“I don’t think that they would have abandoned you this easily. Even if they were forced to be with your rival from you losing to him, it is very possible that they haven’t forgotten about you one bit. Maybe they are planning to escape his grasp over them right now so they can come back to find you at the cost of enraging him. Believe me, I had moments when I have fears of being left alone without no one else by my side.”

Harry knows what is it like to feel abandoned: most of his maternal relatives were horrible to him, the stresses he went through as he grew older messed his head, and the heavy weigh of fame and a prophecy looming over his head made him feel more isolated.

“Don’t worry about me. You need to recover from whatever injuries, physical or otherwise, that rival had inflicted upon you. By the way, are you still able to walk normally? I have a feeling that the mine might very difficult to navigate.”