History FanficRecs / HarryPotterPeggySue

* Status: Dormant[[note]]Author has been unable to write since September 2015 due to health issues, and (as of March 2018) is still recovering, and fully intending on continuing the story when able to write.[[/note]]

* Recommended by: @/Feranard

* Tags: TimeTravel, Minor Ron bashing.

* Status: Dormant[[note]]Author has been unable to write since September 2015 due to health issues, and (as of November 2017) is still recovering, and fully intending on continuing the story when able to write.[[/note]]

* Notes: A somewhat confusing TimeyWimeyBall. Quite readable.

* Status: Dormant

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/ Oh God Note Again!]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/674180/Sarah1281 Sarah1281]]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3693052/1/Back_Again_Harry Back Again, Harry?]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/183901/Jedi-Buttercup JediButtercup]]
* Recommended by: @/EvilMidnightLurker, @/ShayGuy, @/{{Agent0042}}, Fenro, @/{{Sheaman3773}}

* Synopsis: A most unusual Peggy Sue fic, one that refuses the usual powerups and exceptional maturity in favor of sending Harry back ''from his visit to Kings Cross Station'' in ''Deathly Hallows'' to a certain night spent staring into the Mirror of Erised.
* Tags: TimeTravel, AU, DH canon, Drama
[=[[reviews:BackAgainHarry]]=]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6685668/1/A_Switched_Chance A Switched Chance]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2257366/LunaStorm LunaStorm]]
* Recommended by: Mazz

* Synopsis: In which Hermione attempts a time-travelling ritual without due preparation and Harry happily goes along for the ride, and both have to cope with living their best friend's life.
* Tags: Bodyswap-AU
* Comments: It's based on one of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1137344/esama esama's]] drabbles from [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6373793/16/Toil_and_trouble Toil and Trouble]].
[=[[reviews:ASwitchedChance]]=]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7733386/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Puppet-of-Time Harry Potter and the Puppet of Time]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2869569/Calanor Calanor]]
* Recommended by: Priopraxis

* Synopsis: An ancient, desperate, half crazed Draco Malfoy sends his much younger self memories and other data in a bid to prevent Harry Potter's (postcanon) death and the catastrophes that have doomed all of mankind to extinction.
* Pairing(s): Draco/Multi, Harry/Multi, Neville/Multi and eventual Draco/Ginny. As yet none have appeared in story or are in any way important to the plot.
[=[[reviews:HarryPotterAndThePuppetOfTime]]=]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8149841/1/Again-and-Again Again and Again]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2328854/Athey Athey]]
* Recommended by: feral, PistolsAtDawn

* Synopsis: The Do-Over Fic - a chance to do things again, but this time-To Get it Right. But is it really such a blessing as it appears? A jaded, darker, bitter, and tired wizard who just wants to die; but can't. A chance to learn how to live, from the most unexpected source.
* Pairing(s): Voldemort/Harry
* Tags: Slytherin!harry, dark!harry, eventual slash, Mystery, Supernatural
[=[[reviews:AgainAndAgain]]=]

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8550820/1/Strange-Visitors-from-Another-Century Strange Visitors From Another Century]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2740971 Izzyaro]]
* Recommended by: hpfan4ever

* Synopsis: What if Salazar Slytherin wasn't actually evil? What if an evil Slytherin wasn't the only inaccuracy about the Hogwarts' Founders? When the destruction of time turners in the Department of Mysteries throws Harry, Ron and Hermione a thousand years into the past, they meet the Hogwarts' founders. Said founders are not too happy about all the dangerous things that happened in Hogwarts during the trio's time. They decide to teach the trio a few things. Voldemort and Dumbledore better prepare themselves.
* Tags: Friendship, Adventure
[=[[reviews:StrangeVisitorsFromAnotherCentury]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11377120/1/ Hogwarts: Marauding the Timeline]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6397060/Hplover4ever3 Hplover4ever3]]
* Recommended by: Marauding Barton
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: "I'm Sirius Black," said the boy. "Who the hell are you?" Draco hesitated. Well how the hell was he supposed to answer this? / / Back in 1976, Draco has a lot on his hands...avoiding questions (both students' and teachers'), playing his part well, & trying himself to understand why on earth he was sorted into Gryffindor this time around. It's going to be one hell of a ride. . .
* Tags: Gryffindor!Draco, Humor, Friendship
[=[[reviews:HogwartsMaraudingTheTimeline]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11574569/1/Dodging-Prison-and-Stealing-Witches-Revenge-is-Best-Served-Raw Dodging Prison and Stealing Witches - Revenge is Best Served Raw]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6791440/LeadVonE LeadVonE]]
* Recommended by: Omeganian
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: Harry Potter has been banged up for ten years in the hellhole brig of Azkaban for a crime he didn't commit, and his traitorous brother, the not-really-boy-who-lived, has royally messed things up. After meeting Fate and Death, Harry is given a second chance to squash Voldemort, dodge a thousand years in prison, and snatch everything his hated brother holds dear. A Peggy Sue+Wrong Boy-Who-Lived. Both got a second chance. But one doesn't know he wasted his already.
* Pairing(s): Harry/Hermione/Daphne/Ginny
* Tags: TimeTravel, Harem, Wrong Boy-Who-Lived, Not too light Harry, Manipulative Dumbledore.
* Notes: A somewhat confusing TimeyWimeyBall. Quite readable.
[=[[reviews:RevengeisBestServedRaw]]=]


[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12141684/1/The-Red-Knight The Red Knight]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/335892/Demon-Eyes-Laharl Demon Eyes Laharl]]
* Recommended by: AustSakuraKyzor, @/{{PistolsAtDawn}}
* Status: Ongoing

* Recommended by: Shinji117, KomodoClassic, @/{{Robinton}}

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* Recommended by: AustSakuraKyzor

* Recommended by @/EphemeralNight, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, Kogut, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @{{Troper9}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2636963/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Nightmares_of_Futures_Past Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/884184/S-TarKan S'TarKan]]

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11377120/1/ Hogwarts: Marauding the Timeline]]'' by [=Hplover4ever3=]
* Recommended by: Marauding Barton
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: When Draco tries to kill Dumbledore on the Astronomy Tower in his sixth year, he goes back to the time of the Marauders and must repeat sixth year alongside James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Severus, Regulus, Lily, Crouch Jr, Frank, Alice and many, many more. See how his presence there will affect the future.
* Comments: Fun and hilarious, this story really is something that you can get hooked on. You get to see changes that Draco makes right away and they're not always good changes.
* Tags: Gryffindor!Draco, Humor, Friendship
[=[[reviews:HogwartsMaraudingTheTimeline]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4726291/1/ Eternal Return]]'' by Silver Pard
* Recommended by Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: For the Greater Good. Harry understands this.
* Notes: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
* Tags: DarkFic, TimeTravel, {{Reincarnation}}
[=[[reviews:EternalReturn]]=]

''[[http://ficwad.com/story/34656 The Younger Potter Twin]]'' by [[http://ficwad.com/a/DrT DrT]]
* Recommended by @/QuantumReality
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: The Heir of the Founders, the Heir of Merlin, needs to set the future straight -- by going back to 1971.
* Comments: Minor Ron bashing.
* Tags: TimeTravel
[=[[reviews:TheYoungerPotterTwin]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11574569/1/Dodging-Prison-and-Stealing-Witches-Revenge-is-Best-Served-Raw Dodging Prison and Stealing Witches - Revenge is Best Served Raw]]''
* Recommended by Omeganian
* Status: In progress
* Synopsis: A Peggy Sue+Wrong Boy-Who-Lived. Both got a second chance. But one doesn't know he wasted his already.
* Notes: A somewhat confusing TimeyWimeyBall. Quite readable.
* Tags: TimeTravel, Harem, Wrong Boy-Who-Lived, Not too light Harry, Manipulative Dumbledore.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12141684/1/The-Red-Knight The Red Knight]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/335892/Demon-Eyes-Laharl Demon Eyes Laharl]]
* Recommended by AustSakuraKyzor
* Status: In Progress
* Pairings: Build up to Ron/Daphne. Implied Harry/Hermione
* Synopsis: Unlike your usual PeggySue fic, RON goes back in time. Problem is that he went to the wrong timeline and now Hermione is trying to murder him. Also he's a Slytherin now.
* Notes: Despite what the synopsis might make you believe, it's not a humour story.
* Tags: TimeTravel, DayInTheLimeLight, Fem!Harry, First Person Narrative
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9191701/1/ A Jaunt Through Time]]'' by Nia River

''FanFic/GeorgeWeasleyAndTheComputationalError'' by pisoprano (''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8479548/1/George-Weasley-and-the-Computational-Error link]]'')
* Recommended by Tropers/{{JET73L}}

* Synopsis: Thanks to [[WritersCannotDoMath the universe being a bit fuzzy on math]], George Weasley gets the chance to go back to undo the worst day of his life in ''Deathly Hallows''... with two stipulations. He must start over from the beginning of his first year, at the latest, and he doesn't just get implanted into his past self. He gets sent back, mind ''and'' body, with a surprising and inconvenient method of temporarily taking place of the mind of his past self.
* Pairing(s): None, unless you count George/Angelina from the original timeline.
* Comments: The fic starts out intriguing and quickly dives into hilarity. It oscillates through a fairly even blend of comedy and drama, but much of the last few chapters are dark and almost purely dramatic [[ToneShift in the vein of]] the main ''Harry Potter'' series itself. The deconstruction of the Peggy Sue genre of Potter fics is only part of the appeal of the series; it could easily stand on its own.
[=[[reviews:GeorgeWeaseyAndTheComputationalError]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7670834/1/Come-Once-Again-and-Love-Me Come Once Again and Love Me]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3117309/laventadorn laventadorn]]
* Recommended by tsotap

