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either must die at the hand of the other
Voldemort survives the Battle of Hogwarts because Harry Potter had not been the one to kill him, as the prophecy demands.
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First published February 11, 2021
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April 1, 2025
I giggled out loud on the subway and stayed two nights until 4 am reading so that´s that :)
November 13, 2023
guys don’t judge me for reading this it was so good I cried reading voldemorts pov tho…
February 22, 2024
My heart is in a chokehold.
I haven’t cried for a book in years. Years!
But this fic made me cry like a baby for hours. It is painfully beautiful, heartbreaking. I will never recover.
Harry accepting he will never be loved by the person he loves the most. Harry being all that is good and pure, suffering at the hands of a monster.
The way human emotions and actions are portrayed here is so real, perfect, evocative of the deepest feelings.
Normally, when you read dark romance, the author finds a way to make you love the bad guy, or at least makes you understand their motives. In this fic, you won’t love the bad guy, you won’t understand anything, you will still hate him at the end, but you will love the story.
I can’t.
I have more tears to cry, see you soon.
I haven’t cried for a book in years. Years!
But this fic made me cry like a baby for hours. It is painfully beautiful, heartbreaking. I will never recover.
Harry accepting he will never be loved by the person he loves the most. Harry being all that is good and pure, suffering at the hands of a monster.
The way human emotions and actions are portrayed here is so real, perfect, evocative of the deepest feelings.
Normally, when you read dark romance, the author finds a way to make you love the bad guy, or at least makes you understand their motives. In this fic, you won’t love the bad guy, you won’t understand anything, you will still hate him at the end, but you will love the story.
I can’t.
I have more tears to cry, see you soon.
July 19, 2024
When I started I was literally giddy. I can't even explain it to myself, let alone others. Harry is a traumatised kid who wakes to find out Voldermort is STILL alive after so many people died at the battle of hogwarts. Still, he's asked to go try and kill him, then he fails again.
Then somehow the author manages to twist this story, from Harry's pov, into him falling in lust then love with VOLDERMORT. The author does such a great job that I was actually laughing out loud and smiling like a crazy person reading passages.
The domesticity was literally sickening. I'm not kidding, I literally couldn't stop reading because of how cute all of it was. Still, it wasn't sinking in how far Harry had fallen until Voldie got his own pov. To say I was crushed is an understatement. Voldermort gets two chapter povs where he shows quite literally in words and in action how LITTLE he thinks of Harry. Those chapters HURT. I mean I'm over here giggling and kicking my feet at how happy Harry seems and Voldie is looking at Harry and resisting the urge to snap his neck. Throwing around phrases like "This idiot" or "how average Harry is".
But still it doesn't sink in until Voldie explains how he twists and manipulates Harry into letting him go. As if that wasn't bad enough, he goes on to destroy any chance of happiness in Harry's life. He nukes Hermione's life and yet THEY END UP TOGETHER. Yes, that's the ending. Harry and Voldermort move in together. So many atrocities happen after he reveals his master plan, then Harry goes through a MAJOR depressive episode, and then HE STILL GOES BACK! Some bullshit about how he'll take whatever happiness he can get. And now I'm left with this sinking weight. I know I said I wanted angst but this was too much.
Then somehow the author manages to twist this story, from Harry's pov, into him falling in lust then love with VOLDERMORT. The author does such a great job that I was actually laughing out loud and smiling like a crazy person reading passages.
The domesticity was literally sickening. I'm not kidding, I literally couldn't stop reading because of how cute all of it was. Still, it wasn't sinking in how far Harry had fallen until Voldie got his own pov. To say I was crushed is an understatement. Voldermort gets two chapter povs where he shows quite literally in words and in action how LITTLE he thinks of Harry. Those chapters HURT. I mean I'm over here giggling and kicking my feet at how happy Harry seems and Voldie is looking at Harry and resisting the urge to snap his neck. Throwing around phrases like "This idiot" or "how average Harry is".
But still it doesn't sink in until Voldie explains how he twists and manipulates Harry into letting him go. As if that wasn't bad enough, he goes on to destroy any chance of happiness in Harry's life. He nukes Hermione's life and yet THEY END UP TOGETHER. Yes, that's the ending. Harry and Voldermort move in together. So many atrocities happen after he reveals his master plan, then Harry goes through a MAJOR depressive episode, and then HE STILL GOES BACK! Some bullshit about how he'll take whatever happiness he can get. And now I'm left with this sinking weight. I know I said I wanted angst but this was too much.
September 15, 2024
Don’t judge😭😭 This was literally so poisonous and so good😭😭😭
February 25, 2025
metalomagnetic wanted us and harry on equal levels of misery fr
October 5, 2025
Very interesting fic tbh.
It’s not a HEA or a tragic ending but it leaves everything kind of in the middle.
I loved the lesson Harry had to learn and tbh, he probably needed to learn that a long time ago that kindness is not always the answer.
Voldemort felt actually intelligent which is not always done right but in this fic? It was perfect!
However towards the ending was I losing some interest which is why it wasn’t really a 5⭐️ read for me. Still, amazing fic!
Rate: 4.25⭐️
It’s not a HEA or a tragic ending but it leaves everything kind of in the middle.
I loved the lesson Harry had to learn and tbh, he probably needed to learn that a long time ago that kindness is not always the answer.
Voldemort felt actually intelligent which is not always done right but in this fic? It was perfect!
However towards the ending was I losing some interest which is why it wasn’t really a 5⭐️ read for me. Still, amazing fic!
Rate: 4.25⭐️
May 27, 2024
metalomagnetic might just be my top fanfiction writer. i would read their grocery list
October 16, 2023
Insane characterization but as someone cleverly noted that’s not a Tomarry/Harrymort. It’s a love ode to Lord Voldemort. Very unsatisfying for a shipper.
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