Anomie

Mortalus

Story Summary:
Nearly a decade post-Hogwarts, Harry's Quidditch career is slipping into oblivion, his marriage to Ginny is failing, and even his friendship with Ron is on the rocks. Lord Voldemort, having lost all his magical powers, has been imprisoned by a Ministry too fearful to kill him and is slowly whiling his years away in bored ignominy. Meanwhile, the magical world itself is losing the ability to perform magic ...

Harry wakes up and finds that he has nothing to do until the bars open. Meanwhile, two Aurors begin their trek to work, said work involving a certain famous Dark wizard. And Ron finds that being an Auror during times of peace is very dull indeed ... but why won't anyone tell him where Tonks goes on Fridays?

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Rue and Fairfax reach Voldemort's secret prison, and Fairfax teaches Rue the ropes. Harry Potter reminisces about his final battle with the Dark Lord.

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Rue meets Voldemort and is both impressed and deeply disturbed. Voldemort, for his part, needs to pee.

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Chapter 04 - Caesar
03/01/2007

Voldemort contemplates the pointless life he's lead since his defeat, and an unusual assassin arrives on the scene.

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Ron is assigned to solve the mysterious magical murder of a Muggle on a crowded London street. Ajit tells Rue about the Oven Incident, and Fairfax makes some shady business deals.

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Harry's blood and tissue samples are taken by a strange Muggle man known as the Doctor, Hermione investigates witches and wizards who are gradually losing their magical powers, and Voldemort decides to make as much trouble as he can.

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Voldemort dodges Rue's question on the Oven Incident and leads her in a different direction while Ron and Phi investigate the cassette tape and RASP.

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Hermione and Harry have an awkward conversation over lunch. Ron goes to the headquarters of RASP, where he discovers further clues. Voldemort receives a message.

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Chapter 09 - Fate
05/12/2007

Voldemort plays chess and drinks Firewhiskey - why? Because it's Friday night. Then Tonks and Wolcott piss him off. Then Harry pisses Ginny off. Then Ron pisses McLaggen off, and McLaggen contacts someone not so nice to "deal" with him.

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The Doctor pays Voldemort a visit, and Voldemort fights back in the only way he can. Then Ron gets a visit of his own - from Zero. Can he survive the encounter?

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After Zero's failed attempt on Ron Weasley's life, Oblivion gives his next directives - which Zero then passes on to Voldemort. The plot thickens as Fairfax discovers Zero's treachery.

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Voldemort falls ill, and Fairfax blocks all attempts to aid him. Only one person can help...

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Harry's Quidditch career is in worse straits than ever. As he's drinking away his sorrows, he's approached by Rue with some very bad news.

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Harry checks on Voldemort's health, and in his quest to get a Healer's visit approved, he discovers sinister forces working behind the scenes at the prison.

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