Stories by SailPlane

Can Mundane things be magical? Ernie MacMillan asks a question in Potions, and it sets of s train of events that ends with Michael trying an experiment, but also answers the question - Why did Snape agree to help Lockhart with his Duelling Club?
The Monster is loose! And Michael has been lumbered with looking after Luna. She quickly identifies it as a basilisk. But his attempt to kill it goes badly wrong.
In the aftermath of the battle, Michael finds that not all the Death Eaters had given up
The Ministry is in control of Hogwarts and Michael is part of the subversive Dumbledore's Army. Pranks are one thing, but it is another when innocent firsties suffer as a result of them.
It is Results Day, and on a visit to Diagon Alley to buy material for the new term, Michael is forced into a deal with The Ministry that has catastrophic results.
Umbridge is in the house and The Order of The Phoenix is operational. DADA is purely theoretical, so Michael joins Dumbledore's Army. Tensions destroy his relationship with Ginny.
Michael's friends from Beauxbatons arrive and he is one of the students put in charge of looking after them. He takes Michelle to the Yule Ball, but she has other ideas ... So does The Squid.
Michael and his mother go to The World Cup and he saves some Beauxbatons students from the attention of the Death Eaters with a newly learned spell.
While momentous meetings are happening in The Shrieking Shack, Michael takes part in the process for selecting the Head Boy and Girl. This tells the reason why there are no Head Boys or Girls after TPOA and how James Potter became Head Boy (as per Hagrid in TPS).
It's Christmas, and Michael discovers that his new school has been a turning point in more ways than one. It is a memorable Christmas in the Corner household, though not in a good way, and Michael is given the weirdest present ever. Useful, though.
's the first term at a new school. And what a school. Along with all the other pressures, Michael has to come to terms with 'Muriel' if he wants to get into the Ravenclaw Common Room.
Harry Potter was not the only student at Hogwarts. Michael Corner had different adventures, although there was some overlap in Series 1. They also fill in a few plot holes. But that was all in the 90s. These days he is more focused on his career with Gorbentius & Co, magical consultants in the City of London, and some of his recent exploits are recounted in Series 2
Can Mundane things be magical? Ernie MacMillan asks a question in Potions, and it sets of s train of events that ends with Michael trying an experiment, but also answers the question - Why did Snape agree to help Lockhart with his Duelling Club?
The Monster is loose! And Michael has been lumbered with looking after Luna. She quickly identifies it as a basilisk. But his attempt to kill it goes badly wrong.
It is 2025 and Michael is a hardworking magical consultant in The City of London. After an outbreak of demons manipulating AI, Michael is summoned to the US to help deal with an outbreak in DC.
This story is set in 2022. Michael is a hard working magical consultant. Confronted by a political crisis (for which he was partly responsible) he tries to obey Ministry instructions and stay out of the action. This was written as satire, but anyone living outside the UK, and even Brits with short memories, will find it hard to believe that some of this story is not fantasy.
Michael searches for and finds a Pandora's Box, a quest that takes him back to No 10. This is a story that takes place in early 2022 when Michael is a magical consultant, working in the City of London. This was written as satire, but anyone living outside the UK, and even Brits with short memories, will find it hard to believe that some of this story is true.
In Post-Brexit Britain, Mike is a hard-working magical consultant. He is asked to help a curse victim and finds himself in an Alley that has been closed for 40 years This was written as satire but is now historical fantasy and may feel like fantasy to anyone unfamiliar with British politics, or Brits who have forgotten what it was like back in 2020. Warning: offensive '80s language
It's 2020. Mike is a hard-working magic consultant, with a client who is close to the mundane government. This was written as satire but is now historical fantasy. The events described may feel like fantasy to anyone unfamiliar with British politics, or to any Brits who have forgotten what it was like back in 2020. Many of the events and characters are close to the real thing.
In the aftermath of the battle, Michael finds that not all the Death Eaters had given up
The Ministry is in control of Hogwarts and Michael ispart of the subversive Dumbledore's Army. Pranks are one thing, but it is another when innocent firsties suffer as a result of them.
It is Results Day, and on a visit to Diagon Alley to buy material for the new term, Michael is forced into a deal with The Ministry that has catastrophic results.
Umbridge is in the house and The Order of The Phoenix is operational. Michael joins Dumbledore's Army, but tensions destroy his relationship with Ginny.
Michael's friends from Beauxbatons arrive and he is one of the students put in charge of looking after them. He takes Michelle to the Yule Ball, but she has other ideas ...
Michael and his mother go to The World Cup and he saves some Beauxbatons students from the attention of the Death Eaters with a newly learned spell.
While momentous meetings are happening in The Shrieking Shack, Michael takes part in the process for selecting the Head Boy and Girl. This tells the reason why there are no Head Boys or Girls after TPOA and how James Potter became Head Boy (as per Hagrid in TPS).

