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A series of one-shots from The Light and The Dark Universe.
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- Part 4 of The Light and The Dark
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Gall and Bile, Part 2: Night Terrors by nikeofathens
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
02 Nov 2024
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This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ~Winston Churchill
Prequel to TLATD, part two of two.
As war continues to ravage Wizarding Britain, those caught in the crossfire begin to question everything they thought they knew about good and evil, Light and Dark. Minds are changed, promises are broken. Actions beget consequences, and for the few left standing at the end, the price of war will demand everything that's left.
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- Part 6 of The Light and The Dark
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Gall and Bile, Part 1: Sweet Dreams by nikeofathens
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 Feb 2024
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You have to go back to the beginning to understand the end. - Teddy Altman, Grey's Anatomy
Prequel to TLATD, part one of two.
1977. The world is changing...
Battle lines are drawn; promises made. In the war for the hearts and souls of Wizarding Britain, everyone must choose a side. A handful of children find themselves caught in the shadows where the Dark and the Light overlap. In choosing to walk the path the Fates have laid out for them, they unwittingly set in motion events that will ripple through decades.
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- Part 5 of The Light and The Dark
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Sequel to Flesh and Heartstrings, part three of TLATD.
Maybe what we are and what we need, they're different things. - Nonbeliever, London Grammar
Everything is supposed to be great - the war is over, Voldemort's dead, and they've been accepted into the Auror Academy. But Draco is stuck with the pressure and the panic, haunted by past mistakes and ghosts he tells himself he wants to forget but can't. Gruesome attacks begin, making everyone wonder just how much a person can really change.
And then to top it all off, there's this damn blood oath, hellbent on making everything so much more difficult, causing chaos and confusion and enough self-doubt to make him want to jump off a cliff.
Or it may just be the thing that saves him.
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- Part 3 of The Light and The Dark
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Sequel to Blood and Bone. Horcruxes and Hallows in play; a twist on DH.
The deed has been done at a frightful cost. Now, the Darkness descends.
A mere mortal man, struggling to maintain his cover while keeping a heart-breaking secret. A boy balancing on the precipice of an abyss filled with despair and madness, while another boy clings to a burning hope and a charm in his pocket. The past whispers, the dreams linger, and the power He knows not is put to the test.
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- Part 2 of The Light and The Dark
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The Dark must have the Light -- and the Light must have the Dark.
A fix-it/twisting of canon starting immediately after OotP and moving through DH and beyond, with a prequel explaining the start. Major plot points in play. A story of soaring love and heartbreaking grief, of how children become warriors and warriors become leaders and leaders, well - leaders end up as worm food. A series of decisions demanding a heavy price to be paid, a price that in the end can save them all.
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The boy appeared as a small, crumpled figure in the cupboard, barely illuminated by the ghostly spell. His wild, unruly black hair stood out even in the dim light, and his broken glasses perched crookedly on his nose. He was painfully thin, his clothes hanging off his frame like sacks. Severus’s sharp gaze lingered on his face—too young, too frail. The boy should have been around seven but looked no older than five.
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This is a story about Severus Snape discovering compassion and affection in the most unexpected place—a small, silent boy who never spoke a word but conveyed entire stories through the depth of his actions, and the emotions in his gaze. It’s a tale of two scarred souls, each carrying their own burdens, finding solace, connection, and healing in each other’s presence.This is a story that’s almost entirely fluff with angst and just a sprinkle of plot.
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30 Aug 2026
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After the war, Harry returns to Hogwarts expecting his final year to be simple.
Instead, he finds himself struggling to adjust to a life without purpose. As his relationship with Ginny begins to unravel, Professor McGonagall offers him an unexpected apprenticeship under Severus Snape.
Between lesson planning, late night marking and the quiet routine of castle life, old prejudices begin to fade into something neither of them quite expected.
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On the first day of summer after 5th year, Harry is sure that he will have the longest, worst summer of his life. Still grieving Sirius and with thoughts of the prophecy, his only thought is to make it to Hogwarts in the fall.
His plans are ruined when a Death Eater attack leaves the Dursleys dead, the blood wards destroyed, and Severus Snape's cover as spy blown. Now, both are wanted by the Dark Lord and in danger. For their own safety, Dumbledore sends the two to a safe house, far to the north -- a cottage by the sea. There, Harry and Severus learn far more about each other than they ever dreamed.
(Post OoTP, but alternate HBP. Pure Severitus angst. No Snarry romance, but maybe a little Hinny. Not beta read or Britt picked.)
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Keel: the backbone of a ship’s hull – damage to which can cause listing, an inability to remain upright.
Severus Snape has spent the three-odd years since the end of the war recovering and squaring his debts, both financial and spiritual. Now he's finally down to the last thing he needs to do before he can move on. The one last selfish thing he wants. Unfortunately, Harry Potter has never been very good at cooperating with other people's plans.
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26 Jul 2026
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Tasked with learning Occlumency from the last person he trusts, Harry Potter enters his fifth year braced for humiliation and failure while war rages inside his mind. Instead, an uneasy alliance is formed, one that neither student nor professor is prepared for.