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As the summer before fifth year begins, Harry Potter is anything but okay. Haunted by Cedric Diggory's death and the return of Voldemort, he's drowning in guilt, rage, and isolation. But it's not just nightmares tormenting him-behind the closed doors of Number Four, Privet Drive, lies a truth far darker than the wizarding world suspects. Abused, neglected, and spiraling into self-destruction through drugs, alcohol, and underground fighting, Harry is slipping through the cracks.
When he returns to the magical world, the Boy Who Lived is a shadow of the hero they expect. With Hogwarts more divided than ever and the Ministry spreading lies, it falls to his closest friends-Ron, Hermione, and an increasingly concerned Order-to uncover just how broken Harry has become... before it's too late to pull him back from the edge.
A raw and emotional journey through trauma, recovery, and the power of found family, Shadows of the Chosen explores what happens when the weight of the world becomes too much-even for a savior.