Ok I thought I had better post this since I just saw someone post a vaguely similar idea and didn't want people to think I am stealing it. contains minor spoilers for the fic but nothing to important.

Ok the basic idea for my fic is in the summer after third year Harry in contacted by Flitwick who offers to train Harry. The reason he chooses now is because he doesn't think Dumbledore will anytime soon if ever and think Harry will need it in his life and see's how powerful Harry is (Patronus). Now Flitwick doesn't know the prophecy but knows Harry is important and like most smart people realize Voldemort isn't dead just "Banished" for a while.

I am making Flitwick a large part of the story and giving him some back story but wont focus to much on it.

I am having Flitwick be a former member of Grindewalds (Sorry not sure if I spelled that right and don't have books on me) death eaters (They will have their own name) because he and his family were discriminated against for being part goblin and blood traitors.

All his life Flitwick was told by his parents that normal wizards hated them for what they are but they were also never fully imbraced by goblins, although they were treated better then most wizards. So Flitwick is home schooled and works to become the best so he can aveng his family and the goblins.
Then Grindewald comes around the goblins pledge allegiance for greater freedom (Thus another goblin revolt) and Flitwick joins only to be spared by Dumbledore after the final battle when Grindewald is defeated when he see's Flitwick is not evil but only one of the many oppressed people fighting for greater freedom. Thus DD saves Flitwick gives him a job latter and the rest is history. Most of his history is not known by the greater population due to obvious reasons.

Now DD will be manipulative and Harry wont trust him to much due to him keeping secrets but he wont be evil and bad and truly does what he thinks is right.

I have written most of chapters 1 and 2 but need to fix several things with them that need fixing. I also need a beta since as some know by spelling and grama isn't to shit hot (Thank god for spell check) Also any ideas you have about this brief summery would also be appreciated.

 

Err.. this is nice and all, but you do realize that you've just given away a bunch of spoilers about your upcoming fic? Thankfully, I skipped most of the post because I'd rather learn plot from the story then to know it upfront, but you should still mark this with one heavy SPOILER tag...

 

I would agree with IP on putting a spoiler tag in the title.

Ratehr than posting it all here, if you want to discuss your plot or anything about your fic, maybe do it via email, or IM, or even on IRC, in a private room.

I don'tmind discussing it, though I don\t have the time to be a beta reader, I can proof read quickly, and certainly I am good at discussing plot details. If you want to email me or PM me or whatever fel free.

 

Nah not spoilers I was going to do most of the back story in the first 2 chapters because it is important as for DD well thats just how it is. Since most of what i said above happens in the first 2 chapters I don't consider it a spoiler. "Voldemort gets killed by..." is a spoiler

The story isn't about his past that is just a important part of who he is.

 

well, still, some folk prefer the option of not finding out these things before they read the fic.

 

I often wondered about flitwick. I think JKR had plans for him but changed her mind. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't he the most fleshed out of the "backround actors"?

 

He's always so dern cheerful. There's got to be a lot of evil ruminating in his tiny head. And I didn't really notice spoilers as much as explanation for backstory. He told us his plans for Flitwick's past, nothing about this fic's storyline and future.

Might be interesting to find out, much like Snape's "always wanted the DADA job" maybe Flitwick has always wanted something too, and good old manipulative Dumbledore keeps denying him. It sounds like he didn't go to Hogwarts (you called him home-schooled), so Head of Ravenclaw is interesting. Would Flitwick have even been in Ravenclaw? Or is he Slytherin material? Maybe he and Binns had a blood feud. Binns refused to give up the History of Magic position and keeps spouting the Ministry untruths about goblins. And even in his death Binns keeps his oath, preventing Flitwick from teaching History by staying as a ghost. Or not.

But just because he teaches Charms, and Lily's wand was 'nice for charm work' doesn't mean they used to be super-best-friends.

BTW: "grama isn't to shit hot (Thank god for spell check)" <=- your grandma isn't too shit hot? You might want to give that spell check a few more tries.