History YMMV / ChildOfTheStorm

** Chloe very much so, dubious fashion choices, caffeine addiction, and all. Not for nothing does Harry compare her to [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow]].

** Once upon a time, it's hinted that Nick Fury, who used to read bedtime stories to baby Harry (and was particularly good with the voices), was this. Unfortunately, that was [[CynicismCatalyst a long time ago.]]
* AngstWhatAngst: Harry, at first. See UnfazedEveryman. However, [[StepfordSmiler it's later revealed to be more than it seems]], and he has to confront his issues.
** After unlocking his [[spoiler: Red Son]] memories, Harry at first seems mostly unfazed, having done it offscreen and mentioning it casually to Carol four chapters later. While there is some angst over having been [[spoiler: essentially raped by Belova]], it seems like just one more thing. It's implied that at this point, it hadn't properly hit him yet - when it does, in chapter 60, the meltdown is ''epic.''
* ArchivePanic: The first book is 80 chapters and over 800k words long. The sequel ended up being over one ''million'' words - and it should have been longer, with the third book being essentially the second part of the sequel.

** Harry Thorson in the second book. Is his refusal to let Ron and Hermione in on his secrets a justified case of trying to stop his oldest friends from developing horrible mental and emotional scars, and keeping the secret of Bucky's identity from Ron in particular because he's certain that it will go badly if/when Ron finds out? Or is it him being a manipulative jerk who has appointed himself the keeper of secrets, whose arguments ring hollow in light of how pretty much all his other friends are also involved in his crazy life, and that he usually doesn't try to keep secrets from any of them? Judging by the reviews, there's a lot of debate and mixed feelings about this question. It's discussed towards the end of the book, which reveals that this manic over-protectiveness is at least partly a product of Harry being not ''entirely'' mentally stable, and that intellectually he understands that his habits are wrong, but emotionally... he's still working on it.

** The WordOfGod stated original plan was to stick to the canon ship of Harry/Ginny (after briefly toying with Harry/Sif, [[CrackShip of all things]]). Fans have vocally called for Harry Potter/Carol Danvers, on the grounds of the ''considerable'' chemistry the two share despite their mutual insistence that they are JustFriends, over the disbelief of everyone in- and out of universe. While the author has been enigmatic about the former, the latter has been confirmed to have been removed, as part of a raft of grand scale changes to the future of the story. As of chapter 46 of ''Ghosts of the Past'', [[spoiler: they get a RelationshipUpgrade]].

** Relatively early on, [[Creator/NimbusLlewelyn the author]] created a poll out of curiosity to see who fans would prefer Harry to be with. ComicBook/JeanGrey won by a clear margin, with ComicBook/EmmaFrost and Hermione Granger not far behind, tied in second place. Based on WordOfGod, Harry's not going to be paired with any of them - Jean Grey [[spoiler: is his cousin and CoolBigSis, though a letter written by a version of Harry from the future notes that she's 'disconcertingly attractive']] and pretty definitely shipped with Scott Summers, Emma Frost and Harry have never met and would be very unlikely to get on if they did (plus Emma's significantly older), and the narration has on more than one occasion noted that Harry very rarely notices that Hermione is female and is 'about as attracted to her as he is to mould'.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: For some readers, Doctor Strange is an EnsembleDarkhorse due to his MagnificentBastard tendencies and managing to be one step ahead of everyone (Sinister and his mysterious backer, and possibly Thanos - given that he couldn't save [[spoiler: Krypton]] from him, despite knowing what would happen - aside. And even then, he gets the better of Sinister in the end). However, that fact does make him a risk of being an InvincibleHero. It would seem that no matter how powerful a character is they tend to act submissive towards him and he always gets the last word whenever someone disagrees with him. Also, his constant involvement within the series do tend to lessen the stakes for the protagonists if there isn't a villain powerful enough to challenge him.
** This is partially mitigated by the fact that his apparent invincibility and infallibility is revealed to be part of a carefully constructed reputation (which spells utter disaster the one time he fails to live up to it). Even though he usually gets the last word, his snappy remarks tend to inspire justified anger and resentment in those on the receiving end, to the point where he is broadly characterised as TheFriendNobodyLikes (even if they do sympathise with him, a little) by the sequel, which also shows more of the man behind the myth. Additionally, it's noted that he is harsher than is probably deserved on the White Council, due to their leaders taking on the name of a man who's the closest thing he has to a big brother. [[spoiler: Nimue]] also wounds him on a personal level in ''Unfinished Business'', again showing he's NotSoAboveItAll. However, it is possibly [[TooCoolToLive out of recognition of these criticisms]] that [[MentorOccupationalHazard his long-hinted at death]] is implied to be coming at the end of the second book.

