Not Pumpkin Juice
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“Okay—okay, fine. You win,” Harry muttered, sounding as though he’d been struck over the head. “Just…don’t be surprised if this goes nowhere. I’m not as interesting as you think.”
Hardly relevant, as Tom’s interest lay solely in the man’s wallet. To obtain what he needed, he would tailor himself accordingly.
Tom smiled, not releasing Harry’s hands as he spoke. “I like you, Harry. Soon, you’ll like me too.”
Or: Tom’s hunt for his golden goose, and how he came to claim it.
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When Tom Riddle’s Killing Curse rebounds on Halloween 1981, he isn’t ripped from his body. Instead, he’s flung forward to 2001—where the Dark Lord disappeared without a trace twenty years ago, and the Boy-Who-Lived is just trying to live an ordinary life studying his beloved magical creatures.
Oh, and he’s also sane again—for the first time in a disturbingly long while.
How will he make use of this unexpected fresh start? Who did Harry grow up to be, with a (mostly) peaceful childhood?
Sometimes fate and magic have a roundabout way of bringing soulmates together…
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never knew heaven could hurt this good by purplestormsnail
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
09 Jun 2026
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The hum of the engine shifted from behind to directly beside him, now accompanied by the whirr of an electric window being rolled down. A long, lean arm and hand extended through the opening, pianist’s fingers tapping on the car’s sleek dark-green, almost black exterior; it was shortly followed by a strong shoulder and a face with equally sharp lines at the jaw, nose and cheekbones.
”Get into the car, Harry,” the man at the wheel said. His voice was a low rumble that matched that of his luxury Aston Martin, belied by a mostly playful tone.
Or: Harry Potter learns to let himself have good things.
Written for the Purge XL prompt “Interlinked”.
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- Part 11 of Purple Purges
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where you don’t even miss the ocean by purplestormsnail
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 May 2026
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Harry Potter is a lonely orphan in a small fishing village. Tom Riddle is a selkie—a sealfolk, able to take human form only one night every seven years.
Four encounters, two decades, and a love that only grows stronger with distance and yearning.
Written for the Purge and Purge XL prompts “yearning” and “fairytale retelling”, respectively.
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- Part 6 of Purple Purges
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Harry pressed his lips together and simmered down, but refused to apologize for what had been a perfectly reasonable question. “What kind of solution?” he asked, highly skeptical of this out-of-nowhere proposal. “And why would you even care?”
”Call it a personal interest in maintaining the current excellent character of my neighborhood.” Riddle shrugged one shoulder casually, but his eyes were now looking Harry up and down like he’d just been doing with the apartment; the effect was more distracting by an order of magnitude. “As for my offer—why, it’s a simple quid pro quo. I provide you with the funds to pay your rent, with the option to repeat the transaction in future months—“
”Why would you ever do that, it’s like a thousand quid and you don’t even know me—“
”…and in return, you allow me to take certain…liberties.” His gaze now strayed unmistakably downward, as he leaned against the doorframe and…holy fuck, did he just lick his lips!?
Or: Faced with an unexpected financial reversal, Harry can’t make the rent on his nice new apartment. His neighbor might just be able to help him out.
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- Part 15 of Purple Purges