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Challenges of a Different Sort
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Focus: Books Harry Potter, Since: 09-16-04
Founder: Molly Morrison - Stories: 50 - Followers: 29 - Staff: 4 - id: 1755
The home for stories in which Harry faces a special challenge of some type. This includes deaf!Harry, blind!Harry, mute!Harry, and amnesiac!Harry along with the less common eatingdisorder!Harry, haphephobicafraid of touch!Harry, and disabled!Harry.

If you are an author of one of a fic that would fit here or if you read these fics, please let me know so I can add your story or add you as staff! :

Dare Devil: Man Without Fear by Marisen reviews
Can a blind Harry live up to the prophecy?
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,509 - Reviews: 50 - Favs: 41 - Follows: 65 - Updated: 9/14/2004 - Published: 9/13/2004 - Harry P., Ginny W.
Out of sight, out of mind by Black Pearl reviews
UPDATED! Harry has become fed up with his glasses, wishing that he didn't need them. Harry's wish is granted, unfortunately; he becomes blind instead.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,796 - Reviews: 48 - Favs: 26 - Follows: 29 - Updated: 9/22/2004 - Published: 11/27/2002 - Harry P.
The Mistake by relative1983 reviews
Ten years ago, Dumbledore left young Harry at his relatives. Now, ten years later, he cannot be found. Severus is sent to investigate. What shall he find? Warning, childabuse!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 10 - Words: 17,614 - Reviews: 411 - Favs: 464 - Follows: 593 - Updated: 9/4/2014 - Published: 7/1/2004 - Harry P., Severus S.
Drifting by relative1983 reviews
Set after OOTP, might start to contain slight HBP spoilers. After the death of the Dursleys, Harry is now recovering. Remus and Sev take care of him. How ever will this turn out? And just what has Harry been keeping secret for so long? REVISED and on HOLD
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 19 - Words: 49,361 - Reviews: 242 - Favs: 249 - Follows: 230 - Updated: 11/1/2005 - Published: 1/14/2004 - Harry P., Remus L., Severus S.
Ill Words by moon-dragon3 reviews
Snape finally goes too far in hurting Harry. Harry develops serious problems - FINISHED - Please read and review!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 30,177 - Reviews: 462 - Favs: 535 - Follows: 198 - Updated: 2/9/2003 - Published: 12/22/2002 - Harry P., Severus S.
Dancing Through Sunday by moon-dragon3 reviews
Harry's mixed up. Snape's confused. Self harm, eating disorders, depression. Seen it all before? Try it - you might like it.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13,974 - Reviews: 103 - Favs: 227 - Follows: 71 - Published: 7/2/2004 - Harry P., Severus S.
H is for Harry by Kateri1 reviews
AU, Snape discovers something about the Boy-Who-Lived that he can’t ignore or pretend doesn’t exist.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,006 - Reviews: 132 - Favs: 178 - Follows: 139 - Published: 4/7/2004 - Harry P., Severus S.
A Forgotten Youth by Magami reviews
A broken Harry Potter mysteriously vanishing from the face of the Earth without so much as a trace left behind. A year later, a dark man suddenly appears at Hogwarts with a secret, he is not who he plays himself out to be.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 16,569 - Reviews: 871 - Favs: 700 - Follows: 609 - Updated: 1/26/2004 - Published: 2/22/2003 - Harry P., Severus S.
Never Alone, Never Again by Bored Beyond Belief reviews
Harry's holiday reaches it's lowest point. Will Harry finally be able to have the kind of love everyone else seems to take for granted? Complete
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 42 - Words: 270,482 - Reviews: 3877 - Favs: 4,518 - Follows: 957 - Updated: 12/25/2003 - Published: 4/29/2002 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
The Taming Of Harry Potter by Mel J1701 reviews
For young Harry Potter, a cupboard under the stairs was luxury compared to the conditions he has been kept in since he was seven years old...
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 14 - Words: 65,758 - Reviews: 2088 - Favs: 2,936 - Follows: 3,003 - Updated: 12/22/2012 - Published: 9/9/2003 - Severus S., Harry P.
What Do We Do Now by momma-dar reviews
How different would Harry be if he was taken from the Dursley's when he was 5 and raised by his real father, Severus Snape, and the rest of the Hogwarts staff. And what is the surprise that they get after they bring Harry home. Complete!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Family - Chapters: 25 - Words: 32,916 - Reviews: 916 - Favs: 1,352 - Follows: 609 - Updated: 4/26/2008 - Published: 3/20/2003 - Harry P., Severus S. - Complete
Question of Silence by SilverWolf7 reviews
When Voldemort goes too far with Severus as puishment, Severus must find a way to still keep his role for Dumbledore in tact as he carries information that could prove critical in the war. His teaching career could also be over if he can't find help soon
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,658 - Reviews: 58 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 7/21/2003 - Published: 11/18/2002 - Severus S., Hermione G.
