Living in the Moment

by Rendered Reversed

Tricked into possessing a seemingly unfarmable plot of land, Tom Riddle is forced to make things work and build up his new life from scratch in Mineral Town. He expected eventual success, a lot of hard work, and several painstaking seasons of the "outsider" reputation... but no one ever mentioned falling in love with a god. A life story told in 100 word snippets. TMR/HP SLASH

90. Chapter 90

Warnings: future SLASH (boy x boy), MAJOR NO-MAGIC!AU (Alternate Universe, specifically the Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town setting), possible OOC, life story

Pairings: TMR/HP, implied AD/GG, implied KS/NT (Kingsley x Tonks), onesided JP/LE

Standard disclaimer applies: I do not own Harry Potter or any brand you recognize in this story. J.K. Rowling is credited with the creation of these characters (I'm not fond of using OCs in my own fanfiction). I also do not own the Harvest Moon series by Natsume.

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"Are you speaking from experience?"

The carpenter nodded sagely. "I am."

A knock on the door broke them out of their minor staring contest, both their heads snapping in the direction. The carpenter muttered something before standing up to get it.

"Albus," Tom heard his friend greet quietly, an unknown emotion in his voice. "You here to see Tom?"

"I am," Dumbledore said lightly. "Is he awake, Gellert?"

The carpenter stood aside and motioned the mayor in. "Keep him from running," he said gruffly, "I'll be back in a bit."

Tom was left awkwardly alone with a twinkly eyed mayor.

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Posted in its full form on Ao3, except for the sequel and the eventual epilogue :). I'll be posting 5 of these per a day (I think?), but because it's long that might become 10 a day.