AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.
Chapter 23: Soaring High
6th October 1991, Hogwarts
He walked towards the Room of Requirements. He needed to study exactly what it was that he did to try to replicate it again. He had a lot to think about, after all.
Dean stood in the Room of Requirements, panting i...
2025-09-05 14:00:23 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 64: A Mistake Undone
123 AC, Harrenhal
Alys River’s last thoughts were of Larys, the brother she had failed, and then she felt swallowed by the cold, and everything turned black.
Daemon had always thrived in battle, and this was no different. Despite the situation, where he had just been beaten by that monster of a man, stuck in Harrenhal without Caraxes to help him or any way out, other than the whims of a mad witch.
Yet, here he wa...
2025-09-04 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 63: A River’s Song
123 AC, Harrenhal
Alys Rivers always knew that the world was a cruel place. It was perhaps her first lesson, born as the bastard daughter of a lordling and a whore. One parent ignored her as his shame, wanting no part in the responsibility of raising a baseborn daughter, while the other wished to use that daughter to rise in the world, to be more than just a whore.
She failed. She overreached and died, like many who tried to rise...
2025-09-02 14:00:28 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 62: Blasphemous Halls
123 AC, Dragonstone
He would take Caraxes and fly to Harrenhal. He would remind this cursed place of why it was wrong to poke a sleeping dragon. He would remind everyone that to attack his children was to invite death to their doors.
A part of Daemon Targaryen wanted to let the anger go, to get his revenge on the fool, Larys Strong, who had dared try to hurt his daughters. Then he would burn his master, Otto, and the re...
2025-08-31 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 61: Nurturing Veins
123 AC, Dragonstone
Daemon Targaryen knew that he wasn’t the most rational of beings. His father, Baelon, had told him many times that he was ruled by his heart. He had taken it in stride at that time, but as he stared at the sorcerer’s green eyes, which were all but glowing in the darkness, after having grabbed Dark Sister, stopping the swing of Valyrian Steel, with his bare hands, he knew that he had made an error in judgment.
...
2025-08-30 14:00:15 +0000 UTC
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AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.
Chapter 22: Scholarly Divisions
16th September 1991, Hogwarts
Of course, it would have been very simple if that were all there was to it. What he didn’t expect to see was a bunch of upper years seemingly hexing a small girl wearing Slytherin colours. And what was really shoc...
2025-08-29 14:00:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 60: Troubled Burdens
123 AC, Dragonstone
Rhaenyra Targaryen flew down on her beloved Syrax, landing in front of the manse before her, a part of her dreading the coming conversation. It had been two moons since the Potters built a manse on Dragonstone, without her permission, and yet it seemed like everything had changed overnight.
Her father was healed. Otto Hightower was no longer his Hand, a severe blow to Alicent’s cause, but that came at the co...
2025-08-28 14:00:17 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 59: Sun and Moon
123 AC, Dragonstone
Baela Targaryen pondered on the events of the last few weeks and couldn’t help but think that they were some of the worst ones in some time. The day after she had attempted to burn the sorcerer’s manse, her grandparents had summoned her and confronted her completely about her actions.
Lord Harry had told her that he would speak with her grandparents, but a part of her doubted that he’d do so. She was wrong, ...
2025-08-26 14:02:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 58: Saphire Segments
123 AC, Valyria
Sargoso Saan had sailed practically to every significant port in the known world, all the way to Yi-Ti. He had done so with a fearless smile on his face, and a loyal crew supporting him, a crew that he enriched with every voyage he took, rivalling even the Sea Snake, himself.
Sargoso was impressed with the man’s voyages, despite the customary embellishments, of course, but it took some time to realise that the m...
2025-08-24 14:08:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 57: Of Fiery Ends
123 AC, Valyria
She could feel the threads tugging at her again, rearranging, warping. Because of the Potters. And somehow, she knew it wasn’t just her path that had changed this time. How could it not, when magic was free once more?
Helaena stared at the trapped demon… creature… monster… What did Lord Harry call it again? Ah, yes, an Outsider. That certainly fit the creature before her, something outside the common...
2025-08-23 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.
