FOREWORD

Tokyo Ghoul is one of those series with which I have become obsessed lately, and given my usual recalcitrance for horror series, that's saying something. My first attempt (Raptor of the 20th Ward) surprised me, in that after a fitful start that nearly saw it going on hiatus with barely 20K words or so, it suddenly kickstarted back into life, and it's now much larger. However, one possible character pairing that became an obsession (as long-time readers of the Cauldron will know) was pairing Harry with Eto.

Eto is one of those villains who, despite being rather vicious and, in some ways, irredeemable, she's nonetheless fascinating and sympathetic, and you wonder if she might have been different had she had different experiences. This is, admittedly, an Eto about eight years before Tokyo Ghoul starts, when she's only just assembling what would become Aogiri Tree (incidentally, Potterverse characters' ages have been brought forward a year, and Potterverse canon has also been advanced a decade), and who has been influenced, if only slightly, into becoming more moral by Harry.

It took a while to get this story to work, but I finally found a way to do it. It's a chimaera of a number of challenges, including the 'Jekyll & Hyde' and 'Bad Girl' challenges by whitetigerwolf, DZ2's 'Unorthodox Guardian' (while not a complete answer to that, anyway), and my own 'Don't Fear the CCG Reaper' challenge. I'd also like to point out the Tokyo Ghoul fics that helped inspire this story: the Eto-centric Unravelled Bandages, Iris of Destiny and Of Different Origins, as well as the second chapter of Research and Smoothies, and Daddy Arima, both of which show a side to Kishou Arima that I wanted to portray here.

Anyway, time for the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be spoilers for both Harry Potter and Tokyo Ghoul.

Secondly, there will be heavy annotations, as is usual for my works. You have been warned.

Thirdly, this is an M-Rated work. There will be coarse language, violence, dark themes and sexual references. Again, you have been warned.

Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Harry Potter and Tokyo Ghoul are the properties of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Eto will break you, body mind and soul…before eating you…