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Founder: 7serotonin - Stories: 120 - Followers: 0 - id: 94656
A community celebrating stories which have created an elaborate world or culture that Jo teased in Harry Potter. Stories often revolve around Harry and focus on politics, military, and/or pureblooded society. (I focus on three elements - world-building, writing, and plot. Sometimes a story may suffer in one or two but excel in the other.) If you're interested in being a staff member, PM me. Help would be appreciated. |
Knowledge is Useful, But Power is Power by DisobedienceWriter reviews
Harry and Hermione are gifted a handwritten book at the beginning of Fourth Year. A book that reveals horrible truths about the world they live in. Prepare for a tougher Harry and a battle focused on the Ministry.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 8 - Words: 93,462 - Reviews: 1441 - Favs: 4,327 - Follows: 2,975 - Updated: 7/28/2013 - Published: 6/13/2012 - Complete
Cry Out, Curlew by Evil Is A Relative Term reviews
Helping others was her passion. It became a revolution. With the power of an open mind, Hermione Granger changed the wizarding world forever.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 43,383 - Reviews: 249 - Favs: 608 - Follows: 690 - Updated: 3/8/2013 - Published: 11/17/2011 - Hermione G., Harry P.
Veritas Oracle by BajaB reviews
A series of Vignettes involving possibly the second most powerful but underused magic in the HP universe, Veritaserum. AU after GOF. Rating increased to T due to a bit of implied sexual situations, attempted suicide, abuse, and other nasty stuff.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 7 - Words: 28,330 - Reviews: 620 - Favs: 1,413 - Follows: 809 - Updated: 12/14/2010 - Published: 10/31/2008 - Complete
The Perils of Innocence by avidbeader reviews
AU. In an institute to help children with psychological issues, a child is abandoned by his guardians because he does extraordinary things. Rather than fear him, the doctors work to help him try to control this ability. They discover other children with these incredible powers. And then odd letters arrive one summer day. Rating will probably go up later. Eventual H/Hr.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 33 - Words: 98,203 - Reviews: 3507 - Favs: 6,589 - Follows: 8,676 - Updated: 9/24/2017 - Published: 8/14/2012 - Harry P., Hermione G.
Brutal Harry by LordsFire reviews
Systematically abused and degraded children do not suddenly turn into well-adjusted members of society when removed from the abusive situation. Nor do they tend to be very trusting of others, or forgiving. Sequel up.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Supernatural/Drama - Chapters: 13 - Words: 100,387 - Reviews: 2759 - Favs: 9,128 - Follows: 4,251 - Updated: 9/16/2012 - Published: 6/18/2011 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
Hero Harry by LordsFire reviews
As Magical England grinds itself through civil war and Magical Europe at large collapses in upon itself, Harry hunts through it all. Dumbledore has disappeared, Lucius Malfoy has publically fallen out with Fudge, and most the population of Hogwarts has fled to America, bringing many families of Muggleborns with them. Sequel to Brutal Harry. Rated for violence/messiness.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Family - Chapters: 15 - Words: 108,656 - Reviews: 1256 - Favs: 2,443 - Follows: 2,005 - Updated: 5/5/2013 - Published: 9/16/2012 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
Applied Cultural Anthropology, or by jacobk reviews
... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cruciatus. Albus Dumbledore always worried about the parallels between Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. But let's be honest, Harry never really had the drive to be the next dark lord. Of course, things may have turned out quite differently if one of the other muggle-raised Gryffindors wound up in Slytherin instead.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 19 - Words: 168,240 - Reviews: 3375 - Favs: 6,057 - Follows: 7,605 - Updated: 8/31/2017 - Published: 4/26/2013 - Hermione G., Severus S.
