1 – 20 of 30 Works in Second Chances
Summary
Akechi meets a mysterious being chained to a door after death and gains a second chance.
- Part 1 of of marigolds and carnations
Shelves: Persona 5
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 829,630
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Cards On The Table
Harry Potter dies. Not to worry though; Death chucks his Master into a different universe for a second chance.
Follow Harry as he tries to make the most of it, which includes sending letters, waving sticks, climbing trees, and baking one hell of a poundcake.
(Or; getting Sirius out of Azkaban, hiding his extraordinary magical power, destroying horcruxes and - well, the pound cake really is quite something.)
And that's just what happens the year before he goes to Hogwarts.
Fools In A Fable
After a year living in an alternate dimension, Harry is nicely settled in and going to Hogwarts.
It doesn't take him long to realise just how different an alternate dimension can be, though.
But flying by the seat of his pants has always worked out decently in the past, it'll probably work here, too.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 137,779
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- In-Progress
Summary
Twenty years after the war, Harry Potter has finally had enough of being Harry Potter.
He quits the Auror Office, removes his scar, borrows his mother's surname and returns to Hogwarts to teach Potions — determined, for once, to find out who he is when nobody else gets to decide for him.
Unfortunately, Hogwarts has also hired Draco Malfoy.
Fortunately, Draco Malfoy has changed too.Between difficult students, second chances, old friendships, unexpected attraction and the terrifying discovery that being good at saving the world is nothing like being good at living in it, Harry begins to realise that growing up isn't about finally having all the answers.
It's about learning that you're allowed to choose the questions.- Part 1 of Charity Auctions 2026
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 32,590
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- Completed
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Bitten at sixteen and bonded to Potter at nineteen as a last-ditch effort by the Order to save the Saviour from himself, Draco had come to terms with the cold reality of their arrangement. Potter needed a mate and Draco needed his mother free from Azkaban. Neither of them needed anything else. Not affection, or friendship, or love, no matter how tempting.
And for many years, it works. Draco lives in England. Potter does not.
But at twenty-nine, Draco becomes London’s newest Alpha and long overdue decisions need to be made. He’s not too worried, though. Getting Potter to agree to dissolving a bond he never wanted shouldn’t be too hard.
Should it?
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 72,815
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- Completed
Summary
To Harry,
By the time you get this, I’ve most likely passed into the Great Beyond. It’s what I get for working as an Unspeakable, but don’t worry! I loved every minute of it—and honestly, that’s probably a lot more minutes than you realize. If I’m still alive, though, we should have tea tomorrow. Assuming this arrived at its intended time on your 55th birthday.
Harry Potter was supposed to be done.
He had survived Voldemort, the Ministry, the press, several educational disasters, and far too many adults with plans.
Thrown back into 1991 with all his memories intact, Harry decides he has absolutely no intention of following the script. Privet Drive is first on the chopping block. Gringotts is next. After that, he'll need Remus Lupin, Hermione, Ron, and one boa constrictor with delusions of grandeur.
Harry knows the future.
Unfortunately, the future knows how to bite back.
- Part 1 of Again, With Witnesses
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 64,252
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Summary
Broken by the truth and hollowed out by war, Harry Potter walks through the ruins of Hogwarts for the last time.
Having realized his life was merely a countdown orchestrated for a final sacrifice, he feels no fear. Only a crushing, absolute exhaustion. He heads toward the Forbidden Forest not as a hero, but as a man seeking the mercy of silence.
The peace of death.
For the Chosen One, death is no longer a defeat, but the only relief from a world that never gave him a choice.
Lost in a world of betrayal, Harry no longer knows who to trust. Yet, the only hand reaching out to him is the one he never expected to take.
The very hand of Draco Malfoy.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
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- 111,762
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- In-Progress
These Are the Ashes After the Phoenix Flame Dies by DaliAngel
Fandoms: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
29 Jan 2026
Summary
Harry and Draco aren’t quite sure how serious they really aim to be, but their relationship is getting more and more tangled quicker than either of them expected. Keeping it a secret is already challenging enough. Luckily for them, all attention is elsewhere so they can just focus on themselves.
