TryingNotToCry



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    When Harry Potter sacrifices himself to end Voldemort, sometimes he dies and comes back to his own world.

    Sometimes he does not.

    A 21-year-old Harry Potter dies in the Forbidden Forest and wakes up as a professional Quidditch player in a political marriage with Tom Riddle. He tries to find his way back home, unearths his father's darkest secret, and unintentionally manages get Tom Riddle to fall in love with him.

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    25 Jun 2026

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    “Okay—okay, fine. You win,” Harry muttered, sounding as though he’d been struck over the head. “Just…don’t be surprised if this goes nowhere. I’m not as interesting as you think.”

    Hardly relevant, as Tom’s interest lay solely in the man’s wallet. To obtain what he needed, he would tailor himself accordingly.

    Tom smiled, not releasing Harry’s hands as he spoke. “I like you, Harry. Soon, you’ll like me too.”

    Or: Tom’s hunt for his golden goose, and how he came to claim it.

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    24 Jun 2026

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    The horcruxes betray Harry and he wakes up to Voldemort. To his horror, he’s given to the horcruxes to keep them content, and somehow finds that perhaps maybe not everything is lost…

    Sequel to our little horcrux, the gangbang AU

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    15 May 2026

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    Many things are different and many are the same as Harry begins his fifth year at Hogwarts.

    Here, living with Dursleys that aren't just neglectful but outright abusive made Harry unable to withstand more than a few weeks of Trelawney's "predictions" back in his third year. Instead, he took Ancient Runes, and uncovered that he had a prodigious knack for runic magic, which opened the door to the darkest of rituals and the magic of mind and soul. A year later, Harry uncovered something horrible within himself - a parasite.

    So, when Voldemort sends him dreams of corridors and doors, Harry sends him pieces of hell in return.

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    14 May 2026

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    Harry isn’t sure what Dumbledore wants him to learn from their lessons, but he’s sure it’s not what he’s ended up focusing in on. Regardless, he can’t get the idea out of his mind if its the best chance of living he’s got. If it was as un-feasible as it was absurd, he’d move past it. But, it’s not. It’s entirely possible.

    The only problem would be convincing the dark lord to impregnate him, but Harry doesn’t plan on asking.

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    19 Feb 2026