1 – 17 of 17 Works in Alphard Black
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“You have a chance to save everyone. Including the one you were always told could never be saved.”
Right, Harry thought. No pressure, then.Harry can't bring himself to leave Voldemort's horcrux behind, suffering and alone on the floor of the almost-afterlife.
After the train takes him back - back to 1943, that is - he endures about five minutes of Tom Riddle's company before wondering if he should have just set the cursed thing on fire.Shelves: Harry Potter
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- 73,336
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- In-Progress
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An incident at the Department of Mysteries sends Harry back through time. He ends up in 1942, alone and determined to get back home. Afraid of causing irrevocable changes to the timeline, he tries to keep a low profile, but staying under the radar isn’t easy when the universe keeps throwing obstacles in his path. There’s a war raging on, the Chamber of Secrets is about to open, House politics are more complicated than he remembers, and he's sorted into Slytherin - the house under Tom Riddle’s control.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 97,288
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- In-Progress
Summary
At 21, Harry Potter died again and woke up as the 16 year old Heir of the Nott family.
His new father's a homicidal maniac, it's the height of World War II, and he might have to share a dorm with the guy who killed him the first time.
He's been through worse.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- 85,404
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- In-Progress
Summary
In May 1995, Harry Potter disappears from a graveyard.
In August 1996, Harry Potter is found in muggle London.
In September 1996, 16 year old Tom Riddle appears at Hogwarts searching for the boy he had spent the last year with.
It only gets more complicated from there.
Russian translation:Вес гравитации
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 155,108
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- In-Progress
Yesterday is Tomorrow (everything is connected) by IAM_Kneazle (twicethet), twicethet
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
10 Apr 2026
Summary
James Potter went five years at Hogwarts without realizing Lily had a little sister. Hermione would have preferred it if he never realized she existed. Now she's stuck, in Potter's circle of awareness, and maintaining the timeline. Not like he makes it easy, or something.
April 2026. Now complete.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 278,649
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- Completed
Summary
This is a story about the Ancient and Most Noble House of Black, or at least what is left of it. In 1987, Cassiopeia Black receives a shocking letter about a metamorphic child, who may or may not be a Black. From there, House Black has a choice: come together and overcome their differences or fade into obscurity.
This is a slow-burn fic with a lot of politics and POVs from all Blacks (including the usually forgotten ones). This is the perfect fit for those who love the Blacks, extensive world-building, and captivating mystery.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 218,760
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- In-Progress
Summary
“Harry Potter.”
The cold burrowed into his flesh; the scent of cloying death and molding earth clogged his senses.
“The Boy Who Lived.”
A strange sense of unimaginable loss and disappointment rose inside of Harry. That brilliant, yet cruel boy could’ve been so much more if he’d not stepped down this bloodied path.
Terrible, but great. He pitied this creature.
“Come to die.”
Harry Potter faced the flash of green light with the bravery of a Gryffindor and the broken heart of a Hufflepuff.
When Death gives Harry a third option, one that can save everyone he ever cared about, he takes it unflinchingly. Even when that means doing the impossible: falling in love with the enemy, Tom Riddle.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 373,314
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- In-Progress
Summary
When Harry and Cedric touched the Triwizard Tournament Cup inside the maze, instead of taking them to the graveyard as the portkey intended, the magics of the ancient Goblet fought back.
Flung into the past, the two must work together if they ever hope to find their way home.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 63,000
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- In-Progress
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Cassiopeia Black may prefer research to family politics, but she refuses to allow her family name to be ruined after the events of fall 1981. With the help of a routine obsessed house elf, Cassiopeia sets out to spin the Black family's largest PR nightmare in 100 years with a lot of old magic, some luck, and her Squib brother's family... the Grangers.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 227,837
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- In-Progress
Summary
When the battle in the department of mysteries heads south, Harry finds herself flung backwards in time to 1942, where Tom Riddle is a prefect in his fifth year. Armed with this knowledge, but little else, Harry desperately tries to find a way home and for once in her life not screw it up. Tom, for his own part, wonders when Harry Evans will head back to the mothership.
