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These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[Peggy Sue]] fanfic, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Fan Fic Recommendations|here]].
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* Recommended by
* ''Synopsis'': Harry
▲* Recommended by [[User:Much Good Little Time]], [[User:Yo Adrian]], Chuckg, Elenor, Psalm of Fire, White Hat, Clendy82, [[User:Riti Troll]], [[User:Looney Toons]], [[User:Seraviel]], WarriorDrgnMage, SilverGryphon8
* ''Comments'': The twists and rapid
▲* ''Synopsis'': Harry Potter does a [[Peggy Sue]] -- by sending his memories into the past to his younger self. ''All'' of them.
** Seconded by
▲* ''Comments'': The twists and rapid [[Adaptation Decay]] that occur due to his meddling (and the annoying force of Fate apparently working to keep events more-or-less close to canon through the ending of book 6) make for one very gripping read.
▲** Seconded by [[User:Yo Adrian]]: Very, ''very'' good fic, compellingly written, and the characters are very true to their canon selves, surprisingly. Ginny, especially, is wonderfully done. It's hard to come up with detailed recommendations regarding this fic's good points, because there's just so many of them.
** Thirded by Chuckg: This is a truly exceptional work, written by an author who understands subtlety and balance. [[Peggy Sue]] Harry is neither a [[God Mode Sue]] ''nor'' cursed to know that [[Failure Is the Only Option]]. So few [[Peggy Sue]] fics can avoid both pitfalls so skilfully.
** Can you fourth-ed something I wonder? Elenor would like to support this fic at any rate.
** Psalm of Fire: I also throw in my full recommendation. This is a compelling piece of work. On top of what the others have said I say his effort into portraying the psychological aftereffects due to what the future Harry has gone through are excellent and authentic throughout the work. But it's also a well achieved balance, as Harry's pseudo form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder does not suck the joy out of reading or bog down the story.
** White Hat: I highly recommend this, the plot is solid, the characterizations are excellent, the writing style flows in such a way that its hard to stop reading. Definitely something I recommend.
** Clendy82: Probably one of the best fanfics I have read so far. If you're familiar with the author's work on ''[[Naruto (Manga)/Fanfic Recs|Team 8]]'', then you know what to expect. The only complaint I have is a complaint common to almost every [[Peggy Sue]] fanfic known to man: The main character just acts too damn mature for any intelligent adult not to notice. The author covers it quite well, with other characters attributing it to his rough childhood and Harry's cover story of reading many books on topics he should have no knowledge of, but when Dumbledore buys into it, you know somebody's been issuing the entire supporting cast...I won't say [[Idiot Ball|Idiot Balls]]. More like Idiot Marbles. Instances like {{spoiler|Harry (age 11) walking into Gringott's, making an appointment with the executor of his estate, and arranging for Vernon Dursley and family to endure financial setbacks [[The Count of Monte Cristo]] would have been proud of, not to mention discussing possible assassination with a straight face}} tend to send up a red flag. The story avoids this pitfall better than most; perhaps better than any, but I don't think it's possible to avoid it completely. Despite this one pet peeve, the story is top-notch, with the new timeline being altered in ways that elicit at least one case of [[Fridge Brilliance]] per chapter. My personal favorite being {{spoiler|after Peter Pettigrew's capture before the start of second term. In the original timeline, Ron and Hermione get into arguments over Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, constantly being on the hunt for Ron's rat. However, now that said rat was revealed to be...well...a rat, Ron is in the market for a new pet. Preferably one specifically crossbred for intelligence and the ability to detect malicious intent...}} Brilliant. Highly recommended.
** Eighted (if I counted right) by PhoenixFTW. Amazing plot, and awesome character development. I could fill a whole page with how brilliant the story is. But I'll use just 2 lines. Seriously, this guy is awesome.
** The only reason Harry is able to get away with his maturity is by being careful in who he displays it to. Peripheral characters like Gringotts Goblins and Dobby, he can tell them pretty much anything. Other characters he has to be careful, poking and prodding them subtly. As for Dumbledore, he is forced to adopt a bitter semi-antagonistic relationship with, solely so that Dumbledore won't be able to investigate without fear of pushing Harry away irrevocably.
