Harry Potter learnt early on in his youth that if he wanted things done right, it was best to be done himself. That decision will make all the difference when he arrives to Hogwarts. Tags are inside the foreword chapter.

On the night of Halloween 1981, a butterfly flapped its wings, and the world changed. Albus Dumbledore made a different decision, impacting the fate of two of the greatest houses of wizarding Britain, and the dominos began to tumble. For instead of the Dursleys, it was Lord Arcturus Black who took Harry in as his own.

One year after Voldemort killed Lily and James Potter, Severus Snape pays a visit to Number 4 Privet Drive. He has a duty to Lily Evans, the best friend he ever had, and therefore to her son and her sister. He finds himself assuming the role of the child's uncle. Hopefully, this will be enough to redress some of the hurt he caused.

Abandoned at a run-down orphanage by the Dursleys, Harry struggles with fresh injuries and a growing sense of betrayal. Confronting a world of unfamiliar faces and hesitant kindness, he cautiously navigates the bustling corridors and guarded smiles of Little Haven Orphanage. With his pillowcase of scant belongings, Harry steps into a new chapter fraught with uncertainty.

Series of One-Shots of Harry's life if his parents lived. Summary at the beginning of the chapter. Harry/Ginny pairing. Rated T to be safe. I don't own Harry Potter.

Harry feels that it's stupid to alienate those who control your money. See how a bunch of first years treat the goblins and what comes of it. These kids are going to cause quite a storm. Should be fun. A fast paced, happy, story about changing their destiny. It all starts at Gringotts.

AU. 24 June 1995, when Harry, the Triwizard Cup and the corpse of Cedric Diggory portkey to the Winner's Platform from the Little Hangleton graveyard, the ghosts of Cedric, James and Lily come with Harry. These ghosts KNOW things—and they are not silent. What happens when Dumbledore's secrets no longer are secret? Eventual H/Hr. Bashing of Dumbledore and of Ron.

AU Halloween 1981 and the Potter family has been attacked. But when Sirius arrives, the crib is empty. Harry is missing, and presumed dead, but Mipsy knows the truth. She takes care of her little master just as the Potter's portrait commands her to. Cover by EnchantedPixie495 [COMPLETE]

Ivy Harriet Potter is just too cute to resist. The only person who doesn't think so is her aunt. Then Tony Stark walked into her life. A few years later, Deadpool happened and Harry Potter from another reality comes. A cute little Fluff-fest. Timelines What Timelines. Genderbending. Female Harry and the real Harry. Crackish. on Hiatus.

My answer to Proud Mudblood's challenge: it started with a kiss: a new Harry emerges and a seemingly impossible destiny is set in motion; with Hermione at his side, however, Harry feels he can do anything: can he? Grey-Super-Harmony

Harry feels there is more he can do with his life. He is not sure how. A night time visit from Kreacher helps him along his way. With the help of his elfin friends, he makes his own way. This is an Independent Frugal Harry. My first story.

What if that fateful Halloween night had gone a little differently and James and Lily survived? How would that come to pass? how did Harry survive without his mother's sacrifice? Warning Character Death. Mentions, but no actual description, of Spanking. JXL FXE.

In a freezing tent in the middle of nowhere, a trio became a duo. Friendships died with a stab of betrayal. But a truer friend is about to help Harry and Hermione out of their horrible situation with a snap of their fingers. Not kind to Dumbledore or some Weasleys. Don't like don't read. Not Canon, obviously.

In which Hogwarts' first muggle professor falls in love with Professor Lupin. Chaotic fix-it fic. Fair warning, I stopped censoring the swear words about halfway through.

Not Canon. Ron slut shames Ginny publicly and hits Dean. The twins dare Hermione to kiss someone. She kisses two guys. For legal purposes, I'm obviously not J.K. Rowling. All I own are my plot bunnies. As usual: don't like, don't read.

Reflecting on a life well-lived, Minerva McGonagall realises there are still a couple of loose ends to tie up before she goes. SS/HG

Dumbledore is visited by three ghost to tempt him to change his ways. Will it work or will he still be consumed with his 'Greater Good? This is a Harry Potter / Christmas Carol story for 2023.

