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charter: As the title says. A C2 for fics where Harry is adopted, mentored or cared for by untypical characters, original characters or characters that are mentioned in the books but not introduced, such as the Flamels. Includes the occasional crossover. Recs are welcome, just drop a note.


1. The Wizard of Gotham by Skysaber reviews
After failing to cheat Bruce Wayne on a deal for drills, Vernon Dursley takes his frustrations out on Harry Potter, by abandoning him in Gotham City.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 9 - Words: 28,873 - Reviews: 1351 - Updated: 9-11-07 - Published: 4-26-07
2. Grandpa Dursley and the Schooling of Harry Potter by Deep Red reviews
Vernon's father was never what you'd call an ordinary muggle, so what happens when he moves in with his son only a few months before Voldemort’s defeat on Halloween? And just what does the exmilitary man think of all this hocuspocus and the tabby cat
Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,355 - Reviews: 510 - Updated: 5-31-07 - Published: 4-25-04
3. Flight of the Raven by Araceil reviews
HPDM slash. Full Summary inside. Harry was given up as a child and adopted into the Greyback family, now 17yearsold he's captured during an assassination mission by slavers and sold off to Draco Malfoy. Problem is, Raven has family issues in England.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 11 - Words: 57,045 - Reviews: 651 - Updated: 3-14-08 - Published: 12-14-06
4. Shadow Boy by Pissed Off Poet1 reviews
Harry Potter could never be called normal. Not when he was abandoned by his parents when his twin brother was hailed the boy who lived, and defiantly not when he returned fourteen years with three adopted brothers in tow, to rock Hogwarts world.
Complete - Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 21 - Words: 51,177 - Reviews: 1279 - Updated: 1-27-07 - Published: 10-1-06
5. A Different Reality by Constellations reviews
AU. Discarded by the Dursleys, Harry's life is completely changed when he is found and adopted by the most unlikely being imaginable.
Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Supernatural - Chapters: 13 - Words: 28,966 - Reviews: 367 - Updated: 6-3-05 - Published: 3-31-04
6. The Dogfather by scared-of-mimes reviews
Alternate Universe, Harry is abandoned by the Dursleys when he was a baby and is adopted by a muggle family. He has a relitavely normal and happy life until his family adopts a certain black dog. Rated for safety.
Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 35 - Words: 52,324 - Reviews: 784 - Updated: 1-22-08 - Published: 2-8-05
7. Change Your Mind by The It reviews
At five, Harry is abandoned by the Dursleys and found by Remus Lupin. At seven, he’s adopted. At twelve, his life changes forever. AU! Chapter Eight.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 9 - Words: 17,985 - Reviews: 196 - Updated: 3-5-08 - Published: 9-3-05
8. Tempest Mage by Sakura Lisel reviews
[XMenEvo crossover] What if, Harry Potter was abandoned by the Dursley’s and was shipped off to an orphanage the same day he arrived on their doorstep, and was later adopted by a certain blue skinned shape shifter?
Fiction Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 5 - Words: 22,896 - Reviews: 194 - Updated: 7-1-07 - Published: 4-18-07
9. Potter by Water Mage reviews
One change in the past can cause a ripple effect, changing the timeline. A baby, Harry, being adopted by a crime lord is one. How will Hogwarts be different with a gun wielding, Harry PotterMcKnight? The heir to England's underground crime empire.
Complete - Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 17 - Words: 98,716 - Reviews: 1680 - Updated: 5-26-05 - Published: 11-27-03
10. Grey Maiden I: Philosopher's Stone by Chris Widger reviews
AU Slytherin!Harry Taken from the lifeless arms of his mother on Halloween, 1981, Harry’s life is altered forever. Lily’s best friend has pledged her life to raise and protect Harry. But how will an entirely different upbringing change the BoyWhoLived? Fo
Complete - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 15 - Words: 88,186 - Reviews: 365 - Updated: 4-3-06 - Published: 3-29-06
11. By the Light of the Moon by MoriasDepths reviews
She was a teacher, not a mother. But in the aftermath of a Death Eater attack, Minerva McGonagall found herself rearing two orphaned werewolf boys as her own, one of whom the darkness would do anything to destroy...Harry Potter. AU.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 37 - Words: 85,431 - Reviews: 589 - Updated: 9-12-08 - Published: 8-1-05
12. The Happy Red Prince by LT2000 reviews
Seven Year AU. Suppose the Dursleys had not been Harry's only living relations. How might the young hero that we know and adore have been changed by a loving childhood? The differences might not be as universally positive as one might think. Discontinued.
Fiction Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 86,231 - Reviews: 594 - Updated: 3-5-06 - Published: 4-25-05
13. Strains of Melody by hoshi-tachi reviews
AU, pre- and first year: An abused 5-year-old Harry Potter is rescued from the Dursleys' by muggles and adopted. There's just one problem: the person who adopted him doesn't exist.
Fiction Rated: T - English - General/Supernatural - Chapters: 15 - Words: 33,092 - Reviews: 1360 - Updated: 1-8-08 - Published: 9-17-03
14. Gabriel by Shikatanai reviews
AU: At 5, an abused Harry is taken in by a powerful family. Taking the name Gabriel, he grows up into something very different. How will Hogwarts react? Soldier!Harry, Neutral!Harry, implied child abuse.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 27 - Words: 115,932 - Reviews: 2415 - Updated: 9-30-07 - Published: 12-9-05
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