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On the night of October 31, 1981, Bellatrix made a choice. She chose her family.
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19 Jul 2026
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Petunia wasn't the smart one. Or the pretty one. Or the magical one. But she was cunning, resourceful, and she knew what she wanted from life... and she got it.
So when her nephew turns up on her doorstep one cold November morning, she sees it as the opportunity that it is.
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This was an odd little earworm of a plot bunny that wouldn't leave me alone. I'm much more inclined to shorter works, so it's a bit of a patchwork story.
Note on the tags. Petunia is... Petunia. She is not really 'Nice' or 'Good' but she's not 'Mean' or 'Evil' either. She's a selfish, self-centered woman with a brittle sense of self-esteem and a drive to be recognized as successful in her own right. I tagged it 'Good' because that was the closest I could get to 'not the horrible person from the book, but not really even close to a Molly'.
Also: I will not be tagging every single person who appears in the fic, only those with reoccurring roles. This is not a bashing fic and I've done as best as possible to give rational(ish) 'good intentions' explanations for the canon shenanigans.
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- Part 1 of Harold the Normal
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14 Jul 2026
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A wizard is never late. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
But what if one wizard was just a little earlier, and another was just a little later?
Begin, Adopted by the Darkness.Hallow’s Eve, 1981. Sirius Black reaches Godric’s Hollow before Rubeus Hagrid, taking his goddaughter to safety. This is what follows.
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The writer couldn’t find a voice for Harry to fit with their story of a minutes-earlier rescue by Sirius, but writing for Harriet instead made it work.
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24 May 2026
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Sarah Potter wants, more than anything, to be left alone
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- Part 1 of Sarah Potter
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21 Apr 2026
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The summer after first year, Hermione Granger’s parents meet Harry Potter and realize something is deeply wrong.
What follows is not a rescue fantasy, but a reckoning: with institutions that failed, with the limits of protection, and with what it means to raise children in a world that never intended to keep them safe.
Canon divergence beginning in Year Two. Multi-year AU.
Year 2: Chapters 1-29 (COMPLETE)
Year 3: Chapters 30-57- Language:
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14 Apr 2026