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 disembowels 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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 * 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 It's You, It's Okay: 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.