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The war is over, but laughter is slow to return. When Hermione Granger stumbles into Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes on official Ministry business, she expects mischief—just not the kind that makes her heart skip. Fred Weasley, very much alive and determined to rebuild both the shop and a sense of joy in the world, has been working on something strange: a Laughter Orb that captures genuine mirth and turns it into light.
When the experiment goes unexpectedly right in Hermione’s presence, Fred decides she’s his lucky charm. Hermione insists she’s far too busy for distractions. But as Diagon Alley begins to heal, the two find themselves drawn together—by shared laughter, by grief that still aches, and by a spark neither of them meant to ignite.
A story of second chances, quiet magic, and the kind of laughter that saves you when you least expect it.