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Absence of Simplicity #1
Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey
When Harry fails to keep his anger at bay and Voldemort possesses his mind, the events that follow lead him down a long road to realizing the world isn't as black and white as it seems.
Chaos, hilarity, and tragedy ensue with a Dark Lord being honest all the time, a rival becoming something else, and a world demanding to be saved. Featuring frightened Death Eaters, deep conversations with a monster, Prueblood traditions being ridiculous, and the fight to do the right thing with no true options.
Harry's life just gets more and more bizarre with each passing moment.
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Or, the one where Harry's life gets split in half, and he has to figure out how to bring it back together.
Words 456,640 complete
Chaos, hilarity, and tragedy ensue with a Dark Lord being honest all the time, a rival becoming something else, and a world demanding to be saved. Featuring frightened Death Eaters, deep conversations with a monster, Prueblood traditions being ridiculous, and the fight to do the right thing with no true options.
Harry's life just gets more and more bizarre with each passing moment.
~~~
Or, the one where Harry's life gets split in half, and he has to figure out how to bring it back together.
Words 456,640 complete
1420 pages, ebook
First published December 17, 2020
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February 2, 2022
i am crying. this is the best fanfic i’ve ever read like i’m not even joking the plot the characters the storyline the friendships i actually can’t comprehend that this is a fanfic and not the actual ending of harry potter because i personally will be regarding this fanfic as canon from now on. i hope one day i get memory loss so i can re read this fanfic for the first time. literally did not know what was going to happen next at any point in this story and i don’t even know what to do now i’ve finished this i could talk about it for hours i’m literally screaming crying throwing up right now
August 8, 2023
3.5⭐️
I had no idea how massive this fic was when I set out to read it but oh boy. It’s needlessly long and it’s incredibly unrealistic but it made me feel so much. It’s all about morality, mortality, love and friendship, and it’s such a struggle between right and wrong and subjectivity. The relationship between characters of choice was very complex and very interesting, I have to say. I don’t really like Canon!Dumbledore and I don’t know if his manipulative schemes would still let him being considered “good” ; and I obviously do not root for a tyrant such as Voldemort - and I think the author still followed along those lines but they wrote a whole new depth into them both. Their version of Dumbledore makes complete sense and is not too OOC for me, but Voldemort is something else entirely. He’s still very much a Dark Lord, with all his wrongs and evil-doings - and yet, in the strangest of ways, you do not hate this version of him. At least not completely. Perhaps it’s because of this Harry’s compassion, empathy, and overall his way of seeing the world. I don’t really care about why that is, I don’t completely understand it and I do not know how I feel about it. Perhaps it’s the beauty of this fic.
I also didn’t know this was a “Drarry” pairing starting this but it sure takes me back to my early teenage years. Didn’t we all have a phase akin to this at some point? I haven’t thought about this ship in a very long time but I didn’t hate it. It’s certainly not the worst in this fandom.
I had no idea how massive this fic was when I set out to read it but oh boy. It’s needlessly long and it’s incredibly unrealistic but it made me feel so much. It’s all about morality, mortality, love and friendship, and it’s such a struggle between right and wrong and subjectivity. The relationship between characters of choice was very complex and very interesting, I have to say. I don’t really like Canon!Dumbledore and I don’t know if his manipulative schemes would still let him being considered “good” ; and I obviously do not root for a tyrant such as Voldemort - and I think the author still followed along those lines but they wrote a whole new depth into them both. Their version of Dumbledore makes complete sense and is not too OOC for me, but Voldemort is something else entirely. He’s still very much a Dark Lord, with all his wrongs and evil-doings - and yet, in the strangest of ways, you do not hate this version of him. At least not completely. Perhaps it’s because of this Harry’s compassion, empathy, and overall his way of seeing the world. I don’t really care about why that is, I don’t completely understand it and I do not know how I feel about it. Perhaps it’s the beauty of this fic.
I also didn’t know this was a “Drarry” pairing starting this but it sure takes me back to my early teenage years. Didn’t we all have a phase akin to this at some point? I haven’t thought about this ship in a very long time but I didn’t hate it. It’s certainly not the worst in this fandom.
November 27, 2025
“Draco's lips curl up, just a bit. "That's what you do, you know. You sweep in and you make people love you, and it—it ruined me. It's alright, though, because I was hoping you would."
