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You are not courageous. Your dreams have always been the bravest parts of you.
[Percy Weasley, post-war, pre-reconciliation. The world is broken and he knows it better than most, but Percy's also broken as well. Fixing one might just mean fixing both.]
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When The Glass Tips (All These Broken Children) by waiting_for_dragons
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
19 Jul 2025
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In one universe, when Harry is being strangled by Vernon his accidental magic gives Vernon an electric shock, scaring him into letting go. Harry's abuse at the hands of his relatives continues unchecked and unremarked upon, and Dumbledore remains distant and unhelpful.
In a different universe, Harry's accidental magic reacts a little more.
When there's a near manslaughter on the Boy-Who-Lived's hands, it is harder to overlook the underlying issues.
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“Where did we go so wrong, Minerva?”“Everywhere, Albus,” Minerva replied in a whisper. She well remembered looking at the little boy who said the Philosopher’s stone was going to be stolen, imploring her with his wide, sincere eyes, the eyes of a bright, dead student in the face of another bright, dead student. She well remembered turning away.
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