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Everything will be okay... Probably by Nightmare_Wrath
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
07 Jul 2026
Summary
Harry wakes up with an monstrous headache and snippets of memories from events that haven't happened yet. Worse still, he is flooded with emotions in an intensity he'd never experienced before. Piecing together what happened, he attempts to navigate Hogwarts without letting history repeat itself, enlisting new friends and creating powerful unexpected bonds of loyalty and love.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 205,836
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- In-Progress
Summary
To the Wizarding World, Harry Potter is the invincible Boy Who Lived. But behind closed doors, the weight of the "chosen one" title is crushing him. Battling a darkness that has nothing to do with Voldemort, Harry finds himself pushed to the edge as the Tri-Wizard Tournament begins. Between physical scars and a depression that grows heavier with every passing year, Harry is reaching his breaking point.
When the world demands a hero, Harry is just trying to survive every day. He's spent most of his life saving everyone else-but is there anyone left to save him?
In a castle full of people, Harry has never felt more alone. But someone is watching. Someone has noticed the silence in his eyes. As the stakes turn deadly, will the person he least expects be the one to finally see the cracks in the mirror?A story full of love, encouragement, friendship, angst, romance, fluff, healing, (occasionally smut) and much more.
⚠((Warning))⚠
This story contains Depression, Abuse, Anxiety attacks, Mentions of suicide, blood and gore.A ɾҽɱιɳԃҽɾ ƚԋαƚ I ԃσ ɳσƚ σɯɳ αɳყ σϝ ƚԋҽʂҽ ƈԋαɾαƈƚҽɾʂ αʂ ƚԋҽყ Ⴆҽʅσɳɠ ƚσ J.K. Rσɯʅιɳɠ.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 1,645,345
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- Completed
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Heir to the House of Prince
"So you're adopted?
"Supposedly.""So your Dad ... he's not ...?"
"Seems like it."
"Huh." Theo stares at Harry with those grey eyes that look silver in the cauldron smoke between them. "But you're the heir to this ... House of Prince, so he's probably -""Yes. Probably." Harry looks at Theo sharply. "You don't know who he is, do you?"
"No." Theo looks back just as sharply. "If I did, I would tell you. You know I would."
"I do."
Something loosens inside Harry's chest. Something that has been tightening ever since Cedric died. He may not have his friends, or Sirius, or even know who he fucking is anymore, but he has this. At least he has Theo.
Summer of 4th year and Harry's all alone, dealing with his grief and the sudden revelation that James Potter is not his father. Support comes in a strange form. The form of Theo Nott, son of a death Eater. A strange friend who says he'll help him find his true father, whoever this Lord Prince might be.
The Heir to the House of Prince Part 2 - The rise of the Black Prince
Harry dreams.
Beyond the veil, he realises that there is no taste to the air. He stands with the Black Prince and watches the ravens fly in slow circles above a triangle made of shadows.
"I'm dreaming," Harry says.
"You may be," the Black Prince smiles at him.
"Are you?" Harry asks. "Dreaming?"
"It's possible," the Black Prince watches the ravens with soft familiarity. "This is the place where we meet."
Then Sirius' arms are around him. Warm, strong, loving, hugging him from behind with that smell of cigarettes and whisky. "You're a lynchpin in the universe, Harry."
Harry turns with a smile to hug his godfather but Sirius is not there. Bellatrix is leaning over him and Harry is encased in stone, unable to breathe, unable to think through the pain in his hand.
"I expected more."
Harry screams and wakes, but not for long.
The dreams pull him back.The Heir to the House of Prince Part 3 - The Last Necromancer
"And they shall not return from Charon's gate
and tread the mortal paths again
except for the children of Persephone
the twilight flames of nekros
who mark the manteia of the daughters of Nyx.
Beware those who bring the Moirai."
- The Necromancer Prophecy of Ursula Shipton"And his power shall return in England's hour of need, to rid the land of darkness again."
- The prophecy of Merlin"Then Morgana Le Fey took from Death’s own stallions a hair of finest silver and the stallions could be seen no more upon the field of battle, only to the warriors who had seen the steps of Death as she passed. The Fae Queen took from her people a cut of the wood of their Elders and it bled with their tears and berries were formed. Then from the body of Mryddin where he lay, his life spent upon the field of battle, they took a bone from his arm that had borne the sword of the lake. Each part they gave to Death and she fashioned for Morgana Le Fey a weapon of great power."
