A Bit of Light Reading
  Follow . 
Focus: Books Harry Potter, Since: 07-21-06
My collection of good Harry Potter reads. Heavy on longer, completed classics, AU, Independent, Darkish Harry. Some cute kid Harry, nonangsty HPSS slash and other guilty pleasures. Emphasis on character, plots and the author's passing acquaintance with good grammar and spell check. |
What is Right: Year One by Emma Lipardi reviews
Harry finds himself making a decision to give it all up just to change what has happened. What he doesn't realize is that he gets a second chance to set it right.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 19 - Words: 87,258 - Reviews: 3707 - Favs: 7,179 - Follows: 4,270 - Updated: 10/2/2008 - Published: 1/30/2006 - Complete
Too Much Time On My Hands by neopyro reviews
Harry decides that the world's chances are looking pretty bleak after the loss of Dumbledore. With the help of his friends, he sends himself back in time and transfers all his knowledge of the future to his one year old self. AU
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 26 - Words: 68,179 - Reviews: 2496 - Favs: 3,376 - Follows: 4,283 - Updated: 11/29/2010 - Published: 5/17/2006 - Harry P.
Time to Live by loralee1 reviews
Post OotP No HBP Takes place summer after fifth year. After defeating Voldemort Harrry decides it's time for him to live his own life. No slash. Sequel to follow.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 31 - Words: 68,807 - Reviews: 1432 - Favs: 3,441 - Follows: 1,614 - Updated: 2/16/2007 - Published: 3/22/2006 - Harry P. - Complete
Redefining Summer by loralee1 reviews
AU, Post OotP, No HBP, Summer at the Dursleys has always meant Harry is overworked, under fed, and lonely, all Harry wants is a normal summer, what he gets is anything but normal. NaNoWriMo 06 project
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 9 - Words: 57,465 - Reviews: 696 - Favs: 2,506 - Follows: 781 - Updated: 2/9/2007 - Published: 1/30/2007 - Harry P. - Complete
Goblin Conspiracy by loralee1 reviews
AU, Post OotP, No HBP, Harry knows that he must take on Voldemort and finds unexpected allies
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 11 - Words: 36,299 - Reviews: 742 - Favs: 2,834 - Follows: 739 - Updated: 1/25/2007 - Published: 1/17/2007 - Harry P. - Complete
The Darkness Within by Kurinoone reviews
What if Wormtail hadn't told Lord Voldemort the Potters hideout. What if he took Harry straight to him instead? A Dark Harry fanfic. AU Mild HG
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 65 - Words: 364,868 - Reviews: 7591 - Favs: 9,716 - Follows: 3,338 - Updated: 12/24/2006 - Published: 4/26/2006 - Harry P., Voldemort - Complete
Rules of the Game by margotllama reviews
AU. Harry, on the night the first letter came, was dumped by the Dursley's in London. Now, three months later, he is found and expected to lead a normal life at Hogwarts. But, where Harry Potter is concerned, can anything be normal? Mild abuse, neglect.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 38 - Words: 115,222 - Reviews: 2408 - Favs: 2,821 - Follows: 3,462 - Updated: 7/24/2010 - Published: 9/11/2006 - Harry P., Severus S.
Harry Potter and the Undead Alliance by sloth reviews
Yr 6..Harry deals with the loss of Sirius along with Ron & Hermione's relationship. There are things he can't share with his friends but help from an unexpected source puts in motion the key to Voldemort's defeat.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 18 - Words: 126,367 - Reviews: 538 - Favs: 631 - Follows: 177 - Updated: 7/24/2004 - Published: 6/4/2004 - Harry P. - Complete
Yet Another SiblingWhoLived Fic by pstibbons reviews
AU GOF. HHr, CedricCho, TerryPadma. Harry, the brother of the Boy Who Lived, and Hermione take their SlytherinGryffindor relationship public in their fourth year, resulting in much opposition, friendship, laughter, deaths, and resurrections.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 18 - Words: 89,219 - Reviews: 431 - Favs: 378 - Follows: 476 - Updated: 11/17/2007 - Published: 10/3/2006 - Hermione G., Harry P.
The Riddle of Jim Lillian by bobsaqqara reviews
As the New Headmistress, McGonagall recalls the events of the tragic Final Battle she stumbles across a mystery that will involve Hermione, Ron, Harry, Ginny, Remus, and Kingsley, and make her question whom she can trust. AU pre HBP
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Angst - Chapters: 11 - Words: 50,972 - Reviews: 142 - Favs: 551 - Follows: 141 - Updated: 10/24/2005 - Published: 6/2/2005 - Harry P., Hermione G. - Complete
A Better Man by Valandar reviews
Vernon changed in the beginning to be a better man, thanks to a wish. How will this affect Harry, and the entire Wizarding World? Now complete! Please R&R. AU, HPGW, RWHG, RLNT
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 54 - Words: 192,896 - Reviews: 1771 - Favs: 2,627 - Follows: 898 - Updated: 9/5/2006 - Published: 8/12/2005 - Ginny W., Harry P. - Complete
Blood Magic by GatewayGirl reviews
Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry safe, but his relatives are expendable. Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry looking like his adoptive father, but it's wearing off. Blood is a bond, but so is the memory of hate -- or love.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 65 - Words: 244,191 - Reviews: 2266 - Favs: 2,312 - Follows: 663 - Updated: 2/21/2004 - Published: 6/19/2003 - Severus S., Harry P.
