This is a dump-file for story ideas I will likely never get to.

What might have been if someone else overheard the 1980 Trelawney prophecy?

"In the unusual event of such a pairing finding its ideal match, however, nothing and nobody should stand in their way."

A rewrite, done and posted with permission, of the prologue (maybe more eventually) to "souls touch, and the future changes" by anonymousmagpie over on AO3. Read that, there's a lot more of that than there is of this.

Rewrite and Repost. The British wizarding world is broken. The two leading factions would both ruin it, in separate but equally inescapable ways. Neutral families try to hold it together, but with little chance of success. Enter Harry Potter, a time traveler, though not of his own volition, sent back to save magical Britain from itself, armed with a ring of scarlet and gold.

A roaring flame casts light or shadow depending on where you stand. Late CoS divergence, PoA almost skipped, story to pick up in summer before Year 4

What if the job-interview prophecy had been overheard by someone else? Would it, could it, should it change the world? Big divergence from early 1980 Potterverse [Rating may eventually change]

A monster on the quest for immortality. A schoolmaster playing chess with human lives. A society with its aristocracy at odds, with a small group of neutrals caught in the middle. A pretender playing at being a hero. Enter Harry Potter, the true Boy-Who-Lived, to storm the wizarding world in scarlet and gold.

A flickering flame casts light or shadow based on where you stand. [Repost with minimal edits] [This is all the completed chapters to date.]

A flickering flame casts light or shadow based on where you stand {REPOST of version from March 2018, no further changes} [Harry as the flame, miserable!world, bashing limited or hopefully non-existent]

A flickering flame casts light or shadow based on where you stand. {Character study of Harry Potter: Harry as the flame, miserable!world, bashing limited or hopefully non-existent} {DON'T READ IF IMPATIENT!}

A flickering flame casts light or shadow based on where you stand.

The moon reflected in water, or the flower in a mirror, may be seen but not held. Dreams don't have to be the same way. A story diverging from the Chamber, fourth year in progress. PLEASE REVIEW IF YOU READ.

Dreams are things that are seen but not held. A story diverging from near the end of Chamber; now in fourth year. MAJOR REVISIONS TO Y4, SOME TO Y3. FIVE CHAPTERS COMPACTED TO FOUR.