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Deleted Scene – Harry and the Unexpected

This takes place between major story beats, giving a closer look at the rescue planning from McGonagall’s point of view.


The war room smelled of oil and cold steel—not parchment and candles, not the warm hum of castle torches. Screens, all hard edges and restless light, glared down from the walls. No moving portraits here, no gentle magic—only machines...

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Chapter Release 18-08-25

Harry and the Unexpected

Chapter 42 The Children Were Waiting

Chapter 42 The Children Were Waiting There were no speeches. No solemn promises carved into data feeds, no grand words meant to soothe or in

Chapter 42 The Children Were Waiting

There were no speeches.

No solemn promises carved into data feeds, no grand words meant to soothe or inspire. No anthem humming through the comms. No music swelled to catch the moment....

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Chapter Release 13-08-25

Harry Potter and The Help Of Merlin

CHAPTER 58 – “Tuesdays Are for Vandalism”

It starts like most rebellions do in second grade: quietly, in the wide margins of a math worksheet no one actually wants to finish—multiplication tables waiting to be ignored, numbers that feel too sharp for soft brains on a Monday.

Ayaan’s pencil makes a hesitant loop through a half-hearted equation, when a whisper slices the air between them—barely audible, but shaped li...

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Chapter 14: The Soul-Wrought Threshold

Harry sat in the waking quiet, Hedwig still curled in his lap—no longer feathered and soft, but incandescent. Her white plumage shimmered wi


Harry sat in the waking quiet, Hedwig still curled in his lap—no longer feathered and soft, but incandescent. Her white plumage shimmered with soft fire, like frost lit from within. A phoenix, not imagined, not dreamed.

Real.

Sacr...

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Chapter Release 12-08-25

Harry and The Master of Death

Chapter 22: The Bathroom Beneath Time

The castle was sleeping or pretending to.

Hogwarts always had a way of holding its breath at night — not silent, exactly, but listening. Stone walls pulsed with the memory of footsteps, laughter, screams, and secrets. Staircases stood still, their shifting forgotten for a while, as if to let the past breathe undisturbed. Even the portraits — some snoring, some watching b...

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Chapter Release 11-08-25

Harry and the Unexpected

Chapter 41: The Weight of Silence

Note This chapter walks between two truths of human nature our quiet anger and our sudden resolve. I hope the contrast feels real to you, an

Note
This chapter walks between two truths of human nature our quiet anger and our sudden resolve. I hope the contrast feels real to you, and I welcome your thoughts on whether it rings true.

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 CHAPTER 57 – “The Lunch Table Pantheon”

Ayaan stands just inside the cafeteria doors, tray in hand, shoulders slightly drawn inward like a house trying to brace against wind. The plastic on the tray hums faintly under his grip, his knuckles pale around the carton of milk and slice of pizza that are already going cold. It’s not nerves, not exactly. It’s something deeper. Older. Like returning to a place that remembers you...

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Update on Weekly Chapter Schedule

Hi everyone,

I wanted to give you all a quick update about my posting schedule so you know what to expect going forward.

Starting 11-08-25, I’ll be posting 8 chapters per week instead of 10. This will include all current projects, but The Actor Who Never Was will shift from 5 updates a week down to 3.

Right now, I d...

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Chapter Release 09-08-25

Sorry for the late post, I was not feeling well yesterday

Harry and The Master of Death

Chapter 21: A Chance

She thought her life was full a year ago.

A husband who cared about her. A daughter who made the house full of laughter. She had lessons to teach and coworkers who respected her. No, it wasn't perfect.

Every July 31st, the day her little boy should have been blowing out candles and smearing icing on his cheeks, grief still weighed heavily on her chest.

 In...

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Chapter 56 – “The Line Between Frame and Feeling”

Interior – Editing Suite, Post-Production Lab – Night

The room is bathed in a soft, cold blue—the kind of light that belongs to liminal hours, when the day has surrendered but the night hasn’t claimed anything yet. The monitors glow like altar candles. A quiet hum radiates from the machines, constant and faithful. Not loud enough to distract, but just enough to remi...