- Marina Ollivander's Account of the death of Merlin.You're a lynchpin in the universe, Harry.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 1,622,064
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- In-Progress
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Canon divergence butterfly effect series where reading an article with the quote “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” causes Petunia to treat Harry completely differently. The main pairing is asexual Petunia/Snape.
This is a 4 fic series with titles:
“Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology”
“Clarke’s First Law”
“Clarke’s Second Law” and
“Indistinguishable from Magic”It will be complete when all 4 fics are completed.
Anthology containing:
Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology
A Science Magazine article containing the quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." changes the course of Petunia Evans' life.
Clarke's First Law
Clarke’ First Law: “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
Severus Snape had a short list of likes: inventing potions, inventing spells, elf-made wine, and causing his robes to billow behind him dramatically. He had a very long list of dislikes. At the top of the list were children and James Potter. He found it to be quite impossible that he would ever find value in anything that combined his two greatest dislikes. Which was what made it so strange that he found himself purposefully seeking out the child of James Potter.
Clarke's Second Law
Clarke's Second Law: “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
Harry Potter was a boy-savior who was raised to leave the saving people to the adults. Petunia Evans was a genius inventor and single parent of two boys, one of whom happened to be the Boy-Who-Lived. Severus Snape was a potions professor with mage sight who was progressively becoming more concerned about his student's curse scar and at the same time getting quite close with said student's aunt. Draco Malfoy was a Slytherin student from a dark family with conflicting feelings about his family loyalty and a certain chaotic roommate.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 56,991
- Status:
- In-Progress
Inevitable by Cowboyzz
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics)
23 Jan 2026
Summary
Conner Kent, a professional tennis player riding high from his last victory in Miami, comes into Monte Carlo expecting a swift path to the trophy with only his rival and the world's number one player, Tim Drake, standing in his way. What happens when lines get blurred and hate and love seem to bleed into one?
"This is all Tim's after all. The sport, the victory, the club, the city, the people. Kon was Tim's too, he just didn’t know it.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 37,629
- Status:
- Completed
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After his closeted fiancé calls off their engagement, Draco refuses to sit across from his parents, Theo, and Theo's newly arranged bride-to-be without some kind of retribution. He wants a temporary stand-in fiancé to keep his parents from their I-told-you-so. Someone to weather the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas with. What he gets is Harry Potter.
As a straight man, maybe Harry shouldn't jump on the opportunity to be another man's fake significant other, but he's pretty secure in his sexuality. Harry can sacrifice for the sake of justice. The more he gets to know this adult Draco, the more his curiosity gets the best of him. While everyone else seems to have their lives together, Draco is the first person who seems just as confused about how to manage as he is.
Together, they have to survive the family dinners from hell, every guest the Malfoys invite to their home for the holiday season, and the pitfalls of liking each other more than either is willing to admit.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 85,007
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
“Potter,” Minerva stated, blinking rapidly. She looked behind him, checking for more guests. “How can I help you?”
Help. Harry’s shoulders sagged. Minerva had been one of the few to ask him that question, and have Harry believe she actually wanted the full answer.
“Professor,” he said. He cleared his throat, wilting under Minerva’s hawkish stare. “Sorry, I know you’re Headmistress now. I can’t shake the habit. I, uh...” Harry rocked on his toes, back and forth. “I’ve been seeing therapists from the Ministry. But none of them are clicking. And you... You sent me a letter, recently, saying you’ve noticed your students seeing Thestrals.”
--
Sequel to "Your Answer". Harry is at his wit's end, trying to find a therapist that suits him. With some help from Minerva, he settles on the unassuming, hard-hitting Dr. Ashford--the same therapist, interestingly enough, Draco Malfoy visits.
Brought together once more, Harry finds an unlikely companion in Draco, in between sessions. Draco, whose glare has softened. Draco, who no longer relies on his name to get by.
