The Way We Act (Harry Potter Fanfic)

Phineas Nigellus Black doesn't care what the students say behind his back, within ear shot, simply because he's above all of that. He is, after all, a pure-blood.

Disclaimer - I don't own Hogwarts Legacy. The inspiration for this story lies in the idea Sirius Black is an Unreliable Narrator when it comes to his family, the Black family. More specifically, I'm interested in degrees of prejudice and why a particular character may or may not hold a degree of prejudice, which in turn left me wanting to examine Phineas Nigellus Black's character to which I realized for his character's historical context is essential.

This, in turn, made me realize historical context is actually essential for all the characters given how Muggle and Wizarding societies separated from each other in 1692, which in turn would mean cultural schisms between the two groups regarding the way they think about certain things. This particular story focuses on when society went from thinking of children as miniature adults to understand the importance of a proper childhood with the idea being the Wizarding society is behind Muggle society in relation to understanding the importance of letting kids be kids.