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

144. Chapter 144

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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"I'm afraid I was already accosted this morning, Arthur," the farmer coolly brushed off. "A hint would only lead to people grabbing me down dark alleys next."

Arthur shuddered. He knew what Tom meant—after all, he was married to Molly Weasley. One did not simply get more err… enthusiastic than she, unless it was Bellatrix Black… He sighed. "No need to worry then. I can wait."

"Everyone seems so sure that I'll be giving chocolates to someone," Tom mused as he stood next to the sweets, eyes lingering on the large discounted price. "What if I'm not going to?"

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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.