History Fanfic / Sisyphus

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:After a hundred loops, Harry finally gives up on trying to escape the loop or save anyone and does everything the way it was originally. He defeats Voldemort, marries Ginny and has children with her, lives out his life, dies of old age...and then wakes up on the morning of his eleventh birthday, ''again''.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:After a hundred loops, Harry finally gives up on trying to escape the loop or save anyone and does everything the way it was originally. He defeats Voldemort, marries Ginny and has children with her, lives out his life, dies of old age...and then wakes up on the morning of his eleventh birthday, again.]]

There is a fan sequel [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6753546/1/ Being Harry Potter]]. Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of {{satire}} and [[{{CrackFic}} crack]].

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Harry finally gives up on trying to escape the loop or save anyone and does everything the way it was originally. He defeats Voldemort, marries Ginny and has children with her, lives out his life, dies of old age...and then wakes up on the morning of his eleventh birthday, again.]]

* DownerEnding: '''''[[spoiler:And everything starts again.]]'''''

Compare FanFic/OhGodNotAgain for another take on a PeggySue. In fact, it may help after this one.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Every time Harry dies he goes back to the beginning-rinse rise and repeat.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Every time Harry dies he goes back to the beginning rinse rise and repeat.

* DconstructionFic: Of PeggySue, GroundHogPeggySue, and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Of PeggySue, GroundHogPeggySue, and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.

There is a fan sequel https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6753546/1/. Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of {{satire}} and [[{{CrackFic}} crack]].

** [[EyesOfGold The Basilisk.]] (more than four times)

%%* BeigeProse

%%* DarkerAndEdgier

%%* MindScrew

* YouCantFightFate: [[spoiler:The ending revealed that even when he wins he loses. Harry is bound to come back alive no matter how many times he dies, in no matter how many ways. Harry will never be free of dying and then repeating his life..]]

%%* DeathIsCheap

%%* GroundhogDayLoop

** [[BigBad Voldemort]] (at least four times)
** [[EyesOfGold The Basilisk]] (more than four times)
** Quirrell (at least three times)
** [[KissOfDeath Dementors]] (more than four times)
** Overdosing on potions
** [[DrivenToSuicide Suicide]] (more than twice)
** [[SavageWolves Fenrir Greyback]]
** [[SoulJar The Ring Horcrux]] (twice)
** Being [[InTheBack literally stabbed in the back]]
** [[DeadlyGas Toxic smoke]]
** Being mauled to death by Remus
** Executed by (presumably) the Ministry of Magic
** A backfired spell
** Walking through the Archway of Death
** Burning himself and the Dursleys alive
** Burning the Forbidden Forest down with himself in it
** Being killed by Dumbledore himself
** Putting himself into a coma and later being taken off life support

%%* YouCantFightFate

There is a fan sequel out there somewhere. Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of {{satire}} and [[{{CrackFic}} crack]].

Sisyphus can be found [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1113651 here]]

There is a fan sequel out there somewhere, but I cannot remember the name.

Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of {{satire}} and [[{{CrackFic}} crack]].
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%%* YouCantFightFate
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Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of satire and [[{{CrackFic}} crack]].

Compare FanFic/OhGodNotAgain for another take on a PeggySue DeconstructionFic. In fact, it may help after this one.

* BeigeProse

* DarkerAndEdgier
* DeathIsCheap

* DeconstructionFic: Against the popular '[[GodModeSue Superpowered Harry]] goes back in time to the start of his Hogwarts years' genre.

* GroundhogDayLoop

* MindScrew
* PeggySue / SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: What Harry wants to do. [[AvertedTrope Averted]].

** [[BigBadassWolf Fenrir Greyback]]

* YouCantFightFate

Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which which is an unholy fusion of satire and {{crack}}.

Not to be confused with ''FanFic/LilyAndTheArtOfBeingSisyphus'', which has a very different premise.

* BlessedWithSuck - Harry quickly comes to view his situation as this.

* DeathSeeker - [[spoiler:Harry, by the end. Oblivion Seeker would be a more accurate term, as death is meaningless and an utter curse for him.]]
* DeconstructionFic - Against the popular '[[GodModeSue Superpowered Harry]] goes back in time to the start of his Hogwarts years' genre.
* DiabolusExMachina - Whenever Harry tries to change something for the better or otherwise act differently, sooner or later he ends up dead for his troubles and at the start of another loop.
* DownerEnding - '''''[[spoiler:And everything starts again.]]'''''
* FateWorseThanDeath - [[spoiler:Harry is condemned forever to relive his life, even when he finally GETS IT RIGHT. There is no escape.]]

* LighterAndSofter - The loops that Harry spends pranking Hogwarts, some of them with Fred and George.

* PeggySue / SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong - What Harry wants to do. [[AvertedTrope Averted]].
* ShootTheShaggyDog - [[spoiler:Harry finally defeats Voldemort, goes on to marry Ginny and have a family, and dies of natural causes in his old age. If you think that the loop is finally broken, you are wrong.]]
* TheManyDeathsOfYou - ''VideoGame/{{Shadowgate}}'' would be impressed by the myriad ways that Harry meets his demise, several of which are repeat offenders:

** [[BigBadAssWolf Fenrir Greyback]]

* [[YouCantFightFate You Can't Fight Fate]]

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