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    On the 10.02.1929, the world draws a breath when lives hangs in the balance. The vision has come to pass as Gellert Grindelwald foresaw it, though, in the after, that is of fairly little consequence. There is only Death, and his antidote, a life of torment. The spark grew to flame, and the inferno consumed it all. There is only ashes, now.

    Meanwhile, two unlikely teams attempt their utmost to ensure the survival of their friends- nay, family, learning a great many things about those they love so fiercely. If all else fails, one can always rely on one's great-aunt. One's great-cousin! One's... godchild and adopted family? Or... on one's mother...? One's grandpa? Or one's... half-sibling?! Wait, we're getting ahead of ourselves.

    Explore a new era between the lowest of lows and the highest of highs, spanning from Hogwarts to Nurmengard, and India to Ilvermorny, from second chances under Parisian starlight to dragonfyre in Hungary, from a crypt in Yorkshire to the bowels of Hogsmeade. After all, many mysteries await.

    And, maybe, just maybe, there is something to the Dumbledore family legend, a companion coming to any member in need. And in direst need, perhaps some can simply become phoenixes themselves.

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    The Wizarding world is left reeling in the brutal aftermath of the Second Wizarding War where corruption still reigns and evil plans are brewing. Framed for crimes he didn’t commit and presumedly cast into Azkaban without recourse, Draco Malfoy loses everything. His name, his future, and the girl he dared to love.

    Years later, a changed man returns to the Wizarding world under a new identity, determined to unravel the conspiracy that destroyed him. But vengeance grows complicated when he crosses paths with Hermione Granger, now entangled in secrets of her own. As buried truths resurface, Draco must decide whether love is a weakness or the only thing worth saving.

    A Count of Monte Cristo retelling set in the HP Universe with dark magic, bitter betrayal, and a forbidden love that refuses to die.

    This is my first fic. Your kindness is appreciated. ❤️

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    Professor Dumbledore used to see himself as someone with a good eye for holiday destinations. While he'd spent the last few summers decaying quietly in his office chair like a forgotten tea biscuit, he still believes he can trust his taste to pick a pleasant spot for a well-earned winter break. So when he has time away from Headmaster duties, he seizes his chance.
    Minerva heartily approved his "holiday" in the Austrian Alps, insisting he'd long needed fresh air.
    (He might have neglected to tell her he wasn't going to ski but meet up with a convicted criminal.)
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    "What could you possibly need to tell me that warranted such humility?"
    "I've wanted to tell you for years..."
    "Yes?"
    "It was me. My spell killed her."
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    Instead of a reply, Albus closes the distance between them and wraps his arms around the old man he'd once defeated, once imprisoned, once broken.
    The Dark Wizard stiffens and draws in a voiceless gasp, almost as though he's just been stabbed, not hugged. But he doesn't pull away.
    Neither of them does. They can't.

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    Harry Potter wasn't the only person who had always expected Professor McGonagall to be there. Irascible and inflexible, perhaps, but always dependably, solidly present. With her father's cast-iron moral sense and a heart of gold buried beneath a stern exterior. This story focuses on the inner workings of the woman who was never far from Dumbledore's right hand side.

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    Upon discovering that they share a unique power, Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle become best friends as children. As time goes on, these feelings develop into something more. But when Merope learns that Tom is to marry someone else, she takes desperate action, with shattering consequences.

    Horrified and enraged by Merope's betrayal, Tom leaves her, fleeing back to Little Hangleton. But neither Merope nor Tom realize that they have drawn the eye of a certain Dark wizard who is rising to power, and will stop at nothing to achieve total invincibility...

    Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, period-specific racism and bigotry, dubious consent under love potion, kidnapping

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    After being subjected to abuse at the hands of the Dursleys, Harry turns obscurial and flees Britain. He ends up with a certain old friend of Dumbledore. Once more, Grindelwald finds himself the guardian of a young wizard doomed to a tragic fate. (under review)

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    Evelyna Valeria Potter.
    Nach ihrer Verbannung von den Eltern totgeschwiegen.
    Nur noch eine blasse Erinnerung im Gedächtnis ihres Bruders.
    Doch sie lebt.
    Im Sommer 1899 befreit sie sich von den goldenen Fesseln ihrer Familie und schließt sich Grindelwald an. Schnell wird sie seine engste Vertraute, der er die gefährlichsten Missionen aufträgt. Fest davon überzeugt, auf der richtigen Seite zu stehen, tut sie alles, um Grindelwald zu helfen.
    Auch ein Doppelleben führen und das in der ständigen Gefahr, entdeckt zu werden.
    Für das größere Wohl.

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    AU Where Gellert Grindelwald had won their duel of 1945, and holds Albus Dumbledore captive in Nurmengard.

