I know! It's such a fabulous story. I think fandom is a bit slow in the comments. I do hope more people discover it because yes, to all you said.

I loved that bit, and this He understood then that he’d thought of Potter as hero for years. An ache twisted through him, and he wasn’t sure it was for himself, or Potter. Or maybe for everyone who’d lived through those awful years. So much love for this story.