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** WarriorDrgnMage: If you choose one Harry Potter [[Fanfic]] to read, I recommend this one. In addition to the things that my fellow tropers have said, I would like to add how much good NoFP Harry has done for Luna and Neville. There are others that Harry has helped but these two are the ones he has helped the most. To balance this out Harry has made somethings much worse. Namely his treatment and actions towards Professor Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy. For further balancing, we have Harry's relationship with Dumbledore and McGonagall. Harry's relationship with the former is... strained...at best, particularly in Harry's second year. Instead of being close to the Headmaster, Harry's 'staff mentor' seems to be McGonagall. This idea seems to be based mainly on Harry's conviction that her stern facade is just a front as well as the fond memory of McGonagall facing Umbridge down in defense of Harry becoming an Auror in OotP.
** Pyrix: While I would recommend this Snape seems a tad out of character in his anger, being almost over the top, such as {{spoiler|threatening to snap Hermione's mudblood wand.}}
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4101650/1/Backward_With_Purpose Backward With Purpose]'' by Deadwoodpecker
* Recommended by [
* ''Synopsis'': Harry, Ron, and Ginny all go back as the last survivors of the war, but find that things aren't quite as they remember them. It turns out that {{spoiler|there's ''another'' time traveler running around, who by the end of the story has made over half a dozen trips}}. ''Note:'' Moves the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] several notches towards cynicism (though not nearly as far as ''Nightmares Of Future Past'' or ''DAYD''), and is thus much more violent than the original.
* ''Comments'': May be the only ''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[Peggy Sue]] that's actually ''better'' than ''Nightmares of Futures Past.'' ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant. Well-planned out, and reads [[Original Flavour|very much like Rowling's style]], save for the occasional profanity and the willingness to include sexual content and references. And those don't really get in the way of the story at all.
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** Jack Butler: This troper was the primary editor/beta-reader for this story, and I've got to tell you, the hoops the author jumped through to get it all right... you would honestly not believe the differences between first draft and the final product.
** Lavanya Six: All the above said is right on, but let me just add that this fic was the first one to ever make me like the character of Ginny and believe in the Harry/Ginny ship. Also, Deadwoodpecker's ability to plot is ''insane''.
** Clendy82: Very well written and definitely comparable to Nightmare of Future's Past. There are just a couple of things keeping it from being truly great. The premise of the [[Peggy Sue]] is used much too potently. In NoFP, future!Harry merges with his past self, creating an
** Amdijefri: A brilliant twist on the [[Peggy Sue]] -- I don't know if it's original to this fic, but it was new to me. Completely obvious in retrospect. I should have spotted {{spoiler|the existence of a Merlin}} ''much'' sooner.
** Psalm of Fire: The fic is swiftly paced in many places, making me feel as if I'm just reading the highlight reel, and ponderous in others where Harry spends his time stressing over the same issues. It does strike a happy medium semi-regularly though.
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*** Frequent flashbacks to horrible times are hard to read -- like the awful cough medicine you're supposed to take because it's ''good'' for you so that you might appreciate the story more. I've been conditioned to cringe every time I see italics.
*** But my mind breaks at the way he treats causality. So let me get this straight, your great plan was to {{spoiler|1=let the glance=kill basilisk run around the school with all the people you've loved and come back to save? And you think that every person this basilisk encounters is going to be just as lucky as last time and only ever see the filtered/reflected image of the eyes? And you're willing to risk their deaths, their ''deaths'', when there are alternatives? I would call it lazy writing but the author is ''not'' lazy. Harry went along with this decision, nay, only contested it for Ginny's sake as if she were the only one at risk.}} At that point my suspension of disbelief shattered into many little pieces on the floor. It just seems so... heartless, unintentional though it may be.
*** Also, if we're going to compare this to ''Nightmares of Future Past'' it is important to mention that S'TarKan writes on a very emotional level, ladling it up thickly for one scene or another. BwaP strives to incorporate emotion and does, but the individual moments I've encountered (up to chapter 9) have never had as much build/preparation or payoff. Don't level such expectations against this fic, lest you forget to enjoy it.
*** Perhaps the author wasn't creating a bunch of "take that"s at NoFP. But if you don't like Harry's approach in NoFP, this more inclusion oriented approach may be for you.
