Harry Potter and the Greatest Show
Time TravelManipulative Albus DumbledoreGray HarryHarry Potter - J. K. RowlingWork In Progressdo not copy to another siteSlytherin Harry PotterSlytherins are people tooit just doesnt work out the way he wantsbut he triesMaster of Death Harry Potterbut he also triesHarry living his own lifeHarry has no idea what he is doingNeutral HarryMoral Ambiguity

Harry Potter and the Greatest Show

by shadowscribe

LIKES

46.3K

CHAPTERS

25

WORDS

177.7K

RATING

4.8

Summary

The last real thing Harry remembers is standing across from Voldemort and watching the killing curse fly at his face.Then he visited a fluffy white limbo that somewhat resembles King Cross Station and instead of choosing to move on or go back he does something else entirely.And wakes up in his cupboard on the morning of Dudley's eleventh birthday.Because that makes sense.(No. No it doesn't.)But Harry is going to roll with it anyway.

Reader Reviews

Chapter 1

Just now

Great start!

paradisetrain

Just now

Ooooooh this story has potential! Looking forwad to seeing where it goes :)

MaxSara

Just now

Can’t wait to read more! So good!

Chapter 1

Just now

This is my favour Harry Potter!Kindness and hopeful .Think more and Don’t let anyone control you, Harry.

LordOfGifts

Just now

Holy crap I'm in love

merb14

Just now

Wow nice idea I'm very curios were you're going with this premise :) How is Tom Riddle going to fit into this timeline? or is it actually as Voldemort?

Chapter 1

Just now

I love it! Really really love it pleeeeeaaaaseeee continue!!!

LadyKnightKatieofMasbolle

Just now

Absolutely love it! I can't wait to read more!

Silent_voice

Just now

Can't wait for more, Love it!!!

katsheswims

Just now

Wonderful start! Love the tone of the story/Harry's mind!

Xpher248

Just now

Yaaaaaaaaaaas bitch. I like this idea. Plz finish to the end cuz nothing sucks more than waiting for one of ur fanfics you’ve marked for later to not have updated in YEARS.

EnterSomething42

Just now

Ooh!!! This sounds awesome!! Can't wait for more

Siku_Hawthorn

Just now

And Harry says "No" to the plan for the Greater Good. That must have felt good. xD Wonderful beginning and absolutely love the Harry you've depicted. I hope to read the rest of the story too.Best of luck with writing.

Chapter 1

Just now

It looks like a promising story! XD

Niennait

Just now

Ontreasting

Chapter 1

Just now

yES to the yES this was fun. I enjoy a confused but determined Harry. :P It entertaining lol

Stillnight

Just now

VoidRealmer

Just now

Dude I am so on board with this story I would follow it till the very end without hesitation. This is wonderful and I want Harry to royally RUIN Dumbledore's life.

Chapter 1

Just now

I was already looking for the "Next Chapter" button! Lol I'm interested to see where this goes!

Laemon

Just now

Oya?Oya oya?OYA OYA OYA?ANOTHER TIME TRAVEL FIC/REINCARNATION(?) FIC WHERE HARRY IS DONE WITH EVERYONES SHIT?YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION, DEAREST AUTHOR.

wandmaker

Just now

This is a great set-up!

lilyoftheval5

Just now

Oooh, I like!Not saying making the decision was but now does come the hard part.

MrsHippyfreak

Just now

Oh dear GOD!! This is going to be beautiful! Can hardly wait for more!!!

Maeglin_Yedi

Just now

Great start!I love Harry thinking about what he wants for a change instead of what everyone expects from him.

harurisa

Just now

Love it!! I really love harry's train of thought.

Chapter 1

Just now

All the yes!

Chapter 1

Just now

HARRY POTTER, A WONDERFUL AND GORGEOUS MAN (in a child's body). Hello, yes, so far I'm in love with what you have going. Since Harry is essentially seventeen in an eleven year old body, can he please, please, please have angsty birthdays where he's awake until midnight to wish himself "Happy 18th, you're supposed to be an adult" or some such. And also!! Can the hat sort him into Slytherin? Because it's already sorted him into Gryffindor, and he's already said that he wants friends that understand him... (please, oh my gods) I have so many things I want!!! And I'm sure that whatever you write will end up being absolutely amazing because this beginning was smashing, and I'm So Excited for whatever comes next! Thank you for writing! Good luck in your plot points, and may fortune smile upon you!!

RidZan

Just now

I want to read it to the end.I want this happy end!Wait for more

iamladyliberty

Just now

Excellent beginning --it is like a whole story in and of itself. Harry's resolve ==the actually power he knows not. He in this case being like the entire wizarding world, who has no idea what's coming for them. :) thanks for writing!