* Pairing(s): Snape/Lily
* Synopsis: Severus wakes up in the afterlife expecting something rather different than being almost-seventeen again. Seriously, what kind of game is this? But wait - Lily's come back, too - from 1981? Perhaps it's a second chance... but to do what?
[=[[reviews:ComeOnceAgainAndLoveMe]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9679108/1/Darkness-Above Darkness Above]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/5124528/Haxong Haxong]]
* Recommended by feral, Killing Curse Eyes
* Status: Complete
* Pairing(s): Tom Riddle/Harry Potter
* Synopsis: [[FandomSpecificPlot You often get to read these stories]] where Harry Potter is sent back in time, meets and befriends Tom Riddle and together they're an unstoppable team. Oh, and a couple, of course. You also often get to read stories were an adult Harry is sent back in time or to an alternate universe and has to kill Voldemort in it again all over again, trying to hide the fact that he's from the future. However you rarely read a fanfiction were those two scenarios are being combined... [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]], Harrison Evans and Marvolo Riddle, rulers over Great Britain and Ireland, love their lives. They have just begun to expand their conquest towards France when a last desperate attack of the resistance pulls them into an alternate universe. One where their past selves are an abused little child and a powerless spirit. And worst of all: They're mortal enemies!
[=[[reviews:DarknessAbove]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8550820/1/Strange-Visitors-from-Another-Century Strange Visitors From Another Century]]'' by ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2740971 Izzyaro]]''
* Recommended by hpfan4ever
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: What if Salazar Slytherin wasn't actually evil? What if an evil Slytherin wasn't the only inaccuracy about the Hogwarts' Founders? When the destruction of time turners in the Department of Mysteries throws Harry, Ron and Hermione a thousand years into the past, they meet the Hogwarts' founders. Said founders are not too happy about all the dangerous things that happened in Hogwarts during the trio's time. They decide to teach the trio a few things. Voldemort and Dumbledore better prepare themselves.
* Comments: A time travel story that puts a new and interesting take on the Hogwarts' Founders while still adhering to canon, mostly. The trio is well written and the founders are given unique personalities that makes it seem like it was canon. Plus Harry, Ron, and Hermione get to learn new skills and gain new mentors.
[=[[reviews:StrangeVisitorsFromAnotherCentury]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8233288/1/Faery-Heroes Faery Heroes]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4036441/Silently-Watches Silently Watches]]''
* Recommended by Download, Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Voldemort made one final Horcrux before assaulting Hogwarts. After his second resurrection he takes of the Ministry and attacks the Muggles leading to the destruction of a significant portion of the muggle world and most of the magical. The Fay - on the verge of extinction - send Harry, Hermione and Luna back to stop it.
* Comments: An amazingly well done time travel fic featuring Lunar Harmony (HP/HG/LL). Plenty of Dumbledore and Weasley bashing. It's also complete.
[=[[reviews:FaeryHeroes]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4009690/1/Fox_Ears Fox Ears]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/852445/The-Starhorse The Starhorse]]
* Recommended by [=TrueBlue170=], @/{{Robinton}}
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: The Weasley family is deep in mourning after the battle of Hogwarts, but George has better ideas than to sit around and cry about something he'd rather just fix. And Charlie believes he can do it. Post DH, Charlie's POV.
* Comments: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
** This is a must-read if you are unhappy about how things turned out for the Weasley twins at the end of Deathly Hallows. This particular fic revolves around George thinking up a very clever plan to prevent Fred from dying in the Battle of Hogwarts - or being "de-Fredded", as he oh-so eloquently puts it. [[spoiler: And he pulls it off.]] ''Fox Ears'' really takes you on an emotional roller-coaster - sad, funny, heartfelt and filled to the brim with hope, with everyone being 100% in-character (with an interesting spin on Charlie's characterization along with it) and being a believable continuation of DH before the "Nineteen years later" part.
[=[[reviews:FoxEars]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11638640/1/Hermione-Granger-and-the-Hostile-Decision Hermione Granger and the Hostile Decision]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2697109/breather89 breather89]]''
* Recommended by PotrFan
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Peggy Sue gone wrong. Hermione goes back via the Room of Requirement. Going on the Hogwarts Express, she follows a girl she doesn't remember last time and is abducted by a rogue wizard intent on selling Muggle-borns. Hermione causes him to rethink this and holds them prisoner while Hermione sends letters to Harry, pretending to be a Seer so that the timeline won't change.
* Comments: Probably something never done before with a Peggy Sue. Hermione is a bit slow at first and the villains rather wooden. However, it develops along a bit later and her reactions may be due to Stockholm Syndrome. Something to also mention is that the writer tries not to make the story like real events.
[=[[reviews:HermioneGrangerAndTheHostileDecision]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10610076/1/Time-to-Put-Your-Galleons-Where-Your-Mouth-Is Time to Put Your Galleons Where Your Mouth Is]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2221413/Tsume-Yuki Tsume Yuki]]
* Recommended by @/{{Robinton}}, @/UncloudedTJ
* Status: Complete
** As of February 2016, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10971443/1/Put-my-Galleons-on-That-One a sequel]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10671851/1/Two-Sides-of-the-Same-Sickle a side-story]] both appear to be on hiatus.
* FF.Net Synopsis: Harry had never been able to comprehend a sibling relationship before, but he always thought he'd be great at it. Until, as Master of Death, he's reborn one Turais Rigel Black, older brother to Sirius and Regulus. (Rebirth/time travel and Master of Death Harry.)
* Comments: A surprisingly fun OP Harry. The main obstacles - prejudice, rivalries, Blood Purism - can't be beaten by sheer magical power. Contains many awesome AND many heartwarming moments, and just enough suspense to make a good story.
[=[[reviews:TimeToPutYourGalleonsWhereYourMouthIs]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9783629/1/ Harry Potter and the Trouble with Sorting Hats]]'' by Durandall (Brian Randall)
* Recommended by Dame-Amaryllis, @/{{Pastykake}}
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: A comedic one-shot somewhat lampooning a common facet of the Peggy Sue sub-genre.
* Comments: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterHumorCrack and FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots pages.
** Alternate [[http://soulriders.net/brian/fanfic/troublewithhats/ link]].
* Tags: Humor, Parody, Peggy Sue
[=[[reviews:HarryPotterAndTheTroubleWithSortingHats]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11377120/1/ Hogwarts: Marauding the Timeline]]'' by [=Hplover4ever3=]
* Recommended by: Marauding Barton
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: When Draco tries to kill Dumbledore on the Astronomy Tower in his sixth year, he goes back to the time of the Marauders and must repeat sixth year alongside James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Severus, Regulus, Lily, Crouch Jr, Frank, Alice and many, many more. See how his presence there will affect the future.
* Comments: Fun and hilarious, this story really is something that you can get hooked on. You get to see changes that Draco makes right away and they're not always good changes.
* Tags: Gryffindor!Draco, Humor, Friendship
[=[[reviews:HogwartsMaraudingTheTimeline]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4726291/1/ Eternal Return]]'' by Silver Pard
* Recommended by Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: For the Greater Good. Harry understands this.
* Notes: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
* Tags: DarkFic, TimeTravel, {{Reincarnation}}
[=[[reviews:EternalReturn]]=]

''[[http://ficwad.com/story/34656 The Younger Potter Twin]]'' by [[http://ficwad.com/a/DrT DrT]]
* Recommended by @/QuantumReality
* Status: Complete

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6985795/1/Xerosis Xerosis]]'' by Batsutousai
* Recommended by feral

* Pairings: slight Voldemort/Harry
* Synopsis: Harry's world ends at the hands of those he'd once fought to save. An adult-Harry goes back to his younger self fic. Semi-super!Harry, Dark!Harry.
* Comments: a fun, CrackFic where Harry lives through a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic world]] up until his death. Then [[TheGrimReaper Death]] gives him a chance to do it over because [[ItAmusedMe Harry amuses him]] and at the rate humans are killing themselves he'll soon be out of a job. This fic is lots of fun and has lots of plot twists. This Harry has mad skillz and hax powers but he's not infallible.
[=[[reviews:Xerosis]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4176173/1/The-Other-End-of-Time The Other End of Time]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/884285/SamanthaKathy SamanthaKathy]]
* Recommended by Killing Curse Eyes
* Status: Deleted
* Synopsis: When the war goes completely wrong, Harry goes back in time to change things. But, his plan goes horribly wrong... How will Harry deal with this? First in Time series.
* Pairings: None yet. Author says eventual unknown slash pairing.
[=[[reviews:TheOtherEndOfTime]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9191701/1/ A Jaunt Through Time]]'' by Nia River
* Recommended by Kogut, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis

* Synopsis: The odds of temporal displacement were tiny, too infinitesimal to count, and yet… The Harry Potter luck striking again, he supposed. So now there's an older, wiser, more mature Harry (well, the older part's true at least) stuck in the past. And he's determined that if he's going to change things, he'll have some fun doing it. (OR: Time travel minus angst equals this.)
* Notes: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
[=[[reviews:AJauntThroughTime]]=]

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/3390668/chapters/7419224 C'est La Vie]]'' by cywscross
* Recommended by ramber, @/UncloudedTJ, lampyridae, shinyshadowklefki, Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: A year after the war ends, Fate takes the opportunity to toss her favourite hero into a different dimension to repay her debt. A new life in exchange for having fulfilled her prophecy. Harry just wants to know why he has no say in the matter. And why Fate thinks that his hero complex won't eventually kick in. Then again, that might be exactly why Fate dumped him there.
* Comments: Updates can be slow, Cywscross is an up-and-coming writer whose prose is mind-blowing. Although this Harry can be Mary Sue-ish, he does come from a darker alternate timeline, so he had to do a lot more. The introduction of an original character and the possible conflict Harry may experience having to face himself has great potential for the future, in addition to the deeper exploration of the surrounding characters rather than just casual mentions. Includes: Neville as the Boy-Who-Lived, an original character, Orion as a woobie badass, Harry's Alternate Self as a prat (despite his parents being likable), and an awesome Ancient Runes professor.
** [=Demiser of D=]: Without question one of the most well-written Harry Potter fanfics on the internet. The prose is absolutely exquisite, exemplifying fine literature to the point that it has actually improved my own writing techniques just by reading it. The only downside is how slowly it is updated, but it is already of such a length that you cannot complain about that length at all without feeling at least a little greedy. But screw it, writing this good just inspires greed. It's awesome. Enough said.
[=[[reviews:CestLaVie]]=]

''FanFic/GeorgeWeasleyAndTheComputationalError'' by pisoprano (''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8479548/1/George-Weasley-and-the-Computational-Error link]]'')
* Recommended by Tropers/{{JET73L}}

* Synopsis: Thanks to [[WritersCannotDoMath the universe being a bit fuzzy on math]], George Weasley gets the chance to go back to undo the worst day of his life in ''Deathly Hallows''... with two stipulations. He must start over from the beginning of his first year, at the latest, and he doesn't just get implanted into his past self. He gets sent back, mind ''and'' body, with a surprising and inconvenient method of temporarily taking place of the mind of his past self.
* Pairing(s): None, unless you count George/Angelina from the original timeline.
* Comments: The fic starts out intriguing and quickly dives into hilarity. It oscillates through a fairly even blend of comedy and drama, but much of the last few chapters are dark and almost purely dramatic [[ToneShift in the vein of]] the main ''Harry Potter'' series itself. The deconstruction of the Peggy Sue genre of Potter fics is only part of the appeal of the series; it could easily stand on its own.
[=[[reviews:GeorgeWeaseyAndTheComputationalError]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7670834/1/Come-Once-Again-and-Love-Me Come Once Again and Love Me]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3117309/laventadorn laventadorn]]
* Recommended by tsotap
* Status: Complete
* Pairing(s): Snape/Lily
* Synopsis: Severus wakes up in the afterlife expecting something rather different than being almost-seventeen again. Seriously, what kind of game is this? But wait - Lily's come back, too - from 1981? Perhaps it's a second chance... but to do what?
[=[[reviews:ComeOnceAgainAndLoveMe]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9679108/1/Darkness-Above Darkness Above]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/5124528/Haxong Haxong]]
* Recommended by feral, Killing Curse Eyes
* Status: Complete

