October 31, 1981 Harry Potter defeated the dark lord but he to also disappeared that night. James and lily never died but grieved the loss of a son. 15 years later Eric is a street musican with an odd lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead.
201,568 people are returning from the dead. Only a few help these souls find their families and get back their lives. Harry potter is one of them. But as a a widow and a single dad the returning of the dead is as much a curse as it is a blessing.
Life is not a happily ever after fairy tale where everyone is happy. Life means sacrifice and sometimes that sacrifice is a human being. Sometimes that human being is the hero.
He had four white walls, a window that overlooked a well groomed hospital garden, and a name.