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gensplosion2014-06-20 05:24 pm
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Harry Potter: Reclamation, by Copperbadge
FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Reclamation
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copperbadge
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | Character death, discussion of suicide, homophobia
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~5800 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tom Riddle, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black
FIC SUMMARY: In an alternate universe, one man still struggles with a moral decision made many years before.
RECCER'S NOTES: Apologies for double posting today; I'm unlikely to find time to rec again until the end of next week.
This medium-length AU takes as its premise the idea that Tom Riddle never kills his father. Instead, he ends up as the Defence professor at Hogwarts, where he eventually teaches the Marauders. The consequences of the change to canon are of course far reaching, but always feel carefully worked out & plausible. The extent to which the change affects Tom's character as an adult is central to the story, and the question is skillfully & subtly handled, with Tom on the surface completely changed from Lord Voldemort, yet surprisingly recognisable. As the story is told entirely from his perspective, there's an interesting potential for ambiguity around how reliable he is as a narrator. One of the most interesting AUs I've ever read in the Potterverse.
FIC LINK: Reclamation
AUTHOR LINK:
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | Character death, discussion of suicide, homophobia
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~5800 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tom Riddle, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black
FIC SUMMARY: In an alternate universe, one man still struggles with a moral decision made many years before.
RECCER'S NOTES: Apologies for double posting today; I'm unlikely to find time to rec again until the end of next week.
This medium-length AU takes as its premise the idea that Tom Riddle never kills his father. Instead, he ends up as the Defence professor at Hogwarts, where he eventually teaches the Marauders. The consequences of the change to canon are of course far reaching, but always feel carefully worked out & plausible. The extent to which the change affects Tom's character as an adult is central to the story, and the question is skillfully & subtly handled, with Tom on the surface completely changed from Lord Voldemort, yet surprisingly recognisable. As the story is told entirely from his perspective, there's an interesting potential for ambiguity around how reliable he is as a narrator. One of the most interesting AUs I've ever read in the Potterverse.