History Fanfic / LikeARedHeadedStepchild

* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a YellowJournalist for the Daily Prophet.
* RunningGag: Harry being mistaken for a Weasley naturally. Even the Sorting Hat mistakes him for one.

* ObviouslyEvil: Lockhart after being mind-raped into thinking he's evil.

* {{Gaslighting}}: The Weasley childrens use a more benign form to make their mother think Harry is her son. By the summer after first year, she doesn't find anything odd about there being six children at the table even when Arthur points out there should be five.

* RunningGag: Harry being mistaken for a Weasley naturally.

-->''' And that was the problem. No one cared.''\\

* MilesGloriosus: Gilderoy Lockhart, naturally. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope in fact. Due to Voldequirrel's MindRape of the hapless fraud, Gilderoy is BrainwashedAndCrazy, believing that his books are all true accounts, and that he is a very capable and powerful magician. As it turns out, YourMindMakesItReal and Gilderoy does indeed become a capable and powerful HunterOfMonsters.]]

* PetTheDog: Snape is considerably less antagonistic towards Harry due to not only the boy looking more like his mother, but also because Harry doesn't really care about his father.

** ''' And that was the problem. No one cared.''\\

* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a Yellow Journalist for the Daily Prophet.'

* DastardlyWhiplash: Voldemort and Quirrel of course, and Lockhart thanks to some MindRape that makes him believe he's evil.[[spoiler:Unfortunately for Voldemort, Lockhart thinks that dressing in black and an EvilLaugh is what constitutes evil.]]

* MilesGloriosus: Gilderoy Lockhart, naturally. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope in fact. Due to Voldequirrel's MindRape of the hapless fraud, Gilderoy is BrainwashedAndCrazy, believing that his books are all true accounts, and that he is a very capable and powerful magician. As it turns out, YourMindMakesItReal and Gilderoy does indeed become a capable and powerful MonsterHunter.]]

The brainchild of an image macro that circulated the Reddit HarryPotter Fanfiction board, the story posses the very important question of what would happen if Harry was born with red hair instead of black? The answer? HilarityEnsues. Quit a few reddit memes and suggestions have made their way into the story, from the basilisk speaking in snek tongue to [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} someone realizing he's surrounded by Weasleys]]. The story toes the line between humor and an out and out CrackFic, though a strong narrative of family being important and Harry overcoming challenges through the aide of the Weasley Clan.

* OnlySaneMan: Percy tries very hard to keep his siblings in line, at least most of the time. Of course, he does turn out to be NotSoAboveItAll on more than one occasion, especially when Harry is threatened. * PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a Yellow Journalist for the Daily Prophet.'

* SirSwearsALot: The gnomes of course. Harry undergoes a Weasley initiation where me must teach the garden gnomes a new swear word.

* OnlySaneMan: Percy tries very hard to keep his siblings in line, at least most of the time. Of course, he does turn out to be NotSoAboveItAll on more than one occasion, especially when Harry is threatened.

* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a Yellow Journalist for the Daily Prophet.'

** '''Narrator'': And that was the problem. No one cared.\\

** ->'''Narrator'': And that was the problem. No one cared.\\

->'''Narrator'': And that was the problem. No one cared.\\

-> And that was the problem. No one cared.\\

* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a Yellow Journalist for the Daily Prophet.

* MistakenIdentity: Thanks to the fact that Harry and Ron look rather similar from a distance, McGonagall believes that it was Ron, not Harry, who caught Neville's Remembrall and makes Ron the youngest Seeker in a century. Harry finds the entire situation hilarious, especially since he and Ron swap places on the team several times with the majority of the school none the wiser.

!!''Like a Red Headed Stepchild'' provides examples of the following tropes:

The brainchild of an image macro that circulated the Reddit HarryPotter Fanfiction board, the story posses the very important question of what would happen if Harry was born with red hair instead of black? The answer? HilarityEnsues. Quit a few reddit memes and suggestions have made their way into the story, from the basilisk speaking in snek tongue to [[FilmSpaceballs someone realizing he's surrounded by Weasleys]]. The story toes the line between humor and an out and out CrackFic, though a strong narrative of family being important and Harry overcoming challenges through the aide of the Weasley Clan.

--->[[spoiler:In fact, due to some rather poor journalistic practices and a series of unlikely events, it's looking as though Voldemort has decided that Hermione is his real Archnemisis instead of Harry, which of course only forces Hermione into more and more heroic situations.]]

* MilesGloriosus Gilderoy Lockhart, naturally. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope in fact. Due to Voldequirrel's MindRape of the hapless fraud, Gilderoy is BrainwashedAndCrazy, believing that his books are all true accounts, and that he is a very capable and powerful magician. As it turns out, YourMindMakesItReal and Gilderoy does indeed become a capable and powerful MonsterHunter.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast [[spoiler:Hermione]] gets one in the form of the Girl-Who-Hunts-Monsters.
* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a Yellow Journalist for the Daily Prophet.

The brainchild of an image macro that circulated the Reddit HarryPotter Fanfiction board, the story posses the very important question of what would happen if Harry was born with red hair instead of black? The answer? HilarityEnsues. Quit a few reddit memes and suggestions have made their way into the story, from the basilisk speaking in snek tongue to [[Spaceballs someone realizing he's surrounded by Weasleys]]. The story toes the line between humor and an out and out CrackFic, though a strong narrative of family being important and Harry overcoming challenges through the aide of the Weasley Clan.

The brainchild of an image macro that circulated the Reddit HarryPotter Fanfiction board, the story posses the very important question of what would happen if Harry was born with red hair instead of black? The answer? HilarityEnsues. Quit a few reddit memes and suggestions have made their way into the story, from the basilisk speaking in snek tongue to [[Film/Spaceballs someone realizing he's surrounded by Weasleys]]. The story toes the line between humor and an out and out CrackFic, though a strong narrative of family being important and Harry overcoming challenges through the aide of the Weasley Clan.

The brainchild of an image macro that circulated the Reddit HarryPotter Fanfiction board, the story posses the very important question of what would happen if Harry was born with red hair instead of black? The answer? HilarityEnsues. Quit a few reddit memes and suggestions have made their way into the story, from the basilisk speaking in snek tongue to [[film/Spaceballs someone realizing he's surrounded by Weasleys]]. The story toes the line between humor and an out and out CrackFic, though a strong narrative of family being important and Harry overcoming challenges through the aide of the Weasley Clan.

* MilesGloriosus Gilderoy Lockhart, naturally. [[spoiler:SubvertedTrope in fact. Due to Voldequirrel's MindRape of the hapless fraud, Gilderoy is BrainwashedAndCrazy, believing that his books are all true accounts, and that he is a very capable and powerful magician. As it turns out, YourMindMakesItReal and Gilderoy does indeed become a capable and powerful MonsterHunter.

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast [[spoiler:Hermione] gets one in the form of the Girl-Who-Hunts-Monsters.