"Even then, Draco?" Harry doesn't know how he's not crying right now. "That was in August! All this time, you've just—you—"
"I loved you, yes," Draco admits, gaze flicking as he takes in Harry's face with simple delight, as if merely looking at him is enough. "I've loved you for quite some time, I think, long before I ever realized it. When you were just the hero in the stories the house-elves read to me as a child, and when you refused to shake my hand, and every single year that you glared at me wherever I went, and then every single second that you've been in my home. I loved you then, I love you right now, and I'll love you even when you're gone."
SCREAMMM
sorry for such a long quote but it was so cute. My first drarry fanfic read!!! I’m hooked not going to lie. This fic was about what would have happened if Harry killed Bellatrix in his 5th year and I’m so obsessed. Dark and wavering morals Harry was exactly what I needed.
I loved Voldemort in this so freaking much. Him and Harry’s guardian relationship was so sweet I can’t. My Voldemort, dark Lord, sir😭😭😭 And I loved Nagini I was so upset man. At least there’s gonna be a nagini junior at some point. The way Voldemort rubs his chest when he feels his own love for Harry ugh. Voldemort caring for Harry is absolutely everything to me🫶
I’m so obsessed with the whole gang of slytherins and gryffindors and their relationships. Pansy and Blaise are everything and I literally love Hermione, Daphne and Ron together. It was all so freaking cute. Super duper cringy but cute.
Of course I loved Harry and Draco. How could I not? Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates. I love Narcissa’s input in this fic as well ah. I’m so obsessed with them I can’t.
I just want to reread this fic over and over I swear. I read in about a day which shows how absorbed I was in it.
Edit- second reread and my heart hurts so much. Draco getting Voldemort’s approval for marriage to Harry and him checking if he’s okay😭😭
Edit- 5th reread since 2022 and it was 2077 pages on my phone oml
"Even then, Draco?" Harry doesn't know how he's not crying right now. "That was in August! All this time, you've just—you—"
"I loved you, yes," Draco admits, gaze flicking as he takes in Harry's face with simple delight, as if merely looking at him is enough. "I've loved you for quite some time, I think, long before I ever realized it. When you were just the hero in the stories the house-elves read to me as a child, and when you refused to shake my hand, and every single year that you glared at me wherever I went, and then every single second that you've been in my home. I loved you then, I love you right now, and I'll love you even when you're gone."
SCREAMMM
sorry for such a long quote but it was so cute. My first drarry fanfic read!!! I’m hooked not going to lie. This fic was about what would have happened if Harry killed Bellatrix in his 5th year and I’m so obsessed. Dark and wavering morals Harry was exactly what I needed.
I loved Voldemort in this so freaking much. Him and Harry’s guardian relationship was so sweet I can’t. My Voldemort, dark Lord, sir😭😭😭 And I loved Nagini I was so upset man. At least there’s gonna be a nagini junior at some point. The way Voldemort rubs his chest when he feels his own love for Harry ugh. Voldemort caring for Harry is absolutely everything to me🫶
I’m so obsessed with the whole gang of slytherins and gryffindors and their relationships. Pansy and Blaise are everything and I literally love Hermione, Daphne and Ron together. It was all so freaking cute. Super duper cringy but cute.
Of course I loved Harry and Draco. How could I not? Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates. I love Narcissa’s input in this fic as well ah. I’m so obsessed with them I can’t.
I just want to reread this fic over and over I swear. I read in about a day which shows how absorbed I was in it.
Edit- second reread and my heart hurts so much. Draco getting Voldemort’s approval for marriage to Harry and him checking if he’s okay😭😭
Edit- 5th reread since 2022 and it was 2077 pages on my phone oml
February 5, 2023
unironically one of the best things i’ve ever read
August 12, 2024
I can't actually fathom that I finished this.
I dreaded the end just as much as Harry did.
This book is bloody over 1000 pages long and it still got scared when I got close to an end (I panicked at 66% because the show done seemed near). Just because, well, this story healed something in me.
Not once was I bored, not once did I think the characters acted unreasonable. Not once did I wince with the actions just with the unchangeable turn of events.
I actually told my mum about it because I just couldn't keep it to myself. For that I had to explain the whole idea of fanfictions to her first. Though, it was worth it. She got really invested and always asked for updates.