Chapter 21: Connective Disturbance
16th September 1991, Hogwarts
It made sense, and for the first time, Dean had proper guidance towards learning what it meant to be an Enchanter. When he left the room an hour later, he still had a wide smile on his face that nothing could sha...
2025-08-22 14:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 56: A Bloody Moon
123 AC, Valyria
Lord Harry stepped forward with that same confident look on his face and spoke up, “Well, if you don't mind, let's stick to this realm, huh? I have to say, trying to unravel reality in the middle of a conversation is pretty rude. Oh, where are my manners? My name is Harry Potter. Now, I’ve got a lot of questions. I don’t suppose you’d be inclined to answer them?”
Helaena knew that whatever she was ...
2025-08-21 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 55: A Black Dream
123 AC, Valyria
He gave Helaena a small smirk, “Do you remember what I told you about sword fighting? Stick them with the pointy end.” And just like that, the sword moved faster than Helaena’s eyes could follow and slammed into the sphere of darkness, and then the world screamed.
Helaena knew from the moment the Elder Dragon touched her mind that what she would find in Valyria would be unlike anything she had ever see...
2025-08-19 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 54: A Nightly Tremor
123 AC, Valyria
She saw the giant dragon’s eye finally close, but she could feel it slightly, the amusement that the god-like being felt, but she also noticed that buried deep down was a small spark of apprehension. Then everything turned black, and she fell unconscious in Lady Daphne’s arms.
When Helaena opened her eyes once more, she couldn’t help but wonder why her body felt so sore. She hadn’t felt this tired...
2025-08-17 14:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 53: Of Dreaming Fires
123 AC, Valyria
A mischievous smirk appeared back on his face, one that had been absent for most of the expedition. He tilted his weird brown hat and spoke up, “Yep, it’s certainly interesting. Now, I think we spent enough time staring at the thing. How about we go say hello, huh?”
Helaena barely had any time to even think of Lord Harry’s answer when the sorcerer waved his hand and created a long slide made of m...
2025-08-16 14:00:14 +0000 UTC
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AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.
Chapter 20: Steps to Greatness
7th September 1991, Hogwarts
“I… yes,” he said quietly, then exhaled. “I’m not a pyromancer. That was just an enchanted ring. I’m an enchanter.” At that, McGonagall’s quill stopped mid-word. Her eyes lifted to meet his, sharp and ...
2025-08-15 14:00:21 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 52: A Dragon's Path
123 AC, Valyria
The dragon was flying ahead, ready to roast them or eat them, and Helaena’s every instinct told her to run, and yet the Potters looked still, completely unfazed. Lord Harry even raised an eyebrow, the small glint of mischievousness appearing in his eyes once more, “Well, isn’t that interesting?”
Helaena couldn’t help but stare upwards as the dragon prepared to roast them alive; the only thing tha...
2025-08-14 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 51: A Land of Fire
123 AC, Valyria
His wife was writing in her usual book and hummed in approval, yet Helaena didn’t answer. She couldn’t. She simply stared at the battle until it faded away into the fog. Despite the danger, despite the fact that her heart was pounding, she couldn’t help but have a large smile on her face.
This expedition was, without a doubt, an experience that Helaena would never forget in her life. She knew that fro...
2025-08-12 14:00:54 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 50: A Smoking Sea
123 AC, Dragonstone
He whistled impressively, “Well, I’ll be damned. Who would have thought?”
“What is it?” she couldn’t help but ask. “Well, it looks like we’re due a trip to Valyria. What do you think, kiddo? Wanna see what’s left of your ancestral lands?”
It wasn’t often that Helaena Targaryen was surprised. For all that she felt cursed with her dreams and threads, an upside was that ...
2025-08-10 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 49: Blood and Dreams
123 AC, Dragonstone
Helaena Targaryen had known since she could remember that her life would end in misery and heartbreak at the hands of her family. She often lacked clarity in her dreams, but she always understood fragments of her feelings, like knowing to be wary of Lord Larys or her Uncle Daemon, like knowing that her marriage to Aegon would not be a happy one, or that her mother would dismiss whatever concerns she had with Aegon...
