Magicaltheory Stories

Some darkness, perhaps, is necessary. Nineteen years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter has spent more time speaking to portraits than to the people he once fought beside. He has taught. He has searched. And he has never stopped wondering whether things could have ended differently. Then he finds a way to find out. A bargain with Death sends Harry into the past, to a Hogwarts where Grindelwald is still a gathering threat, Albus Dumbledore is a younger man-and Tom Riddle is still only a boy. Harry knows what Tom will become. He intends to make sure it never happens. But history is not the only thing beginning to change. A curse is taking root in Harry himself, and the further he goes to save the future, the less certain he becomes that saving it will leave him unchanged. A Harry Potter time-travel fanfiction.

"Of house-elves and children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing. Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never grasped." - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It all circles back to one thing. The one thing that defeated him. The one thing he cannot comprehend. Would Tom Riddle's story be different if he understood what it is to love? DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters, quotes, or locations from the Harry Potter franchise. All rights belong to J.K. Rowling. This story will be updated with new chapters as often as possible :)

Harry and Draco decided to keep their relationship a secret until they were ready-unfortunately, they didn't do the best job of hiding it. Total WC: 8.5k

Thrown to the wolves at an incredibly young age and left none the wiser about his magical heritage, Harry Potter struggles for his life for eleven long years at the hands of his relatives. When he learns of his past, his roots, and his culture, Harry is understandably livid. Resolving to be better than his twin, the reason why he was abandoned, Harry resolves to carve his name into history as one of the greatest wizards of Britain. After all, Ollivander had said he had had the potential to do great things. Yes, Terrible, but great things.

The first step to becoming an Animagus is to hold a Mandrake leaf in your mouth for a full month. The trouble is, it's very difficult to speak clearly with a leaf adhered to the roof of your mouth (especially when you're trying to hide it from your best friend) --- Inspired by "The Lip-Lock Jinx" on ao3 by Cassisluna

Harry, for the first time in his life, stops and questions what others tell him, and wonders why should he listen to everything told to him? He will not Bow, king of Gryffindor be damned. And the rest of the first years? They take one look at the determined set of Harry Potter's scrawny shoulders and the the fire in his haunted eyes and find a cause worthy to stand up for. Excerpt: The King stares at him, hate and something else in his eyes, willing him to beg for his life or turn dust. He looks at his tattered inner robes and old glasses and makes a mistake. He underestimates Harry, and that, that will be his downfall. "No one, absolutely no one will help the first years . Let's see how long does the Saviour and his cohorts last, before crawling on their knees for forgiveness." Harry wonders why people forget that caged animals are more dangerous, positively feral as compared to an animal in his own territory. Well, their damn fault for turning want to need. After all, A revolution begins with necessity.

With his godfather on the run and his new status as an apprentice in runes, Harry's summer free of the Dursley's is shaping up to be the best one yet. Now if only the Dark Lord could accept his letters, his plans might move along.

This short piece of fiction tells a particular author's thoughts on magic and what is necessary to use magic.

Draco and Harry have to spend the night together during a routine Auror mission, but there's a small problem: there is Only One Bed. ----- A narrative version of OTPshipper98's memefic by the same title!

Regulus Black has always known that his life will not go the way he wants it to. It was written in the stars from the moment he came into the world, a whisper caught in the wind. He will drown, one day, and he will go down alone. That is what fate has decreed. But the First Wizarding War is drawing nearer, and now there is only one question: at the beginning of the end, does he kneel, or do they?

Harry had no idea that just a small brewing error would make such a huge difference. // Inspired by "Two Halves of a Whole Idiot" by OTPshipper98 on AO3

Brought together by the Ministry of Magic's Marriage Law, Draco and Hermione work together to undermine the edict and subvert their arranged marriage while most decidedly not falling in love in the process. Work dedicated to mister_otter. I cannot describe to you my anxiety in signing up for this fest. What if I had no idea what to do with the prompts? What if none of them spoke to me? Then, Ningloreth sent the assignments. Dearest Duet partner, you may be my fanfic soulmate. Could there have been more perfect prompts? Could your kinks and squicks have aligned more perfectly with what I like to write? No, they could not have. You're an angel, and I can't wait to find out who you are so that I can fangirl all over you (assuming, of course, that I haven't already done so.) I hope you like this. <3 Thanks to my wonderful alpha, dormiensa, for keeping my magical theory in check and helping me amp up the UST. Thank you to my beta, eilonwy, for her help with the final grammatical polish and confidence boost. All remaining errors are my own. Prompts: 1. A fun romp in the spirit of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," with autumn themes instead. 2. Draco and Hermione share an unusual and unexpected interest that brings them together. 3. 'Partners in crime' of any type-paired for school, work, scavenger hunt, or actual partners solving a mystery (or maybe creating one) :)

In a world where blood and magic defines worth, Ossian Selwyn, a Pureblood Squib, is given an impossible gift: a wand carved from bone that lets him wield the very power he was denied. As he enters Hogwarts under false pretenses, Ossian must hide his secret, find allies, and confront the many inequalities of the Wizarding World. OR How many Squibs using counterfeit magic does it take to upend the entire political and metaphysical system of the Wizarding World?

Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter. Except... Almost all of it is wrong. Harry never grew up in a loving home. He never arrived at Hogwarts as the famous Boy Who Lived. Three years before his Hogwarts letter, he disappeared from Privet Drive, erased his identity, and built a new life under the name Mark Twist. By the time Hogwarts finally realises Harry Potter is missing, the quiet Ravenclaw sitting in the back of every classroom has already mastered magic far beyond his years, uncovered secrets hidden within the castle, and has absolutely no intention of becoming the celebrity the wizarding world expects. As Britain searches for the missing Boy Who Lived, Harry intends to remain exactly what he has become: Invisible. A different Harry Potter story focused on mystery, magical scholarship, exploration, castle secrets, clever magic, ancient enchantments, and a Harry who wins through observation, preparation, and intelligence rather than destiny. Expect a quieter, more analytical protagonist, extensive magical worldbuilding, and familiar Hogwarts events unfolding in very unfamiliar ways. Author's Note This is an original work. While it draws inspiration from various ideas within the Harry Potter fandom, the plot, characterisation, worldbuilding, and story are my own unless otherwise stated. The concept of Harry Potter living under the identity of Mark Twist was inspired by The Hidden Hero by EveBB, and credit is gratefully given for that initial premise. Beyond that inspiration, this story follows its own original direction.

On his eleventh birthday, Harry Potter expects nothing more than a trip to Gringotts to collect his parents' gold. Instead, he discovers his true name is Hyrus, his life has been a web of magical manipulation, and the Headmaster he was taught to revere is his greatest enemy. Armed with the truth and a new guardian, Hyrus makes a choice that will shatter Dumbledore's plans and send a generation of pure-blood heirs to a school in the frozen north. But when the old lion is cornered, he is at his most dangerous, and the heirs will have to unite to break free from the chains of a lifetime.