Abandon Shipping: By Book 2, now that Bucky's been freed from HYDRA, Natasha/Clint, formerly fairly well-regarded by the fandom, pretty much disappeared in favour of Natasha/Bucky. It's heavily implied that at least part of the reason that she fancied Clint in the first place was an unconscious case of Like Father, Like Son (she Has a Type and they're very much alike).
Adorkable: Many characters, including but not limited to:
Harry Potter/Thorson tends to be this way (whenever he's in one of his better moods), wondering at the mystery and awe of the universe and tripping on his words when around Carol. What else do you call someone whose not very discreet Love Confession is "As you wish"?
Carol gets nearly as bad as Harry during the Yule Ball.
Peter Parker, as per canon, is an absolutely adorable nerd, with his verbal and mental babble having to be seen to be believed.
As per canon, Coulson is very proud of his Captain America trading cards, and he calls his much-loved car 'Lola'.
Chloe very much so, dubious fashion choices, caffeine addiction, and all. Not for nothing does Harry compare her to Willow.
Uhtred after some of the formality rubs away - of note is the episode in chapter 22 of Ghosts when he and Diana have tracked Harry down to a Transfiguration classroom in Hogwarts and, held up by the scruff of his neck by Diana, he's just rattled on the window and happily bellowed, "Found you!" Harry promptly introduces his head to his desk.
Once upon a time, it's hinted that Nick Fury, who used to read bedtime stories to baby Harry (and was particularly good with the voices), was this. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago.
After unlocking his Red Son memories, Harry at first seems mostly unfazed, having done it offscreen and mentioning it casually to Carol four chapters later. While there is some angst over having been essentially raped by Belova, it seems like just one more thing. It's implied that at this point, it hadn't properly hit him yet - when it does, in chapter 60, the meltdown is epic.
Archive Panic: The first book is 80 chapters and over 800k words long. The sequel ended up being over one million words - and it should have been longer, with the third book being essentially the second part of the sequel.
In-universe, a lot of characters dislike Strange because of his Magnificent Bastard tendencies and seeming inability to give a straight answer to anything. The White Council especially has a problem with him, as they are The Fettered for very good reason and he's practically the definition of The Unfettered. However, for those who know of his Dark and Troubled Past backstory, and for the audience who know how dangerous versions of Thanos in other media have been, a lot of what he does is much more understandable. That being said, he can still come across as an Invincible Hero.
This is also touched in by the author in the A/N for chapter 64 of Ghosts, when discussing why Harry's worst fear manifested mainly as the Dark Phoenix (in between a manipulative, evil version of himself, among others), rather than as a Red Son style cold-blooded killer/uncaring manipulator in the style of Strange at his worst. Both are more likely, more subtle, and creepier. The explanation is that the creator of these fears is mainly Monster of the Week material and not really wired up to get such subtle fears (or through Harry's formidable psychic defences and mental scarring). Moreover, the Dark Phoenix is a very real possibility, one he's already experienced, whereas the other possibilities are far vaguer and more theoretical to him - for starters, his problem is usually caring too much.
Joe Danvers is explicitly stated to have no idea just how bad his request to get Harry to rewrite Carol's mind was. If he'd been speaking out of malice rather than ignorance, he'd probably be dead or wishing he was. However, the only characters in the story able to explain psychic ethics to him are all on Carol's side (and in most cases, are too furious to bother) - and it's implied that he just doesn't get it, even after it's underlined to him that it's utterly horrible (though again, he's not being told by someone who can patiently explain just why it's so bad).
For some readers, Doctor Strange is an Ensemble Dark Horse due to his Magnificent Bastard tendencies and managing to be one step ahead of everyone (Sinister and his mysterious backer, and possibly Thanos - given that he couldn't save Krypton from him, despite knowing what would happen - aside. And even then, he gets the better of Sinister in the end). However, that fact does make him a risk of being an Invincible Hero. It would seem that no matter how powerful a character is they tend to act submissive towards him and he always gets the last word whenever someone disagrees with him. Also, his constant involvement within the series do tend to lessen the stakes for the protagonists if there isn't a villain powerful enough to challenge him.
