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1. Attentive Reader by sidelight

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gilderoy Lockhart/Quirinus Quirrell
   • Quirinus Quirrell
   • Gilderoy Lockhart
   • Severus Snape mentioned
   • unspoken feelings
   • soft angst
   • psychological tension
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Quirinus Quirrell Lives
   • Not Canon Compliant - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
   • Male Slash
   • Oral Sex
   • Rare Pairings
   • Competent Gilderoy Lockhart
   • POV Gilderoy Lockhart
   • POV Quirinus Quirrell
   • Established Relationship
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Plans for the Future

   Summary

   *COMPLETED* - Quirrell survives Voldemort and returns to Hogwarts disfigured and emotionally isolated. Lockhart assumed his old job position and pulls him into collaboration, visibility, intimacy, and public life.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,289

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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