Hmm, a few good ones I've started following lately:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11540013/1 ... f-old-laws
In "Benefits of Old Laws", the newly resurrected Voldemort is ... much more sane than his canonical counterpart. And decides on a rather different strategy.
Among other things, he now knows about the soul fragment in Harry. Which means Harry has to be protected just as much as any other Horcrux does.
So Thomas Gaunt, Lord Slytherin, is going to ... adopt Harry Potter. And protect him. And be a good father to him.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11862560/1 ... ch-Without
"To Reach Without": Harry would really like very much to Not Be Harry Potter. Magic replies, "Okay, then. Here you go." And hands him a different life, if he can reach out and take it. I note that the author makes extensive use of a bit of AU rejiggering of things, smoothing out some of what they see as JKR's historical mistakes - making Wizarding Britain a much more Celtic/Romanic culture than the faux-Victorian setup JKR presented - originally featured in another story of theirs.
Speaking of which: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11762909/1/The-Long-Game
The Long Game features a Britain where Voldemort's War never happened - Thomas Riddle, Lord Gaunt, is an influential politician who never did become a Dark Lord. Charissa Potter (fem!Harry) was raised entirely within Wizarding culture, by James and Lily, who of course aren't dead. And is helping her Best Friend, Hermione Granger, fit in. And maybe a bit more.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/12149998/1 ... a-in-Solem
"Ex Umbra In Solem". Harry Potter, Master of Death, has been cast through the Veil by an ungrateful Wizengamot. He lands in the summoning circle where Kiritsugu Emiya is summoning Saber. Things proceed to go a bit off the rails.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11540013/1 ... f-old-laws
In "Benefits of Old Laws", the newly resurrected Voldemort is ... much more sane than his canonical counterpart. And decides on a rather different strategy.
Among other things, he now knows about the soul fragment in Harry. Which means Harry has to be protected just as much as any other Horcrux does.
So Thomas Gaunt, Lord Slytherin, is going to ... adopt Harry Potter. And protect him. And be a good father to him.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11862560/1 ... ch-Without
"To Reach Without": Harry would really like very much to Not Be Harry Potter. Magic replies, "Okay, then. Here you go." And hands him a different life, if he can reach out and take it. I note that the author makes extensive use of a bit of AU rejiggering of things, smoothing out some of what they see as JKR's historical mistakes - making Wizarding Britain a much more Celtic/Romanic culture than the faux-Victorian setup JKR presented - originally featured in another story of theirs.
Speaking of which: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11762909/1/The-Long-Game
The Long Game features a Britain where Voldemort's War never happened - Thomas Riddle, Lord Gaunt, is an influential politician who never did become a Dark Lord. Charissa Potter (fem!Harry) was raised entirely within Wizarding culture, by James and Lily, who of course aren't dead. And is helping her Best Friend, Hermione Granger, fit in. And maybe a bit more.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/12149998/1 ... a-in-Solem
"Ex Umbra In Solem". Harry Potter, Master of Death, has been cast through the Veil by an ungrateful Wizengamot. He lands in the summoning circle where Kiritsugu Emiya is summoning Saber. Things proceed to go a bit off the rails.
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.