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

172. Chapter 172

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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"It wasn't meant to be a long time curse," replied Lucius. "Contrary to what you may believe, Dorea's death also hurt the Harvest God. The Potters, not just Charlus, had been close to Him after all. He used to be strong, you know, so confident in Himself and the land He protected… but her death and Charlus' rage had cut Him—"

"And," Narcissa Malfoy surprised them both, cutting into the conversation, "He withdrew the curse, if only to wish to see the town prosper again, with or without Him."

"…I have my work cut out for me, don't I?"

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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.