Summary: A chance meeting between a Hogwarts student and the Minister for Magic spirals into a love story that the tabloids adore, while those involved are just trying to figure out how they actually fit together. ‼️this story belongs to Batsutousai on ao3‼️ Notes: This universe is based on a vague idea for a universe for a potential future fic in my Like a Ghost in My Town series. *uncrosses eyes* Basically, Tom went the legal route up the ladder of power, rather than becoming a dark lord, and Harry is raised by Severus and Lily. (James is out of the picture.) PoV switches back and forth between Harry and Tom between sections. This was written for the 2018 Tomarry Big Bang, and my artist is dale! The piece they did is here on tumblr, and references a scene in this chapter. Ranked: #390 - politics #933 - fredweasley #895 - georgeweasley #826 - lilyevans #741 - ginnyweasley #732 - severussnape #370 - lilypotter #238 - canondivergence #639 - pansyparkinson #845 - blaisezabini #18 - slytherinharrypotter #20 - soulmatesau #109 - agedifference #277 - Tomarry