History Fanfic / AButterflyEffect

* NonSequiturThud: [[spoiler:"I... I don't like peas."]]

* CannotDream: Harriet can't let herself dream else she [[spoiler:has a murdermare freakout that makes her lose control of her mind to Voldemort's soul fragment, turning her into the scary-as-all-hell psychopathic 'Harrymort' who commits murder for no reason.]]

* Flashback: So many.

* CannotDream: Harriet can't let herself dream else she has a murdermare freakout [[spoiler:that makes her lose control of her mind to Voldemort's soul fragment, turning her into the scary-as-all-hell psychopathic 'Harrymort' who commits murder for no reason.]]

* {{Doomed Protagonist}}: [[spoiler:Harriet]] is clearly going to die at the end of the series and yet somehow, there is still supposed to be a happy ending.

* {{Equivalent Exchange}}: Incorporates a dark, 'Fullmetal' element to the magic of Alchemy.
* {{Evil Counterpart}}: Though they're never actually shown to encounter each other, Herpo the Foul is arguably this to Nicholas Flamel-two impossibly old, quasi-immortal wizards who have a massive influence on history under various pseudonyms, teaching powerful figures of legend the craft of magic.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler:Ginny's]] first impression when she sees [[spoiler:Harriet's magically augmented]] eyes, though it quickly becomes ButYourWingsAreBeautiful.
* {{Hidden Depths}}: Nicholas Flamel is made into an intensely intriguing character.
* {{I Just Want to Be Normal}}: Harriet detests the dark magic she is privy to and hates herself for using it, despite these instances often being out of her control.

* {{Lipstick Lesbian}}: Both Harry and Ginny fit this role, with Ginny being dominant and Harry being sub (though they do "switch" sometimes, depending on the circumstances). Emotionally (and in terms of the overall relationship), Harry and Ginny normally avoid any sort of dominant and submissive roles, though Ginny's brash, stubborn, and headstrong personality do come into play.
* {{Longing Look}}: Nowhere near as prominent in this fic as they are in a certain sparkly vampire novel, but they're still noticeable. Usually precedes major outpouring of feels.
* {{Love Dodecahedron}}: [[spoiler: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Draco, Pansy, Michael Corner, OC named Marin]]... and that's all by the end of 3rd year. This gets largely resolved and simplified by the end of 3rd Year, though whether or not anything will complicate it again remains to be seen.
* {{Mind Manipulation}}: Plays a much more prominent role than in canon.
* {{Necessarily Evil}}: [[spoiler:Gellert Grindelwald]]... who is surprisingly endearing and yet totally despicable at the same time.

* {{Noble Bigot}}: Draco Malfoy is still a jerk, but he's a helpful jerk that tends to do the right thing in the hopes that he will someday get into Harriet's pants.
* {{Non Sequitur Thud}}: [[spoiler:"I... I don't like peas."]]
* {{Round Character}}: Canon Ginny is somewhat flat in terms of background and personality, whereas 'A Butterfly Effect' Ginny is detailed and believable. Dozens of characters also get this treatment, from Dumbledore to Lavender Brown.

* {{Sliding Scale Of Alternate History Plausibility}}: Roughly Type 2.

* {{Sugar and Ice Personality}}: [[spoiler: Pansy Parkinson]] is the end all be all of {{Alpha Bitch}} {{Tsundere}}s. She has the rather miraculous and vastly entertaining ability to oscillate her behavior patterns between those of a full-blown {{Ice Queen}} and those of a consummate {{Princess Classic}}.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: ''All'' of the main characters at one point or another.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6008512/1/A_Butterfly_Effect A Butterfly Effect]] by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/468338/SlyGoddess SlyGoddess]], is a GenderFlip ForWantOfANail ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfiction epic that stars Harriet Lily Potter, the Girl-Who-Lived, and fleshes out JKRowling's universe while skillfully avoiding many of the common fanfiction pitfalls.

* KangarooCourt: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past "farce of a trial" and goes straight into "they're all complete morons with no self-respect, integrity, or care towards their own traditions, rules, morality, or curiosity." Thankfully, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Dumbledore]] arrives, points out how insanely stupid they all are and the entire basis for the trial is in less than ten seconds, and they reluctantly rule--unanimously--that [[spoiler: Harriet]] isn't guilty. No, really. He talks for ten seconds, presents no new evidence or information, and the Wizengamot completely reverses its ruling from "AFateWorseThanDeath" to a unanimous "clear of all charges". You can't even blame this one on AdultsAreUseless or pure corruption, either. In a story where almost everyone is a rounded, fleshed-out character that has actual realistic motives, this instance is bizarrely out of place and nonsensical.
** Dumbledore DID provide new evidence (or at least, evidence that the court hadn't considered, namely [[spoiler:the fact that Harry's eyes had changed color, a prime indicator that she'd been possessed during the events she was charged regarding.]] Otherwise, yes, very much a colossal fail on the part of the Wizengamot.

