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Quick note: I accidentally used the series summary as the work summary before. It's been corrected now — sorry about that!
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Harry Potter killed a basilisk.
Drove off dozen of Dementors.
Survived a tournament designed to break him.And still, he is sent out of the room when the adults begin to decide his future.
An old magical artifact offers him a possibility:
a life in which he is not merely a symbol — but a priority.When a long-forgotten guardianship is activated and political tensions begin to fracture Hogwarts, it isn’t only the balance of power that shifts. It’s Harry’s closest relationships.
Some friendships are built on habit.
Others on choice.And this time, when the doors close —
Harry stays.Series
- Part 1 of The Cost of Balance
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After the Triwizard Tournament, the war that begins is not one of light versus dark — but a political one.
When Harry realizes how much knowledge was deliberately withheld from him, his trust in Dumbledore begins to fracture. Old family laws resurface, dark magic is reexamined, and power shifts to places no one expected.
As new alliances form and old friendships fall apart, Harry must decide whether he will remain a symbol — or finally act for himself.
Every balance comes at a cost.
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Harry is exhausted.
For years, his life has been a constant race. Always moving, always watching, always waiting for the next threat to appear behind him.
Living like this has turned survival into a habit… and peace into something he barely remembers.
Now Harry stands at the edge of something he has never allowed himself before: the possibility of letting go.
But when your entire life has been built on vigilance and fear, is it even possible to rest?- Language:
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27 May 2026
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What if the Battle of Hogwarts ended differently?
After Narcissa Malfoy lies to Voldemort that Harry Potter is dead, Hogwarts falls into despair as Hagrid carries Harry’s seemingly lifeless body back to the castle ruins. While everyone mourns in silence, Draco Malfoy completely breaks down upon realizing Harry is gone.
Unable to accept Harry’s death, Draco is consumed by overwhelming grief, rage, and guilt over feelings he had hidden for years.
Draco unleashes his terrifying powerful magic, enough to shock both Voldemort, Death Eaters and Hogwarts.
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20 May 2026
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During the battle in the Department of Mysteries, Harry is bitten by Greyback, kidnapped and experimented on. Unable to heal him, the Order has to hide Harry away and fight without him. But without Harry, their loss is inevitable. Years later, Draco can’t stand the world Voldemort has created, and he’s determined to find the lost hero that can put an end to it. But Draco isn’t ready for what’s left of Potter when he finds him, or what Potter wants to do to him. How can a feral werewolf, whose only interest is to fuck Draco ragged every day, hope to kill the Dark Lord?
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23 Apr 2026
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In The Blink Of A Crinkling Eye (Everything Has Changed) by Halfbloodprincess003
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
12 Jun 2026
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After a summer spent at the Dursleys with little to no contact with the Wizarding World, Harry is exhausted. He's been attacked by Dementors, his cousin got hurt and just to add insult to injury, Harry is stuck with an angry Vernon Dursley for the rest of the summer. Oh, and he needs to be resorted, because while he doesn't love the drama, the drama loves him.
The Sorting Hat finally gets his way and a newly sorted Slytherin Harry Potter must now navigate new allies, old friendships and new enemies, all while surviving the O.W.L. year, the second most important year of wizarding education.
Maybe getting expelled wouldn't have been so bad after all.
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16 Feb 2026
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Harry Potter and the Boy With the Scar by greenleaf
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
16 Jun 2026
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At the beginning of their fifth year, Draco Malfoy arrived at Hogwarts with a scar on his face, an unlikely friendship with Theodore Nott, and a sudden estrangement from Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, and the rest of the Slytherin House.
Harry has his own problems to deal with—a godfather still wrongfully accused, Dumbledore’s distance, and the looming threat of Voldemort’s return—but he has never been able to resist a mystery, not when it comes to Draco Malfoy.
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03 Feb 2026