He died and his afterlife was made of dust, screams and blinding light of a dissolving body. No Ginny and certainly no soulmate. He supposed it was for the best. ...And then he came back...Ginny survived, despite what Tom said of it being too late for her. Harry suspected it was because Tom lied once more, (Or because it was just like he said, a life for a life, a soul for soul and Tom—) but he didn’t really care. All in all, it was a happy ending. Everyone was alive and unpetrified and there was only one casualty with memories wiped out clean. (Did he really believe it was the only one?) Dumbledore said that Harry must have shown him real loyalty down in the Chamber for Fawkes to come to his help — and wasn’t that a funny thought? To think, that Harry got the weapon in return for his belief in Headmaster’s ability and willingness to save Tom. “Dumbledore will never help me,” Tom said and he was right in the end. Because Tom couldn’t be saved and Dumbledore understood it and Fawkes understood it and now Harry understood it too. Tom was already a monster. He killed Myrtle and framed Hagrid. Even his memory had nothing better to do other than petrifying innocent students and trying to kill a first-year girl. Harry didn’t regret destroying him. He didn’t. Didn’t. ...He was afraid to fall asleep and hear the screams again.
“Get This Whole Place Lit,” by DesertWaterfall
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21686122?view_full_work=true
Summary: “Harry knows that sometimes people are just stupid. Take soulmates, for example. Wizards thought so much about them, but Harry knew better. Soulmates don't matter, just like blood doesn't matter. After all, Harry shared blood with Dudley, but it didn't make him a bully like his cousin. So what that his soulmate was the Dark Lord? That didn't make Harry evil either.
But people are stupid, and if Harry's time with Dursleys taught him anything, it's that the best way to deal with one's freakishness is to hide it.
So he does exactly that.”
