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    A boy had appeared out of thin air in the space opposite him, mirroring Tom’s position. He looked to be around Tom’s age, perhaps a bit younger, and Tom noticed that he was dressed in Hogwarts robes, but of a different cut—for one thing, he was missing the required vest and tie. He had messy black hair and handsome features, the pinnacle being a set of extraordinarily green eyes that peered at him in shock from behind round spectacles.

    Tom Riddle's attempt to create his first Horcrux in June of 1943 goes awry. Rather than going into the diary as intended, his soul fragment is absorbed by a strange boy who appears out of thin air during a crucial part of the ritual. Now, Tom has a prisoner from 1996—a living Horcrux—to contend with, on top of making sure the school doesn't close early due to the basilisk attacks.

    And Harry? Well, Harry's just trying to get back to his own time and the desperate battle he left behind to keep the prophecy out of Death Eaters' hands at the Ministry of Magic. As long as he can survive teenage Voldemort in the meantime...

    In which Tom Riddle seizes a golden opportunity dropped in his lap, and everything changes as a result.

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    21 Apr 2026

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    Fitzwilliam Darcy was four and twenty when he married Anne de Bourgh. In doing so, he fulfilled his duty to his family. Life with Anne was comfortable, if not joyous. However, a year into their marriage she died fulfilling what she saw as her duty - bearing him a child.

    Fitzwilliam Darcy was eight and twenty when he accompanied his oldest friend to Hertfordshire with his sister and daughter. It was widely known that he had no intention of marrying again. His duty was, after all, already fulfilled. But that firmly held conviction will not hold long against the charms of one Elizabeth Bennet.

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    20 Apr 2026

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    He lay beside her, his breathing slow. She was not sure how she should feel, how to act, but he turned his head towards her, his eyes soft. "We were made for that, Elizabeth. I have always thought we would work well together, that our passions were aligned, but that is more than I imagined it might be."

    She did not have a response, but she felt a small smile grace her features. "You thought of that?" she teased. "When I was a maid or another man’s wife?"

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    Barely out of mourning, the widowed Elizabeth--now a mother--propositions Mr. Darcy, seeking nothing more than bodily comfort. Although she gets that comfort, she also gets more than she bargained for when he proposes marriage (for a second time).

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    19 Apr 2026

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    "You do not think very highly of me, Miss Bennet. I must say I am surprised you have come to my door, but I have little idea of what you want from me."

    Elizabeth opened her mouth, then closed it again. Her heart beat furiously in her chest, and she was acutely aware of her own breath, which seemed to come in short gasps. "I am with child, Mr. Darcy." She couldn't look at him, couldn't bear to uncover his reaction to the news. "I didn't know what else to do."

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    A passionate ending to the rejected proposal at Hunsford leads to unsought complications: a child. With no other options, Elizabeth seeks out Mr. Darcy.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    He looked out toward the sea. "I thought it better not to intrude by presuming your notice after--" he faltered, then said with effort, "after all that has passed between us. I believed it would be unwelcome."

    "Is it your habit," she asked with the faintest smile, "to determine a lady's preferences without consultation?"

    This was not the right thing to say, bringing up those things they would both rather forget. His expression shifted--perhaps embarrassment, perhaps frustration. "I did not mean to offend."

    "No?" She arched an eyebrow. "Then you do it quite by accident, sir."

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    The summer after Mr. Darcy's disasturous proposal, Elizabeth encounters him at the seaside instead of at his home after her travel plans change unexpectedly. There, she discovers the pleasures of both the seaside and the man she unexpectedly shares it with.

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    19 Apr 2026