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5396819/1/ Time Warp]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1282392/Kittenn1011 Kittenn1011]]''
* Recommended by Mazz, Dame-Amaryllis

* A very ambitious story, where both Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy find themselves trapped in a [[GroundhogPeggySue loop]] spanning their Hogwarts years.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7888561/1/Stormseeker_Borrowed_Destiny Stormseeker: Borrowed Destiny]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3037483/Keolah Keolah]]
* Recommended by Jeckari
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': On the run from powerful dark wizards, Lexen Chelseer finds himself thrust into an unfamiliar world - and a new identity. Can Lexen hope to fill the shoes of Harry Potter, who secretly died at the age of 5? Includes slash.
* ''Tags'': Adventure/Drama
* ''Comments'': Continuation of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7871365/1/Stormseeker-Cycle-of-Nightmares Stormseeker Cycle of Nightmares]]''
[=[[reviews:StormseekerBorrowedDestiny]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8052743/1/ Harry Potter:Game of the Year Edition]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2354146/Casey_W Casey W]]
* Recommended by @/DontKillBugs
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Harry Potter dies in the graveyard of Little Hangleton. GAME OVER. Start new game?
* ''Tags'': Gamer!fic, Adventure, Humor
* ''Comments'': Any fan of ''VideoGame/Persona4'' fanfiction may recognize Casey W as the author of the very well-done ''Face Every Shadow.'' With that sort of track record, this story is shaping up to be quite good. It toys with the standard Peggy Sue concept by treating it as a video game, with points being added or deducted based on Harry's actions in life, and even alternate characters Harry can select, such as [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dragonborn Harry]] and Harry Weasley.
** YMMV on whether or not this is good. It does lean heavily towards the ideas of Ron being TheLoad and Dumbledore being an untrustworthy Machiavellian Chessmaster with a hint of A Man Is Not A Virgin applied to all the male characters.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5725656/1/Fates_Favourite Fate's Favourite]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2227840/The-Fictionist The Fictionist]]''
* Recommended by Namikaze Artemis, lampyridae, Bellalina
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': You always get the stories where Harry goes back into Tom Riddle's time, then either stays or gets sent back. End of, unless he tries to make Voldemort good. But what if thing's went differently? What if, just once? someone followed a time traveller back?
* ''Tags'': Friendship, Drama
* Comments: There's also a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7907172/1/ Russian translation]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7989531/1/Pasts_Player_Hrac_minulosti Czech translation]] and an [[http://www.efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=1032319&i=1 Italian translation]].
** This is quite possibly the best Harry Potter fanfiction I've ever read, largely due to the fact that it has several chapters done from the point of view of a [[TheSociopath true clinical sociopath]] something I've rarely seen done and never before have I seen it done well. You know a story is well written when you find yourself empathizing with and understanding such an [[BlueandOrangeMorality utterly alien mind set]] while at the same time constantly feeling horrified from the [[LackofEmpathy sheer remorselessness of his cruelty and detachment]]. The overall plot is incredible and Tom's friendship/connection with Harry is lovely to watch play out. One of the most believable Tom Riddle redemption fics out there simply due to the fact that he is never truly redeemed just placed in circumstances where being good is of more use to him than being evil.
[=[[reviews:FatesFavourite]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8175132/1/HRNK Jamie Evans and Fate's Fool]]'' and its sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9908146/1/ Jamie Evans and the Lonely Queen]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/699762/The_Mad_Mad_Reviewer The Mad Mad Reviewer]]
* Recommended by @/TheRoad, @/UncloudedTJ, [=TheForgottenOne=], @/MagicKirby, [=Bloodhawk531=] @/{{Agogobell}}
* ''Status'': Complete and Dormant, respectively
* ''Synopsis'': "Harry Potter stepped back in time with enough plans to deal with just about everything fate could throw at him. He forgot one problem: He's fate's chewtoy."
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry/Tonks
* ''Tags'': Mentions of rape, sex, unholy vengeance, and venomous squirrels, Adventure, Family
* ''Comments'': Essentially the best execution of the Harry Goes Back in Time, but Something immediately goes Horribly Wrong plot that I've read to date. Really, though, It's professional grade work.
** @/UncloudedTJ: Note that it does have some Dumbledore bashing but it's more a WellIntentionedExtremist slant on him than his usual cliche villainy.
** [=TheForgottenOne=]: Starts with cliche "goes back in time because everything I know I love is dead" with an interesting twist upon his return. It's dark and morbid at times, but overall interesting considering some of the moments in the story with obvious character bashing, overpowering, and a few questionable events.
** @/MagicKirby: Pity it was deleted in FF.net's war on their own product but Mad Reviewer has reposted it under a slightly different name. Excellent story with many great minor inserts from popular media that the reader may or may not get.
** [=Bloodhawk531=]: As previously stated, chock-full of references of other fiction, from [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Shadow of the Colossus]] to [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Fantasy]] to [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft]]. Fantastic.
** Agogobell: It's really, '''really''' good. So damn funny, and very clever too. That is all I have to say.
[=[[reviews:JamieEvansAndFatesFool]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5492188/1/Doubting_Thomas Doubting Thomas]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/654059/AzarDarkstar AzarDarkstar]]''
* Recommended by Piekage, @/{{Robinton}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': After all, every child deserves a mother who loves them. Even those who grow up to be monsters. Luna just never imagined things would turn out this way.
* ''Tags'': One-Shot, AU, TimeTravel, Drama, Family
* ''Comments'': Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
** Luna travels back in time and decides to raise [[spoiler: Tom Riddle]] for the better. The relationship between the two is heartwarming as they deal with the prejudice of the era they're in, and the fact that Voldemort himself wasn't the source of the evil in the wizarding world.
[=[[reviews:DoubtingThomas]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4487319/1/The-Greatest-Minister-of-Magic The Greatest Minister of Magic]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/943028/BajaB BajaB]]
* Recommended by Luxy
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': "...take the steps I have suggested, and you will be remembered, in office or out, as one of the bravest and greatest Ministers of Magic we have ever known." - Albus Dumbledore – Goblet of Fire.
* ''Tags'': Humor
* ''Comments'':
** Short oneshot that manages to make [[spoiler: Cornelius Fudge]] a believable time traveler trying to make the world a better place... For himself. The time travel is part of the punchline, so this rec itself is a spoiler.
[=[[reviews:TheGreatestMinisterOfMagic]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7733386/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Puppet-of-Time Harry Potter and the Puppet of Time]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2869569/Calanor Calanor]]
* Recommended by Priopraxis
* Status: Ongoing
* Synopsis: An ancient, desperate, half crazed Draco Malfoy sends his much younger self memories and other data in a bid to prevent Harry Potter's (postcanon) death and the catastrophes that have doomed all of mankind to extinction.
* Pairings: Draco/Multi, Harry/Multi, Neville/Multi and eventual Draco/Ginny. As yet none have appeared in story or are in any way important to the plot.
* Comments: Fairly well written and quite dark.
** Debut's Ron the Death Eater. I dropped on Ch2 because it felt like disgusting author bias. Would not recommend.
[=[[reviews:HarryPotterAndThePuppetOfTime]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8149841/1/Again-and-Again Again and Again]]'' by Athey
* Recommended by feral, PistolsAtDawn
* Status: Ongoing
* Pairings: Voldemort/Harry
* Synopsis: The Do-Over Fic - a chance to do things again, but this time-To Get it Right. But is it really such a blessing as it appears? A jaded, darker, bitter, and tired wizard who just wants to die; but can't. A chance to learn how to live, from the most unexpected source.
* Comments: The slash pairing is... eh, but the politics are awesome. Machiavellian!Harry and well-thought-out speculations about Muggle/Wizard relations, and how wizards can keep hidden in the Internet age (spoiler: they can't).
[=[[reviews:AgainAndAgain]]=]

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''FanFic/FromTheFlameToTheSpark'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2574969/Ephemeral-Nightboy Ephemeral-Nightboy]] (''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6486108/1/From_the_Flame_to_the_Spark link]]'')

* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': A twist on the Peggy Sue genre that features Ginny as the time traveler instead of Harry, after Harry dies at the end of DH instead of just pretending to die as in canon. Once Ginny arrives in the past, she doesn't even try to preserve anything of the old timeline, going to any lengths to make sure Voldemort can never kill Harry. Things are made more complicated by fragments of the future coming back in Ginny's wake, resulting in some tangential oddities.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Ginny/Harry
* ''Tags'': Adventure, Romance
* ''Comments'':
** determinator!Ginny doesn't mess around. Not even a full year into the new timeline and events are already unrecognizable. TheStationsOfTheCanon and InSpiteOfANail are averted in this one. Ginny is, without acting strange, such a good friend to Harry that he's noticeably more emotionally healthy. Her extreme proactiveness results in [[spoiler:completely nullifying [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'s main conflict]] without taking the drama or suspense out of the story.
** Has an OC that annoyed me. Shows up and takes up sizable chunks of chapters. Ended up dropping the story at around chapter 8 without fully understanding why the author bothered to write in the OC.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6763981/1/The_Dark_Lords_Equal The Dark Lord's Equal]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2468907/Lens-of-Sanity Lens of Sanity]]''
* Recommended by [=AllBlueSkies=], [[SockPuppet Xeno]], Kogut

* ''Synopsis'': Things had been pretty sweet for the first quarter of a century following Voldemort’s defeat, but from there things started to go [[BadFuture downhill fast]]. Now Harry has finally agreed to go back and stop the wars from ever happening. He wakes up during the Ministry Battle and begins changing history for the better.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry P./Hermione G.
* ''Tags'': Adventure/Romance
* Comments: This is a twisted Peggy Sue fic that basically takes everything that happened in canon--including the Epilogue--and goes, "what is a simple explanation for all the plot holes?" The sarcastic slightly insane comments Harry makes throughout are funny, and how he deals with the Wizengamot is [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]]. Lots of magic, some drama and romance with the Hermione pairing, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome excellent]] fight scenes, and it fits annoyingly snugly within the [[Literature/HarryPotter canon]] universe, all the while rolling every one-shot plot bunny possible into such an amazing read.
* Competent Harry and powerful Voldemort, amazing humour
[=[[reviews:TheDarkLordsEqual]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1113651 Sisyphus]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/esama/pseuds/esama esama]]''
* Recommended by [=PDown=], Fenro, Mazz, Dame-Amaryllis

