1 – 13 of 13 Works in Basilisk (Harry Potter)
Summary
At four years old, Harry decides that he would like to be a snake when he grows up.
A story following Harry as he wills himself to become more and more serpentine - to the discomfort, bafflement, and horror of everyone around him.
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- Part 1 of SNAKES Universe
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 245,961
- Status:
- In-Progress
A choice to be better Anthology by BreathingDreamsLikeAir
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
01 Nov 2025
Summary
In Myrtle's washroom, before Draco can curse, he cries.
And Harry? He's always had too many secrets.Draco is offered a choice, and he takes it.
He kneels for Harry.
He accepts Harry as his lord.
He pledges himself to him.
He yields his name, his future and his self.
He binds himself to him.
He agrees to share everything with him.
To build a new home.
To shelter himself and those Harry cares for.
To bruise but not break.
To endure until he can't.
To sever everything.
To the end.Anthology containing:
Kneel (if its what you choose)
When Harry corners Draco in the second-floor bathroom, things go a bit differently, and instead of a scar, Draco gets a choice.
Yes sexual tension, no sexual content. (at least for now)
Accept (if its me you choose)
After passing out in Harry Potter's arms in the bathroom, Draco Malfoy wakes up to cuddles in Salazar Slytherin's chambers. And is that a giant dead Basilisk with very rare potion ingredients next to him?
This is part 2 of my series, and I would suggest to read them together.
Pledge (if you choose me)
Draco’s prayers are answered in his own saviour-sized Harry Potter. Hope isn’t a gift. It’s a gamble. And Malfoy's play to win.
Yield (all your choices to me)
Now that Harry has his Draco, all he has to do is keep him.
Alternatively, steps to courting
1. Bathe him in starlight
2. Kidnap his mom
3. Break his dad out of prison
4. Bring his favourite uncle (to be) back from death
5. Promise eternity together to him.That's how you get the boy.
Bind (yourself to me, no choice)
Our protagonists skim on their research about the benefits of Ritual Sex Magic, but enjoy the results nonetheless.
Share (if choice means letting me in)
Their first morning as newly weds offer some fun, and some duties.
Build (if our future is a choice we make)
The honeymoon, and planning for a war.
Shelter (if hiding you is my only choice)
Harry Potter is back at Hogwarts, the end of sixth year looms by.
And Draco Malfoy? He doesn't exist any more.Work 8 in the series. Would recommend reading the previous ones to get an idea.
Bruise (I have taken your choices away)
As danger increases, so does the death toll, and Harry finds a way to ensure his family's safety.
Endure (if choice means waiting for you)
To Protect Draco, Harry has taken the deep dive, erasing all memory of him, for safety.
to this Gryffindorish act of chivalry, Draco responds in the most cunning manner one may expect from the Slytherin.Sever (if this is where all choice ends)
Draco has almost won his husband Harry, the war. He has crippled Voldemort, taken Magic away and now, all they need is one good hit, for the war to end, and the Light and its Saviour will have victory.
End (if choice means letting the world forget)
Harry Potter is dead, but the world, it does not stop.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 58,505
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Harry, and his snake Isobel, are transported back in time to his fifth year. The problem is Harry doesn’t quite remember what happened during that time. What happens next? Who knows. Not Harry.
- Part 7 of Isobel, the basilisk
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 78,060
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
While all of these will make a bit more sense if you read them in order (chronological, although they definitely won't be posted that way), doing so isn't necessary! I don't think you'll miss anything plot-wise if you skip the one-shots you're not interested in, either.
At least five more works of various lengths planned, likely more will happen as time goes on. Edit as of March 2022: Harry Potter franchise is not sparking joy at the moment so! Who knows when updates will happen.
Anthology containing:
Matchmaking with Minerva
She hummed noncommittally. “One date.”
“Great!” Minerva said with real and unnerving cheer. “I’ll plan everything. Don’t worry about a thing.”
