The Core of ... (new edition)

‘It is far more important what is inside you than what is inside the wand.’ Without destiny. Without magic. Without memory. Without even a name… Who do you remain when everything else disappears? This is a story about someone learning that memories can be altered, destinies rewritten, and magic lost — but the core always finds its way back. A story about choosing oneself in any reality. A transformative, multiverse-based work inspired by the world of Harry Potter — without canon compliance, classic ships, or a light fanfic tone, where familiar scenes and relationships return in altered, mirrored forms. In truth, this project is deeply personal. Its aim is not to play intellectual games, but to find my own Shadow — my core — and to learn how to be in dialogue with it. The first part will likely be the most demanding to read. It can be associated with the mind — my mind, restless, returning again and again to the same moments, turning them over from different angles. The second part becomes more accessible. From that point on, the narrative begins to loosen its dependence on familiar events. It can be associated with the heart — my heart, which, despite everything, always knows what is true about me. The third part allows for a measure of release. Its symbol is life — my life, suspended in time. The fourth part returns the narrative to its starting point, in order to attempt another path. Its symbol is the soul — my soul, continually searching for a place to call home. I dedicate this project to my husband, without whom this journey would have been far more difficult. Content Warning: This work contains one explicit, consensual adult scene. It is not romanticised or written as fan-service; the scene functions purely within the psychological and thematic arc of the story. Readers seeking erotic content should be aware that this is not that kind of narrative.