Harry Potter is one of my all-time favourite fandoms. However, I do not have nearly enough HP roleplays going on at the moment. Therefore, I have created this thread. If any of my ideas seem interesting to you, please PM me. Note that I will play Harry in all of them. I will be adding more ideas on a regular basis, so please come back and check for new things!
Before I outline my thoughts, a couple of notes.
What I expect from my partner
I am a Grammar Nazi. I expect literate, high-quality posts. I don't much care for length requirements, however, so long as the quality is there. In this vein, character development, introspection and exploration of the people themselves is a must. While I admit I am partial to a good combat-based RP, these are not among them.
The plot ideas I give below are fairly loose, and any or all can be combined together. Thus, my partner should be willing to work with me to drive the plot forwards, control NPCs and introduce new ideas.
My Limits
I don't have very many lines to cross when it comes to RP. Gore, violence, swearing and so on simply adds to the realism. There are certain things I won't write (incest, for example), but most of the limits in any RP are determined by my partner. Thus, I expect you to let me know what you dislike in an RP.
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Now, with that out of the way, I can get onto my ideas.
Betrayed
Dumbledore is not as white as he's painted. From his very first years, Harry has been manipulated and lied to. Placed with the Dursleys to make him meek and malleable, blocks on his magic and innate gifts to keep him weak, Gringotts mail redirected so he never knows of his inheritance and the thefts made by Dumbledore and the Weasleys (and possibly Hermione; I'm open to whether or not she also betrays Harry.) During his hospital stay after Voldemort's resurrection, Dumbledore, thinking him asleep, discusses his plans with Snape, and all is revealed.
Begins the summer after Fourth Year.
A Responsible Harry
Instead of choosing COMC and Divination for his options, Harry steps up to the task of holding off a vengeful Dark Lord and takes Runes and Arithmancy. He also begins the harnessing of his far above-average magical power (casting a corporeal Patronus that fended off a hundred Dementors in third year, anyone?) How will the Death Eaters stand up to a Harry who is armed with skill, knowledge and ancient arts from Slytherin's Library in the Chamber of Secrets?
Starts around Sixth Year, after two-to-three years of Runes and Arithmancy and training.
Dark Harry 1: Riddle Junior
Voldemort is reincorporated far earlier than before, when Harry is five and just starting to show his magic. Recognizing the boy for who he is, the Dark Lord is intrigued by the young wizard who survived the unsurvivable and takes him away, raising him as his son. Six years later, his Hogwarts letter arrives...
Starts at First Year, but probably timeskips a bit until we get to somewhere around Fourth or Fifth year when the fun can really start.
Dark Harry 2: The Other Dark Lord
It is said that when you look into the Abyss, the Abyss also looks back into you. And so, with a connection to Voldemort bleeding the deepest knowledge of the Dark into his head every night, Harry Potter begins to put into practice what he has gleaned from his foe. It's time to fight fire with fire, but how will Dumbledore, Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix take it?
Starts at the beginning of Sixth Year
The Change
You don't have the venom and tears of the world's two most powerfully magical creatures of Light and Dark in your veins for nothing. During the ritual to resurrect Voldemort, the magic involved kickstarts the properties of the Basilisk Venom and Phoenix Tears in Harry's blood. Now, a strange, half-human combination of deepest Dark and purest Light, Harry must find a way to conceal what he is from the world at large even as he struggles to defeat the Dark Lord...
Starts summer after Fourth Year.
Star Wars Crossover 1: The Youngling
Four-year-old Harry Potter, after one beating too many, wishes that he could be somewhere else, and his magic obliges. When a young boy covered in bruises, scars and broken bones appears in a wash of Force energy in the middle of a Council meeting, the Jedi find themselves with a gift from the Force...
Starts when Harry is five. May or may not crossover back to Hogwarts, depending on how it develops and partner's preferences.
Star Wars Crossover 2: A New Hope in Magic
Includes elements of A Responsible Harry in terms of training/increased power.
After long, gruelling years of war, Voldemort is finally defeated... but at a price. With his final breath, the Dark Lord tears open a rift in the universe and casts the twenty-five-year-old Harry Potter through, hoping to obliterate him once and for all. However, the infamous Potter Luck comes into play once again, and Harry finds himself caught up in the middle of a war between a galaxy-spanning Empire and the few who fight for freedom...
Begins somewhere around Episode IV. Luke doesn't play as big a role in the Empire's defeat.
Star Wars Crossover 3: Unexpected Saviour Inspired by something I read on the internet.
Includes elements of A Responsible Harry in terms of training/increased power.
After long, gruelling years of war, Voldemort is finally defeated... but at a price. With his final breath, the Dark Lord tears open a rift in the universe and casts the twenty-five-year-old Harry Potter through, hoping to obliterate him once and for all. However, the infamous Potter Luck comes into play once again, and Harry instead finds himself landing on a rich, vibrant world that practically glows with magic...
