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The war left Hermione's life in shambles. Two years later, she has started building a semblance of a life in London, completely cut off from the Wizarding World, when she gets an offer she cannot refuse.Taking a leave of absence from work, Hermione finds herself back at Hogwarts, when she finds out that McGonagall left out a huge bit of information, her new DADA professor and co-teacher, is none other than Bellatrix LeStrange, the woman who tortured her.
Bellatrix is struggling. The war had taken its toll on her body and mind, her years as a spy leaving her still disliked in many parts of the world. Not to mention, she lost the woman she loved most in the final battle, leaving her a single mother of a bubbly five-year-old. She is taking up the DADA post and is hoping to find a semblance of normalcy. Then, Hermione Granger shows up, turning her world inside out, healing wounds and making new ones.
Evangeline is dead, has been dead for nearly two years. Stuck in a form she didn't want, her lover raising their daughter without her, all she wanted was to stay in the shadows, to hide. But life, like always, had other plans for her. Danger is around every corner, and love, love blooms in the most unlikely situations
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- Part 1 of Who We Are (In the Dark and the Light)
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08 Nov 2025
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The Mistress of the Red Keep by DMCMercy
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
28 Jun 2025
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When the king passes suddenly and Princess Rhaenyra ascends the Iron Throne, Alicent Hightower, the former paramour of Viserys, is left in an uncertain position. Alicent navigates her new life at court, intent on protecting her children, and finds herself growing far closer to the new queen than she ever expected.
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19 Oct 2025
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After the tragic death of Lyonel Strong in a fire at Harrenhal, King Viserys resolves to once again name Otto Hightower as the Hand of the King. That night, Viserys dreams of the dire future awaiting his family and the realm. The future he himself has inadvertently brought about.
Viserys decides to do everything he can to prevent that future and ensure that his daughter will one day ascend the throne unopposed.
Rhaenyra is not sure if she believes in the veracity of her father’s dream but, on the back foot against Alicent at court, the king’s newfound support is welcomed.
However, as Viserys’s obsession with clearing a path for Rhaenyra’s queenship grows, is it too late for Rhaenyra to reconcile with Alicent and mend the divide between their two families?
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12 Oct 2025
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the kill (bury me) by SimplyKorra
Fandoms: Hawkeye (TV 2021), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Marvel Zombies (Cartoon 2025)
27 Sep 2025
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The idea seemed so good. A good death, a great one, with the woman she loved at her side until the end. There was no pain in leaving anything behind, because there wasn't anything left to leave.
Except something happened, as it always did with Kate. Spending enough time with her, hearing about all the beautiful things she wanted for them, it gave Yelena a spark. It made that fight in her heart ignite again.
And Kate, her stupid, silly, wonderful Kate Bishop, when given a single chance to keep going, clung to it with everything she had.
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27 Sep 2025
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“I do prefer it when you do other things to my skin.”
And once again, Hermione’s brain was gone. Off. In the gutter. Derailing itself with horrifying efficiency.
No.
She tore her eyes away, mentally superimposing the image of her grandfather at Christmas – spectacularly pissed, stark bollock naked under a tartan robe, arguing with the angels in the tree. Still not enough. So she added the memory of that one chapter in Magical Maladies and Their Management, the one with close-up photos of Spattergroit pustules. That did the trick.
Refreshed, centred, pure of thought, she cleared her throat and continued the tour.
Or: Bellatrix Lestrange is supposed to stop committing crimes. Hermione Granger is supposed to stay impartial. Neither of them is very good at following instructions. There’s a dead man, a collapsing investigation, and a rapidly collapsing sense of professional distance.
(Works both as a sequel to Of Magic, Mayhem and Poor Decisions and as a standalone if you don’t like slow buildings.)
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26 Sep 2025