* CatharsisFactor: Seeing Merlin NoSell Doctor Strange's DeathGlare, and causing Strange to stand down [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments (and sulk)]] with a mere look of disappointment can be this for those who tire of him bullying anyone who'd cross him with little to no consequence.

* CrackPairing: Previously, Wanda Maximoff/John Constantine. Now, Wanda/Harry Dresden.

* CrossoverShip: It's revealed that [=McGonagall=] was the fiancee of Bucky Barnes. [[spoiler:It becomes more meaningful when it's revealed that she was pregnant when he "died," and reveals that Hawkeye is her grandson. Meaning that Clint is the grandson of one of the most powerful witches alive ''and'' the Winter Soldier, the world's most notorious assassin.]]

** And hints of, of all things, [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]/[[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Jemma Simmons.]]

* DesignatedHero: Even though it wasn't without reason, Asgard causing the Red Room to collapse by strangling its (basically, Russia's) resources, affecting the lives of the innocent civilians in the process, wasn't a heroic move on their part. In fact, Asgard and the Avengers are more than capable of abusing their power in this 'verse. The narrative repeatedly indicates [[InvokedTrope that this is part of the point,]] with [[WordOfGod the author]] remarking that Asgard unleashing TheScourgeOfGod on Russia was a reminder that for all that they're probably the closest to human of the various pantheons, they're still very definitely ''not'' human, and not much different than their more detached divine cousins as they seem. As for the Avengers, the narrative also notes that fear of them/responses to them directly created or magnified the threat of both HYDRA and the Red Room, as well as increasing the threat of Voldemort, Victor von Doom, and Dracula (the latter because he's seeking to exploit a power vacuum).
** While he's not without his sympathetic moments it's clear that past traumatic events have caused Harry to take a more PayEvilUntoEvil approach with his enemies. And the fic even hints that Harry could go down a much darker path if he doesn't make the right choices, with a big part of his character arc in the sequel being about turning away from this. The way that he treats his so-called Hogwarts friends, showing a huge lack of trust to Ron in particular, can really make some readers wonder which side they're supposed to be on. WordOfGod has hinted that this is part of the point.

* [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation/ChildOfTheStorm Alternate Character Interpretation]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Pepper falling pregnant and later giving birth to Ada Stark. Now that ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is out, meet little Morgan Stark, Tony and Pepper's canon MCU daughter. Creator/NimbusLlewelyn professed himself to be very smug about predicting that, and about pre-empting [[spoiler: MCU Doctor Strange's use of temporal manipulation/prediction to defeat Thanos, which is exactly what COS Strange is doing.]]

** Though it doesn't graduate to a pairing, Harry Dresden - in canon and so far in this fic straight as an arrow - notes that when Thor turns on the charm, it "makes guys like me consider changing the way we do things."

* ArchivePanic: The first book is 80 chapters and over 800k words long. The sequel ended up being over one ''million'' words - and it should have been longer, with the third book being essentially the second part of the sequel. As intimidating as it sounds, the fic is definitely worth the read.

