Authors Note:
Don't you guy's love that fic where Harry is sorted into Slytherin, and you hear 'not all Slytherins are dark and evil' 50 times, right before Harry becomes both, dark and evil?
Thing with cliches is that the one that started them was probably well written... Right before everyone started hogging his idea's like it was going out of style.
Most of the idea's behind this story is my own, but some aren't. See the following for acknowledgement.
Acknowledgement:
The Following will all be in a format. Title-Author-Summary provided-Idea's taken
Core threads- Theaceoffice- A young boy in a dark cupboard is in great pain. An unusual power will allow him to heal himself, help others, and grow strong in a world of magic. Eventual God-like Harry, Unsure of eventual pairings. Alternate Universe, possible universe/dimension traveling in the future. Updated on weekends.- I will be borrowing his idea on Mage Sight and possible uses.
The Merging- Shaydrall- Post GoF. The Dementor attack on Harry leaves him kissed with his wand broken in an alleyway. In a body that once housed two souls, only one remains, and it's not exactly what began either. With no understanding of what has happened to him, what else can he do but keep moving forwards, forced by a fate he never wanted, fighting for a life he never got to live. And fight he will.- I will use his version of Harry and Tom's soul crossing.
Forging the Sword- Myst Shadow- ::Year 2 Divergence:: What does it take, to reshape a child? And if reshaped, what then is formed? Down in the Chamber, a choice is made. (Harry's Gryffindor traits were always so much scarier than other peoples'.)- Okay, this won't really play an actual role until second year. What I know I'll keep is Ginny's death. The rest is uncertain.
Cyrus Black and the Legend of Tyranicus- Vandy222- Part 1 complete! What if Lucius and Bellatrix went with Voldemort on that Halloween night? How would things have changed if Harry was taken from his crib after defeating the Dark Lord? Arranged Marriages, No Horcruxes, Powerful/Slytherin Harry! Part 2 up!- I know I'll keep Lucius's and Bellatrix's characterization. I am also keeping some of Cyrus's powers as a basis.
Journey Through the Dark- Earl Lonsdale- AU 4th year. Spurned by everyone, Harry accepts Bagman's help, taking the 1st step towards greatness. Elements: charms-prodigy, no-bashing, manipulative but good Dumbledore, dragons, unspeakables, HarrySusan, Ginny-friendship. Oh, the veil is a hellmouth.- I know I'm keeping the Harry/Bagsman alliance. The rest is uncertain.
Snake Charmer- Krahae- During the summer after the Tri-Wizard, Harry is faced with the reality he has more on his shoulders than just the title Boy-Who-Lived. An unlikely alliance promises him help in understanding his role, but the cost is not common coin. Post 4th, mild AU- Okay, I owe Krahae a huge one. Mainly due to his authors note (which I actually read), at the start of the story, which inspired me to write this. Other then that, I will be borrowing Mr. Greengrass's main characterization.
Harry Potter and the Lords of Magic- Taure- Massively AU. Assume nothing. Harry Potter is born into a very different world than the one in canon. A world where the Greats of history walk among mere men. A world where power is all that matters, and young Harry Potter is a commodity desired by many.- This will not show up for a long while, but the world Taure had shown in his story is the one Harry will be trying to build.
Out of the Night- Raining Ink- Between 5th and 6th years, Harry is ready to take his life into his own hands. He's making decisions that will change the course of the war and he's determined to learn the truth about Dark magic. Independent!Harry. Dark!Harry. No pairings.- I will be borrowing concepts of what sets apart dark magic from light from here.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Harry Potter: The Rise of a Minister
Chapter 1:
Harry James Potter, age seven, liked to believe he was special, that something set him apart from others. This was reinforced by his horrid relatives, except they changed the wording a bit. Harry said special, they said freakish.
And so, Mr. and Ms. Dursley of Number Four, Privet Drive decided to teach Harry how to be a good servant of the crown, unlike the rest of his lot. For you see, Harry Potter was a wizard, not that he knew it yet. The Dursley's had no choice but to accept it.
Harry arrived to them on November 1 as a fifteen month old, literally being left on the doorstep of there house, with nothing but a basket, a blanket, and a letter. The letter went on to explain to them that a war had been fought in the Freak's, or Wizards, world.
On one side was some lunatic, Voldemort or something, and his group of followers. On the other side were bunch of other lunatics, this one under the guise of some government, ("Those freaks have a government? No wonder this countries going to dogs!" Vernon had yelled while reading it.) and a vigilante group called The Order of the Phoenix.
Lily Evans, the sister of Mrs. Dursley (Petunia), and Harry's mother, was a member of this group, along with his no good father, James Potter. Voldemort didn't appreciate this too much and killed them both, resulting in Vernon and Petunia having to bring the boy up by hand, which also translated they had to make sure that he grew up into a normal citizen by using corporal punishment as an incentive.
TThey were both fair to the child, not that they had much choice. It was almost guaranteed that the freaks had ways to check up on their own, and Vernon did not want to try his luck doing something stupid like, say, locking him up in a cupboard.
