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In the summer after the Tri-Wizard Tournament, a bored act of curiosity—sending a letter to Gringotts to learn about his mother’s family—accidentally and irrevocably reactivates a forgotten peerage thought lost after the First Muggle Great War.
No one outside his closest circle knows who the new Lord is, but old magic does: ancestral oaths awaken, political Houses not seen in decades begin to stir, and one thought-dead madman takes notice. Unwillingly, Harry must now become a reluctant power broker as bureaucracy, blood magic, even more bureaucracy, and secrecy drag him toward a throne he never wanted.
What begins as curiosity becomes obligation. Old Houses demand heirs, allies, and concubines; new friends translate clauses older than the Wizengamot. Between parchment and prophecy, Harry learns that power isn’t a choice—it’s a signature.
He only wanted answers. What he got was a House(s), a title(s), and twelve families who still think oaths outrank choice.
(Slow build and slow burn)
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- Part 1 of Blood and Ink Universe
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Some 350 years (Harry isn’t exactly counting) after Voldemort won the Second Wizarding War, he rules an integrated magical/muggle world. Harry Potter, meanwhile, is an immortal teenager more feral cat than prisoner these days. One who wants is spray paint. For Reasons. It’s fine.
Probably.
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Blood and Ink: Bits, Bobs, and Assorted Things. by AshenWriter
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 May 2026
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Vignettes that are part of the main timeline of Blood and Ink, but don't necessary fit in the main fic itself. Each one will have a [After X] for ease of reference.
6 -While enjoying a quiet evening at home with his husband, Albus Dumbledore receives a letter from Harry. [After Chapter ten]
5 - Thomas Yaxley gets some much needed fluff. [After Chapter 26]
4 - About a week after the Dark Lord's return, Lucius Malfoy finds an unexpected sense of resilience as his young daughter playfully transforms a symbol of terror into a "shadow hat" and a "grumpy owl". [Shortly before Blood and Ink starts]
3 - A look into the mind of one Corvus Lestrange. [After Chapter fourteen]
2 – Ignatius and Lucretia Prewett, their grandchildren, and chaos. [Between Chapter Three and Four]Series
- Part 3 of Blood and Ink Universe
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At the Edge of the World After the Fall by AshenWriter
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
10 Apr 2026
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On Halloween 1981, Peter Pettigrew betrays the Potters - and expects to die for it. Instead, Voldemort dies and Peter unexpectedly finds himself still alive.
James and Lily are dead. Their son is alive, and Peter makes one more choice: he takes Harry and runs.
(AU from Halloween '81 onwards)
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References for the Blood and Ink universe.
Will house a general timeline, Great House info, Lords and Ladies Guide, and potentially more. It will be updated every five to ten chapters of the main story to reflect current reveals and will contain NO spoilers for the fic itself.
Note: This is a reference document, not a narrative work.
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- Part 4 of Blood and Ink Universe
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All fics found within belong explicitly within the Blood and In universe.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry potter. I have no rights. It belongs to J.K. Rowling.
This is a version of events in my head.
James & Lily trusted only one man with Harry.
Sirius was defeated at the hands of fate, as he could not provide a home to Harry.
When a dying French lord offers him freedom and Harry's custody in exchange for marriage to his daughter, Sirius signs blind.
What follows is a story about two broken people building something real from a contract, a little girl who loves dragons, and a boy who finally finds a home.
About the family you choose, and the family that chooses you back.
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28 Aug 2026
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When Severus Snape dies in the Shrieking Shack, he expects it to be the end.
Instead, he wakes in Godric’s Hollow on the night Lily Potter dies—years younger, with full memory of everything that followed. This time, he doesn’t step back. This time, he takes the child.
With Harry Potter in his care, Snape sets out to change a future he knows too well—one shaped by war, manipulation, and a boy raised to die. But protecting Harry means stepping outside both the Dark Lord’s reach and Dumbledore’s design, and into alliances Snape has never trusted.
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Ministry v. Harry Potter: An Analysis of Wizarding Britain’s Legal System by kitsunerei88
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Original Work
14 Oct 2020
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Harry Potter has three canonical trials and many other references to legal processes and systems which are never really explained in their totality. The few glimpses we do see are puzzling: why is Harry being tried before the full WIzengamot? Why does Fudge have such a huge role? What about Umbridge, and how does it all work? It's easy to say that JKR just didn't think of a cohesive legal system (and that may very well be correct), but what happens if we do an analysis of the legal processes shown in Harry Potter?
Or: A lawyer takes on Harry Potter, and discovers that all witches and wizards are noble. Actually.
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30 Jun 2026
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Harry has just stormed out of the Dursley's house after inflating Aunt Marge. Like the first time around, his godfather startled him into summoning the Knight Bus. This time around, it's Sirius' turn to be surprised. ::Dumbs Bashing Ahead:: Harry/Multiple
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27 Jun 2026
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"There was not supposed to be a child in the Black family named Altair. The firstborn was supposed to be Sirius. That fact alone was a glaring, terrifying discrepancy."
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A modern man wakes up in the body of a three-year-old child and immediately realizes two terrifying facts.
One, magic is real.
Two, he is the newly minted heir to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black.
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Armed with the foreknowledge of the impending wizarding wars and a dangerously powerful magical core, he realizes he has a choice: become a casualty of pure-blood fanaticism, or change the timeline from the inside out.
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24 Jun 2026