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Catharsis
"The people who often times do terrible things, are the same ones who have had terrible things done to them."
After Lord Voldemort murdered Harry Potter in the Battle of Hogwarts, the world became plagued with a darkness unlike anything it had seen before. Muggles were slaughtered in the streets, the Dark wizard's opponents were executed for show, and all those who had fought with the Order were forced into hiding.
Avalon Hendrix had lost everything- her friends, her peers, her loved ones. Everything. So, when she was thrown back in time to 1943, she knew that it was up to her to change the course of time and rewrite a new history- one in which she must find the Horcruxes and murder Tom Riddle before he could ever become Voldemort.
Tom Riddle.
Avalon Hendrix.
Either she was going to kill him, or he was going to kill everyone she loved. They were nothing more than two products of extreme circumstance that chose two very different paths, yet had time for their roads to converge.
After Lord Voldemort murdered Harry Potter in the Battle of Hogwarts, the world became plagued with a darkness unlike anything it had seen before. Muggles were slaughtered in the streets, the Dark wizard's opponents were executed for show, and all those who had fought with the Order were forced into hiding.
Avalon Hendrix had lost everything- her friends, her peers, her loved ones. Everything. So, when she was thrown back in time to 1943, she knew that it was up to her to change the course of time and rewrite a new history- one in which she must find the Horcruxes and murder Tom Riddle before he could ever become Voldemort.
Tom Riddle.
Avalon Hendrix.
Either she was going to kill him, or he was going to kill everyone she loved. They were nothing more than two products of extreme circumstance that chose two very different paths, yet had time for their roads to converge.
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1441 pages, ebook
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October 17, 2022
Masterpiece. The best Fanfiction I have ever read. It is so underrated too! My Love for it endless and I would recommend it to everyone that is even slightly interested in Harry Potter.
November 23, 2023
Beautiful…however. I do not like how soft Tom becomes 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
February 15, 2025
Loved the book, but I’m giving it three stars ‘cause I just couldn’t buy Riddle’s change at the end. It felt way too out of character for him.
August 6, 2026
4.75 stars WOW. it was cringy at times but i was very entertained and the character development was very well written 👏🏼👏🏼 probably not made for someone who likes og lore accurate tom but who reads fanfic to be accurate
May 9, 2026
Masterpiece.
June 6, 2026
Ok so, I’d like to give this book a rating of 8,1/10
SPOILER THIS IS WHY
what I loved about it
1. It was very symbolic
2. I loved the ending it was very comforting
3. The book had very lovable character
4. I hate when books have SA scenes, because I always felt like they were unnecessary, but this book was not like that at all
5. I love how the book depicted blood purity, I have yet to see books like actually SHOW how bad blood purity was during the 1940s, it was fresh and new
6. OMG THE ALIXER SCENE OMG MY FAV LOVE THAT
7. I LOVEE THE FACT THAT LESTRAGE WAS LIKE USING TOMS NOTEBOOK TO LIKE MAKE A ANOTHER TOM, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY FRESH, AND I HAVEN’T REALLY SEEN OTHER BOOKS DO THAT, like that’s smart
What I wasn’t so fond of
1. Although there were many funny jokes within the book, some of it were KINDA cringe, but given that it was written in 2020, it kinda made sense
2. The book was kinda obsessed with with alcohol, which is some cases yeah, it’s funny, but it kinda felt cringe in some parts
3. I feel like Tom fell in love with her WAYYY too quickly for my liking, but I do love the fact that because he fell in love quickly we were able to see a lot of romance scenes between her and Tom
SPOILER THIS IS WHY
what I loved about it
1. It was very symbolic
2. I loved the ending it was very comforting
3. The book had very lovable character
4. I hate when books have SA scenes, because I always felt like they were unnecessary, but this book was not like that at all
5. I love how the book depicted blood purity, I have yet to see books like actually SHOW how bad blood purity was during the 1940s, it was fresh and new
6. OMG THE ALIXER SCENE OMG MY FAV LOVE THAT
7. I LOVEE THE FACT THAT LESTRAGE WAS LIKE USING TOMS NOTEBOOK TO LIKE MAKE A ANOTHER TOM, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY FRESH, AND I HAVEN’T REALLY SEEN OTHER BOOKS DO THAT, like that’s smart
What I wasn’t so fond of
1. Although there were many funny jokes within the book, some of it were KINDA cringe, but given that it was written in 2020, it kinda made sense
2. The book was kinda obsessed with with alcohol, which is some cases yeah, it’s funny, but it kinda felt cringe in some parts
3. I feel like Tom fell in love with her WAYYY too quickly for my liking, but I do love the fact that because he fell in love quickly we were able to see a lot of romance scenes between her and Tom
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January 2, 2024
Just Chefs Kiss. I am very picky with fanfictions but daffydarling just made everything perfect. The Plot was soo good, character development was AWESOME and just everything together, the dynamic between everyone and how the story ended was immaculate. Probably my new Roman Empire
June 13, 2024
an easy read, will literally go by like a breeze. soft vanilla-ish tom but i still gobbled this book up.
a good read for those who want more fluff, an eh read for those who want an accurately depicted tom riddle.
a good read for those who want more fluff, an eh read for those who want an accurately depicted tom riddle.
January 4, 2022
I loved this fanfic so ducking much....
September 21, 2023
haha so slow burn that I started to think I was reading the wrong ship but so good
January 10, 2024
w first read of the year , absolutely adored this
August 20, 2024
When i first read this it changed me and i’m not even exaggerating
December 23, 2024
In my Tom Riddle era. This book is simply too good!!!!
January 30, 2025
This book is my Roman Empire
August 18, 2025
I’m not a fan of soft Tom, but I kinda liked this book?
December 2, 2025
One of the OGs for Tom Riddle fanfiction <3
August 24, 2026
LEGENDARY LOVERSSSSSSS
August 29, 2023
the way this just consumed my life for the last day…we are officially in our tom riddle era
March 13, 2023
Edit as of January 2024:
I have since learned that most fic writers don’t like their works posted on Goodreads. I am leaving my current review up and adding this note, because how else are people meant to know?
I have since learned that most fic writers don’t like their works posted on Goodreads. I am leaving my current review up and adding this note, because how else are people meant to know?
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