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Death's Chosen Child
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Harry Potter/Voldemort, Harry Potter/Voldemort, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
When Harry's name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, he is livid. He didn't bloody want to join a deadly tournament, but it seems like no one believes him, so he swears a wizarding oath.
Now everyone believes him, but he still isn't excused from the tournament. Almost on the point of wanting to give up on his magic, Death interferes because Death's chosen child can't lose his magic.
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''This is why you are going to be perfect.'' Death almost croons, making Harry blush. ''If you're going with me to train, you will be back in no time. Time travels differently in my realm.''
Harry nods. He suspected something like that. ''Then I will go with you to train. It is only fair. The others are older and have more experience.''
''Harry, no!'' Dumbledore exclaims, but Harry knows it is too late. Death is already grasping his arm, and then everything turns dark around him.
Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Harry Potter/Voldemort, Harry Potter/Voldemort, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
When Harry's name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, he is livid. He didn't bloody want to join a deadly tournament, but it seems like no one believes him, so he swears a wizarding oath.
Now everyone believes him, but he still isn't excused from the tournament. Almost on the point of wanting to give up on his magic, Death interferes because Death's chosen child can't lose his magic.
****
''This is why you are going to be perfect.'' Death almost croons, making Harry blush. ''If you're going with me to train, you will be back in no time. Time travels differently in my realm.''
Harry nods. He suspected something like that. ''Then I will go with you to train. It is only fair. The others are older and have more experience.''
''Harry, no!'' Dumbledore exclaims, but Harry knows it is too late. Death is already grasping his arm, and then everything turns dark around him.
- GenresFan Fiction
Unknown Binding
First published April 10, 2022
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December 19, 2024
Really fun, love the master of death trope but I wanted dark, and torture, and violence even with wanting to better the wizarding world through it.
The slow burn/miscommunication killed me but that's a personal preference
The slow burn/miscommunication killed me but that's a personal preference
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August 13, 2025I tend to reserve judgement on this pairing, but this story did manage to convince me that Tom (sane, formerly but no longer Voldemort, and essentially 20-something in mental and physical age) deserved happiness, and Harry is 17 or older (not 14, as at the divergence-point — he gets extra-dimensional training time) for almost the whole story.
The premise, about bringing balance back to the British wixen world, and Dark not equalling Black (evil) in magic, is well-reasoned. Harry gets loving support from Death and Lady Magic, rightfully distrusts Albus Manipuladore, and still considers Hermione like his sister even though he returns older than her. Oh, and the personality given Nagini here was a fun minor element — the tag says "Nagini is a little shit." N.b., there are minor or background elements of Sirius/Remus and Hermione/Draco.
The writing is a bit rough/amateur, though, on both technical and expressivity levels, so I was never fully drawn into the main ~slow-burn~ (but eventually explicit) romance. You need to judge it as fanfiction, which is why I didn't give a star-rating.
I wish the writer had had a beta to catch at least the various word-errors such as "excludes" for "exudes", but what can you do? One minor but recurrent odd choice was referring to Lady Magic as if "Lady" were her first name rather than her title (i.e., "the Lady").
Anyway, I read the whole story, and overall liked it, though it's not quite at the level of some others which stars-stingy me has given only an "I liked it" 3★, so… (I am very often frustrated, wishing for half-stars or a 10-point scale!)
I hope the author doesn't read Goodreads reviews, because I honestly feel they should be encouraged to keep improving on a good start (this story having been completed, with a satisfying resolution, over 3 years ago), not discouraged, but my GR account is for my own poor memory, and for other readers' benefit. 🤷♀️
120,382 words in 13 chapters (including short epilogue), at archiveofourown.org/works/34047913
The premise, about bringing balance back to the British wixen world, and Dark not equalling Black (evil) in magic, is well-reasoned. Harry gets loving support from Death and Lady Magic, rightfully distrusts Albus Manipuladore, and still considers Hermione like his sister even though he returns older than her. Oh, and the personality given Nagini here was a fun minor element — the tag says "Nagini is a little shit." N.b., there are minor or background elements of Sirius/Remus and Hermione/Draco.
The writing is a bit rough/amateur, though, on both technical and expressivity levels, so I was never fully drawn into the main ~slow-burn~ (but eventually explicit) romance. You need to judge it as fanfiction, which is why I didn't give a star-rating.
I wish the writer had had a beta to catch at least the various word-errors such as "excludes" for "exudes", but what can you do? One minor but recurrent odd choice was referring to Lady Magic as if "Lady" were her first name rather than her title (i.e., "the Lady").
Anyway, I read the whole story, and overall liked it, though it's not quite at the level of some others which stars-stingy me has given only an "I liked it" 3★, so… (I am very often frustrated, wishing for half-stars or a 10-point scale!)
I hope the author doesn't read Goodreads reviews, because I honestly feel they should be encouraged to keep improving on a good start (this story having been completed, with a satisfying resolution, over 3 years ago), not discouraged, but my GR account is for my own poor memory, and for other readers' benefit. 🤷♀️
120,382 words in 13 chapters (including short epilogue), at archiveofourown.org/works/34047913
November 12, 2025
A decadent dark chocolate
Less into it in a second read 2.3 ⭐️
Less into it in a second read 2.3 ⭐️
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