This crossover fic is pretty much a version of The Order of the Phoenix without the heavy angst of the book and makes for a feel-good read. It follows the tone of Merlin, and is as such rather humorous, interspersed with more serious moments. The author managed to merge the worlds of Harry Potter and Merlin almost seamlessly. The different types of magic, as well as Merlin's role in the world are explored and explained satisfactorily.
There's also the play with identities we know from Merlin, as Merlin accidentally constructs three different identities. Moreover, he has to pretend to be a normal wizard in front of the order, which, in typical Merlin fashion, he is terrible at, amongst other things claiming he *cough* found old spells in ancient books *cough* in order to explain his strange magic. Unlike Arthur and the knights, wizards do get suspicious though, and it's fun to see how different people try to research Merlin and react upon finding out the truth.
The fic is extremely satisfactory to read as Merlin ends up joining Harry & Co. at Hogwarts in order to screw with Umbridge. Merlin's mischieviousness, plus his honest outrage at Umbridge's methods means she never gets to go as far as she does in canon, and that she really gets her comeuppance.
Due to Merlin's intervention and his powers the fic becomes a Fix-It not only for The Order of the Phoenix but the entire series, with the destruction of the Horcruxes and the Battle of Hogwarts getting preponed, with considerable less losses. This may not be for everyone, but then again, it wouldn't make sense to ignore Merlin's powers.
All in all I can recommend it to everyone who likes a fun, feel-good read, fix-its, happy endings, or just misses Merlin.
FanficRecs Well-written, funny, feel-good
This crossover fic is pretty much a version of The Order of the Phoenix without the heavy angst of the book and makes for a feel-good read. It follows the tone of Merlin, and is as such rather humorous, interspersed with more serious moments. The author managed to merge the worlds of Harry Potter and Merlin almost seamlessly. The different types of magic, as well as Merlin's role in the world are explored and explained satisfactorily.
There's also the play with identities we know from Merlin, as Merlin accidentally constructs three different identities. Moreover, he has to pretend to be a normal wizard in front of the order, which, in typical Merlin fashion, he is terrible at, amongst other things claiming he *cough* found old spells in ancient books *cough* in order to explain his strange magic. Unlike Arthur and the knights, wizards do get suspicious though, and it's fun to see how different people try to research Merlin and react upon finding out the truth.
The fic is extremely satisfactory to read as Merlin ends up joining Harry & Co. at Hogwarts in order to screw with Umbridge. Merlin's mischieviousness, plus his honest outrage at Umbridge's methods means she never gets to go as far as she does in canon, and that she really gets her comeuppance.
Due to Merlin's intervention and his powers the fic becomes a Fix-It not only for The Order of the Phoenix but the entire series, with the destruction of the Horcruxes and the Battle of Hogwarts getting preponed, with considerable less losses. This may not be for everyone, but then again, it wouldn't make sense to ignore Merlin's powers.
All in all I can recommend it to everyone who likes a fun, feel-good read, fix-its, happy endings, or just misses Merlin.