handsonmyhearts

It's been nine years since the Battle of Hogwarts and the wizarding world has been wiped of almost all criminals, thanks to the incredibly hard-working Auror, Harry Potter. With one last remaining Death Eater to catch, they are on the cusp of peace at last.That is, until Hermione brings reports to Harry concerning a murderous snake whom she believes has something to do with the deceased Dark Lord. She thinks it could be the seventh part of Voldemort's soul, created because he did not know about the (now destroyed) Horcrux that was in Harry. Seven Horcruxes, not seven parts.Harry finds the snake and feels compelled to assuage some of his survivor's guilt by making the man suffer. He recreates the resurrection ritual, but this time, with a crucial alteration to the ingredients: the flesh of a servant. Without it, the Dark Lord Voldemort has no magic. Harry secretly takes the man prisoner in his home, wanting to hurt him, to force him to divulge where his last Horcrux is, but things begin to rapidly fall out of his control.…

handsonmyhearts

During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry goes into the Forbidden Forest to surrender his life to Voldemort. When the Dark Lord tries to kill him, they both get knocked unconscious. Harry wakes up first and, owing to Dumbledore's Pensieve trips showing Harry Tom Riddle's miserable childhood, Harry instead decides to Apparate away and deliver Voldemort to the Ministry to be imprisoned, like Dumbledore did with Grindelwald. The Ministry, however, chooses to execute the Dark Lord.Twelve years later, Harry is suffering. His magic is unhinged and he doesn't feel right, but when he stumbles upon a horrific scene in a cell at the Ministry, suddenly he comes back to himself.Voldemort is being tortured by the Ministry of Magic and no one but his three guards and the Minister knows about his existence. They are keeping his life a secret because they are unable to kill him and his power is such that they know he will not be able to be contained forever.Harry is left struggling with the many shifting ways to do the right thing and the changing question Notes: This is a DARK STORY in four parts with many triggers. Please read the tags and warnings. It starts dark, the middle is dark, and there are many dark bits near the end- but there IS a happy ending, I promise.I have spent almost two years writing, reading, and editing this, but I had no beta so I apologize for any mistakes you might find. This is a story written mostly for myself, giving me exactly what I wanted to read. I wanted to see Voldemort victimized. I wanted to play with angst and trauma and impossible choices. I fully expect to get flamed for this. Heed the tags. Thanks for reading.…