- Part 1 of When Harry Met Tom
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 186,900
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- In-Progress
The Fragile House of Black Anthology by Fantismal, Jormandugr
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
26 Oct 2023
Summary
Following the lives of Sirius and (to a lesser extent) Regulus Black as they navigate their family, Hogwarts, and the first wizarding war.
Everything follows the story as you know it... until Kreacher decides the young Master Regulus is not going to die tomorrow.
Anthology containing:
1948: Sirius Phineas by Fantismal
This fic is dark. It does not need to be read to understand the rest of the series, but it adds more color to the history of the Black Family. It is first in this series because of its chronological placement, but feel free to skip and come back (or never come back at all).
Sirius Phineas Black was the Head of the Black Family from 1925 to 1952. During those 27 years, he terrorized nearly every member of the Family and drove them to a deeper insanity than they'd had before.
Alphard Black had a particular hatred for his great-uncle Sirius. This is just the start of why.
Important by Fantismal
Sirius Black's earliest memory is from when he was two, a promise he made to his father and his baby brother.
(These early stories do not need to be read in order)
"Muggle" isn't a Dirty Word by Fantismal
It's 1966, and six-year-old Sirius Black (almost seven!) wants a new broomstick. When his mummy won't buy it for him, he'll go get it himself!
Except he runs the wrong way out of the Leaky Cauldron and ends up lost in Muggle London.
When the muggles don't actually eat him the way he fears, Sirius does some investigating and learns more about the world than what his parents taught him. Unfortunately, only one person is willing to listen to his discoveries.
(These early stories do not need to be read in order)
Thirteen by Fantismal
Pollux Black had always been an odd duck among the Black Family. They pulled him back into line when he was young, but he's watching history repeat itself with his oldest grandson.
If they forced him into Family loyalty, then Pollux was going to show them what it meant to actually be loyal to his family.
(The series is in chronological order. It does not need to be read in that order.)
The Last Initiation by Fantismal & Jormandugr
Cygnus Black was chosen to help with his favorite nephew's initiation into the Black Family wizards. All he had to do was cast a couple Unforgivables on an 11-year-old Regulus Black. Simple, really.
After leaving Regulus sorely disappointed, Cygnus gets a glimpse of the future from his disgraced older brother.
Ever hate this family, Cygnet?
(These early stories do not need to be read in order)
What is Love? by Fantismal & Jormandugr
The first time Sirius ran away from home, Effie Potter caught him and fed him biscuits.
The second time Sirius ran away from home, Effie Potter held him and told him he was safe with her.
The last time Sirius ran away from home, he had burnt every bridge he'd ever built and nearly gotten his best friends killed. He could only hope Effie would help him anyway.
(These early stories do not need to be read in order)
Of Fathers and Sons by Fantismal
Orion Black is learning how (not) to be a father, but it's too little, too late.
Sirius Black is learning how to be a son, but it's so much, all at once.
Fleamont and James Potter already know all of this.
(Set after the Shrieking Shack incident and Sirius' run away from home. Makes the most sense if you read What is Love? first, but no other stories in this series are required reading for this one.)
Reunions and Revelations by Fantismal & Jormandugr
After the Shrieking Shack Incident and running away from home, Sirius' life is making some pretty dramatic changes. He's starting this new chapter with an apology to the friend he wronged the most: Remus Lupin.
"I'm sorry" isn't strong enough, but maybe, just maybe, revealing the animagus transformation and spending a full moon with the werewolf could be?
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. What is Love? and Of Fathers and Sons are suggested reading before this one, but neither are required to understand it.)
Moments of Happiness by Fantismal
As their last DADA class before OWLs, the fifth years are taught the Patronus Charm as just a bit of fun. It's the first time Sirius finds himself struggling with magic. James and Snape both manage to pull it off, though. Don't matching Patronuses mean love?
This fic can stand alone. You do not need to read any of the rest of the series to understand it
Heartbreaker by Fantismal & Jormandugr
The war is creeping closer to Hogwarts. At least one student has already been attacked in the halls. But when Remus accidentally rips open a wound from Sirius' past, he doesn't know how to stop the bleeding.