Draco, who might know Harry's struggles a little better than Harry gives him credit for.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 138,348
- Status:
- Completed
Beauty And The Beast by Padme_Amitabha
Fandoms: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
26 May 2025
Summary
Padmé Naberrie has always felt the pull of destiny, a force that seems to steer her life beyond her control. After years of navigating the treacherous waters of politics as the long-reigning Queen of Naboo, she has finally returned home, seeking a quieter life and daring to explore the matters of the heart she’s long kept at bay. But the galaxy is far from peaceful. Emperor Palpatine’s iron grip is enforced by the infamous Darth Vader, a dark enigma whose presence alone can inspire terror.
Padmé’s life seems worlds apart from the Sith Lord’s shadowy empire - until fate takes an unexpected and chilling turn. Drawn into Vader’s fiery domain, Padmé finds herself face to face with the man behind the mask. As the barriers of fear and power clash with the whispers of the past and unspoken truths, their meeting sparks a dangerous intrigue that could change the fate of the galaxy and their lives - forever.
This is Beauty and the Beast set in Star Wars universe.
Completed.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 40,770
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
"Four broken bones and some impressive bruising—really outdone yourself this time, Potter," a deep voice murmurs. Harry blinks, trying to make sense of his surroundings, but his ears are still ringing, and his vision is nothing more than a blur. It takes a few moments before he can make out the blond man in Healer's robes standing before him. "Malfoy?" Harry croaks, struggling to sit up in the hospital bed.
St. Mungo’s is far from unfamiliar territory for Harry Potter, but lately, he’s had the misfortune of repeatedly running into his childhood nemesis there. To make matters worse, London is under siege by a series of explosive attacks, and Harry’s boss has come up with the brilliant idea to assign a certain Healer to assist the Auror team.
Years have passed since the war, and while Harry has taken up the mantle of an Auror, Draco Malfoy has completed his training as a Healer. Unforeseen circumstances have brought them back into each other’s lives, but after all this time, can they still be called enemies?
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 32,426
- Status:
- Completed
All I Feel is You by Londons_Mystery
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Ahsoka (TV)
25 Mar 2024
Summary
Abandoned on Peridea by her master, Shin is forced to seek refuge with former adversaries Ahsoka and Sabine.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 62,339
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
When Head Auror Harry Potter and top Potions Master Draco Malfoy manage to put aside their differences to live a fairytale life perfectly blended together, Harry should be happy. But every morning Harry has to watch as Draco kisses Blaise Zabini on the mouth, sometimes tenderly, sometimes sweetly, but most definitely with passion. He wishes he were Blaise Zabini.
or
As close as they were now, practically conjoined at the hip, there were limits they set unconsciously, stark thick lines of limitations that marked their friendship. It was an unusual way they became friends, but Harry didn’t regret it one bit; he’d regretted certain ways he’d acted to Draco at first, but he’d apologised, and been graciously forgiven, and now they had what they had. It was a blessing upon Harry’s life and he wasn’t going to fuck it up.
Plus, there was still that issue with Blaise Zabini.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 41,668
- Status:
- Completed
the better son. by deniigiq
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
31 Dec 2023
Summary
Organa flexes his hands.
“I promised him I would not give away his location,” he says. “Even to other jedi.”
“He’s alive,” Quinlan says.
“I don’t know. The last contact we had was years ago.”
“Don’t lie to me, Senator.”
“I am not lying,” Organa says.
“You’d throw your favorite knight to the wind?” Quinlan asks.
“It was his decision,” Organa says, “I’ve offered him refuge countless times, but as I am sure you are aware, he is the most stubborn man I’ve ever met.”
Well, yes. That’s exactly why Quinlan can’t get enough of him.
(Quinlan's lived a lot of life since Order 66; he's moved a lot of people, found and lost love, and ultimately fallen into a rut. Unsure how to move forward, he encounters a force-signature to leads him to the wastelands of Tatooine.)
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 13,259
- Status:
- Completed
In This Life We Lived (A Harry Potter 7-Year Adventure) by AnotherNerdAsUsual
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling
02 Dec 2023
Summary
(NOW ON BOOK 4) IN ANOTHER LIFE: EVERY WIN WAS COSTLY
The year that Harry gets chosen as a twizarding competitor-but he won't be the only one thrust into fate-deciding obstacles.Read as Fred Weasley crosses paths with a stranger, again and again, until it appears they're not quite strangers anymore and the one in question makes the jokester feel a different kind of funny.
