The Snake and The Lion
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Last published Sun, Nov 9, 2025
A second perspective. This story begins before Harry's third year at Hogwarts.
Summer has only just begun, but Harry Potter already knows it's going to be different.
A storm is brewing - not in the skies above Privet Drive, but within himself.
When a chance encounter in Diagon Alley changes how he sees the world, Harry returns to Hogwarts with new eyes and heavier questions. Old friendships strain, unlikely ones begin, and the familiar walls of the castle start to feel... different.
Darkness moves closer to the school - and to Harry - but this year, the real challenge isn't what hides in the shadows.
It's learning that not everything light is good, and not everything dark is evil.
All the characters in the story belongs to J K Rowling , only the storyline is my imagination. As this is my first time writing please bear with the grammatic errors and feel free to correct me .
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