No, not Bionic, Byronic.

Well, I'm back to the wonderful world of Fanfiction after a long absence. My previous fictions, mere frolics rather than real projects, will lie where I left them. I've had time over my summer holidays to sort through the many original ideas in my head and realise that, while I do still want to be an author, it's going to be a long time until I've properly finished my love affair with Classics before I can really dedicate my time to writing professionally.

So, as a creative outlet, I've returned. The Prodigal son, sorry that I had ever left this amazing community behind <3. My latest idea, plaguing me and multiplying in my mind as I try and earn some much needed coin at work, centres around a classic Byronic hero. His immense passion, rather than being a strong romantic relationship, will be the love of his mother; this will, thus, drive him to seek revenge. Obviously, following this theme set forth by Lord Byron, the hero must be witty, cynical and intelligent, while also full of valour and pride. There will be much destruction, many morals thrashed, and lots of action.

Now, the reason I am posting this here, is that in order to properly portray this Harry I will have to remake his character; thus making it an AU. How to do this, though, I am undecided upon. I can either A) remake the series from the beginning, but I would have to do this via a series of flashbacks/dialogues as I am too lazy to do the whole thing (nor would I enjoy writing each year at Hogwarts, perhaps just the last 1 or 2), or B) have Harry leave Privet drive and England either at the end of his sixth or seventh year. I would like your advise on this, if you may =)

Furthermore, to act as the protagonist for such a Harry I would need to ensure that Voldemort is properly portrayed as he always should have been; a cold, calculated man driven by his desire for immortality and willing to do anything to achieve this. My Voldemort will have a god-complex, and be ruthlessly efficient at what he does. What I do not want is to fall into a pit of super!Harry and super!Voldemort. I am aiming not for an even battle, but for Harry to be very much the underdog; outclassed, but similarly ruthless in his single aim, to avenge his mother. If you would be so kind as to give me suggestions on helping Voldemort not be a failure of a villain, but perhaps aid me in coming up with ideas of how Voldemort would actually, realistically, go about seizing control/becoming immortal, without the usual naff cliches, I would be very much obliqued.

I'm going to spend much of the next month working on this, getting the story line down as a hard-copy etc, and I'll post up the first few chapters in the WBA section, where again your critique would be very appreciated.

Dark-Stallion.

 

Canon!Harry never became properly angry about Lily's murder, mostly because he never got to know her.

You could make Voldemort's attack take place a bit later in the time-line, which would make Harry perfectly able to understand what happened from the get-go.

Or you could make Petunia tell Harry the truth about Lily having been murdered initially, giving him a lot of time to stew over it before Hogwarts.

Or you could make Voldemort successfully steal the Philosopher's Stone before Harry's first year, thereby destroying the canon plot.

Or you can always do a Knowledge is Power rip-off, with Lily dead instead of in a coma.

Not sure on how to characterise Voldemort, however.

 

I like this. I wouldn't go so far as to make a lovable or even a likable Petunia, but a vengeful Petunia. Have her act like she loves Harry and use him to get her vengeance on the wizarding world for what ever reason. To turn their favorite child against them or something.

She can even have Harry target Snape in some fashion early on. All for Petunia's vengeance on the man.
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For Snape: in the first quidditch game, when Ron and Hermione go to set Snape's robes on fire, maybe they are a little too enthusiastic and he burns, not to the point of death, but past the point where magic can heal him properly. He's in constant pain and can't deal with teaching anymore.

 

Just a further update; I've penned down a pretty detailed plot line, starting post HBP. I've decided to edit canon via flashbacks, and for Harry's desire for vengeance only to grow, especially after Dumbledore's death. I've already put in motion a much more brutal, ruthless and bloodthirsty Voldemort, while still keeping his keen mind sharp and on-task.

Hopefully this goes well...