** In chapter 5 of ''The Phoenix and the Serpent,'' Harry and Shou-Lao bow and press right fist to upraised palm. This is a traditional sign of respect in Eastern martial arts circles--and among its meanings is "anger conquered by peace," or "choosing/prioritizing peace and compassion over violence." Rather significant, given that Harry's time in K'un L'un is primarily devoted to Harry developing inner peace and becoming a kinder person after his traumatic experiences.

* StoicWoobie: [[spoiler: Buri's]] generally pretty calm and steady, even philosophical. However, his story is pretty miserable, having been unable to prevent his son's transformation from [[UsedToBeASweetKid sweet kid]] to a brutal borderline monster who didn't ''want'' to be saved.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Very easy to make - in fact, the story seems to thrive on the potential ambiguity.
** Is Nick Fury a well intentioned but necessarily ruthless AntiHero dedicated to the protection of humanity from the monsters in the dark, or is he a vindictive [[TheSociopath sociopath]] hell-bent on abusing his position to exact revenge on those who have wronged him and those he cares for [[InspectorJavert no matter whether or not they've given up their past villainy]]?
*** And in the same vein, is Peter Wisdom [[spoiler: a.k.a. Regulus Black]] much the same in terms of being dedicated to protecting humanity from the monsters in the dark, and wanting to level the playing field with the supernatural powers who've been swaggering around with relative impunity for millennia, or is he a half-crazed power hungry ManipulativeBastard and an obsessive HunterOfHisOwnKind dedicated to forcibly taking control of the Wizarding World and bringing it to heel?
** Is Baron Zemo really a polite, if cool, [[OfficerAndAGentleman gentleman]] with a [[VillainRespect genuine respect]] for his opponents, UndyingLoyalty to HYDRA itself and a genuine conviction in its SocialDarwinist beliefs, or simply TheSociopath, a BloodKnight intent on nothing more than testing his skills against the very best who has deemed HYDRA to be a useful means through which to do so?
** Is Sean Cassidy really a fairly happy go lucky fellow, determined to be cheerful despite it all, and a good mentor, or is that simply [[BewareTheNiceOnes a]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity mask]] for a cold, {{Revenge}} obsessed master spy and assassin?
** Was Alexander Pierce unaware of the Shadow Initiative? Or did he know about it (or just know Fury well enough to suspect he had a backup plan, even if he didn't know the details), and intended to use it to further cement his own position with SHIELD? His brief conversation with Lucius implies the latter, but it's unclear.
** Is Harry a remarkably well-adjusted, mature, if [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] kid (considering the Avengers, the latter is inevitable), with the potential to be his generation's Captain America? Or is he a ShellShockedVeteran whose [[StepfordSnarker snark is a defence mechanism]], a ''de facto'' ChildSoldier with a HairTriggerTemper used to using [[TerrorHero intimidation]] to get his way, who is slowly developing into a DarkMessiah on par with or beyond [[TheDreaded Magneto]] himself - or, as [[spoiler: the Dark Phoenix]], much, much worse? The answer, as Doctor Strange remarks in chapter 75 of the first book, is that he could quite easily become either depending on the choices he makes. One way he could become a great hero, the other way he could become 'the thing men fear', and he spends most of ''Ghosts'' struggling with walking the line between the two.
** Is Doctor Strange a benevolent DeadpanSnarker and BigGood for the universe who works tirelessly to ensure that the good guys get through largely unscathed and deeply regrets the sacrifices he must make, or is he a spectacularly ruthless ManipulativeBastard running a XanatosGambit of unimaginable scale, whose [[GoodIsNotNice benevolent]] [[DoctorJerk façade]] falls away when it is not needed, trades on his cultivated reputation for never lying to ensure that people do what he needs them to, turns children and adults alike into his weapons in ways so subtle that they don't even notice and is entirely willing to sacrifice thousands of good people through action or inaction in order to sharpen his tools for a future battle and bring about his vision of a better future?
*** Chapter 80 reveals the answer: [[spoiler: '''''[[TakeAThirdOption Both]]'''''. While, yes, he could have just saved the day by revealing everything he knew, it would have resulted in potentially worse results, and none of the friendships and good ties made due to the fight against [=HYDRA=] would have happened. He regrets that so many people died, and wishes he could have done otherwise, but had he prevented the deaths of today he would have been unable to stop the disasters of the future.]]
