Slytherin loner Harry Potter had lived under the shadow of the Boy Who Lived, Neville Longbottom, ever since he re-joined the Wizarding World in September 1991. Forgotten by the world, dismissed by his peers, and left to fend for his own, Harry has had enough and is determined to take his place among the greats. WBWL starting fifth year, pairing undecided.

After seven years of being missing, presumed dead, Harry Potter was found. But while the rest of the world might believe he was merely held hostage all this time, the truth is far darker and more complex than that. He now returns to Britain a changed man, determined to root out the poison that has infected the country in his absence. No matter the personal cost.