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Blood and Gold
The true Time-Turner was slammed savagely into Hermione's throat. It shattered against her neck, bits of glass and gold piercing into her skin. The last thing she saw before blackness consumed her was a plume of metallic dust and vitreous fragments, tiny prisms dancing behind her eyelids.
(In which Hermione accidentally ends up in 1950, pitted against an ascending Dark Lord in his prime, caught in the entanglement of pureblood politics, dark magic, and Tom Riddle's interest)
(In which Hermione accidentally ends up in 1950, pitted against an ascending Dark Lord in his prime, caught in the entanglement of pureblood politics, dark magic, and Tom Riddle's interest)
- GenresFan Fiction
1400 pages, AO3 story
Published December 30, 2025
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March 26, 2026
Wow, just wow.
This is dark romance at its finest, and it was a good reminder that I don’t like dark romance.
However, it is so well written that it’s hard to believe it is fanfiction. The talent these authors have is insane, no wonder many of them are getting book deals.
The fic was long and intriguing, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes cute. It never justifies Riddle’s atrocities or made him a love puppet. What you get here is a young Voldemort, with his soul split in 3, but very capable of evil.
The first ending left me devastated. The second ending put me back together.
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This is dark romance at its finest, and it was a good reminder that I don’t like dark romance.
However, it is so well written that it’s hard to believe it is fanfiction. The talent these authors have is insane, no wonder many of them are getting book deals.
The fic was long and intriguing, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes cute. It never justifies Riddle’s atrocities or made him a love puppet. What you get here is a young Voldemort, with his soul split in 3, but very capable of evil.
The first ending left me devastated. The second ending put me back together.
Remember this by:
March 11, 2026
“Love is the driving force. The passion that fuels Fate to make the story in the first place, the one that drives every plot point. Nothing can break the rules Fate has set out quite like Love.” (4 ⭐)
i’m honestly speechless like just the thought of forming a solid opinion on the ending of this fic makes my head hurt. 500,000 words and 23 hours spent reading make this the longest book i have ever read, but not once was i bored which is CRAZY. honestly i get bored pretty easily but this fic was gripping all the way from the start to the end (even if i am FULLY conflicted about the endings) honestly the ending with her dying was the one i preferred (she shouldn’t have died in the first place tho..) but the one with her coming back felt pretty accurate since tom is fucking crazy. honestly i refuse to form on a opinion on their relationship cause that shit was toxic but beautiful on levels that i can’t bother to comprehend rn
“It was better, in darkness. In the dark, his eyes weren’t red.” reading this was so cathartic (also side note but the symbolism in things like the painting through the story was sooo well written)
good god this fic was so tormenting like on one hand i was screaming that it was the dumbest thing ever that she didn’t return to her time or kill tom but i also understood like ughhh. i WILL overlook last quarter of this book highkey, it wasn’t bad, but i felt like it just couldn’t have been better. despite this is loved this fic so much, it was so gas like damn, also the vibes at the vibes were unbeatable. even when i didn’t fw the plot direction it was still peak to read (also i didn’t HATE the endings i just think they could’ve been better sigh)
i’m honestly speechless like just the thought of forming a solid opinion on the ending of this fic makes my head hurt. 500,000 words and 23 hours spent reading make this the longest book i have ever read, but not once was i bored which is CRAZY. honestly i get bored pretty easily but this fic was gripping all the way from the start to the end (even if i am FULLY conflicted about the endings) honestly the ending with her dying was the one i preferred (she shouldn’t have died in the first place tho..) but the one with her coming back felt pretty accurate since tom is fucking crazy. honestly i refuse to form on a opinion on their relationship cause that shit was toxic but beautiful on levels that i can’t bother to comprehend rn
“It was better, in darkness. In the dark, his eyes weren’t red.” reading this was so cathartic (also side note but the symbolism in things like the painting through the story was sooo well written)
good god this fic was so tormenting like on one hand i was screaming that it was the dumbest thing ever that she didn’t return to her time or kill tom but i also understood like ughhh. i WILL overlook last quarter of this book highkey, it wasn’t bad, but i felt like it just couldn’t have been better. despite this is loved this fic so much, it was so gas like damn, also the vibes at the vibes were unbeatable. even when i didn’t fw the plot direction it was still peak to read (also i didn’t HATE the endings i just think they could’ve been better sigh)
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February 5, 2026
i read this and became a woman obsessed. for a week, i was either reading this or thinking about reading this and nothing else. it's giving darklina; it's giving seven devils; it's a masterpiece and i'm still haunted by this weeks later.
February 17, 2026
Wow, just wow—what a beautiful, fascinating, and heartbreaking story. 🙌🙌
I went into this one completely blind, and oh boy, did it deliver. I loved every twist and turn, even when it shattered me. Thank you, ObsidianPen, for putting a knife through my heart and soul in the best way possible. This one will haunt me forever ❤️❤️
I went into this one completely blind, and oh boy, did it deliver. I loved every twist and turn, even when it shattered me. Thank you, ObsidianPen, for putting a knife through my heart and soul in the best way possible. This one will haunt me forever ❤️❤️
March 27, 2026
Any book that is literally over 1500 pages with 2 different endings + an epilogue the size of a novella, and still manages to keep me invested enough to finish it, is something special.
The emotional damage of this...oh my days. An absolute whirlwind of every feeling under the sun and much pain but so worth it.
The emotional damage of this...oh my days. An absolute whirlwind of every feeling under the sun and much pain but so worth it.
February 8, 2026
Had everything to be 5 🌟but the ending was terrible 😭
February 4, 2026
A Solid 3⭐️ - I am Depressed Now…
This book was heart wrenchingly sad and emotional. No words…
This made me see Tom Riddle in a different light.
I’m just sad and want more because this book cannot end where it ended!
This book was heart wrenchingly sad and emotional. No words…
This made me see Tom Riddle in a different light.
I’m just sad and want more because this book cannot end where it ended!
March 13, 2026
This was top tier. 6 ⭐️
Absolutely incredible. Loved every single twist and turn this journey took me on. I have never read anything like this and it changed my brain chemistry.
I already cannot wait to read it again.
Absolutely incredible. Loved every single twist and turn this journey took me on. I have never read anything like this and it changed my brain chemistry.
I already cannot wait to read it again.
February 23, 2026
4.5!
I'm so disturbed by this story. Well done.
I'm so disturbed by this story. Well done.
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