Two Sides of the Same Coin by Ten Toes

Two Sides of the Same Coin by Ten Toes

Summary:
Petunia & Harry become a team, and Harry finds the wizarding world much earlier than anyone suspects. He hides his Slytherin self under the guise of a naive Gryffindor. He also hides the wizard friendships he made years before Hogwarts. AU Harry Potter – Rated: T – English – General – Chapters: 14 – Words: 108,327 – Reviews: 1546 – Updated: 8-17-08 – Published: 6-25-07 – Harry P.

My Thoughts:

This is an excellent AU with an almost realistic Petunia and Harry relationship. I say almost because nice!petunia is impossible, but Ten Toes certainly gives it the best shot I’ve ever read. Harry is a precocious seven year old who is careful to never outshine his cousin until he mistakenly gets a 100% on a math test. This mistake leads to a strange, slytherin-like partnership between Petunia and Harry as they negotiate a truce and out-think and out-maneuver Vernon and Dudley.  Along the way Petunia realizes that Harry is much more like herself and much less like Lily than she could have ever imagined. The writing is tight, the plotting is well done, and the story develops nicely. This story is well-worth your time even though it’s a WIP. 5/5 stars

Harry Potter & The New Life by SilverAegis

Harry Potter & The New Life by SilverAegis

Summary:

AU & TT Post OOTP. After the war ended, Harry who is in his 7th year is accidentally transported into a AU where Neville is TBWL & where Harry is a normal boy. How will a Shadow Mage Harry get accustom to his New Life? DISC.
Harry Potter – Rated: M – English – General – Chapters: 12 – Words: 119,175 – Reviews: 2359 – Updated: 1-31-06 – Published: 5-12-05 – Harry P.

My Thoughts:

Mediocre writing and the usual Harry-is-transported-to-a-parallel-universe conventions. While sitting at the grave of his lost love, Ginny Weasley, seventeen year old Harry wishes on a shooting star, falls asleep, and wakes up in an alternate dimension where Neville is The Boy Who Lived.  He displaces his ten year old doppleganger with no worries or even thought and spends most of his time being a momma’s boy and cooking for his large extended family, all of whom are amazed at this startling but welcome ability. He gets to go to Hogwarts all over again (something no seventeen year old would ever dream of); and while trying to keep a low profile, he wows everyone with his advanced magic, fabulous teaching abilities, and uh, niceness. Yes, new Harry is extremely nice, almost Hufflepuff in fact, although he tries to think of himself as a slytherin. It’s all really quite ridiculous, but very sweet. 2/5 stars