[HP] Dearest Enemy

That's Harry Potter.Tom didn't realize that the wand in his hand had dropped on the dusty old carpet, he just stared blankly at the sleeping man, something gradually blurred the face that was deeply hidden in the corner of his heart .

"Damn it." Tom trembled all over, clenched his fists and slowly lowered his head, tightly pursing the corners of his mouth.Unforgivable, unforgivable!You don't let me know that you are living well, you insist on staying in Germany when you can come back, you irresponsible guy!Why do you want to come back?Why come back when I'm ready to give up?Why...don't come back sooner...

The man immersed in the abyss of sleep did not hear the teenager's suppressed crying, nor did he see his uncontrollable tears.Tom wiped his face vigorously with his sleeve, walked towards the sleeping man, knelt down beside him, and watched him carefully, not missing any detail.

He had lost weight, almost skin and bones.This man never knew how to take care of himself. He always left Tom what he liked to eat but was reluctant to reward himself. He never knew how to rest when he studied; The heavy shadows under the long eyelashes, and the steel-blue stubble on the chin intensified the impression; whether it was because of the light or the fatigue of the journey, Harry's face was very pale, and the color of his lips was unnaturally light.Apart from these, he was still the man who was gentle with others and strict with himself, his sleeping face remained the same as in memory.

Harry had obviously had a tiring journey, and he had fallen asleep in the easy chair without even taking off his traveling cloak, so deeply.Tom gently took Harry's hand, and pressed his face against the slightly rough surface of the man's palm, using his cheek to feel the warmth he had long missed.Tom finally felt a peace of mind he had never felt before, as if something long lost had finally been found.For the first time the hole in his heart that had been created after losing him was filled, and Tom realized anew how important this person was to him, how irreplaceable.

"Harry." Tom called him in a low voice, tears still streaming from the corners of his eyes.Harry, did you come back because of that promise?If so, then don't expect me to forgive you, your actions don't deserve my forgiveness.I won't forgive you easily, I won't...but I don't hate you, I never hated you, I just...can't forgive you for not giving me any explanation and letting me fall into such despair.

After a long time, the boy straightened up slowly, gently put the man's hand back, then carefully took off the glasses that were tilted to one side of his face and put them on the low table next to him, and brought a blanket from the bedroom Covering him gently, she walked out of the living room and closed the door gently.

When Harry woke up, the sky had turned a beautiful orange-red, and the room was as quiet as anyone had been.Harry rubbed his blurred eyes and realized that he didn't have glasses on the bridge of his nose.Harry reached out and fumbled a few times on the nearby low table, and the blanket covering him slipped because of his movements.Harry froze for a moment, then realized that today was the first day of Hogwarts summer vacation, and Tom had already returned.

Harry finally found his glasses and put them on, stood up quickly and pushed open the living room door.The smell of food rushed into his nostrils, as if a switch in Harry's body had been turned on, and Harry suddenly felt hungry.He immediately walked towards the kitchen, and as expected, he saw Tom, who had grown into a tall and thin boy, was busy in the kitchen with his back turned to him.

"Tom--"

Tom froze when he heard the man's hoarse and low voice, and slowly turned around to stare at him coldly with a pair of obsidian pupils.Harry immediately felt as if his tongue was frozen, and he swallowed back the words "You're back".

"The bath water is ready, and the change of clothes is ready, and we have to wait for dinner." The boy turned his head immediately after speaking, with no emotion in his indifferent tone.

Harry wanted to say something more, but Tom's busy back clearly told Harry that he refused to say a word to him, so he obediently walked towards the bathroom.

Tom heard the bathroom was closed, so he let go of the soup spoon that had been deformed by himself, and stirred the contents of the pot.The moment Tom saw Harry, he could hardly suppress his anger, and wanted to throw the spoon in his hand at the man.Tom took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his anger, and focused again on the dinner that was about to be ready.

Supper was good, and Harry was surprised to find that Tom was pretty good at cooking.

"Tom..." Harry was about to praise Tom's craftsmanship when the boy with a cold face glanced at him.Feeling guilty, Harry turned his head away.They finished their dinner without a word, and Tom put away the dishes in the sink, put on his apron, and started to wash.

"Tom, let me-"

"It's fine if I come." The young man said forcefully, still with an attitude of refusing to keep people away from thousands of miles away.If it was Alphard or Obaser who saw Tom's low pressure, he would have hid far away, but the person standing next to Tom is Harry Potter, and he would never be in a bad mood because of Tom. OK and back off.

"Tom, I know you're mad at me," said Harry quietly, "but can you stop talking to me like that?"

"Attitude?" Tom paused his hand, turned his head and glared at the man half a head taller than himself, "I don't think there is anything wrong with my attitude. Don't bother me, Mr. Potter, I don't want to tell you now One word!"

"Tom," Harry said harshly, "how can you talk to me like that?"

"Why can't you?" Tom lost his composure. He quickly took off his apron and threw it on the kitchen counter. He walked towards the living room without looking back. "If you insist on talking to me now, I'll be happy to accompany you."

Harry looked at the teenager standing at the door of the living room, his face gradually sank.He made a mistake, he should not study time magic while traveling, thus neglecting the growth of this child.Harry plodded into the living room, and Tom slammed the door behind him.

Tom sat down on the sofa, and Harry pulled up an armchair and sat down opposite Tom.

"I want you to answer my question." Tom stared into the man's green eyes, "Where have you been in the past few years since you left England?"

Harry raised his eyebrows at Tom's commanding tone: "Tom, I think I'm your guardian."

