What Difference a Handshake Can Make
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Harry Potter is starting Hogwarts, after years of living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin. No friends, not much of an idea about magic, the death of his parents known by every witch and wizard: how is he going to survive?
It just so happens that Draco Malfoy has his eye on Harry, and is determined to befriend him. After all, he is the boy-who-lived, the golden boy, the chosen one.
But Harry's life isn't as glamorous as he expected it was..
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< Character credits to JK Rowling.. >
< ALL art credit to alek.dar on ig, they are extremely
WARNINGS::
abuse *will put a tw at the beginning of chapters containing abuse*
self harm *+ will do the same for
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