My Immortal should be a Bad Plot Idea all on it's own.

I'll add another one inspired by it- Harry's name changed to anything.
Harry changed to a magical creature.
Harry being an emo, "goffik" little bitch.
Draco Malfoy doing... anything.
OCs.

 

A HP/Naruto/Stargate crossover that pairs Harry with Adria. The universe cries at this abomination.

Here's another winner...

And another...

The last one listed here goes beyond all. It's a HP/Gundam(all)/Justice League/X-MenEvo/Stargate/TMNT/godonlyknowswhatelse crossover. I know it has to be considered a crime against humanity...it just has to.

 

twenty titles!Harry

first year super!Harry

fall in love in two days!Harry

Draco/Snape/You get the picture

Over night transformation!Harry

Shopping Spree!Harry

Mating/Bonding with Ginny/Hermione!Harry(because their love is so pure)

Ginny/Hermione become as strong as Harry overnight.

Actually, most of the older Independent plot Ideas, all the fangirl ones, and anything that doesn't have Harry as the main character.

 

I really hate it when Harry begins to listen to conveniently the author's favorite music!

 

I suppose some of the newer members missed out on this exact same sort of discussion when it was called FanFiction Pet Peeves, or FanFiction Cliches or maybe HP Fanfic cliche rant thread v4.0 now with more point 0!. Then there was HP Fanfic cliche rant thread v5.1.

But I remember them. And you can probably find someone who despises the same "Worst Plot Ideas" as you if you want to search for it.

 

Riddle's Diary still exsisting...

...in the mind of Harry Potter.

 

The American anything. Particularly the American exchange student. Gag.

Big D

 

On the subject of America; America being the magical utopia. You rarely see a magical America similar to England, usually we have house elves right, goblin rights, etc.

 

I agree, America will never be at the forefront of any groups civil rights. We hate everyone who isn't a white Christian, and we hate most of them to.

Peeve: Herman Granger with sex appeal, she is a supreme know-it-all biatch. I hate her I hate her so much, more then ginny.

 

Harry/Fenrir Greyback slash with Harry as his werewolf mate. Yes, I have seen this.

 

Uncle Vernon, the child rapist.

 

It's disgusting when the Room of Requirements is the solution to all of Harry's problems.

Likewise, Harry having a phoenix/basilisk animagus, unless it's well-written.

 

1. heir of everything
2. super rich
3. using a time turner or some other device to slow down time and essentially become all powerful in the equivilant of 2 months.
4. ginny
5. hermoine
6. a teenager in love
7. poor characterization
8. poor spelling and grammar.

 

Oh, the ironing.

 

Of course, we can't include only cliches.

What about "Harry is actually a half-giant."

I've never seen that happen, but I can tell you it would be shit.

 

Harry the Hufflepuff. Wow, wouldn't that be fun to read...?

 

I've actually seen that done well before. Can't remember the story, but it was fairly entertaining - one those rainy day stories I stumbled across.

 

Insane!Harry. Sorry, Nuhuh, it jsut doesn't do it for me.

Some good mentions here.

Anything inheritence. It's all tired. Make Harry work for it, damnit!

 

Omniscient harry
All Powerful Harry
super stud Harry
Most forms of Slash
MentorSnape
YoungGenius Harry
CluelessHarry
Dark Lord Dumbledore
Neville's parents waking up (Pointless and cumbersome plot device)
MaruadersEraHarry
MonsterInChestHarry
Mansion in the Trunk
Most story's involving time turners to help train
Godlike Hemoine
Veela-like Ginny
Any form of shopping trip over two sentences
Any list mentions
Any form of Music mentions or artist plugs
Learned-it-in-a-month Harry
Most necromancer Harry
most martial-Arts Harry
All forms of spelling and grammar errors...

The list just keeps going on.