History Fanfic / LikeARedHeadedStepchild

* ImperfectRitual: Voldemort's resurrection [[spoiler:essentially turns him into [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]].]] [[AmbiguousSituation It's suggested to be a result either of]] [[spoiler:using Hermione's blood instead of Harry's, or Snape having secretly sabotaged the ritual]].

At Hogwarts, Dumbledore sneezed loudly. Professor McGonagall had to keep herself from saying "I told you so" but was not sure why.

* NameMcAdjective: Harry refers to the brainwashed Lockhart as "Evil [=McEvilstein=].

* 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.

* ExactWords: Part of why Voldemort is convinced [[spoiler: Hermione]] is his real nemesis is because she was born at the end of the seventh month of the Chinese calendar.

* DastardlyWhiplash: None other than Gilderoy Lockhart becomes one, 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.]]

* 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.

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. Quite 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.

*** Likewise, someone with red is thought to be a Weasley by others. Susan Bones starts dying her hair blonde in second year to get away from the jokes about her belonging in Gryffindor.

* ButHeSoundsHandsome: When it's suggested that [[spoiler:Voldemort's resurrection ritual was deliberately sabotaged]], Snape immediately denies the possibility on the grounds that "only a skillful and masterful potions master could ever manage such a thing". [[LampshadeHanging Dumbledore immediately tells him to quit bragging]].

* FlawedRitual: Voldemort's resurrection [[spoiler:essentially turns him into [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Yzma]].]] [[AmbiguousSituation It's suggested to be a result either of]] [[spoiler:using Hermione's blood instead of Harry's, or Snape having secretly sabotaged the ritual]].

* BrokenBird: Luna Lovegood thanks to the death of her mother [[spoiler:and the fact that it is she, not Ginny, who ends up with the Diary in year 2]]

* WholePlotReference: ... Well, "plot" [[NoPlotNoProblem isn't quite the correct word]], but chapter 30 is [[spoiler:essentially just a game of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''. On dragons]].

* HappilyAdopted: While not official, Harry's quite happy to be a Weasley as he's always wanted a family.

* ExactWords: Part of why Voldemort is convinced [[spoilelr: Hermione]] is his real nemesis is because she was born at the end of the seventh month of the Chinese calendar.

** Someone with red hair claiming to be a Weasley and pretending their real name is someone else. Usually Harry remarking that he's heard Harry Potter is "a real arse, running around with that scar of his".

* FieryRedhead: Ginny Weasley's temper and passion are on display much earlier, as she has no romantic attraction to Harry once he becomes a Weasley in all but name.

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

* PunnyNames: Saffron Scrivener is a y ellow journalist for the Daily Prophet.

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