Harry Potter and the Man of Unknown: Difference between revisions

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The "man of unknown" is Professor Thomas Erwin, a teacher at another [[Wizarding School]], who seems to hate Harry for no apparent reason. Erwin was a well-loved man until Voldemort's downfall, after which he turned into a grouch and forbid the name "Harry Potter" from being spoken in his presence. It turns out {{spoiler|Erwin was James Potter's half-brother and that he's pissed because Harry got sent to live with [[Muggle Foster Parents|the Dursleys]] instead of him. [[My God, What Have I Done?|Realizing what a jerk he's become]], Erwin threatens to kill Dumbledore if he tells Harry the truth. The Ministry tries to arrest Erwin for this, but he escapes and lives out the rest of his life as a hermit before dying in misery. [[Downer Ending|The End]]}}.

 

Not particularly good or bad, but certainly odd. Notable mainly for being the first fic written for ''Harry Potter'', which now has the most fics on Fanfiction.net by a ''huge'' margin. You can read it [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3803/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Man_of_Unknown here]. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TelyTGhr3r0 here] to see a tongue-in-cheek version of the story acted out with the ''[[Potter Puppet Pals]]''.

 

* [[Byronic Hero]]: Erwin. The same author would later become the first to [[Draco in Leather Pants|cast Snape as one]].

* [[Downer Ending]]

* [[Jossed]]: The author assumed Harry was going to be actually sent to Azkaban in the third book and that Lupin would still be teaching in Harry's fourth year. Also, Erwin seems to Apparate within Hogwarts.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]

* [[Tragic Hero]]: Erwin, very much so.

* [[Ultimate Job Security]]: Madam Tatooli, the headmistress of Sharadine School, hasn't fired Erwin because he's just that good a teacher.

** If her other works are any indication, so does the author.

* [[Wizarding School]]: Sharadine School. Hogwarts also shows up.

 

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