A one shot that takes place slightly before L's passing. Slight LxLight. Feels ahead.

This is a series about an idea I had where a male member of the community might have had "a different kind of Stirring". Author's note in first chapter explains further.

Years after the war, Harry is coerced into teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Naturally, adventure ensues, and he finds himself seeing a new light in his greasy git of a potions professor. Rumors of a mysterious mask, two unlikely lovers, and an overbearing, motherly McGonagall. Harry Potter is, once again, in for the ride of his lifetime. Powerful!Harry, Snarry

L sees something he knows he shouldn't when observing Light in his home. He decides to keep it to himself and make the boy the prime suspect of the case. Light isn't Kira in this fic, so technically AU