AU after GoF. Trelawney makes a new prophecy about a mysterious Half-Blood Prince, and Dumbledore struggles to find out who it's about. Already walking a tightrope between two masters, Severus Snape feigns ignorance while making his own plans.
The thing I love about this fic the most is how it treats Potterangst: "They LIE to me, they never tell me EVERYTHING! They MUST tell me EVERYTHING, I'M HARRY POTTER, ARGHH!" He was a total puppet from book one, his only purpose in life since that fateful Halloween was to die so that Voldemort could die too. All the fucking shit Dumbledore pulled Harry through was basically just to give him a chance to live after his last encounter with Voldemort. Surely, poor thing Harry didn't deserve to die, and here he even starts to learn to be better than canon!Harry self-centered hypocritical shit who rides on other people's coattails and never shows a hint of gratitude. But then again in the Harry Potter World so many never got what they deserved: be it punishment or reward.
And of course, Dumbledore getting challenged on and called to account for his misdeeds is always a pleasure to read too.
And of course, Dumbledore getting challenged on and called to account for his misdeeds is always a pleasure to read too.