'Of all our passions and appetites, the love of power is of the most imperious and unsociable nature, since the pride of one man requires the submission of the multitude.'
-Edward Gibbon, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Aah, Dumbledore, we hardly knew ye - as it turns out. This whole time, he's been hiding a secret. And poor Harry, worrying over his similarities to Voldemort and Tom Riddle, unaware that his beloved headmaster is plagued by the same fears.
This mix focuses on the summer following Albus Dumbledore's seventh year at Hogwarts - the summer he met, bonded with, and was separated from Gellert Grindelwald.
LO-TEL - TEENAGER OF THE YEARhey teenager of the year
win the chance to judge your peers
hey teenager of the year
your new life begins right here
Albus wins every freaking Hogwarts trophy there is,
and feels like maybe he'll be able to escape the disgrace of his father.
FIONA APPLE - A MISTAKEdo i wanna do right? of course
but do i really wanna feel i'm forced to?
to answer you: hell no
Albus definitely has a rebelious streak, and the appearance
of one Gellert Grindelwald allows him to fully explore it.
STARS - SOFT REVOLUTIONwe are here to save your life
the fool, the drunk, the child, and his wife
we won't let the sun go down
we gonna chase the demons out of town
The revolution is, of course, FOR THE MUGGLES' OWN GOOD.
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - LATE NIGHT BEDROOM ROCK FOR THE MISSIONARIESinstrumental
Everything crumbles, and the unthinkable happens: Ariana is killed.
There's a real disconnect in this song that I just felt fit.
COLDPLAY - THE HARDEST PARTand the hardest part
was letting go, not taking part
you really broke my heart
Albus has difficulty letting go of Gellert,
and having to give up their dream of wizarding world dominance. Also,
the idea that Albus thinks things might have gone diffrently
if he'd been there.
RALPH STANLEY - O DEATHwith ice cold hands takin' hold of me
well i am death, none can excel
i'll open the door to heaven or hell
The dream of the Hallows gone,
the reality of mortality sinks into Albus.
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bonus song
JAYHAWKS - WILL I SEE YOU IN HEAVEN?we were so close together
yeah, you felt like a brother to me
searching for a little bit of truth
but i found it was living
inside of you
thought we could live forever
but there's more to life than we'll ever know
Gellert's point of view, many years later, realising that
Albus is a greater man than he because he gave up his dreams of immortality.
full .rar fileincludes all 7 songs
plus front and back artwork
PS.If anyone can link me to any good Albus/Gellert fic, that would be totally cool, too. (I mean, if Albus Severus/Scorpius already has two comms...)