Our Carnival of Dreams

When Harry's scar vanishes and a boy named Tom Riddle appears, the Weasleys adopt both the boys, who soak in the wizards' culture. As they grow up, their paths diverge: Harry dreams of expanding the influence of the Old Ways magic, while Tom forges friendships with Dark purebloods. Then, Voldemort shatters the idyll. GreyHarry, DarkTom.

Hello! Thank you for clicking on this, and there are a few of things I want to clarify first:1) The fic will be slow-moving. While I can promise a lot of plot and (hopefully) exciting plot twists, I will be largely concentrating on the culture and traditions of wizards. Yes, yes, those two things that Rowling didn't really elaborate on in her series.2) NOT A TOM-REDEMPTION STORY! He's Dark. He'll always be Dark. He's not suddenly a fluffy bunny because he's near Harry or something.3) Voldemort STILL exists.4) It starts out rather light in nature, but gets darker as the plot advances and years pass.