Post-war, Hermione is attending university and in her second year as a graduate student in History there's a new undergraduate professor who looks a lot like her former potions professor who no one could prove was alive or dead after the Final Battle. This is a soul mates story. 12 chapters.

The muggle-born girl who loved to study had no idea that she was, in fact, a witch! Now she can attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and meet new friends. That's when she met the famous Harry Potter and her new friend, Ron. Together they must discover the mysteries of Hogwarts! [Harmony Retelling Book 1]

YATTF... but with a twist. It's time travel, but not really. It's the outcome of time travel. Because, you know, it's got to be a little confusing... Rating is for hinted lemon. Book timeline, but not canon. EWE.

War being what it is, the smallest of decisions can have the biggest consequences. Such a small change results in a corresponding change in Harry, and in his shock, he realises how things are, and what he is. Starts in the Department of Mysteries in fifth year. (Harmony, AU, Character Death)

Harry Potter gets a letter to Ilvermorny and gains a chance to get away from his abusive relations. He takes it and enters a new world far different and better than before. Yet old enemies are lurking waiting for their chance. Rate for violence mentions of abuse.

The Wizengamot instituted a marriage law to rebuild the population of the British Wizarding World after the second war against Voldemort. However they underestimated what Hogwarts students can achieve when they all work together to beat the injustice of unthinking old wizards.

Harry knows he's in trouble. Sixteen years old and already fighting for his and his friends lives just because some old men couldn't ignore a barmy woman sprouting a few lines. Harry's a boy with the world on his scrawny shoulders and with no adults to help him. But Sirius wouldn't leave his pup without a chance of survival. The world better watch out for a Black with a plan.

Harry has had it with his life. Cheated on, career in shambles, friends aren't so much. He conspires with Hermione to get a redo on their lives. Death Eaters and Moldyshorts beware. He's saving lives, causing a ruckus, and doing it all in style. Will the Malfoys be the same? You wish. Dumbles tries to keep control but Harry has it first. Join Harry and his new gang on a wild ride!

During Christmas of his first year at Hogwarts, Harry hears Ron and his brothers complain about their financial situation. He doesn't understand why the family doesn't do anything about it. He tells them just that and it sparks an idea that will grow.

Because there was NO WAY leaving a toddler on a doorstep in the middle of a winter night could POSSIBLY go wrong...

Harry gets struck by magical lightning and get stupidly overpowered. It's payback time. No one is going to be walking over him anymore.

It is 1986. Harry Potter has been missing from the Wizarding World for five years, and journalist Rita Skeeter wants to find him. Her simple search soon turns ugly when the truth of Harry's home life is revealed. How will she respond? Will she exploit this discovery for her own gain, or will she put her career aside in order to save a child whose only crime was being Harry Potter?

SS/OC GOT IT !25 year old woman finds herself leaving her life to be transported into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. She discovers, she is 18 years old, wealthy, powerful and influential in the Wizarding World. What would you do, change things? Will she change or save lives? She must be careful with power comes responsibility. AU, Baby Harry. SS/OC Written in first person.

A very feel-good AU where the Delacours were named Harry's Godparents alongside Sirius. How will this impact Harry? Read on for my interpretation. Harry/Fleur, no bashing - just a sensible wizard and witch helping others avoid blatantly stupid decisions. Fleur one year younger and Tonks a few years younger compared to canon. COMPLETE.

During the Tri-Wizard Tournament, Harry entered the third task and never came out. This is the story of Hermione and all those left behind. Four months later Hermione finds evidence of Harry and everything starts falling apart even faster. Then she finds him barely alive and their world explodes. AU. H/Hr.

The Goblet is older than everyone ever thought, and during the choosing of the champions at Hogwarts it wakes up. It wakes up, it realizes it has been duped, and it's upset. It cleanses Harry, then sends Him and his bonded to a better place. When they return, The magical world won't know what hit them.

Tony and Harry settle into their lives, only to have them disrupted when Harry is mysteriously entered into a deadly tournament.

