the secret bond

Epilogue: A New Dawn
The bond transformed them, forging a singular magic neither light nor dark. Voldemort was no more, and in his place stood Tom-changed, his crimson eyes now molten gold. Harry, too, felt the transformation-an unwavering strength tied to his other half.

While the magical world celebrated Voldemort's defeat, Harry kept the truth of their bond hidden. Tom faded from public view, neither hero nor villain, but a shadow lingering at Harry's side.

Though their bond was a burden, it was also a gift. "You've changed me," Tom admitted quietly one evening.

"And you've taught me how to choose," Harry replied.

In the end, their destinies-once hidden-had shaped a future neither could have imagined.