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  1. Public Bookmark 8

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    Theodore leaned over the bannister, his face hidden from the crowd by her hair, to whisper, "Checkmate, Potters!"


    Instruments of darkness tell us truths.

    Voldemort’s attack on Hogwarts leaves destruction in its wake. Rifts deepen, both inside and outside of the castle grounds.

    As the Ministry crumbles to the whims of outside forces, Harry discovers a silent enemy is moving against him, and an old transgression from which Ruby cannot escape surfaces. A masked traitor colludes with his pawn.

    All eyes, of course, are on Tom Riddle. Freedom from choice is granted to no one; even less so when fate surrounds you.

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    31 Aug 2026

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  2. Public Bookmark 14

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    "Voldemort talks to you?"
    "He doesn't mean to show me things, at least I don't think he does. But he does it sometimes. Maybe I show him things, too."


    Lord Voldemort has returned: very much alive.

    A displaced Tom Riddle, after fifty years in the diary, attempts to piece together the mysteries of the past while the result of multiple life debts, the meddling of Peter Pettigrew, and the ambitions of Gilderoy Lockhart, lead him to become irrevocably connected with the Potter family — Ruby, whom he owes a debt, and Harry, an Obscurial born as the seventh month dies who owes his continued survival to their three-way deal.

    Meanwhile, the Ministry moves fast to maintain the illusion of peace, and Hogwarts soon finds itself embroiled in a power struggle over control of a single pawn (Harry Potter) as they wait for Lord Voldemort to make his first move. Sirius Black isn't the only Death Eater breaking out of prison.

    More like Prisoners of Azkaban.

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    31 Aug 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 21

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    The entire class was staring at him in fear — oh, no. He put his corporeal hand up to his face, and felt cold, oily shadows billowing around his eyes.
    Brilliant. Turn into a half-shadow, again. Absolutely fantastic way to start the term.


    Two months ago, Lord Voldemort succeeded in stealing the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter lost control of his Obscurial form, and Ron Weasley's pet rat, Scabbers, went missing.

    Tee, the amnesiac student trapped inside Ruby Potter's diary, claims that he can help, and maybe, just maybe, she believes him.

    But maybe he's cursed for a reason. Maybe he's condemned to be awake and imprisoned for all eternity in penance for some horrible crime. Maybe he's evil.

    Meanwhile, Harry's worried about the monster threatening to "rip... kill..." everything in sight, but only he can hear it. Just like how only he can see the shadows threatening to tear him apart, and only he can understand the snakes who assure him that there will be blood this time; by the time Voldemort gets to him, he might be dead already.

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    02 Feb 2022

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  4. Public Bookmark *

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    How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also, if I am to be whole.


    Tom Riddle is awake inside the diary.

    Lily and James Potter had another child.

    Two mistakes, dire consequences. To begin with, Vernon Dursley is dead, and there are strange shadows following Harry Potter around.

    Year One officially begins at Chapter Six. [Hogwarts Era and Riddle Era in parallel.]

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    29 Aug 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 24

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    Dumbledore is ignoring Hadrian, and his twin, Arennia, but they find the respite a godsend as they have their hands full fighting Ministry reform, wraiths in the shadows, and a legacy history would much prefer to leave buried.

    When everything threatens to tear them apart they have to choose what will perish and what will be resurrected.

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    28 Aug 2026

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