oh my God this is so gorgeous and so right. i adore jkr but i feel like there are a few significant things that she screwed up, not least that the Boy Who Lived's OTP turned out to be someone so much of fandom ended up disliking or hating because she just appeared out of nowhere like a fully formed mary sue thrust upon us. i suppose it would have been unnecessary excess but this is why stuff like this is perfect. grown up HP (and in your words), swoon.