(You don't need to read this to understand the rest of the series, and you don't need to read the rest of the series to understand this.)
Speaking with Serpents
In which Harry would like nothing more than to become a world-renowned herpetologist, and he won't let a little thing like the existence of magic get in his way. If that means attending a school called Hogwarts—and really, how is he supposed to frame that on his college applications—then so be it.
12 Grimmauld Place
One would think the dampness necessary to produce such stunning quantities of mold would preclude the dust, but no.
Sirius and Remus visit 12 Grimmauld Place.
Talking with Tonks
“What do you mean,” she said dangerously, “when you say ‘snowed in?’”
Because he’d known her since they were both very young, Charlie Weasley scratched his beard instead of paling, stuttering or otherwise apologizing for existing.
(Takes place a few years after the events of Speaking with Serpents. You don't have to read one to understand the other.)
Let Me Go On
Marcus can't sleep, so he thinks instead. Post-Hogwarts.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 98,195
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Harry had a secret.
He had scales on his skin and slitted pupils, fangs and a forked tongue. The only ones who knew of it were the Dursleys, and that's how Harry intended to keep it.
That is, until he met Neville Longbottom on the Hogwarts Express and a Basilisk deep in the bowels of Hogwarts.
He never expected how much his life would change after that.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 72,065
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Anthology containing:
Everything Black
If you had a chance to do it over again, make things better, would you take it?
or
Harry fakes it 'til he makes it.
OR
Harry -somehow- accidentally goes back in time.
Everything Silver
Sometimes thinking ahead can be the difference between life and death.
or
Harry and Draco have a plan.
OR
Plans, Snakes and Merlin-damned Potter luck
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 77,505
- Status:
- In-Progress
Another Kind of Magic Anthology by naughtypixie
Fandoms: Doctor Strange (Animated Movie), Doctor Strange (Comics), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Doctor Strange (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
04 Jul 2022
Summary
Anthology containing:
Another Kind of Magic
A strange man with a red cape followed them from the zoo on Dudley’s 9th birthday, like a stalker. Now, somehow, Harry has been signed into his custody because the bastard is a sweet-talker and his aunt and uncle not the brightest or most caring of people. He said something about a school by a natural wonder so maybe that will be cool. If the creepy monk isn’t a child trafficker or something.
Another Kind of Magic Part 2
Harry Strange goes to Hogwarts.
Hogwarts might be a little in shock.
Shelves: Harry Potter, Marvel Comics, Crossovers
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 66,000
- Status:
- In-Progress
Fred Weasley and what in Merlin's name is going on? Anthology by Angel_of_Anxiety_and_Tears
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 Mar 2022
Summary
In which Fred Weasley paves the path for a very much improved outcome to the whole Voldemort situation. And only about half of it was on accident!
Anthology containing:
Fred Weasley and a rat, a strange crown, and a lot of confusion
Fred Weasley, after dying, wakes up the day he went to Hogwarts for his first year.
The first thing he does is tell George.
The second thing he does is make plans.
Then... well, he'll have to think about that.Fred Weasley and a few happy accidents
Fred and George finally meet Harry, but something is different about the kid.
Eh. It's probably just Sirius' influence.
Fred Weasley and the year they still haven't learned anything
They really couldn't go on like this. Sometimes you just have to put yourself first, but how do you do that when you're just so selfless?
Well, the answer to that question won't be found here, but maybe next year?Fred Weasley and well, at least it's going to be over soon?
Not a lot of things are happening in the wizarding world, which isn't good.
Nobody wants bored time travelers.
Really, I mean it.
Fred Weasley and Merlin yes! Finally!
Finally they would get to do what they had been (not really) planning for for the past few years.
