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What if the prophecy kept at the Hall of Prophecies was manipulated to suit the needs of an old manipulator? What if the recent Dark Lord forgot his original goals in his quest to attain immortality and cheat Death? What if the Boy-Who-Lived accepted his death even before he knew he was the Boy-Who-Lived? And what if the Fates intervened to start a new game of 'chess'? ---------“Dumbledore seriously needs to check his morals! He wants a child to kill a grown-up wizard! Not to mention one of the most powerful dark wizards in Britain!” “The prophecy does say you’d be his equal," Atropos pointed out. “Only raw magical power won’t be able to do anything," Harry pointed out. “I can’t just fire off spells at him and hope for the best. Besides, he must have had at least three decades worth of experience over me.” “Five decades actually," Lord Death supplied. Harry slumped slightly. “You guys and Dumbledore both are insane!”, he proclaimed. “We didn’t say you will have to kill him really," Atropos pointed out.

Third story in the "Like None Other" universe. During his final year at Hogwarts, relationships will splinter as Harry confronts secrets long-buried and faces the greatest challenge of them all. Warning -- the comments can contain massive spoilers so proceed with caution!

The summer before Harry's fourth year, a mysterious and troubling letter from Gringotts arrives at 4 Privet Drive. What he discovers will change everything...

Harry laughs as he stands atop the mountain of dead bodies, smiling at Neville with such venomous glee that it actually sends shivers down his spine. They stand alone on the battlefield, drenched in blood, dirt, and rain. They are the last two living beings on a destroyed planet, all the others, magic and muggle alike, killed in this great war. This is how it was meant to end. It was always supposed to be them. The Boy Who Lived, and The Unexpected Hero. The Lord of the Dark, and the Lord of the Light.