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Two, perhaps nearly three, years after the fall of Lord Voldemort, the wizarding world begins to heal. But deep in the shadows, Bellatrix Lestrange still burns with the need to prove her loyalty to her vanished master. When fate places young Harry Potter in her path on a cold, storm-lashed night, she prepares to strike the ultimate blow of revenge.
And yet… she doesn’t.In a single moment of clarity, Bellatrix sees not the Boy Who Lived, not the symbol of her master’s downfall, but a child, bruised and neglected, cast away by the very world that claims to worship him. Driven by a twisted blend of vengeance, obsession, and something achingly close to maternal yearning, she steals him from the Muggles’ grasp, determined to shape him into something greater. Her own dark legacy.
As Harry grows under Bellatrix’s fierce and fractured care, molded by the shadows instead of the light, questions begin to stir within him. Who is he really? Savior or weapon? Pawn or player? As the years pass and Hogwarts looms on the horizon, the world teeters unknowingly on the edge of a future rewritten.
One boy. One woman. One night that changed everything.
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23 Feb 2026
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72 (2/6) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ good stuff. Really love the dynamic between Bella and Severus and the other characters too. Definitely one to watch for updates
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Harry Potter and the Hunt for Happiness by Gimlili
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
09 Feb 2026
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If Harry's going to do it all over again it's going to be for him and him alone.
He's done living for other people, this time he's living on his terms.
This time he will find a way to be happy.
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“When I touch you,” Tom says, bitterness clinging to every syllable, “I feel whole.”
Harry Peverell might just be the first interesting thing Tom Riddle has ever encountered.
As he attempts to uncover the secrets behind the strange boy with a deadly name, Tom will stumble upon a dangerous, electrifying connection; one with the power to change everything.
What is a soulmate—and is it enough?
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10 Feb 2026
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(2/26) This one is so steamy only finns are let in the sauna -
before they convinced you life is war by EclipseWing
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
19 Sep 2023
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Harry's got the Imperius Curse tripping off his tongue and Tom's suddenly acutely aware of other people's emotions.
[that mutant reincarnation au nobody asked for but I wrote anyway]
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08 Feb 2026
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Good stuff and original and I quite enjoyed the character dynamics etc
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Molly Weasley always said the twins experiments would hurt someone. Perpaps noone died, but Harry was hurled back in time and spent about a year in the 1940s before being returned to the right time. Now, the present start to remember their new past, and have to come to terms with how time changes everything, and everyone.
EDIT 10th august 2025:
On hiatus due to newborn.
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05 Feb 2026
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30 (2/26) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Somehow a refreshing take on a trope I've seen done in many ways and actually got me kinda emotional. Good read even if not complete so keep an eye on this one