I got so fucking invested too, that I cried just beacuse I finished the book. Just because I couldn't grasp that this story is over, that is has come to a close.
I will definitely be rereading this book no matter how long it is.
It is so beautifully written and so fucking relatable (don't we all hate to be a horcrux of a dark wizard sometimes).
Not just in fanfiction regard but overall, I don't think I ever read a book as good as this.
The romance, though absolutely beautiful, wasn't even the best part. It was the moral conflicts, the conversations between Harry and Voldemort, the twisted, wicked, and unfair ways of life and the way every character got through it.
I'm not lying when I say this book deserves more than 5 stars. It will always stay engraved in my brain, I really feel like a different, changed person (being the dramatic prat I am ;))!
I dreaded the end just as much as Harry did.
This book is bloody over 1000 pages long and it still got scared when I got close to an end (I panicked at 66% because the show done seemed near). Just because, well, this story healed something in me.
Not once was I bored, not once did I think the characters acted unreasonable. Not once did I wince with the actions just with the unchangeable turn of events.
I actually told my mum about it because I just couldn't keep it to myself. For that I had to explain the whole idea of fanfictions to her first. Though, it was worth it. She got really invested and always asked for updates.
I got so fucking invested too, that I cried just beacuse I finished the book. Just because I couldn't grasp that this story is over, that is has come to a close.
I will definitely be rereading this book no matter how long it is.
It is so beautifully written and so fucking relatable (don't we all hate to be a horcrux of a dark wizard sometimes).
Not just in fanfiction regard but overall, I don't think I ever read a book as good as this.
The romance, though absolutely beautiful, wasn't even the best part. It was the moral conflicts, the conversations between Harry and Voldemort, the twisted, wicked, and unfair ways of life and the way every character got through it.
I'm not lying when I say this book deserves more than 5 stars. It will always stay engraved in my brain, I really feel like a different, changed person (being the dramatic prat I am ;))!
December 17, 2022
If I had to explain to someone why I read fanfiction, I would tell them to read this work. Sobsicles gives us more depth than canon ever could and every part of their work illuminates the hard lessons of life while simultaneously reminding us of the hope and strength within us to overcome them.
Many authors of Harry Potter fanfiction succeed in writing an evil Harry, bashing Dumbledore or other canonically "good" characters, or, instead, only seeing those on the Dark side for their worst mistakes. Sobsicles, however, walks the line between those sides, tells a story with rawness and vivid emotion, and demonstrates that it is never too late to make the choice to love someone else. Sobsicles’s work will always remain my favorite out of every fic I've ever read and I am grateful for the opportunity to read it.
March 30, 2023
I don’t think I can ever recreate the emotions this made me feel. 10/10 I’m ruined for any other morally grey Harry stories :(
August 26, 2023
this has to be one of the best fics i've ever read. this was so well written. i'm aware that it might not be for everyone as some people might be displeased by the decisions the author did, but i found them extremely interesting nonetheless. i loved harry's struggles with his morality, draco's forms of bravery and harry and voldemort's complex dynamic. this was sheer perfection. new comfort fic just dropped
April 23, 2025
my soul is forever changed
October 4, 2024
Iba a ser un 5. Iba a serlo porque me estaba encantando, y ciertamente me ha gustado muchísimo, pero los últimos capítulos… una vez que Harry vuelve a hogwarts en adelante, para mí el fanfic va hacia abajo y sin frenos…
Me parece que empieza tan bien, es tan serio, es tan profundo y de repente llega la trama de hogwarts y casi todo es básicamente trama de adolescentes… que sí, que lo son, pero están en medio de una guerra, a mi qué me importa quien esta liado con quien…
Destaco sobretodo el papel de Voldemort en este fanfic y la profundidad que se le ha dado a su personaje y al de Dumbledore y Snape…
Me parece que empieza tan bien, es tan serio, es tan profundo y de repente llega la trama de hogwarts y casi todo es básicamente trama de adolescentes… que sí, que lo son, pero están en medio de una guerra, a mi qué me importa quien esta liado con quien…
Destaco sobretodo el papel de Voldemort en este fanfic y la profundidad que se le ha dado a su personaje y al de Dumbledore y Snape…
May 9, 2024
✧₊⁺ "Draco laughs softly and shakes his head.
