The Power of Love (Or, How A Turn Of Phrase Cost Albus Dumbledore The Second Wizarding War)

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
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The Power of Love (Or, How A Turn Of Phrase Cost Albus Dumbledore The Second Wizarding War)
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Original Female Character(s), Harry Potter, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Tom Riddle/Original Female Character(s), Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Harry Potter & Original Female Character(s), (one-sided)
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Crack Treated Seriously Dark Harry Potter Dark Magic Female Harry Potter Book 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Misguided Albus Dumbledore Morally Grey Harry Potter Harry Potter Has a Twin Blood Magic (Harry Potter) Dark Magic Rituals (Harry Potter) Sociopath Harry Potter Not Canon Compliant - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Sociopath Tom Riddle Not At First - But Later Magic-Induced Sociopathy The Power of Love tm
Summary
Harry has a twin, fate is a bitch, and Albus Dumbledore really shouldn't have waxed poetic about The Power of Love ™. Or, as a result of a dark ritual that goes either terrifyingly wrong or horrifically right:Voldemort is a sociopath in love;Astarte is a sociopath who wants nothing to do him;Harry is NOT a sociopath, but IS an overprotective brother who seriously did not sign up for this Chosen One business;And... a certain old man with a penchant for lemon drops does not know how to deal with any of this. Neither does the entirety of the Wizarding World.
Note
I always found it shocking how much Dumbledore talked about love, and how it was "the power the Dark Lord knows not". So, then I thought - what if the power of love were weaponized?Some kind of love grenade, though amusing, would be a bit too simple. And I did want to explore sacrificial magic and equivalent exchange, since it's canon from Lily's willing sacrifice basically being a magical trade of her life for Harry's survival.That was the concept for this story, and I hope it's interesting. Enjoy!

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