster is able to turn them into a working RPG.
15	* AdaptationalHeroism: Young Dudley and his crew are genuinely helpful.
16	* AdaptationalBadass: Quirrel juggles fireballs and demonstrates how a self-Imperio is AwesomeButImpractical for countering boggarts, so the students will know what the BoringButPractical stuff is leading to. Sprout passes out axes and maces as Herbology means care and maintenance of a living jungle that would gladly eat you.
17	* AcademyOfAdventure: Enforced.
18	-->'''Hermione:''' Half of the Hogwart's experience is putting students in just enough danger that they get action points but not so much that they kick the bucket. Sneaking around the castle, midnight duels, rivals are a great way to action points.
19	* CharacterSheet: The Potter Family Curse and A Mother's Love appear as unexplained perks on Harry's.
20	* HeelFaceTurn: Dudley realizes that if life really is a game, he doesn't want to be the bad guy.
21	* MinMaxing: Personal Optimization aka Munchkinery 101 is all about helping students do this with their lives and ensuring they have the skills to reach their optimum stat growth.
22	* RPGMechanicsVerse: Wizard magic runs on this trope. Hagrid raises the possibility of all Muggles being [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]]...
23	* ShoutOut: The Escola de Magia do Novo Mundo in Brazil and New Zealand's Eyre Institute of Sorcery are, to some extent, similar to ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'''s Unseen University, down to Eskarina Smith, Ponder Stibbons, and the orangutan who runs a library.
24	** ''Series/EerieIndiana'''s Forever Ware are also magical artifacts.
25	* StableTimeLoop: Time Turners create these. Unfortunately the only one Harry knows of is locked in the Ministry. [[http://fictionhunt.com/read/8923104/8 Chapter 8]].
26	* SuddenGameInterface: Happens to all wizards on their eleventh birthday and generally only surprising to [[TomatoInTheMirror Muggleborns]].
27	* TheBore: Subverted. Professor Binns' class is actually useful as he teaches etiquette among the various magical races, such as what color ink to use when signing forms in order to ''keep goblins from tearing your arms off in outrage''. Once the initial shock has worn off, it's still hard for most of the students to stay awake.

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