Victoria Sangrecordia

Persuaded to attend Hogwarts at least for the fall semester, Harry will find out that an old adversary's surprising past has a definite effect on his present. He returns to find many changes to the castle he once enjoyed: Hallways deserted, desolate, and almost entirely devoid of students A Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who looks as fragile as a china doll--and is anything but A disgruntled barrister Letters left for him in Dumbledore's will. Along his way, he will discover an astounding new weapon that will help him to destroy the final remaining Horcrux. A Snape-Outside Canon romance is part of backstory, but is secondary to the plot.