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Petunia wasn't the smart one. Or the pretty one. Or the magical one. But she was cunning, resourceful, and she knew what she wanted from life... and she got it.
So when her nephew turns up on her doorstep one cold November morning, she sees it as the opportunity that it is.
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This was an odd little earworm of a plot bunny that wouldn't leave me alone. I'm much more inclined to shorter works, so it's a bit of a patchwork story.
Note on the tags. Petunia is... Petunia. She is not really 'Nice' or 'Good' but she's not 'Mean' or 'Evil' either. She's a selfish, self-centered woman with a brittle sense of self-esteem and a drive to be recognized as successful in her own right. I tagged it 'Good' because that was the closest I could get to 'not the horrible person from the book, but not really even close to a Molly'.
Also: I will not be tagging every single person who appears in the fic, only those with reoccurring roles. This is not a bashing fic and I've done as best as possible to give rational(ish) 'good intentions' explanations for the canon shenanigans.
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- Part 1 of Harold the Normal
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22 Jul 2023
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Petunia's neighborhood networking skill. Good Dursleys.
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When Tom Riddle’s Killing Curse rebounds on Halloween 1981, he isn’t ripped from his body. Instead, he’s flung forward to 2001—where the Dark Lord disappeared without a trace twenty years ago, and the Boy-Who-Lived is just trying to live an ordinary life studying his beloved magical creatures.
Oh, and he’s also sane again—for the first time in a disturbingly long while.
How will he make use of this unexpected fresh start? Who did Harry grow up to be, with a (mostly) peaceful childhood?
Sometimes fate and magic have a roundabout way of bringing soulmates together…
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13 May 2026
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TMR time travels to future. Hufflepuff Harry who loves creatures.
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Based off a prompt on Reddit by DumpsterFireScented.
Severus Snape was everyone’s favorite teacher. He made Potions fun, and almost every student continued his class all the way up to 7th year. He never gave any House or student special treatment over the others, and took special care with the most timid first years until they became confident brewers. When Harry Potter came to Hogwarts, no one was really surprised that he took the small, slightly nervous boy under his wing.
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What if Snape had agreed to become the Head of Slytherin House, not because Dumbledore wanted him to, but because he wanted to save Slytherin? What if he used his cunning to reform the house right under Dumbledore's nose?
He could save some of the Slytherins from the mistakes he made. He could find the ones who wanted to walk away and help them. And if he created in them a house loyalty deeper than their loyalty to Voldemort, the ones who wouldn’t walk away might be able to save each other in the end. The first step was to keep them from becoming willing slaves while here at Hogwarts.
Severus knew from his own years here that Slytherins were happiest when they were plotting. The problem was that Hogwarts wasn’t structured to give them drama, so they had had to create it. If he could keep them busy with other things, they might learn how to focus their energy. The House Cup had long since lost its allure as it was biased, so he would have to create other challenges for them. After all these bitter years, he had nothing kind left in him, but in the end, the choice was easy. He did it for her. Because it was something she would want him to do if she still lived.
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- Part 1 of Slytherin House
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14 Apr 2026
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An exploration of what a strict, unapproachable, safety-conscious potions teacher MIGHT have been like.
Featuring homework feedback, discussions between teachers, and a growing awareness that Potter is not quite what Severus was expecting...
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- Part 1 of Severus Snape and the House of Slytherin
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14 Apr 2026