Dark Phoenix by SofiaDragon

Dark Phoenix by SofiaDragon

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Summary:
Harry Potter ran away one day, tired of watching others suffer for his ignorance. He couldn’t sit on the sidelines and wait for someone else to tell him what to do any more. Luck, as always, is on his side as he works to make a place for himself, not only in the war, but in life. Some very old magic is at work, allowing him to do far more then he thought he could. Tangled events drive Harry to realise that the world outside of Hogwarts and Privet Drive is bigger and more wonderful then he could have imagined.
Harry Potter – Rated: M – English – Adventure/General – Chapters: 16 – Words: 65,080 – Reviews: 1382 – Updated: 2-23-08 – Published: 5-27-04 – Harry P. & Severus S.

My Thoughts:

This is a delightful story that starts strong and then becomes entirely too engrossing. It’s sweet and fun and the kind of story that makes you pester the author for just one more chapter! After the Dept of Mysteries “incident,” Harry is caged at the Dursleys. He escapes by transforming into his animagus form, a magical shadow phoenix, and flying away. You can’t help but cheer for him when he hurls himself over a fence and takes flight.  After eating the Malfoy’s Strawberry Jam at tea (and isn’t that fun!), he ends up at Hogwarts and poses as Snape’s familiar.  Much learning and chaos ensues. 4/5 stars