#t. aftermath

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@foundwcnderland hit the ♥️ for a starter, but since K didn't specify muse, she's getting something for Lily this time.

Hari had been very carefully practicing necromancy since his sixteenth birthday, when he'd taken his very first step into the field. But it had been years now. It had taken the resolution of the war and the completion of formal training for him to dare to speak to someone so important to him. So close to him. But now he was here. And so was she. His mother.

"Erm." He stopped and wet his lips, then continued uncertainly. "Hi, Mum. I'm- I'm Hari. I'm your son. I don't know if you've been watching. You might not have known that, if you weren't."

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Manon ( @thewrongsorts ) asked:

“ let’s go smash some stuff until you’re ready to talk, okay? “

Harry took a deep breath, then nodded tightly, more relieved than he'd care to admit by the fact that he wasn't going to be expected to talk immediately or to handle things without blowing anything up. "Okay. I don't have to repair the stuff after, do I?"

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Fleur ( @thewrongsorts ) asked:

“ please tell me you didn’t cancel your plans for me… ”

Harry blinked, his confusion a big flashing sign over his face. "I thought that was the point of this--so I could cancel all my other plans." Then, moving slightly past the confusion into friendly teasing, in an effort to cover his awkwardness, "Didn't you cancel any plans for me?"

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[[ @allegasus continued from [ x ]

Neville tried to smile, to make light of the comment, but he was too exhausted. It had been three days since the last battle, and he had probably slept about four hours since then. He had thought he would sleep better when it was all over, but somehow he just couldn’t wind down. He felt like all his systems were on overdrive and he just couldn’t shut them off.

“I’m alright,” he said awkwardly, rubbing his eyes. “I mean - I’m okay. Other people are worse. I’m just tired.”

"'Other people are worse' is kind of a shitty way of saying you are awful but don't want to talk about it." Harry sat next to him, a little awkward and just as tired, and dropped his face into his hands. "I don't ever want to be alone again," he shared instead of pushing. "But I also don't want anyone to look at me. I... I think everyone is maybe pretty awful."

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Timeline

Boy Wonder: Harry is under 11, and hasn’t yet received his Hogwarts letter.

Student: Harry is between 11 and 18 and attending school or otherwise training his magic.

Aftermath: In the years immediately following school and the war, Harry is as much as mess as any college-aged person, if not much worse, but he’s figuring things out.

Older and Wiser: Harry is an adult and is living his adult life.