"You're much too chivalrous and brave for all that. You can't abandon the world. You'd never be able to make peace with it, and we both know it."
"I don't know..." Harry clears his throat, glancing back out the window, his next words coming out softer than a whisper. "I could do it for you."
this fic took me by the throat, flung me against the wall, and wrenched every emotion out of me. i have so many thoughts about this fic... everything i have ever wanted changed in harry potter was explored in this. the misguided morality of dumbledore, the complexities of harry's sacrifice, draco getting the chance to unlearn all his prejudices, voldemort being a child of amortentia and love being both his salvation and his downfall. sobsicles has taken the time to explore each character's story, giving them a voice, giving them dimension, and the opportunity to change.
✧₊⁺ "And then you. Harry fucking Potter has to come and - and -"
"And what?" Harry mutters, arching an eyebrow. "Tell me, Draco, what did I do?"
"Forget it," Draco mumbles, shaking his head.
Harry blinks at him, then smiles. "Say something in Latin, " he murmurs.
"Factus es mihi, amabo te," Draco whispers, his throat bobbing.”
You made me love you????!!! are you kidding me?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!???? i'm gnawing at the bars of my enclosure😭😭😭😭
✧₊⁺ "For Draco, Harry would live when he knows his death could save the world.
For Harry, Draco would never ask him to when he knows that the request would break Harry in ways that living could not make up for."
drarry in this fic are so special to me. it was so lovely reading about them becoming tentative friends to falling in love, and draco kind of loving harry from the beginning. i think drarry make so much sense and are so well-matched. they both are trapped in their lives, harry being the prophesied chosen one and draco being the malfoy heir.
their temperaments are so different and so similar at the same time. harry feels too strongly and draco represses his feelings just as strongly; and yet, they both feel vulnerable at times and tend to lash out in anger to protect themselves. harry needs draco's ice to soothe his fiery frustration, and draco needs harry's fire to remind him to feel.
✧₊⁺ "In all my travels," Harry says, "you are undoubtedly the most beautiful thing this world has to offer."
harry, you old dog! they're silly, young and in love, your honor!
✧₊⁺ "The boy in him - the young boy from the cupboard who prayed to God and hoped someone would love him - wants either of them, or both of them, to consider him worth choosing. And they won't."
the exploration of harry's psyche was so good. his insecurities are prevalent in everything he does and ironically, the chosen one has never been chosen in his life. let's not talk about harry praying to god... can anyone tell The Prophecy by taylor swift is playing on repeat :((((( Please/ I've been on my knees/ Change the prophecy/ Don't want money/ Just someone who wants my company/ Let it once be me/ Who do I have to speak to/ About if they can redo The Prophecy?
✧₊⁺ "You have to let me go,"Harry whispers.
"You're the one who pushed me to the edge, so you have to watch me fall. Do you understand?"
Voldemort's eyes flutter. Red flickering, something flashing in it once more. "If I let you go, I will fall with you."
...and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... their story could only end in tragedy. and yet, i hoped for a different outcome for them. i hoped for an ending where the voldemort who rubs his chest because he is feeling so much care and love, might find redemption and acceptance, even though he deserves neither. i started to wonder, can this murderous, selfish tyrant, who has destroyed the lives of so many with his reign of terror, gain forgiveness? can his past misdeeds truly be left in the past? therefore, i do think the life he chooses to lead is the only right one. and perhaps, making that choice, makes up for some of it in the end.
April 17, 2023
"My son can do much better than you," Lucius mutters, sneering behind his cup of tea.
"Sod off!" Harry shouts at him. "I'm sorry I'm not keeping track of every single damn thing that needs to be done, alright? I'm not bloody perfect!"
Lucius arches an eyebrow at him. "Clearly."
Very fanfic-y not necessarily in a bad way. I see why a lot people loved this ( it's long and the author clearly loves and knows HP world) and yet, personally I was a bit annoyed by how naive Mr Voldemort’s, Dark Lord, sir :D redemption arc was and how easily everyone changed.
Also, after reading reviews my expectations were high and in the end I was disappointed.
Sacrifice Arc series are still the best fanfic ever. Closely followed by the Mirror of Ecidyrue series and Oath Breaker
"Sod off!" Harry shouts at him. "I'm sorry I'm not keeping track of every single damn thing that needs to be done, alright? I'm not bloody perfect!"
