The soup kitchen for the homeless plot

I'll be so glad when everyone's read the damn book. But cut for those who haven't yet.

Fandom:Harry Potter
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Hey all-
I'll be posting excerpts from a running collection of plot bunnies I started over at fanfiction.net. The collection's collective title is 'Yard Sale', and each bunny is described both as an idea and as a sale item.
Without further ado,

IDEA No. 1

from the Harry Potter universe.

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Disclaimer: no money sought; ideas may be ‘bought’ with a promise of cultivation and public acknowledgment of source.

IDEA NO. 1

An old soapstone sculpture, pale, rough to the touch. It is hard to say what sort of animal it is supposed to be. At one moment it looks like a lion; the next, a badger. The price on the attached tag is cheap, but it is clear that someone, somewhere, once cherished it dearly.

Ever since Neville heard the prophesy, he has wondered what life would be like if Harry were the Boy Who Lived. Would his little sister still be alive? Who would Neville be, without the relentless pressure, the guilty nightmares as Voldemort continued his second reign of terror?

Perhaps it is a Mirror of Spahrep, perhaps a careless wish that falls upon the wrong ears. Neville is snatched away, across a window darkly to a world whose fate doesn’t rest on his shoulders, but Harry’s.

Or does it?