crack_van | The Antelope and the Lion by westernredcedar (R)

Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Aberforth/Grindelwald, Albus/Grindelwald
Length: ~7,000
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Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:

I loved the unusual point-of-view used in this piece, the dark humor of the narrator works so well within the story as Aberforth, Albus and Gellert damn themselves to lives of torment and loss, each man guilty for the events that occurred.

Here is what I know for certain.

Aberforth Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald both hated Albus Dumbledore. Despite their seemingly insurmountable differences, it was this fact alone that brought them together. That hate was the central truth in both of their lives.

I love hatred. Hate that strong can bond two souls, you know.

But stop there, I'm getting ahead of myself. When it started...well, before it started between them, they both loved Albus. I'm oversimplifying that as well. Neither of them ever stopped loving him. Not really. In the end, that was what drove them to it.

Nothing can make a person act more cruelly than love. I had not learned that yet, back then.

The Antelope and the Lion