Lucius arches an eyebrow at him. "Clearly."
Very fanfic-y not necessarily in a bad way. I see why a lot people loved this ( it's long and the author clearly loves and knows HP world) and yet, personally I was a bit annoyed by how naive Mr Voldemort’s, Dark Lord, sir :D redemption arc was and how easily everyone changed.
Also, after reading reviews my expectations were high and in the end I was disappointed.
Sacrifice Arc series are still the best fanfic ever. Closely followed by the Mirror of Ecidyrue series and Oath Breaker
April 16, 2023
I loved drarry in the fic soooo much, it may even be one of the best written ones ever. The dynamics were perfect and it was also really great in the way it kept the authenticity mean of the characters but also moldes the story in a way that they were not changed. I love the way Voldemort was characterised, It was completed new to me but I adored it. And Harry and Draco, sigh, they were perfect. Not completely fluffy but also not done in that weird ‘cocky bad boy’ way. And I know I’m most other fics we hate Lucius but the way he loved Narcissa in this. My heart ❤️. And last in Narcissa. She was a goddess. Like I can’t see how she did any wrong at all. I would give my life defending this women. She was just so…. Ugh I love her. One of my best and favourite part has to be Christmas, where she got her dress and Lucius was absolutely smitten. They are so cute. I also love Theo. Matter of fact I loved all the Slytherins in this story. The way they just act with each was so satisfying. I rlly need to golden trio x Slytherin friend group fics cause I don’t see enough of these dynamics. To summarise, this is the second time reading this book and I still think that this definitely could be one of the best fics I have ever read, and I have read quite afew.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 6, 2024
this is the best fanfic i’ve ever read like i’m not even joking the plot the characters the storyline the friendships i actually can’t comprehend that this is a fanfic and not the actual ending of harry potter because i personally will be regarding this fanfic as canon from now on.
I loved Voldemort in this so freaking much. Him and Harry’s guardian relationship was so sweet I can’t. My Voldemort, dark Lord, sir😭😭😭 And I loved Nagini I was so upset man. At least there’s gonna be a nagini junior at some point. The way Voldemort rubs his chest when he feels his own love for Harry ugh. Voldemort caring for Harry is absolutely everything to me🫶
I’m so obsessed with the whole gang of slytherins and gryffindors and their relationships. Pansy and Blaise are everything and I literally love Hermione, Daphne and Ron together. It was all so freaking cute.
Of course I loved Harry and Draco. How could I not? Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates. I love Narcissa’s input in this fic as well ah. I’m so obsessed with them I can’t.
I loved Voldemort in this so freaking much. Him and Harry’s guardian relationship was so sweet I can’t. My Voldemort, dark Lord, sir😭😭😭 And I loved Nagini I was so upset man. At least there’s gonna be a nagini junior at some point. The way Voldemort rubs his chest when he feels his own love for Harry ugh. Voldemort caring for Harry is absolutely everything to me🫶
I’m so obsessed with the whole gang of slytherins and gryffindors and their relationships. Pansy and Blaise are everything and I literally love Hermione, Daphne and Ron together. It was all so freaking cute.
Of course I loved Harry and Draco. How could I not? Soulmates. Soulmates. Soulmates. I love Narcissa’s input in this fic as well ah. I’m so obsessed with them I can’t.
February 18, 2021
It's not just a nice (although extremely long) drarry fic.
There is no silly bashing. Finally! That makes it a great fic already.
As much as i enjoy most of the tomarry fics, sometimes i just want to read something well-written where Voldemort becomes Harry's (Evil) Father Figure (hence the tag). That's it, that's the one. It gave me so, so many feelings! Their relationship was amazing... And for the first time someone actually made the whole "Voldemort defeated by the Power of Love" thing work out.
Oh, and Nagini? My heart, my poor heart!
I loved how Gryffindors and Slytherins and one Ravenclaw all teamed up to take over the world (kinda).
There is no silly bashing. Finally! That makes it a great fic already.
As much as i enjoy most of the tomarry fics, sometimes i just want to read something well-written where Voldemort becomes Harry's (Evil) Father Figure (hence the tag). That's it, that's the one. It gave me so, so many feelings! Their relationship was amazing... And for the first time someone actually made the whole "Voldemort defeated by the Power of Love" thing work out.
Oh, and Nagini? My heart, my poor heart!