Explore the depths of Percy Weasley and learn what Mirabella knows: That he's not as perfect as his family thinks.
Dive in as Draco Malfoy tugs the leash that bounds him just enough to finally stray toward the light he wishes to follow and gain warmth from.
Wrack your brains with Will Granger as he watches the people closest to him turn from subjects he knew best to puzzles he can't seem to put together anymore.
Learn as Freya Weasley learns that what she feels like isn't truly what she is, smile as she finally comes to terms with what she'll never be...
And let your heart shatter with hers as she's forced to accept the reality of what she needs to become.
Because there'll be consequences if she can't.
Let the Twizarding Tournament and all the Challenges along with it BEGIN.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 238,603
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Draco Malfoy loves attention - and the Muggle world has given it to him in spades. Through a surprising and humbling series of events, Draco has achieved tremendous success in the music industry. He has recouped his fortune, earned legions of adoring fans, and gets loads of attention. Over the years, it has still never been quite enough…
Until the subject of his more sizzling songs abruptly barges back into his life, demanding answers.
Complete.
- Part 1 of Dark Arts to Dance Floors
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 52,463
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- Completed
Summary
It’s been almost ten years since Draco Malfoy disappeared during a routine Curse Breaker training exercise. Harry, his partner in more ways than one, is determined to figure out why. As the past resurfaces and the present fades into confusion, Harry discovers the only thing more unreliable than memory is love.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 43,960
- Status:
- Completed
Moonlight Serenade by Lemon (lemon_sprinkles)
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
24 Jul 2023
Summary
“Glad you came,” the man said. He pushed away from the lamppost and approached Anakin, his hand held out for him to take. “I realized I never properly introduced myself. I’m Major Kenobi, but you can call me Obi-Wan.”
Anakin took his hand and shook it, their touch lingering for just a little longer than was normally acceptable. It felt like holding on to fire. “Flying Officer Skywalker. But most call me Anakin.”
***
An accident in 1944 over the fields of France puts an end to Anakin’s flying career. Discharged and sent back to Canada, Anakin must confront the ghosts of his past and find a new path forward.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 134,722
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Draco decides that without his NEWTs, he's basically useless. As he endures an eighth year at Hogwarts lonely and shunned, unexpected friendships start to bloom. When Hermione brings him back to the place she shares with Harry (and Ron), old rivalry makes room for tentative friendship and — maybe — even more.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 44,493
- Status:
- Completed
the world is a garden (and you're my flower) by Rosie321go
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
17 May 2023
Summary
Colours swirl like a stirred potion in a cauldron. Draco stands there, a grey, hazy ghost in the midst of everything. Even in the dream, his throat burns, and he fights the urge to cough. He wonders if it will be any different from hacking up a petal when he’s awake, and he gets his answer when he feels the soft leaf drift out of his lungs.
Someone is laughing as Draco coughs.
And he coughs...Coughs…
Coughs…
Draco’s mother always said there was a fine line between love and hate. Apparently, his flowers think so too.
OR
That depressing Hanahaki disease AU in which Draco doesn’t know how to deal with feelings, Granger doesn’t know how to help him, and Potter’s just trying to figure out what’s going on.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 53,099
- Status:
- Completed
Linked Universe Townhouse AU Anthology by St0rmy
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
12 May 2023
Summary
Anthology containing:
Home Sweet Home
Time enjoys the peaceful sanctity of his quiet home in a brooding townhouse in the city. When he invites his young relative Twilight to stay with him for a while, he is not prepared for the chaos that invites into his home - or dredges up from his past.
a.k.a. What started as a ridiculous crackfic born on the LU Discord while I was trying to figure out how to write banter and shenanigans among the boys and is gradually becoming more and more dramatic.
Home Sweet Home for the Holidays
As Solstice approached, every year Time’s neighbors would hang twinkling lights in their windows and evergreen boughs from their door. Every year, he thought the displays became more outlandish, just a contest to see whose home would be the most garishly cheerful on the block.
So imagine his face when he came home that evening to find colorful garland wrapped around his railing, a very large evergreen swag obscuring his door, fake plastic icicles dangling from the awning, and every window in the townhouse lined with multicolored lights.
Every. Single. One.
And they were blinking.
