This one has been in my head for about a week now...

What if after first year ended Ron realized that his strategizing wasn't good enough (via the giant chess game) and that next time something like that might be for keeps. So he starts reading old books about fighting and war over the summer. Thus becoming the true tactician that he was always meant to be.

The rest of the story would be pretty much cannon. From Ron's POV as he actually uses his brain to plot out the proper course for the golden trio. Hermione would be delegated to an exclusive research role and Harry would stay the same.

 

It would be shit. Canon rehash is one of the first big Do Not's of good fanfiction.

 

Cannon in a sense of all of the major events occur.

 

It is CANON ok? and that is literally the definition of a canon rehash man.

 

I have one problem with this idea:

"My skill in chess wasn't good enough. I should totally read books about wars and strategies utilized in them."

That's quite a leap in logic. It probably comes from 'I'm good in chess, therefore I'm good in commanding an army in the battle' way of thinking, which is bad. Really, really bad.

 

The Ron is a master of strategy idea is both shit and overdone. It sounds like one of those shitty "fix the books" fics, and no one likes a canon rehash.

If you do decide to go through with this idea then you need to make a lot more changes, put in a bit of conflict, there's no point in the story if everything works out fine due to Ron's new ideas. Maybe Hermione would resent being relegated to a lesser role, or show how they react after one of Ron's plans go wrong resulting in someone's death. You need to make it sufficiently different to canon or no one will read it.

 

Maybe at the chess set Hermione gets clubbed out first, so Ron decides he have to save the 'princess' next time, because next time maybe she dies...

 

I had a plot bunny -- or plot angle, really, about Dumbledore forgoing writing the letter that was delivered with Harry on the Dursleys doorstep.

Basically, Petunia finds Harry on her porch and doesn't know that he is her nephew. She takes him in by her own choice, which results in Harry generally having a better childhood (not taking into account accidental magic, which could be purposefully ignored by Petunia and Vernon because they don't want to believe.)

Later, Harry goes off to Hogwarts. On the register he's listed as both Harry Dursley and Harry Potter. When the name Harry Dursley is read, he gets sorted, but then later when Harry Potter is called, none of the remaining children step forward.

Harry + Dursleys being completely oblivious could be Dumbledore's way of ensuring he had a happy childhood before tearing him away for the war -- or that no one attacked him while he was still growing. Harry not knowing who he really is could extend for a few years afterwards of being introduced to the Wizarding World, until someone (like Sirus?) recognizes him, or Dumbledore is forced by Voldemort's return.

There's a plot hole: People knowing that Petunia Dursley was Lily's sister.

After that? No idea, I haven't thought that far yet. If anyone wants to use the scenario, they're free to, since I'm not planning to.

 

There's another plot hole: Harry's physical appearance and scar.

 

Also McGonagall and Hagrid knowing where he was. Do you really think Hagrid could keep a secret.

 

Try and justify why canon!Dursleys would even take in some strange orphan dumped at their door, especially if they had no idea who that was.

 

Speaking as someone who is not fond of crossovers or Time Travel/Quantum Leap!Harry, I could totally get behind a Harry Potter/Justice League crossover. In fact:

Baby plot bunny:

Britain: One of the multi-earths. Harry's fourth year. The Graveyard.

Harry and Voldemort's wands are locked together, having created the golden cage. The shades of people Voldemort has killed are talking to Harry, including his parents. They tell him to get ready to run on their word. Now! Harry breaks the connection, the shades attack Voldemort. But something happens that the shades didn't intend. Great magic is released, catching Harry and triggering an adverse effect which opens a portal and sucks him through.

Switch to: Metropolis: Different Multi-Earth.

The Justice League are in the middle of their own battle when something begins to occur in the sky. The sky, which moments ago was perfectly clear, grows black and boiling with weird clouds and lightning beings to flash and strike the ground all around them. Then, high in swirling sky, a vortex opens and a tiny figure falls out. Abruptly, everything returns to normal, save for the little form rapidly falling to Earth. Superman springs into action and flies up, catching...a boy! He is unconscious and seriously injured. Given the circumstances in which this boy has appeared, the group decide to take him to Watchtower for treatment and questioning.

When he wakes, they learn his name is Harry Potter and when he/they figure out he's on the wrong Earth, he asks for their help in getting back to his own world, fearful of where Voldemort is and what may be happening. They agree to help and in the meantime, he (against their wishes/better judgment) starts joining them on missions (maybe even joining up with Young Justice) and, as time passes, thinks that maybe he's better off staying on this Voldemort free world, helping to keep it safe.

etc etc.

 

So far, you have the mechanics of dimension crossing relatively sorted. But what of the plot? What place does HP have in JLU universe? What sort of role he's going to play? What sort of conflict can you provide for him there?

These are questions that need answering.

 

He will be Batman.

 

Dunno yet. This is an infant bunny still. Gonna have to feed it a few carrots and see if it survives or not.

 

Actually, he can very well be part of Batman Inc.

 

It'd be interesting if Harry had a different school background, too; like his House, friendships, etc.

It'd allow for more character flexibility.

 

Maybe the trigger that caused the Priori Incantatem to send Harry to the JL world was set up by a villain who needed something unique to Harry for whatever nefarious plot. Or perhaps Voldemort was actually the target of the summons as part of an effort to bring reinforcements from other worlds for the villains, and Harry was grabbed due to horcrux/wand sync/whatever.

 

Okay. I have this idea bugging me. It will sound like a crossover, when really its not:

Harry as a kid, manages to watch a Star Wars movie (or read a book of the series). He being the kid he is, becomes impressed with the force stuff and decides to try it out. To his surprise he manages a little telekinesis, and starts to believe that the Force is real, and begins to practice the manipulation of the "Force"

It could be a powerfull Harry fic. He could use the "Force" to influence his reflexes and physical ability(e.g. Force leap), sense shit, probe mnds and so forth.
This aplication of magic will be used by some powerfull people aswell - like Dumbedore, Voldemort, a few Death Eaters, Moody and etc. So in the end it won't turn out to be a overpowered/godlike Harry fic

On the other hand it could turn out that Harry is simply a premature wandless magic user and/or atunned to magic itself. Just doing basic stuff before going to Hogwarts - where he really start to gradually learn more advanced shit.

(and since I Love The Hero's Path, the Dursley abuse might escalate, prompting him to flee. Abused neighbors along with him or not (but that might feel like a The Hero's Path rewrite too much so...)

It would not be a cross over proper simply because when he receives his Hogwarts letter, Harry learns that what he has been calling "The Force" is actually magic.

Thoghts on this?

 

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