This is partially mitigated by the fact that his apparent invincibility and infallibility is revealed to be part of a carefully constructed reputation (which spells utter disaster the one time he fails to live up to it). Even though he usually gets the last word, his snappy remarks tend to inspire justified anger and resentment in those on the receiving end, to the point where he is broadly characterised as The Friend Nobody Likes (even if they do sympathise with him, a little) by the sequel, which also shows more of the man behind the myth. Additionally, it's noted that he is harsher than is probably deserved on the White Council, due to their leaders taking on the name of a man who's the closest thing he has to a big brother. Nimue also wounds him on a personal level in Unfinished Business, again showing he's Not So Above It All. However, it is possibly out of recognition of these criticisms that his long-hinted at death is implied to be coming at the end of the second book.
Harry Thorson in the second book. Is his refusal to let Ron and Hermione in on his secrets a justified case of trying to stop his oldest friends from developing horrible mental and emotional scars, and keeping the secret of Bucky's identity from Ron in particular because he's certain that it will go badly if/when Ron finds out? Or is it him being a manipulative jerk who has appointed himself the keeper of secrets, whose arguments ring hollow in light of how pretty much all his other friends are also involved in his crazy life, and that he usually doesn't try to keep secrets from any of them? Judging by the reviews, there's a lot of debate and mixed feelings about this question. It's discussed towards the end of the book, which reveals that this manic over-protectiveness is at least partly a product of Harry being not entirely mentally stable, and that intellectually he understands that his habits are wrong, but emotionally... he's still working on it.
Captain Obvious Reveal: After most fans had guessed that Draco Malfoy's mental passenger was Prospero Slytherin, Nimbus flat-out reveals it in chapter 47 of Ghosts.
Seeing Merlin No-Sell Doctor Strange's Death Glare, and causing Strange to stand down (and sulk) with a mere look of disappointment can be this for those who tire of him bullying anyone who'd cross him with little to no consequence.
After everything he did, Gravemoss' arm getting chopped off and then having him get hit with Jean-Paul's lightspeed punch at the end of Book 1 was met with much rejoicing.
Given how all but invincible Dracula had been throughout most of Bloody Hell, seeing him get smacked around by Thor and the Hulk at the very end is very satisfying.
Complete Monster: Gravemoss was banished from Aflheim around 500 CE for practicing necromancy, and in the present aims to rule over a universe of the dead. To this end, he works with HYDRA and the Death Eaters to acquire the Darkhold, the ultimate book of dark magic. He kidnaps people and turns them into veidrdraugr, incredibly fast and powerful zombies whom he tests out by having them eat a baby—alive. Later that night, they come across a young family in a car, who are consequently ripped to shreds. Even Lucius Malfoy is disgusted. Throughout the first book, he does things such as harness Dementors to his will—they they won't feed on him because his memories are too vile—and unleash several on a cancer ward for fun; "experiment" on unfortunate HYDRA minions by turning them inside out and letting them be digested by their own stomach acid; and kidnap four hundred homeless people and turn them into more veidrdraugr. Even Bob the Skull, an amoral spirit who freely admits to not even understanding "good" and "evil", is more terrified of him than by actual Fallen Angels, and the Winter Soldier thinks that mercy killing someone is better than giving them to Gravemoss.
Loki's old flame was the Queen - yes, that Queen. He calls her Lizzie. She was also pretty displeased with Loki's "Puny Earthlings" phase.
Though it doesn't graduate to a pairing, Harry Dresden - in canon and so far in this fic straight as an arrow - notes that when Thor turns on the charm, it "makes guys like me consider changing the way we do things." He probably means using charm rather than cryptic snark. Probably.
Crosses the Line Twice: In Chapter 17, Thor proclaims (on Harry spending an instructive half an hour getting The Talk from Tony and Darcy) that Lily will probably return from beyond the grave to strangle him for this. Cue Loki conjuring an illusion of an infuriated Lily. Thankfully, Thor takes it pretty well.
Which has since evolved into Harry Dresden/Wanda Maximoff.
There is persistent Ship Tease of Carol Danvers/Harry Potter, with Word of God being rather enigmatic when asked about it - though the general consensus is that it is less a matter of 'if' than 'when'. Chapter 46 has them engage in The Big Damn Kiss and Relationship Upgrade.
Later chapters of Ghosts of the Past are pairing up Diana and Ginny.
