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

143. Chapter 143

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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"Afternoon, Tom!" Arthur Weasley greeted enthusiastically. "How's it going? We've got a special discount on chocolate for the week for you-know-what!"

The fact that everyone had conveniently forgotten he had never been told about the holiday was frankly annoying, but Tom pushed it away in favor of a simple nod and smile. No need to get worked up.

"I don't want to toot my own horn, but I have to say, I am curious on whom you're giving chocolate to…"

"And so's the rest of the town," replied Tom.

Arthur flushed. "Them too," he admitted. "Could we get a hint?"

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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.