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the ghost of you, it keeps me awake by Graceless_Lady
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
05 Jun 2026
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James Potter died protecting his family on 31 October 1981. At least that’s the story everybody had been told. Fourteen years after that fateful night, a Ministry raid of uncovers an almost forgotten prisoner detained in the dungeons deep beneath Lestrange Manor. The discovery will send ripples throughout the wizarding world.
Or, a reimagining of the Order of Phoenix if James Potter hadn’t died on Halloween night. -
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James’s eyes inched away from the gap in the door, no longer expecting it to spring open at any moment, and towards Sirius.
Sirius’s face was mere inches from him and James’s eyes, now adjusted to the low light, could make out his features.
When was the last time they had been this close? When was the last time Sirius had allowed them to be?
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tell me you love me, come back and haunt me by Graceless_Lady
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
05 Dec 2023
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Recently exonerated and looking for a new start, Sirius buys a flat to live in with his godson. However, it soon becomes clear they are not alone in the flat when Sirius begins receiving love messages on the mirrors and walls.
Sirius knows who he hopes is behind the messages, but he couldn’t possibly be right… or could he?
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Sirius has tried so hard to keep his secret. There are many reasons for this, chief among them is James. But an incident in the locker rooms after a particularly brutal quidditch match sets into motion a series of events that may expose more than just Sirius’s secret identity.
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Professor McGonagall was still talking but Sirius had been unable to adsorb a single word in several minutes.
Twenty two years. He’d been gone twenty two years.
He’d missed more than two decades. Been gone more years than he had even lived.
____A mishap with a time turner flings Sirius far into the future. Everything has changed, not least of all, Sirius’s very best friend.
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James breaks the silence first. “So. Not a cult meeting?”
Sirius raises an eyebrow. “You think I’ve been secretly running a cult this whole time?”
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28 Mar 2025
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From the outside, it may look like James Potter has everything one needs to be happy. An abundance of talent, a prestigious job, a beautiful wife, an adorable child. So why can’t he let go of the past? Why does he still see silver eyes and a crooked smile when he dreams at night?
It's been six years. Six years since Sirius Black left England. He practically ran away from the country and hasn’t stopped running since. When he has to return to parts of his old life, he tries his best not to dwell on the past.
What luck then, that the past is one of the first people he runs into.
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“What, so the French sent a cursed Curse-breaker?”There is humour in James’ voice, signalling that this isn’t meant to insult, merely falling into the way they always used to talk to each other. It’s almost too easy reciprocate, to answer with banter that still feels too familiar and pulls at Sirius to be released. He bites his tongue.
“I can assure you, cursed or not, I am still excellent at my job, Auror Potter,” he says pointedly.
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25 Oct 2024
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She is your marrow (and your ride home) by hopeandahalf
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Nov 2024
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Penelope is, has always been, well…beautiful. Just…objectively and scientifically speaking. It’s obviously something Colin's had to ruthlessly compartmentalize as they’ve built such a deep friendship over the years, because those kinds of thoughts are a slippery slope and Pen is simply too important to him to ogle her like a horny buffoon, like some kind of disgusting man. But none of that changes the fact that she’s…well. Kind of perfect, really. Like, those…and her…whew. Just…her things. All the things.
Objectively speaking, of course.
Or: The life and times of Colin Bridgerton—struggling travel writer, existential crisis-haver, nepo baby, and...Penelope's wingman? Oh boy.
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25 Aug 2024
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“May I ask you something?” she asks. He nods, seeming to sense the seriousness of her tone. “Why did you marry me? ”
Colin is startled by the question. That much Penelope knows, even though she does not know how he is going to answer it.
Or, Colin and Penelope talk after the Butterfly Ball.
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19 Aug 2024
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Not Without My Muse by somethingfunnybubbly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
16 Aug 2024
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No.
It couldn’t be.
“Colin?” Penelope gaped as her eyes adjusted to the dark, making out his familiar face, mouth hanging open, eyes wide, brows furrowed in confusion.
Fucking hell, Penelope whimpered internally. Why couldn’t it have been a murderer?
“Pen?” She shivered at the sound of her old nickname, trying to comprehend what was happening. She pulled her towel tighter, not that it really mattered anymore. He’s already seen her tits she realised miserably. Wonderful.
Penelope was hoping a weekend away in a country cottage would be what she needed to get over her horrendous writer’s block. But then Colin Bridgerton appears in the middle of the night, and everything goes to shit.
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19 Aug 2024