No, the system they had in place was much better. Vernon, being the businessman that he was, calculated the cost of the Freak staying with them. The basic essentials like clothing (he couldn't very well go out in rags or hand me downs, it would reflect badly on the family.), food, water, etc. The child would then have to do a fair amount of chores in order to pay for these things. Any extra work around the house would result in some pocket money for him to spend.
Minor transgressions like staying out late, was punished with something minor like a slap, or spanking. It was also used a incentive to make sure he behaved himself properly. Vernon used it as a way to teach. If you slap a child for running out onto the street, the next time, it won't run out, or it will hesitate. Same idea here.
That said, Vernon did not want to try his luck doing something stupid, like whipping the kid for instance. Anything that will leave permanent bruises or scars was out. Instead, for more serious transgression, like accidental magic (there was that instance where he turned his teachers hair blue), they simply docked money and added more chores.
If the couldn't beat the freakishness out of him, as Petunia had explained that it would only make it more likely for Harry to lash out with magic, then they would simply have to make sure Harry did not want to use it. Incentives like money worked on their son, Dudely, so why not Harry?
Thus, life at the Dursley's settled into a routine, with the underlying message being 'Don't bother us, we won't bother you."
Vernon was more than happy to ignore Harry.
Harry on the other hand knew he was special. He could see it. Something was wrong (or is that right?) with his vision. He was able to see things that no one else could. The best way to describe it was that everyone else, or most other people, had dark grey threads running through there body, while he had dark red threads running through his.
Every time he did something special, like turning his teachers hair blue, his red threads moved. Harry took the fact that his thread was a different color as a sign that his powers were unique.
This led to Harry starting an experiment using something called the scientific model, which they had learnt in science class. According to the scientific method, everything that was done, can be redone by setting up an experiment.
Thus, Harry spent any free time he had in his room, setting up his 'experiment'.
The problem/question was: How do we cause something to change colors by using the power threads?
Due to lack of information, Harry did not bother with a hypothesis and his procedure was pretty much non existent. It looked something like this:
Step 1: Figure out how to gain a handle on his threads.
Step 2: Attempt different things to get his threads to produce the desired effects.
The Independent Variable (IV) for his experiment was the way he moved his threads.
The Dependent Variable (DV) for his experiment was the effect on the object, in this case the bed.
Once he found the right 'formula' for using his powers, he could start furthering his research by changing the variables. Among his further research questions were: Did mass and volume change the effects his power had on the object? Would manipulating his threads in a different manner hold any effect on the object? Would it matter if the object was living or non living?
After setting up his scientific model, Harry started his first step, figuring out how to gain a handle on his threads. He knew they could be moved, due to him doing it every time he triggered one of his special abilities.
He had initially thought it would be easy, or at least easier than the latter step of actually causing his desired change. He now knew that his former estimate was way of mark, and was dreading the latter. If the second step was harder than the first, then he was doomed.
He had started the experiment two weeks ago, and was having a little to no success. It was like his threads were being purposefully stubborn. There was quite a bit of resistance with his threads, as if they were unable to comprehend what he wanted them to do.
Harry kicked his bed angrily, he wanted the threads to move, was that so hard to comprehend?
Harry sighed, throwing out his sheet on method one. Focusing on his threads clearly wasn't working. He most definitely wasn't focusing on his thread the first time he did this after all.
Indeed the first time he had done this, he was more focused on what he wanted done. With that, Harry took out a pen and a loose leaf and started writing.
Thread Investigation
by Harry J. Potter
Method 1: focus on the threads themselves- tested
Results: Failed
Added Notes: The threads seemed to be confused as to what I wanted.
Method 2: focus on the object itself and what u want to happen- untested
Possible method of operation: Visualize the object as it is, and the process of it becoming what is needed. In this case, color change brown-blue.
Results: ?
Added Notes: Blank
Setting down his pen, Harry made a mental note to do additional chores in order to save up for a notebook, which costed 2.98 pounds. He would have to to also save up for a journal. A cheap one would be about, say, five pounds. Not bad, all things considered. It would be about two days of making breakfast in addition to his normal our days.
Standing up, Harry pointed his hand at the bed, except this time, he focused on the bed, staring at it intently. Slowly, he visualized another bed overlapping the current one, except this bed was blue in color.
To his excitement he felt his threads moving, exiting his outstretched hand and interacting with bed, converting to Harry's image of what the bed should look like.
Rushing back to his loose leaf, Harry edited what was written on it.
Thread Investigation
by Harry J. Potter
Method 1: focus on the threads themselves- tested
Results: Failed
Added Notes: The threads seemed to be confused as to what I wanted.
Method 2: focus on the object itself and what u want to happen- tested
Possible method of operation: Visualize the object as it is, and the process of it becoming what is needed. In this case, color change brown-blue.
Results: Successful
Added Notes: Formula (Incomplete, too slow)- Intent + Visualization + Threads
Harry decided that that was enough for one day. He would continue his investigations after he had saved enough money for an investigation notebook. With that in mind, Harry headed downstairs to tell his aunt that he would be doing breakfast for six days this week, as opposed to the normal four.