Three's Family
by darkbluedark
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CHAPTERS
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RATING
4.8
Summary
It’s May 1979 and the Order has just apprehended a pair of mysterious wizards who look remarkably like a Potter and a Malfoy. Naturally, James Potter and Sirius Black are called in to identify the strangely familiar strangers and determine their backgrounds and loyalties.(This would be a lot easier if their captives weren’t convinced everyone they talk to is dead. It would also be easier if they didn’t spend half their bloody time bickering.)**“Just ask them questions only they would know the answer to,” Malfoy suggests.“There’s not a single thing that I know about either of them from the first war that any old Death Eater couldn’t find out.”“How is that possible?” Malfoy huffs. “He’s your father!”“Am I or am I not famously an orphan?” Potter snarls.**Русский перевод: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49365862/chapters/124574398中文翻译: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49899721
Reader Reviews
StormyCat
Just nowAbsolutely THRILLED by this oh my godI can't wait to see their next reactions
meaningfulchaos
Just nowit is times like this that i am SO SO GLAD that i’m subscribed to the author, i am so excited to read all of this
MrLovable
Just nowOnly thing I can think of that Harry would know about James that's not common knowledge would be Prongs. He could maybe get some common ground with Lily via shared knowledge of Petunia, but I doubt any of them would care to go that route.Bickering is top tier. I hope we get more, especially them knowing random facts about each other, because you pick things up when you've been feuding for most of a decade.Hyped to see where this goes.
LyraAndyMedea_black2804
Just nowContinue please
Numbuh_7
Just nowThis is great, please continue. Also, I absolutely love the line "The look on Malfoy's face suggests that Potter’s behaviour on the quidditch pitch does, indeed, support the diagnosis of insanity."
Yunney
Just nowOMG!!I laugh a lot when Harry argue with Molfoy, it's really fun and vibrant XD Can't wait to read next chapter!
Starlafoxfire
Just nowI love, this Hilarious! well done
Siriuss_Left_Kidney
Just nowOKAY THIS IS AMAZING I NEED MORE
justprompts
Just nowahhh this is BRILLIANT!!! very excited for this <3
mirrorofliterature
Just nowI'm sitting here with the popcorn, one of my favourite tropes written by one of my favourite HP authors I cannot wait -[in all seriousness, take your time, I'm going to go and re-read it because I was that excited I skim-read it]
Finsterstaub
Just nowThis is such an amazing beginning and I really hope I get to see more soon! My heart is beating fast from excitement!
Sugarthreat
Just nowI shouldn't laughed as much as i did 😭 this was great
simplememories
Just nowLMFAO their banter is hilarious
DEMH_works
Just nowThis story is absolutely brilliant, might be new favourite fic ever
Shy_Observer
Just now❤
Chapter 1
Just nowbest fic ive ever read and a huge favorite i will be back to read it many more times
business_inator
Just nowI'm not really into reading HP nowadays but "“Am I or am I not famously an orphan?” Potter snarls." grabbed me by the ears and didn't let me go. God, this is going to be hilarious
harrysblueshirt1
Just nowaMAZING i’m already hooked!! immediate kudos, and i have to say- i love draco and harry bickering
BubbleHubble13
Just nowI'm fucking dying while reading this, this is so fucking funny and beautiful and I adore it 😭
Nebbia_Rainey
Just nowlol. I am having fun reading this. the bickering between Harry and Draco is so amusing. XD
Spade_Z
Just nowJust a Spade casually dropping by♠️💚
Sestrenka374
Just nowAhahahaha I scream and roll on the floor with laughter, your dialogues Draco and Harry are real art. It's like watching a tennis match
Elrond_Peredhel
Just nowThis is hilarious! Especially James not realizing, just Sirius ^^^The bickering of Harry and Draco was great. Especially how it allowed the Order and us to know what had happened, but only we got to understand it.
aadarshinah
Just nowI can’t believe I just stumbled across this fic today. It is an utterly brilliant take on the time travel tripe and I’m dying to see what more you chose to do with this verse. Thank you so much for sharing.
