Harry Potter and the Blood of the Nile

AU. While fighting Death Eaters in the DoM, Harry comes across an ancient Egyptian artifact that contains part of the soul of an ancestor. As he assimilates knowledge and learns new skills, the renewed war against the Dark Lord rages, and if Harry cannot bring his full potential to bear, even the newly ignited spark of hope within him will be extinguished.

Author's Note: Hi, everyone! Welcome to my first fanfic (although not my first story). I've read lots on this site, especially HP stories, so there are a lot of influences that I don't even remember or know of. One that I will mention as a particular inspiration (although it is a fairly different story, especially as to where they go) is Season of Change by Branchwraith. I will likely lean a little into a few tropes, mostly because that's unavoidable at this point, but I'm not really out to bash, even if some characters fall by the wayside. Finally, this story is AU for a few reasons, the most important of which is that I haven't read the actual books in years, and have no intention to. Instead, I will research things when I want them to line up with canon, and therefore, if something doesn't line up with canon, assume that it was intentional. If you have specific questions/comments, please let me know! I'm writing ahead and trying to upload a new installment every weekend, unless people would prefer longer chapters, in which case I will combine content and post every two weeks. I'm gainfully and busily employed, so writing is a fun outlet. Trolls will be ignored, and helpful criticism/suggestions gratefully accepted. But that's enough from me. On to a magical world, that I do not own.