Summary: At the welcoming feast Poppy notices that eleven-year-old Harry is wearing glamours, Severus looks after Harry during the first year, and together they decide to go on a time travel – will they be able to change something? AU, partly OOC.
Recommended by: omega13a
Recommender's comments: An alternate year one story. The change starts with Harry's sorting. He is sorted into both Gryffindor and Slytherin. Madam Pomphrey notices the glamors and has him taking to the hospital wing where it is revealed that they were hiding numerous injuries that Harry has recieved from being abused by the Dursleys. Snape agrees to be Harry's gardian. The events at Hogwarts play out more or less the same except Harry isn't directly involved in them. After Harry's first year, Snape comes up with a plan for him and Harry to go backwards in time and prevent Harry from ever living with the Dursleys by killing Voldemort before he has has the chance to kill Harry's parents. The story shows a little of the side of Dumbledore that does things for the "Greater Good". For example, after its discovered the Dursleys were abusing Harry, he insists that Harry continues to live with them and then on Harry's 12th birthday, shortly before Harry and Snape go backwards in time, it's revealed that he knew that James Potter wasn't Harry's real father but Snape was.
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, James Potter, Lily Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape, Sirius Black
Warnings: Alternate Universe, Death, Spoilers, Violance
Genres: Action/Adventure
Takes Place: Pre Philosopher's/Sorcrer's Stone
Completed: Yes

Summary: By chance Minerva meets a six-year old Harry. Will she be able to raise him at Hogwarts?
Recommended by: omega13a
Recommender's comments:
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Other Cannon Harry Potter Character(s)
Warnings: Alternate Universe, Violance
Genres: General
Takes Place: Pre Philosopher's/Sorcrer's Stone
Completed: No

Summary:

What if Hagrid was too busy to fetch Harry when his letters were intercepted by his Uncle Vernon? What if Severus Snape had gone in his place and learnt that Harry wasn't living in the lap of luxury like he had always imagined.

Recommended by: omega13a
Recommender's comments:

This is one of the few Slytherin!Harry stories I've read where Snape is friendly to Harry from the moment they met. There are a lot of typos and the chapters are realy short at first but if I recall starting with chapter 11, they get to a resonable length (1000+). Chapter 14 is the longest. Its defenitly over 5000 words but I'm not sure. I haven't bothered to count. The plot is interesting. Harry is friends with Draco, Ron, and Hermione at first but Neville, Blaze Zambini, and Pansy Parkinson join the group. Milcent Billstrude takes Draco's roll as the primary rival to the gang.

Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape
Warnings: Alternate Universe, Spoilers
Genres: General
Takes Place: Pre Philosopher's/Sorcrer's Stone
Completed: Yes

Summary: Long ago, a powerful but obscure wizard named Pime built a magical tower, one which he deemed the most worthy could inhabit. But will it accept the young wizard known as Harry Potter?
Recommended by: omega13a
Recommender's comments: Sort-of parallels Book 1. In this one the Dusleys get what they deserve. I might want to warn you, the chapters for this one are 10,000+ words long.
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Harry Potter
Warnings: Alternate Universe
Genres: Action/Adventure, Mystery
Takes Place: Pre Philosopher's/Sorcrer's Stone
Completed: No

Summary: AU. Harry is badly beaten by the Dursleys and is sent to an orphanage, where he befriends a girl who shall become his sister in every way that matters... Hermione Granger. How would Harry's school years be affected by this kind act from a good family?
Recommended by: omega13a
Recommender's comments:
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley
Warnings: Alternate Universe
Genres: Mystery
Takes Place: Pre Philosopher's/Sorcrer's Stone
Completed: Yes