Series 1 04 - Michael Corner and The Chance to Impress by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

The Monster is loose! And Michael has been lumbered with looking after Luna. She quickly identifies it as a basilisk. But his attempt to kill it goes badly wrong.
It's Christmas, and Michael discovers that his new school has been a turning point in more ways than one. It is a memorable Christmas in the Corner household, though not in a good way, and Michael is given the weirdest present ever. Useful, though.
It's the first term at a new school. And what a school. Along with all the other pressures, Michael has to come to terms with with 'Muriel' if he wants to get into the Ravenclaw Common Room.
Harry Potter was not the only student at Hogwarts. Michael Corner had different adventures, although there was some overlap in Series 1. They also fill in a few plot holes. But that was all in the 90s. These days he is more focused on his career with Gorbentius & Co, magical consultants in the City of London, and some of his recent exploits are recounted in Series 2
Set in November 2023. Michael is a hard working magical consultant and while he is assessing a young girl who is identifying as a wolf as her Second Nature, he is called away to deal with a serious occurrence of a Second Nature at the heart of government. This may explain why real life events in the UK actually happened.
Set in 2023. Michael is a hard working magical consultant and almost the only person who can access the lost Alleys in the City of London. Mundane politicians want to use the Alleys for their own purposes, and Michael has to demonstrate that this would be a Bad Idea. This story explains a real life mystery that has baffled Brits for years.

Series 2 04 Michael Corner and The Dominant Species by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

This story is set in 2022. Michael is a hard working magical consultant. Confronted by a political crisis (for which he was partly responsible) he tries to obey Ministry instructions and stay out of the action. Readers from outside the UK will be surprised to hear that quite a bit of this is true.
Michael searches for and finds a Pandora's Box, a quest that takes him back to No 10. This is a story that takes place in early 2022 when Michael is a magical consultant, working in the City of London. Anyone living outside the UK will find in hard to believe, but some of this story is true.
In this new, Post-Brexit Britain, Mike is a hard-working magical consultant. He is asked to help a curse victim and finds himself in an Alley that has been closed for 40 years. Note to readers outside the UK. 'Nige' is a recognisable British amateur politician of extreme views who appears and disappears from time to time. There is shocking language, which was normal for the 80s.

Series 2 01 Michael Corner and The Feral God by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

It's 2020. Mike is a hard working magic consultant, with a client who is close to the mundane government. NB FF metrics show that most people reading this story aren't British. The story may seem odd to anyone unfamiliar with British politics. Some of the characters are real and were close to the UK's centres of power. Brits would recognise them instantly
In the aftermath of the battle, Michael finds that not all the Death Eaters had given up.

Series 1 10 Michael Corner and The Dungeon of Doom by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

The Ministry is in control of Hogwarts and Michael was part of the subversive Dumbledore's Army. Pranks are one thing, but it is another when innocent firsties suffer as a result of them.

Series 1 09 Michael Corner and the Field of Daisies by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

It is Results Day, and on a visit to Diagon Alley to buy material for the new term, Michael is forced into a deal with The Ministry that has catastrophic results.

Series 1 08 Michael Corner and The Lost Galleon by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

It is the era of Umbridge and The Order of The Phoenix. Michael joins Dumbledore's Army, but tensions destroyed his relationship with Ginny.

Series 1 07 Michael Corner and the Lady of The Lake by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

Michael's friends from Beauxbatons arrive and he is one of the students put in charge of looking after them. He takes Michelle to the Yule Ball, but she had other ideas ...

Series 1 06 Michael Corner and The Entente Cordiale by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

Michael and his mother go to The World Cup and he saves some Beauxbatons students from the attention of the Death Eaters with a newly learned spell.

Series 1 05 Michael Corner and The Last Head Boy by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

As a favour to Penny, Michael takes part in the election process for the next Head Boy and Girl, but the conclave isdisrupted by Dementors.

Series 1 04 Michael Corner and The Chance to Impress by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

The Monster is loose! And Michael has been lumbered with looking after Luna. She quickly identifies it as a basilisk. But his attempt to kill it goes badly wrong.
It's Christmas, Michael's first Christmas while at school, and he is given the weirdest present ever. Useful, though.
Hogwarts and technology really don't mix. They really don't, but there was nothing to say you couldn't bring a PC to school, because no-one ever had. Michael has to deal with the fallout.
It's the first term at a new school. And what a school. Along with all the other pressures, Michael has to deal with 'Muriel' if he wants to get into the Ravenclaw Common Room.

0 Michael Corner: Introduction to the stories by SailPlane Stale Result (Last seen: )

Harry Potter was not the only student at Hogwarts. Michael Corner had different adventures, although there was some overlap. They are recounted in Series 1. But that was all in the 90s. These days he is more focused on his career with Gorbentius & Co, magical consultants in the City of London, and some of his recent exploits are recounted in Series 2