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Dysfunctional by Rose9797 reviews
Post-OotP Sirius is cleared and finally gets to give Harry the home he had always wanted. Rebuilding his life with a war brewing in their world isn't simple. It's a good thing he has a family to fall back on this time. What he didn't realize was that good things don't last too long. Not for him anyway. Semi canon-compliant. No Slash/bashing. AU HBP & DH
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 56 - Words: 203,044 - Reviews: 364 - Favs: 346 - Follows: 503 - Updated: 16h - Published: 3/12/2018 - Harry P., Sirius B.
A Second Chance by Breanie reviews
What if Sirius didn't spent twelve years in prison, but was given a trial after four years? Follow the story of Sirius Black as he learns what it means to be a father/brother/guardian to his young godson & the story of Harry Potter, a young boy with a loving home who learns about the Marauders from the two men who should have raised him. Slow-burn Hinny. M for sex & violence.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Family/Humor - Chapters: 192 - Words: 1,343,671 - Reviews: 4101 - Favs: 1,346 - Follows: 1,739 - Updated: 9/9 - Published: 5/3/2018 - Harry P., Sirius B., Remus L., Ginny W.
Intensity by MarauderLover7 reviews
Silence lay over the old, proud houses of Grimmauld Place. People were either away over the school holidays, or inside avoiding the heat. The only people left outdoors were a couple - the man tall, the woman pink-haired - who were standing in the park opposite Number 12, throwing sticks to a pair of large black dogs. Sequel to "Innocent", "Initiate", "Identity", and "Impose".
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 27 - Words: 118,798 - Reviews: 897 - Favs: 830 - Follows: 1,394 - Updated: 8/19 - Published: 4/11/2018
To Call A Place Home by missmusicluver reviews
Harry won the war. It's a couple months afterwards and unexpectedly, he's quite literally picked up off the face of the world and shoved into another. One where Harry Potter died a long time ago and the Potter family's still fighting a war with a Dark Lord whose ruling over the world one muggle murder at a time. They say he's their only hope. Harry doesn't really want in.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 17 - Words: 107,455 - Reviews: 2084 - Favs: 6,564 - Follows: 8,727 - Updated: 5/29 - Published: 8/31/2013 - Harry P., Sirius B., James P., Lily Evans P.
Some Cuts Leave Scars by Melindaleo reviews
Not all wounds heal completely – many scars aren't readily visible. Join Harry and his friends as they journey through the year following the war, learning how to maneuver over hurdles both unique and lingering. An 8th-year sequel to the summer of These Cuts I Have.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 190,755 - Reviews: 534 - Favs: 432 - Follows: 376 - Updated: 6/14/2018 - Published: 1/4/2018 - Complete
Too Far from Home by story2tell reviews
Transported into a parallel universe, Harry finds himself in the shadow of an evil growing force. Amidst old and new faces and the chance for a family that he never had, Harry must come to the terms that although there are two worlds, there can only be one hero. *AU Dimension travel, No slash, Abuse, Contains Angst*
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 25 - Words: 302,124 - Reviews: 1235 - Favs: 2,036 - Follows: 2,588 - Updated: 5/13/2018 - Published: 2/18/2010 - Harry P., Sirius B., James P., Lily Evans P.
Impose by MarauderLover7 reviews
It was still called the "Noble and Most Ancient House of Black", though it had been years since any of the Blacks that approved of that name had lived there. Sirius Black would be a disappointment to his parents, but Harry Potter - the home's other resident - was a credit to his. Both were proud of that. Sequel to "Innocent", "Initiate" and "Identity".
