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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1355498/Mizuni-sama Prince of the Dark Kingdom]]
* Recommended by Rasdra
* With nearly 10000 reviews and over 4000 followers, Mizuni-Sama the author of 'Prince of the Dark Kingdom' story really should have a mention here. The story is massive spanning over 1 million words and is still being updated and takes the basic overused plot idea The Dark Lord won and took it to a new level. Highly detailed and in-depth storytelling had me and thousands of others hooked in this alternate world. Have a look, don't be intimidated by the word count -its split into several 'books' one for each year it just isn't split into multiple stories.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3766574/145/Prince-of-the-Dark-Kingdom]]

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* hpfan4ever: I enjoyed reading the first story but there was a good amount of Dumbledore and Ginny bashing. Both characters seemed very OOC to me. Especially Ginny, she behaved nothing like she does in canon. So if you're a Ginny fan or you believe Dumbledore cared about Harry this fic probably isn't for you. Though it is a very well written and is an interesting story that had me laughing many times.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7608009/1/Harry-Potter-The-Boy-Who-Lived-a-Lie Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived a Lie]]
* Recommended by Schlubalybub
* This fanfic is incomplete as yet, but it's a retelling of the Harry Potter story in the form of a biography written by Rita Skeeter. Rita's take on the story is written in a similar style to those few articles we saw from her within the canon text. If you loved Rita Skeeter's bitchy style, hopefully you'll like this!
* No pairings that weren't in the canon, and not really built on more within the fanfic, but this one isn't really about building on the story, but seeing it from another point of view, namely Rita's. As Rita wasn't exactly Harry's biggest fan within the canon, but writing a book about him anyway, I think that this fanfic also shows a lot about Rita herself- moreso than Harry or any of the other characters- she basically sees Harry as a way to make money, and it's stated numerous times that Harry refuses to speak to Rita, and would not be interviewed for the book.

* Fifthed by this other troper: it's bloody fantastic. All the characters are written ''perfectly'': Remus, Sirius, James, Lily, Snape, even Peter -- ''all'' of them are completely three-dimensional people, with character progression that clearly leads them towards becoming their older canon counterparts we know from the books (and it thankfully ''doesn't'' fall into traps with the characters which are all too common in Harry Potter fandom[[hottip:*:e.g. James and Sirius the sociopathic bullies, Snape the innocent woobie, Wormtail the blithering idiot, etc.]]). As for the story itself, it's brilliant -- and while there ''is'' slash, it doesn't read as contrived or out of character. In my mind, this fic is to JK Rowling's books as TheThrawnTrilogy is to the StarWars movies.

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* Recommended by Tropes/{{Roo}}

* Recommended by Tikigod784, @/LooneyToons

** [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Mcnickel Mcnickel]] thirds this, and has added another of his stories (Knowledge is useful, but Power is Power) to the For Want of a Nail page.

** @/Mcnickel thirds this, and has added another of his stories (Knowledge is useful, but Power is Power) to the For Want of a Nail page.

[[http://planescapecomic.com/harrypotter Harry Potter Comics]]'''' post-book comic series by Travers & Rioux Jordan. (Canon-Compliant)

* Recommended by Lavanya Six, [[Tropers/{{Ptitlejg85gcuj}} Ms. Byrd]]

* Recommended by [[Tropers/{{Ptitlejg85gcuj}} Ms. Byrd]], notsarah, starryblue, The Blood Sharpie, @/LostLenore

** vick86: The ''Psychic Serpent'' trilogy is one of the best examples of {{growing the beard}} in fanfiction. The first book does suffer from a number of bad (Harry Potter) fanfiction cliches. This is to be forgiven however when one considers that this is one of the earlier book-length works and most of the cliches weren't cliches when it was written, but rather became cliches after other works started using some of the same ideas. The second book throws the AU curveball and it turns into one of the best series you'll ever read. It's definitely worth it to sit through some of the bad stuff in the first book to reach the greatness of the sequels.

* Recommended by @/{{Micah}}, @/{{DomaDoma}}, @/{{Nocturna}}

** Seconded by @/{{DomaDoma}}: Agreed. My favorites are ''Mordant'' and ''Correspondence Course'' -- the latter of which, alas, being the only one completely unscathed by new canon in the whole ensemble. Still, if you can get into that between-books mood, fantastic stuff.

* Thirded by Yessiika: Beautiful, beautiful fanfic. One of the best ever written. Unfortunately, both authors have practically confirmed its status as a {{Dead Fic}}. However, what has been written is glorious; all of the characters, even some of the minor ones that the books mention in passing, have been fleshed out wonderfully and despite being a truly hilarious piece of writing, it has quite a few touching moments at times. The original home-page link is dead because someone hacked the site in late 2008 but thankfully, Lomara converted each and every file into PDF.