The Handbook of Elf Psychology by evansentranced reviews
Sequel to Fantastic Elves and Where to Find Them! Harry is captured by wizards and brought to a castle. The wizards are obnoxious, but there's a lovely wood nearby which is quaintly named the "Forbidden" Forest. Harry thinks that's adorable.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 15 - Words: 99,261 - Reviews: 2560 - Favs: 6,349 - Follows: 6,228 - Updated: 6/21/2016 - Published: 9/8/2012 - Harry P., Draco M., Severus S., Luna L. - Complete
Fantastic Elves and Where to Find Them by evansentranced reviews
After the Dursleys abandon six year old Harry in a park in Kent, Harry comes to the realization that he is an elf. Not a house elf, though. A forest elf. Never mind wizards vs muggles; Harry has his own thing going on. Character study, pre-Hogwarts, NOT a creature!fic, slightly cracky.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 12 - Words: 38,289 - Reviews: 899 - Favs: 4,590 - Follows: 1,744 - Updated: 9/8/2012 - Published: 6/8/2012 - Harry P. - Complete
By Baker Street Station, I Sat Down and Wept by Deco reviews
Petunia Dursley has trouble: she's lost her family, she's going crazy, she can do magic (but not always), her suitors are a mixed bag (operative word) & people keep trying to take her children away from her. They should be very afraid. (Not only a) Double Severitus. WARNING: Not what you expected.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 142 - Words: 555,365 - Reviews: 4067 - Favs: 2,021 - Follows: 2,320 - Updated: 3/31 - Published: 1/1/2013 - Harry P., Severus S., Petunia D., Dudley D.
Lessons With Hagrid by NothingPretentious reviews
"Have you found out how to get past that beast of Hagrid's yet?" ...Snape kicks Harry out of 'Remedial Potions', but as we know from The Philosopher's Stone, there is another Occlumens in the school good enough to keep out the Dark Lord. Stupid oneshot.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,357 - Reviews: 642 - Favs: 4,102 - Follows: 847 - Published: 10/31/2011 - Rubeus H. - Complete
Forging the Sword by Myst Shadow reviews
::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'.)
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 15 - Words: 152,578 - Reviews: 3213 - Favs: 8,519 - Follows: 10,132 - Updated: 8/19/2014 - Published: 5/26/2007 - Harry P., Ron W., Hermione G.
Paradise Lost by Neko-chan -Silvered Tongue reviews
With one question posed to the Sorting Hat, Harry Potter's life changes completely.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 20 - Words: 96,214 - Reviews: 1835 - Favs: 5,594 - Follows: 6,121 - Updated: 3/23/2012 - Published: 1/20/2011 - Voldemort, Harry P.
A Marauder's Plan by CatsAreCool reviews
Sirius decides to stay in England after escaping Hogwarts and makes protecting Harry his priority. AU GOF.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 87 - Words: 893,787 - Reviews: 11232 - Favs: 15,816 - Follows: 11,673 - Updated: 6/13/2016 - Published: 4/21/2012 - Harry P., Sirius B. - Complete
The Prisoner's Cipher by Ecthelion3 reviews
AU. Years after his defeat of Voldemort, Harry Potter remains a willing and secret prisoner of the Ministry, but not all is what it seems. Harry has a plan, and the world will never be the same.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Mystery - Chapters: 9 - Words: 69,457 - Reviews: 568 - Favs: 2,608 - Follows: 2,181 - Updated: 8/15/2015 - Published: 8/21/2011 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
AntiHyphen by The Gray Maze reviews
The watchful eyes of the adoring public are locked on to the girl-who-lived-to-be-frustrated-by-society rather than where they ought to be: on her scheming twin brother. Slytherin!Harry, no Potter favoritism, no particular romance, HIATUS, but being worked on as of 2-1-16
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 60,457 - Reviews: 429 - Favs: 2,357 - Follows: 2,668 - Updated: 11/12/2013 - Published: 2/1/2012 - Harry P., Hermione G., OC, Blaise Z.
Harry Potter: Junior Inquisitor by sprinter1988 reviews
Before the start of fifth year Dumbledore changes the plans. Unfortunately he didn't bother to inform Harry. At his trial, Harry realises that it is down to him to save his own skin. To do so his Slytherin side must come out to play, and once it's out it sticks around turning life at Hogwarts on its head. Warnings: EvilDumbles, SheepOrder/Staff, GoodGuysDontGetEverythingTheirWay
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 37 - Words: 218,697 - Reviews: 8548 - Favs: 14,055 - Follows: 17,384 - Updated: 8/20/2016 - Published: 1/16/2013 - Harry P., Susan B., Hannah A., Amelia B.
