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When Harry turns forty-three, Zayn's funeral is still fresh on everyone's mind, so he is pretty sure no one is in the mood for a big party.

Instead he takes the kids to the zoo, Michelle taking pictures of the entire adventure on the camera Louis and Harry had given her for Christmas.

They pose for one picture, in front of the donkeys, and Zach remarks that donkeys like carrots, which sends Harry on a trip down memory lane to their X-Factor days.

He feels exceptionally old after that, and as he blows out the candles that night, he wishes desperately for time to freeze.

But just like you can't time travel, you can't freeze time either.

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