History FanFic / WeasleyGirl

In this AlternateUniverse, the second youngest Weasley child [[GenderFlip was born a girl]], and so the first friend Harry Potter makes on the Hogwarts Express is not Ronald "Ron" Weasley, but the decidedly female (if somewhat [[TomBoy tomboyish]]) Veronica "Ronnie" Weasley. She's much like her male counterpart, in that she's an often blunt and insensitive DeadpanSnarker and Quidditch fanatic with a nasty temper, but she has slightly different talents, priorities and hang-ups. The most obvious difference is that she's absolutely rubbish at chess but [[FriendToAllLivingThings has a strange affinity with animals.]]

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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8202739/1/Weasley-Girl Weasley Girl]]'' is a GenderFlip AlternateUniverseFic ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' FanFic trilogy-in-the-works, written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1865132/Hyaroo Hyaroo]], the SecretIdentity of Troper Tropers/{{Roo}}.

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8202739/1/Weasley-Girl Weasley Girl]]'' is a GenderFlip ForWantOfANail ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' FanFic trilogy-in-the-works, written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1865132/Hyaroo Hyaroo]], the SecretIdentity of Troper Tropers/{{Roo}}.

* ForWantOfANail: This is a primary focus of the story, with enough examples for them to be relegated to [[ForWantOfANail/WeasleyGirl their own page]].

* OffTheRails: TheStationsOfTheCanon are ''spectacularly'' averted in this fic, as the ForWantOfANail page indicates.

** Hermione, to some extent. It's a mild case, but she is by far the one most frequently annoyed by the other members' shenanigans, she says "that's not funny!" so often it's become her in-series CharacterCatchphrase, and she tends to play spoilsport when the others get carried away with something.

* BlessedWithSuck: After Quirrell's first somewhat ham-fisted attempt at killing Harry, trying to arrange an "accident" with potentially lethal potions, Harry, Ronnie, Hermione and Neville all end up [[spoiler:completely immune to all potions and elixirs -- both harmful ones and beneficial ones. The same thing happens to Quirrell/Voldemort, when it's revealed Snape has managed to recreate the mixture of potions that caused the immunity and managed to give it to Quirrell/Voldemort -- meaning that neither unicorn blood nor the Elixir of Life will work on them.]]

* TheComicallySerious: Hermione, to the rest of Potter's Gang. It's a mild case, but she is by far the one most frequently annoyed by the other members' shenanigans, she says "that's not funny!" so often it's become her in-series catchphrase, and she tends to play spoilsport when the others get carried away with something.

** Ronnie in the first ''Weasley Girl'' story, with Harry as TheProtagonist. Just as in canon, the story is told from Harry's point of view, and the plot largely centers around him -- but Ronnie is by far the most important supporting character; she get more attention and dialogue than any other non-Harry character; she kicks off a number of plot threads and her skills with animals is vital to the story.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Harry and Ronnie have shades of this -- in the first fic, it is noted that while Harry's glad to have a close male friend in Neville ([[TruthInTelevision as boys of his age tend to do]]), he feels closest to Ronnie despite their differences. Given that she still shares many traits with Ron (like his sense of humor), which are what drew them together so closely, this is unsurprising. The narrative (and the author) has yet to indicate that anything [[{{Shipping}} deeper]] will develop from this, mostly because romance isn't the story's focus.

* ShipTease: Nothing clear-cut, but some elements can be seen as this thanks to ShippingGoggles (take this with a grain of salt).

* TheComicallySerious: Hermione, to the rest of Potter's Gang. It's a mild case, but she is by far the one most frequently annoyed by the other members' shenanigans, she says "that's not funny!" so often it's become her in-series CatchPhrase, and she tends to play spoilsport when the others get carried away with something.

* CatchPhrase:

** And Peter Pettigrew seems rather fond of telling people that "this is all just a terrible misunderstanding."
* CatsAreSnarkers: Like owner, like pet; Crookshanks is almost as snarky as Ronnie. Usually, since he can't talk, he just plays SilentSnarker -- but when Ronnie uses the Animal Talk charm to communicate with him, he's far more verbal with his sarcasms.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "Harry Potter had very many admirable qualities. He was brave, he was resourceful, he was good at thinking on his feet in a crisis, he was one of the most talented broomstick fliers Hogwarts had seen in a century, and he had pretty nice hair."

* EarlyBirdCameo: The Thestrals, Cedric Diggory, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Fawkes and the entire Weasley family (except Bill) all make on-screen appearances, in larger or smaller roles, before Harry has even finished his first term at Hogwarts. Bellatrix, still in Azkaban, makes a very small cameo towards the end of ''Secrets of the Past.''

* TheGhost: Remus Lupin in ''Secrets of the Past.'' He is discussed a number of times, and he directly influences the plot both through the letters he sends Harry and the off-screen conversation he has with Dumbledore where he admits that Wormtail was an animagus -- but he never appears in person. Sirius narrowly averts the trope; while he is the subject of many discussions and his backstory is presented, he only appears in the last epilogue [[spoiler:when Dumbledore, Fudge and Kingsley visit Azkaban to set him free.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: The Thestrals, Cedric Diggory, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Fawkes and the entire Weasley family (except Bill) all make on-screen appearances, in larger or smaller roles, before Harry has even finished his first term at Hogwarts.

* GenFic: Sort of. The author has not ruled out the possibility of romance, but it's not the focus of the story - CharacterDevelopment, friendship and narrative are the utmost priorities.

* ObliviousToLove: {{Downplayed|Trope}} - Harry isn't aware of Ginny's crush on him at first, but once Ronnie mentions it at Christmas he knows it's there... but given his aversion to fame and special treatment, he's baffled by how badly it affects her when he's in proximity (or ''praising her''). For her part, Ronnie's relatively patient with him despite her temper, but she's completely exasperated by her little sister's HeroWorshipper traits and hopes that she'll eventually start talking to Harry more normally.

* PlatonicLifePartners: Harry and Ronnie have shades of this - in the first fic, it is noted that while Harry's glad to have a close male friend in Neville ([[TruthInTelevision as boys of his age tend to do]]), he feels closest to Ronnie despite their differences. Given that she still shares many traits with Ron (like his sense of humor), which are what drew them together so closely, this is unsurprising. The narrative (and the author) has yet to indicate that anything [[{{Shipping}} deeper]] will develop from this, mostly because romance isn't the story's focus.

* ShipperOnDeck: Played with - Ronnie hasn't shown any signs of ''disliking'' her sister's crush on Harry, but it's more because she wants her to be able to ''speak'' to him properly rather than a shipping inclination.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Hagrid, of all people, furiously calls Snape out for going on a rant about his miserable home life and being a jerk to Harry.
-->'''Hagrid:''' All right, that's enough! This is ''my'' house! I let yeh stay here ter rest, I made yeh supper an' breakfast, an' I don't even mind that I never heard a word o' thanks, but yeh ''don't talk ter Harry like that while yer under my roof!'' An' I've bin makin' excuses fer yeh all year, too --!\\