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    Summary

    What if love wasn't enough?

    Dumbledore believed that leaving Harry Potter with his mother's blood would keep him safe. He believed that love and sacrifice would be Harry's salvation. He believed in the power of choice, in second chances, in the fundamental goodness of the human heart.

    He was wrong about so many things.

    This is the story of how a broken boy learned that power is the only protection that matters, and how the wizarding world's savior became something else entirely.
    Sometimes the abyss doesn't just gaze back—sometimes it offers exactly what you need.

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