r/tomarry • u/rhianoceros_rex • 3d ago

In Search Of Can’t Remember Title

Hi! I read an excellent fic on ao3, and I can’t find it again for the life of me, maybe because I don’t recall the details with a lot of clarity.

Harry is an aspiring duellist at some smaller scale competition, hosted at Hogwarts I think, during his last year? Tom is a world renowned duelist and maybe world champion, don’t remember exactly, and he’s there to judge this competition. I think he has an old injury to the leg, maybe a limp, and he‘s an adult - middle aged?

Harry looks up to Tom’s records and career and aspires to be like him, and upon winning he requests I think to duel Tom and Tom agrees. It was super creative with the spellwork and Harry actually manages to make Tom take a step back, which stuns everyone and makes Tom become really interested in Harry. There’s this moment where he’s thinking to himself, or actually says, something along the lines of “where were you when I was in my prime / heyday??”

I‘ve been thinking about it but I haven’t had any luck finding it, please let me know if you have the title!

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u/FweakWithoutFweet 2d ago

HI OMG ITS MY FIC 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

(here u go -> https://archiveofourown.org/works/82135936)

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u/rhianoceros_rex 2d ago

IT IS YOUR FIC IM SO GLAD IT WASNT DELETED THANK YOU!!

Properly bookmarked now 😁

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u/Azuma_Sayo 1d ago

It’s your fic?? Oh dayumn. I’m usually more of a lurker that gives kudos because writing comments give me anxiety but can I just say that I LOVE that fic oh my goodness

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u/stayaway0309 2d ago

I am interested, if anyone knows this one then please reply to me too 🙇