Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past: Difference between revisions

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The story opens with an adult Harry finally defeating Voldemort after fighting him and his Death Eaters for about thirteen years. The victory is extremely hollow, however; the war has directly or indirectly claimed the lives of virtually every named character in the series and Harry has lost everyone he ever loved and then some. As a potentially fatal case of depression begins to settle in, however, Harry uncovers theoretical texts in the ruins of Hogwarts that suggest a means by which to travel backwards in time.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: Dumbledore. In a refreshing twist, the Big D isn't portrayed as a Machiavellian Chessmaster or a cacklingly evil [[Magnificent Bastard]], but as a fundamentally good person with the unfortunate flaw of thinking he knows what's best for people. Hell, he's not even a villain, really, more like a hero who could [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|really mess things up if he tries to do what he believes is the right thing]]. Now [[Complete Monster|Snape]], on the other hand...

* [[Arc Words]]: "Broken and battered body" comes up a lot whenever Harry thinks of the future.

* [[Bad Future]]: Hoo boy.

* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: Sort of. Harry gets blindsided by the [[Butterfly of Doom]] often enough to keep him on his toes, but the power and skill he inherited from his future self, coupled with the support of his friends, have made the [[Final Battle|Final Battles]] of the first two books a walk in the park. On the other hand, most of the conflict in the story so far has come from sources that can't be beaten just by tossing spells at them, so it may be a bit premature to toss this label around.

* [[Deconstruction Fic]]

* [[Drunken Boxing]]: Luna picks this up from watching television at a friend's house once. One of the many reasons she's [[Crazy Awesome]].

* [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences]]: Fred and George constantly. It's hard to find a line that they don't split.

* [[From a Certain Point of View]]:

{{quote| '''Ron:''' Hermione went thirty five minutes once, but she always took a while to make her moves.}}

* [[It Got Worse]]: In future!Harry's timeline, Voldemort's reign of terror gets so bad that the American Department of Magical Affairs has to send a peacekeeping force in because the British Ministry of Magic has been pretty much annihilated.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|I Want My Friends To Be Happy]]: Harry is painfully aware {{spoiler|for the first two years of the loop}} that his manipulations of his friends for the greater good makes him no better than Dumbledore, but he's prepared to accept their hatred if it means they'll survive the coming war.

* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Melissa Bulstrode}}

* [[Right Behind Me]]: Draco really should have known better than to call Professor McGonagall an "old hag" in the middle of a meeting of the club she sponsored.

* [[Six-Student Clique]]: The Gryffindor Six.

* [[Sleep Cute]]: Everybody in the Gryffindor Six gets one, all at the same time, in Chapter 22.

* [[The Smart Guy]]: Harry presents the image of a bookworm to help explain any advanced skills he may let slip.

* [[Spit Take]]: After Luna makes a rather blunt and nonchalant declaration of how much she likes watching Neville, his response is described thusly:

{{quote| Harry dodged to the side as Neville sacrificed a mouthful of Pumpkin juice to the gods of the spit-take.}}

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]:

** The Gryffindor Six, due mostly to Harry starting up the D.A. a few years early in the guise of a dueling club.