Unusual takes on common stories

[Sirrocco]

O-kay, moving on...

Common Story: Harry becomes independent by some (magical, it's never mundane law)legal loophole, running away, or some random accident that kills all the Durseleys and he decides not to stick around to talk to anyone. He usually ends up with uber-magic and WOW WANDLESS MAGIC! somewhere along the way. And has a Manor. Gotta have the manor. Never mind his parents are stated to have a house, which we see in book 7...

Anyone see a way to subvert this and be unusual? Because strangely, everything I think of for this seems to have been done a hundred times before. BADLY.

As above, but Harry is neither a significant POV character nor terribly sympathetic.  Story starts at some point after Harry knows that he has to face down Voldemort.  He flips out under pressure.  The accident that claims the lives of the Dursleys is at least somewhat his fault (and causes him to flip out more).  The remainder of the story focuses on Hermoine, Ron, and so forth, as Voldemort methodically destroys all opposition to his rule in Wizarding Britain.  Every once in a while, stories filter back to the heroes about how Harry has gained some new tremendously magical friend, developed some new magical ability that the Dark Lord Knows Not, and so forth.  From time to time, someone manages to break out of Britain to go beg him to come back and help, with no success.  Story ends with the death of Snape, last of the heroes, as he tries (and fails) a final, desperate attempt to kill Voldemort.