*** '''Conclusion:''' I recommend you read it, but also that you keep your expectations reserved. A lot more love and effort went into this than much of what you will find, and for that I must give full props to the author though I remain reserved on the fic. Good work, DWP.
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1594791/1/Backwards_Compatible Backwards Compatible]'' by Ruskbyte
* Recommended by [[User:Looney Toons]],
* ''Synopsis'': Harry comes back from the summer after Sirius' death with a new attitude, a ''lot'' more information, a talent for mixing technology and
* ''Comments'': Gives the standard ''Harry Potter'' [[Peggy Sue]] implementation an interesting, nasty little twist. Unfortunately, just when things start getting ''really'' interesting, it [[Dead Fic|stops cold]]
** Seconded by
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4068153/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Wastelands_of_Time Harry Potter and the Wastelands of Time]'' and its sequel "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6325846/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Heartlands_of_Time Harry Potter and the Heartlands of Time]" by joe6991
* Recommended by
* ''Synopsis'': A Time-Travel Fic in which Harry is stuck in a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] that spans several decades and in which he has lost all the people he has loved to Voldemort dozens of times over, and is trying once again to stop Voldemort before he ruins the world. Only this time around, things aren't going exactly as he remembers them... Complete, and the sequel is on its eleventh chapter.
* ''Comments'':
** [[User:Looney Toons]]: Seconded; but part of what makes this fic interesting is Harry finding himself -- for the first time in longer than he can remember -- unable to predict what is going to happen next, as some unknown force has taken it upon itself to interfere with his endless looping through time.
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{{quote| '''Harry''': "I done told you once, you sonofabitch, I'm the best that's ever been!"}}
''[[Oh God, Not Again]]'' by Sarah1281 ([http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/Oh_God_Not_Again
* Recommended by
▲* Recommended by [[User:Unclouded TJ]], [[User:Shadow AI]], [[User:Darkaros]], MKGR, SunnyNights, Fenro, SteakAddictsAnonymous, Mazz, Hedgi, Serenity rose, [[User:Telcontar]]
* ''Synopsis'': So maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything ''again''.
* ''Comments'':
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4655545/1/Reunion Reunion]'' by Rorschach's Blot
* Recommended by Chuckg, [[User:Looney Toons]],
* ''Synopsis
* ''Pairings:'' Harry/Hermione/Luna/Susan, Sirius/Professor Sinistra
* ''Comments:'' Comedy in the same vein as 'Make A Wish', which makes sense as it's the same author. Features Harry as a <s>crazed gunman</s> ''assassin'' and Dobby the Cleaner. A hilarious romp through all the various fanfic cliches, blowing them up hither and yon.
** [[User:Looney Toons]]: Seconded. The Blot's writing is not as primitive in this
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3693052/1/Back_Again_Harry Back Again, Harry?]'' by JediButtercup
* Recommended by
* ''Synopsis'': A most unusual [[Peggy Sue]] fic, one that refuses the usual powerups and exceptional maturity in favor of sending Harry back ''from his visit to Kings Cross Station'' in ''Deathly Hallows'' to a certain night spent staring into the Mirror of Erised.
* ''Comments'': Extremely well thought out and executed. Unfortunately it hasn't updated in over a year, having not yet made it to the end of ''Philosopher's Stone''... but the author plans to resume writing sometime around October 2009. Why, look what month it is! ...And J.B. was only a couple of weeks off, it's updated. :)
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3155057/1/Altered_Destinies Altered Destinies]'' by DobbyElfLord
* Recommended by White Hat
* ''Synopsis'': Harry has defeated Voldemort, but it was a costly victory. Aberforth Dumbledore presents a plan to go back and kill the infant Riddle, but Harry will have to stay there 10 years. Can Harry alter the wizarding world's destiny? WWII and Grindelwald.