You see, two lovers sneaking around the castle found this box of hearts. And by unlocking the magic which bound this box shut, the hearts began to beat again. Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald return to life, young, healthy and without memories. But the Ministry cannot just sit by for Gellert to rise again. The two are allowed to remain at Hogwarts until the year is over and a trial can be arranged over their right to complete freedom when given a second chance to live. It just so happens that this all takes place during Harry and Draco’s eighth year.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 75,134
- Status:
- Completed
Call Me If You Miss Me by Burning_Sands999
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Justice League - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
14 Sep 2025
Summary
Jason Todd returns to Gotham with one goal: revenge.
But when he learns his parents aren't together anymore, well, he doesn't have a choice but to do something about it, right?
Or:
Jason parent-traps Clark and Bruce, Tim Drake becomes Robin, and Dick just wants A Break.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 21,541
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
When Harry Potter isolates himself in Grimmauld Place, he uncovers more than just the remnants of Sirius’s life. He finds the truth about his own: a forgotten bloodline, an ancient legacy, and a duty he never knew he carried. When an artifact tied to the Black family consumes his magic and life force, Harry is cast back in time, merging with the soul of Herakles Black-a young heir whose life was stolen before his time.
Thrust into the dangerous and unforgiving world of pureblood society, Harry must navigate treacherous alliances, family rivalries, and a web of traditions that demand more than he’s willing to give. As he fights to save the Black family from ruin, he finds unexpected love and forms unshakable bonds. But as he tries to rewrite history, he faces a harrowing truth: saving his family may come at the cost of losing himself.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 122,397
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
It may take more than a lifetime, but when Harry's given a choice between discovering the possibilities of a million worlds or the simple 'what could be' with 'Draco', he chooses the smaller.
Or, Harry and Draco fall madly in love during Sixth Year. This is the story of how they keep each other safe.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 75,380
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- Completed
Summary
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Nearly
Sirius doesn't go after Peter Pettigrew on the night that Voldemort kills the Potters, but stays to look after Harry... This means that he is never wrongly accused and incarcerated for the murder of Lily and James, and instead he and Remus Lupin raise Harry as their own.
When it finally becomes time for Harry to start his education at Hogwarts, he has no reason to tell the Sorting Hat not to place him in Slytherin, so he is Sorted into Slytherin and becomes best friends (and later on, more than friends) with Draco.
Parallel
PARALLEL
sequel to NEARLY
companion fic to THE OTHER PARALLEL
---Fighting the Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries, Harry loses Draco and is running through the Time Room when he stumbles through the door to the adjoining Space Room; for a moment he’s suspended in mid-air in the doorway between the two rooms… His vision goes black and just before he loses consciousness, one thought reverberates through him: ”Draco”
Meanwhile, in the Canon Universe, Harry has just been possessed by Voldemort in the Ministry for Magic and Dumbledore has pressed a Portkey into his hand, saying he’ll see him in half an hour… Now, Canon!Harry is sent through time and space, except… He doesn’t end up in Dumbledore’s office… // Nearly!Harry does, but he’s unconscious and that’s how Dumbledore finds him half an hour later and brings him straight to the Hospital Wing //
The Other Parallel
THE OTHER PARALLEL
Sequel to NEARLY
Companion fic to PARALLEL
---(This fic is about Canon!Harry in the ”Nearly” Universe)
WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR:
Draco:
While Harry fought the Death Eater and then threw himself through the ”Bridge” (the doorway between the Time Room and the Space Room), Lucius grabbed Draco and Disapparated to get him (and himself) out of harms way, before Voldemort showed up.Canon!Harry:
Has just lost Sirius, been possessed by Voldemort and sent back to Hogwarts with a Portkey and a promise from Dumbledore that he’ll join him in half an hour, he travels through time and space……and ends up back inside the Department of Mysteries instead of Dumbledore’s office.
Shelves: Harry Potter
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- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 775,897
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- In-Progress
Summary
You are a perceptive reader. You’ve no doubt noticed that Drarry is canon. We know the color of Draco’s eyes roughly a million words before we find out Ron’s - enough said. Yet, in spite of on-page Drarry teasing, stalking, and obsessing, Rowling still gives the reader endgame Hinny in the epilogue. If you’ve ever wondered why, you are not alone.