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Poll 2: The Future of Hogwarts and Other Schools

In the wake of everything that’s happened, I am opening this up to you:Should Hogwarts and the other magical schools be relocated to another

In the wake of everything that’s happened, I am opening this up to you:Should Hogwarts and the other magical schools be relocated to another planet for safety and secrecy?

Options:

Yes, move them – Time f...

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Poll 1: What Should Be Done with the site?

Now that you've read the latest chapter, it's time to decide: What should happen to the site of the enemy’s deeds? Options: Aerial Bombardme

Now that you've read the latest chapter, it's time to decide:
What should happen to the site of the enemy’s deeds?

Options:

  • Aerial Bombardment – Rain fire from the skies and leave no trac...

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Chapter Release 07-08-25

Harry and the Unexpected

Chapter 40:  The Broadcast of Reckoning”

The broadcast chamber was quieter than death. No footsteps, no breath, not even the hum of magic or machinery dared intrude on the stillness

The broadcast chamber was quieter than death.

No footsteps, no breath, not even the hum of magic or machinery dared intrude on the stillness as Harry ascended the podium. His boots struck the metal floor with slow, deliberate cadence...

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Chapter 55 – "Retakes and Reverence"


Toni arrives before anyone else.
No call sheet in hand. No makeup trailer detour. Just her own footsteps—soft-soled, unhurried—echoing off the soundstage walls like a question only the room can answer.

The bedroom is exactly as she left it. But it’s not the same.
The bed hasn’t moved. The walls haven’t changed.
But something in the air has.
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Your Voice Helps Shape the Stories

Hey everyone — I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make Patreon even better, and I’d love your input!

I just created a short, 5-minute survey to help me understand what you enjoy most and how I can deliver more value in the tier you’re in. This includes what stories you’re most invested in, what bonuses you’d like to see, and even what could make upgrades more appea...

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Chapter Release 06-08-25

Harry Potter and The Help Of Merlin

Chapter 54: Memory, Mid-Fracture


The scene is shot in sequence. But it refuses to behave.

Memory doesn’t follow rules. It stutters. Doubles back. Pauses in strange places, like a child uncertain of which nightmare to trust. Vincent’s flashbacks are written clearly on the page—Stage Direction: He hides under the blanket. He whispers into the dark. He hears nothing back. But when the lights go up, when A...

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Chapter 13: The Awakening Bond

The morning light spilled softly across the room like honey poured from the sky—warm, golden, and slow. It danced across polished stone floo

The morning light spilled softly across the room like honey poured from the sky—warm, golden, and slow. It danced across polished stone floors and brushed the edges of heavy velvet curtains, which swayed gently with the breeze seeping in through ...

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Chapter Release 05-08-25

Harry and The Master of Death

Chapter 53 – “The House Whispers Louder at Night”

The room is darker than necessary. Not because the gaffer missed a cue, not because the dimmer failed—but because no one wants to disturb the hush that has taken root in the corners. Darkness here is not emptiness. It’s reverence. It’s respect.

A single lamp hums on the nightstand—its bulb low and gold, not warm enough to comfort, just enough to witness. The rest of the set falls ...

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Chapter 20: Not About Points



No gold trim. No banners with House crests snapping. No officials standing at the doors with quills in hand and ready to make announcements. There were only thick canvas walls sewn together to keep out the noise of the outside world, and the air was so still that it felt like something holy or surgical was about to happen.

No rows of chairs. No recorders th...

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Chapter Release 4-08-25

Harry and the Unexpected

Chapter 39 – You Don’t Get Harmony Through Secrecy

POV: Harry Potter Hyperspace, Harry had learned, wasn’t just a passage through space—it was a suspension of time itself. A place between des

POV: Harry Potter

Hyperspace, Harry had learned, wasn’t just a passage through space—it was a suspension of time itself. A place between destinations, between decisions, where the laws of the universe blurred and bent into someth...

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Chapter 52: The Scene That Remembered Itself

Flashbacks are usually anchors—brief, clarifying fragments that tether the present to the past. But these don’t clarify.
They dissolve.

They slip through the seams of the script like fevered dreams, not linear, not polite. They unspool like trauma does—fragmented, nonlinear, unfinished. Not memories, exactly. Residues. Smudges left by hands that trembled too long before letting g...

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