* ''Comments'': Very good time travel fic. Harry goes back in time to kill an infant Voldemort but faces complications. Lots of interesting things happen along the way. There are a fair amount of minor typos a decent editor would have fixed and it suffers from the Written-Before-''Deathly-Hallows'' Syndrome, so even before Harry's arrival it's an AU. But if you can accept those things, I think you'll really enjoy it. Now completed, with a
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5453054/1/His_Own_Man His Own Man]'' by Crunchysunrises
* Recommended by [[User:Looney Toons
* ''Synopsis'': At the spectral King's Cross station in ''Deathly Hallows'', Harry makes a different choice; disgusted by Dumbledore's machinations, he sends himself back in time to just before his first year. A fiercely independent Harry with complete foreknowledge of the next seven years then dives head-first into the Wizarding World, seeking to disrupt both Voldemort ''and'' Dumbledore's plans. However, his efforts to reshape the future may just make things worse when his actions cause the events of ''Philosopher's Stone'', ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' to all take place simultaneously during his first year.
* ''Comments'': A different approach to the classic ''Harry Potter'' [[Peggy Sue]], well-written and cleverly playing with and subverting many of the usual conventions of the subgenre. ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant (at least up until Harry's "death"), which means he understands Snape and Malfoy far better, and which in turn means different relationships with each. Features a very pragmatic (yet oddly sympathetic and even vulnerable) Harry who doesn't feel obligated to preserve even the Golden Trio intact if it means his goals will be reached that much faster. 21 chapters as of the end of 2009 and still going strong; highly recommended.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4905771/1/A_Mother_In_Laws_Love A Mother In Law's Love]'' by Perspicacity
* Recommended by AbelInversion
* ''Synopsis'': Distraught over Ginny's death in the final battle, Harry gambles desperately and travels back in time to set things right. Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned. A twist on the classic Soul Bond tale. A cross between [[Peggy Sue]] and crackfic, this farce of a time-travel novella features a hapless Harry, for whom nothing seems to go as planned. Even his Soul Bond, the one fixture in his life, is messed up in the time
* ''Comments'': A story ripe with Tropes, it's yet another approach to the classic ''Harry Potter'' [[Peggy Sue]]. It's perhaps the only time-travel story where Harry chooses to go back to the end of Book 6. The author has penned a clever, hilarious romp with several turns of plot that the reader won't see coming. The author seems addicted to [[Innocent Innuendo]], but it's done as well as you'll find anywhere. Also employs frequent instances of [[Double Entendre]], and [[Naked People Are Funny]]. The protagonist's unwavering, unrequited love for Ginny is balanced by the Universe's insistence that this Just Not Be So. Told in first-person POV, it takes a chapter or so to get going. Once it does, the audacity and ridiculousness don't let up. Highly recommended.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5511855/1/Delenda_Est Delenda Est]'' and its sequel, ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9754483/1/Para-Bellum Para Bellum]'' by Lord Silvere and Claihm Solais
* Recommended by Darkholm,
* ''Status'': ''Delenda Est'': Complete; ''Para Bellum'': ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': Harry is a prisoner, and Bellatrix has fallen from grace. The accidental activation of Bella's treasured heirloom results in another chance for Harry. It also gives him the opportunity to make the acquaintance of the young and enigmatic Bellatrix Black. Marauders-Era.
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** Darkholm: Did I mention there was no bashing and Harry doesn't follow the Marauders around like a lost puppy? Those parts have me really excited.
** The (mostly friendly) banter between Harry and [[Not Yet Evil]]!Bellatrix is witty and entertaining. The story also explores the friction between the future death eaters and their parents to show how Voldemort's rise to power (as a charismatic demagogue) might have occurred.
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''[[From the Flame to the Spark]]'' by Nightboy ([http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6486108/1/From_the_Flame_to_the_Spark
* Recommended by
* ''Pairings'': Ginny/Harry
* ''Synopsis'': A twist on the [[Peggy Sue]] genre that features Ginny as the time traveler instead of Harry, after Harry dies at the end of DH instead of just pretending to die as in canon. Once Ginny arrives in the past, she doesn't even try to preserve anything of the old timeline, going to any lengths to make sure Voldemort can never kill Harry. Things are made more complicated by fragments of the future coming back in Ginny's wake, resulting in some tangential oddities.
* ''Comments'': Not very far along, so far, but already completely deviated from canon. Ginny doesn't mess around and subtlety isn't her favorite thing ever. determinator!Ginny.