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 53 - Words: 205,927 - Reviews: 1307 - Favs: 1,431 - Follows: 1,775 - Updated: 4/11/2018 - Published: 1/14/2016 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
These Cuts I Have by Melindaleo reviews
The war has been won, yet the aftershocks continue. The scattered survivors are left to pick up the pieces and find ways to move on. Join the various members of the extended Weasley family as they struggle to rebuild and cope with the consequences. And of course there are still Death Eaters left to find.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 32 - Words: 190,526 - Reviews: 859 - Favs: 873 - Follows: 469 - Updated: 1/4/2018 - Published: 6/15/2015 - Complete
Serpent Tongue by TeenMuggle reviews
Harry is at the Dursley's house struggling to come to terms with the events of the Triwizard Tournament, only his friends aren't making it easy for him. He foresees nothing but a miserable few weeks ahead, but after a chance encounter with a snake, his summer takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Living on the streets of London, can Harry finally put his past behind him? AU for OotP
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 19 - Words: 71,880 - Reviews: 155 - Favs: 382 - Follows: 465 - Updated: 10/15/2017 - Published: 6/4/2016 - Harry P., Sirius B., OC - Complete
Identity by MarauderLover7 reviews
Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy, even among wizards. The most noteworthy thing about him, however, was his talent for getting himself into trouble, which surpassed even that of his godfather. Sequel to "Innocent" and "Initiate".
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 45 - Words: 145,202 - Reviews: 1157 - Favs: 1,496 - Follows: 1,229 - Updated: 8/27/2017 - Published: 11/29/2014 - Harry P., Sirius B., Remus L. - Complete
The Letter by mango-melone reviews
"'Dear Mr Godfather,' the letter read, 'My name is Harry Potter, and I'm living with my aunt and uncle, but I don't like it very much.'" When through an act of desperation and accidental magic a letter finds its way into Azkaban, Sirius Black decides that his godson needs him. But how do you take care of a child when you're a wanted criminal?
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 22 - Words: 93,756 - Reviews: 497 - Favs: 1,475 - Follows: 1,106 - Updated: 10/22/2016 - Published: 6/11/2016 - Harry P., Sirius B., Remus L. - Complete
Blank Slate by tresmaraudeur reviews
Fourteen years ago, their slate had been wiped clean. With no memory of their pasts, they built a new life, but after an owl delivers a strange letter to their daughter, the life they built is beginning to crumble around them. With help from old friends, Lily and James Potter remember their pasts and return to the Wizarding World while Harry faces his fifth year at Hogwarts.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family - Chapters: 17 - Words: 97,364 - Reviews: 524 - Favs: 1,064 - Follows: 1,567 - Updated: 4/11/2016 - Published: 6/7/2014 - [James P., Lily Evans P.] Harry P., Sirius B.
Accidentally Okay by Eques Pirate reviews
After the Death Eaters have their fun at the World Cup, Dumbledore decides to send Harry back to the Dursleys' just in case. Harry shows up at Hogwarts with a broken arm, and Dumbledore takes extreme measures when he doesn't believe Harry's story. Rated T to be on the safe side.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,563 - Reviews: 36 - Favs: 294 - Follows: 120 - Published: 5/12/2015 - Harry P., Ron W., Hermione G., Sirius B. - Complete
Out of the Abyss by CurbysNephew reviews
Goblet of Fire alternate graveyard scenario. Barty Crouch, Jr. escaped the grounds on the night of the Third Task, and Harry is taken captive and held at the Malfoy manor. This story focuses on the relationships between Harry and Snape (not slash), Harry and Sirius (NOT slash), and could be considered heavy on the hurt-comfort. Contains the SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR, but no rape.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 41 - Words: 97,403 - Reviews: 453 - Favs: 260 - Follows: 279 - Updated: 2/22/2015 - Published: 12/8/2010 - Harry P., Sirius B., Severus S. - Complete
In Care Of by Fang's Fawn reviews
During the summer before sixth year, Harry finds an injured bat in the garden and decides to try to heal it...and an unwilling Snape learns just what kind of a person Harry Potter really is. No slash.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 47,029 - Reviews: 2103 - Favs: 10,312 - Follows: 3,573 - Updated: 2/3/2015 - Published: 3/16/2009 - Harry P., Severus S. - Complete
Initiate by MarauderLover7 reviews
Nearly two and a half years had passed since Kreacher had woken up to find Harry Potter asleep on his kitchen floor, and Grimmauld Place had changed dramatically since then. Sequel to "Innocent".
