Total War. Roman War. Barbaric War. Brutal War. Humans have known it for centuries - and for wizards, it's all about to come to a head when two of the most ambitious minds in history come to clash in the midst of the Great Wizarding War. Harry/Fem Riddle. Time Travel. Proactive Harry.

Total War. Roman War. Violent War. Barbaric War. Brutal War. Humans have known it for centuries – and for wizards, it's all about to come to a head when two of the most ambitious minds in history arrive to clash amid the Great Wizarding War. Harry/Fem Riddle. Time Travel. No Pureblood romanticisation.

After the encounter with Tom Riddle and the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, Harry seeks to take initiative and get the drop on his enemies before they get the drop on him. But of course, no such thing is possible if you're cooped up at the Dursleys' all summer. No bashing. Book 1 of a Deep, Dark Forest.

In which Harry Potter is a master tactician, and Emily Riddle is a master manipulator - what will happen when the two most prodigious magicals of their respective generations clash after one is sent back in time? Harry/Fem Riddle.

The Sorting Hat sees potential in a young Harry Potter, and with a little coaxing, sets him on the path to greatness. But will Harry, just Harry, ever be great in the eyes of the Wizarding World? Or will he forever suffocate in the shadow of the Boy-Who-Lived? And in all of this - can Harry stay great to himself?