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1

After the war

Alternate Universe (AU)

by Mandalia

When Harry can't deal with the overbearing press and public expectations after the end of the war anymore, he escapes to the quaint little town of Forks, Washington, where he intends to do... well, anything, really. He expects to run into trouble. What Harry doesn't expect is a vampire coven, their

10,588 kudos 338,163 words 88/90 chapters Mature
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One Day in Volterra

Alternate Universe (AU)

by UnholySpectacle

Bella Swan thought she had already lived through all of this vampire nonsense and put it behind her. She'd built a (mostly) happy, productive life for herself. However, when she dies in a car accident under mysterious circumstances, she finds herself back in her teenage body, running off to save Edw

8,164 kudos 38,389 words 14/14 chapters Mature
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Before I Wake

Alternate Universe (AU)

by Erudite_Conduit

This was NOT part of the plan. I was supposed to wake up after brain surgery and get better so I could do all the things my mom and I had been dreaming about for years. Like going to college, making friends, and traveling the world. I was NOT supposed to end up in the Twilight universe inside of Bel

5,766 kudos 244,177 words 42/50 chapters Mature
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Fast Falls the Eventide, and I In It

Alternate Universe (AU)

by Watermelonsmellinfellon

Not necessarily an ideal situation but I'm willing to try and find the positives. At least so I can have something pleasant to look forward to. Being Bella Swan was an unexpected challenge but, you know, it could have been worse. I could have been reborn into Twilight without knowing anything about

5,131 kudos 394,802 words 15/16 chapters Mature
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My Soul, Your Heart

by Seriously_awkward_amy

Harry loses almost everyone he loves and discovers he is unable to follow them into the after life.He gets bored of moping in Grimmauld place so moves to the US, much to the thrill of MAUSA (who Harry firmly ignores). He settles in Forks, a quiet town that should give him the dull life he desires, t

22,048 kudos 88,611 words 35/35 chapters Mature
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Green & Gold

by JessalynMichele

If life can never end, what is left to live for? Harry Potter survived a war that left him trapped in a body that refuses to die and a mind that refuses to rest. Jasper Hale has spent over a century reading emotions, but nothing could prepare him for the overwhelming grief radiating from the mysteri

18,153 kudos 173,747 words 33/33 chapters Not Rated
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Don't think about it and it will go away on its own

by Gimlili

He didn't want to be Harry Potter anymore.There was nothing left for him in the wizarding world so he was starting over.Harry Peverell, a 17-year-old muggle with too much time on his hands, moves to the only place where he might still have family.Forks, Washington, seems like the perfect place to st

14,521 kudos 174,777 words 19/19 chapters Mature
8

A Body of Water and Bones

by littlestcactus

"It was a good distinction to make. I wasn't Bella, but for the time being, I could be Isabella." Because time marches on and waking up as Bella Swan is unfortunate, but it's not the end of the world. Only the end of her's.Links for music playlists and story translations available in the series note

13,072 kudos 211,814 words 60/60 chapters Mature
9

The Boyfriend

by AverageFish

"I like the trees here," Harry said, his accent placing him far from home. "They keep my wrackspurts away." It was twilight, and he wasn't wearing any shoes."You can stay at my place," Charlie said.One night turned into teaching Harry to use the coffee machine, and then he grew used to fresh pancake

10,037 kudos 29,061 words 14/14 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Green & Gold II

by JessalynMichele

Once you’ve found a reason to live, how do you keep it? Harry Potter has finally begun to believe that forever might not be a punishment after all. Jasper Hale has spent over a century surviving eternity. Loving Harry is teaching him how to truly live it. Harry is building a future. Jasper is determ

9,601 kudos 119,546 words 30/30 chapters Not Rated
11

In the woods somewhere

by dantesque_in_hell

When Harry receives a letter from William 'Billy' Black asking the Lord of the Black House to help on a grave matter regarding a human and a vampire, Harry wastes no time, packs his bags, and investigates in the little town called Forks.With his friends dead and almost nothing to keep him in England

8,492 kudos 160,436 words 29/? chapters Mature
12

The Future Mrs Jacob Black.

by JessalynMichele

Nobody told Jacob how utterly perfect it would be when he finally imprinted on his soulmate...“I could kill you in ten seconds flat.”... or how the moment could be completely ruined the moment she opened her mouth.

7,588 kudos 27,330 words 6/6 chapters Not Rated
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Green & Gold III

by JessalynMichele

What are you willing to die for? Harry Potter has finally built a life worth living. Jasper Hale has finally found a future worth believing in. Harry is ready for forever. Jasper refuses to imagine anything less. Everyone else is about to learn what happens when love goes to war.

7,411 kudos 231,502 words 49/49 chapters Not Rated
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The Trio

by Watermelonsmellinfellon

Harry hadn't expected Bella Swan when he moved into the house Sirius left for Harry in his Will. He hadn't expected Edward Cullen either. And it was safe to say that Bella didn't expect Harry and Edward, and that Edward didn't expect Bella and Harry. Who knew that a wizard, a muggle, and a vampire c

6,900 kudos 161,518 words 28/30 chapters Mature
15

Script? Bleep the Script!

by IHScribe

Angering Death is generally a bad idea. Which led to his current predicament. He had gone to sleep as Harry Potter, and woken up as Bella Swan. On an airplane. On the way to Forks. Rated M for Harry/Bella's mouth.

6,378 kudos 1,564 words 1/1 chapters Mature
16

My Heart, Your Soul

by Seriously_awkward_amy

Harry had been a lot of things in his life, but happy hadn’t been one of them for a very long time. He and Jasper loved each other. The wolves trusted Harry to be the middle man between themselves and the Coven. Bree was learning to be her own person with Rosalie and Emmett’s support. Edward and Bel

5,507 kudos 20,136 words 11/? chapters Mature
17

Another Life, Another Love, Another—oh, whatever

by AverageFish

Izzy Swan, Master of Death, asks Carlisle to be her shrink.Edward Cullen, master of melodrama, asks his father for advice.A better love story than Twilight, told from a dad's perspective.Podfic read by RuneLore

5,343 kudos 29,051 words 25/25 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
18

Meet the Parents

by stridermagic

It turns out that Edward's family does not consist of all vampires. Carlisle's partner is something else as Bella learns.

5,083 kudos 1,293 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
19

so i dream and do not remember your shape

by Sunnystar

It's a gray day in Forks, and you are a terrible bodysnatcher.   [A Jacob Black SI. Sort of.]

3,480 kudos 38,582 words 33/? chapters General Audiences
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A Little Wicked

by Muffin_Paradise

Edward Cullen thought he was the one to have dark secrets in the moment he met the new student at Forks High School, the mysterious and charming Harry Potter. However, Edward slowly realizes that in addition to being mysterious, Harry hides secrets that can be darker than his.OR "my soulmate is - po

3,476 kudos 310,101 words 43/? chapters Explicit

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Edward Cullen/Bella Swan — The vampire Edward Cullen and human Bella Swan, whose intense and all-consuming love story defined the vampire romance genre.

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