* ''Synopsis'': "Harry gets another chance - and another and another. At some point, they stop feeling like chances at all. Morbid and slightly dark take on the Second Chance plotline."
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter/Original Character(s)
* ''Tags'': Alternate Universe, Time Loop, Self Harm, Suicide, hopeless existence, generally morbid and dark
* Comments: Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
** This is quite simply the best fanfiction I have ever had the pleasure to read. It finally made me respect the Peggy Sue plot (albeit by deconstructing it and switching it to a more GroundhogPeggySue thing) but overall I loved it. It invoked the sense of combined fear and sympathy that make me love fiction emotionally.
** There is also a short fan-sequel [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6753546/1/Being-Harry-Potter Being Harry Potter]] that may scratch your itch.
[=[[reviews:Sisyphus]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6685668/1/A_Switched_Chance A Switched Chance]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2257366/LunaStorm LunaStorm]]
* Recommended by Mazz
* Status: Dormant
* Synopsis: In which Hermione attempts a time-travelling ritual without due preparation and Harry happily goes along for the ride, and both have to cope with living their best friend's life.
* ''Tags'': Bodyswap-AU
* Comments: It's based on one of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1137344/esama esama's]] drabbles from [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6373793/16/Toil_and_trouble Toil and Trouble]].
[=[[reviews:ASwitchedChance]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302068/1/Hes_Not_Normal He's Not Normal]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1585972/Uncle-Stojil Uncle Stojil]]''
* Recommended by [=SteaksAddictsAnonymous=], @/UncloudedTJ, Mazz
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': "Harry Potter goes back in time and has to start everything again. Do you think he will be careful not to screw the timeline up? No, he doesn't even think about it! A story featuring a loony Harry and a Magical World that seems willing to adapt to him." (Basically, in which Harry goes back in time and kind -of trolls everybody.)
* ''Tags'': Parody
* ''Comments'': Silly, lighthearted and fun to read. Quite refreshing. (cross posted? from crack fic, as it also qualifies for Peggy Sue.) CRACK fic, so judge it as one.
** @/UncloudedTJ: A very good story however keep in mind it hasn't been updated since May of 2010.
[=[[reviews:HesNotNormal]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4165301/1/Time_Mr_Potter Time, Mr. Potter?]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1361546/Tw15teD Tw15ted]]''
* Recommended by @/MagicKirby

* ''Synopsis'': Five years after Voldemort's victory over the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter is a man on the run. But what happens when he is thrown into his twelve-year old body in a freak accident?
* ''Tags'': Non-DH compliant, Adventure, Horror
* ''Comments'': A pretty decent Peggy Sue fic, a few cliches and the [[spoiler: last ten or so chapters after Harry dies]] prevent it from being outstanding.
[=[[reviews:TimeMrPotter]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5396819/1/ Time Warp]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1282392/Kittenn1011 Kittenn1011]]''
* Recommended by Mazz, Dame-Amaryllis
* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: Harry and Draco get stuck in a [[GroundhogPeggySue paradox]]. Now the have to relive their Hogwarts years. Over and over. And over. And--
** ''Warp One'': Harry Potter wakes up one morning in the body of his ten-year-old self. This time around, he declares, nobody is going to die! -- ''"That's a lot harder than you think, Potter. People shouldn't meddle with time."''
* Comments: Last update 2011 In the author's words:
** ''The fiasco that stopped this in its tracks was a few unfortunate computer crashes losing me all my rough work and plans, but if I'm honest the reason the hiatus has lasted this long is because I've moved onto other projects. It's below most things on my priorities list. The next chapter has an opening scene written and a bit of an outline for the rest... I don't want to abandon this fic, really, but even a single chapter is painfully slow. I'm hoping to get a chapter out before the year is up, but even if there's a random update you can't count on that to become a regular thing just yet.''
* A very ambitious story, where both Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy find themselves trapped in a [[GroundhogPeggySue loop]] spanning their Hogwarts years.
[=[[reviews:TimeWarp]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7888561/1/Stormseeker_Borrowed_Destiny Stormseeker: Borrowed Destiny]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3037483/Keolah Keolah]]
* Recommended by Jeckari

* ''Synopsis'': On the run from powerful dark wizards, Lexen Chelseer finds himself thrust into an unfamiliar world - and a new identity. Can Lexen hope to fill the shoes of Harry Potter, who secretly died at the age of 5? Includes slash.
* ''Tags'': Adventure/Drama
* ''Comments'': Continuation of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7871365/1/Stormseeker-Cycle-of-Nightmares Stormseeker Cycle of Nightmares]]''
[=[[reviews:StormseekerBorrowedDestiny]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8052743/1/ Harry Potter:Game of the Year Edition]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2354146/Casey_W Casey W]]
* Recommended by @/DontKillBugs
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Harry Potter dies in the graveyard of Little Hangleton. GAME OVER. Start new game?
* ''Tags'': Gamer!fic, Adventure, Humor
* ''Comments'': Any fan of ''VideoGame/Persona4'' fanfiction may recognize Casey W as the author of the very well-done ''Face Every Shadow.'' With that sort of track record, this story is shaping up to be quite good. It toys with the standard Peggy Sue concept by treating it as a video game, with points being added or deducted based on Harry's actions in life, and even alternate characters Harry can select, such as [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dragonborn Harry]] and Harry Weasley.
** YMMV on whether or not this is good. It does lean heavily towards the ideas of Ron being TheLoad and Dumbledore being an untrustworthy Machiavellian Chessmaster with a hint of A Man Is Not A Virgin applied to all the male characters.
[=[[reviews:HarryPotterGameOfTheYearEdition]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5725656/1/Fates_Favourite Fate's Favourite]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2227840/The-Fictionist The Fictionist]]''
* Recommended by Namikaze Artemis, lampyridae, Bellalina
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': You always get the stories where Harry goes back into Tom Riddle's time, then either stays or gets sent back. End of, unless he tries to make Voldemort good. But what if thing's went differently? What if, just once? someone followed a time traveller back?
* ''Tags'': Friendship, Drama
* Comments: There's also a [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7907172/1/ Russian translation]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7989531/1/Pasts_Player_Hrac_minulosti Czech translation]] and an [[http://www.efpfanfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=1032319&i=1 Italian translation]].
** This is quite possibly the best Harry Potter fanfiction I've ever read, largely due to the fact that it has several chapters done from the point of view of a [[TheSociopath true clinical sociopath]] something I've rarely seen done and never before have I seen it done well. You know a story is well written when you find yourself empathizing with and understanding such an [[BlueandOrangeMorality utterly alien mind set]] while at the same time constantly feeling horrified from the [[LackofEmpathy sheer remorselessness of his cruelty and detachment]]. The overall plot is incredible and Tom's friendship/connection with Harry is lovely to watch play out. One of the most believable Tom Riddle redemption fics out there simply due to the fact that he is never truly redeemed just placed in circumstances where being good is of more use to him than being evil.
[=[[reviews:FatesFavourite]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8175132/1/HRNK Jamie Evans and Fate's Fool]]'' and its sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9908146/1/ Jamie Evans and the Lonely Queen]]'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/699762/The_Mad_Mad_Reviewer The Mad Mad Reviewer]]
* Recommended by @/TheRoad, @/UncloudedTJ, [=TheForgottenOne=], @/MagicKirby, [=Bloodhawk531=] @/{{Agogobell}}
* ''Status'': Complete and Dormant, respectively
* ''Synopsis'': "Harry Potter stepped back in time with enough plans to deal with just about everything fate could throw at him. He forgot one problem: He's fate's chewtoy."
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry/Tonks
* ''Tags'': Mentions of rape, sex, unholy vengeance, and venomous squirrels, Adventure, Family
* ''Comments'': Essentially the best execution of the Harry Goes Back in Time, but Something immediately goes Horribly Wrong plot that I've read to date. Really, though, It's professional grade work.
** @/UncloudedTJ: Note that it does have some Dumbledore bashing but it's more a WellIntentionedExtremist slant on him than his usual cliche villainy.
** [=TheForgottenOne=]: Starts with cliche "goes back in time because everything I know I love is dead" with an interesting twist upon his return. It's dark and morbid at times, but overall interesting considering some of the moments in the story with obvious character bashing, overpowering, and a few questionable events.
** @/MagicKirby: Pity it was deleted in FF.net's war on their own product but Mad Reviewer has reposted it under a slightly different name. Excellent story with many great minor inserts from popular media that the reader may or may not get.
** [=Bloodhawk531=]: As previously stated, chock-full of references of other fiction, from [[VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus Shadow of the Colossus]] to [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Fantasy]] to [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraft]]. Fantastic.
** Agogobell: It's really, '''really''' good. So damn funny, and very clever too. That is all I have to say.
[=[[reviews:JamieEvansAndFatesFool]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5492188/1/Doubting_Thomas Doubting Thomas]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/654059/AzarDarkstar AzarDarkstar]]''
* Recommended by Piekage, @/{{Robinton}}
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': After all, every child deserves a mother who loves them. Even those who grow up to be monsters. Luna just never imagined things would turn out this way.
* ''Tags'': One-Shot, AU, TimeTravel, Drama, Family
* ''Comments'': Also recommended on the FanficRecs/HarryPotterOneshots page.
** Luna travels back in time and decides to raise [[spoiler: Tom Riddle]] for the better. The relationship between the two is heartwarming as they deal with the prejudice of the era they're in, and the fact that Voldemort himself wasn't the source of the evil in the wizarding world.
[=[[reviews:DoubtingThomas]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4487319/1/The-Greatest-Minister-of-Magic The Greatest Minister of Magic]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/943028/BajaB BajaB]]
* Recommended by Luxy
* ''Status'': Complete

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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3155057/1/Altered_Destinies Altered Destinies]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1077111/DobbyElfLord DobbyElfLord ]]''
* Recommended by White Hat, @/UncloudedTJ, Aromli, Leber, pisoprano
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': Harry has defeated Voldemort, but it was a costly victory. Aberforth Dumbledore presents a plan to go back and kill the infant Riddle, but Harry will have to stay there 10 years. Can Harry alter the wizarding world's destiny? WWII and Grindelwald.
* ''Tags'': Supernatural, Suspense, TimeTravel, AU
* Comments: Very good time travel fic. Harry goes back in time to kill an infant Voldemort but faces complications. Lots of interesting things happen along the way. There are a fair amount of minor typos a decent editor would have fixed and it suffers from the Written-Before-''Deathly-Hallows'' Syndrome, so even before Harry's arrival it's an AU. But if you can accept those things, I think you'll really enjoy it.
* Sequel -- ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4150901/1/Balancing-Destinies Balanced Destinies]]'' -- DEAD
** Quite a good fic. Not that great in the first couple chapters, but a few chapters in the author really hits his stride and his writing improves noticeably. After that it becomes an exciting whirlwind of espionage and action that's quite refreshing. Definitiely worth a full read.- Leber
[=[[reviews:AlteredDestinies]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5453054/1/His_Own_Man His Own Man]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/33563/Crunchysunrises Crunchysunrises]]''
* Recommended by @/LooneyToons, @/UncloudedTJ, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, feral, @/{{Pastykake}}

