Harry stops listening to Dumbledore and wrests control of his life The pressure is mounting, and Harry walks night-grey roads and windless havens forging himself into a wizard worthy of a Dark Lord's fear.

The wizarding world paid a steep price for its year-long ignorance of Voldemort's rebirth. He's been maneuvering his assets, tapping into reservoirs of power hidden away from the wisdoms of the world, and when he was forced to reveal himself at the end of Harry's fifth year, he had no compunction against opening the floodgates. Harry/Fleur.

AU. Harry's life at the Dursleys had made him a cynical, antisocial boy, and coming to Hogwarts and being Sorted had only reinforced those characteristics. But there is one person that Harry looks up to, one person he cannot find fault in. One person he considers a friend. Albus Dumbledore.

By a dark edict of fate, a dying Harry awakens not in the afterlife, but in a time and place where 'someone else' bears the scar. The 15 year-old Elise Potter. The Girl Who Lived. Harry/fem!Harry.

There is a fine line between persistence and harassment.

VINCET 2: Every so often, a momentous individual makes their way through the world, making ripples in their path. Dumbledore and Voldemort were two such men, sending waves crashing, obliterating all else, and Harry grows sick of wearing a life preserver.

There is a fine line between persistence and harassment.

HIATUS: Dudley is kissed, and Harry's mad at Dumbledore for letting it happen—and for a plethora of other mistakes, too. Harry grows up while Dumbledore grows old. But Harry's not as old as he thinks, and neither is Dumbledore. AU/OOTP, with mentor!Albus.

VINCET 1: Some people, when crushed underfoot, simply buckle and lie dead still. Some find inner strength and fight back. Yet some others pawn their Aunt's wedding ring and hex their relatives. Shades of grey, argues Harry. No Slash