Thankfully, Sirius is now safe with the Potters. Effie, Monty, and James all take it in turns to help him heal.
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. Thirteen is suggested reading either before or after this one, as the two deal with the same event.)
Second Chances by Fantismal
Alphard Black is dying. He wants to see his disowned nephew one last time. He has something very important he needs to ask Sirius before he goes.
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. 1948: Sirius Phineas helps flesh out a bit more of Alphard's past. "Muggle" isn't a Dirty Word and What is Love? are also suggested reading.)
For the Love of Sirius Black by Fantismal
“Why the hell is he hooking up with Llewellyn when you are right there?” Peter demanded.
“Because he’s curious!” Remus blew up at his fringe, trying to get it out of his eyes. “He was wondering if maybe the reason he’s so bored with all the girls is because he likes guys, and all because of bloody David Llewellyn!”
“Did he tell you that?” Peter asked, looking over for Remus’ nod. “And you didn’t offer!?”
It's Sirius' last year at Hogwarts, and the gay population at Hogwarts has decided they have to make a move before he graduates. Unfortunately, Remus did not make that move first, and now he's left watching as Sirius has a secret gay awakening without him.
What's a lonely young werewolf to do?
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. The first chapter of Heartbreaker is suggested reading before this story.)
Loyalty by Fantismal
“You can’t hate an entire species!”
“I do, though.”
“Even Remus?”
Peter closed his eyes. “A little bit,” he admitted.
“Remus is your best friend,” Sirius said slowly. “He had nothing to do with the attack. You were with him the whole time! You know that!”
“And I keep thinking that if I hadn’t been, I could’ve done something.”
Peter Pettigrew was not the strongest wizard, or the smartest, or the bravest, or the most handsome. But he did know what it meant to be loyal to your friends. And for nearly seven years, Peter and the Marauders were nothing but loyal to each other.
That all started to unravel when they had to choose between one Marauder's pain and another's innocence.
Every villain needs an origin story.
This is Peter's.
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. For the Love of Sirius Black is suggested reading before this story, but it is not required to understand what's going on.)
Of Fathers and Second Sons by Fantismal & Jormandugr
“If you threatened someone, how long would you wait before you followed through?”
Even though Alphard was dead and gone, Orion could imagine how he would have answered, his blue eyes wicked over his cup of tea, lips curling up like his father’s, like his nephew’s. Precisely as long as needed to make them squirm, and then just a bit more.
Orion sighed. “You are not helpful.”
When Lord Voldemort asks you to do something for him, you better know what you're doing before you throw him out of your house. Orion Black has made a mistake, and now he must cut off Voldemort's ability to end Regulus' life as retaliation.
Except it wasn't the first mistake Orion had made. And he's running out of time to fix things.
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. No other stories in this series are required reading, but all are suggested to flesh out the backstory.)
Sacrifice a Pawn by Fantismal
He’d like to say it was the final straw as well as the first straw, and all the ones in the middle, for good measure. He’d like to say that Kreacher’s tale of pain and fear and abandonment, of horrible mistreatment at the hands of a master, was the first time the Dark Lord’s true character showed itself.
But Regulus wasn’t blind. Nor was he stupid.
Regulus Black is eighteen years old. He has no father, no uncle, no brother he can depend on. All he has is a battered house elf and the knowledge that the Dark Lord has created something so evil, it cannot be allowed to exist.
What is the last son of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black to do?
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. Of Fathers and Second Sons is suggested reading before this story, but it is not required to understand what's going on.)
Power the Dark Lord Knows Not by Fantismal & Jormandugr
“Regulus,” Sirius finally said, once he trusted he had his own voice under control, “has never once let me help him, even before I was a filthy blood-traitor. Why the fuck do you think I’d be able to save him now?”
Tomorrow night. Kreacher’s words throbbed inside his head. Regulus will die tomorrow night.
Sirius definitely wasn’t going to be getting any sleep at all this week.
