Stealing Harry

Stealing Harry is a fan fiction written by Sam The Storyteller. Its summary says it best "Stealing Harry grabs canon by the throat and disembowls it. If Lucius Malfoy got to Peter Pettigrew before Sirius could, Sirius would be a bookshop owner, Remus would have a steady job, and one day, when Harry Potter was eight-and-a-half years old, they might kidnap him from the Dursleys..."

The work is very popular among Remus/Sirius, though others enjoy it as well. Sadly, though Stealing Harry is complete, its sequel, Laocoon's Children, is a Dead Fic. Proceed with caution.

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Tropes in this work include:


 * Abusive Parents: Vernon and Petunia.
 * Alt Fic
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Bellatrix and Peter Pettigrew in the first story.
 * Big Brother Bully: Though his cousin, not his brother, this trope fits Dudley to a tee.
 * Big Friendly Dog: Harry thinks Padfoot is this.
 * The Bully: Sticking with canon, Dudley.
 * Changeling Fantasy: Well, it is based on Harry Potter, but Harry finds out about being a wizard sooner in this fic.
 * Crossover: With canon, in that Remus has dreams about his canon existence.
 * Cheerful Child: Harry.
 * Dead Fic: Laocoon's Children, the sequel, which leaves off in the third book and is officially confirmed dead.
 * Everyone Can See It: Andromeda assumed Remus and Sirius were gay together years before they actually were.
 * Experimented In School: Sirius, with James.
 * Forgets to Eat: Remus. As a werewolf, he's impervious to essentially everything, so being hungry doesn't affect him.
 * Good Parental Substitutes: Remus and Sirius.
 * Green-Eyed Epiphany:
 * Happily Adopted: Harry, after Remus and Sirius 'kidnap' him from Petunia and Vernon Dursley.
 * Also
 * If Its You Its OK: Sirius likes girls. Remus is his exception.
 * Intimate Healing: Sirius tries this on Remus.
 * Kissing Under the Influence: Sirius and James, when they were younger.
 * Little Boys Love Stuffed Animals: Harry. His only toy when he is with the Dursleys is a toy frog he found and refused to be parted with.
 * Meaningful Name: Almost everyone, sticking to JKR's canon.
 * Meaningful Rename: Harry's alias as Professor Snape's nephew is "Parvus," which means small.
 * Nigh Invulnerability: Remus. His weaknesses are fire, silver, beheading, and other werewolves.
 * Papa Wolf: Both Remus and Sirius.
 * Sssssnaketalk: Just like in canon, Harry.
 * Took a Level in Badass: Unfortunately,
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Remus, "Hit him?" the man [Remus] asked. "I'd as soon hit a child.'
 * Would Hurt a Child: Bellatrix, Peter Pettigrew... Let's just say basically all the bad guys.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Bellatrix, Peter Pettigrew... Let's just say basically all the bad guys.