Begins on Felucia just before Order 66. Partner plays Aayla Secura, who is saved from the treacherous clones by Harry.
Before I outline my thoughts, a couple of notes.
What I expect from my partner
I am a Grammar Nazi. I expect literate, high-quality posts. I don't much care for length requirements, however, so long as the quality is there. In this vein, character development, introspection and exploration of the people themselves is a must. While I admit I am partial to a good combat-based RP, these are not among them.
The plot ideas I give below are fairly loose, and any or all can be combined together. Thus, my partner should be willing to work with me to drive the plot forwards, control NPCs and introduce new ideas.
My Limits
I don't have very many lines to cross when it comes to RP. Gore, violence, swearing and so on simply adds to the realism. There are certain things I won't write (incest, for example), but most of the limits in any RP are determined by my partner. Thus, I expect you to let me know what you dislike in an RP.
#~#~#~#
Now, with that out of the way, I can get onto my ideas.
Betrayed
Dumbledore is not as white as he's painted. From his very first years, Harry has been manipulated and lied to. Placed with the Dursleys to make him meek and malleable, blocks on his magic and innate gifts to keep him weak, Gringotts mail redirected so he never knows of his inheritance and the thefts made by Dumbledore and the Weasleys (and possibly Hermione; I'm open to whether or not she also betrays Harry.) During his hospital stay after Voldemort's resurrection, Dumbledore, thinking him asleep, discusses his plans with Snape, and all is revealed.
Begins the summer after Fourth Year.
A Responsible Harry
Instead of choosing COMC and Divination for his options, Harry steps up to the task of holding off a vengeful Dark Lord and takes Runes and Arithmancy. He also begins the harnessing of his far above-average magical power (casting a corporeal Patronus that fended off a hundred Dementors in third year, anyone?) How will the Death Eaters stand up to a Harry who is armed with skill, knowledge and ancient arts from Slytherin's Library in the Chamber of Secrets?
Starts around Sixth Year, after two-to-three years of Runes and Arithmancy and training.
Dark Harry 1: Riddle Junior
Voldemort is reincorporated far earlier than before, when Harry is five and just starting to show his magic. Recognizing the boy for who he is, the Dark Lord is intrigued by the young wizard who survived the unsurvivable and takes him away, raising him as his son. Six years later, his Hogwarts letter arrives...
Starts at First Year, but probably timeskips a bit until we get to somewhere around Fourth or Fifth year when the fun can really start.
Dark Harry 2: The Other Dark Lord
It is said that when you look into the Abyss, the Abyss also looks back into you. And so, with a connection to Voldemort bleeding the deepest knowledge of the Dark into his head every night, Harry Potter begins to put into practice what he has gleaned from his foe. It's time to fight fire with fire, but how will Dumbledore, Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix take it?
Starts at the beginning of Sixth Year
The Change
You don't have the venom and tears of the world's two most powerfully magical creatures of Light and Dark in your veins for nothing. During the ritual to resurrect Voldemort, the magic involved kickstarts the properties of the Basilisk Venom and Phoenix Tears in Harry's blood. Now, a strange, half-human combination of deepest Dark and purest Light, Harry must find a way to conceal what he is from the world at large even as he struggles to defeat the Dark Lord...
Starts summer after Fourth Year.
Star Wars Crossover 1: The Youngling
Four-year-old Harry Potter, after one beating too many, wishes that he could be somewhere else, and his magic obliges. When a young boy covered in bruises, scars and broken bones appears in a wash of Force energy in the middle of a Council meeting, the Jedi find themselves with a gift from the Force...
Starts when Harry is five. May or may not crossover back to Hogwarts, depending on how it develops and partner's preferences.
Star Wars Crossover 2: A New Hope in Magic
Includes elements of A Responsible Harry in terms of training/increased power.
After long, gruelling years of war, Voldemort is finally defeated... but at a price. With his final breath, the Dark Lord tears open a rift in the universe and casts the twenty-five-year-old Harry Potter through, hoping to obliterate him once and for all. However, the infamous Potter Luck comes into play once again, and Harry finds himself caught up in the middle of a war between a galaxy-spanning Empire and the few who fight for freedom...
Begins somewhere around Episode IV. Luke doesn't play as big a role in the Empire's defeat.
Star Wars Crossover 3: Unexpected Saviour Inspired by something I read on the internet.
Includes elements of A Responsible Harry in terms of training/increased power.
After long, gruelling years of war, Voldemort is finally defeated... but at a price. With his final breath, the Dark Lord tears open a rift in the universe and casts the twenty-five-year-old Harry Potter through, hoping to obliterate him once and for all. However, the infamous Potter Luck comes into play once again, and Harry instead finds himself landing on a rich, vibrant world that practically glows with magic...
Begins on Felucia just before Order 66. Partner plays Aayla Secura, who is saved from the treacherous clones by Harry.