This is the story of why canon exists the way it does, and why Harry and Draco wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Between the Pages
Excerpt:
Much to Harry’s surprise, Malfoy started laughing. It wasn’t a joyful laugh. It was the kind of evil, smug laugh he always imagined Malfoy having. “Oh, Potter. This is too much. Did you finally see it? After all these years? Did you finally have an off-script thought?”
“What do you know about it?” Harry asked, shrugging off Malfoy’s hand.
Malfoy’s shoulders were still shaking with condescending mirth. “You really have no idea, do you?” he asked.
Harry repeated himself, “What. Is. It.” It wasn’t a question; it was a command.
“It’s the ‘rator.” Malfoy finally replied, still catching his breath.
~
In short: Malfoy holds all the cards. If Harry wants to find out about the ‘rator, and keep his dream of being an auror, he’s going to have to spend a lot more time with him.
After the Pages
It’s eight years after the war and the final book in the Harry Potter series is about to be published. After that, Harry won’t ever have to see Rowling, or Malfoy, again. He and Malfoy broke up six years ago after a catastrophic sequence of events that Harry relives, over and over again, in the pensive each night. Yet, when both Gringotts and Grimmauld Place are robbed, Harry finds he might not be able to get rid of Malfoy as easily as he thought.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 263,952
- Status:
- Completed
Star Wars Outlaws: Final Mark by DanieMarie
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars: Outlaws (Video Game)
09 Dec 2024
Summary
Final Mark is the main storyline of Outlaws told from ND-5’s perspective, and further explores his personal growth and developing desires that we only get glimpses of in the actual game. Consider this a companion piece, with in-game moments and dialogue woven in between original content.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 89,292
- Status:
- Completed
The Three Moons of Tatooine by kurenohikari
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
04 Dec 2024
Summary
After time-traveling to his eight-year-old self, Anakin Skywalker finds himself in a new timeline where Jedi Master Plo Koon discovers and adopts him on Tatooine. Anakin's advanced Force abilities impress the Jedi Council, and he gains entry to the Jedi Temple. With Plo's guidance, Anakin excels in his studies, learning multiple languages and displaying exceptional knowledge. He befriends Ayla and earns permission to train as a Jedi with no-attachment rule clarified. Anakin's Master becomes Plo Koon, offering him kindness and support. Anakin starts courses on Living Force Philosophy, Precognition, Lightsaber training, Basic Healing, and Kel Dorian language. His journey as a Jedi begins anew.
- Part 1 of Freedom Alliance Federation
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 49,791
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Running a bakery in Muggle London was supposed to offer Harry Potter a quiet, unassuming life away from fame, magic, and the Wizarding world. But when Draco Malfoy unexpectedly steps into his shop for a wedding cake consultation, everything changes.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 33,458
- Status:
- Completed
Civil Wars, Whistleblower Tactics, Schematic Drafting, And The Finer Points Of Sith Adoption: The Essential How-To Guide For The Engineering Jedi Anthology by Jackdaw_Kraai
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
28 Jul 2024
Summary
When Luke Skywalker—operating under the name of Luke Lars—accepts a job offer from none other than Darth Vader to become the next Head Engineer aboard his flagship, The Executor, a.k.a. The Lady, he hardly expected his life to take as much of a turn as it did.
Learning how to navigate his way through the microcosm of culture that is the Lady, Luke finds that life is far from quiet in his new home. Friendships and rivalries are made, inventions and politics throw everything into disarray, and throughout it all, Luke and Vader slowly find themselves drawn closer to each other, much to the relief and awe of many of the Lady's crewmembers.
Follow our favorite engineer from the twin suns as he goes from strangers, to friends, to adoptive family with his mysterious new mentor, and changes the face of the galaxy forever in the process. There are mysteries about the past to be unraveled, inventions to be made, wars to be fought, and family bonds to be forged in the fires of revolution and rebellion.
They say that Darth Vader has no heart, that the Empire and its Emperor are eternal, that the Jedi are dead and gone, and that nothing will ever change. "They" have obviously never met Luke Skywalker before.