Sirius thought he had cut all ties with his family, but when Kreacher shows up in his bedroom with a dire warning, he's hardly able to let his idiot little brother die. And when he learns about the Horcrux his brother was chasing, he's hardly about to let him take on Voldemort alone.
But getting tangled up in the House of Black again is not the best way to prove his innocence among an already-suspicious Order. Sirius has to walk a fine line if he wants to keep everyone he loves alive.
(This series is in chronological order but does not need to be read in that order. NO other stories in this series are required reading, but all are suggested to flesh out the backstory.)
The Ring by Fantismal & Jormandugr
Contains spoilers for Power the Dark Lord Knows Not. Read that first (but no other stories in this series are required reading)!
After the war is over, what's left of the Black family is trying to recover. Regulus is now the master of the Resurrection Stone, and sometimes, talking to those you loved and lost is exactly what the Healer ordered.
The Madness of Herakles by Fantismal & Jormandugr
Gideon and Fabian Prewett, tied for #1 Uncle (according to the mugs they wielded with pride) had dreams of their wild successes as Aurors, winning honor and glory and infamy for their daring rescues of damsels in distress, wrangling monsters like the heroes of myths and legends. But they also knew that the reality of life as an Auror would be a lot of paperwork and cleaning up messes that they hadn't actually been responsible for making. They were (mostly) okay with that.
That all changed when Sirius Black helped them find the lost Diadem of Ravenclaw and said that horrible H-word in their presence.
Horcrux.
Getting to hold a piece of the Dark Lord's soul in your hands does not lend itself to a long life.
Or a particularly sane one.The Boy Who Lived by Jormandugr
This is a sequel/epilogue to Power The Dark Lord Knows Not, and will contain spoilers for that story. No other stories in the series are required reading.
Regulus Black is alive. Regulus Black is also a young veteran who will carry the scars of his part in the war for the rest of his life, and who will always have to live with the things he has done, the people he has hurt, and the things he couldn't save. And, while the people around him lean on each other and move forward into the future... what is there left for him to move forward for?
Regulus Black is alive. Turning twenty, six months after the war, he really wishes he wasn't.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 572,940
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- In-Progress
Summary
Regulus Black Lives AU where, through a series of insanely improbable events, Sirius Black ends up managing his parents and little brother in witness protection and getting strong-armed back into the family.
Anthology containing:
In the Black
Regulus Black survives his adventure in the cave and brings the locket to an unlikely ally: his estranged older brother. The ex-Death Eater strikes a bargain with Dumbledore, cooperation in exchange for his family’s safety. Sirius Black is faced with his toughest mission yet: managing Walburga and Orion Black—who, to his surprise and dismay, decide they rather enjoy having both of their sons back, and very quickly scheme to make this temporary family reunion permanent.
Or: the story of how one night completely changed the course of the war and Sirius's life.
[AU of the First Wizarding War in which stealing part of Voldemort's soul brings a broken, dysfunctional family together - Winner of 2018 Shrieking Shack Society Silver Marauders Medal for Best Sirius Characterization]
Black Mask
Christmas 1979—danger, secrets, lies and their shared history looms large over the Blacks' first Yuletide season as a reunited family. While life as a fugitive proves bleaker (and more boring) than Regulus could have imagined, a botched espionage mission at Malfoy Manor draws Sirius deeper into the Black family web—and his cousin Narcissa's social set.
Meanwhile, Walburga hatches a daring scheme to restore her wild firstborn's damaged reputation in the family—finding him a suitable bride—while Orion grapples with the past, and the high price his two sons have paid for his inaction.
[Regulus Black Lives/Black Family Witness Protection AU. The continuing story of how Regulus stealing part of Voldemort's soul brings a broken, dysfunctional family together]
The Black Sheep
December, 1966. After a long time abroad, Alphard Black returns to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place for the dreaded annual Black Family Christmas party, and finds an unlikely kindred spirit in his seven-year-old nephew—in whom he already sees a spark needed to keep the family fire burning.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 658,193
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- In-Progress
Summary
What happens when:
-Harry goes back in time accidentally
-An Orion Black primed by his father to look for a leader to follow notices him
-Orion makes plans both to court Harry and to use him to free Orion and other Knights of Walpurgis from their ruthless "lord."Anthology containing:
Onyx and Silver
Harry Potter is a stranger in the middle of the sixth-year Slytherins, and Orion Black watches him out of curiosity- and soon, a realization that Potter presents an opportunity to escape from the shadow of Tom Riddle.