* ''Synopsis'': At the spectral King's Cross station in ''Deathly Hallows'', Harry makes a different choice; disgusted by Dumbledore's machinations, he sends himself back in time to just before his first year. A fiercely independent Harry with complete foreknowledge of the next seven years then dives head-first into the wizarding world, seeking to disrupt both Voldemort ''and'' Dumbledore's plans. However, his efforts to reshape the future may just make things worse when his actions cause the events of ''Philosopher's Stone'', ''Chamber of Secrets'' and ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' to all take place simultaneously during his first year.
* ''Tags'': Adventure, Friendship
* ''Comments'': A different approach to the classic ''Harry Potter'' Peggy Sur, well-written and cleverly playing with and subverting many of the usual conventions of the subgenre. ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant (at least up until Harry's "death"), which means he understands Snape and Malfoy far better, and which in turn means different relationships with each. Features a very pragmatic (yet oddly sympathetic and even vulnerable) Harry who doesn't feel obligated to preserve even the Golden Trio intact if it means his goals will be reached that much faster. 21 chapters as of the end of 2009 and still going strong; highly recommended.
** I'm sorry, I really don't want to sound rude but, I would never recommend this, it is horribly OOC, Harry basically says "Screw this." and goes back. He is portrayed as somewhat of a brat and arrogant, Narcissa basically says "I'm your cousin" out of nowhere, and I really would not recommend this to anyone.
[=[[reviews:HisOwnMan]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4905771/1/A_Mother_In_Laws_Love A Mother In Law's Love]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1446455/Perspicacity Perspicacity]]''
* Recommended by [=AbelInversion=], Phaethon
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Distraught over Ginny's death in the final battle, Harry gambles desperately and travels back in time to set things right. Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned. A twist on the classic Soul Bond tale. A cross between Peggy Sue and crackfic, this farce of a time-travel novella features a hapless Harry, for whom nothing seems to go as planned. Even his Soul Bond, the one fixture in his life, is messed up in the time travel--it latches onto Molly by mistake. HilarityEnsues.
* ''Tags'': TimeTravel, Humor, Adventure
* Comments: A story ripe with Tropes, it's yet another approach to the classic ''Harry Potter'' Peggy Sue. It's perhaps the only time-travel story where Harry chooses to go back to the end of Book 6. The author has penned a clever, hilarious romp with several turns of plot that the reader won't see coming. The author seems addicted to InnocentInnuendo, but it's done as well as you'll find anywhere. Also employs frequent instances of DoubleEntendre, and NakedPeopleAreFunny. The protagonist's unwavering, unrequited love for Ginny is balanced by the Universe's insistence that this Just Not Be So. Told in first-person POV, it takes a chapter or so to get going. Once it does, the audacity and ridiculousness don't let up. Highly recommended.
** Funny as hell, well written, and it takes the HP story in an interesting direction. You have to read the Auror Interview to believe it, you’ll pretty much wet myself.
** Arguably not a tragedy in the classical sense, so much as employing occasional [[RealityEnsues Reality Ensues]]. If humor is "truth with pain," then this comedy doesn't shy from the latter to humanize the characters.
[=[[reviews:AMotherInLawsLove]]=]

''Fanfic/DelendaEst'' (''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5511855/1/Delenda_Est link]]'') and its sequel [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9754483/1/Para-Bellum Para Bellum]] by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/116880/Lord-Silvere Lord Silvere]]''
* Recommended by Darkholm, @/UncloudedTJ, boonerunner, Fenro, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, pisoprano, @/{{SovereignGFC}}, lampyridae, @/{{Pastykake}}
* ''Status'': Complete and Dormant, respectively
* ''Synopsis'': Harry is a prisoner, and Bellatrix has fallen from grace. The accidental activation of Bella's treasured heirloom results in another chance for Harry. It also gives him the opportunity to make the acquaintance of the young and enigmatic Bellatrix Black. Marauders-Era.
** ''Synopsis/Para Bellum'': An ambitious Voldemort prepares to lead his armies into the Delenda Est dimension to topple Minister Black III. But, he has lost the element of surprise, and there is a Pre-[=OotP=] dimension in between his dimension and the DE dimension where he will have to fight Minister Black's armies, spies, and civilian meddlers, not to mention two Harry Potters and the infamous Black Triplets.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry P./Bellatrix L.
* ''Tags'': Adventure, Fantasy
* ''Comments'':
** An altogether excellent story. I haven't seen a spelling or grammar error yet while reading it. The characterizations and dialogue are both believable and enthralling. Harry does not automatically become Dumbledore's favorite new person and he isn't handed the DADA position. In fact the closest thing he has to allies are the current heads of the Malfoy and Black families. Bellatrix is not wearing [[DracoInLeatherPants leather pants]] and Harry has to restrain himself from attacking/insulting her several times. Harry is also very tight-lipped about [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble the future/his past]] and couldn't give a rat's ass about preserving the time stream.
** Darkholm: Did I mention there was no bashing and Harry doesn't follow the Marauders around like a lost puppy? Those parts have me really excited.
** The (mostly friendly) banter between Harry and [=NotYetEvil!Bellatrix=] is witty and entertaining. The story also explores the friction between the future death eaters and their parents to show how Voldemort's rise to power (as a charismatic demagogue) might have occurred.
** Dalkoncledwin: ''Delenda Est'' has been, as many are aware, completed. As such, Lord Silvere has continued the process of writing by producing a sequel to ''Delenda Est'' in the form of ''Para Bellum''. The story starts off as any ''Harry Potter'' story should start off, with Harry spending summer vacation at his Aunt and Uncles. Until one day, the phone rings and someone claiming to be "[[RunningGag Violet White]]" asks Harry's Aunt [[PrankCall if their Fri]][[RealityWarper dge is running]], hilarity ensues and the story evolves from there. [[spoiler:Suffice to say, the third generation of Marauders starts off the story very well indeed.]]
[=[[reviews:DelendaEst]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3735743/1/The_Moment_It_Began The Moment It Began]]'' And sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5860832/1/The_bMoment_b_It_Ended The Moment it Ended]]'' By ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/46567/Sindie Sindie]]''
* Recommended by [=FatRat=], jarell88, @/TenderLumpling, Fenro, Ripheus
* ''Status'': Complete, Sequel: Complete
* ''Synopsis'': The life of Severus Snape fell apart on that one day in his fifth year. During his death in Deathly hallows, Dumbledore offers him the chance to go back in time to to that fateful day and relive it, giving him the chance to redo that fatal mistake that drove Lily away.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Snape/Lily
* ''Tags'': Romance, Drama, AU, TimeTravel
* Comments: A Peggy Sue fic with a unique twist for two reasons. Firstly, Severus is the one being sent back in time, not Harry. Secondly, this fic focuses not on using his foreknowledge to win the war, but instead to fix the wreck of his life with his future knowledge. Most of it does not come into play at all[[spoiler: until the later parts of the story, at least]], except that he is extremely mistrustful of Dumbledore, with good reason. This is a Snape/Lily centric fic, it has some heartbreakingly sad moments [[spoiler:Eileen Snape's death]] and it explores very well what would have happened had Severus chosen his friendship with Lily over those of the nastier Slytherins, and remained good friends throughout their lives in Hogwarts.
** The author seems to have nothing to do but go on and on, and the story really seems to slog after the first wedding. And then [[spoiler: Tobias Snape kills Voldemort with a handgun.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Oh. My.]] ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome God.]]''
** Spooner Wilkins: Loved this fic but was seriously stumped by that one pervasive bump [[spoiler: Did no one else react to the fact that muggle civilians, I don't care how central to the plot, have access to firearms? This all takes place in the late '70s in the UK of all places, not even the british police had guns on patrol then unless I'm mistaken.]]
** Well, there is virtually no chance that Tobias Snape owned that weapon ''legally'', no... but even in '70s England there was a black market for weapons. And we already know he was a disreputable sort.
** What really sells this fic for [[Tropers/TenderLumpling me]] is the massive amount of CharacterDevelopment; not just from Severus and Lily, but from the Marauders as well. [[spoiler: Except for Peter Pettigrew, but [[KilledOffForReal he has an excuse]].]] There are too many Snape-centric fics out there that are too willing to portray the Marauders as irredeemable instead of the extremely immature teenagers they actually were, so to come across a Snapefic that treats them as ''human beings'' is a breath of fresh air.
** Great story, but definite YMMV on the [[spoiler: Tobias Snape killing Voldemort]] thing. Aside from that, quite well-written, though a few of the Lily and Snape scenes feel repetitive, and Lily is slightly too tolerant of Snape's melancholy at times. The best part about it is that the author is one of the few fanfic writers to have a sensible take on literally every character (although Dumbledore is somewhat more manipulative than in canon, he's basically portrayed as a good guy), INCLUDING the Marauders. The plot is exceptionally well-structured, everybody's in character and has motivations that follow logically from there, and the author doesn't whine ''ad nauseum'' about canon events s/he dislikes. For those reasons alone, easily worth reading.
[=[[reviews:TheMomentItBegan]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1513042/1/Hold_Me_While_Im_Here Hold Me While I'm Here]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/353486/Nitte-iz Nitte Iz]]''
* Recommended by Shinji117, KomodoClassic, @/{{Robinton}}
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Dumbledore gives Harry an offer he can't refuse. "A year at Hogwarts without constant whispering, life-threatening situations, or Voldemort. How? By taking a trip to when Marauders were still faithful and 16. Um, make that one out of three!" Harry 'Patterson' is an exchange student who arrives in Hogwarts at the start of the Marauders' sixth year in Hogwarts.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Lily/James
* ''Tags'': Angst, Humor
* ''Comments'': Very very well done. Not much time is wasted about HOW Harry traveled through time, unlike ''other'' fics where the author spends three chapters preparing Harry. Also, the author is very good at switching the mood of the fic between [[CrowningMomentOfFunny bloody hiarious]] and deadly serious. Harry and the Marauders are all fully-fleshed characters, Harry is not stupidly powerful and when he does show some of his strength there ARE consequences. His reaction to the Death Eater recruitment program must be SEEN to be believed, his thoughts about James and Lily are rather moving, the pranks are [[CrowningMomentOfFunny inspired]] and his [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming realisation]] that the Marauders have fully accepted him [[spoiler: by admitting to be animagi]] is so perfectly done that it's difficult to describe.
** Seconded by @/KomodoClassic. Unfortunately it looks to be a DeadFic; the last update was in 2010. What's there is definitely worth reading, though.
[=[[reviews:HoldMeWhileImHere]]=]