Lucius creatively tries to stop Harry from inheriting the Black Headship, only just too late. Harry has no idea why or how, but he is pretty sure he once again barely evaded death. If only he didn't have to become a woman to do it... Given recent revelations, he decides to roll with it and tries to reinvent himself to some success. As a she, he figures the prophecy is a dud anyway.

Harry didn't like it. Sirius was going on the run again, living in horrible conditions, because the one person who can help him... won't. Luckily the Weasley boys have a solution.

Based on "Hatal Fart Attack" by Corwalch, "Royal Ward" follows the changes in Harry's life after he gains the personal attention of the Queen. My thanks to Corwalch for permission to write a sequel. Reading "Hatal Fart Attack" first is recommended, but not absolutely required. Please note that this story begins in 1989, shortly before Harry turns 9.

A new life! A new school! A new set of dangers! This is not why Harry and Hermione left Hogwarts, but Sirius will fix it… (Now a long story, per my godson's demands, pls read AN)

Sequel to Common Ground. After Halloween, Snape and Harry begin to bond even more as they discover some common interests. But will it stand the test of time . . .and can Sev protect Harry from the evil that stalks him? AU, Sev/Harry mentor/guardian story.

Harry has never really liked Halloween... for obvious reasons. A certain professor isn't really a fan either. Perhaps some healing is in the cards for both of them, after a trip out to a small village in southwest England. Takes place in second year, but it could honestly be any year at Hogwarts.

Thrown back in time from 2019 to 1991, a grown and disgruntled Harry Potter finally has the chance to change his life for the better, fixing things before everything went wrong and becoming the father figure for his younger self that he never had. Maybe he now actually has a chance at happiness, both for him and his younger self, and just maybe a chance at romance as well...

At age seven, Harry wants to control his "freakishness". A book in the library calls to him. He finds that he needs to get stronger in order to control what is probably magic that causes all those unexplained events near him. That brings some unexpected changes to his life. Petunia, [Harry, Hermione]

Fifth year. Remember that time when Harry stopped to think before speaking? When he was smart about it and didn't just sit back and watch as he and other kids were hurt because the Professors told him to keep his head down? Although, nobody would have expected him to handle it the way he did.

Feeling guilty about the injury of his best friend, Harry tries to make amends to Hermione after the fallout of Skeeter's article. They discover new insights about each other as they fall in love. His decision to join Hermione for the Easter Holidays changes everything that he knows. An alternative to GOF.

Beginning in the graveyard, Harry fails to reach the cup to escape but is saved by an unexpected person thought long dead. Harry learns what it is to be a Potter and starts his journey to finish Voldemort once and for all. NO SLASH. Rated M for language, gore etch. A story of realism and Harry coming into his own.

Rita spouting lies, branded as a Dark wizard and goblins in a rage; Harry's had enough. So, he seeks to jump back in time to save himself from a life of misery and fickle loyalty, maybe a little revenge and mysteries along the way.Time Travel! A Harry raises himself fic. Non-epilogue compliant, non-slash.

What if the Harry Potter stories had one key factor go just a little more realistically? Fluffy at first and Hinny through-out. Enjoy my take on something I haven't seen happen here before.

Justin loves being a wizard. He does. But some of the things they insist on are stupid. One day, when he can't take it anymore, someone in the library understands.

One afternoon, eight-year-old Harry was running from his cousin and his band of thugs when he ducked into a strange old book store where he met an even stranger old man and a magical book that will help him to achieve greatness.

Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back. Harry's curiosity leads him to exploring the Chamber a bit more thoroughly before he leaves for the Summer. What he finds there gives him a new responsibility beyond just himself and a lifelong satisfaction in the choices he makes from there on.

This is the story of how Voldemort and the tools he created to defy death were destroyed by Harry Potter and me while sitting in an empty Hogwarts classroom using Harry's idea, my design, and most importantly, our intent. Set during 6th Year.

It's been a couple of years since Harry died in the Forbidden Forest and Voldemort declared his victory over the Wizarding World. Running an errand in Diagon Alley, Ginny sees a familiar face. Written for the Harry/Ginny Subreddit's Valentine's contest, this story does not take place in my extended Potterverse.

