The Malignant Masquerade

Rigel Black #5

by Murkybluematter

Harry thought she was done, but the ruse wouldn't let go. Four years of lies could not be erased overnight, and there were lies beneath the lies... As Harry tries to find normalcy and mend bridges, the Ministry trails her, Riddle hunts her, Voldemort haunts her, and her friends race toward Rigel's identity, certain he will need help before all is finished. Book 5, SOTL take on HP.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Fantasy

ebook

Published June 17, 2021

Reviews

[Shaina Greer-Short · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not realize this book was only one chapter so far whenI started reading it. I was so disappointed. I want to read more!

[Gökçe]

i need moreeeee

[Laura]

Just my brain dump of reactions as I'm reading, not edited for coherency. Full of spoilers.
Oh NO!! Riddle thinks the vow could still have a hold on Rigel. That would be a DISASTER
Chapter 3: Why is it over? Sigh. It's so good I really want to finish!
Yay the adults are helping! I love that they're all secretly involved. Nice work covering for Harry, Archie. That metamorphing is super helpful.
The philosophers stone is stolen--that's bad news. I'm so glad Leo came with her. That animagus form is coming in handy. How will she get out of France? The rod is... going to help Riddle find her? Can't Dom just defeat the sleeping sickness? Riddle already said the rod is less powerful than Dom.
Prediction: Draco will figure it out. He'll get himself invited to the Potters and while he's playing chess with Remus in the living room, Harry will floo in and be relaxed with her occlumency and Draco's empathy will instantly recognize Rigel's emotions. She'll swear him to secrecy but let down her mental barriers so they can have a moment, then get kidnapped by Voldemort who was lying in wait.
Prediction: Voldemort will possess Draco, forcing Rigel's hand to reveal herself and protect him. Or same scenario but with Snape.
Prediction: Riddle gets all his followers to attack Rigel's occlumency at the same time. Dom can't take them all at once and they get through.

[Bar]

15/07/2024

Trying to manifest an update, I am tagging it as read.

21/06/2021

1.

- Can we talk about thesis-turned-love-letter? And I bet it wasn't even that much edited (or at all...) since their anti-reunion in TFF.

- I loved the comparison to Sirius. I mean, imagine if Caelum and Harry were the same age and both went to Hogwarts...

- I just hope nobody finds out the truth too soon. Finally we will be able to get all Rigel's friends to iteract with Harry and i'm really excited for that!

[Lola]

I'm so excited to read this.

[Salwa Aj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only 3 chapters available so far😢 i'm agonizing over this. And at this point i'm hoping for a reverse Harem situation for Harry dispite disliking the genra usually. But i m dissatisfyied that Leo seems to have all her favor, if Draco never gets a chance.. Even the other annoying guys are interesting, vespier i think his name is. The lestrange guy though felt more like a platonic freindship_professional prospect, same with the vampire.. I think though that Pansy, unlike Draco, could be more attracted to Harry than to Rigel. I think Pansy is better suited for Genny wiesley. It would be a loss if only Leo gets a relationship with Harry mainly for Draco's sake, and vespior isn't bad too. I want so much for Snape to apprentice Harry and to realise the obvious by himself. I also think the perfect Happy ending wouldn't be Harry killing Riddle, but Harry creating a third political party, neutral, to better balance the two other extremes. I want to know who Scar is, as i thought it was Owen but i m not sure.. I like how Harry is not suspected mainly because she is a girl and they can't imagin her being their champion..

[beeha · Rating 5 out of 5]

mmhm, I want moreeeee