Even though it wasn't without reason, Asgard causing the Red Room to collapse by strangling its (basically, Russia's) resources, affecting the lives of the innocent civilians in the process, wasn't a heroic move on their part. In fact, Asgard and the Avengers are more than capable of abusing their power in this 'verse. The narrative repeatedly indicates that this is part of the point, with the author remarking that Asgard unleashing The Scourge of God on Russia was a reminder that for all that while they're probably the closest to human of the various pantheons, they're still very definitely not human, and not much different than their more detached divine cousins as they seem. As for the Avengers, the narrative also notes that fear of them/responses to them directly created or magnified the threat of both HYDRA and the Red Room, as well as increasing the threat of Voldemort, Victor von Doom, and Dracula (the latter because he's seeking to exploit a power vacuum).
While he's not without his sympathetic moments, it's clear that past traumatic events have caused Harry to take a more Pay Evil unto Evil approach with his enemies. And the fic even hints that Harry could go down a much darker path if he doesn't make the right choices, with a big part of his character arc in the sequel being about turning away from this. The way that he treats his so-called Hogwarts friends, showing a huge lack of trust to Ron in particular, can really make some readers wonder which side they're supposed to be on. Word of God has hinted that this is part of the point.
Lucius Malfoy walks with a Classy Cane, is a Magnificent BastardNick Fury takes his hat off to (albeit very grudgingly), and pretty much took over the entire world (if only temporarily).
The Word of God stated original plan was to stick to the canon ship of Harry/Ginny (after briefly toying with Harry/Sif, of all things). Fans have vocally called for Harry Potter/Carol Danvers, on the grounds of the considerable chemistry the two share despite their mutual insistence that they are Just Friends, over the disbelief of everyone in- and out of universe. While the author has been enigmatic about the former, the latter has been confirmed to have been removed, as part of a raft of grand scale changes to the future of the story. As of chapter 46 of Ghosts of the Past, they get a Relationship Upgrade.
The story also manifests an example of this trope, with a strong Bucky/Natasha dynamic woven in, despite the fact that the fic as a whole is heavily based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with not even a tiny bit of Bruce/Natasha chemistry (despite it being MCU canon).
Relatively early on, the author created a poll out of curiosity to see who fans would prefer Harry to be with. Jean Grey won by a clear margin, with Emma Frost and Hermione Granger not far behind, tied in second place. Based on Word of God, Harry's not going to be paired with any of them - Jean Grey is his cousin and Cool Big Sis, though a letter written by a version of Harry from the future notes that she's 'disconcertingly attractive' and pretty definitely shipped with Scott Summers, Emma Frost and Harry have never met and would be very unlikely to get on if they did (plus Emma's significantly older), and the narration has on more than one occasion noted that Harry very rarely notices that Hermione is female and is 'about as attracted to her as he is to mould'.
If you had any doubts about the identity of 'The Hidden World', as the author note mentions, translating 'The Hidden One' into Ancient Greek reveals the name of the planet. Krypton.
The title of Chapter 34 ("Fool's Gambit") is both a reference to the insanity of Harry's Crazy Enough to Work plan and the name of a chess strategy which relies on acting fast, Refuge in Audacity and taking the opponent off-guard. Much like Harry's plan.
One of the books on Harry's reading list is the Voynich manuscript, a codex famous for being indecipherable but apparently translated by Strange. Typical.
During Harry's fight with the Elder Wyrm, Strange tells Tony it's time for Track One. Tony promptly hacks the Valiant to crank out Thunderstruck - which is Track One in The Razors Edge, ACDC's twelfth studio album.
In chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Serpent, Harry and Shou-Lao bow and press right fist to upraised palm. This is a traditional sign of respect in Eastern martial arts circles—and among its meanings is "anger conquered by peace," or "choosing/prioritizing peace and compassion over violence." Rather significant, given that Harry's time in K'un L'un is primarily devoted to Harry developing inner peace and becoming a kinder person after his traumatic experiences. Another meaning can be "peace through superior firepower;" given Harry's usual MO, this can be said to kind of fit as well.
Growing the Beard: The fic really hit its stride right around when the Winter Soldier is introduced and starts wreaking havoc.
Tony's revelation of the Stark family's guards' plan for a potential Winter Soldier attack becomes harsh after Captain America: Civil War revealed the Winter Soldier murdered Tony's parents.