''FanFic/FromTheFlameToTheSpark'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2574969/Ephemeral-Nightboy Ephemeral-Nightboy]] (''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6486108/1/From_the_Flame_to_the_Spark link]]'')
* Recommended by @/EphemeralNight, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, Kogut, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @{{Troper9}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis
* ''Status'': Dead

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4797089/1/The-Law-of-Unintended-Consequences The Law of Unintened Consequences]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1714030/Escoger Escoger]]
* Recommended by: NightRobin
* Status: Dead
* Synopsis: After death, Lily Potter returns to the past in hope of achieving a different outcome. She hopes to reunite with her husband while keeping her former best friend Severus Snape from becoming a death eater. However her choices change them.
* Pairing(s): James/Lilly, eventual Severus/Lilly.
* Tags: Angst, TimeTravel
[=[[reviews:TheLawofUnintenedConsequences]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2636963/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Nightmares_of_Futures_Past Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/884184/S-TarKan S'TarKan]]
* Recommended by: @/{{MuchGoodLittleTime}}, @/YoAdrian, Chuckg, Elenor, Psalm of Fire, White Hat, Clendy82, @/LooneyToons, @/{{Seraviel}}, [=WarriorDrgnMage=], [=SilverGryphon8=], @/{{Sheaman3773}}, lampyridae, @/{{DalekInvasion}}, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @/{{Alfa290}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis, Mitis, Tropers/BaronPraxis
* Status: Dormant
* Synopsis: The war is over. Too bad no one is left to celebrate. Harry makes a desperate plan to go back in time, even though it means returning Voldemort to life. Now an 11-year-old Harry with 30-year-old memories is starting Hogwarts. Can he get it right?
* Tags: Adventure, Romance, PTSD
[=[[reviews:NightmaresOfFuturePast]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1594791/1/Backwards_Compatible Backwards Compatible]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/226550/Ruskbyte Ruskbyte]]''
* Recommended by @/LooneyToons, @/{{Dor}}, @/ShadowAI, @/{{Seraviel}}, Kogut, Y.S. Jennis
* ''Status'': Dead
* ''Synopsis'': Harry comes back from the summer after Sirius' death with a new attitude, a ''lot'' more information, a talent for mixing technology and magic -- and a strange accessory: a mysterious device he calls "Father" which never leaves his side, appears to be sentient... and possesses power beyond anything ever seen by the Wizarding World.
* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry P./Hermione G.
* ''Tags'': Adventure, Romance
* ''Comments'': Gives the standard ''Harry Potter'' Peggy Sue implementation an interesting, nasty little twist. Unfortunately, just when things start getting ''really'' interesting, it [[DeadFic stops cold]] -- it hasn't been updated since 2005.
** Seconded by @/{{Dor}}. There are definite influences from the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' series, including multiple {{shout out}}s, but it's not ''quite'' a {{Crossover}}. If only the author would finish it, instead of [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder starting new stories]].
*** Thirded by @/{{Y.S.Jennis}}. It's truly a wonderful fanfic. A shame it's unfinished. A true shame.
[=[[reviews:BackwardsCompatible]]=]

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4068153/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Wastelands_of_Time Harry Potter and the Wastelands of Time]]'' and its sequel ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6325846/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Heartlands_of_Time Harry Potter and the Heartlands of Time]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/557425/joe6991 joe6991]]''
* Recommended by @/ShadowAI, @/LooneyToons, @/MaybeYesMaybeNo, Fiddlesoup, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, @/USABobcat, @/{{aightaight}}, @/{{Pastykake}}

* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry/Fleur
* ''Tags'': Time Travel, Groundhog Peggy Sue, Action, Humor, AU, Fantasy, Mystery

** @/LooneyToons: Seconded; but part of what makes this fic interesting is Harry finding himself -- for the first time in longer than he can remember -- unable to predict what is going to happen next, as some unknown force has taken it upon itself to interfere with his endless looping through time.
** @/MaybeYesMaybeNo: Thirded; This is a time travel story taken to the absolute possible maximum. The fight scenes are awesome, the pairing with Fleur is sexy, and the humour is top draw. Probably the best lager in the world.
** @/USABobcat: Fourthed; This is [[CrowningMomentofFunny hilarious]], [[CrowningMomentofAwesome awesome]], and [[NightmareFuel mindracking insane]] all at once. Harry is human, reacts with horror to sights that are sentimental to him, and loves his quotes and songs. His response to a[[spoiler:n Ancient Daemon]]?
--->'''Harry''': "I done told you once, you sonofabitch, I'm the best that's ever been!"
** @/{{Pastykake}}: Having gone through a ''lot'' of loops by the start of the story, this is a very different Harry from usual who goes everywhere but back to school, so be prepared for that. The mystery is compelling, the action is exciting, the magic is fascinating, and the sequel keeps it all going.

[=[[reviews:HarryPotterAndTheHeartlandsOfTime]]=]

''FanFic/OhGodNotAgain'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/674180/Sarah1281 Sarah1281]]'' (''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/ link]]'')
* Recommended by @/UncloudedTJ, @/ShadowAI, @/{{Darkaros}}, [=MKGR=], [=SunnyNights=], Fenro, [=SteakAddictsAnonymous=], Mazz, Hedgi, Serenity rose, @/{{Telcontar}}, pisoprano, [=Kogut=], feral, Phaethon, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @/{{Robinton}}, @/{{Vercalos}}, @/{{henry42}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis

* ''Pairing(s)'': Ginny/Harry, Ron/Hermione
* ''Tags'': Humor/Parody, TimeTravel

** Also recommended. The story starts off as a satire with a tongue in cheek view of the story, but it quickly drops down to parody as Harry does increasingly... "awesome" things. This doesn't make it less funny, but you can tell that the author's putting less emphasis on storyline at this point. This might have more to do with Year Three's complete lack of plot and Harry bypassing every obstacle he faces with ease, but it's an interesting take.
** Fourthed! A good break from the angsty, detestable super-Harry of most of these, instead introducing a hilarious, wholly ridiculous super-Harry that is much less punchable. The author is well-versed in Peggy Sue fics (she has a bunch of them) and avoids many of the pitfalls (especially those that make the protagonist annoying as hell).
** Fifthed. You know you've done something right when ''Lockhart'' [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation becomes a likable character]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4655545/1/Reunion Reunion]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/686093/Rorschach-s-Blot Rorschach's Blot]]''
* Recommended by Chuckg, @/LooneyToons, @/UncloudedTJ, @/{{Seraviel}}, Kogut
* ''Status'': Complete
* ''Synopsis'': A parody of Peggy Sue fics, starring Harry, Hermione, Luna, and Susan Bones as the returnees. They're on a mission to take the timeline and tie it into a pretzel.
* Pairings: Harry/Hermione/Luna/Susan(Friendshipping/implied future shipping), Sirius/Professor Sinistra
* ''Tags'': Humor, TimeTravel
* ''Comments'': Comedy in the same vein as 'Make A Wish', which makes sense as it's the same author. Features Harry as an ''assassin'' and Dobby the Cleaner. A hilarious romp through all the various fanfic cliches, blowing them up hither and yon.
** @/LooneyToons: Seconded. The Blot's writing is not as primitive in this story -- he's learning as he goes -- so it's a little easier to enjoy. And it still has that strong current of over-the-top-WTF going on. Unlike ''Make A Wish'', though, he's still too early in the story for us to see if there's an overarching direction to the plot, or if it's just chaos for the sake of chaos.
** This is now complete, with a solid ending. Reminds me strongly of ''Larceny, Lechery, and Luna Lovegood''.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3693052/1/Back_Again_Harry Back Again, Harry?]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/183901/Jedi-Buttercup JediButtercup]]''
* Recommended by @/EvilMidnightLurker, @/ShayGuy, @/{{Agent0042}}, Fenro, @/{{Sheaman3773}}
* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': A most unusual Peggy Sue fic, one that refuses the usual powerups and exceptional maturity in favor of sending Harry back ''from his visit to Kings Cross Station'' in ''Deathly Hallows'' to a certain night spent staring into the Mirror of Erised.
* ''tags'': TimeTravel, AU, DH canon, Drama
* ''Comments'': Extremely well thought out and executed. Unfortunately it hasn't updated in over a year, having not yet made it to the end of ''Philosopher's Stone''... but the author plans to resume writing sometime around October 2009. Why, look what month it is! ...And J.B. was only a couple of weeks off, it's updated. :)
** @/ShayGuy: Possibly the most in-character Peggy Sue I've ever seen, certainly the most I've seen in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fic.
** @/MagicKirby: Updated again after a huge amount of downtime!
** timeaesnyx: Wonderfully written, and truly in character. I read what was available in one setting.

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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4797089/1/The-Law-of-Unintended-Consequences The Law of Unintened Consequences]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1714030/Escoger Escoger]]
* Recommended by NightRobin

* ''Pairing(s)'': JP/LP, eventual SS/LE.
* ''Tags'': Angst, TimeTravel
* ''Comments'': The plot of this fanfiction is interesting and has the best use of OC/Marauders-era characters that Rowling only gives us limited information on that I have read. If you like time travel, Lily, Snape, or Marauders-era fics this is a must read.

