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    AU. Harry discovered early on that he could create his own kind of magic by inventing words in a private language; he Sorted into Ravenclaw and largely ignored the people and events that tried to distract his attention. Now, several years post-Hogwarts, he’s struggling to define a particular word and thus achieve a new magical effect when he gets some unexpected help from magesmith Marcus Flint.

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    12 Aug 2026

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    Sequel to “Growing Up Grimmauld” and “Harry Happens to Hogwarts.” Harry starts his second year at Hogwarts. There’s a basilisk in the pipes that could really use lessons on how to be a predator, Harry’s Great-Grandpa Arcturus is insisting that he follow boring things like “rules,” and the Albus man is still trying to stop Harry happening to everyone he meets. Meanwhile, Grimmauld Place is trying to teach Malfoy Manor to be a better sentient house.

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    10 Jul 2026

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    In December 1977, Regulus Black did something brave. He ran.

    With nothing but a wand he couldn’t use, a bag of money, and a desperate hope for survival, Regulus escaped into the muggle world mere days before his Death Eater initiation.

    Against all odds, he’s taken in by three muggle artists who live loudly and love fiercely. Through them, Regulus discovers acting. And he’s good at it. Too good.

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    Six years later, Sirius and James walk into a London cinema and see Regulus’s face, six feet tall, staring back at them from the screen.

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    15 Apr 2026

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    Harry doesn't Apparate to the roof of his school when running away from Dudley and his gang, but to an empty Grimmauld Place. The house raises him, with some help from Black portraits, and then Harry happens to everyone else.

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    14 Nov 2025

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    AU. Harry accidentally Apparates to an empty Grimmauld Place when he’s nine instead of to the top of the school roof when he escapes Dudley’s gang. The house is empty except for portraits and sometimes a speaking wooden face, and Harry has to kill his own food, and there’s something nasty in the cellars, and some of the portraits are mad. But this is still a vast improvement over the Dursleys.

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    01 Oct 2025