Henry Black and the Memory of Death by Earl Lonsdale reviews
AU. Harry dies and learns the true meaning of being Master of Death. He goes to a new world as Henry Black to guide Harry Potter, who is neglected by his parents, and prevent him from going down the path of evil. Good Potters and Dumbledore. Different Dark Lord. Multi pairings. Hufflepuff explored.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 35,504 - Reviews: 431 - Favs: 1,513 - Follows: 1,759 - Updated: 8/31/2013 - Published: 1/7/2013 - Harry P.
Knowing by Whispers in the Dawn reviews
Souls can be just as devious as the next person. And when you have lived millenniums, all it takes is just knowing when to make a change. One change and watch the butterfly effect happen. Watch out, it's the Black family's time to rule. So what if their newest member seems a little strange? So what if Lord Voldemort is slightly obsessed with him? He's still their little seer.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 12 - Words: 51,771 - Reviews: 167 - Favs: 600 - Follows: 790 - Updated: 12/12/2013 - Published: 8/11/2013 - Harry P., Voldemort, Regulus B.
What We're Fighting For by James Spookie reviews
The savior of magical Britain is believed dead until he shows up to fight Death Eaters. Hermione Granger is a very lonely young woman without a single friend until she boards the Hogwarts Express for her sixth year, and her life take a major turn. SERIOUS WARNING. Rated M for a reason. DO NOT READ if easily offended.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 244,762 - Reviews: 2764 - Favs: 7,295 - Follows: 4,570 - Updated: 7/13/2014 - Published: 10/14/2013 - [Harry P., Hermione G.] Neville L., Lavender B. - Complete
A Wizard's Fairytale by reviewgirl911 reviews
AU: The Potters survive the attack but are convinced by Dumbledore to put Harry with the Dursleys. 5 yrs later, an abused Harry is rescued by his godmother. What will happen when he shows up at Hogwarts 11 yrs later to compete at the TWT? Abandoned.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 21 - Words: 46,564 - Reviews: 1152 - Favs: 3,354 - Follows: 3,931 - Updated: 10/14/2016 - Published: 4/6/2012 - Harry P., Gabrielle D. - Complete
Passageways by jerrway69 reviews
Hogwarts Castle decides to interfere in the lives of two of its students to change the past and future from a terrible war and giving the pair an opportunity to find something more than just protection within its walls. AU Story, Political, Fed-up Harry, OC Dumbledore.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 37 - Words: 277,162 - Reviews: 5280 - Favs: 7,811 - Follows: 8,571 - Updated: 7/10/2017 - Published: 7/31/2012 - Harry P., Bellatrix L.
Quoth the Raven, Nevermore by GenkaiFan reviews
The Tower of London has a dark and bloody past both in the muggle and wizarding worlds. Besides being a prison, it also served as a sanctuary in times past, what if it became one yet again? -AU
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 47 - Words: 114,515 - Reviews: 4947 - Favs: 6,256 - Follows: 4,112 - Updated: 10/22/2013 - Published: 1/14/2011 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
Rectifier by Niger Aquila reviews
In one world, the war against Lord Voldemort is raging. In another, a Hogwarts professor named Tom Riddle decides to put his theory on alternate worlds to test and embarks on a trip that quickly turns into a disaster. AU sixth year. DH compliant.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 26 - Words: 76,878 - Reviews: 932 - Favs: 1,967 - Follows: 2,273 - Updated: 1/26/2013 - Published: 9/27/2005 - Tom R. Jr., Albus D., Voldemort
Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by enembee reviews
Long ago the Forests of Valbonë were closed to wizards and all were forbidden to set foot within them. So when, at the end of his second year, Harry becomes disenchanted with his life at Hogwarts, where else could he and his unlikely band of cohorts want to go? Join Harry on a trip into the unknown, where the only certainty is that he has absolutely no idea what he's doing.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 50 - Words: 118,942 - Reviews: 2250 - Favs: 2,951 - Follows: 2,835 - Updated: 7/18 - Published: 8/14/2011 - Harry P., Sorting Hat - Complete