Seeing any scene involving him and Pepper may be awkward since Civil War implied that they had an off-screen break up. However, this is negated by the fact that, in Spider-Man: Homecoming, they get engaged, and go on to get married and have a daughter.
By contrast to Tony and Pepper, seeing Thor and Jane happily in a relationship can be even more awkward since in MCU canon, they've split up by the time of Thor: Ragnarok- ironically, because the writers wanted to appease fans who accused them of being Strangled by the Red String.
Harry's snarky remark that he's very attached to his arm and likes to think of it as being very attached to him gains a darker undertone when it gets blasted off by Magneto during their fight when he's the Red Son.
Carol's crack about Harry's temper being like "Carrie as directed by Michael Bay" at the start of the Forever Red arc takes on a dark twist at the end when Harry snaps just like the titular Carrie and becomes the Dark Phoenix. Knowing Nimbus, it's plausible that this was intentional.
Harry's obliteration of the Red Army of clones. At the time, it's a darkly awesome moment to presage the raw power of the Dark Phoenix. As Harry reveals, while they were programmed, they were innocent, newborn, they'd never even had a chance to live - and he felt that he could have saved them. He could easily have wiped their programming, or just turned them off until after (though it's later revealed that this is a drastic misjudgement driven by guilt). But at that point, all he cared about was that they were in his way. Ron protests that they were just copies. Harry's sad reply is pretty chilling.
The part where "Volodya" doesn't want to expand Russia's sphere of influence too quickly gets a little harder to read following the real-life invasion of Ukraine by the person Volodya is a clear substitute for. Nimbus has since noted that he gave Putin too much credit.
Heartwarming in Hindsight: Pepper falling pregnant and later giving birth to Ada Stark. Now that Avengers: Endgame is out, meet little Morgan Stark, Tony and Pepper's canon MCU daughter. Nimbus Llewelyn professed himself to be very smug about predicting that, and about pre-empting MCU Doctor Strange's use of temporal prediction and manipulation of the butterfly effect to defeat Thanos, which is exactly what COS Strange is doing.
Hype Backlash: Seems to have suffered from this when recommended on some sites such as Reddit, usually down to admittedly valid issues that appear early on such as the Slow-Paced Beginning of the earlier chapters, that really didn't gel well with the tone of the later instalments (other criticisms, such as the relative lack of screentime of Harry Potter characters are rendered moot by the increased roles that certain HP characters are given later on). According to the author, the early ones are in part products of the very different plans he originally had for the fic, and of his development as a writer (given that it's about 10 years since it started, that's a lot of development). They're also things that he'd like to do something about (more than just a tweak here and there, anyway), but doesn't have the time/ability to change, on the grounds that it risks 'bringing down the whole house of cards'.
Jerkass Woobie: While Doctor Strange does come off as condescending and is prone to undergo a few Sanity Slippage moments, it's hard not to pity him when you look into his tragic backstory as to what drove him to become the person he is now, and the reveal at the end of the first book explains just why he's being a Manipulative Bastard — it's certainly not just for kicks (mostly). It also helps that he's set on ensuring that no one, least of all Harry, has to turn out like him (whether he'll totally succeed, however, is an open question).
Harry certainly falls into this trope in the aftermath of the Forever Red arc, which involved extensive Mind Rape, medical torture, and after essentially going to sleep for six months of relative time as part of an escape plan gone horribly wrong, he wakes to find that his body has been transformed into a Living Weapon and infected with the Techno-Organic Virus, complete with crystal clear memories of being used as an assassin, to Mind Rape and torture people for information, and be sexually assaulted by Yelena Belova - all in all, an extensive Trauma Conga Line that would make anyone crack. He mostly grows out of it with time and therapy, shifting into Jerk with a Heart of Gold territory by Bloody Night and improving further thereafter. However, how much he's really improved is up for debate; certainly, whatever sweetness he used to have is pretty much gone, especially when Carol isn't around.
Like You Would Really Do It: The general consensus amongst reviewers, when Wanda receives the mantle of Sorceress Supreme, was that He's Just Hiding. Lampshaded repeatedly by Harry In-Universe as well, with absolutely none of the Avengers showing any surprise when he turns up again, hale and hearty. That said, Wanda still winds up keeping the mantle, with Strange making clear that he is now her predecessor.