Too bad that travelling through time didn't make them competent.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 40,005
- Status:
- Completed
That Universe Over There by mytimeconsumingsidehobby
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 Dec 2021
Summary
Finding himself in another universe, Harry makes the perfectly logical choice and adopts his younger self, destroys this world's leftover Voldie pieces, and tries his best to avoid happy goblins.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 245,349
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Harry Potter is a very special, but very abused little boy. When a giant drags him into a world unknown, he'll need all the help he can get to understand his newfound belonging. Lucky for him, he has a snake, a dragon, and a horde of protective allies on his side.
- Part 2 of The Silent Ally
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 192,267
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Harry finds a better life with the basilisk, but that doesn't mean it's easy. From inter-being feuds, to bloody prophecies, to elven unrest, Harry is in the eye of a hurricane that will change the wizarding world forever.
Involving thestrals, merfolk, house elves, centaurs, acromantulae, and various other friends, denizens, and allies.
This series is: Queer in a multitude of ways. Morally complex. A massively canon-divergent AU. Filled with oc's and non-oc's. A story about relationships, love, trust, friendship, healing ... and revolution.
There are seven novel-length fics, plus a prologue (to leap and love the fall) and two short stories (with courage unyielding and the gentle sunlight). All are posted in the correct reading order.
Series Discord server: https://discord.gg/89vsJS2FHp
Anthology containing:
to leap and love the fall
The centaur tilted his head. “And what is a human boy doing riding a thestral into the Forest?”
“I’m going to visit a friend. Well, a friend of a friend. Sort of. It’s a snake in the castle.”
In which Harry meets a garden snake, discovers magic, and sets off for a better life.to be known as himself
Living with the basilisk is going to take some adjusting, like learning to navigate hidden tunnels, keep himself secret, and figure out how to use magic (easier said than done). The castle and forest are full of dangers, and as Harry tries to fit into a world of elves, ghosts, and talking portraits, he'll find out if he's up to the challenge.
the deepening sky
Freeing the basilisk's eggs is Harry's priority, but other forces are pulling on the threads of his life: the nonhuman nations in the forest and under the lake, his promise to the elves, and a prophesied starchild, just to name a few. Fortunately, old and new friends will be there with him. Featuring wands, dreams, death quests, and deep magic.
amid the ever-rushing future
Growing up is hard, and growing up in the midst of brewing revolution while trying to break an ancient curse is harder. Harry journeys alongside old friends and new as he strives to safeguard his family, keep himself secret, and navigate deep and wild magics.
down the path untrodden
Harry is at Hogwarts for one purpose: to learn enough to free the basilisk's eggs. But things are more complicated than that, when you are an emissary of nations. Harry makes friends and enemies, keeps secrets and prophecy, and strives towards his family's freedom under the swelling tidal wave of revolution.
a warmth so bright and fierce
Revolution dawns, and second year dawns with it. The events of both will change the wizarding world forever. Tangled in magics old, bound, and forgotten, Harry and those he loves chase the hope of a better world.
with courage unyielding
Further tales of a fateful night. Or, how Draco and Dobby became heroes.
together through the night
Freedom doesn't come easy. In the face of new threats and rising tension in the wizarding world, Harry and his friends fight to bring nations and people together.
these star-flung futures
Prophecy, history, and deep magics come to a head. Harry and his family are entangled with the fate of the wizarding and non-human worlds as they change forever.
the gentle sunlight
Sirius tries to fit himself into a world that has moved on. Luckily, he doesn’t have to go it alone.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 412,464
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
After the Sectumsempra incident, Harry runs to the Room of Requirement to get rid of the Half Blood Prince’s journal. He wants somewhere to hide but when he enters the room, he is thrown back to 1943 where he struggles with his use of Dark magic, sending him down a path leading to Tom Riddle.
- Part 1 of Masters of Death
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 124,129
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
The voices Harry heard, those no one else could, were the only ones that spoke kindly to him growing up. They had spread their whispers across the world to rescue him and at last, found a way- by creating a queen of serpents. The birth of the amber-eyed empress triggers a permanent change in Harry's life, as he enters a world of magic that seeks to either protect or destroy him.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 72,321
- Status:
- In-Progress