''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheNightmaresOfFuturesPast'' by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/~starkan Starkan]] (a.k.a. [[http://www.viridiandreams.net/ Viridian]]) (''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2636963/1/ link]]'')
* Recommended by @/{{MuchGoodLittleTime}}, @/YoAdrian, Chuckg, Elenor, Psalm of Fire, White Hat, Clendy82, @/LooneyToons, @/{{Seraviel}}, [=WarriorDrgnMage=], [=SilverGryphon8=], @/{{Sheaman3773}}, lampyridae, @/{{DalekInvasion}}, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @/{{Alfa290}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis, Mitis, Tropers/BaronPraxis
* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': The war is over. Too bad no one is left to celebrate. Harry makes a desperate plan to go back in time, even though it means returning Voldemort to life. Now an 11-year-old Harry with 30-year-old memories is starting Hogwarts. Can he get it right?
* ''Tags'': Adventure, Romance, PTSD
* ''Comments'':
** The twists and rapid AdaptationDecay that occur due to his meddling (and the annoying force of Fate apparently working to keep events more-or-less close to canon through the ending of book 6) make for one very gripping read.
** Seconded by @/YoAdrian: Very, ''very'' good fic, compellingly written, and the characters are very true to their canon selves, surprisingly. Ginny, especially, is wonderfully done. It's hard to come up with detailed recommendations regarding this fic's good points, because there's just so many of them.
** Thirded by Chuckg: This is a truly exceptional work, written by an author who understands subtlety and balance. Peggy Sue Harry is neither a GodModeSue ''nor'' cursed to know that FailureIsTheOnlyOption. So few Peggy Sue fics can avoid both pitfalls so skilfully.
** Can you fourth-ed something I wonder? Elenor would like to support this fic at any rate.
** Psalm of Fire: I also throw in my full recommendation. This is a compelling piece of work. On top of what the others have said I say his effort into portraying the psychological aftereffects due to what the future Harry has gone through are excellent and authentic throughout the work. But it's also a well achieved balance, as Harry's pseudo form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder does not suck the joy out of reading or bog down the story.
** White Hat: I highly recommend this, the plot is solid, the characterizations are excellent, the writing style flows in such a way that its hard to stop reading. Definitely something I recommend.
** Clendy82: Probably one of the best fanfics I have read so far. If you're familiar with the author's work on ''[[FanficRecs/{{Naruto}} Team 8]]'', then you know what to expect. The only complaint I have is a complaint common to almost every Peggy Sue fanfic known to man: The main character just acts too damn mature for any intelligent adult not to notice. The author covers it quite well, with other characters attributing it to his rough childhood and Harry's cover story of reading many books on topics he should have no knowledge of, but when Dumbledore buys into it, you know somebody's been issuing the entire supporting cast...I won't say [[IdiotBall Idiot Balls]]. More like Idiot Marbles. Instances like [[spoiler: Harry (age 11) walking into Gringott's, making an appointment with the executor of his estate, and arranging for Vernon Dursley and family to endure financial setbacks ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' would have been proud of, not to mention discussing possible assassination with a straight face]] tend to send up a red flag. The story avoids this pitfall better than most; perhaps better than any, but I don't think it's possible to avoid it completely. Despite this one pet peeve, the story is top-notch, with the new timeline being altered in ways that elicit at least one case of FridgeBrilliance per chapter. My personal favorite being [[spoiler: after Peter Pettigrew's capture before the start of second term. In the original timeline, Ron and Hermione get into arguments over Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, constantly being on the hunt for Ron's rat. However, now that said rat was revealed to be...well...a rat, Ron is in the market for a new pet. Preferably one specifically crossbred for intelligence and the ability to detect malicious intent...]] Brilliant. Highly recommended.
** Eighthed (if I counted right) by [=PhoenixFTW=]. Amazing plot, and awesome character development. I could fill a whole page with how brilliant the story is. But I'll use just 2 lines. Seriously, this guy is awesome.
** The only reason Harry is able to get away with his maturity is by being careful in whom he displays it to. Peripheral characters like Gringotts goblins and Dobby he can tell pretty much anything to. Other characters he has to be careful with, poking and prodding them subtly. As for Dumbledore, Harry is forced to adopt a bitter semi-antagonistic relationship with him solely so that Dumbledore won't be able to investigate without fear of pushing Harry away irrevocably.
** [=WarriorDrgnMage=]: If you choose one Harry Potter FanFic to read, I recommend this one. In addition to the things that my fellow tropers have said, I would like to add how much good [=NoFP=] Harry has done for Luna and Neville. There are others that Harry has helped but these two are the ones he has helped the most. To balance this out Harry has made somethings much worse. Namely his treatment and actions towards Professor Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy. For further balancing, we have Harry's relationship with Dumbledore and [=McGonagall=]. Harry's relationship with the former is... strained...at best, particularly in Harry's second year. Instead of being close to the Headmaster, Harry's 'staff mentor' seems to be [=McGonagall=]. This idea seems to be based mainly on Harry's conviction that her stern facade is just a front as well as the fond memory of [=McGonagall=] facing Umbridge down in defense of Harry becoming an Auror in [=OotP=].
** Pyrix: While I would recommend this Snape seems a tad out of character in his anger, being almost over the top, such as [[spoiler:threatening to snap Hermione's wand for being muggleborn.]]
*** Some of this is because the fic was started just after HBP came out, but even so, some of Snape's actions border on Flanderization or just plain Character Bashing.
*** [=SilverGryphon8=]: Almost better than the books themselves, from my view. Brilliant work, but really slow on the updating front because the author is juggling a couple other series and a real-life writing gig.
** [=Alfa290=]: Extremely well written, however it is agonizingly slow on to update. Best guess is that the next chapter will materialize sometime in late 2014.
** I agree with the above poster in that Snape is so out of character it instantly broke my immersion. Even if it does run on the premise that he's an evil death eater, that doesn't excuse making him stupid about it, he's a spy for christ's sake. You can tell a lot about a fanfic author by how they treat their least favourite character, and this kind of speaks volumes.
** [=Gozer=]: I also couldn't get past the author's {{Flanderization}} of Snape, in particular making him [[TookaLevelinDumbass a complete moron]]. He's my favorite character in the books, so any fic that bashes him ruins it as far as I'm concerned.

* ''Pairing(s)'': Harry/Ginny
* ''Tags'': TimeTravel, Dark, AU
* Comments: Now has [[Fanfic/BackwardWithPurpose its own trope page.]]
* Moves the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism several notches towards cynicism (though not nearly as far as ''[=Nightmares Of Future Past=]'' or ''DAYD''), and is thus much more violent than the original.
* May be the only ''Harry Potter'' Peggy Sue that's actually ''better'' than ''Nightmares of Futures Past.'' ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant. Well-planned out, and reads [[OriginalFlavour very much like Rowling's style]], save for the occasional profanity and the willingness to include sexual content and references. And those don't really get in the way of the story at all.
** The sequel is now complete, and a third story has been begun. If this is to be classified as a FanVerse, I vote for calling it the "Alwaysverse," after the ArcWords "always and always."
** Jack Butler: This troper was the primary editor/beta-reader for this story, and I've got to tell you, the hoops the author jumped through to get it all right... you would honestly not believe the differences between first draft and the final product.
** Lavanya Six: All the above said is right on, but let me just add that this fic was the first one to ever make me like the character of Ginny and believe in the Harry/Ginny ship. Also, Deadwoodpecker's ability to plot is ''insane''.
** Clendy82: Very well-written and definitely comparable to ''Nightmares of Future Past''. There are just a couple of things keeping it from being truly great. The premise of the Peggy Sue is used much too potently. In [=NoFP=], future!Harry merges with his past self, creating an almagram of both their personalities and skills. But here, the future personalities completely take over. Leaving aside the issue of, well, basically killing off their younger selves, it puts a complete roadblock on any further character development on their part. It's incredibly jarring to the suspension of disbelief to picture an eleven-year-old Harry speaking with forty years of experience, out-knowledge-ing Dumbledore and Snape at their own game, and so forth. In addition, the story falls into a trap common to many Peggy Sue fics, and that is to have the protagonists become much more proactive, with the antagonists becoming reactive. Despite the fact that Death Eaters are dropping left and right, the yearly storylines proceed mostly on schedule with little adaptation. I really hate sounding like I'm bashing this story, because I'm not. It's quite well-written and there are hints and peeks of a great overarching storyline; it's just that when you see the potential lying there in plain sight, the aforementioned flaws become that much more apparent. Highly recommended.
** Amdijefri: A brilliant twist on the Peggy Sue -- I don't know if it's original to this fic, but it was new to me. Completely obvious in retrospect. I should have spotted [[spoiler:the existence of a Merlin]] ''much'' sooner.
** Psalm of Fire: The fic is swiftly paced in many places, making me feel as if I'm just reading the highlight reel, and ponderous in others where Harry spends his time stressing over the same issues. It does strike a happy medium semi-regularly though.
*** The writing itself is peppered with over-explanations ("That's ridiculous, you're driving me crazy," he said, annoyed) and adverbs. Grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spacing, all are very good.
*** The Dialog is good, and almost entirely in-character.
*** Frequent flashbacks to horrible times are hard to read -- like the awful cough medicine you're supposed to take because it's ''good'' for you so that you might appreciate the story more. I've been conditioned to cringe every time I see italics.
*** But my mind breaks at the way he treats causality. So let me get this straight, your great plan was to [[spoiler: let the glance=kill basilisk run around the school with all the people you've loved and come back to save? And you think that every person this basilisk encounters is going to be just as lucky as last time and only ever see the filtered/reflected image of the eyes? And you're willing to risk their deaths, their ''deaths'', when there are alternatives? I would call it lazy writing but the author is ''not'' lazy. Harry went along with this decision, nay, only contested it for Ginny's sake as if she were the only one at risk.]] At that point my suspension of disbelief shattered into many little pieces on the floor. It just seems so... heartless, unintentional though it may be.
*** To be fair, they do seem to learn a lesson from the Chamber, and Harry openly admits that it was a mistake to try to let things play out. After the chamber, the plot diverges far more.
*** Also, if we're going to compare this to ''Nightmares of Future Past'' it is important to mention that [=S'TarKan=] writes on a very emotional level, ladling it up thickly for one scene or another. [=BwP=] strives to incorporate emotion and does, but the individual moments I've encountered [[up to chapter 9]] have never had as much build/preparation or payoff. Don't level such expectations against this fic, lest you forget to enjoy it.
*** Perhaps the author wasn't creating a bunch of "take that"s at [=NoFP=]. But if you don't like Harry's approach in [=NoFP=], this more inclusion-oriented approach may be for you.
*** '''Conclusion:''' I recommend you read it, but also that you keep your expectations reserved. A lot more love and effort went into this than went into much of what you will find, and for that I must give full props to the author though I remain reserved on the fic. Good work, DWP.

* Recommended by @/{{MuchGoodLittleTime}}, @/YoAdrian, Chuckg, Elenor, Psalm of Fire, White Hat, Clendy82, @/LooneyToons, @/{{Seraviel}}, [=WarriorDrgnMage=], [=SilverGryphon8=], @/{{Sheaman3773}}, lampyridae, @/{{DalekInvasion}}, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @/{{Alfa290}}, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis, Mitis

* Recommended by @/ShayGuy, Jack Butler, Lavanya Six, Clendy82, Amdijefri, @/{{Seraviel}}, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, Keshia, pisoprano, Phaethon, @/{{Pastykake}}, Dame-Amaryllis, Mitis

* ''Comments'': Any fan of ''Persona4'' fanfiction may recognize Casey W as the author of the very well-done ''Face Every Shadow.'' With that sort of track record, this story is shaping up to be quite good. It toys with the standard Peggy Sue concept by treating it as a video game, with points being added or deducted based on Harry's actions in life, and even alternate characters Harry can select, such as [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Dragonborn Harry]] and Harry Weasley.