Anthology containing:
How To Reinvent The Stormtrooper Armor To Make Your Surrogate Father Proud And Shut The Naysayers Up For Fun And Profit
This is an AU of loosingletters' The Background Noise Of Defiance verse
Instead of Luke inadvertently revealing to his anonymous holonet friend that his last name is Skywalker, thus revealing himself as the son of said holonet friend (yes, Darth Vader has a Space Twitter), he keeps mum and instead takes on Vader's job offer, becoming the new Head Engineer aboard the Executor, alias, the Lady. While he's thrilled to be there, thriving on getting to improve the lackluster hardware that gets shunted onto the rank-and-file of the Empire and building up a rapport with the mysterious Sith Lord who is fast becoming the father figure he never had, not everyone aboard is as happy about the young engineer shaking up the previously well-cemented hierarchy of the Lady.
But ask Luke and Vader if they care. All Piett knows is that this is gonna be one hell of a headache and way above his paygrade. At least he gets to see his boss be put in his place by a teenage engineer and Lord Vader himself.
How To Give A Presentation To The Imperial Court While Accidentally Committing Light Treason By Making A Friend
As it turns out, inventing new armor technology was the easy part. Getting it approved for actual production, Luke finds, is a lot more work and a lot more boring. Thankfully, he has his mentor, Darth Vader, to help him sort through the process and occasionally keep him company throughout all the boring meetings. Unfortunately, his industrious and ingenious nature catches the attention of many other people, some of which Luke really wishes he could've avoided the attention of.
After getting summoned to the Imperial Palace by the Emperor to present his latest invention to the Court and the Senate, Luke finds himself smackdab in the middle of a complicated web of Imperial politics, the threads of which he can't yet see.
There lurks more in these shadows than just threats however, and Luke may not be the wholly naïve and inexperienced prey some of the players in the Imperial Court were expecting. With enough charm and tenacity, he finds that here too, friendships can be found and pacts can be forged. And with the full might of Darth Vader at his back, perhaps the Imperial Court would've done better to leave well enough alone.
Too late now though. Ready or not, Imperial Center, Here Comes Luke Skywalker!
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 761,640
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- In-Progress
Hold Both Hands Right Over My Eyes by tristeza
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
16 Aug 2023
Summary
"You're so pretty, like a ladybug!" Izuku nuzzled her chubby cheek with the back of his index finger. "And you're so good, huh?" Subconsciously he started to sway on his feet, causing Shion to yawn and he grinned so wide that his freckles spread across his cheeks.
"I'll pay you triple, no, five times what Bakugo is paying you."
Izuku snapped his head up, wide green eyes full of confusion as if he couldn't believe what he just heard. "Huh?"
"Get the fuck out of my house, half and half." Katsuki scoffed. "You're not taking my nanny."
Or:Todoroki is a single father who is at his wits end. He's only had his daughter for 6 weeks and he's ready to end it all. So when he heard from his other friends that Bakugo has an amazing nanny who was responsible for raising the Bakugo children, he decided that ruining his friendship with the Bakugo's was worth it if he could start sleeping at night again.
Shelves: My Hero Academia
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 101,430
- Status:
- Completed
The Skywalker Secret by MrRhapsodist
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
23 Mar 2023
Summary
In the final year of the Clone Wars, something about Anakin Skywalker has changed. He responds differently to his friends and allies than he once did, and his loved ones can sense some deep secret gnawing away at him.
And most importantly of all, how does he seem to know everything that’s about to happen at the climax of the war?
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 40,649
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Before him stood a fellow Jedi, worn and weary with loss.
Obi-Wan finds himself on Ahch-To and helps Luke find a path through his grief.
Shelves: Star Wars Fics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 10,721
- Status:
- Completed
Falling One Life Back by ToxicAngel13
Fandoms: The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
22 Dec 2022
Summary
Bilbo Baggins had made his peace, accepted his regrets, and was ready for death even though the ones that he would call family were beyond his reach. Such was the reality for a Hobbit who had fallen in love with a King that had died before his time and made a family from a mismatched group of questing Dwarrow. He never expected what happened next could have been possible, but he wasn't about to back down either. He had the challenge of making this right this time, and perhaps there were more surprising events waiting for him. Only time would tell and Bilbo had more than enough patience to wait and see.
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Shelves: Lord of the Rings
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 45,663
- Status:
- In-Progress