* Some unconventional characterization, but is well written, and includes a cross-over with Bujold's ''VorkosiganSaga'' series.

* Recommended by Lavanya Six, [[{{Tropers/Ptitlejg85gcuj}} Ms. Byrd]]

** @/{{RanMouri}}: Whole-heartedly sixth. The writing in the first isn't spectacular, but it gets much better. [=YMMV=], but I think they're all very good, and I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for book 5. I do like the first better than the rest of the main series, due to some plot points that feel a little shoe-horned in, [[spoiler: the Heirs,]] but they're still great stories. Also, the [=AUs=] and crossovers are not to be missed. ''Be Careful'' nearly beats LwD for me, and the FixFics ''A Little Slice of Heaven'', and ''Till We Reach That Day'' are some of the best FixFics I've ever read. Major WAFF warning, but it's never overdone.

* Recommended by [[{{Tropers/Ptitlejg85gcuj}} Ms. Byrd]], notsarah, starryblue, The Blood Sharpie, @/LostLenore

* Seconded by Roundoffbackfull. The author created her Next Gen characters before JKR's revelations. Her stories all agree with each other and are full of well-written original characters plus realistic depictions of familiar ones. All her stories are highly recommended.

* Pinky Brown writes the most amazing Ron/Hermione fics I have ever had the pleasure to read. Her characterization of both Ron and Hermione is superb, but especially Ron, considering the way many fanfic writers [[{{Ron The Death Eater}} treat him.]], or don't bother with him at all. All her stories are highly recommended.

* The Fictionist is one of the best- and perhaps only- ''non-slash'' writer for (young) Tom and Harry. Her [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5725656/1/Fates_Favourite Fate's Favourite series]] has three stories, the original, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6042425/1/Destinys_Darling the one-shot selection]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5736901/1/Pasts_Player the prequel]]. The original is already completed, spanning over 150 chapters and 350 000 words. Her characterization of Tom is very realistic, not to mention the characterization of the other characters. She has also written a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7932144/1/Solace_in_Shadows CoS AU]] that while is still in its starting stages, is already looking like a good story. Did I mention her plots are to die for? If you're a fan of time travel fics, or even if you're not, I highly recommend you check her out.

* Fifthed by this other troper: it's bloody fantastic. All the characters are written ''perfectly'': Remus, Sirius, James, Lily, Snape, even Peter -- ''all'' of them are completely three-dimensional people, with character progression that clearly leads them towards becoming their older canon counterparts we know from the books (and it thankfully ''doesn't'' fall into traps with the characters which are all too common in Harry Potter fandom[[hottip:*:e.g. James and Sirius the [[JerkJock sociopathic bullies]], Snape the innocent [[TheWoobie woobie]], Wormtail the blithering idiot, etc.]]). As for the story itself, it's brilliant -- and while there ''is'' slash, it doesn't read as contrived or out of character. In my mind, this fic is to JK Rowling's books as TheThrawnTrilogy is to the StarWars movies.

* ''Comments'': A seven fic series and related oneshot "Maze of Light," each novel-length work replaces its corresponding canon counterpart, and Lightning increasingly diverges from the source. Despite the oft-(mis)used premise "what if Slytherin!Harry had a BWL!twin," the plot manages to stay original and creative throughout, with truly inspiring [[ShoutOut shout-outs]] to canon events. Canon characterizations aren't exactly possible, but there's a surprising amount of Original Flavor nonetheless. [[MagnificentBastard Snape]] is especially brilliant, and while Lightning never loses sight of the reality that spawned him, he progresses to the point of possibly being better than what JKR ever got around fleshing out. [[YourMileageMayVary BE WARNED]]: the author really knows how to [[AnyoneCanDie turn on the water-works]], and pays careful attention to everything -- which means that while character interaction often = CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and setting establishment/development = MadeOfWin, wartime realities = NightmareFuel. The dark tone does threaten to overwhelm things occasionally, but Lightning somehow knows just when things are heading towards unbearable, and is as good at inducing CrowningMomentOfFunny as she is at creating tension.

* Recommended by @/{{Micah}}, @/{{DomaDoma}}

* Some [[CookieCutterFic unconventional characterization]], but is well written, and includes a cross-over with Bujold's ''VorkosiganSaga'' series.

* Thirded, even though it unfortunately hasn't updated in over a year.