Harry Potter and the Serpent's Secret

"Still playing the hero, Potter?"Harry stepped forward, his eyes locked on Draco’s. "And you’re still pretending not to need one?"***The war is over, but Harry Potter’s battles are far from finished. Haunted by nightmares and lost in the quiet aftermath of victory, he returns to Hogwarts searching for peace. But peace is hard to come by when Draco Malfoy is also back, lurking in the shadows of the castle with secrets in his eyes.As old obsessions resurface, Harry embarks on a journey to uncover what Draco is hiding—but in doing so, he begins to question not only the presumed enemy, but also himself, and everything he once believed about Lion and Serpent starts to blur in ways he never imagined.Slow-burn, 8th year Drarry fic. Expect tension, enemies to (friends to) lovers, an exploration of healing and the lingering shadows of the past.Long fic - as in: supposed to function as an 8th book :)