On the verge of joining the Death Eaters, Severus has a conversation that changes his mind, with consequences that change his entire world. But his isn't the only world affected...

All Harry wanted to do was retire to some island somewhere to get as far away from from all the attention of magical Britain as he possibly could... he just wasn't sure why everyone insisted on calling it his 'dark lair'... (Or: how Harry got the reputation of a dark lord without really meaning to.)

As per the Hat's decision, Harry gets Sorted into Slytherin upon his arrival in Hogwarts—and suddenly, the future isn't what it used to be.

A Harry Potter who grew up studying military tactics and strategy uses the attack on the Ministry as an opportunity to lay an ambush of his own - only to learn that his parents are still alive, as well as a twin brother whom Dumbledore calls the true boy-who-lived. And then, things get complicated. Military!Harry. A subversion of DZ2's Prodigal Son Challenge.

Sometimes your life doesn't go the way you want it too. This very much reflected the way Harry's life had gone up until this point. Honestly, he had thought himself destined for greatness. After all, he had been born with magic and talent, surely that meant something? But in the end his life and fate turned out less than glamorous. If only he had another chance.

The Deathly Hallows? A glorified entrance exam. Master of Death? A Mistranslation. Immortality? Overrated. Things are never quite as it seems, and Harry's new job has proven that time and time again. Working for a multidimensional Department overseeing death in all its shapes and forms can be a harrowing experience. Unfortunately, Harry doesn't really have a choice. Or does he?

Fifteen months in Azkaban Prison following the Chamber of Secrets fiasco leaves Harry Potter less than interested in being anybody's hero, and thanks to his psychotic friends, unreliable allies, persistent enemies, prophecies, tournaments, war, politics, magic insanity, and the perils of true love, it'd be a wonder if any of us remained sane. Still, it's the only game in town…

What is more terrifying? A wizard who can kick down your door or a wizard who can look at you and know your every thought? Harry's journey into the mind arts begins with a bout of accidental magic and he practices it and hungers for the feelings it brings. [Major Canon Divergences beginning Third Year.]

Harry Potter was raised in an orphanage, aware but confused about his magical powers. Near his eleventh birthday, he discovers he has a twin sister raised by abusive relatives for reasons he does not understand. Yearning for a family, he delves into a messy and violent Magical Britain that is yet to shrug off the effects of the latest blood war. No bashing.

In a world larger and more complicated than anyone could expect, how will Harry Potter navigate and survive when raised by House Black – an Ancient and Noble family with a long and bloody history? Surrounded by powerful new players watch House Potter rise from the ashes of defeat and reclaim their place in the annals of history, by any means necessary.

When Ron discovers that he can see the future, his entire fate is thrown off of its course. A story about adventure, friendship, growing up, and pushing forward through hardships. This story will get darker as it progresses, just like the original Harry Potter novels. It will cover all Seven Years of Hogwarts, but mostly from Ron's perspective. No Mary Sues, no Character bashing.

The war against the Dark Lord was the last straw. The oppressed, fed up with oligarchy, corruption, and injustice, sharpened their knives, rallying behind those who promised change. They won. Today, Magical Britain is a changed country – for the better. Hail and praise to our saviours! Finally, all is well. But listen! Can't you hear the grindstone turning still ...?

Harry Potter was Sorted into Slytherin after a crappy childhood. His brother Jim is believed to be the BWL. Think you know this story? Think again. Year Four starts on 9/1/20. NO romantic pairings prior to Fourth Year. Basically good Dumbledore and Weasleys. Limited bashing (mainly of James).

Ousted from Hogwarts by a gang of corrupt, incompetent officials, Albus comes to the understanding that Voldemort is not his only enemy. Now, fighting on two fronts against the Ministry and Voldemort, he finds himself in dire need of an ally. One who, like him, is a wizard of uncommon power and skill. Canon Departure from OotP. Gen.

AU, gen. Instead of becoming Voldemort, Tom Riddle established a school of "secondary importance" for Muggleborns, half-bloods, and Squibs. Since the school frees Hogwarts to continue drifting more towards the purebloods' whims and wishes, they haven't raised any large fuss. Besides, everyone knows that half-bloods and Muggleborns don't have any real power...