** Regarding the same character: How many of the things he does are part of him cunningly planning for and manipulating the future, and how many just to mess with people? Or both, at the same time?
** Was Dr. Essex's slip-up when speaking to Harry and Carol a genuine one? Or was it deliberate?
** Are Dracula's PetTheDog moments out of a genuine sense of compassion for his fellow Grey Court vampires? Or is it just more of his PragmaticVillainy at work, given that the Grey Court is most likely pretty small, and probably can't afford to waste powerful, intelligent minions? The Phoenix all but destroyed the Grey Court just 110 years before (not very long in immortal terms), and the publication of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (despite the former being more dangerous to the Black Court) can't have helped matters any. Not to mention the sheer amount of Asgardians, superheroes, and other powerful beings running around with no love for Dracula and his kind.
** On a lighter note: Is Clark indulging in ItsAllAboutMe by viewing himself as the loser in a romantic competition over Lana, who hasn't shown any real sign of romantic interest in him, and Harry's WhatTheHellHero comments understandable in that he's seen a scenario much like this in the Ron-Hermione-Krum triangle? Or are his actions and feelings understandable, while Harry's WhatTheHellHero is UnintentionallyUnsympathetic due to the fact that this is not the same, and separately, neither he nor Carol was ever interested in anyone else? Harry later nods to this, noting to Clark that he's not best placed to advise him on love as his romantic experience is... unique, to put it mildly.
** Marie Danvers, even after her HiddenDepths emerge in Book 2. Is she a good mother who loves her children deeply, attempts to ameliorate the worst of her husband's psychological abuses, and is deeply protective of them? Or is she, despite her protestations to the contrary, still guilty of letting the abuse go on for years until Joe crossed a line she couldn't ignore?
** How much was Wanda wrong to try and hide Hermione's identity from her? On the one hand, it's very understandable that she wants Hermione to have some kind of normal life without being in her mother's shadow and dealing with their complicated family dynamics (also, her parents' enemies, who Strange was pretty sure that Harry wouldn't survive, let alone Hermione), which was never a possibility for Harry. On the other hand, Hermione was all but guaranteed to figure it out at some point or another (or some enemy of Wanda and/or John's might have) and sitting Hermione down for a talk once it became clear her chaos magic was coming through strongly would have made things a lot easier on everyone. It's indicated that it's a little bit of both - Strange implies that in many timelines, Hermione's mutation emerged in a much less traumatic fashion, meaning that there wasn't the same degree of bad blood to begin with (but it didn't go that way, because chaos magic be like that). That, or Wanda nerved herself up before it emerged, which Wanda blamed herself for not doing.
** When Lily meets Hermione in Book II, she doesn't tell Hermione about her parentage, despite the fact that it's implied she can tell it'll soon be an issue (even without foresight, it's fairly obvious). Is this out of friendship with Wanda? Is it because she felt that they didn't have much time to talk, and Hermione and Harry were under enough stress already without having to deal with the emotional fallout? Is it, like her son, being too darn cryptic for her own good? Some mix of the above?
** In general: How fair are the justice systems in this world? People can be locked up indefinitely with no trial or hope of release. For example, Vernon and Petunia, who while definitely guilty of child abuse, are subjected to solitary imprisonment for life in a super-max prison, and spend months without being able to see each other at all. Narcissa Malfoy is similarly locked up indefinitely, and it also takes almost literal divine intervention for her to see her son. The White Council and Ministry of Magic are just as bad as in canon. On the other hand, in the first two cases, they are in protective custody as much as being punished for any crimes, Narcissa's prison is described as being fairly comfortable, the White Council have good reasons for what they do (and as seen in Reynolds' case, they will try to be merciful when they can), and the Ministry's corruption is something several characters are noted to be uncomfortable with. Fury's Raft is also stated to only contain the worst super-criminals that nowhere else is safe for, a far cry from the one in the MCU.