harry potter fic: living on wildfires [marauder era, r]

[gyzym]

So, there was a prompt at the Could Have Beens AU Comment Ficathon (which is great fun, you guys should check it out) that read as follows: "Dumbledore/Grindelwald; Ariana doesn't die, Dumbledore sticks with Grindelwald." And what I intended to do was...look at it and then look away, honestly. What I'm actually doing is more or less a re-

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[mellamonaranja]

ugh, fuck, wow. all i want in life, ever. love that the initial premise has changed all the characters, but they still make sense and they still feel right.
great job with the verse and the characterization and yeah. i'd love to see more of this.

also, ahhh tom riddle my looooove. <3

[gyzym]

TOM RIDDLE IS THE BEST RIDDLE ♥

[moonmaiden34]

oh, this was delightful!

[gyzym]

Thanks so much!

[vicious_seagull]

I love the parallels between this Aberforth and the canon Albus. The choices he has to make and the secrets he has to keep, particularly about James. This is so masterful, well done.

[gyzym]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ♥

[pepperdragon]

This was really fantastic- the verse I never knew I always wanted. <3

[gyzym]

Thanks so much!!

[greensilkchai]

oh no, no--what happy memories will these blighted lives have to bait their patronuses? in a world where every witch and wizard knows death before they know desire, a world where they are all old while they are young, what untouched joys can they have?

[gyzym]

I hope to answer that question in the next installment; you may be surprised ♥