Summary: 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.
Published: 26 Mar 2021 -
Updated: 31 Mar 2022
1. Chapter 1 Not a Holiday by Kyralian [Reviews - 5] 



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A fair warning: I am a slow writer, characters are not my property and I make no profit from this story.
2. Chapter 2 The Grand Tour by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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3. Chapter 3 Gardening by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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4. Chapter 4 Blood and Fever by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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5. Chapter 5 Hospital by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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6. Chapter 6 Rena Trellis’s Ward by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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7. Chapter 7 Home, Sweet Home by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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8. Chapter 8 Swingers by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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9. Chapter 9 The Trouble That Edward Bear Caused by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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I’m providing Severus’s muggle address, just in case anyone wanted to send him a howler: 13 Spinner’s End, Cokeworth, SY13 1PO it’s just next to Whitchurch
10. Chapter 10 Meeting Eliot by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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Date: 11 Aug, you wanted some moderation in child-rearing, so here it is.
11. Chapter 11 Sabbatical by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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12. Chapter 12 The Talk by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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13. Chapter 13 Shopping Spree by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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14. Chapter 14 The Worst Feeling in the World by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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15. Chapter 15 Contemporary Oliver Twist by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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16. Chapter 16 Out of Sorts by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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17. Chapter 17 Vigil by Kyralian [Reviews - 5] 



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18. Chapter 18 Grandpa Al by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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19. Chapter 19 Of Balls and Trees by Kyralian [Reviews - 3] 



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Sorry I took so long, I've been able to write only in short bursts [tell me if the chapter feels choppy because of that]
20. Chapter 20 The Quarantine Wards by Kyralian [Reviews - 3] 



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21. Chapter 21 - Anger by Kyralian [Reviews - 1] 



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After a long break, I’m back with a chapter that refused to be a pleasant one, it had three versions [initially it was supposed to be playful, but I must be in a mood or something…]
22. Chapter 22 - A Reassurance, Of Sorts by Kyralian [Reviews - 1] 



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23. Chapter 23 The Slipper by Kyralian [Reviews - 1] 



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24. Chapter 24 New Commitment by Kyralian [Reviews - 1] 



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Enter - a determined medi-witch...
25. Chapter 25 Anxiety by Kyralian [Reviews - 2] 



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6 months, wasn’t it? I hate it when it happens to my favourite stories. Sorry.
26. Chapter 26 A Game of Chess by Kyralian [Reviews - 1] 



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27. Chapter 27 House Guest by Kyralian [Reviews - 4] 



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To be continued...
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