James Potter and the Boy Who Lived
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Last published Fri, Nov 27, 2020
James Potter has long known that life has its up and downs - after all, he is a wizard in the times of hard battles. But he now knows better. Betrayal, deaths, and scars. Nothing comes easy. There is more darkness than he had ever imagined, and only a small glint of shining hope in his days. With many whom he holds dearest too gone, James could only grasp on tight to the little that he managed to keep. Harry James Potter. His young and lively son, and the crumbling wizarding world's only savior. Next time he goes into war for his family, James vows to knock off more than just his enemy's nose in avenge for those he has lost - and in the wish for that light to shine just a little bit brighter.
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