Stories by Murkatroyd

AU. Harry Potter, who left the wizarding world three years prior, is unexpectedly selected as the fourth champion by the Goblet of Fire. Scarred, damaged, and with little love for the world he left behind, Harry returns to Hogwarts intent on getting the Triwizard Tournament over with and leaving for good. If only it were that easy.

In his first year, Theo Nott was confronted with one of the greatest of temptations. A radical shock can often change a person, but not always at once. Years later, as the world changes around him and remaining aloof becomes increasingly difficult to manage, Theo must make a choice between the known, his father and the Dark Side, and the unknown. Gradual AU.

The day has been saved, but that doesn't mean the quest is over. Trapped in a world not his own, with no grand adventure to distract him, Link is determined to return home. Of course, with nothing left to fight and conquer, what power does a hero have? A post-Majora's Mask AU.

Men could waste away before the Mirror of Erised. So, too, could children, and it wasn't just Harry Potter who arrived at Hogwarts that year with a desire that could never be satisfied.

Ron suggests that Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad. The Sorting Hat agrees and decides to put him there. An AU exploration fic. Expect slow, erratic updates.

It started with three friends, once competitors in the Triwizard Tournament, honouring their fallen competitor. Over time, it evolved into something more. Post-Book 7 AU. Expect slow, erratic updates.

You've seen, done, experienced everything. All that you want – magic swelling like a star within your being and lifetimes, it seems, passing like days – is to no longer exist. And with all your power, all your knowledge, with everything you have created and destroyed as worlds pass you by, it is the one wish you cannot grant.

Continuation of Negligentia. Harry has never given serious thought to having children of his own. When the topic is approached, he finally allows himself to consider the idea of being a father, and the lingering influences of his own upbringing.

Continuation of Negligentia. As Harry discusses his conflicted thoughts and feelings about the Potters with Daphne and the Lupins, he considers what family truly is to him.

Six years after leaving Hogwarts, Harry Potter shares dinner with someone from his past and remembers some of the more important moments of his life. My take on the "brother of the boy who lived" story.

After learning the shocking truth about his mother from Professor Snape during detention, Harry goes to meet with Professor Dumbledore to ask about a certain other secret. Immediate sequel to Confronting the Past.

A brief look at the adult Voldemort's thoughts as he returned to Hogwarts in nineteen fifty-five to meet with Albus Dumbledore. Contains scenes from Book 6.

Discontinued.

A brief look at the teenage Voldemort's thoughts as he successfully tracked down and murdered his father's family. Contains scenes from Book 6.

Harry suddenly realizes that while Professor Snape has consistently belittled and insulted Harry's father, he's never once said a word about Harry's mother. He confronts Snape and discovers the shocking truth from the man himself. Takes place during Book 5.

AU. Story discontinued, to be rebooted under title "The Struggle Within". Reboot on hiatus.

A brief look at the life of Morfin Gaunt and his conflict with the Muggle he loathed. Contains scenes from Book 6.

AU. Story discontinued.

AU. Story discontinued, adopted by Lord Orion Leonis Black under title "Dragon Lord."

Severus Snape did not flee out of fear just before the Battle of Hogwarts began. In fact, he never expected to survive the war. But he wasn't going to face the next great adventure without setting things right with a certain other Snape... Takes place during Book 7.