Harry Potter Recs

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E. M. Snape, In Blood Only, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2027554/1/

In Blood Only – A more realistic, in my opinion, take on the ever popular Severitus’s challenge. Not everything is sunshine and light once the two discover their connection in this brilliantly written 6th year AU.

Emma Lipardi, An Aunt’s Love, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2196609/1/

An Aunt’s Love – I must admit, I hesitated before adding the fic to this list because it’s sort of my guilty pleasure. I still don’t believe the initial premise (it’s a Petunia actually caring about Harry story). On the other hand, what out-of-character actions we see on Petunia’s part are offset by the spot on characterization of the others. Features a manipulative!Dumbledore, a loving!Petunia, and a depressed but receiving help!Harry.

GreenGecko, Resonance, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1795399/1/

Resonance – According to the author, this fic began as a joke because she considered the possibility of Snape adopting Harry so extremely ridiculous as to be nearly impossible. However, the author’s mind chewed it over until it *became* plausible to him/her. The result is exactly what you’d expect – a brilliantly written, through 5th year canon, plausible adoption fic.

Iniga, The Innocence series, at http://www.fanfiction.net/u/49515/

Innocence – The title here collectively refers to several 5th year AU stories, which is why it’s linked to the author’s page. I read Innocence Lost and Found first, so here’s a trailer for that – Sirius and Remus become concerned when the Dursleys aren’t exactly taking care of Harry.

Krtshadow, Redemption, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1480438/1/

Redemption – A post 4th year AU which is set six years following the end of Book 4 and which focuses on what happens when the wizarding world realizes that they wrongfully imprisoned one Harry Potter.

Lessthanlucid, Fallen, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1872358/1/

Fallen – A story about a manipulative Harry who, after gaining his inheritance, uses both his political power and his magical power to take on anything in his way.

Lisa Roquin, Hogwarts Apprentices I: Gentry Green, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1551751/1/

Gentry Green – Marks the beginning of what promises to be a long and wonderful post 5th year AU. In this first of the Hogwarts Apprentices series, Harry learns some disturbing family history while joining a recently re-started program at Hogwarts. In more recent chapters, this GG has hints of a Harry/Seamus pairing. (It sounded weird to me at first but hey, it works. XD)

Malena, Harry Potter & the Dueling Master, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/330769/1/

HP & the Dueling Master – A post 4th year AU from the days before the 5th book was even written, with the single most original take on the Order of the Phoenix in existence.

Midnight Blue, The Mirror of Maybe, at http://www.greyblue.net/MidnightBlue/Mirror/default.htm

The Mirror of Maybe – This fic convinced me against my will that the Harry/Severus pairing was actually plausible. Really. I didn’t want to believe it – completely without my permission, this fic opened the door to me reading yaoi fics in the HP fandom. (In fact, it even suckered me into helping translate it into Spanish and running the translation group. XD) It’s brilliant beyond the telling, so the most I can do is beg anyone reading this to check out the first chapter and judge it on its’ own merits.

Naia, The Dragonmasters and Dance!, at http://www.fanfiction.net/u/157136/

Dragonmasters – Harry gets kidnapped by a group that wants to train him to become a Dragonmaster. Funny thing, though – they’re highly prejudiced against him because of his species. How will he ever survive this? Action-packed and angsty.

Dance! – An AU in which Hogwarts, rather than a school for magic, is a school for (shocker here, folks) dance. Harry is a prodigy who takes time from his usual schedule in his parents’ company to attend Hogwarts for a bit. Hermione’s a genius in her own right, but so brow-beaten by the other prima donnas that her talent scarcely shows through. Can the two somehow combine to make a beautiful world together? Harry/Hermione and Draco/Ginny, with hints of other ships.

Tadariada, Spiral, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/380820/1/

Spiral – Wait, hold up! James Potter is alive and teaching DADA in disguise? Harry doesn’t know it’s him and winds up nigh on hating him? O_o Sounds a little weird, but is really quite enjoyable. 5th year AU.

The-dreamer, Awakening of a Magus, at http://www.whitlink.biz/the-dreamer/

Awakening of a Magus – A Death Eater attack while Harry helps his aunt and uncle collect an inheritance brings to light strange facts when Harry is defended by an odd purple light… This post 4th year AU is the only super!Harry story I’ve ever actually enjoyed, mainly because it is one of the few that shows great power as having great responsibility and occasionally causing great problems.

Wishweaver, Realizations, at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1260679/1/

Realizations – A post 4th year AU fic, Realizations deals with what might have happened if Harry had found himself in a situation where staying at Privet Drive simply wasn’t possibly and the aftermath of his choices.