Palindromes

Morning in a café brings memories of the days and nights before: a hero, an anti-hero, a werewolf, a motorcycle, and a war lurking on the horizon. The summer after fifth year will leave no one unscathed. Slash.

After escaping Privet Drive, Harry finds that safety is not as near as he might wish. He falls into the clutches of Malfoys. Within their mercy, he comes to see his archrival in a different light. In this chapter: Fred and George, a house elf named Harry, cages, and a dinner party set for five.

Harry narrowly manages an escape from the Malfoys, not quite understanding Draco's unusual behavior. He finds himself under the care of Zacharias Smith, who seems to have his own reasons for vengeance against the Malfoy family; still, the two cannot see eye to eye. Lupin's arrival leads to breakfast in a café, near-fatal confrontation at Madam Malkin's, and the theft of an unopened gift.