The finale of Winter Roses shows us both the Triwiz Tournament, held at Hogwarts, and the wedding of Rhaegar Targaryen to Elia Martell, the latter done as a musical episode. Characters from The Wind on Fire and other 1990s novels appear in the crossover.
The tournament itself takes place this time on the grounds of Hogwarts, the year after the one. Jaime Lannister returns as a Durmstrang student, much to Cersei's and Tyrion's elation. Renly returns from Storm's End to cheer on in the tournament. Tyrion is now a bullied Ravenclaw student, who shields himself from a hostile world with a cuirass of learning. Elia, now a university freshwoman, is tasked with overseeing the Tournament. And Oberyn reappears making an entrance as usual.
Rhaegar, now prefect of Ravenclaw, helps Tyrion to socialize. Ned and Stannis comment on the tournament. And Lyanna gets a slightly eccentric Beauxbatons kouhai who appears to be royalty...
The subplot features the Cold War raging on and Westeros in the middle of international intrigue. Due to her friendship with Sisi, Lyanna finds herself in the eye of the hurricane...
New characters:
Marius Semeon Ortiz: a young and dashing general at the service of a distant land, the beautiful country called the Mastery. Makes friends with Rhaegar, and fiancé to Sisi, but falls for Cersei by mistake. He is actually the ward and heir to the national dictator, the learned and wealthy Master Albard (who wanted to marry Sisi himself), sent to hijack the tournament. His neck gets broken... Killed by henchmen sent by Tywin Lannister, on the eve of her wedding.
Sirharasi "Sisi", Johdila of Gang, Wonder of a Million Eyes, Pearl of Perfection: Amber-eyed and dark Beauxbatons student, princess ("johdila" is her title) incognito. Beautiful and sweet, but spoiled and childish.
Innocently insensitive. Lacks social skills due to her sheltered unbringing as an only royal child, but makes up for it with enough luck and pluck. This Dornish-looking (though not Dornish) maiden calls Lyanna "Upperclass" and looks up to her...
Her parents, the Johanna (male, Lord of a Million Souls) and Johdi (female, Mother of the Nations) of Gang, are revealed to be refugees in a village on the borders of the Mastery, devoid of all their trappings, dethroned by the leader of their ranks.
It is revealed that the Domination of Gang has rhoynar origins like Dorne.
Sisi falls for Jaime Lannister, in spite of the competition that has them face each other. She isn't fond of attending to her duty. She also has a pretorian guard the size of a regiment, and its commanding officer loves her. In the end, after the battle was lost, it is revealed that the land of Gang has been occupied by the Mastery, making her a dethroned victim of war.
(In the end, after the War of the Usurper saga, it is revealed that she defeated Zohon and reconquered the empire of Gang, which now encompasses the former Mastery. Sisi has become the Sirhardi, Mother of the Nation, and is in a relationship with Oberyn Martell himself, having had five children by him at the palace of the realm.)
Lunki: Sisi's maidservant and confidante, a stout woman in her forties, and part of the Beauxbatons personnel.
Zohon: the tall and dashing commander of the Johjian Guards, a heart-throbbing military officer in unrequited love with his liege lady. Poses as a Durmstrang disciplinarian. Involved in the Cold War as dictator of the realm. Jaime mistrusts him a little, having not seen this good-looking fellow at Durmstrang... Rivals with both Rhaegar and Robert. In the end, Zohon returns to the Mastery. He dethroned Sisi's parents and took over their court until she consented to marry him. Which she will never do.
CHAMPIONS
For Hogwarts: Rhaegar Targaryen (Ravenclaw)
For Durmstrang: Jaime Lannister
For Beauxbatons: Sirharasi "Sisi"
Spare for Hogwarts: Lyanna Stark
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GAME OF WANDS: THE TOURNAMENT
The Tournament in Game of Wands is a highlight in the main series.
This arc let me introduce many characters from other worlds (Twilight, Vampire Academy, Camp Half-Blood, and Hunger Games) in a crossover. Jasper Whitlock, Lissa Dragomir, Christian Ozera, Mia Rinaldi, Astrid Kolfinnsdaughter, Ava, Becca, Killian Jones, Finnick Odair, and Natalie Dashkov would in time become more important and recurring characters.
Its motto for the edition is "Spiele ohne Grenzen * Krieg ohne Schmerz".
The theme song is a "Games Without Frontiers" version with lyrics in German, English, French, and Swedish, preceded by a piece with La Marseillaise, Du gamla du fria, and God Save the Queen sung by a female, male, and mixed children's chorus respectively... referring to the commemorated 30YW edition of the Tournament. The whole competition is themed after the 350th anniversary of said edition, and hosted in the same location, the Beauxbatons campus and its environs, in Cathar country in the French Pyrinees. The female guests lodged there, while the male ones lodged in the auberge in the nearby village of Fort-Pur.
