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

182. Chapter 182

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 started first with the Weasleys. Then the Tonks. Slowly, the rest of the town began to believe again, just as Tom had promised, and the farmer felt no little measure of success when he saw Charlus Potter arrive one day at the Harvest Pond, carrying a large bouquet of lilies.

He saw the man get down on one knee, toss the flowers in, and whisper quietly the words of regret and wistful forgiveness, along with a desperate plea for his own deeds to be pardoned.

Somehow, the scene gave Tom a sense of finality. Harry returned to his people.

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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.