"You are still my godfather, I remember very clearly." Tom said flatly, without hiding the anger in his eyes, "As your godson, I just want to know the reason why you have ignored me all these years, isn't that Is there something wrong?"

"I've been to a lot of places. Sweden, Finland, the Soviet Union... I've traveled almost all of Europe." Harry said slowly, "Germany was my last stop. I stopped there for a while, but then I started heading south and only returned to Germany two months ago."

"What about your research?" Tom continued to ask, "Your experiment seemed to fail once two years ago, so you stayed in Germany to recuperate and dumped Alex."

"It didn't work out," Harry admitted reluctantly. "There have been a lot of accidents since then, and none of them have worked out to my satisfaction."

Tom felt as if his heart had been whipped, and he clenched his fists tightly.Many accidents!This reckless man, doesn't he know what danger is?

"Why are you back now?" asked Tom coldly.

"Wars are everywhere now, and I can't find a suitable place for research." Harry said, "And I also want to know your current situation. I want to know if you have grown in the direction I expected."

"Hmph." Tom snorted coldly, staring at his guardian mockingly, "Do you still remember that I am your godson, a child under your guardianship?"

"I never forgot, Tom." Harry stood up. "I remember saying—"

"Come back and spend that damned Christmas with me!" Tom suddenly raised his voice and stood up, "I really didn't expect that Mr. Harry Potter, who was obsessed with time magic, could remember the time he spent with him so many years ago." I, an orphan without father and mother, still has such an agreement. I am surprised, really surprised, Mr. Potter, you still remember to come back here, and remember me, the person you abandoned."

"Tom." Harry called out the boy's name vigilantly, "I will explain to you the reason for my absence, but you have to be clear, I never thought of abandoning you, I can swear to Merlin!"

"Swear?" Tom sneered haughtily. "You're ridiculous, Harry Potter! You've been ignoring me for two years, and I've written you so many letters that they've returned unopened. Even Alex was left on the way by you, and now you tell me that you have not abandoned me! Do you think I will believe your nonsense? Do you think I am still the little brat I used to be, obeying your words and taking you Treat everything as the Bible? Don’t use the war as an excuse for not hearing from you all these years!” Tom stared at Harry closely, and took a step forward, “You don’t want to come back at all, you don’t want to see me at all. You put me Throwing it at Hogwarts, to that old sugar-crazed bee, thinking that this would be considered as fulfilling your godfather duties. That’s right, I’m not your son, there’s no reason for you to keep playing the role of a father for me, you still There are more important things. In your mind, your research is [-] times more important than mine! That's why you haven't contacted me all this time, so you're at ease—"

"I never thought about it!" Harry interrupted Tom, grabbing the boy's arm and explaining very quickly, "You haven't experienced those wars, you haven't seen that kind of tragedy, and you don't know what is happening on the mainland. What a situation. Muggles and wizards are killing each other, and everyone is not safe from the flames of war. It's not that I haven't contacted you, but the communication is cut off, and I-"

"Excuses!" roared Tom, shaking Harry's hand violently. "You can't fool me! You're justifying yourself! Why are you staying in a place like that when things are so bad over there? You don't Don't remember me!"

"My research can't be interrupted, what I need is missing here!" Harry also raised his voice, "I hate war, why don't I want to continue my research in a peaceful place, but I can't stop traveling, my time doesn't matter not much."

Tom stared into Harry's eyes and stared at him for a full minute, then turned his head to the side: "I see, I'm just a dispensable decoration for you, just like a pet, Come and go when you are called, it is nothing compared to your research! You never feel that you owe me anything, and you will not feel guilty because of me. I should have thought of it earlier!"

Tom didn't wait for Harry's answer, and immediately turned around and walked out. Harry quickly grabbed the boy's shoulders and pulled him to face him: "Tom, I know you've been angry with me, and I didn't ask for it." You forgive me for being irresponsible. I already explained why I left." Tom rolled his eyes without hesitation, and Harry squeezed his shoulders sorely, "But I don't owe you anything. I feel sorry for leaving you, Tom, but I really don't owe you anything."

"You don't owe me anything?" Tom repeated word for word, staring at Harry in disbelief, his face completely drained of color for the first time, "Why?"

Harry hesitated, then spoke under Tom's knife-like gaze, "Maybe one day I'll tell you why, but—"

"Then I don't need to know." Tom said coldly, pulling Harry's hand off his shoulder. "You've let me down, Harry. No, Mr. Potter." Tom turned around. Go, grabbed the doorknob of the living room, "It seems that my wish is so naive and ridiculous, I actually think you will..." Tom didn't go on, he looked deeply at Harry with a look that made Harry feel uncomfortable. Taking a deep look at the man, he slammed the door and went out.

"Merlin!" Harry didn't chase him out, he fell down on the sofa and covered his forehead with his hand, "What should I do with this child!"

Tom strode forward under the sky that had turned dark.Unforgivable, unforgivable!He actually said that he didn't owe himself anything, he actually said such a thing after ignoring him for two full years, without even an apology!Damn... Tom tried not to let himself cry, he didn't realize where he was going, and when he came back to his senses, he found himself standing beside a strange street, and he didn't remember how he got there .For the first time Tom felt so alone, as if he had returned to the winter night when Harry hadn't come home for Christmas.Harry would not chase him out and pull himself back. He was no longer the kid who couldn't protect himself. He was a young wizard with a bright future, the best student in Hogwarts.I don't know if those who followed me will bow their proud heads humbly to me after knowing that I am homeless.Tom curled a bitter smile at the corner of his lips, and looked at the strange buildings around him.

Where can I go with myself like this?