After defeating the basilisk, Harry is expelled for his efforts. Dumbledore was unable to get his job back as Headmaster. The two set off on a trip together around the world, where Harry will discover the benefits of being the only student of a brilliant former Headmaster who no longer feels the need to avoid sharing information.

As the unwitting personification of Death, reality exists to Lily through the veil of a backstage curtain, a transient stage show performed by actors who take their roles only too seriously. But as the Girl-Who-Lived, Lily's role to play is the most important of all, and come hell or high water play it she will, regardless of how awful Wizard Lenin seems to think she is at her job.

People often complained about a lack of birthright. Being reborn as Draco Malfoy meant I had the opposite issue. So many new things to take into account. Politics, magic, family traditions, the wizarding world and this odd new power that insisted my new reality was a game. What's a Gamer SI to do. Semi-inspired by "Magical Player", "In Bad Faith" and "Puppet of time"

After an accident, Harry wakes up in the body of fourteen year old Nathan Ciro, a tormented Slytherin who recently tried to end his own life. His return to Hogwarts causes quite the stir through the staff and students, especially when they realise he is not the same boy as before. He tries to keep his head down, but Tom Riddle has a habit of making himself Harry's problem.

Harry is a single father trying to raise his godson, Teddy. Unable to ensure his son's safety in the wizarding world he goes into hiding in the muggle one. But one trip to London will undo all of his precautions. Thrown back to the past, Harry finds himself falling into the arms of a woman who once spared his life. No paradox,Light/BadassHarry. T/M rated.

The new neighbour over the street at Privet Drive number five seems pretty normal, but not Privet Drive normal. But is anyone with the power of the gamer ever even remotely normal? No bleeding way.

Cassiopeia Black may prefer research to family politics, but she refuses to allow her family name to be ruined after the events of fall 1981. With the help of a routine obsessed house elf, Cassiopeia sets out to spin the Black family's largest PR nightmare in 100 years with a lot of old magic, some luck, and her Squib brother's family... the Grangers.

The houses of Hogwarts are growing stagnant, and a certain sentient Hat is dismayed over this turn of events. It decides to take matters into its own hands, taking advantage of several obscure rules to sort students where the Hat wants them, not where heredity or their own desires want them to be. The result? A mess that gradually pulls the student body into utter chaos.

Harry is fully prepared to face the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets to save Ginny. Unfortunately, he never gets a chance. Tamelyn Riddle realises that killing one student and draining the soul of another would leave too much evidence of her return. Luckily, there's another horcrux right in her reach that she can use to hitch a ride. A slowburn Harry/fem!Riddle fic.

Tom Riddle escapes at the end of Chamber of Secrets, and is quite surprised to find that nothing about the future is as he ever thought it would be. Soon, Tom finds himself on a globe-spanning quest to follow the path his forebear blazed and perhaps, at the end, to put a stop to him once and for all.

What if when Voldemort heard the prophecy, he decided that not only would he go after Neville and Harry, but every child born in that year? What if he decided to kill all children born the year before and the year after as well, just to be on the safe side? Harry Potter is the only boy who lived through the Purge, no one knows why. How will a young Harry Potter now cope? No romance

"I thought once" said Harry Potter. "That the knowledge that this universe - and everything contained within it - was nothing but a game for my entertainment, my redemption, would break Dumbledore." He was silent for a while, then sighed softly. "I fear, now, that it may break me." A slow, grim Gamer fic unlike any that you have ever read before. Chess is easy. Life is hard.

Discovering the existence of Time Turners during Sirius' rescue in PoA, Harry resolves to end the threat of Voldemort forever, prevent the war, settle a few scores, stop his parents from dying and live happily ever after. What could possibly go wrong …? And who the heck is this Charlie Potter bloke? Harry/Hermione/Bellatrix/fem!Riddle. No Slash. No bashing. Wrong Boy Who Lived.

You don't have to be pleasant to do good things. And sometimes it's the littlest things that spark a massive change. And when someone's been blindsided, they think it's unfair. But just because they didn't see it coming, and can't tell where it's going, is it really something that's ... bad? Rating to be on the safe side.

