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    When Regulus is eleven, he meets Harry Potter, the only recently turned up, distant cousin of James Potter. The first surprise is that, despite being a Potter, he's sorted into Slytherin. The second surprise is that he manages to convince Regulus to prank Sirius for being an ass about his sorting. The third is that he turns out to be an amazing friend.

    The surprises don't end there—quite the opposite, really. The biggest might just be that Harry refuses to give up on him, and how it changes everything. His worldview, the relationship to his brother; his whole future.

     

    Scratch that, it's the Master of Death-thing. It's definitely the Master of Death-thing.

     

    In the end, though, Regulus finds he's rather fond of surprises.

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    28 Jan 2026

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    Shane can’t stand his college roommate and teammate, Ilya Rozanov. Can’t stand his arrogance and his messiness and his constant sleeping around.

    But then the entire team, Shane included, welcomes their families to campus for Parents Weekend.

    And Shane also can’t stand that Ilya is alone.

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    28 Jan 2026

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    Mad-Eye Moody always wanted kids, but it never happened. So he made due with a slew of apprentices.

    Until one day, he finds a little boy who needs someone to step up. Someone who can protect him from any threat, and more importantly, teach him how to protect himself.

    Or, how one adult stepping up can change the world (and also make people's heads spin).

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    27 Jan 2026

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    In this universe, no one breaks Harry out of his cupboard. No Hagrid, no Hogwarts letter, no magic to save him. Just a twelve-year-old boy who realizes that waiting for rescue is a fairy tale, and fairy tales don't come true.

    So Harry saves himself. Stolen passport, £520, and a flight to Canada that leaves him alone in a foreign city with no plan beyond "survive."

    He wasn't looking for Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander. But they found him anyway.

    And it turns out that learning to skate is a lot like learning to trust: you fall down a hundred times before it finally clicks.

    (Or: The one where Harry Potter runs away to Canada and accidentally finds a family.)

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    24 Jan 2026

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    “What do you think?” Blaise asked, watching the swish of her cloak as she stalked away. “Can we trust her?”

    Harry’s too-green eyes narrowed as he considered it. His mouth set into a thin line.

    “What choice do we have?”

    Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his second year with a reputation he never meant to earn. The aftermath of Professor Quirrell’s exposure has left him watched more closely than ever before, by his House, by the staff, and by the Wizarding World as a whole.

    As fear spreads through the castle and accusations begin to circulate, Harry must decide whether the truth is something that can be uncovered safely—or something that must remain buried.

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    23 Jan 2026