bluewhistlingthrush



Recent works

Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    What if Voldemort had chosen the pureblood boy, not the halfblood, as his opponent? This Neville would have had graves to visit, instead of a hospital. He’d still have grown up in his grandmother’s clutches, tut-tutted at, dropped out windows absentmindedly, left to bounce on paving stones.

    Let’s tell this story: Alice Longbottom, who was the better at hexing, told Frank to take Neville and run.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    36,525
    Chapters:
    4/?
    Collections:
    5
    Comments:
    760
    Kudos:
    7,965
    Bookmarks:
    1,086
    Hits:
    113,755

    22 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Harry Potter spent his eleventh birthday in a cabin on a tiny rock in the middle of the sea, listening to his cousin snore on the couch.

    When a knock sounded on the wind-swept, rain-drenched door, it was not a giant fist (or a half-giant's fist). It was a short sharp rap that sounded once, twice, three times before Minerva McGonagall simply charmed the lock open and stepped inside.

    "Apologies," Minerva said crisply, as Vernon raced out brandishing his rifle and Petunia pulled Dudley up off the couch and behind her. "I wasn't sure you could hear me over the weather.” The rain fell down behind the professor in a roar. She was perfectly dry.

    Minerva fished in her pocket without looking, because the only things allowed in her pockets were only ever exactly what she needed. “I've come to deliver this," she said, pulling out a letter and handing it to Harry, who was cross-legged on the floor, "because our owl post seems to have been unable to get through.”

    “And I've come to deliver this," she added, pulling out a second letter, "because Hogwarts by-laws require a professor to hand-deliver acceptance letters to Muggleborn families for their explanation and comfort."

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    21,860
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    18
    Comments:
    831
    Kudos:
    15,949
    Bookmarks:
    2,847
    Hits:
    153,332

    22 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    "I like the trees here," Harry said, his accent placing him far from home. "They keep my wrackspurts away." It was twilight, and he wasn't wearing any shoes.
    "You can stay at my place," Charlie said.

    One night turned into teaching Harry to use the coffee machine, and then he grew used to fresh pancakes every Sunday.
    Until Charlie realized one day, while calling Harry down from the old oak out back, that he didn't want the man to leave.

    A medley of FalconLux's The Boyfriend, hctiB-notsoB's I See The Moon, and The_Carnivorous_Muffin's Painting Red Madonnas.

    Series
    Language:
    English
    Words:
    29,061
    Chapters:
    14/14
    Collections:
    25
    Comments:
    1,216
    Kudos:
    9,640
    Bookmarks:
    2,916
    Hits:
    159,665

    11 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    ‘Have you tried everything?’ Hermione asked insistently.

    ‘Yes! Every time I get to the cup and Cedric doesn’t take it with me I go immediately back to my bed in the morning. But all the times he is with me, he dies and after I fall asleep I return too.’

    ‘I guess it is obvious then, isn’t it?’ Both Harry and Hermione turned to stare at Ron, who looked at them defensively and shrugged ‘You have to go with Diggory and make sure he survives.’

    Harry/Cedric - Groundhog day AU

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    24,511
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    15
    Comments:
    391
    Kudos:
    13,663
    Bookmarks:
    2,997
    Hits:
    143,700

    10 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    “You’d better hurry up, mate, or all the good ones will have gone.” Fred leaned back and crossed his arms over his chest, clearly thinking that he’d now exceeded his allowance of brotherly wisdom for the day.

    “Who are you going with then?” Harry asked suddenly. He looked between Fred and George, a thoughtful expression on his face.

    Harry asks George to the Yule Ball because it’ll be a laugh and he’s in dire need of one of those. If George can continue to keep his crush under wraps it should all go swimmingly.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    23,524
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    4
    Comments:
    166
    Kudos:
    3,219
    Bookmarks:
    707
    Hits:
    22,971

    10 Feb 2026