Reborn: Working Like a Mule with Rita in the Wizarding World

[Apologies for the clickbait and abstract title]

[The one who is reborn is neither the heroine nor the hero]

[Canon-compliant: This story can be inserted directly into the original timeline without feeling out of place]

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Aset woke up to a world that was no longer the one he knew.

Where had the smoke above his head come from? Oh, there was a war on.

Who had won? Oh, that scar-headed seventeen-year-old.

So what was he doing here? Oh, accompanying that blonde woman as she interviewed the scar-headed boy.

And who was he? Oh, the blonde woman's hapless assistant.

It seemed something had entered Aset's body. He didn't belong in this world, yet felt a natural affinity for certain things.

Curving strokes spread from within, parting his flesh and blood. From the moment he entered this body, they began giving him instructions.

"Congratulations, dear Chosen One! Over the next seven weeks, with Rita Skeeter's assistance, you must complete this supremely noble and important mission. Succeed, and you will receive the sacred artifact you have coveted for so long!"

Aset sneered. What sacred artifact had he coveted? He didn't even know who he was.

Some lines on his palm curved out of place.

"Next, let the words guide you as you help Rita report in full on the unknown gossip surrounding the war hero, Severus Snape!"

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An atypical Ravenclaw x a textbook Slytherin

Four-year age gap. The heroine doesn't take the advanced Potions class, so this isn't a teacher-student relationship.

Theme: We have only each other