Harry And Hermione: Through Fire And Silence

He survived the attack that killed his parents, only to face a lifetime of hatred, neglect, and whispers. The world sees him as the "Boy Who Lived," but no one sees the boy beneath the legend.
At home, the Dursleys' cruelty leaves scars that no magic can heal. At school, even friends can betray. Ron Weasley makes it his mission to break him, while Draco Malfoy... wants to apologize for a past he can't undo. And Hermione Granger-sun-kissed, brilliant, and unbearably kind-sees him as he is, though he doesn't know how to believe it.
Fame isn't freedom. Magic isn't protection. And love... might be the one thing he's never allowed to have.
A story of survival, secrets, and the slow-burning desire to be seen, truly seen, in a world that only wants him to bend, break, or vanish.
Will he ever escape the shadows, or is the boy everyone thinks they know already gone?