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Oldest ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'' [[Fanfic]] on [[Fan Fiction Dot NetFanfiction.net]], posted by Gypsy Silverleaf on September 4, 1999. May sort-of be the only pre-''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Azkaban]]'' fic in existence. The book hadn't come out yet in the United States (yes, Virginia, there was a time when ''Harry Potter'' books weren't released worldwide on the same day) and the American author was thus only vaguely aware of the storyline. This [[Jossed|explains a lot]].
 
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]]''.
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: Erwin. The same author would later become the first to [[Draco in Leather Pants|cast Snape as one]].
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* [[Freudian Excuse]]
* [[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?]]
* [[Re Cut]]: Gypsy reworked the story in mid 2001, mainly to [[Retcon]] the bits contradicted by the third and fourth books. This version can be seen on her website and FictionAlley, but the original version remains on Fanfiction.net.
* [[Tragic Hero]]: Erwin, very much so.
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