Of Dreams, Delusions, and Demons by Silverthreads reviews
Severus Snape is found in a Muggle mental institution. He seems to be out of his mind. What next?
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 32 - Words: 57,954 - Reviews: 363 - Favs: 146 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 7/24/2004 - Published: 5/9/2004 - Severus S. - Complete
Forgive and Forget by waiting4morning reviews
Severus Snape awakes in a Muggle hospital with no memory of how he got there or who he is. Hunting desperately to regain his shrouded past, Snape discovers that he himself is being hunted… Author's note added
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Angst - Chapters: 20 - Words: 25,934 - Reviews: 259 - Favs: 91 - Follows: 26 - Updated: 6/24/2003 - Published: 8/6/2002 - Severus S., Harry P.
A Memory Found by Mystical Dragon reviews
When a memory charm is lifted, Severus Snape slowly begins to heal from his past.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 23 - Words: 91,165 - Reviews: 372 - Favs: 204 - Follows: 46 - Updated: 1/4/2003 - Published: 11/10/2001 - Draco M., Severus S.
A High Price by Barbara Kennedy reviews
Severus suffers lasting injuries in an explosion when he tries to save a family from a burning house after he and other Death Eaters trap them inside
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 6 - Words: 15,367 - Reviews: 127 - Favs: 52 - Follows: 30 - Updated: 11/15/2004 - Published: 10/16/2003 - Severus S.
Blind Faith by xyvortex reviews
Blinded at the age of four Harry Potter struggles to have a normal life. On his eleventh birthday he finds out he can have anything but. please R&R.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 21 - Words: 78,022 - Reviews: 1195 - Favs: 2,185 - Follows: 714 - Updated: 3/7/2005 - Published: 9/6/2004 - Harry P. - Complete
The Summer of 1995 by clairepotter reviews
Harry gets depressed in aftermath of third task, contains eating disorders and attempted suicide, please r&r.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 21 - Words: 34,338 - Reviews: 138 - Favs: 217 - Follows: 82 - Updated: 6/11/2005 - Published: 6/17/2003 - Harry P., Remus L. - Complete
Go With the Tide by Tantz reviews
HPFA Winner of Best JKR Character portrayal, for Severus Snape! Snape retrieves an injured Harry from the Dursleys-- only this time, the damage is more permanent, and Snape is not prepared to be cuddly. Complete!
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 22 - Words: 71,461 - Reviews: 1766 - Favs: 2,872 - Follows: 617 - Updated: 12/30/2006 - Published: 2/13/2003 - Severus S., Harry P. - Complete
Hear With My Eyes, Speak With My Hands by Lina Inverse the Dramata reviews
The Boy Who Lives comes togwarts for his first year, but there was something the wizarding world didn't know about Harry, and now they have to choose between teaching him or sending him back to the Dursley's.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 13,177 - Reviews: 856 - Favs: 845 - Follows: 997 - Updated: 9/14/2005 - Published: 3/9/2003 - Harry P., Severus S.
The Persistence of Memory by neutral reviews
The Boy Who Lived disappeared during the TriWizard Tournament, and Voldemort is discovered dead. A year later, a boy named James with no memory of his past is living in a muggle orphanage. [currently undergoing revision. chapter 11 uploaded]
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 11 - Words: 53,408 - Reviews: 1889 - Favs: 1,076 - Follows: 666 - Updated: 11/25/2003 - Published: 4/4/2002 - Harry P., Sirius B.
As A Bat by pottermalfoy24 reviews
AU! When Voldemort tried to kill Harry as a child his aim was off. Now how will history be changed by a blind Harry Potter? Will be HD eventually. Rating will go up.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 12 - Words: 62,502 - Reviews: 697 - Favs: 2,566 - Follows: 828 - Updated: 1/31/2005 - Published: 5/23/2004 - Harry P., Draco M. - Complete
Perception of Self by Shamera reviews
In his sixth year, Harry finds that the way he sees himself may not be the way that the world sees him. A story about eating disorders and facing your own self-image. One-shot.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,744 - Reviews: 125 - Favs: 426 - Follows: 106 - Published: 12/8/2003 - Harry P. - Complete
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