Harry's emotions get the better of him, and his magic lashes out, blowing up one Marge Dursley most satisfactorily. He runs away from home, never suspecting that events conspired to replace the Dursleys as his guardians. Would he find a home and family he always wanted? With Snape! Whose bloody idea was that!

Harry is thrilled that he is allowed to go on a holiday with his relatives, but quickly discovers it to be a trick. Instead of a trip to the seaside he expected, the boy is left on the doorstep of a scary stranger who claims to be his father. A horrible father-story [at least, at the beginning], told mostly but not solely from Harry's perspective.

The Hearing re-visited, focusing on Akkarin's struggles with his past. Cover image by Yoanna170, certain chapters contain adult themes and language