Magnificent Bastard: Doctor Stephen Strange aka Taliesin is the Sorcerer Supreme whose Purpose-Driven Immortality is based on defeating Thanos and will take any means necessary to save as many people as he possibly can. Carefully crafting a "reputation for omniscience" over millennia, he uses his inability to lie, abilities a Seer, and careful word choice to ensure people will react as he intends, Strange plays heroes and villains alike, even breaking Lucius Malfoy, a dangerous mastermind who had brought the world to its knees, in a single speech. Setting up his pieces perfectly, Strange has the world organized exactly as he needs for his plans and even tricks Chthon into taking the worst possible host, purging him from the universe. In the sequel, Strange adapts to the temporary loss of his seer powers and manages to destroy various threats to himself and the world, while making amends and earning a happy ending for Maddie Pryor, whom he believes he failed more than anyone else. Regretful of his own Necessary Evil but resolved to defeat Thanos no matter what it takes, Strange showcases remarkable ingenuity and charm through all his appearances.
Memetic Badass: Doctor Strange in and out of universe, Magnificent Bastard Supreme, who can make everyone, up to and including the freaking Endless, dance to his tune. Also, he can Apparate and Disapparate within Hogwarts. And when he wanted to bully the Council Elite, Thor loaned him the Tesseract. Because he could've stolen it from Asgard's highest security vaults, but that would've taken too long.
Memetic Mutation: Thor's declaration that he is the "God of Thunder and Lightning, not Reason and Understanding!" revives a meme that this quote generated when Thor first said it when delivering a well-deserved beatdown to the Red Hulk.
Arthur Weasley built a flying car IN A SHED! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!
Moral Event Horizon: Gravemoss goes shooting over it in chapter 21, enjoying himself immensely as he does.
Everything Sinister does during the Forever Red arc, along with what he is revealed to have done.
If she hadn't already crossed it earlier, Yelena Belova plants herself firmly on the far end by chapter 60.
One-Scene Wonder: Sabretooth, who stole the two scenes he was in by being both utterly despicable and dangerous enough to make Bucky work to beat him.
Ruth, being a Waif Prophet who appeared only at the end of Ghosts chapter 26, won a fair amount of interest from readers thanks to her Woobiedom, her role in helping Harry to retake a level in kindness, and her ominous warnings.
Platonic Writing, Romantic Reading: Carol and Harry were intended to be Just Friends and Platonic Life-Partners. Despite that, there's some quite obvious chemistry between the two and Word of God (a dicey thing in an author well known for a) changing his mind, b) trolling his audience) has admitted that Harry, for his part, is potentially interested in a Relationship Upgrade, but more than happy for things to remain as they are, making it an Anchored Ship. It has also been hinted that they will get together at some point in the future, but it probably won't last - though even that is uncertain, with Word of God having cryptically remarked that "there are break-ups, and then there are break-ups". As it is, though, they're still young teens, so it's not going anywhere. Yet. Until it does in chapter 46 of the second book and they become official.
Portmanteau Couple Name: Has generated "Carry", from Harry and Carol, the Fan-Preferred Couple, even though they had yet to do more than platonically share a bed and admittedly ludicrous amounts of UST. Word of God has remarked that he thinks it's cute, but refused to be drawn on whether anything would come of it. In chapter 46 of Ghosts, something does come of it, and they get together.
The same couple have also generated "Harol" (rather less used, since it's less catchy) and "Magic Lantern."
Rainbow Lens: Upon finding out that Bobby Drake has superpowers, his mom is in total denial, his brother thinks he's a monster, and his father tells him "okay, but you better hide it."
Salvaged Story: In the first book, Snape was usually the Butt-Monkey that everyone picked on and insulted. While he's still not viewed as a positive character in the second book, nor is he the target of everyone's jokes and insults either.
When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of Lana, given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per Smallville canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else, which is definitely wrong, though it's not spelled out to readers who aren't already familiar with the show). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.
Slow-Paced Beginning: One criticism is that the story starts slowly and takes a few chapters to find its stride.
Stoic Woobie: Buri's generally pretty calm and steady, even philosophical. However, his story is pretty miserable, having been unable to prevent his son's transformation from sweet kid to a brutal borderline monster who didn't want to be saved, and who eventually even tried to murder him.