* Recommended by Dame-Amaryllis

* Recommended by @/EphemeralNight, @/{{Sheaman3773}}, Kogut, @/{{RagnarTheSemiGreen}}, @{{Troper9}}, Dame-Amaryllis

** Thirded by Chuckg: This is a truly exceptional work, written by an author who understands subtlety and balance. PeggySue Harry is neither a GodModeSue ''nor'' cursed to know that FailureIsTheOnlyOption. So few PeggySue fics can avoid both pitfalls so skilfully.

** Clendy82: Probably one of the best fanfics I have read so far. If you're familiar with the author's work on ''[[FanficRecs/{{Naruto}} Team 8]]'', then you know what to expect. The only complaint I have is a complaint common to almost every PeggySue fanfic known to man: The main character just acts too damn mature for any intelligent adult not to notice. The author covers it quite well, with other characters attributing it to his rough childhood and Harry's cover story of reading many books on topics he should have no knowledge of, but when Dumbledore buys into it, you know somebody's been issuing the entire supporting cast...I won't say [[IdiotBall Idiot Balls]]. More like Idiot Marbles. Instances like [[spoiler: Harry (age 11) walking into Gringott's, making an appointment with the executor of his estate, and arranging for Vernon Dursley and family to endure financial setbacks ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' would have been proud of, not to mention discussing possible assassination with a straight face]] tend to send up a red flag. The story avoids this pitfall better than most; perhaps better than any, but I don't think it's possible to avoid it completely. Despite this one pet peeve, the story is top-notch, with the new timeline being altered in ways that elicit at least one case of FridgeBrilliance per chapter. My personal favorite being [[spoiler: after Peter Pettigrew's capture before the start of second term. In the original timeline, Ron and Hermione get into arguments over Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, constantly being on the hunt for Ron's rat. However, now that said rat was revealed to be...well...a rat, Ron is in the market for a new pet. Preferably one specifically crossbred for intelligence and the ability to detect malicious intent...]] Brilliant. Highly recommended.

** The only reason Harry is able to get away with his maturity is by being careful in whom he displays it to. Peripheral characters like Gringotts Goblins and Dobby he can tell pretty much anything to. Other characters he has to be careful with, poking and prodding them subtly. As for Dumbledore, Harry is forced to adopt a bitter semi-antagonistic relationship with him solely so that Dumbledore won't be able to investigate without fear of pushing Harry away irrevocably.

* May be the only ''Literature/HarryPotter'' PeggySue that's actually ''better'' than ''Nightmares of Futures Past.'' ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant. Well-planned out, and reads [[OriginalFlavour very much like Rowling's style]], save for the occasional profanity and the willingness to include sexual content and references. And those don't really get in the way of the story at all.

** Clendy82: Very well-written and definitely comparable to ''Nightmares of Future Past''. There are just a couple of things keeping it from being truly great. The premise of the PeggySue is used much too potently. In [=NoFP=], future!Harry merges with his past self, creating an almagram of both their personalities and skills. But here, the future personalities completely take over. Leaving aside the issue of, well, basically killing off their younger selves, it puts a complete roadblock on any further character development on their part. It's incredibly jarring to the suspension of disbelief to picture an eleven-year-old Harry speaking with forty years of experience, out-knowledge-ing Dumbledore and Snape at their own game, and so forth. In addition, the story falls into a trap common to many PeggySue fics, and that is to have the protagonists become much more pro-active, with the antagonists becoming reactive. Despite the fact that Death Eaters are dropping left and right, the yearly storylines proceed mostly on schedule with little adaptation. I really hate sounding like I'm bashing this story, because I'm not. It's quite well-written and there are hints and peeks of a great overarching storyline; it's just that when you see the potential lying there in plain sight, the aforementioned flaws become that much more apparent. Highly recommended.
** Amdijefri: A brilliant twist on the PeggySue -- I don't know if it's original to this fic, but it was new to me. Completely obvious in retrospect. I should have spotted [[spoiler:the existence of a Merlin]] ''much'' sooner.

*** Also, if we're going to compare this to ''Nightmares of Future Past'' it is important to mention that [=S'TarKan=] writes on a very emotional level, ladling it up thickly for one scene or another. [=BwaP=] strives to incorporate emotion and does, but the individual moments I've encountered [[up to chapter 9]] have never had as much build/preparation or payoff. Don't level such expectations against this fic, lest you forget to enjoy it.
*** Perhaps the author wasn't creating a bunch of "take that"s at [=NoFP=]. But if you don't like Harry's approach in [=NoFP=], this more inclusion oriented approach may be for you.
*** '''Conclusion:''' I recommend you read it, but also that you keep your expectations reserved. A lot more love and effort went into this than much of what you will find, and for that I must give full props to the author though I remain reserved on the fic. Good work, DWP.

* ''Comments'': Gives the standard ''Harry Potter'' PeggySue implementation an interesting, nasty little twist. Unfortunately, just when things start getting ''really'' interesting, it [[DeadFic stops cold]] -- it hasn't been updated since 2005.

* ''Synopsis'': A most unusual PeggySue fic, one that refuses the usual powerups and exceptional maturity in favor of sending Harry back ''from his visit to Kings Cross Station'' in ''Deathly Hallows'' to a certain night spent staring into the Mirror of Erised.

** @/ShayGuy: Possibly the most in-character PeggySue I've ever seen, certainly the most I've seen in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fic.

* ''Comments'': A different approach to the classic ''Harry Potter'' PeggySue, well-written and cleverly playing with and subverting many of the usual conventions of the subgenre. ''Deathly Hallows''-compliant (at least up until Harry's "death"), which means he understands Snape and Malfoy far better, and which in turn means different relationships with each. Features a very pragmatic (yet oddly sympathetic and even vulnerable) Harry who doesn't feel obligated to preserve even the Golden Trio intact if it means his goals will be reached that much faster. 21 chapters as of the end of 2009 and still going strong; highly recommended.

* Synopsis: Distraught over Ginny's death in the final battle, Harry gambles desperately and travels back in time to set things right. Unfortunately, not everything goes as planned. A twist on the classic Soul Bond tale. A cross between PeggySue and crackfic, this farce of a time-travel novella features a hapless Harry, for whom nothing seems to go as planned. Even his Soul Bond, the one fixture in his life, is messed up in the time travel--it latches onto Molly by mistake. HilarityEnsues.

* Comments: A PeggySue fic with a unique twist for two reasons. Firstly, Severus is the one being sent back in time, not Harry. Secondly, this fic focuses not on using his foreknowledge to win the war, but instead to fix the wreck of his life with his future knowledge. Most of it does not come into play at all[[spoiler: until the later parts of the story, at least]], except that he is extremely mistrustful of Dumbledore, with good reason. This is a Snape/Lily centric fic, it has some heartbreakingly sad moments [[spoiler:Eileen Snape's death]] and it explores very well what would have happened had Severus chosen his friendship with Lily over those of the nastier Slytherins, and remained good friends throughout their lives in Hogwarts.

* ''Synopsis'': Dumbledore gives Harry an offer he can't refuse. "A year at Hogwarts without constant whispering, life-threatening situations, or Voldemort. How? By taking a trip to when Marauders were still faithful and 16. !Um, make that one out of three!" Harry 'Patterson' is an exchange student who arrives in Hogwarts at the start of the Marauder's sixth year in Hogwarts.

* ''Comments'': Very very well done. Not much time is wasted about HOW Harry traveled through time, unlike ''other'' fics where the author spends three chapters preparing Harry. Also, the author is very good at switching the mood of the fic between [[CrowningMomentOfFunny bloody hiarious]] and deadly serious. Harry and the Marauders are all fully-fleshed characters, Harry is not stupidly powerful and when he does show some of his strength there ARE consequences. His reaction to the Death-Eater recruitment program must be SEEN to be believed, his thoughts about James and Lily are rather moving, the pranks are [[CrowningMomentOfFunny inspired]] and his [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming realisation]] that the Marauders have fully accepted him [[spoiler: by admitting to be animagi]] is so perfectly done that it's difficult to describe.
** Seconded by KomodoClassic. Unfortunately it looks to be a DeadFic; the last update was in 2010. What's there is definitely worth reading, though.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6486108/1/From_the_Flame_to_the_Spark From the Flame to the Spark]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2574969/Ephemeral-Nightboy Ephemeral-Nightboy]]''

* ''Synopsis'': A twist on the PeggySue genre that features Ginny as the time traveler instead of Harry, after Harry dies at the end of DH instead of just pretending to die as in canon. Once Ginny arrives in the past, she doesn't even try to preserve anything of the old timeline, going to any lengths to make sure Voldemort can never kill Harry. Things are made more complicated by fragments of the future coming back in Ginny's wake, resulting in some tangential oddities.

* ''Comments'': Has a tropes page [[FanFic/FromTheFlameToTheSpark here]]
* determinator!Ginny doesn't mess around. Not even a full year into the new timeline and events are already unrecognizable. TheStationsOfTheCanon and InSpiteOfANail are averted in this one. Ginny is, without acting strange, such a good friend to Harry that he's noticeably more emotionally healthy. Her extreme proactiveness results in [[spoiler:completely nullifying [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'s main conflict]] without taking the drama or suspense out of the story.

* Comments: This is a twisted [[PeggySue Time-Travel Fic]] that basically takes everything that happened in canon--including the Epilogue--and goes, "what is a simple explanation for all the plot holes?" The sarcastic slightly insane comments Harry makes throughout are funny, and how he deals with the Wizengamot is [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hilarious]]. Lots of magic, some drama and romance with the Hermione pairing, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome excellent]] fight scenes, and it fits annoyingly snugly within the [[Literature/HarryPotter canon]] universe, all the while rolling every one-shot plot bunny possible into such an amazing read.

** This is quite simply the best fanfiction I have ever had the pleasure to read. It finally made me respect the PeggySue plot (albeit by deconstructing it and switching it to a more GroundhogPeggySue thing) but overall I loved it. It invoked the sense of combined fear and sympathy that make me love fiction emotionally.

* Synopsis: Harry and Draco get stuck in a [[GroundhogPeggySue paradox]]. Now the have to re-live their Hogwarts years. Over and over. And over. And--

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8479548/1/George-Weasley-and-the-Computational-Error]] by pisoprano.
* Trope page [[FanFic/GeorgeWeasleyAndTheComputationalError here.]]

* Comments: The fic starts out intriguing and quickly dives into hilarity. It oscillates through a fairly even blend of comedy and drama, but much of the last few chapters are dark and almost purely dramatic [[ToneShift in the vein of]] the main ''Harry Potter'' series itself. The deconstruction of the PeggySue genre of Potter fics is only part of the appeal of the series; it could easily stand on its own.

* Synopsis: A comedic one-shot somewhat lampooning a common facet of the PeggySue sub-genre.

* Tags: Humor, Parody, PeggySue

* Recommended by QuantumReality

* Synopsis: A PeggySue+Wrong Boy-Who-Lived. Both got a second chance. But one doesn't know he wasted his already.