The Perfect Azkaban Breakout by pstibbons reviews
A response to all cliched Azkaban!Harry fics. Harry is in Azkaban for a crime he DID commit, leaving Hermione & the Order with a Mission Impossible to get him out. I didn't despise MoRon and Gin when I wrote this, so they get killed, not bashed. Ends HHr.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 12 - Words: 31,280 - Reviews: 247 - Favs: 273 - Follows: 89 - Updated: 9/27/2006 - Published: 9/14/2006 - Hermione G., Harry P. - Complete
Young Again: The Rewrite by Taliath reviews
PostHBP. When all hope seems lost and everybody is dead, Harry transports his soul into the body of his one year old self. This time, he's going to try and set things right.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Adventure - Chapters: 11 - Words: 77,665 - Reviews: 1896 - Favs: 1,503 - Follows: 1,698 - Updated: 11/20/2006 - Published: 4/15/2006 - Harry P., Minerva M.
Trinity by Katling reviews
Set postHBP. Harry now knows what he has to do find and destroy the Horcruxes and Voldemort. Ron and Hermione refuse to leave his side and they choose to become something that the Dark Lord will fear...the Trinity.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 36 - Words: 155,605 - Reviews: 130 - Favs: 297 - Follows: 62 - Published: 10/25/2006 - Harry P. - Complete
The Many Faces of Severus Snape by cecelle reviews
OneShot Spoof. An unfortunate Potions experiment makes Snape live through his many fanfiction incarnations. Dumbledore and Hermione watch. Four times Multifaceted Awards Nominee.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,897 - Reviews: 226 - Favs: 242 - Follows: 30 - Published: 1/12/2005 - Severus S., Hermione G. - Complete
Adrift in a World by Miss Whiskers reviews
Harry Potter is thrown into an alternate universe due to archaic rules of magic. Hiding under the alias of Chris Collins, he tries to find a place among the suspicion of those he knew and some he never did, as Voldemort's power grows.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 24 - Words: 172,757 - Reviews: 3684 - Favs: 5,540 - Follows: 5,957 - Updated: 12/30/2014 - Published: 6/12/2006 - Harry P.
The Little Child to Lead Him by BlueRosesAtMidnight reviews
A Christmas visit to Harry's relatives set in motion a number of changes in his life... fatherhood being the largest. Eventually Harry and Daphne Greengrass.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 16 - Words: 85,099 - Reviews: 667 - Favs: 2,380 - Follows: 1,073 - Updated: 6/29/2007 - Published: 8/25/2006 - Harry P. - Complete
There's Always a Way by S'TarKan reviews
This is my response to the Marriage Law challenge after hearing about it and reading some stories... and thinking about what MY reaction would have been if I was Harry. Oneshot, complete with epilogue.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,064 - Reviews: 369 - Favs: 1,492 - Follows: 362 - Published: 10/10/2005 - Harry P. - Complete
Taking Control by fake a smile reviews
It's the summer before Harry's 6th year, and Harry is wracked with grief. But what happens when Harry makes a vow to himself to take control of his life? Harry's life takes a sharp turn when he gets an unexpected visitor one night. HPGW Independent!Harry
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 28 - Words: 523,307 - Reviews: 3067 - Favs: 7,344 - Follows: 3,772 - Updated: 11/15/2008 - Published: 5/23/2006 - Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete
Balance by rabbit and -v-Jinx-v reviews
Hogwarts is under siege, and it's going to take everyone to find a way out of danger. Chapter 23, The end of the story, at long last.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Mystery - Chapters: 23 - Words: 58,055 - Reviews: 527 - Favs: 443 - Follows: 71 - Updated: 7/13/2005 - Published: 2/11/2002 - Harry P., Draco M. - Complete
Harry Potter and the Freak Parade by The-Caitiff reviews
Starts as parody of the formula most independant!Harry stories follow. Overly friendly Goblins, Manipulative Dumbledore, a shopping trip, a will from Sirius etc... Then it gets weird.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 5 - Words: 23,147 - Reviews: 474 - Favs: 2,210 - Follows: 605 - Updated: 7/4/2006 - Published: 7/2/2006 - Harry P. - Complete
Lest I Wither by JiM1 reviews
An adult Harry needs Severus to save him from more than just a dose of untraceable poison. Slash.
New chapter: Strategy, Ron Weasley and domestic violence.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 29,083 - Reviews: 521 - Favs: 625 - Follows: 397 - Updated: 11/5/2004 - Published: 5/26/2002 - Severus S., Harry P.
Taniwha by Elsa2 reviews
*COMPLETE* At the end of his fifth year Harry is sent to stay with Snape. Same old, same old, but with different scenery. Rated PG for some Bad Words
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 53,755 - Reviews: 152 - Favs: 238 - Follows: 31 - Published: 3/20/2003 - Harry P., Severus S. - 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.