On the night that Harry repels the Dementors in the Forbidden Forest, something strange awakens within him. He is invited to play the Game of Death. Join Harry as he makes new companions, fights to defeat the Death Eaters, confront Voldemort, finds love, and slowly learns what it means to play a game with Death. AU, Slow-Burn Harem, Good Dumbledore, MoD and Game aspects.

The direct continuation of Harry Potter and the Hermetic Arts, in which cyberpunk-influenced, tabletop RPG-loving Harry Potter continues his life in and out of Hogwarts. Dark!Indie!Sarcastic!Paranoid!Pragmatic!Violent!Harry. Book 2 in Harry Potter and the RPG Influence. Rated M for language, graphic violence and sexual content. Dumbledore bashing, apparently.

4th Year AU, Harry wants to find out how the magic of the goblet works and discovers something far more significant. The first story published on FF, so please comment, thanks. The story is complete, just releasing the pages here and there to give me time to work on the next bit. Based on the Prompt from Reddit user asifbaig. Seriously, comments are a big motivation for me.

Years after the Epilogue things look bleak: Harry Potter agrees to go back to the Ministry Battle to change history for the better. Premise: "canon makes sense" though not in the way you think. Fight scenes, humour, romance, magic, and insanity.

AU!Harry's brother John is the BWL, but in a desperate attempt to save John's magic, they undergo a magical transfer and Harry is left practically a squib. And what will happen when Harry as a squib is accepted at Hogwarts? HARRY!DARK!POWERFUL! NO SLASH!

The destruction of the time turners in the Department of Mysteries throws Harry, Ron and Hermione a thousand years into the past. There they meet the Founders of Hogwarts, who are not at all pleased about what has happened to their school. They decide that something must be done.

In a post-Voldemost British Empire, Harry Potter rejoins society after a long period of Umbridge-enforced solitude in a manor house won by conquest. What is the Granger Institute, why do the Unspeakables want to talk to him, and just what happens if you ignore all your mail for fifteen years? Rating provisional. AU.

1995: Harry Potter tells the Minister where to stick his underage magic trial. That's the last the wizarding world hears of him. 2004: Corporal Harry Potter, RLC, is trying to have a quiet drink...

Harry has the ability to learn the history of any object he touches, whether he wants to or not.

Harry seeks a purpose of his own. Lines blur for Sirius as he fills the power vacuum in Wizarding Britain. The war never really ended. Book Two of Dark Triad Trilogy.

Harry's leisurely life as Britain's celebrated hero is upended when his best friend helps him realize he has lost sight of what's truly important. Armed with harebrained plans and driven by manly dreams, they set out for Central Europe in search of the legendary harpy queen. Sequel to Weeb.

The Battle of Camlann never happened, thus the legacy of Arthur lives on. The blood of the founders still walk the halls of Hogwarts, while ancient enemies clash to this day. Years later, Harry Potter wakes up a stranger in a strange world. Between over competitive house relations and never ending mysterious plots, he must struggle to find the truth about that fated Halloween. AU

Having been treated as a servant his entire life, Harry is more sympathetic when Dobby arrives, avoiding Vernon's wrath and gaining a bit of freedom. That freedom changes his summer, his life, and the world forever. A very long character-driven story that likes to play with canon.

Harry as the Master of Death, goes back in time with unlocked powers and abilities. While Harry is working on changing the world, he makes time for all the beautiful people he'd love to get with. Harry X Multiple Partners. Male and Female Partners. Confident!Harry Flirty!Harry Powerful!Harry Rated M for future content.

When Unspeakable Harry Potter wakes up in 1978, he determines he's either A: In the past. Or B: In a mental hospital. At least the firewhiskey still tastes the same. Waiting tables at the Three Broomsticks, drunken death eater bar fights, annoying an attractive but pushy auror, and avoiding his mother's crush on him is just another day in the life of Harry Potter.

