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    Snape knows that, usually, keeping a secret is the bravest thing you can do. But sometimes the bravest thing is to tell one.

    Complete. Canon (more or less) up to the start of Book 5, when this story begins.

    JK Rowling's opinions on trans rights are very harmful and dangerous and have prompted me to boycott Rowling's work despite my past affection for the books. I'm leaving this fic up because I know some folks still like to enjoy Harry Potter, but I urge readers to consider doing so only in ways that don't give Rowling more money and power to spend on attacking trans people at a time when the whole LGBTQ+ community, but our trans members most of all, are in such danger. As fans of a series that is literally about fighting oppression, I hope we can live up to the message of the books rather than the ideas of their misguided author. <3

    Nominated for the Fall-Winter 2013 HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards! Also available in Chinese translation: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27643343

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