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The start of their sixth year at Hogwarts brings many changes for Lily Evans and James Potter. For Lily, she is forced to cope with changing friend dynamics, the aftermath of a traumatic relationship, and the growing tensions at home. She harbors grief and shame, and a burning desire to do something about the war brewing outside. James has had a summer of growing up. Not long after fifth year ended, his best friend showed up on his doorstep, broken and bleeding, and suddenly James was forced to come to terms with the harsh realities of the world outside his cosy life. And how much his three best friends really need him to keep them together.
As the pressure rises, the two start to see each other in a new light. They begin to find solace in one another, sharing sides of themselves they've never shared with anyone, and they fall in love. A love that creates new bonds, and nurtures courage. It's them at the frontlines of the war once they leave the safety of the school. And it's them who end it.
FUCK JKR
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10 May 2026
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It's 1975 and Lily Evans lives a double life.
At home, she's the Irish Catholic daughter of a union organizer in a dying industrial town. At Hogwarts, she never puts a toe out of line, never gives her pure-blood classmates a reason to doubt her. Lily has big plans, even if she's not sure what, precisely, those plans entail.
James Potter has never had to be anyone but himself.
Why would he? Wealthy, good-looking, and intelligent, he knows he's lucky, but the war is bringing what's important into sharp relief. His ageing parents have joined the Order of the Phoenix, and James longs to fight alongside them.
When Voldemort's followers murder seven Muggle-borns in broad daylight just before the start of their fifth year, tensions at Hogwarts reach an all-time high. The so-called Dark Lord is recruiting from the student body, and the time has come to act. The trouble is, Hogwarts isn't split between good people and Death Eaters, and old prejudices die hard.
Lily and James have always been enemies - ask anybody. But now that they've found themselves on the same side of an escalating war waged in classrooms and corridors, they're forced to see each other in a different light.
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02 May 2026
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Being a Muggle-born in Slytherin is a death sentence; Eleanor Thorne decided to be untouchable instead. But as a devastating wizarding war approaches, her fiercely guarded heart is caught between two heirs of the Sacred Twenty-Eight: the Gryffindor rebel who fights loudly in the light, and the Slytherin prince who bleeds quietly in the dark.
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31 Mar 2026
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House Dravenhall has been a stalwart bannerman to House Stark for over a thousand years, older than the North itself. But Juniper Dravenhall had grown up within the walls of Winterfell - It was her home.
She was loyal to Ned - because he raised her as his own.
She was loyal to Robb - because Ned asked.
She was loyal to Jon - because she loved him first.
She was loyal to Jaime - because, for some reason, he was loyal to her.Eventually someone would have to be betrayed.
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23 Feb 2026
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"My parents have their faces printed on chocolate frog cards and their own chapters in history books. How on earth am I supposed to compete with that? There are things you're supposed to do, and protocols to follow. Neither breaking school rules nor getting drunk is one of them, especially when you're Head Girl - which makes it all the more intriguing. I appreciate the opportunity, so to speak."
Rated M for specific chapters.
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18 Jan 2026