After witnessing a kiss between the Minister of Magic and Severus Snape, seventeen-year-old Harry finds himself at a literal crossroads of his life. Intermingled with scenes of the past - in which Harry studies for, and receives his NEWT's grades in the wake of the Battle of Hogwarts - it flits back to the present, where Harry is a reluctant Auror, while Ron, also an Auror, is planning his wedding to Hermione. All of this surrounds Christmas as its backdrop, with Harry wondering if he'll ever have a future with the one person he truly wants.