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 38 - Words: 176,708 - Reviews: 1124 - Favs: 1,939 - Follows: 1,348 - Updated: 11/29/2014 - Published: 2/8/2014 - Harry P., Sirius B., Remus L. - Complete
Expect the Unexpected by SpicyTacos reviews
AU. Sirius, James, and Lily are distraught over Remus' premature death. Sirius believes Remus died hating him, making him fall into depression. Four years have passed and now, a bigger problem emerges. Harry is captured. Unknowingly to everyone else, Harry has found someone to comfort him, someone that goes by the name, Moony.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Suspense - Chapters: 22 - Words: 49,389 - Reviews: 253 - Favs: 234 - Follows: 377 - Updated: 9/7/2014 - Published: 9/8/2012 - Harry P., Sirius B., Remus L., James P.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Breanie reviews
Alternate Universe: How James convinced Lily that he wasn't actually the arrogant bullying toe-rag she claimed with help from her new best friend, Sirius Black, who is working to help Lily through difficult times.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 44 - Words: 236,628 - Reviews: 245 - Favs: 329 - Follows: 266 - Updated: 8/10/2014 - Published: 2/1/2011 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Innocent by MarauderLover7 reviews
Mr and Mrs Dursley of Number Four, Privet Drive, were happy to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. The same could not be said for their eight year old nephew, but his godfather wanted him anyway.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 80 - Words: 494,191 - Reviews: 2164 - Favs: 4,859 - Follows: 2,525 - Updated: 2/8/2014 - Published: 7/7/2013 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
Harry Potter and the Deus Ex Machina by Karmic Acumen reviews
It was a normal day, until newly turned 8 year-old Harry Potter decided to make a wish upon the dog star (even though he'd almost never actually seen it) and set off something in the Unlabeled Room in the Department of Mysteries. Turns out Dumbledore was wrong. Again. It wasn't love that the Unspeakables were studying down there.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Supernatural - Chapters: 22 - Words: 292,433 - Reviews: 1079 - Favs: 3,618 - Follows: 1,975 - Updated: 12/22/2013 - Published: 1/10/2013 - Harry P., Sirius B., Regulus B., Marius B. - Complete
A Day To Remember by little0bird reviews
James falls ill shortly before leaving for Hogwarts and stays home from school for the day with Harry.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Family/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,637 - Reviews: 60 - Favs: 151 - Follows: 38 - Published: 12/4/2013 - Harry P., James S. P. - Complete
From Death to Life: The Return of James and Lily by Battleofthegood reviews
This story is being rewritten in another account (Poweroflove11).
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Family/Friendship - Chapters: 21 - Words: 74,669 - Reviews: 190 - Favs: 258 - Follows: 312 - Updated: 11/25/2013 - Published: 3/16/2013 - Harry P., Sirius B., James P., Lily Evans P.
Pitter Patter by Lara1221 reviews
Harry learns to walk, with some not-exactly-help from the Marauders. First Place!
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Family/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,122 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 182 - Follows: 39 - Published: 11/9/2013 - [James P., Lily Evans P.] Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
To Hear It by daydreamer1227 reviews
Harry was at Grimmauld Place and was feeling incredibly fond of everyone there. The dinner passed with laughter and joy, until Fred said something that Harry didn't know how to respond to. How should he? Nobody had ever said that to him before.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,388 - Reviews: 92 - Favs: 834 - Follows: 161 - Published: 10/28/2013 - Harry P., Sirius B., Molly W., Fred W. - Complete
White Flags by MarauderLover7 reviews
Who'd have thought that the man who tore them apart was the one who brought them together? Head Girl Lily Evans is determined to keep her distance from the Marauders but that's easier said than done when James is Head Boy and in love with her. It also doesn't help that she becomes rather attached to Sirius during an eventful Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson...
