Fandom: Harry Potter -------------------------------------------------- ... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cruciatus. Albus Dumbledore always worried about the parallels between Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. But let's be honest, Harry never really had the drive to be the next dark lord. Of course, things may have turned out quite differently if one of the other muggle-raised Gryffindors wound up in Slytherin instead.
An interesting fic that is unfortunately unfinished and hasn't been updated in some time. More like a collection of vignette's than a full story, but well written with some interesting character developments and a very entertaining view of Slytherin House. I liked the way the author explores views on muggle borns and how these views have been founded and built on. I also liked how Hermione grew as the fic went on.
I wanted to like it. I went into it knowing it was a work in progress. The story was realistic. Slytherin house toed the line between too nice and Machiavellian. (Yes, there is a line!)
Hermione was a little too powerful. Harry, Ron and Neville were dumbed down. All that was fine.
The main problem came up when Hermione started becoming racist! To people like her! That put me off the book.