The four champions selected were:
(The three champions in the 30YW edition were Amaia Itziar Otxoa, Carl Laurentz von Stahlehre, and Hortense de la Treille: a Basque werewolf peasant, a Swedish military officer, and a young French court lady who had followed her liege to the UK, to get caught in the Cromwellian wars. The latest won the cup, but donated it to Laurentz, whom she married).
In the end, Renly Baratheon died of an apparent heart attack or stroke (complications due to a hitherto upcoming heart aneurysm), in the arms of Brienne Tarth, in the encampment during the celebrations, which led to her accusation of the crime. The cup was won by Sansa Stark, who donated it to Astrid.
SPOILERS ABOUT RENLY'S DEATH WITHIN THE 'VERSE (HIGHLIGHT)
Renly Baratheon had received seropositive blood from an unknown donor (Dashkov? Most likely) during his Durmstrang years, after an injury during a quidditch match, when he was replaced by Finnick Odair. The symptoms started to surface that year, already when the Hogwarts students arrived in the Midi. So Christian, to protect the young Baratheon's health and reputation, decided to stand in for Renly, due to their uncanny resemblance, during the trials. The "Renly" that competed with Astrid, Jasper, Finnick, and Sansa was actually Christian Ozera. He hastened to exchange clothes with Renly in the camp during the celebrations, leaving the real Renly alone with Brienne... and then, Renly Baratheon (the real one), clutching his chest, suddenly collapsed...
***** Actually. the Durmstrang offer was given to Stannis Baratheon, who declined on purpose to have Renly sent away. Which acted as a catalyst for it all.
This arc let me introduce many characters from other worlds (Twilight, Vampire Academy, Camp Half-Blood, and Hunger Games) in a crossover. Jasper Whitlock, Lissa Dragomir, Christian Ozera, Mia Rinaldi, Astrid Kolfinnsdaughter, Ava, Becca, Killian Jones, Finnick Odair, and Natalie Dashkov would in time become more important and recurring characters.
Its motto for the edition is "Spiele ohne Grenzen * Krieg ohne Schmerz".
The theme song is a "Games Without Frontiers" version with lyrics in German, English, French, and Swedish, preceded by a piece with La Marseillaise, Du gamla du fria, and God Save the Queen sung by a female, male, and mixed children's chorus respectively... referring to the commemorated 30YW edition of the Tournament. The whole competition is themed after the 350th anniversary of said edition, and hosted in the same location, the Beauxbatons campus and its environs, in Cathar country in the French Pyrinees. The female guests lodged there, while the male ones lodged in the auberge in the nearby village of Fort-Pur.
The four champions selected were:
- For Hogwarts: Renly Baratheon (Slytherin)/Christian Ozera (standing in for Renly during the trials, actually)
- For Beauxbatons: Astrid Kolfinnsdottir
- For Durmstrang: Jasper Whitlock (replaced, due to injury, by Finnick Odair halfway through the last test)
- Spare Champion (for Hogwarts): Sansa Stark (Ravenclaw)
- Overseeing Head Teachers: Tywin Lannister, Thalia Grace, and Killian Jones.
(The three champions in the 30YW edition were Amaia Itziar Otxoa, Carl Laurentz von Stahlehre, and Hortense de la Treille: a Basque werewolf peasant, a Swedish military officer, and a young French court lady who had followed her liege to the UK, to get caught in the Cromwellian wars. The latest won the cup, but donated it to Laurentz, whom she married).
In the end, Renly Baratheon died of an apparent heart attack or stroke (complications due to a hitherto upcoming heart aneurysm), in the arms of Brienne Tarth, in the encampment during the celebrations, which led to her accusation of the crime. The cup was won by Sansa Stark, who donated it to Astrid.
SPOILERS ABOUT RENLY'S DEATH WITHIN THE 'VERSE (HIGHLIGHT)
Renly Baratheon had received seropositive blood from an unknown donor (Dashkov? Most likely) during his Durmstrang years, after an injury during a quidditch match, when he was replaced by Finnick Odair. The symptoms started to surface that year, already when the Hogwarts students arrived in the Midi. So Christian, to protect the young Baratheon's health and reputation, decided to stand in for Renly, due to their uncanny resemblance, during the trials. The "Renly" that competed with Astrid, Jasper, Finnick, and Sansa was actually Christian Ozera. He hastened to exchange clothes with Renly in the camp during the celebrations, leaving the real Renly alone with Brienne... and then, Renly Baratheon (the real one), clutching his chest, suddenly collapsed...
***** Actually. the Durmstrang offer was given to Stannis Baratheon, who declined on purpose to have Renly sent away. Which acted as a catalyst for it all.
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