Home Sweet Home: The Board Exam
Hyrule gets the results of his board exam and promptly holes himself up in Time’s study without a word to the others. The boys can only assume the worst.
Or: The lament of every medical student everywhere at some point.
Home Sweet Home: Moving Day
Time is relieved to finally be leaving Termina, but there are some things about Termina that he can never leave behind.
Home Sweet Home: New Neighbors
Standing on the stoop and nervously shuffling her feet, Paya stared up at the brass knocker as though it might bite. Her new neighbors had moved in about a week ago, and it was finally time to introduce herself.
But before Paya could knock, the door was pulled open for her.
Home Sweet Home: The Brave
Now that Time and the boys have settled in at their new townhouse in Castle Town, things gradually return to their version of ‘normal.’ But when an old enemy rears its head and someone gets hurt, mistrust and confusion threatens to tear their little home apart brick by brick.
Home Sweet Home: Sugar and Spice
“Twilight, you have to get up!!”
It wasn’t the first time that Wild burst into his bedroom and shook him awake. Last time he’d done it was because he’d made ‘the best blueberry pancake ever.’ The time before that, it had only been a small kitchen fire, and they were able to replace the toaster oven without Time noticing.
“Come on, this is an emergency!”
Twilight groaned as he sat up, the room swaying as he did. “What, what’s wrong?”
“Twilight we have a baby.”
***
In which the boys wake up to discover a baby in the house and no one has any idea where she came from.
Home Sweet Home: What Makes You Happy
“Do you think he’d be mad?”
“‘Dunno.”
“...He might not be, though, right?”
“‘Dunno.”
Wild hummed quietly, and Twilight could tell by his tone that he was struggling to remain calm.
“Do you think he’d kick us out?”
It’s hard to keep secrets in a townhouse full of nosy roommates. The first time Twilight and Wild got caught wasn’t that big of a deal, but the second time...
Home Sweet Home: Funeral Derangements
An accident takes Twilight from the household much too soon, and Wild’s friends try everything they can think of to help him cope. When Hyrule lends him one of Legend’s crusty old books, Wild spirals down a research rabbit hole about the Shrine of Resurrection, fueling his denial and giving him the vain hope that maybe he can reverse the irreversible.
And even if Twilight isn’t talking much, smells kinda funny…
… has a pretty big appetite for raw meat…
Wild is just relieved to get his best friend back!
This is a townhouse AU-adjacent story that is fully-written (for once) and updates weekly.
Home Sweet Home: The Drabbles Collection
A collection of short stories and scenes 1k or less that occur in and around the events of main Townhouse AU storyline.
In which nine Links live under one roof in a townhouse owned by Time, and somehow they haven't burned the place down yet.
Home Sweet Home: Backyard Volleyball
In which the boys play a friendly and definitely not competitive game of volleyball, and certainly no one gets hurt.
Shelves: Zelda
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 172,275
- Status:
- In-Progress
How We Heal Anthology by Huntressundone
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Robin (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)
06 Apr 2023
Summary
Anthology containing:
Done
"Tim almost flinched at Batman’s words, but his viciousness had only grown. Somewhere in the back of his mind Tim was screaming at himself to stop talking and take the punishment as a small mercy. But he had been expected to forgive both of his attempted-murderers without complaint; expected to forgive people who had never been sorry for hurting him in the first place. An even larger part of his mind was out for blood."
"'You don’t get to make decisions for me when you threw me away like garbage,' Tim hissed."
There is only so far someone can bend before they break.
Finding the Right Puzzle
Continuation of “Done” where Tim doesn’t forgive the Bats.
“Bruce looked paralyzed in his seat. Good. When this conversation was over only one of them was going to be left standing and, for once, Tim wanted it to be himself.”
***Trigger Warnings*** Please read the tags! You deserve to be happy, healthy, and safe. Do not read this if it will be triggering for you.
Suicide Hotline Lists: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
Earning a Second Chance
Continuation of “Done” in which Tim slowly forgives the Bats.
“ For all Tim probably knew, he could be any other random person they felt the need to save. It made him queasy to know that he had been an active—if not the most prominent—participant of this situation.
Jason had a hell of a lot to answer for. They all did.”
***Please read the tags and be safe***
Suicide Hotline Lists: https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 85,081
- Status:
- In-Progress