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Has quite a lot of these thanks to the author's penchant for reimagining characters, as well as throwing in those characters at the last minute, later developing them into prominent figures in the story. The two main examples come in the form of Carol Danvers and Diana of Themyscira, both of which were added in at the last minute, apparently entirely on a whim and praised as original takes on the character. They've both grown from fairly minor characters into two of Harry's closest friends, two of the more badass characters in the story and ''bona fide'' fan favourites - in a poll of favourite new or reimagined characters, Diana was the runaway winner, with Carol being joint third behind (unsurprisingly) the Winter Soldier, who's even more of a {{Woobie}} than usual thanks to the sections from his perspective, and sharing third place with [[ThoseTwoGuys Huginn and Muninn]]. Indeed, Carol's grown into a full on BreakOutCharacter, being close to a {{Deuteragonist}} with Harry, and she and Harry are now the FanPreferredCouple (with Harry/Diana being close behind).
** Huginn and Muninn barely appear at all in the comics and [[FlatCharacter tend not to be all that interesting when they do.]] [[OCStandIn Here, they're characterised]] as ThoseTwoGuys who are [[ObfuscatingStupidity outwardly ridiculous]], incongruously Brooklyn accented [[KlingonsLoveShakespeare (apparently they heard the accent once and decided they liked it)]] and [[TrademarkFavouriteFood marshmallow/eyeball obsessed]] {{Deadpan Snarker}}s who are [[BewareTheSillyOnes repeatedly implied to be much more dangerous than they appear]] and take a liking to Harry. They provide a snarky, though sometimes serious, commentary on events.
** On the villainous side of things, Gravemoss started out as a minor, creepy {{Necromancer}} who was the villain of a minor arc in ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' and included simply for variety. He quickly grows into a major league villain and [[HateSink a character that fans love to hate.]]
*** Then you have Lucius Malfoy who is the epitome of FromNobodyToNightmare. He started out as just an underling for Lord Voldemort but gradually grew into not just a magnificent bastard but into a more formidable opponent for The Avengers. [[spoiler: He even succeeds in taking over the world, even if it was temporarly.]] While doing it with such style and sophistication.
** Jean-Paul Beaubier a.k.a. Northstar and Uhtred Ullrson.
*** The former is a fairly minor member of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and the latter began as a minor OriginalCharacter Asgardian who was apparently set up to be TheRival to Harry. Both become two of his closest friends, with the former developing into a [[ObfuscatingStupidity deceptively harmless]] CampGay flirt with considerable HiddenDepths, the ability to pull off an absolute absent minded SherlockScan and be arguably the most [[CombatPragmatist ruthless of the kids in a fight]], which all lead to comparisons to Natasha. He also functions as the younger generation's OnlySaneMan. Also, as of chapter 60 [[spoiler: he seems to be this world's version of the Flash.]]
*** Uhtred, meanwhile, is developed from a fairly FlatCharacter whose primary motivation was resentment at the attention Harry got simply for existing, while [[HardWorkHardlyWorks his hard work barely got him any,]] to (one shared NearDeathExperience later) Harry's loyal ([[ServileSnarker if snarky]]) oathman and Sworn Sword, a major league badass who knows his way around an axe and [[TheBlacksmith a forge]], and has a surprising amount of insight into others. Also, he and Jean-Paul are a surprisingly cute BattleCouple.
** Sean Cassidy is added for the sake of variety to Peter Wisdom's Excalibur squad, but despite initial uncertainty by fans, grows into a popular mentor figure to Harry, something helped by his nature as an AdaptationalBadass grandpa, something helped by the way he gently reins Harry in when he looks to be going too far and the bond he has with Ron and Luna Lovegood.
** The Winter Soldier is creepy enough in canon, but rapidly became one of the most popular characters due to his sheer badassery, [[TheDreaded the enormous fear he inspires in everyone from SHIELD agents to Loki himself]], and his DarkAndTroubledPast.
** Gone is Voldemort's WhyDontYouJustShootHim, replaced with being an AdaptationalBadass who out-fights and genuinely scares both Harry Dresden and Thorson, quite literally toying with the former (and when he gets serious, he nearly kills Dresden in about three seconds, only failing because Wanda Maximoff stepped in). In just two scenes, he proves himself more than capable of keeping up in a very different world, and only steps up from there.
** Shou-Lao appears in all of two chapters (three if one counts the teaser), but earned a lot of praise from readers for his both stern and compassionate mentoring of Harry, helping him move past his issues and understand how to wield, not just control, the Phoenix. The fact that he's a total badass and DeadpanSnarker doesn't hurt, either.