PROLOGUE; sallow skin, haunted houses
CAST
harry gilby as harry potter/baelon targaryen
nick bodgan as charlie weasley
rian mccririk as neville longbottom
chloe coleman as hermione granger
lucas lynggaard tønnesen as daeron targaryen
trevor larcom as ron weasley
isabella sermon as thea finch
holly granger as hyacinth finch
anna taylor-joy as luna lovegood
luke sabbat as dean thomas
sonny bustamante as seamus finnegan
shay rudolph as hannah abbot
avi lake as susan bones
“if it is bound for hell, then let it be hell.
no more false heavens.
no more damned magic.
you hate me and I hate you.
let's see who hates best.”
BAELON TARGARYEN BARELY LIVED A DAY.
'An heir for a day,' some would later claim, once the sting of his grave was finally washed off.
But just because he died after a day, it doesn't mean that he never lived at all.
“if you are ever scared
that you may be a bad person;
no bad person
worries about whether they are good.”
INSTEAD, HE WAS REBORN.
Perhaps the life he lives next was not the kindest, but it was kinder than it could have been, and many things he would not change for the world.
There is a life he does not remember losing, but there are those who remember losing him.
“i find my cosmic insignificance reassuring.
the stars don't care what i am
or what i do.
i owe the universe nothing.
i exist on my own terms.”
AND THOSE PEOPLE ONCE MADE A WISH.
It was a small thing, that wish — merely a plea to know if he were alright, if he made it safely to a death he had not greeted.
And, well — that wish changed things, didn't it?
“my ancestors are smiling at me,
can yours say the same?”
IT CHANGED NOT FATE, PERHAPS, BUT TIME.
Time bent because of a single wish, and Baelon Targaryen came straight back to a world he had departed from.
In a new body, with a new name.
“one day
you'll be face to face
with whatever saw fit
to let you exist in the universe
and you'll have to justify the space you filled.
will they be as pleased as you are now?”
HIS NEW NAME WAS HARRY POTTER, AND HE REMEMBERED NOTHING.
He did not know that in this other world, he is a babe, burnt and buried and blessed.
And yet he comes face to face with them anyway readily accepting the request to watch his life their wish to know that he was able to live happy after all.
“the anger in your heart warms you now
but it will leave you cold in your grave.”
ONLY, NOT ALL OF HIS LIFE HAS BEEN HAPPY, ALTHOUGH HE'S PATCHING IT TOGETHER NOW.
And what lengths would a sister go to in order to avenge her brother?
...and truly, how much can the brother change his sister's lonely future?
“it has gotten better before.
it will get better again.”
IN OTHER WORDS:
Viserys makes a wish, one that the God of Death himself grants - for Baelon's peaceful life, and a plea to perhaps see for himself that he is safe.
But now Baelon is Harry, and now Harry is coming back; and so the Targaryens shall see the wizarding world whilst he exposes the truth and the future they shall have if they do not wisen up.
“it is not an evil thing
to look at yourself with kindness.
your life was never meant
to be a punishment.”