Published: 07/04/07 | Updated: 04/05/09
Rated: 3rd-5th Years
Warnings: Alternate Universe,
Character Death,
Violence
Category: Alternate Universe
Chapters: 22
Completed: No
Summary: “A wizard, o’ course, an’ a thumpin’ good’un, I’d say, once yeh’ve been trained up a bit. With a mum an’ dad like yours, what else would yeh be?”
It was always known by many that Harry James Potter, the son of James and Lily Potter, would do great things, that he would be a great wizard. But what if they had been wrong? What if The Boy Who Lived had been just that – a boy who happened to live? What if nothing was unique about him aside from the fact that he had survived the Killing Curse? What if Harry Potter had been a Squib?
Harry Potter is an ordinary teenage boy living with his irksome relatives, the Dursleys. On the night of his seventeenth birthday, Harry is unexpectedly whisked away from his home and thrust into a world that he has never known and doesn’t believe he belongs in. But seventeen years ago a prophecy was made concerning him and another man, a man who is terrorizing the whole world. Harry doesn’t think this prophecy means anything . . . because how can a Squib defeat the most powerful wizard of the time?
Astra Inclinant, Non Necissant is Latin for:
The stars incline, they do not determine.
Winner of the 2009 QSQ for Best Alternate Universe. Wow. You have no idea how flabbergasted I am. Thank you.
Word count: 65928
Read: 22451
1. Happy Birthday by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 22] (1402 words)
Disclaimer: The amazing Jo Rowling owns everything you see here. All I own is a computer and the right to have a little fun with these characters and their world. I hope you enjoy. :)
2. No Such Thing by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 10] (2526 words)
Just as a general note to everyone, this story was started before DH came out. However, I'm planning to incorperate some parts of DH later on in this story, even though most of this will (for obvious reasons) remain AU to the last book. This chapter, however, was written well before DH came out, so any similarities are coincidence. :)
3. A Prophecy, A Destiny by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 7] (2533 words)
4. The Order of the Phoenix by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 8] (2451 words)
Thank you Pepper Imp/Cammie for betaing this chapter. :)
5. Ron Weasley by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 7] (2384 words)
A big thank you to solemnlyswear_x/Melissa, who not only beta'd this chapter, but has agreed to beta the rest of the fic! *squishes*
6. Back 'Home' by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 8] (2164 words)
More thank yous to Melissa for betaing this chapter. :)
7. Tricks and Shops by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 8] (3757 words)
Well, I was thinking about cutting this chapter, but my beta convinced me to keep it in. I hope with you agree with our decision to leave it, and that you enjoy this chappie. :)
8. The Wedding by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 9] (4543 words)
*huggles the wonderful beta Melissa*
9. Hogwarts by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 7] (4138 words)
And, as you can see from the chapter title, we have finally arrived. I hope you enjoy. :D
10. Finding A Place by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 7] (2822 words)
11. Research by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 4] (3493 words)
12. Hermione Granger by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 3] (2690 words)
13. Quidditch by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 2] (1774 words)
14. Detention by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 5] (3691 words)
15. Maps and Mind-Reading by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 2] (4421 words)
16. Christmas Eve by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 0] (2077 words)
17. The Minister of Magic by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 2] (3020 words)
18. Decisions by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 1] (3088 words)
19. The Memory by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 1] (2938 words)
20. The Dream by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 1] (3205 words)
Thanks, as always, to the wonderful Melissa (solemnlyx_swear) for her help with this story. I am absolutely convinced that she's the greatest beta ever. And yes, I recognize that I might be biased. =]
Any and all feedback on this story is still greatly appreciated. Like the vast majority of fan-fiction authors, I live on reviews.
21. The Beginning of the Camping by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 0] (4468 words)
22. The Potters' Graves by Hermione_Rocks [Reviews - 1] (2343 words)
