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After Death sends him back in time to his fifth year, Harry finds a book of hand-written poems in the Room of Requirement. If he survives Voldemort's death, Harry promises himself, he'll figure out who the author is and let himself fall in love.
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Percy Weasley and the Chamber of Secrets by AverageFish
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
11 Apr 2023
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His NEWT years are Percy's chance to land himself a Ministry job for when he graduates Hogwarts. Dad's career is on the line over enchanting his Ford Anglia, meanwhile Percy's looking out for his younger siblings—whether they like it or not. Slytherin's beast is endangering the students, and Percy's best friend seems oddly insistent on going to the bathroom with him.
Percy spends his sixth year coming to grips with who he is, and realising that his mum wants him to be someone else.
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On his darkest days, Tom Riddle had written into his diary, "Sometimes, I wish I'd never been born." Ginny put the golden chain around her neck, like a hangman's noose. She took the hourglass in her hands, closed her eyes, and spun.
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Dorothy Rose Dursley is perfectly normal, thank you very much by AverageFish
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
14 Mar 2023
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Dudley Dursley was perfectly normal, thanks very much. Until a giant came in the middle of the night.
Until the Dementors came and tried to suck her soul out.
A trans coming out/coming-of-age story, wherein Dudley gets a chance to become her own woman outside of the ideals her parents taught her.
CW: While there is some stuggle with dieting, losing weight is not the endgame here.Series
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A Public–Private Partnership by AverageFish
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
03 Mar 2023
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“And they’re calling him ‘The Boy Who Lived’? Mycroft asked.
“It’s quite a legacy,” Fudge defended.
Mycroft scoffed. “It’s quite a mouthful.” He watched as Potter’s eyes crinkled.Mycroft prided himself on his intelligence and his control. Right now he knew more than both British ministers and had control over two Harry Potters.
It was like Christmas, his birthday, and Easter combined.Series
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Deathly Hallows and Drunken Butterflies: Variations on a Theme by AverageFish
Fandom Eragon (2006), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Life and Death - Stephenie Meyer, Sherlock (TV), The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
02 Apr 2023
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A series of unrelated works with the common theme of time travel/reincarnation.
There's always a twist as things go haywire à la butterfly effect.- Words:
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AverageFish's Oneshot Collection by AverageFish
Fandom Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Twilight Series - All Media Types
02 Apr 2023
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Not currently working on these. When I finish my current project, I'll pick up the most popular bunny to work on next.
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The war is all but over, and the wrong side won. Worse, the Wizarding World's hero and Ron Weasley's best friend died in the fight. When Draco Malfoy offers Ron a way to go back and fix things, he jumps at the chance. But can he anticipate how his changed moves will affect the board?
[Trope stew: this fic began as an exercise, an attempt to use problematic or challenging tropes. A meta-discussion of each trope to follow each chapter.]
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- Part 6 of Kirinin's HP Fic
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Bookmarked by AverageFish
19 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Excellent writing and great meta discussion in the ANs
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He was smiling. At Tom Riddle. He was going to get murdered before the year ends, he just knows.
Alternate universe/Post-Hogwarts. warnings: mature themes, drinking, swearing. An adult Harry Potter with all his knowledge and experience is transported to his 23yo body in a universe with no war.
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06 Mar 2024
Bookmarker's Notes
Fantastically funny. I enjoyed this immensely. Surprisingly plotty for the genre.
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"The truth, it is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution." -- Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter
When he first visits Gringotts, Harry is given a letter left for him by his mother before her death. The contents will challenge his sense of self and teach him the value of Secrets.This is a Work In Progress. It is not finished. It may never be finished. Read at your own risk.
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- Part 20 of W.I.P. Collection
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Harry Potter's encounter with the basilisk in Chamber of Secrets does not leave him unscathed. This is a story about how he adapts, the true test of friendship, and dark mysteries that must be unravelled.
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06 Jun 2026
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When Harry slew the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, venom got in his eyes, mostly blinding him. After an attack shut down the Perenelle Flamel Center where he was learning to adapt, Harry returned to Privet Drive unexpectedly with the threat of an escaped Death Eater dogging his heels. All he wants to do is break free of the Dursleys, but how can he with Professor McGonagall at his side? No pairings.
This is part four of the Venom & Tears Series.
Read Basilisk Eyes first! https://archiveofourown.org/works/16269131Series
- Part 4 of Venom and Tears
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06 Jun 2026
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21/? excellent world building, it has very-long-fanfic syndrome but is well worth rereading.