The Onyx in Radiance
Harry’s time travel back to Tom Riddle’s Hogwarts years was a complete accident, and he tries to keep his head down so as not to change anything while also trying to find a way back home. But when Riddle’s Knights of Walpurgis begin seeking Harry’s help and protection in resisting Riddle, that plan goes flying out the window. Meanwhile, Orion Black is determined to court Harry as well as follow him, and Harry doesn’t mind as much as he should.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 122,212
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- In-Progress
Summary
“...last resort, you must do this!” There was the sound of parchment tearing, soft footsteps, and a heavy sigh.
She wailed and let herself sink onto the floor. What did it matter now? She would die here. Let the Death Eaters find her. Let them try and take her. There was no hiding from them. He had won. She would do her best to take down as many as possible. She choked back bile and half-heartedly pushed away the arms that were pulling something over her head, something cold and heavy. Jewelry, perhaps.
“Do you understand?”
Her head shook back and forth, vision swimming. Attempting to swallow, she only tasted blood and sadness and defeat. Her body throbbed from curses that had struck her, from falling, from fists colliding with her face. She had taken out a few, but not enough. The realization that she had killed washed over her. Blood and bones both turned to ice.
“You must change this. Find Tom Riddle! Kill him, change him, whatever you choose! This is our last resort. I... have no other option. I trust you.”
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 265,576
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- Completed
Summary
When Voldemort died at the Battle of Hogwarts, nothing had prepared him to reawaken as Tom Riddle circa 1943, rid of his madness but left with a gnawing sense of defeat. Things may have gone wrong the first time around, but Tom vowed not to let the course of history run unchanged. He could do better, and this time... no one would stop him.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 111,096
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- In-Progress
Summary
The light was bright as he blinked open his eyes. He was vaguely aware of the steady sounds of beeping. And he left weird. His mouth felt like it was full of cotton. Strange.
He was in a hospital. But it wasn’t St. Mungos. It was muggle. All the technology, it was muggle.
“Mr. Potter, you’ve been in a coma for the last seven years. When you were eleven, you took a terrible run face-first into a wall at King’s Cross.”
“No, but. But Ron. Molly was there and she...she directed me to. And Hagrid. Hedwig. Diagon.” This was a mistake. This was all a terrible mistake.
____
Or, in which Harry wakes up from a coma in a muggle world at 18, but with all the memories of Voldemort and the war.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 58,145
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
1958-66: Remus, Sirius, James, Lily, Peter, Severus. Six children from six very different families. Twelve parents who only exist between the lines of canon, but who were instrumental in shaping the characters we love, and the story as we know it.
Anthology containing:
A History of Cartographers [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Conspiracy of Cartographers: Year One [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Conspiracy of Cartographers: Year Two [podfic + text] by picascribit
The Education of Madeleine Yaxley by picascribit
Halloween [podfic + text] by picascribit
The 13th Use of Dragons Blood by picascribit
Bad Dog [podfic + text] by picascribit
The Diary of Regulus Black [podfic + text] by picascribit
Consolation Prize [podfic + text] by picascribit
That Awful Boy by picascribit
A Polyjuice Duet by picascribit
There is a War by picascribit
Rumours of My Death [podfic + text] by picascribit
A Night Off From the War by picascribit
Take This Longing by picascribit
Secret Keepers by picascribit
Padfoot's Tale by picascribit
Moony's Tale by picascribit
The Tropical Adventures of Moony & Padfoot by picascribit
Fail-Safe [podfic + text] by picascribit
Against the Wall by picascribit
My Dearest Moony [podfic + text] by picascribitShelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 468,192