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• The Long Way Home by CitizenSleeper

  Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

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  29 Aug 2025

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  • Severus Snape
  • Albus Dumbledore
  • Sirius Black
  • Remus Lupin
  • Nymphadora Tonks
  • characters tagged in order of appearance
  • Parent Severus Snape
  • Severus Snape Lives
  • Albus Dumbledore Lives
  • Sirius Black Lives
  • Remus Lupin Lives
  • Nymphadora Tonks Lives

  Summary

  The destruction of the time-turners had unexpected effects, unraveling strands of parallel time in all directions. Shortly after the Battle of Hogwarts, these strands self-corrected and reunited into a singular reality.

  Harry and friends were overjoyed by the appearance of a Sirius, a Remus, and many others, each of whom was spared by a quirk of fate in their own timeline. But though Harry's heart skips a beat with every unexpected knock at the door, neither James nor Lily has been spotted.

  After initial anxiety, the Ministry determined that no doubles of anyone living survived the Recombination Event. Reality had room for just one of each individual; only the dead left empty space for other possibilities to fill. To general relief (and lingering unease), some spaces in the world remain empty. The Ministry is quite sure the Recombination Event has not resulted in any alternate versions of You-Know-Who running about. Quite sure. Nearly certain. But moving unsuspected through the fallout are possibilities even more strange.

  Language:

  English

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