Strangled by the Red String: Although audience reaction to their ship was generally positive, it can be a little jarring to realize Wanda Maximoff and Harry Dresden went from complete strangers to snogging in the course of a single day.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: It's really challenging to top the epicness that the HYDRA Arc delivered but the Red Room could've been interesting long term villains, given its personal connection with the main cast, but all that potential was squandered when they were embarrassingly curbstomped by the Avengers and their allies when they're rescuing Harry. On the other hand, it was Foreshadowed early in the arc by Volodya, the Russian President, who points out how badly they've over-reached and furiously predicts exactly what will happen next just as Lukin pulls his coup. Lukin, who freely admits to being Crazy Sane by this point, doesn't listen and ends up paying for it. Word of God has mused on this once or twice, but concluded that it was probably for the best - and has implied that the Red Room might not be completely gone.
They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: In canon, Sirius Black was the most important character in Harry's life but in here he's hardly seen in Ghosts. Whatever connection he and Harry had vanished in this fic. It becomes pretty glaring that he or Remus wasn't around when Harry was dealing with the trauma of being sexually assaulted. This isn't entirely surprising, since by the time Harry finds out that he has a godfather, he has an actual father, as well as a Cool Uncle, and a grandfather, neatly covering many of the bases that Sirius did in canon. While Wanda, Sirius' Distaff Counterpart godparent, gets a much bigger role, that's because Harry doesn't have a mother (technically) or a maternal substitute. Chapter 61 of Ghostsameliorates this trope by bringing back Sirius, who explains why he was absent, and has a major role in the arc and the aftermath.
The general consensus is that no one was expecting Dudley to return as the Blob.
After about 8 years of Nimbus refusing to use him because he didn't think he could write him properly, Deadpool finally makes an entrance in Unfinished Business. And yes, apparently he could write him properly.
The appearances of first Sunniva, then Shou-Lao, Hal Jordan, Lobo, of all people, Adam Brashear (who'd previously only gained a passing mention), The Fantastic Four and Sue and Reed's son Francis, and, oh yes, the Lady Knight, in the first arc of The Phoenix and the Serpent were all cited as big surprises.
The Woobie: The author managed to take Harry's canon Woobie status and cranked it up to eleven. As of the aftermath of the Forever Red Arc, it's now much, much, MUCH higher than eleven. So much so that it makes what he went through in canon look relatively tame in comparison.
Ron Weasley, though it takes some time for it to really be shown. As a boy, he was overshadowed both by a series of successful and popular older brothers and his younger sister was the baby of the family. When he came to Hogwarts, he continued to be overshadowed by his best friends: Hermione, who outshone everyone in almost every class; and Harry Potter, a Living Legend. For his entire second year, he was stuck with a malfunctioning wand. In his third year, his status as Overshadowed by Awesome increased exponentially when it was revealed that Harry was the son of Thor, and Harry, Hermione, and his two closest brothers all became Loki's apprentices, while he remained the (relatively) normal one. After several months of this, his father was murdered, and his best friend disappeared for the rest of the year. When he returned, Harry had become far more grouchy and antisocial, with an epic case of PTSD, leading to a gap between them, since Harry also refused to talk much about what happened - and when he did, it wasn't immediately helpful. While all of this is understandable, and Ron mostly takes it in stride (preparing for quest for vengeance against HYDRA notwithstanding), it still clearly hurts.
Then, after things get a bit better between him and Harry, Bucky gives him a You Are Not Ready speech rendered none-too-gentle by time constraints (then, adding to the humiliation, it turns out that the Harry he's arguing with is just a psychic projection, Harry having walked out and left him behind) the next time he volunteers to help Harry in his latest madcap adventure. And after that, Dave the Elder Wyrm heavily - and correctly - implies that Harry has been lying to him about the death of the Winter Soldier, hinting that he's still alive. Harry then (admittedly reluctantly) manipulates Ron into dismissing this via careful use of Exact Words (to be exact, Harry never comes out and says that the Soldier isn't alive, he just deftly leads Ron to that conclusion). Later, he gets used as an Unwitting Pawn by Voldemort and chased through a nightmare fortress by a projection of his worse fear, the Winter Soldier wearing Harry's face, who strangles him and snaps his wand. While the wand is later repaired by Dumbledore, who also gives him a little emotional support, most of his trauma remains, leading to a furious explosion over Harry's secrets (regarding Hermione's parentage) and over-protectiveness.
, a codex famous for being indecipherable but apparently translated by Strange. Typical.