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 60 - Words: 113,374 - Reviews: 395 - Favs: 394 - Follows: 212 - Updated: 6/22/2013 - Published: 4/24/2013 - James P., Lily Evans P. - Complete
Identity by Seasonal Dreamer reviews
This is just how I think Sirius saying that Harry was less like his father than he thought should've been cleared up : Read and review please!
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,715 - Reviews: 29 - Favs: 181 - Follows: 28 - Updated: 4/30/2013 - Published: 9/25/2011 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
Breakfast with the Dursleys by Eques Pirate reviews
The Potter kids are curious why dear old dad never cooks bacon for them. Harry decides to show them the house he grew up in and introduce them to the Dursleys.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,120 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 122 - Follows: 34 - Published: 4/29/2012 - Harry P., James S. P. - Complete
The World I Leave Behind by NES85 reviews
Harry went into the forbidden forest to let Voldemort kill him, but was taken prisoner, instead. He is believed to be dead, and Ginny, Ron, and Hermione struggle to find a way forward. Canon is followed up to Chapter 34 of Deathly Hallows. Please R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 216,029 - Reviews: 633 - Favs: 1,281 - Follows: 578 - Updated: 7/17/2011 - Published: 7/4/2009 - Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete
Happiness in Azkaban by Myst Shadow reviews
::one-shot:: "Why, Sirius? Why escape now?" Harry's voice broke. "Why not when I was a kid, and really needed you?" ::Cedric is dead and Harry needs /something/ - a conversation that never happened, but maybe should have::
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,860 - Reviews: 86 - Favs: 581 - Follows: 110 - Published: 2/21/2011 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
The Fight for Harry's Life by Kendra James reviews
An alternative ending to DH. Harry walks to his death. Can his friends reach him in time? Will he survive? Sirius,Remus, Tonks are still in the land of the living.H/G, R/H.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 27,495 - Reviews: 203 - Favs: 575 - Follows: 161 - Updated: 12/5/2010 - Published: 3/11/2010 - Harry P. - Complete
Breaking Point by Kendra James reviews
Harry has reached his breaking point and takes the ultimate escape. Severus Snape discovers that it can take a revisit with the past to see it clearly . Oneshot; mention of rape, self halm and suicide
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,392 - Reviews: 101 - Favs: 582 - Follows: 172 - Published: 9/21/2010 - Harry P., Severus S. - Complete
Blackbird, Fly by Penitent Rebel reviews
"James nodded sadly, sure he was handling this all wrong and scarring the child for life, but how was a person supposed to explain death to a four-year-old?" A Not for Anything one-shot. AU. James survived You-Know-Who's attack and is raising Harry alone. When Harry is four, they find a dead bird, and James must explain death to him.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,179 - Reviews: 94 - Favs: 304 - Follows: 37 - Published: 8/23/2010 - Harry P., James P. - Complete
The Importance of Biscuits by Penitent Rebel reviews
"Sirius scratched his head as he looked around the kitchen. Every surface was covered in cocoa powder." A bit of fluff from a world where James lived and Sirius never went to prison.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Humor/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,710 - Reviews: 48 - Favs: 215 - Follows: 27 - Published: 8/18/2010 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
The First Day by little0bird reviews
The first year after the battle.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 55 - Words: 251,033 - Reviews: 3574 - Favs: 3,491 - Follows: 1,649 - Updated: 8/11/2010 - Published: 7/2/2008 - Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete
At Least For Now by JadeSullivan reviews
Sirius helps Harry face his demons after Cedric's death.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,679 - Reviews: 57 - Favs: 198 - Follows: 26 - Published: 1/25/2010 - Sirius B., Harry P. - Complete
Harry's Job Application by Idlewild Isbold reviews