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** At one point, Hermione quotes Shylock's famous speech to reassure Harry that he's still essentially the same person, and still her friend. Then it turns out that she's the daughter of Wanda Maximoff and granddaughter of Magneto, which by some customs makes her Jewish. "I am a Jew," indeed!
** In this story, Black Widow and Hawkeye aren't a couple because their jobs are too dangerous. In the movies? He's got a wife and kids and names the latest after her (and as it turns out, said wife is also an ex-SHIELD agent)!
** In the fancast the author made, he put Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as Mister Sinister. Several months later, Benedict Cumberbatch was cast as ComicBook/DoctorStrange, who in this fic views Sinister as his ArchEnemy.
** During the first book's FinalBattle, Thor casually shows that he can still throw around lightning even without his hammer. Then along comes ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', and he has to go through a whole movie and an epiphany before he can figure out how to do that.
** The first book's final battle also features Hulk smashing Chthon the same way he [[Film/TheAvengers2012 did to Loki]], with the latter commenting on how gratifying it is to see it happen to someone else. Then ''Ragnarok'' comes along, and Hulk does that to ''Thor'', with Loki being ecstatic about it.
** Yet another from the same film is Thor's statement to Strange that "So Earth has... wizards now, huh?" Given that he used to ''be'' a wizard on Earth, that's definitely worth a chuckle from any viewer who's also a fan of this 'verse (as is Strange's penchant for [[ThePrankster screwing around with]] Thor and Loki, which one can easily imagine [=CoS=]! Strange doing as well).
** Seeing how Steve hooks up with Sharon Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe can be a bit awkward when you realize that she's his great-granddaughter in this fanfic.
** When Harry and Carol first meet, they insist that they are JustFriends, and are set up to become PlatonicLifePartners with no ShipTease whatsoever. One book and a case of PlatonicWritingRomanticReading later (the author having apparently just shrugged and decided to go with it), they're still insisting that they're JustFriends, but literally no one, [[EveryoneCanSeeIt in-universe]] or [[FanPreferredCouple out]], is buying it. [[spoiler: Lo and behold, they eventually get together in chapter 46 of ''Ghosts''.]]
** Occasionally in ''FanFic/TheWizardInTheShadows'', the author would break a chapter into two in order to avoid it becoming too "monstrously long." Come this fic, especially ''Ghosts,'' practically every chapter [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness is at least half again as long]] as any in ''The Wizard In The Shadows.'' Whether or not this is a good thing is up for debate.
** At one point during Jane's Bifrost experiments, Darcy was accidentally warped to another dimension and ended up bonding with [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Death of the Endless]]. Darcy's [[Creator/KatDennings actress]] would later play Death in the series' audiobook adaptation.
** The two ''Literature/DresdenFiles'' books released in 2020 both have moments where Harry Dresden decides that he ought to imitate ComicBook/DoctorStrange. That gets pretty funny given that his character in this story is, following Wanda, Strange's eventual heir as Sorcerer Supreme!
** In 2021, it was revealed in the 'Enter the Phoenix' arc of Jason Aaron's ''Avengers'' that Thor was the son of Odin and a SignificantGreenEyedRedhead Phoenix Host - a human mutant, no less. Much like Harry, Thor's son in this fic. Even the later reveal that she was technically more like his godmother, having 'rebirthed' him in Phoenix fire after he was born from Gaea and murdered by Laufey, only further drove the point home. Not for nothing has Nimbus occasionally griped that he should be on commission.
** On the other hand, in this fic, Yelena Belova regards herself as better than Natasha, constantly insulting her and seeking to prove herself the "true" Black Widow. When the MCU introduced Yelena not long after, she turned out to greatly ''admire'' Natasha, to the point of BigSisterWorship! [[WordOfGod Nimbus]] has since observed that one of his bigger regrets is introducing this version of Yelena before the MCU version appeared, noting that it would have been very interesting to have her as a contrast.
** The story's version of Doctor Strange has a strong affinity towards music, mixing it in with his use of magic on multiple occasions and emphasising how the two are connected in several of his lessons. Come ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' the MCU Doctor Strange engages in a WizardDuel with the combatants using ''music sheets'' as the focus and generating the corresponding notes.

