AU. Set after A Mother's Love. A grandfather muses over his life, and how much he should explain, after meeting his granddaughter.

Dudley has been wondering about his cousin ever since they parted ways, but been too unsure of his welcome to ever contact Harry. When he's cleaning out the house at Number Four after his parents have both died, Dudley stumbles over the perfect excuse to reconnect.

It's 2017, and we are back at Hogwarts- no, not with Albus or Scorpius- but with Corey Carter! Honestly, with all that Voldemort and Time-Turner business, it's hard to picture normal life that witches and wizards are entitled to. But this edition of The Life and Lies may not be as as outrageous or action-packed, however that doesn't mean it ain't worth it a read.

Harry is betrayed by those he held most dear. So when the Dark Lord comes back, he exacts his revenge in the worst possible way.

- What if, on the Hogwarts express, Harry HAD shaken Draco Malfoy's hand? - The boy with the dark mark is more than he seems as we dive into his life: his birth, his family, his meeting of the boy who lived. . . but with a twist.

Peter never had time to sell the Potters out to Voldemort before he was shipped to Azkaban. James and Lily are alive, and Harry gets an interesting Howler after crashing the car at the beginning of second year.

Harry gets a howler about the car flown to Hogwarts incident. Lily's angry and the Marauders are amused.

Because, Really, they are.