AU. What if Harry had taken refuge in the library as a child, and read a lot of SF/F books? How would he interpret his accidental magic? (Based on the premise in "Harry Potter The Arch Magus" by DragonBard) This seems likely to be an Epic (being a First Year AU) so I pledge to do 7,000 words.

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Mrs. Hartigan noticed. Not that she said anything. She would quietly put books down on the table next to Harry; interesting books, fiction as well as non-fiction. Thus was Harry introduced to the adventures of Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog; he sailed through space with the trade ship Solar Queen; he learned about the power of Laran and wished he had red hair; he marched along with the Roman Eagles; and he shivered with the deep, deep cold of Between. He imagined exchanging riddles in the dark; he stepped with Lucy through a wardrobe door; he delighted with Charlie and his golden ticket; he foraged with Ayla and practiced being still and silent. Dudley wasn't a lynx, but Harry certainly wanted to avoid his notice just as much.

"By Any Other Name" - a complete rewrite of my earlier finish-a-thon story of the same title. Yet another "Parting of the Ways" AU, involving pocket watches, Jack's two-year gap in his memory, Romana, Rose, self-sacrifice... and stuff. And no Bad Wolf.