Tom Riddle's plans fall through when Ginny Weasley loses his diary shortly after starting her first year and it is found by one Luna Lovegood. A series of bizarre conversations follow. Luna? - Yes Tom? - I've been giving this a lot of thought...and I believe you may be insane. (Not crack. Plot takes a while to appear but it's there) See last chapter for fan art and translations.

Harry Potter has been banged up for ten years in the hellhole brig of Azkaban for a crime he didn't commit, and his traitorous brother, the not-really-boy-who-lived, has royally messed things up. After meeting Fate and Death, Harry is given a second chance to squash Voldemort, dodge a thousand years in prison, and snatch everything his hated brother holds dear. H/Hr/LL/DG/GW.

Alexander Dantes was a mere child, eager to learn magic, but he was a muggle-born and he knew not what that meant. But after his first night in Hogwarts he learned, and now this new world would suffer the consequences. Join him as he enacts his revenge, learns the secrets of magic, and fights for his very survival. Covers Years 1-7, Canon Compliant. MATURE! PART ONE! COMPLETE!

Trainee Potter had assumed that once Voldemort was gone, life would go a lot smoother than it had been going before. Well, that shows what Harry knew! A demon attack and the reappearance of a Phoenix, carrying a note from a man long dead, thrusts Harry into peril and adventure once again! What new threat is the world facing, and is he strong enough to fight it?

A different kind of Gamer fic. Harry Potter is sent back in time against his will and forced to redo his life for the sake of humanity. The last chapter will always be current stats.

Expelled from Charmbridge Academy, wandless, and fated to die, Alexandra Quick is still bringing trouble wherever she goes. Before she's done, her Solemn Quest will shake the Ozarks, her feud with old rivals and new enemies will shake New Amsterdam, and discovering the World Away will shake the Confederation.

Twenty years ago, Voldemort won the Battle of Hogwarts, then the war. Harry now guides the remaining resistance through the Magical Curtain that separates the rest of the world from Voldemort's Empire, where magic is out in the open and wizards reign free. Canon loyal, not dark. Adventure, not angst.

Harry Potter discovers the Player Handbook for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd Edition after experiencing accidental magic and realizes he may have magic. Directed to a hobby shop, he develops his own style of magic based on tabletop RPGs and comics. Then, he gets his Hogwarts letter. Dark!Indie!Sarcastic!Paranoid!Pragmatic!Harry. Rated M for language and graphic violence.

Andromeda Tonks is tired of watching her daughter chase after men she feels are nothing but trouble. When she learns of Nymphadora's interest in Remus Lupin, she decides to try and trick her daughter into pursuing Harry Potter instead. What happens when she actually goes along with her mother's advice, though, is anyone's guess. [some Dumbles bashing, minor Weasley bashing]

The night Harry summons the Knight Bus to escape the Dursleys, he ends up bringing a new companion—a poor black cat that he decides to take as a second familiar. But this cat isn't any ordinary cat, and it has big plans for its new master. Sirius really should've kept his plans a bit more secret…especially with his cousin so close… [Harry/Bella, Harry/Harem, Dark-but-Good Harry]

When Tonks is forced to go undercover as Harry's bodyguard at Hogwarts, chaos ensues. Who ever said that fighting Dark Lords couldn't be fun? Slow-building Harry/Tonks. Fifth year. Rated M for crude humor and a few adult situations.

AU. Little Harry Potter knew from the moment he defied the laws of gravity and made a pebble accelerate at a freefall of 8.9 m/s 2, that he was going to have fun learning about the rules of all the known universe… and breaking every single one of them. WARNING: Sporadic Updates.

Harry grows up watching anime and fantasizing about having superpowers. When his Hogwarts letter arrives, he jumps at the chance to live the life of a harem protagonist. Not a harem fic. Timeline moved forward to modern day.

Snape is assigned guard duty on Privet Drive one summer, and he finds Harry engaged in an activity he would never have expected. (No Slash)

Villains always make the same dumb mistakes. Luckily, Tom Riddle happens to have a rather dangerously genre-savvy friend in his head to make sure that he does this "conquering the world" business the RIGHT way. It's about time the bad guys won for once.