Harry has a hard time denying Teddy anything. Post-Deathly Hallows story featuring Harry and Teddy. Three-shot for Lauraf68. Rated T. Everything belongs to JKR.

The war is won. Now what? Hermione is struggling and accepts a completely indecent proposal from Severus which leads them on a path neither had expected. A story of healing after trauma. Takes place during the Trio's 7th year, AU from end of book 6 onwards, major character death implied. Complete - epilogue up!

After Lily and James Potter tragic murder, Remus Lupin was distraught. Feeling sorry for himself, he went to his old friend's destroyed house and wept. When a letter from his friend comes to him the following day, he is shocked to find out information that was kept from him for a year, information that will not only change his life, but baby Harry's as well. (Part 1 in series)

Fifth year fiction: Someone sharing Lily's blood showed up in summer after fourth year and touches not only Harry's but the lives of others whose future depends on Harry's actions. The new person helps both Harry and Snape to bond together. No Slash, Good Dumbledore, Snape mentors Harry story.

At the reading of Sirius Black's will several shocking revelations leave Harry Potter and Nymphadora Tonks reeling. How will things change for them? And what about that crazy, drunken contract between James Potter and Sirius? What will this mean for Harry and Tonks? AU after Order of the Phoenix. Not part of the Professor Muggle series.

Despite the smoke and mirrors, it's obvious Tony's a highly flawed and complex individual who has secrets. No one had a clue that he hides a MOAS, one though, that could rip apart the fabric of society if it were ever to come to light. After almost 2 decades though Tony feels like his secret is fairly safe, which only goes to show that he shouldn't let his guard down...not ever.

Part II of a collection of moments in the life of Minerva McGonagall. "For there are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life." - Victor Hugo

In the year following the Battle of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall faces the past, transforms the present, and rebuilds the future. Featuring some Quidditch, plenty of Transfiguration, an alive Dougal McGregor, a couple of McGonagall brothers, and a castle in desperate need of repair (and maybe even a chocolate frog card or two).

A new year looms on the horizon. A ancient prestigious Tournament is being held at Hogwarts in new form. Harry will show the wizarding world that change can be a really good thing. And perhaps he can find a girlfriend? But what will Dumbledore do to retain his power? Sequel to Forging Destiny

Ron's being hung out to dry by the press and Harry has a few words to say on this, An Easter inspired tale

Sirius Black didn't die when he fell through the Veil, instead he is given a second chance, waking up as his twenty-one year old self, a week before Halloween 1981. Armed with knowledge of the future, Sirius fights to ensure the burden of prophecy doesn't fall on Harry's shoulders... But can he survive the war and keep his friends alive? Completed!

Harry is adopted by a black shaggy dog when he leaves Privet Drive after blowing up Aunt Marge. His experiences at the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley afterwards takes his life in a whole different direction. He gets help from unexpected directions - the goblins and the DMLE. AU Third Book. No Pairings. Unofficial subtitle: Where everyone gets what they deserve.

When Albus Dumbledore dies Fawkes leaves Hogwarts. I always wondered where he landed. ? this story has original characters as well as some of J k Rowling's originals. I'm not sure wehre it's going. I've had this scene in my head for years and finally decided to write it down.

With Harry Potter's hearing for Underage Use of Magic looming, and Sirius Black hunted for a crime he didn't commit and was never tried for, Harry reaches out to Her Majesty the Queen for help, with unexpected results. No ships. AU starting Ch 6-9 OotP, No HBP, No DH, No Horcruxes. COMPLETE

Harry Potter, eighteen, figures out what to do with life after death. Teddy plays a part. H/G.

Lieutenant Fira Akane was born on Betazed with her telepathy already active. In order to prevent the insanity that often accompanies this disorder, she was raised on Vulcan and taught to discipline her mind. Years later, she's found the one being who's thoughts she can't hear-and decides to take a chance. Takes place after Star Trek: First Contact. Data/OC.

How everything would have turned out differently if Ronald Weasley had used his jealousy positively. Completely AU, partly OOC, smart!Ron.