** The story's version of Doctor Strange has a strong affinity towards music, mixing it in with his use of magic on multiple occasions and emphasising how the two are connected in several of his lessons. Come ''''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' the MCU Doctor Strange engages in a WizardDuel with the combatants using ''music sheets'' as the focus and generating the corresponding notes.

* RonTheDeathEater:
** While Snape is canon is not being outright despicable or villainous, and having his good deeds (namely, protecting Harry) acknowledged, the fic does make him come off as a petty individual who uses his past grudge against James to torment Harry. Sometimes the treatment goes into ButtMonkey territory.
** Dudley. Oh dear Lord, Dudley. Far removed from the book character who, while a bullying brat, was complex enough to be one of the few members of the Dursleys to develop into a better person and accept Harry. In this version, he's just an absolutely vile monster who later becomes [[spoiler: Sinister's StupidEvil dumb muscle.]] WordOfGod explains that this is the result of several years of [[TheCorrupter having every single one of his darkest whims and desires catered for and encouraged]] by [[spoiler: Sinister and the Red Room]], while also not having the CharacterDevelopment forced on him by the Dementor attack and Dumbledore's pointed speech in the canon fifth and sixth books.

** Carol's crack about Harry's temper being like "''{{Film/Carrie}}'' as directed by Creator/MichaelBay" at the start of the ''Forever Red'' arc takes on a dark twist at the end when Harry snaps just like the titular Carrie and becomes the Dark Phoenix. Knowing [[TeasingCreator Nim]][[TrollingCreator bus]], it's plausible that this was intentional.

** In chapter 5 of ''The Phoenix and the Serpent,'' Harry and Shou-Lao bow and press right fist to upraised palm. This is a traditional sign of respect in Eastern martial arts circles--and one of its meanings is "anger conquered by peace," or "choosing/prioritizing peace over violence." Rather significant, given that Harry's time in K'un L'un is primarily devoted to Harry developing inner peace.

** When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of [[spoiler: Lana]], given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else, which is definitely wrong). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.

** When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of [[spoiler: Lana]], given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else, which is definitely wrong, though it's not stated in the text). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.

** In general: How fair are the justice systems in this world? People can be locked up indefinitely with no trial or hope of release. For example, Vernon and Petunia, who while definitely guilty of child abuse, are subjected to solitary imprisonment for life in a super-max prison. Narcissa Malfoy is similarly locked up indefinitely, and it also takes almost literal divine intervention for her to see her son at all. The White Council and Ministry of Magic are just as bad as in canon. On the other hand, in the first two cases, they are in protective custody as much as being punished for any crimes, Narcissa is treated fairly well other than being imprisoned, the White Council have good reasons for what they do (and as seen in Reynolds' case, they will try to be merciful when they can), and the Ministry's corruption is something several characters are noted to be uncomfortable with. Fury's Raft is also stated to only contain the worst super-criminals that nowhere else is safe for, a far cry from the one in the MCU.