I loved how Gryffindors and Slytherins and one Ravenclaw all teamed up to take over the world (kinda).
February 13, 2022
Title: Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey (Absence of Simplicity, #1)
Next in series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
This unquestionably has great moral dilemmata Harry finds himself in, but is much too long-winded in teenage romance, teenage drama and teenage romance drama. I had to resort to skim-reading for the last few chapters, nearly DNFing multiple times.
Next in series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
This unquestionably has great moral dilemmata Harry finds himself in, but is much too long-winded in teenage romance, teenage drama and teenage romance drama. I had to resort to skim-reading for the last few chapters, nearly DNFing multiple times.
September 14, 2022
this kept popping up on my fyp and i caved and read it in a day bc it was that addicting :)
October 8, 2023
probabilmente una delle ff drarry più belle che io abbia letto.
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January 3, 2024guess i’m a drarry stan now
June 15, 2024
Literally so good I’m fr gonna kms like I actually can’t handle them. 10 million stars
March 17, 2025
“nothing is ever black and white, not the good or the bad, not any relationship he’s ever maintained. harry’s world is tinged in grey, and he’s come to find peace in it”
“I loved you, yes,” Draco admits, gaze flicking as he takes in Harry’s face with simple delight, as if merely looking at him is enough. “I’ve loved you for quite some time, I think, long before I ever realized it. When you were just the hero in the stories the house-elves read to me as a child, and when you refused to shake my hand, and every single year that you glared at me wherever I went, and then every single second that you’ve been in my home. I loved you then, I love you right now, and I’ll love you even when you’re gone.”
Voldemort peers at him, the intensity of his gaze nearly making Harry flinch. “Harry, I remain with you always. We are bound. Whether or not I am there in flesh, I will claim a part of you that no one will be able to take away. You safeguard a silver of my soul. You are my choice over the world. You have me. You’re the only one who ever has.”
—“Even if I never see you again,” Harry starts in a hoarse whisper, “you’ll always be with me, won’t you?”
“Yes”, Voldemort answers promptly. “You are a troublesome child of which I will not abandon. You have me, Harry. You always will.”
Harry swallows thickly, staring at him. “Did I save you?” he asks, his words softer than a breath.
Draco’s lips curl up in a faint smile. “You did”
Harry’s fingers twitch, and he suddenly can barely breathe as he whispers, “I’ve never wanted to save anyone the way I want to save you, Draco.”
every single thing in this fic was absolutely perfect, there were so many times were i couldn’t read because my eyes were filled with too many tears and my head hurt terribly bad from crying so much, but also so many times that i had to stop reading for a few seconds because i had to stand up and DANCE from the amount of happiness i was feeling because of the fic. this was such a ride and i loved every second of it, when i say that this fic broke my heart into a million pieces and then put all the pieces back together i really mean it, honestly i doubt i will ever find a better harry potter fanfic, nothing will ever compare to this masterpiece ❤️💚
“I loved you, yes,” Draco admits, gaze flicking as he takes in Harry’s face with simple delight, as if merely looking at him is enough. “I’ve loved you for quite some time, I think, long before I ever realized it. When you were just the hero in the stories the house-elves read to me as a child, and when you refused to shake my hand, and every single year that you glared at me wherever I went, and then every single second that you’ve been in my home. I loved you then, I love you right now, and I’ll love you even when you’re gone.”
Voldemort peers at him, the intensity of his gaze nearly making Harry flinch. “Harry, I remain with you always. We are bound. Whether or not I am there in flesh, I will claim a part of you that no one will be able to take away. You safeguard a silver of my soul. You are my choice over the world. You have me. You’re the only one who ever has.”
—“Even if I never see you again,” Harry starts in a hoarse whisper, “you’ll always be with me, won’t you?”
“Yes”, Voldemort answers promptly. “You are a troublesome child of which I will not abandon. You have me, Harry. You always will.”
Harry swallows thickly, staring at him. “Did I save you?” he asks, his words softer than a breath.
