AU; starts at the end of SCORPIA Rising (AR), post-Deathly Hallows (HP). SPOILERS. Smithers is Irish; so is Seamus Finnigan. What happens when he decides to step in? There's a giant new world out there for Alex to be embroiled in.

Alex has been shot. Again. This time he's taking things into his own hands and finding out by whom.

The wizarding world was discovered while they recovered from the war. It started slowly, with a beach and a bunch of confused muggles. HIATUS

"Alas, earwax," bemoaned Dumbledore. But he never quite explained how exactly he knew the taste of earwax in the first place. In this story, Harry was too intrigued to let the matter go. He should have been warned - be careful what you wish for. Very, very cracky.

No one noticed her. Except Him. Minor Character Death. Story by my unofficial beta.