2025-08-09 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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I'm sorry if I was a bit late. Again. I really need to make a schedule for the polls, or just pick a day in the month to make them. I sort of got caught up writing and forgot about them until I looked back and saw how long it's been since the previous one.
For those who do not know, every few weeks, I’ll be posting a poll like this one to help decide how I divide future chapters between EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody (AWM) and Arcane Tinker (AT), until the next poll, of course.
2025-08-08 14:00:24 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 48: Hall of Curses
123 AC, Harrenhal
The first thing Larys Strong felt when he gained consciousness was the blinding pain all over his body. He hadn’t even opened his eyes and yet yearned for the bliss of sleep once more. His chest burned with every breath he took. He tried to move, only to find that even that small effort sent sharp waves of agony rippling through his spine.
It was only when he opened his eyes that the memories came back rushing i...
2025-08-07 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 47: An Elder’s Burden
123 AC, Dragonstone
Corlys Velaryon stared at the calm sea around Dragonstone, having broken his fast less than an hour prior, and found himself lost in his thoughts.
Was there something so undoing as a daughter, or granddaughter in this case? Of all the children he had expected would make him feel old, Rhaena had come last. She was the dutiful child that he had always wished any of his children would have become.
Corlys...
2025-08-05 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 46: A Dragon’s Rage
123 AC, Dragonstone
A small idea sparked in Baela’s mind as she ran a hand over Moondancer’s snout. She would make them pay. They would regret taking her sister away from her.
Baela Targaryen found that the way down to the Potters’ Manse was oddly peaceful, despite the raging thoughts in her head. No, there weren’t really any thoughts, just a straight desire to hurt the people who stole her sister from her.
<...
2025-08-03 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 45: Sororal Unease
123 AC, Dragonstone
Baela Targaryen knew that there was something wrong with her twin. After all, Rhaena was her other half, and she knew that something fundamental was different in her. Rhaena was the studious one, the calm one, like their mother, while Baela was the adventurous one, like their father.
They complemented each other seamlessly, much like how their parents were perfect with one another. Baela pushed her sister into c...
2025-08-02 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.
Chapter 19: Perplexing Chronicles
7th September 1991, Hogwarts
He had known that being known as an enchanter would have made things difficult, but he didn’t know exactly how much of a hassle things could get. First, he would need to verify Flitwick’s claims and also what r...
2025-08-01 14:00:28 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 44: Price of Deception
123 AC, Winterfell
The other girl seemed to continue, completely unbothered by the effect of her accusation, “And before you refute it, I know my brother, and I know when he’s lying. Oh, I haven't introduced myself. My name is Sara, Sara Snow. I'm Cregan's sister. Now, why don’t you tell me what really happened today?”
Rhaena felt like she was an idiot. How had she not noticed before? The girl before her had th...
2025-07-31 14:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 43: A Hungry Wolf
123 AC, Winterfell
Cregan stiffened, the warmth from his sister’s embrace fading as his mind returned to the walls of Winterfell and the web his uncle wove there. He gave the guards a nod, his voice calm, “Of course. Lead the way.”
Rhaena walked alongside Lord Harry and Lady Daphne, who were escorted by tense Stark guards, who also seemed to stare intensely at Grenn for some reason. No, he wasn’t Grenn. He was Crega...
2025-07-29 14:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 42: A Bloody Wolf
123 AC, Winterfell
The last couple of years of Cregan Stark’s life were disturbing to say the least. Things were much simpler when his father had been alive. Things were far simpler then, back when he was just the heir. He was not a stranger to loss. He had lost both his younger brother to an illness during the past winter and his mother in the birthing bed, when his father wished to sire another spare.
Even now, Cregan couldn’t...
2025-07-27 14:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 41: An Icy Heart
123 AC, Winterfell
She described it as such, as there was the skeleton of a man sitting on it, holding a white sword which seemed to faintly release a blueish glow, and was also impaled into the ground. Rhaena didn’t need help to realise who this was. They have found the remains of Bran the Builder.
Rhaena couldn’t help but stare at the skeleton before her. This was Bran the Builder, one of the greatest heroes in the his...
2025-07-26 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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