Written for HD Erised fest 2015

Thank you so so so so so much B and X for beta reading this and helping when I got stuck and just wanted to burn the whole computer down. I couldn't have done it without you and you're both amazing.

Mybutterflower, I so hope you like this xD I tried to include everything you wanted, in some way at least... you'll see what I mean by that when you read it. I wanted it to be longer – at times it feels so rushed – but with everything going on in RL I just couldn't. There were times when I was literally writing this with my eyes closed because I was so tired and it was just easier xD Oh boy... Hope you enjoy!

I would like to preface this work with a tumblr post that will be somewhat relevant...

"You know why Harry Potter is amazing? 99% of fan theories, headcanons and meta could be canon because Harry is about as observant as a brick wall. Did Slytherins come back to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts? Did Draco Malfoy enjoy crossdressing? Was Hermione transgender? Who knows, certainly not Harry." - yourperfectlittleanarchist