BubbleHubble13
Just nowHere I ammmmRereading this magnificent masterpiece
Peilin
Just nowOhhhh this is a hilarious beginning, very excited to read more
coldcomfortflowers (cactusboyband)
Just nowthis was so so funny!! And also tragic. A great balancing act
acehollyleaf
Just nowLmao
SusanaR
Just nowLove this! Great, believable dialogue, love the bit at the end about Harry's behavior on the quidditch pitch being indicative of insanity
BanjiyaBlues
Just nowOh Lord!This opening chapter was entirely entertaining !!!Thank you very much !(๑>◡<๑)
Chapter 1
Just nowThis is hilarious 😂
luxcurious
Just nowIM CACKLING
Bogdon
Just nowI like the way you portray James and Sirius. Good people, striving to become better (and it is clear that James will clearly become more responsible when he finds out that Lily is pregnant and he will become a father), but spoiled naive in the sense that Harry has never been (not dramatically).I like the bit that Sirius Black will notice that the accent is not as chic as expected not from a noble, but from a rich family.Shouldn't Harry have started working on the release right away? Do not scratch his tongue, knowing that they can be overheard? Doesn't look like him at the end of the last book. He's drmatic, but not dumb. And why talk to Draco so much? Again, he is very merciful and sympathetic (he offers Hitler remorse in the end), but he knows for sure that although Draco is not ready to kill by looking into his eyes, he can still convince himself to do it in the end. Convince yourself,for the sake of the family, that it's not important, and so on. He is very kind, but he does not deceive himself about people.Wait, is this Harry who decided to go on the warpath when he was digging Dobby's grave? Oh, he's pretty determined and cold-blooded, he has a very sharp intuition in book chronology, so I can definitely imagine that he will be angry, given how he was eager to finish the quest at all costs when he got into that room. I know he talks so much for plot and drama purposes, but it's a bit thick
scritchscratch
Just nowBwahaha that is some top-notch banter and snark. They just can't help themselves 🤣 on this one with James - it was truly riveting. And t'was interesting to see Sirius pick up on Muggle-isms.
Jammy_JamJam
Just nowMan, Lupin sounds like such a fuckboy according to Harry lmaoooo
tsukinofaerii
Just nowCame for the "not drarry unless you consider bickering to be foreplay in which case you may consider this pre-slash" tags and I have to say, top-tier Drarry foreplay. Thank you!
MzMinola
Just now“I’m pretty sure if I just dislocate my shoulder a bit—”“What?!” Malfoy splutters. “Merlin, Potter, are you insane?”“You’ve seen me on the quidditch pitch.” 100% perfectly Harry, I love it.
Coco_cauldron_cakes
Just nowThis is hilarious and wonderful
Rowan_Wood72
Just nowThis is great
arggghhh
Just nowhow is this so good?? dude, i cannot stress this enough it's the best thong i've read on like, a century. it's been so long i've read drarry, and about as long for time-travel fics, and both goes back to my time on wattpad so my expectations were LOW. but THIS???? this is INSANE. they're insane, you're insane, and i'm the least sane of us all because i'm screaming about it at 1 am.in more proper words, this chapter tickeled a specific part of my brain called 'oh i'm gonna love tthis shit' so now i won't stop reading until the very end and think about it for days to come. thank you!! sincerely, i love it.<333
perqabeths
Just nowthis fic was SO GOOD. i love draco and harry's dynamic and i love the way harry reacted to this whole thing plus all the reveals, i was on the edge of my seat!!! love love love the fic you're an amazing writer 🫶🫶
BubbleHubble13
Just nowdont mind me rereading this thing AGAIN...i have issuesanyway this is still by far my favorite harry potter era x marauders era fanfic, even months later
Superherowholock
Just nowThis is great!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
fantom_ftnoise
Just nowHello, I am obsessed with this fic. My go-to daydreams about Harry Potter involve pretty much this scenario devolving into various endings, and this story perfectly scratches that itch!! I really appreciate the slow build-up of their trust in each other and the situation in which they find themselves, but most especially I adore the crescendo of Lily joining them and Harry just immediately surrendering himself to this as a very real possibility. This story is beautiful, and when/if you post the sequel, I will be there to devour that as well!
raginblastocyst
Just nowThe utter chaos lol I love it
ZilEvaM
Just nowOh, Harry, you deserve the very best💔 How did he feel to see the godfather whose death he blamed himself for? Now that the original Order is aware of the spy, they will change everything. I hope you continue the story and the looters will have a happy ending. The one they deserve
Leapyearbaby29
Just nowI love their bickering. So they aren’t friends. They were in the middle of the Battle of Hogwarts when they got sent back in time. Hopefully the present day is paused or Voldemort will be pretty angry that he can’t find Harry. Love how James and Sirius and even Dumbledore are very confused. Lol. Great start. :)
ReyaReychelle
Just nowTop tier Harry/Draco banter. I couldn’t stop laughing at the bit where Draco’s laughing about Harry’s famous scar.
VannahBananah
Just now👀👀👀!!! SO invested in this!! Very interesting! Love the character dynamics you've got going on. I could read draco and harrys back and forth sniping all day.
Turtlephant
Just nowI love ALL OF THIS!!!!