By chance, Harry discovers his Animagus abilities. At the age of nine, he flashes himself to Hogwarts in his phoenix form, hoping for a better life. Will he succeed? AU, partly OOC, abuse!Dursleys, adoption, de-aged!Minerva, An Animagus story.

When Hermione turns her activism to Wizarding children's rights she inadvertently finds herself in the midst of the mummy wars. WARNING- pokes fun at certain parenting practices and the people who defend them.

The obligatory Snape-raises-Harry fic, with a few extra twists. More details in the A/N of chapter one as to changes. Slytherin!Harry. Will probably go up to Harry's boarding the express, possibly further. Reviews heavily appreciated. Rated T for implied abuse; may go up to M later. Updates halted temporarily.

Severus was raised Roman Catholic by his mother. As he laid dying in the Shrieking Shack, he portkeys to Father Patrick McKinney's for his Last Rites. Can Patrick keep his friend alive? Can Severus claim Sanctuary if he does survive? Will the British Ministry of Magic accept the claim?

Although Harry and Ginny both survived the war, each bears scars from their year apart. The end of a war and the death of a brother don't make for an easy romance, but as long as there is the faintest, slimmest, wildest chance... The Weasleys gained and lost a member in one night. Will they ever be whole again? Best Romance and Best Drama/Angst in the 2014 HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards

Harry Potter: the boy-who-lived, the boy-who-ran-away, the boy-who-is-missing, the street urchin, the boy-who-hung-around, the survivor, the boy-who-changed-everything. AU since 31 Oct 1981. Rated T for some language and violence. A HHr story with a poor relationship with Dumbledore.

A reason why Fred and George went into Gryffindor house. Includes character's death and spoiler for HP7. Reincarnation-fic

Harry decided that he didn't want to suffer at the Dursleys again and thanks to a discovery he made, he uses another option he found out about. After all, who would want to have a horrible summer with them, if anywhere else would be much nicer? One Shot

Harry wakes one morning, he discovers a badly injured Snape in his living room, & tries to hide him. But Petunia discovers them & reveals a secret she has kept for 13 years-one that will change the course of Harry's life forever, and Severus' too. AU, pre-GOF.

AU. Time Travel. Snape goes back in time, holding the knowledge of what is to come if he fails. No longer holding a grudge, he seeks to shape Harry into the greatest wizard of all time, starting on the day Hagrid took Harry to Diagon Alley. No Horcruxes.

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

When Harry left the Dursley's after blowing up his aunt he didn't imagine how his life would change. Meeting a man who can bring light to the past, Harry discovers secrets kept from him his whole life.

Two Dementors showed up in Little Whinging and changed Harry Potter's world forever. Now he's on the hunt for family he's never known plus entangled in a web of political intrigue and subterfuge. Why does everything happen to him?

As the Death Eaters chased Harry and his friends through the Department of Mysteries. Harry stumbles upon a room that changes everything before it ever happens. H/Hr in an alternate canon verse.

Post DH, no epilogue, Harry writes to Hermione.

"Books! And cleverness! There are more important things-friendship and bravery..." Seven missing moments in Hermione's journey from misfit to heroine.

Since his parents demise at the hands of Voldemort Harry has lived a life no child should have to at the hands of the Dursleys. Every year he has made this same wish on his birthday. Will his wish finally come true? Snape/Harry mentor fic. Rated for abuse

A new year means new perils and friendships for Harry, as he faces the Triwizard Tournament, a vengeful Dark Lord's return, and must try and master the secrets of Prince Manor. Can his family and friends help him succeed? Sequel to Heir to Prince Manor!

A possible continuation of the last book of the Harry Potter series suggested by event in the last chapter and the epilogue

Hell was, Snape decided, a crowded railway platform.Post Deathly Hallows. Contains spoilers.

The War is Over, Harry has won. But at what cost? At odds with Dumbledore, estranged from the Weasleys, betrayed by Lupin, Harry tries to carry on for his 7th year. Harry/Daphne. There will be Humor, there will be Romance, also Drama and Angst.