Harry has faced down dementors, Death Eaters, and Dark Lords. None of it has prepared him for Phaedra Zabini. Smut Warning: Not for younger audiences. A bit sinister with some mild dubcon.

Harry has had enough and decides to prematurely to break the Blood Wards around Privet Drive. Dumbledore's reaction doesn't go as Harry expects. Set at start at 5th year. ONE SHOT

Looking for something different? Something compelling, with a plot that isn't cookie-cutter and predictable? This is the epic for you. 1981 didn't go as it was fated, leaving the world of 1994 a crumbling, fractured apocalypse. Between runes that promise the end of the world and the possibility of magic dying entirely, Harry has a difficult path ahead of him. COMPLETE

Little Harry Potter was not the biggest fan of his own life, but what could he possibly do about it? Escaping to play video games in the dark of night helps... but only a little. A Gamer Fic.

Gen, past SSLE. Harry finds out he's Snape's son. It goes as badly as possible. COMPLETE.

Our choices define us. When Harry and his closest friends are transported to an alternate dimension, thirty years after the war's end, and forced to face the results of what would have been if only they had chosen differently, he will discover just how true this is. Features H/G, H/Hr, H/DG. Not multi.

Harry Potter is a geek, a nerd, a total dork whose favorite hobby is "transfiguring stuff." He doesn't understand what rules are, has no social skills, is barely sentient, and is very smart.

Grindelwald won his duel against Dumbledore in 1945. In the decades since, his empire has come to dominate the world and all peoples in it. Emily Potter, daughter of terrorists and a Hogwarts graduate herself, alongside Ron Weasley, her best friend, must navigate this frightening new world of dark magic, evil plots, and hopeless rebellion. Fem!Harry, post Hogwarts

After fifth year Harry demands something important to do to get his mind of the death of Sirius. The order agrees and hands him a very important mission. They send along their newest adult recruit, Fleur Delacour. Rated M for Language and Adult themes.

With his life turned into a Game, Harry now has to raise a Phoenix, uncover the Founders' darkest secrets, deal with political manipulations and live through Hogwarts all while trying desperately to not swear too much.

Point of deviation: Harry's primary school taught Home Economics. Harry's not going to let the wonders of magic take away his common sense, and if he can get a good deal, he's going to take it. Meanwhile, money is fun, but magic is funner. AU

When Ron Weasley realized he was reborn to the world with his memories mostly intact, he felt it was a second chance to do better. However, he slowly realizes that this world was different from his own. Making new friends and earning new enemies, he has to use his experience from his previous life not only to reach his goals, but also to survive. AU

Turning to look at him, she gave him an odd look. "You do understand Privilege, Right?". Harry's world is turned upside down as a blond haired Slytherin barges into his life to show him all he could, and should, be taking advantage of. M for Caution.

Neville, abruptly woken from a daydream, is temporarily confused about his actions. And now ... he's terrified of being who he wants to be.

The last thing Harry Potter wants is to be lumped with a trainee Auror, especially one that idolises him. As he guides her through the realities of being an overworked Auror and tentatively settles into adult life with Ginny, a dark plot brews on the horizon... Winner of Mugglenet's Quicksilver Quill Awards 2016, Best Post-Hogwarts.

Chessmaster Volume I. AU. Harry discovers that cleverness is the best way to outwit Dudley and his gang, which leads to a very different Sorting. While Harry and his friends try to unravel Hogwarts' various mysteries, the political tension in the Wizengamot reaches new heights as each faction conspires to control the fate of Wizarding Britain. Sequel complete.

A sharp and sudden change that can have devastating effects. When a Harry Potter that didn't follow the path of the Epilogue finds himself suddenly thrown into 1970, he settles into a muggle pub to enjoy a nice drink and figure out what he should do with the situation. Naturally, things don't work out the way he intended.

In a world with a pragmatic, intelligent Voldemort, Harry discovers that he has the power to live, die and repeat until he gets it right.

To the victor go the spoils. But if you don't grab what's in front of you when you have the chance, you'll end up with nothing.

