A Different Beginning
My own version of Harry sorted into slytherin! The main diversion for me being that Hagrid is not the one to pick up Harry from the Dursleys. Instead a Slytherin Kettleburn picks him up. Thereby ensuring a less pro-Gryffindor/anti-slytherin introduction for Harry. The result? He goes into the sorting with no preference and winds up in Slytherin. My goal in this story? Mostly to try and have fun writing it, and sharpen my fiction skills. That’s the personal goal anyway. In terms of plot? I honestly feel slytherins are given short shrift. I have a hard time buying that 1/4th of all children are destined for “evil” because a ratty old hat sticks them in a house. I strongly feel that if we saw slytherins from the inside, we would come away with a vastly different perspective. While I will try to keep the characters reacting in what I feel is a realistic way, this *is* an AU. In particular (though I intend to take a while getting there) I intend to explore the following: A new Harry/Draco dynamic. One that probably starts off the same as in the canon but changes towards understanding and friendship due to the close proximity between them as the series progresses. A new Snape/Harry Dynamic… as being in slytherin gives them the chance to get to know each other better and perhaps eventually understand each other. Finally, a look into some of the overlooked dynamics of Slytherin house. Ships? No idea, I haven’t thought that far ahead. Harry is just a firstie right now! He is still in the “sex? ::giggle giggle:: haha! You said SEX” mode. We will see what happens. Ohh. And spoilers to all books! Beware!
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