Harry Potter Fanfic Recs

I’m so sorry, I don’t know the fic you want. The only thing I’ve read which kind of of hits the mark is Sands of Destiny by amidtheflowers. I really enjoyed this fic, but I must warn that it’s not complete.

Summary: "Knockturn Alley," Hermione breathed, and a rush of relief flooded inside of her. At least she didn't end up amongst cavemen or dinosaurs. Time-turner fic. Sirius Black falls behind the veil, the time-turners are destroyed, and a Gryffindor is going to change history.

Hermione is sorted into Slytherin; how will things play out differently when the brains of the Golden Trio has different friends?

I adored this story utterly and completely. This is the story that I keep hoping to stumble across when I browse through fanfic rec lists.

This story begins in Year One, when Hermione is sorted into Slytherin instead of Griffindor, and it follows her all the way though her Hogwarts career, finishing with a brief glimpse of life after the Final Battle. 

Life alters drastically for Harry, Draco, and Snape after the Parseltongue incident in second year. Sometimes, all it takes is one impulsive throwing of a stone to send ripples of change through several lives.

I enjoyed the realistic development of Harry’s relationship with Severus as a mentor / father-figure, which was slow to evolve and didn’t have Snape suddenly become a loving, caring, paternal influence on Harry.

I also liked the author’s innovative way of dealing with the Horcruxes, including the one that was part of Harry. 

Harry overhears a conversation between two of his teachers early into the first year at Hogwarts. What he hears makes him ponder about how he's going about his school work. He decides to take action and make his parents proud of his performance. Just how will that little change influence the events taking place at the school?

This is an extremely AU crossover fic that asks the question what might have happened if Petunia Dursley hadn't found a young Harry Potter sleeping on her doorstep on the morning of the 2nd of November 1981. After all, Dumbledore was a bit careless with the savior of the Wizarding World that fateful night. Further, what if Dumbledore hadn't managed to find Harry again until the summer of 1996 and then had to convince a very different 16 year old Harry to attend Hogwarts?

I loved this story so much! Don’t be put off by the fact that it’s a crossover; I haven’t a clue what the other universe was, but it in no way spoiled my enjoyment of this story. It’s only ten chapters, but those are ten long chapters, packed full of action and humour.

Harry is rescued from the Dursley’s doorstep by an elite master assassin, and raised as his son until Dumbledore finally stumbles across him when he is 16 years old. While Albus wants Harry to come to Hogwarts as the long lost Boy Who Lived, Harry sees no reason to leave the family who have loved and raised him - while also training him as a deadly assassin. In the end Dumbledore gets him to Hogwarts by hiring him to assassinate Voldemort.

After the war, the Ministry decides to reform the Death Eaters, and Draco Malfoy is one of the first chosen for the program.

I really enjoyed this fic, and particularly like its original take on reforming the Death Eaters after the defeat of Voldemort. The Ministry program involves de-aging the Death Eaters, although they retain their mental age and all memories. The theory is that younger bodies and minds are physically more capable of adapting to change and learning new ways of thinking.

The summer has begun, and the search for the Horcruxes is underway. After a former rival is found in an alley, however, Harry's life becomes even more complicated. As the war escalates, friendships will be tested, lives will be lost, and Harry finds that, before he can win, he must learn the rules of the game.