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  1. Rec 71

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    "If my mother and sisters can celebrate their birthdays with balls and parties and all manner of fine things, then my wife can expect at least some splendour on her own. Good day.”

    As Mr Bridgerton swept out of the room, Mrs Crabtree knew with a bone-aching certainty that any such splendour that he spoke of was likely to come at the expense of her and her husband. Still, much like her master, she would be hard pressed to find someone she would rather see having a joyful birthday celebration than Mrs Sophie Bridgerton.

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    Mrs Crabtree is used to going above and beyond in her role as housekeeper at My Cottage, but as Sophie's birthday approaches and she is forced to withhold secrets from both husband and wife on behalf of the other? Well, she is not entirely sure that she is paid enough to deal with all of the mess that follows.

    or: answer to the prompt, "Sophie’s first birthday post wedding"

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    12 Feb 2026

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    The entrance to Hell is hidden at the base of a large willow tree, a human-sized hollow tangled in its roots, ready to swallow you whole...

     

    It’s 1976 and the events of the past term at Hogwarts have left their mark on all involved. But it’s a new school year now, with new teachers, new rules, and new regrets. Yet as the war clamoring outside the castle walls grows ever louder, the students inside will learn that some marks are impossible to wash away.

    Dark Marks is the second book of The Last Enemy series, which follows the lives of the heroes and villains of the First Wizarding War from 1975-1981.

     

    (Book 2 of 4)

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    21 Dec 2025

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    It’s 1975 and war is simmering beneath the surface of the Wizarding world...but at Hogwarts, it’s magic as usual as the fifth years prepare for their O.W.L.s amidst politics, pranks, and other poor choices.

    Severus Snape wants to prove his worth.
    Lily Evans wants a fresh start.
    James Potter wants Lily Evans, though no one is more surprised by this than him.
    Sirius Black wants to write himself a new story.
    Remus Lupin wants to survive the next moon.
    Peter Pettigrew just wants to keep up.

    But as tensions bubble over, sides will be chosen, friendships destroyed, families parted, and paths forever altered.

    The Howling Nights is the first book of The Last Enemy series, which follows the lives of the heroes and villains of the First Wizarding War from 1975-1981.

     

    (Book 1 of 4)

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    21 Dec 2025

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    Sometimes, things happened when they were least expected. Thoughts that had once meandered quietly in the peripheries of your mind suddenly exploded into the forefront of rational thought, fully formed and demanding your attention. This was one of those times. So, when Harry looked at Ginny and found her already turned to him, pale eyebrows drawn together and her bottom lip tucked under her front teeth in confusion, all he could think was oh.

    Oh.

    Ginny was really pretty.

    What the fuck.

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    14 Jun 2021

  5. Rec 94

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    Vic has some news for Teddy, and it sends him into a panic. Unfortunately, it's when the entire family is trapped in the Burrow for Christmas.

    Someone on Tumblr requested The Secret Diary of Hugo Granger-Weasley from Teddy's POV, and I really didn't intend it to be this ridiculously long but it just kept coming and it was so comforting to write.

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    26 Mar 2021