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give it a hand (and offer it a soul) by mothsandthemoon
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Sep 2025
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Summary
The book was thick, black and covered with dust. Its boards were bowed and creaking, as it had been maltreated in its own time. Its spine was missing, and it was somehow bandaged with some dirty white tape, tied in a neat bow. The librarian of the London Library fetched a checked duster and wiped away the dust (a black, thick, tenacious Victorian dust), before handing it to Barty Crouch Jr, at ten thirty in the morning, one sunny day in September 1990.
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Or Barty, PhD at Hogwarts University under the supervision of Horace Slughorn, finds drafts of an unknown love letter from his favourite author. Had the final draft been posted? Whom were they addressed to? The only person that can help him solve this mystery comes from the Black Family, a noble reclusive family, known for their closed and haughty nature. But Barty might find the perfect match to his intense personality.