"You see people change, in the maze. Oh, find the cup if you can. But be very wary; you could just lose yourselves along the way." (Dumbledore, before the Third Task)Summary: 'The boy who almost died' has to figure out what it means that he didn't. Harry's tulmultous fifth year at Hogwarts is Cedric's seventh and final. Bound together by a shared trauma survived, both boys fall under Ministry suspicion and fire, and both undergo a 'deconstruction' of sorts in the face of that crisis. Who is Cedric Diggory? He must find himself amid rumors of war, the awkwardness of falling in love, and a crippling personal tragedy. (parallel canon)
Categories: Hogwarts
Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Amos Diggory, Cedric Diggory, Cho Chang, Dolores Jane Umbridge, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger
Genres: Action, Adventure, Alternate Reality (AU), Drama, Romance
Spoilers: GOF/No Death, Possible Spoilers for GOF, Possible Spoilers for OotP
Time Line: Timeline: 5th Year
Warnings: First Time, Heterosexual Content, Lemon, Mild Violence
Series: None
Chapters: 39 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 340167 Read Count: 594
It's Harry's 6th year and the war-torn wizarding world is beginning to lose hope against the onslaught of Voldemort's new reign of terror. Can Harry bring together the people needed to save the world and turn back Voldemort's evil, before the death toll gets any worse? Rated for later chapters.