* KangarooCourt: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past "farce of a trial" and goes straight into "they're all complete morons with no self-respect, integrity, or care towards their own traditions, rules, morality, or curiosity." Thankfully, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Dumbledore]] arrives, points out how insanely stupid they all are and the entire basis for the trial is in less than ten seconds, and they reluctantly rule--unanimously--that [[spoiler: Harriet]] isn't guilty. No, really. He talks for ten seconds, presents no new evidence or information, and the Wizengamot completely reverses its ruling from "AFateWorseThanDeath" to a unanimous "clear of all charges". You can't even blame this one on AdultsAreUseless or pure corruption, either. In a story where almost everyone is a rounded, fleshed-out character that has actual realistic motives, this instance is bizarrely out of place and nonsensical.

** Dumbledore DID provide new evidence (or at least, evidence that the court hadn't considered, namely [[spoiler:the fact that Harry's eyes had changed color, a prime indicator that she'd been possessed during the events she was charged regarding.]] Otherwise, yes, very much a colossal fail on the part of the Wizengamot.

* ItGotWorse: As memory serves, there is only one chapter (sans the prologue and short interludes) where none of the main characters are seriously injured, [[OnlyMostlyDead nearly killed]], tortured, maimed, sexually assaulted, or ''worse.'' And that's just the characters. [[spoiler: Harry gets possessed by her horcrux on multiple occassions, one of which causes the deaths of 30 people and the destruction of the Hogwarts Express.]] To be fair, almost every chapter is over 20,000 words in length, covering a vast amount of other material. This is a HurtComfortFic taken to near-extremes on both ends of hurt and comfort. As such, it can be difficult to adjust to, but it can also be extremely enjoyable.

* {{Mind Manipulation}}: Plays a much more prominent role than in canon.
* {{Moe}}: Harriet displays many traits of this often, not that she isn't [[SuperPoweredEvilSide extremely scary]] or [[HairTriggerTemper furious]] when hurt, pushed too far, or cut off from ''very'' needed love and acceptance. Overall, it's done very well and a realistic aspect of her character--one that is ''not'' omnipresent.

* KangarooCourt: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past "farce of a trial" and goes straight into "they're all complete morons with no self-respect, integrity, or care towards their own traditions, rules, morality, or curiosity." Thankfully, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Dumbledore]] arrives, points out how insanely stupid they all are and the entire basis for the trial in less than ten seconds, and they reluctantly rule--unanimously--that [[spoiler: Harriet]] isn't guilty. No, really. He talks for ten seconds, presents no new evidence or information, and the Wizengamot completely reverses its ruling from "AFateWorseThanDeath" to a unanimous "clear of all charges". You can't even blame this one on AdultsAreUseless or pure corruption, either. In a story where almost everyone is a rounded, fleshed-out character that has actual realistic motives, this instance is bizarrely out of place and nonsensical.

* {{Love Dodecahedron}}: [[spoiler: Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Draco, Pansy, Michael Corner, OC named Marin]]... and that's all by the end of 3rd year.

* GirlsLove: The beautifully crafted backbone of the story.

* ItGotWorse: As memory serves, there is only one chapter (sans the prologue and short interludes) where none of the main characters are seriously injured, [[DeathIsCheap killed]], tortured, maimed, sexually assaulted, or ''worse.'' And that's just the characters. [[spoiler: Harry gets possessed by her horcrux on multiple occassions, one of which causes the deaths of 30 people and the destruction of the Hogwarts Express.]] To be fair, almost every chapter is over 20,000 words in length, covering a vast amount of other material.
* {{Lipstick Lesbian}}: Both Harry and Ginny fit this role, with Ginny being dominant and Harry being sub

** This is also how Dumbledore describes the Dursley's... reeducation.

* {{Round Character}}: Canon Ginny is somewhat flat in terms of background and personality, whereas 'A Butterfly Effect' Ginny is detailed and believable.
* SerialEscalation: The power levels of some characters. Think Harry is powerful? Nah, she's [[spoiler: still no match for Dumbledore. Voldemort is more powerful still. Of course, Herpo the Foul makes all of them look like toddlers.]]

* {{Sugar and Ice Personality}}: [[spoiler: Pansy Parkinson is the end all be all of {{Alpha Bitch}} {{Tsunderes}}.]] She has the rather miraculous and vastly entertaining ability to oscillate her behavior pattern between full-blown {{Ice Queen}} and the consummate {{Princess Classic}}.

* BeyondTheImpossible: The power levels of some characters. Think Harry is powerful? Nah, she's [[spoiler: still no match for Dumbledore. Voldemort is more powerful still. Of course, Herpo the Foul makes all of them look like toddlers.]]

* {{Sliding Scale Of Alternate History Plausibility}}: Rests between Type 1 and Type 2.

* {{Gayngst]]: Plenty.