Problems with MBP - first HDD, then battery, now not powering on at all

My MBP is just over a year old (though I think the model itself may be from 2010; I bought it on clearance from a Best Buy).A couple of days ago it started behaving oddly - freezing constantly, then more and more to the point where I had to just shut it off. During one of these episodes, it came back with the flashing question mark folder. I chalked it up to the HDD failing and had Geek Squad replace it, though that in itself was an ordeal because the computer would not read any of the HDDs we tried. Finally found one it did read today, and I thought the problem was solved, until I brought it home.
The magsafe LED was green but not charging the battery. So I tried resetting the PRAM; nothing. Tried resetting the SMC and turned the computer back on. It came on (very slowly), and then turned off by itself. Now it's not booting on at all. For awhile the LED kept flashing between green and orange, now it's just green, but still will not turn on no matter what I do.
I don't really know what to do now. There isn't an Apple store near me, and the Geek Squad I took it to doesn't have an Apple section, either. I'm moving 18 hours away in 10 days, and I really need it working by then. But, I'm assuming the logic board is fried...

Figured so. I'm also wondering if it could be something as benign as the battery being dead? But considering all of this happened starting with the HDD, probably not. How much does a logic board replacement run, anyway?

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