Harry's ready to officially apply to the Ministry's Auror Training program, and his job application will definitely be a stand-out.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,872 - Reviews: 207 - Favs: 1,556 - Follows: 256 - Published: 12/31/2009 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
Making Mistakes by little0bird reviews
The story of how Albus Severus Potter was born.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 29 - Words: 118,526 - Reviews: 1013 - Favs: 627 - Follows: 222 - Updated: 7/22/2008 - Published: 2/24/2008 - Ginny W., Harry P. - Complete
The Track of a Storm by Lady Taliesin reviews
James Potter died on October 31, 1981. But when, nearly six years later, Lord Voldemort invokes an ancient magic to restore himself to a body, James is drawn back into a world where everything he knows is gone, and everyone he cares about thinks him dead
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 26 - Words: 133,551 - Reviews: 1106 - Favs: 1,294 - Follows: 490 - Updated: 6/26/2008 - Published: 5/22/2005 - James P., Harry P. - Complete
A Hero by Celebony reviews
Dudley begins to see his family in a different light. Warning: strong language and themes of child abuse. WINNER: Best One-Shot at Quibbler Awards
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 18,108 - Reviews: 1450 - Favs: 8,256 - Follows: 1,226 - Published: 4/2/2008 - Dudley D., Harry P. - Complete
Scars by NES85 reviews
A Deathly Hallows missing last chapter that takes place before the epilogue. We finally get to see Harry and Ginny come together, but their reunion isn't as easy or as effortless as they would have thought.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,476 - Reviews: 94 - Favs: 214 - Follows: 31 - Published: 8/5/2007 - Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete
Fate by Liisa reviews
After Sirius' miraculous return from behind the veil, Remus, Harry and Sirius band together to correct the fatal mistake made so many years ago on that Halloween night. COMPLETED
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 46 - Words: 139,817 - Reviews: 632 - Favs: 721 - Follows: 231 - Updated: 11/15/2005 - Published: 9/29/2004 - Sirius B., James P. - Complete
Lost: Small Boy, Answers to Harry by Tawa bids you good day reviews
AU: Sirius flees through muggle London with his four year old Godson in his arms, their pursuers closing in. PART 1 COMPLETE: Dumbledore must tell Sirius everything he didn't want to know about Harry.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 14 - Words: 44,453 - Reviews: 272 - Favs: 248 - Follows: 86 - Updated: 9/23/2005 - Published: 8/29/2005 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
Here Today and Gone Tomorrow, Without a Yesterday by Eladriewen reviews
A month after Harry has pulled out of his Voldemort-induced coma, he goes missing. A grief-stricken Sirius Black struggles for hope, while everyone else struggles for answers. Sequel to NG, NF, aNLG. FINISHED
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Suspense - Chapters: 27 - Words: 54,577 - Reviews: 296 - Favs: 152 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 4/29/2005 - Published: 9/30/2004 - Sirius B., Harry P.
Harry Potter and the Bloody Summer by Ash9 reviews
Post-OOTP COMPLETE Danger creeps around Privet Drive as Voldemort abandons his one-attempt-per-year plan. He's going in for the kill.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 17 - Words: 77,088 - Reviews: 466 - Favs: 734 - Follows: 170 - Updated: 12/5/2004 - Published: 1/16/2004 - Harry P. - Complete
Never Gone, Never Forgotten, and Never Letting Go by Eladriewen reviews
After Sirius' death, Harry begins to have awkward dreams at night, and during the day his mind plays tricks on him. Trying to solve the mystery, Harry returns to the Death Chamber that holds the dais, and discovers something he never expected. FINISHED
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 14 - Words: 40,241 - Reviews: 314 - Favs: 382 - Follows: 73 - Updated: 9/24/2004 - Published: 8/12/2004 - Harry P., Sirius B.
Harry Potter and the Power of Emotion by Melindaleo reviews
Harry is struggling to come to terms with the events of his 5th year. Can he learn to depend on those he considers family and become what he needs to be in order to survive? HG RHr
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 37 - Words: 188,590 - Reviews: 2209 - Favs: 2,658 - Follows: 539 - Updated: 7/2/2004 - Published: 1/4/2004 - Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete