In which the ex-Dark Lord and his best friend go to Walmart, Quirrell is a bit exasperated, and Voldemort learns that, maybe, not all Muggles are so bad. Maybe.

He'd planned it from the beginning. Find some weakling who was unfortunate enough to be in the Forbidden Forest at the wrong time, leech off said weakling's soul for a year, separate using the potion, then take over the Wizarding World and become the most powerful being on Earth. All of the steps had been completed, so why did he feel so...lifeless?

In which McGonagall helps out an eleven-year-old Remus Lupin and ponders the innocence of childhood.