Draco’s lips curl up in a faint smile. “You did”
Harry’s fingers twitch, and he suddenly can barely breathe as he whispers, “I’ve never wanted to save anyone the way I want to save you, Draco.”
every single thing in this fic was absolutely perfect, there were so many times were i couldn’t read because my eyes were filled with too many tears and my head hurt terribly bad from crying so much, but also so many times that i had to stop reading for a few seconds because i had to stand up and DANCE from the amount of happiness i was feeling because of the fic. this was such a ride and i loved every second of it, when i say that this fic broke my heart into a million pieces and then put all the pieces back together i really mean it, honestly i doubt i will ever find a better harry potter fanfic, nothing will ever compare to this masterpiece ❤️💚
January 14, 2024
This was a masterpiece. Not even that. This was heavenly! I would love to have a hard copy to re-read and annotate. The premise of Harry being angry enough to kill Bellatrix is the most intriguing thing I've ever heard. Chapter one was exciting! Then the author just kept surprising me with all the big stuff and the small stuff. Truly, this book has fundamentally changed sth within me. I'll try to highlight my favourite bits but there A LOT so I'll miss some this first time round.
1. The biggest thing that hit me was Harry's letter to hogwarts. How did I miss that the letter was addressed to his cupboard! I had to go look up book one, and the letter actually says "the cupboard under the stairs". How insane is that?! And in this AU, dumbledore knew and did nothing. Why isn't this something that I thought about?! I swear, the more I delve into HP fanfic, the angrier I get about the abuse.
2. I actually CARED about Voldermort. I don't know how the author did it, but they brought him to life. I loved their scenes together. Then, when he chose Harry I was so proud of him. But also I am so sad that he is going to just live there. Maybe Snape can visit?
3. The nice skin conversation. I remember that being the hint in canon that they're growing up in that way. I just thought it was really really cute that it was in this book almost verbatim.
4. Harry gets Draco and their relationship is soo cute. I mean the angst and the pining was so good. Then they got together and their intimacy was just very well written.
5. Ron and Hermione being just as they were in canon. They were Harry's first friends and tbh his family in canon, I loved that was still there in this book. Plus the two getting into a throuple made me CACKLE!!!
6. The emotion in this book. I felt everything. It was sad, thrilling, scary, tense and very upsetting. Fuck and the love in this book made me ache. The author brought this AU to life and it was amazing. There are so many layers to this and I can't WAIT to re-read them all. This was such good writing, I honestly can go on and on about this book.
1. The biggest thing that hit me was Harry's letter to hogwarts. How did I miss that the letter was addressed to his cupboard! I had to go look up book one, and the letter actually says "the cupboard under the stairs". How insane is that?! And in this AU, dumbledore knew and did nothing. Why isn't this something that I thought about?! I swear, the more I delve into HP fanfic, the angrier I get about the abuse.
2. I actually CARED about Voldermort. I don't know how the author did it, but they brought him to life. I loved their scenes together. Then, when he chose Harry I was so proud of him. But also I am so sad that he is going to just live there. Maybe Snape can visit?
3. The nice skin conversation. I remember that being the hint in canon that they're growing up in that way. I just thought it was really really cute that it was in this book almost verbatim.
4. Harry gets Draco and their relationship is soo cute. I mean the angst and the pining was so good. Then they got together and their intimacy was just very well written.
5. Ron and Hermione being just as they were in canon. They were Harry's first friends and tbh his family in canon, I loved that was still there in this book. Plus the two getting into a throuple made me CACKLE!!!
6. The emotion in this book. I felt everything. It was sad, thrilling, scary, tense and very upsetting. Fuck and the love in this book made me ache. The author brought this AU to life and it was amazing. There are so many layers to this and I can't WAIT to re-read them all. This was such good writing, I honestly can go on and on about this book.
April 16, 2025
4.5☆ Review:
“𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕.”
I love you, Voldemort. His relationship with Harry Potter in this story version is, understandably, immensely complicated, but was done so phenomenally.
I’ll be thinking of this for a long time.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
"𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒉𝒊, 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒐 𝒕𝒆.”
All of the relationships had me invested. Draco/Harry (obviously, this was a Drarry fic). Blaise/Pansy. Hermione/Ron/Daphe?!?! Never knew I needed Ron/Hermione in a thruple, please give me more of it. Even Lucius/Narcissa, though I still don’t really like you, Lucius.
And lastly, because this moment was so impactful to me, I have to leave it here as a reminder:
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎. "𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆."
"𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕," 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚. "𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏."
"𝒀𝒐𝒖, 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓," 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔. "𝑨 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌, 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒕."
𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎. "𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍."