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    Looking up as the view over the mountainous path ahead of him finally starts to reveal those spiraling dark towers hidden amidst snowy white peaks, Harry reflects again on all the other little moments of his life that have led up to this one, and whether there was anything he could ever have done differently to end up someplace else. He wonders what awaits him in the sunless days ahead and whether all of the hardship he endured on this journey will have been worth it by the end.

    What is possibly most damning of all is that he is not thinking of his parents right now as he trudges alongside his companions up to Voldemort’s eerie castle. He is thinking instead, as he often does, of a name that burns too brightly on his wrist in the pre-dawn light. He is thinking of what could have been, what has never been, what will never be.

    He is wondering if somehow the fruitless tugging on his heart means that somewhere, some way, Tom is watching over him. He wonders what his faceless ghost would think of him if he could see him now.

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    Gellert gets a chance to prove that he has indeed changed and this time he follows in his equal's steps and takes up teaching the next generation.
    Or
    In other words, Harry and Neville gets an overprotective guardian in the form of Ex-dark lord, who raises them as brothers. (Like it should have happened in Canon.)
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    Giving two lovesick idiots another chance at life and love (main pair Grindeldore, Drarry, Bleville)

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    All his life, Gellert Grindelwald had been envied for his visions of the future. ‘You’ll never be unprepared’, they joked, not knowing about the sleepless nights and the mental torment he went through, as he bargained for peace of mind and sanity alike.
    When his visions revealed his personal fate, he did everything in his power to prevent it from becoming reality.
    He failed.

    AU where the final duel between Grindelwald and Dumbledore never takes place, as tragedy befell one party much earlier, forcing the other party to resort to the darkest arts.

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    “It did not satisfy him to serve as a passive oracle. Where others saw prophecy as inescapable doom, he saw a weapon. The Sight, to him, was no longer merely a gift. It had become a skill.”

    In the highest tower of Nurmengard, Gellert Grindelwald plays his violin, not to entertain, but to summon the future. Through its restless defiance, he reaches not for the indulgence of music, but for the discipline it demands and the visions it yields. This is not performance. This is control made absolute.

    A character study in prophecy, power, and precision.

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    Seamus Finnegan has always loved fire, but seldom found himself able to control it. After his mother dies when he's five, Seamus learns she has arranged to have him sent to his only living magical relative — Gellert Grindelwald. In Nurmengard Castle, Seamus continued to develop his affinity for fire and explosions, to his grandfather's amusement, and when it comes time to go to Hogwarts, Grindelwald leaves him with the instruction to give Albus hell — but not to let him die unless it's from an aneurysm Seamus gives him.

    (Inspired by a throwaway line from Harry Potter and the Den of Snakes in which a character reports gossip that Seamus Finnegan is actually Gellert Grindelwald's grandson. More tags will be added as the story progresses.)

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    In times of mounting danger, a reluctant leader finally discards the burden of his past. The events of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” written from Albus Dumbledore’s point of view.

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    They were young and burning with dreams. They were older and burdened with regret. Somewhere in between, love remained—brilliant, unyielding, and forever out of reach. A collection of oneshots capturing the rise, the fall, and the ghosts left behind.

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    After the global wizarding war ended, a young Auror chose to become the jailer of Nurmengard—for some reason.

    Or...

    The story of Gellert Grindelwald, told from his jailer's point of view.

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    A summer a hundred years ago. Two lives, briefly intertwined, a pact broken and yet, their souls remained connected by choice, the constraints of time and space all but meaningless. They died within a year and at least for one of them, the world ignored his demise as best as it could.

    Cue the hero of the second wizarding war, Harry Potter and how he finds himself on a mission to reunite two lovers….long after their death.

    Short side-story within the “Birds of a Feather” universe, inspired by a tumblr conversation.

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    "The plan was simple: get in, grab Rosier and whatever other followers they could find, and get out. What they hadn’t expected was to discover that their spy had been found out and subsequently had the Imperius Curse placed upon him, leading them right into a trap."

    Following the events in Paris, the American and British Auror offices team up to infiltrate Nurmengard castle. However - things are not exactly as they seem. Theseus, Tina, and some other Aurors are captured, and things go very, very wrong. Tina could not have imagined a worse outcome.

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    You're familiar with the procedure, this is part of the "Amenable to Reason" series, and will not make a semblance of sense without having looked into part 1-3 (which I highly recommend of course ;)) I'll try not to give TOO much away this time!

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    Gellert Grindelwald decides to visit his old friend in his office.
    It's been half a century since he lost and he believes he’s changed.

    Or, Gellert and Albus talk about their past and try to figure out their future.

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