MagicShay (briarbale)

Just now

Kick the world's ass, Harry.

CannibalNoir

Just now

nice, its a wonderful start! hopefully it's not the usual sort him to Slytherin and it's a bunch of pureblood nonsense story, I'm curious to see what you do with it

Moonrose91

Just now

omg this is so amazing and YES!!!YES THE BOY WHO WAS ABANDONED AND ABUSED AND STILL SO KIND WOULD PICK UP THAT BABY AND WRAP THAT BABY UP AND CRADLE THAT BABY CLOSE BECAUSE!!!!...I'm done screaming in happiness now.

Chapter 1

Just now

shit, I'm all pumped up! I already knew I love this <3

Chapter 1

Just now

It is awesome. Thank you for sharing. Tho, Harry Potter/???... PLEASE DON'T MAKE IT A LOVE TRIANGLE.

KeytoSuccess

Just now

uhhhhhhh hello??? please update this i am obsessed

blissful_delusions

Just now

Yay this is so wonderful! I love how you are doing this, this is the best, yay, I'm so tired.PS: I love your name!

Blue72

Just now

YES! YES! YEEEEES!!!!!! I didn't know I have been waiting for such a story ♡♡♡♡♡♡I love it!!!!!!! Perfect!!! That he leaves with some money and then thinks for a bit before he decided and acts... that he wants to give Tom the chance he never had... yeeeees!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Auri_eventide

Just now

Interesting start. I always hated in canon that he ignored the baby, although time travel is indeed not the response anyone'd expect. His desires for the future are both heartbreaking and completely typical. Yes, Harry, you want to save everyone, including the bloody dark lord. Fun times ahead.

Deeply_Disturbed

Just now

Oh my god, if this is Tom/Harry end game, I'm sticking around for the long haul. I really love how you added that last bit where Harry just sits at a random park and thinks about shit. I don't entirely know why but I loved reading that part.

Claire_Dimlight

Just now

I'm feeling a bit betrayed atm. How come this story had not in my bookmark's list? I am sure I read it before and like it. Guess I just forgot.Anyway, great chapter as always :)

interrodang

Just now

this is hitting all my favorite tropes, including a new favorite where Harry just fucking goes "peace" and just leaves the Dursley home. Kudos!

BlackCatMagic13

Just now

Already one of the best time travel fics I've read.

FrancesBea

Just now

This is a great opening chapter. I've read it before, but decided to refresh my memory before moving on to the new chapter 4.I guess that because the temporary body Voldemort had in book four was also described as a grotesque baby-like thing, and was simultaneously a homicidal S.O.B., the readers were supposed to be primed to accept the dismissal of a similar baby-like thing at the end, but it never really worked. I think partly because the seventh book ended in a ridiculous mess of poorly explained magic and religious symbolism, that it was never all that clear that what seemed to be happening was the truth, making it hard to be sure that it wasn't a baby.One small nit in this chapter: When you say, "They want to make his life into a one trick pony show? Fine.", that's a little of a mixed metaphor. You might have meant to say "a dog and pony show," an overly hyped spectacle designed to sway the masses for political or commercial reasons. A "one-trick pony" is someone who has only one talent that they overuse enough that they seem impressive and capable, but when faced with a circumstance in which their single skill doesn't apply, they turn out to be pretty useless. Even in canon, Harry is more than that, but it might be a good descriptor for Lockhart.

pipakaze

Just now

Love it. Absolutely the idea I was hoping to see, looking forward to seeing how evolves. Thanks for writing!

Chapter 1

Just now

oh ho ho ho this looks very very interesting! The description of limbo being fluffy like Dumbledore's beard was hilarious! Sufficiently surreal too

Hiken_no_Ace

Just now

Your story, right from the introductory notes itself had me in splits! I'm really loving the way this is shaping up! Please do continue updating!

laileiloilui

Just now

Oh my, what a fantastic first chapter! Have to read the next one right away!

StonedCultist

Just now

Hope you're still writing this, but oh my god. Oh my goddd this is beautiful. Marry me.

AlienoreMathilde

Just now

I love this already. Harry saying no to Dumbledore. Harry rescuing the mutilated remnant of Tom Riddle's soul in the shape of an abandoned baby. Harry telling off the Dursleys. Harry stealing Petunia's money and running away a month short of his eleventh birthday. All looks promising for an original story perhaps where Harry tries to rescue and save Tom Riddle, perhaps where he chooses Slytherin instead of Gryyfindor.

Lunar_Sanctum

Just now

such an awesome start. Im excited to see where this story takes us both :)