"𝒀𝒆𝒔."
“𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕.”
I love you, Voldemort. His relationship with Harry Potter in this story version is, understandably, immensely complicated, but was done so phenomenally.
I’ll be thinking of this for a long time.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
"𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒉𝒊, 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒃𝒐 𝒕𝒆.”
All of the relationships had me invested. Draco/Harry (obviously, this was a Drarry fic). Blaise/Pansy. Hermione/Ron/Daphe?!?! Never knew I needed Ron/Hermione in a thruple, please give me more of it. Even Lucius/Narcissa, though I still don’t really like you, Lucius.
And lastly, because this moment was so impactful to me, I have to leave it here as a reminder:
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎. "𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆."
"𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕," 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚. "𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏."
"𝒀𝒐𝒖, 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓," 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔. "𝑨 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌, 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒕."
𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎. "𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍."
"𝒀𝒆𝒔."
July 10, 2025
holy fucking shit.
No alcanzan las palabras para expresar todo lo que pienso sobre esta historia, simplemente espero que la vida sea tan amable y gentil con la persona que escribió esto. No es suficiente haberle dejado un comentario en ao3 necesito saber que está viviendo su mejor vida, por qué yo claramente lo estoy haciendo, después de leer esto mi alma ha cambiado para siempre.
Qué bonito final, personajes que fueron atravesados por circunstancias difíciles y que sobrevivieron a todo y aún así son buenos y amables con los demás y consigo mismos. Realmente es algo maravilloso ver como la autora hizo suyos a todos los personajes, como dejó plasmados muchos de sus pensamientos y sentimientos, más allá de eso toda la verdad sobre las tonalidades que vienen con la vida y con el echo de ser humano…such a beautiful thing!!!
Voy a seguir hablando de este fanfic por mucho tiempo más, wow a veces no puedo creer que las letras y las palabras sean reales y que una cosa como leer exista, esa es la verdadera magia; las palabras.
once again, gracias a la autora por escribir y compartir su trabajo con el mundo.
La relación entre Harry y Voldemort simplemente CINE 🚬
No alcanzan las palabras para expresar todo lo que pienso sobre esta historia, simplemente espero que la vida sea tan amable y gentil con la persona que escribió esto. No es suficiente haberle dejado un comentario en ao3 necesito saber que está viviendo su mejor vida, por qué yo claramente lo estoy haciendo, después de leer esto mi alma ha cambiado para siempre.
Qué bonito final, personajes que fueron atravesados por circunstancias difíciles y que sobrevivieron a todo y aún así son buenos y amables con los demás y consigo mismos. Realmente es algo maravilloso ver como la autora hizo suyos a todos los personajes, como dejó plasmados muchos de sus pensamientos y sentimientos, más allá de eso toda la verdad sobre las tonalidades que vienen con la vida y con el echo de ser humano…such a beautiful thing!!!
Voy a seguir hablando de este fanfic por mucho tiempo más, wow a veces no puedo creer que las letras y las palabras sean reales y que una cosa como leer exista, esa es la verdadera magia; las palabras.
once again, gracias a la autora por escribir y compartir su trabajo con el mundo.
La relación entre Harry y Voldemort simplemente CINE 🚬
June 17, 2024
god damn
this forced me to listen to my 2020 playlist again and that’s smth right there i’m willing to cry to.
the voldemort as harry’s adoptive father arc will also most notably live with me alongside the surprising daphne, hermione, ron throuple (and i don’t even know who daphne is from the books!!)
xx
this forced me to listen to my 2020 playlist again and that’s smth right there i’m willing to cry to.
the voldemort as harry’s adoptive father arc will also most notably live with me alongside the surprising daphne, hermione, ron throuple (and i don’t even know who daphne is from the books!!)
xx
May 20, 2025
meow i just finished this
was teetering on a 4 but the last few chapters made it all worth it
also fanfiction authors are the backbone of our society “will i always exist in my past actions?” is such a banger line holy FUCK
was teetering on a 4 but the last few chapters made it all worth it
also fanfiction authors are the backbone of our society “will i always exist in my past actions?” is such a banger line holy FUCK
November 8, 2023
Everyone read this asap please
March 17, 2024
ive felt every feeling possible during reading this i dont even have words anymore
May 2, 2024
i liked the setup, but it dragged on for too long
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