** Ginny is, without acting strange, such a good friend to Harry that he's noticeably more emotionally healthy. Her extreme proactiveness results in {{spoiler|completely nullifying ''[[
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6763981/1/The_Dark_Lords_Equal The Dark Lord's Equal]'' by Lens of Sanity
* Recommended by AllBlueSkies
* ''Synopsis'': Things had been pretty sweet for the first quarter of a century following Voldemort’s defeat, but from there things started to go [[Bad Future|downhill fast]]. Now Harry has finally agreed to go back and stop the wars from ever happening. He wakes up during the Ministry Battle and begins changing history for the better.
* ''Comments'': This is a twisted [[Peggy Sue|Time-Travel Fic]] that basically takes everything that happened in canon -including the Epilogue- and goes; what is a simple explanation for all the plot holes. The sarcastic slightly insane comments Harry makes throughout are funny, and how he deals with the Wizengamot is [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]]. Lots of magic, some drama and romance with the Hermione pairing, excellent [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|fight scenes]], and it fits annoyingly snugly within the [[Harry Potter|canon]] universe. All the while rolling every one shot plot bunny possible into such an amazing read. Complete and Highly recommended.
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5764665/1/ Sisyphus]'' by esama
* Recommended by PDown
* ''Synopsis'': After being killed by Voldemort in the climactic battle of the series, Harry finds himself learning that he is a wizard again. He things that he's going to live out a typical [[Peggy Sue]] plot, but whenever he dies, he once again is sent back to the same time and place. And furthermore, after the first time, he can't ever seem to get as far again...
* ''Comments'': This is quite simply the best fanfiction I have ever had the pleasure to read. It finally made me respect the [[Peggy Sue]] plot (albeit by deconstructing it and switching it to a more [[Groundhog Peggy Sue]] thing) but overall I loved it. It invoked the since of combined fear and sympathy that make me love fiction emotionally
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[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302068/1/Hes_Not_Normal He's Not Normal] by Uncle Stojil
* Recommended by SteaksAddictsAnonymous
* ''Synopsis'': Harry Potter goes back in time and has to start everything again. Do you think he will be careful not to screw the timeline up? No, he doesn't even think about it! A story featuring a loony Harry and a Magical World that seems willing to adapt to him. "summary from Fanfiction.net" (Basically, in which Harry goes back in time and kind -of trolls everybody.)
* ''Comments'': Silly, lighthearted and fun to read. Quite refreshing. (cross posted? from crack fic, as it also qualifies for Peggy Sue.) CRACK fic, so judge it as one.
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4165301/1/Time_Mr_Potter Time, Mr. Potter?] by Tw15ted
* Recommended by
* ''Synopsis'': Five years after Voldemort's victory over the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter is a man on the run. But what happens when he is thrown into his twelve-year old body in a freak accident? Non-DH compliant. Complete.
* ''Comments'': A pretty decent Peggy Sue fic, a few cliches and the {{spoiler|last ten or so chapters after Harry dies}} prevent it from being outstanding.
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[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8052743/1/ Harry Potter:Game of the Year Edition] by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2354146/Casey_W Casey W]
* Recommended by
* ''Synopsis'': Harry Potter dies in the graveyard of Little Hangleton. GAME OVER. Start new game?
* ''Comments'': Any fan of ''Persona4'' fanfiction may recognize Casey W as the author of the very well-done ''Face Every Shadow.'' With that sort of track record, this story is shaping up to be quite good. It toys with the standard Peggy Sue concept by treating it as a video game, with points being added or deducted based on Harry's actions in life, and even alternate characters Harry can select, such as [[Skyrim|Dragonborn Harry]] and Harry Weasley.
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* ''Pairings:'' None
* ''Comments:'' There's also a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7907172/1/ Russian translation], [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7989531/1/Pasts_Player_Hrac_minulosti Czech translation] and an [http://www.efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=1032319&i=1 Italian translation].
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8175132/1/HRNK Jamie Evans and Fate's Bitch] by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/699762/The_Mad_Mad_Reviewer The Mad Mad Reviewer]
* Recommended by:
* Synopsis: "Harry Potter stepped back in time with enough plans to deal with just about everything fate could throw at him. He forgot one problem: He's fate's chewtoy."
* Pairing(s): H/To
* Comments: Essentially the best execution of the Harry Goes Back in Time, but Something immediately goes Horribly Wrong plot that I've read to date. Really, though, It's professional grade work.
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