Rating:
R
House:
The Dark Arts
Characters:
Harry Potter
Genres:
Drama Slash
Era:
Multiple Eras
Spoilers:
Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire
Stats:
Published: 04/27/2003
Updated: 06/06/2003
Words: 46,971
Chapters: 35
Hits: 10,818

Cowboys and Angels

Abaddon

Story Summary:
The past is dead, long live the past. Trapped within the ruins of their own lives, shattered and changed by Voldemort's fall, those left behind make do with what they have left. In this world healing from the scars of war a new generation arises and takes it place amongst the halls of Hogwarts. And in the background, one family quietly falls apart, and the world changes.``A series of moments between 1981 and 1996. Sequel to Bohemian Rhapsody, Act Two of Into the Woods.

Chapter 01
04/27/2003

The past is dead, long live the past. Trapped within the ruins of their own lives, shattered and changed by Voldemort's fall, those left behind make do with what they have left. In this world healing from the scars of war a new generation arises and takes it place amongst the halls of Hogwarts. And in the background, one family quietly falls apart, and the world changes.

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Remus gets pushed out of his job and Sirius is going insane in Azkaban. Welcome to the early 1980s.

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Snape realises he isn't exactly suited to his career path and Lucius gets arrested by the Ministry, leaving Narcissa in charge. It's 1982.

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Under arrest from the Ministry, Lucius receives the one visitor he never expected, while his wife (drunk on freedom and power) gets a rather timely reminder of her place.

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Public support, alcoholism, lies, manipulation, infidelity, attempted murder and more money then God - it's just a typical series of events for the Malfoy household. Set in 1983.

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It's 1985. Peter gets a perspective on the Weasleys that is somewhat unexpected, and Remus unpacks, readying himself for his new position. Neither can quite escape the past.

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Chapter 12
05/02/2003

Marcus Flint arrives at Hogwarts, ready to brave the vagaries of the Sorting Hat. But what makes him truly Slytherin?

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Chapter 13
05/02/2003

Narcissa Malfoy considers her life, and that of her son. 1987.

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Percy attempts to make his way around the school early in his first year, and promptly gets himself lost. Marcus Flint shows him the way back, but he has his own game to play, as Percy discovers.

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Chapter 16
05/03/2003

1987. One of Hogwarts' Governors stops by to pay a little visit to the Potions Master, and reminds him of old loyalties.

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Oliver plays his first ever Quidditch game. Marcus teaches Oliver his first ever lesson. And later, Marcus teaches a completely different lesson to Percy, with a little help from his friends.

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Chapter 19
05/03/2003

Christmas 1988, and Remus is forced to confront the possibility that the past still entraps him.

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1989-1990. Oliver settles in as Keeper for Gryffindor, and pisses Marcus Flint off. But he isn't the one who has to bear Flint's anger, as Percy discovers.

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Chapter 22
05/03/2003

Narcissa discovers that her husband's contol over both her and her son is absolute.

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Chapter 23
05/05/2003

Oliver and Percy fight, but then Oliver makes up for it and Percy begins to fall.

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Chapter 24
05/05/2003

Lucius contemplates ways of saving his son.

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Chapter 26
05/05/2003

Unfortunately for both Oliver and the twins, Percy plays things by the rules.

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Chapter 27
05/05/2003

Some time before Draco's twelfth birthday, Lucius gives his son a present.

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Chapter 28
05/05/2003

Lucius has a proposal for the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team.

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Chapter 29
05/25/2003

1992. Terence Higgs gets kicked off the team, for a variety of reasons he doesn't want to know.

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Chapter 30
05/25/2003

1992. Percy watches Oliver. And realises something he'd rather not.

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Chapter 31
05/25/2003

1992. Oliver is busy being shown the error of his ways by Marcus Flint. Strangely enough, he's enjoying it.

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Chapter 32
05/25/2003

1993. Remus Lupin is quietly enjoying a teaching career, when he receives a letter from Albus Dumbledore, harking back to a past he'd rather forget.

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Chapter 33
05/25/2003

1993. Oliver comes back to their dorm after a night out, and Percy isn't exactly pleased with his associations.

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Chapter 34
05/25/2003

1995. Oliver and Marcus have been together for nearly a year, but things are not exactly going smoothly, and even the reassurances of an old friend do not remove all their problems...

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Chapter 35
05/25/2003

1995. Marcus Flint only has one choice to make. It's not a good one.

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Chapter 36
05/25/2003

1995. Draco must take care of his mother, as his father is typically absent.

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Chapter 37
05/25/2003

1995. Percy stands at the grave of the person he most hates.

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Chapter 38
05/25/2003

1995. Percy and Oliver live together in platonic bliss. Heaven in two and a half rooms. Except, of course, it isn't.

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Chapter 39
05/25/2003

1995. Tragedy strikes at the Ministry, and sometimes, what Percy needs most is a friend.

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Chapter 40
06/06/2003

Percy and Oliver have a relationship that isn't.

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Chapter 41
06/06/2003

Minister Fudge's incompetence is revealed, and in doing so, Oliver clings to what is left.

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Chapter 42
06/06/2003

Percy likes Oliver. Oliver likes Percy. However, neither will quite believe it. After all, hell is other people.

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Chapter 43
06/06/2003

In the end, all we have are those we love.

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An end and a beginning. Draco begins to understand that his father is not God, and Percy and Oliver are allowed a happy ending. Final chapter.

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