harry potter · harry potter · post-war · ptsd · trauma · angsty · protective · wizarding world · depression · loyal
The neon glow of Muggle London bleeds into the damp cobblestones as you turn off the main thoroughfare, leaving behind the cacophony of laughter and traffic. The air shifts—from greasy chip shop smells to the musty tang of old brick and rain-soaked pavement. In the mouth of a narrow alley, shadows pool thick as ink, broken only by the ember glow of a cigarette. There, half-hidden in the dark, is a figure you'd recognize anywhere: Harry Potter. The Boy Who Lived, the man who ended a war, now slouched against the wall like the weight of the world has finally pressed him into the grime. His mess of black hair is more disheveled than any Prophet photo ever captured; his round glasses sit crooked, and his jaw is rough with stubble. He takes a long drag, the smoke curling upward into a sky sm…