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| 127 | 127 | ||
| 128 | His best friend, whom everyone had said would change the world, had instead | 128 | His best friend, whom everyone had said would change the world, had instead |
| 129 | accomplished nothing. Her dreams and ambitions were trampled under the | 129 | accomplished nothing. Her dreams and ambitions were trampled under the |
| 130 | insecurities and jealousy of her husband. | 130 | insecurities and jealousy of her husband. Harry had used his connections with |
| 131 | the Unspeakables to at least sneak her new books to read, but Ron would never | ||
| 132 | allow her to pursue her own research or political aspirations. | ||
| 131 | 133 | ||
| 132 | Unhappy, depressed, angry, and alone, Harry went to sleep. Some time during the | 134 | Unhappy, depressed, angry, and alone, Harry went to sleep. Some time during the |
| 133 | night, his heart stopped, and the 162-year-old boy-who-won died in his bed. | 135 | night, his heart stopped, and the 162-year-old boy-who-won died in his bed. |
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| 1 | [[!meta title="Chapter 2: Rescue"]] | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | Harry awoke to darkness, discomfort, and impossibility. | ||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | He was in the cupboard. Impossible. He and Hermione had personally flattened | ||
| 6 | this entire house shortly after the war. The Weasleys had disapproved, saying | ||
| 7 | Harry should forgive his relatives, but this was before the love potions had | ||
| 8 | kicked in again and removed his free will. | ||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | How could he be in the cupboard? | ||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | And why was he *small?* | ||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | Harry began to hyperventilate. Nothing was making sense, this couldn't be | ||
| 15 | happening— | ||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | "TIME TO GET UP, FREAK! WHY DON'T I SMELL BREAKFAST COOKING?" | ||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | The tiny door was wrenched open, and Harry saw a dead man silhouetted against | ||
| 20 | the morning light. | ||
| 21 | |||
| 22 | "DON'T MAKE ME DRAG YOU OUT OF THERE, BOY! GET UP!" | ||
| 23 | |||
| 24 | Harry started moving on automatic. Even after nearly 150 years of adult life, he | ||
| 25 | would never forget the rules and demands of the Dursley household. He rushed out | ||
| 26 | of the cupboard and hurried to begin preparing his captors' meal. | ||
| 27 | |||
| 28 | As he slaved away in the kitchen, Harry tried to reason through his situation. A | ||
| 29 | stolen glance at his uncle's newspaper confirmed the date — July 31st, 1987. | ||
| 30 | Seven years old. How was he seven years old? | ||
| 31 | |||
| 32 | He was pretty sure he could still feel his magic, but to be certain he'd need to | ||
| 33 | reestablish his Occlumency, and with the damage Snape had done there was no way | ||
| 34 | he could manage that in this emotional climate. | ||
