The ballad of an orphaned lamb

Lily and James Potter are dead. Peter Pettigrew as well, killed by Sirius Black along with twelve Muggles. Alice and Frank Longbottom have disappeared. With these events having happened in a matter of not even two days, Albus Dumbledore gives Harry's only living blood-relative a decision to make. Either take the boy or let us care for him.Afraid of what could happen to Harry in the aftermath of Voldemort's disappearance and with Petunia refusing to take him in, Dumbledore decides to have him grow up in Romania, at least until he will receive his Hogwarts letter.

There will be Romanian used in the work - where used, it will be noted at the bottom of the text.Large parts that are meant to be understood by everyone will just directly written in English and be italicised, instead of writing dialogue and translating it.There may be small parts, especially if used for other characters to not understand, or for specific terms or words - in that case, they will be written in Romanian and translated at the end of the work.