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  1. Public Bookmark 21

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    When the war finally reaches the Malfoys’ doorstep, Lord Voldemort claims Lucius Malfoy’s life, forcing Narcissa Malfoy to abandon everything she has ever known and seek refuge in the ancestral home of the House of Black to protect her son, Draco Malfoy.

    But under Sirius Black’s headship, Grimmauld Place is nothing like the home she remembers from her childhood.
    Narcissa has spent her entire life in control. Control of herself, of her image, of every role she was born to play.
    Remus Lupin, her cousin’s quiet, bookish friend, is dangerous in ways she does not fully understand. He is the last man she should allow near the first fracture in that control.

    This story exists in the same universe as my current main WIP “You Are My Brightest Start”, but focuses on the moments in between that were never meant to be seen. Or in other words, how Narcissa and Remus found themselves crossing a line that cannot be undone.

    This romance is going to be much more darker and explicit than anything I’ve written before. I am adding some of the Explicit tags now just to set the tone of the story, but I will be adding more as we go.

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    27 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 51

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    Going through Regulus' belongings, Narcissa uncovers a web of secrets, hidden information and lies she had never known anything about.

    When her son’s life gets endangered by Lucius’s carelessness, she decides to take matters in her own hands, reevaluating all the decisions she had made up until that point.
    This triggers a chain reaction of events that will not only bring Narcissa to comprise her marriage and her social status, but will also take on the entire Wizarding World by a storm as she launches herself into a quest to find out what happened to Regulus.

    And to do that, she will need the help of the only other living and breathing individual that might still hold inside of him a little love for her sweet younger cousin.

    She will have to set Sirius free from Azkaban.

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    17 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 54

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    When Jon was a little boy, mom had sat him down and told him that their family had a special gift. A polite way to put it, since it's not really a gift. More like a curse.

    "It's normal to want to help them," mom had told him, holding his little hand in hers. "It's normal to be curious and want to talk to them, but you can't. You have to pretend you don't see them."

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    14 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 38

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    Elizabeth Roxaine Black and Atlas Sirius Black were twins born in the middle of a war. Their mother died in childbirth. Their father was Sirius Black.

    For three brief years, they lived in a whirlwind of warmth and chaos; raised by the Marauders, passed between laughter and firewhiskey, bedtime stories and Auror missions. Roxaine doesn't remember much. Just the sound of Lily's voice. The way James called her "Lizzie." The way it all ended, one Halloween night, with screams and silence.

    After that, they were sent to Grimmauld Place. Raised by Walburga Black. Taught the proper way to speak, walk, hex, and hate. The twins were close once. But in that house, they learned to survive apart.

    When Walburga died, Roxaine was sent to live with the Malfoys. Atlas was sent to Remus.

    Years later, she returns to the world; elegant, cruel, brilliant. A Slytherin star. A Black through and through.
    But the past doesn't stay buried.

    And no one warned her what would happen when grief meets prophecy.

    Or how love (and war) would find her again.

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    13 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 18

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    AU: Ginny Weasley, the Montrose Magpies’ scrappy reserve Seeker, can’t quite help resenting Harry Potter, Puddlemere United’s star Seeker and the wizarding world’s favourite war hero.

    It’s not just that they’re rivals on the pitch. Harry represents everything Ginny fought for during the war, everything she clawed her way towards. And even though she doesn’t remember what happened, he once saved her life in the Chamber of Secrets. Ginny is sure it is simply a forgotten footnote in his golden-boy legend.

    So of course, the universe arranges a double date at a charity gala: Harry attending with polished socialite Astoria Greengrass, and Ginny with entitled heir and her unlikely best friend, Draco Malfoy.

    What could go wrong? More importantly – what could possibly go right?

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    30 May 2026