** When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of [[spoiler: Lana]], given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.

* HilariousInHindsight: At one point, Hermione quotes Shylock's famous speech to reassure Harry that he's still essentially the same person, and still her friend. [[spoiler: Then it turns out that she's the daughter of Wanda Maximoff and granddaughter of Magneto, which by some customs makes her Jewish. "I am a Jew," indeed!]]

** When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of [[spoiler: Lana]], given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else, though it's unclear if Harry knows this). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.

** This is partially mitigated by his apparent invincibility and infallibility is revealed to be part of a carefully constructed reputation (which spells utter disaster the one time he fails to live up to it). Even though he usually gets the last word, his snappy remarks tend to inspire justified anger and resentment in those on the receiving end, to the point where he is broadly characterised as TheFriendNobodyLikes (even if they do sympathise with him, a little) by the sequel, which also shows more of the man behind the myth. Additionally, it's noted that he is harsher than is probably deserved on the White Council, due to their leaders taking on the name of a man who's the closest thing he has to a big brother. [[spoiler: Nimue]] also wounds him on a personal level in ''Unfinished Business'', again showing he's NotSoAboveItAll. However, it is possibly [[TooCoolToLive out of recognition of these criticisms]] that [[MentorOccupationalHazard his long-hinted at death]] is implied to be coming at the end of the second book.

** Relatively early on, [[Creator/NimbusLlewelyn the author]] created a poll out of curiosity to see who fans would prefer Harry to be with. ComicBook/JeanGrey won by a clear margin, with ComicBook/EmmaFrost and Hermione Granger not far behind, tied in second place. Based on WordOfGod, Harry's not going to be paired with any of them - Jean Grey [[spoiler: is his cousin and CoolBigSis, though a letter written by a version of Harry from the future notes that she's 'disconcertingly attractive']] and pretty definitely shipped with Scott Summers, Emma Frost and Harry have never met and would be very unlikely to get on if they did, and the narration has on more than one occasion noted that Harry very rarely notices that Hermione is female and is 'about as attracted to her as he is to mould'.

** Harry's obliteration of the Red Army of clones. At the time, it's a darkly awesome moment to presage the raw power of the Dark Phoenix. As Harry reveals, while they were programmed, they were innocent, newborn, they'd never even had a chance to ''live'' - and [[MyGreatestFailure he could have saved them. He could easily have wiped their programming, or just turned them off until after]] (though it's later revealed that this is a drastic misjudgement driven by guilt). But at that point, all he cared about was that they were in his way. Ron protests that they were just copies. Harry's sad reply is pretty chilling.

* HilariousInHindsight: In this story, Black Widow and Hawkeye aren't a couple because their jobs are too dangerous. In the movies? He's got a wife and kids and names the latest after her (and as it turns out, said wife is also an ex-SHIELD agent)!

** Dudley. Oh dear Lord, Dudley. Far removed from the book character who, while a bullying brat, was complex enough to be one of the few members of the Dursley's to develop into a better person and accept Harry. In this version, he's just an absolutely vile monster who later becomes [[spoiler: Sinister's StupidEvil dumb muscle.]] WordOfGod explains that this is the result of several years of [[TheCorrupter having every single one of his darkest whims and desires catered for and encouraged]] by [[spoiler: Sinister and the Red Room]], while also not having the CharacterDevelopment forced on him by the Dementor attack in the fifth book in canon.

** When Harry and Clark first meet, Harry can come off as a bit of a jerk to Clark in how harsh he is regarding the issue of [[spoiler: Lana]], given that Clark has committed the terrible crime of... having a crush on someone who's already taken. (Per ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' canon, Clark is trying to go on dates with her while she's seeing someone else). When they next speak, Harry implicitly apologizes and admits that he's not the best person to give relationship advice.