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1. To a Happier Year by cukrkandl

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   15 Mar 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Regulus Black/James Potter
   • Regulus Black & Sirius Black
   • Sirius Black & Remus Lupin & James Potter
   • Regulus Black & Barty Crouch Jr. & Pandora Lovegood & Evan Rosier
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
   • Barty Crouch Jr. & Evan Rosier
   • James Potter
   • Regulus Black
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Evan Rosier
   • Pandora Lovegood
   • Minor Characters
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - No Voldemort
   • but there are still death eaters kinda it's a thing
   • Getting Together
   • Falling In Love
   • Regulus Black and Sirius Black Angst
   • Bad Parent Walburga Black
   • Bad Parent Orion Black
   • Child Abuse
   • Queerphobia
   • but also:
   • queer joy
   • queer friendships
   • Demiromantic James Potter
   • Demisexual James Potter
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst
   • Happy Ending
   • Everyone Is Alive
   • Snape is a bad person
   • this is the only warning you get sorry not sorry
   • making stupid plans that result in you falling in love <3
   • Fluff
   • but you have to wait like a thousand chapters i'm warning you
   • Idiots in Love
   • Platonic Relationships
   • queerplatonic rosekiller
   • Blood and Violence
   • Minor Dorlene
   • minor marylily
   • Trauma
   • Crucio | Cruciatus Curse (Harry Potter)
   • Sectumsempra (Harry Potter)
   • First Kiss
   • First Dates
   • the succession of these tags.........
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • trust building
   • brief fake dating jily
   • It'll make sense
   • Implied/Referenced Underage Sex
   • Gay Regulus Black
   • Bisexual James Potter
   • Blood supremacy
   • Mutual Pining
   • Everyone is Queer
   • Aromantic Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Graysexual Sirius Black

   Summary

   James isn't technically supposed to make any elaborate plans all by himself, but Sirius is sad, and James has to do something about that. Surely, befriending Regulus to help the two brothers reconcile is a good idea, right?

   Regulus is the smartest person in Hogwarts, and all he wants is to make his brother pay for leaving him, so coming up with a plan is surprisingly easy. It seems that the best way to exact revenge is to steal James Potter from Sirius and make him his best friend.

   or: Two stupid plans with opposing end goals, queer book clubs, and falling in love.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   200,000

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