Crime Scene

Harry Potter–Inspired Fan Fiction | Fall 2024

Crime Scene is a fantasy story inspired by the Harry Potter universe. In this scene,

Vivienne ventures into a mysterious forest where beauty gradually gives way to

something darker and more threatening. Through vivid imagery, metaphor, and sensory

detail, the story explores the uneasy boundary between beauty and danger.

Selected Excerpt

“An ominous glow wrapped around the forest like a thick wall separating the deceased

and the living.

The dense, purple glimmer engulfed the forest like thick fog, blinding its visitors from the

danger that it breathed under its beauty.

In the distance, the trees whispered collectively like a cult chanting their spells,

hypnotizing the clouds to circulate around each other. The sky looked as if someone

had poured the darkest palette of melancholy blues onto its canvas and sucked in all

the light and joy like a sea of dementors.

Leaves and sticks crunched like snapping bones under Vivienne’s foot as she continued

walking deeper into the unknown and unexplored...”