Death wants free of its Master and proposes sending Harry back in time to avoid the unnecessary deaths in fighting Voldemort. Harry readily accepts, thinking he'll start anew as a Firstie. Instead, Harry's soul, magic, and memories end up at the beginning of Second Year — in GILDEROY LOCKHART!

In which pureblood tradition doesn't always favor the purebloods.

What would have been the appropriate response to a creature that can kill with a look being set loose in the only magical school in Britain? It would have been a lot more than a pat on the head from Dumbledore and a mug of hot cocoa.

Harry Potter grows up a muggle boy with plenty of friends and a complicated family. His brother was the sole conqueror of the dark lord at the ripe age of one. His parents love him unconditionally. Dumbledore insists the boy who lived is in danger. Two Hogwarts letters and a godfather later no one knows how things got to be such a mess. A different kind of wbwl story.

For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would become a Dark Lord. For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would take down the Ministry or die trying. He should have known that Hermione and Ron wouldn't let him do it alone.

Magic can solve all the Wizarding World's problems. What's that? A prophecy that insists on a person? Things not quite going your way? I know, lets use this here ritual to summon another! It'll be great! - An eighteen year old Harry is called upon to deal with another dimension's irksome Dark Lord issue. This displeases him. EWE - AU HBP

Between marriage contracts, soul bonds, angry fathers, wandering eyes, backstabbing women, and defiant house elves, Harry has a feeling that 'True Love' isn't in the cards for him in this story. Which is just fine by him, as it turns out. A depressing walkthrough of the current state of HP Fanfiction.

AU, time travel. Voldemort won and Harry lost. Life under Lord Voldemort's rule isn't what the Purebloods thought it would be... so a half-baked plot to twist time to save their sorry hides is concocted. But will it work? [WIP]

Post-Hogwarts. Harry can't even repair a damaged house without stumbling into major trouble. Harry intrudes upon the kidnapping of former Minister Fudge and finds himself drafted into a secret attempt to find and rescue the wizard. Humor, Spy!Harry, Harry-searching-for-a-career, Bumbling!Harry-becoming-Powerful!Harry.

In which Bellatrix Black and Molly Prewett were sorted into Hufflepuff, and the world changed ever-so-slightly.

Harry Potter, the Chosen One, dies. He took one of the trains in the dream with Dumbledore instead of going back, where all his close friends and Ginny had already been killed. The train takes him to... an arcade?

AU. if a certain person doesn't hear a prophecy, does it still come true?

Secrets of the war, a murder and a fatal attraction: After his victory over Voldemort, Harry became an Auror, and realised quickly that it wasn't at all like he had imagined. Disillusioned with the Ministry, he takes on a last case, but when he starts digging deeper, his life takes a sudden turn … AUish, Post-Hogwarts. HP/DG

Alexandra Quick is determined to cheat her fate and see justice done, but she faces a vengeful conspiracy and secrets she is not prepared for. She'll need the help of her friends, but even that may not be enough against the power of the Stars Above.

To avoid the unjust prosecution of his friends in the days following the end of the war, Harry Potter signed a magical contract in blood. Years later, Harry struggles with the balance of his latest Auror case involving a wizard ritualistically murdering Muggles, periodic contract renewals, and both the developing and deteriorating relationships with those closest to him. HP/NT.

Alexandra Quick begins eighth grade at Charmbridge Academy angry and in denial. When guilt and obsession lead her to a fateful choice, it is not only her own life that hangs in the balance, for she will uncover the secret of the Deathly Regiment!

Cormac McLaggen explains a few simple truths to Harry, with profound consequences. Harry/Romilda. Smut.

The war against Voldemort never reached America, but all is not well there. When 11-year-old Alexandra Quick learns she is a witch, she is plunged into a world of prejudices, intrigue, and danger. Who wants Alexandra dead, and why?

17 years have passed since Voldemort's fall and the Potters vanished. Now, as part of the revitalized British Empire's elite, the Potters return in the midst of a new Dark insurgency. However, their orders quickly come to head with Dumbledore's plans. AU.

A different war begins. The people want a saviour who'll protect them from bullets and Harry isn't it. 'Death Eaters killed eleven wizards this week. The Muggles have killed eighty.' [oneshot]