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* AbusiveParents: Theo's father.

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* AdaptationalUpbringingChange: Harry is kicked out by his abusive aunt and uncle at age eight, becoming [[StreetUrchin homeless]]. Harry becomes much more violent and cynical in turn, and gets sorted into Slytherin.
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* TeenPregnancy: Hermione becomes pregnant with her and Theo's daughter in ''Avada Kedavera''.

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* TeenPregnancy: Hermione becomes pregnant with her and Theo's daughter in ''Avada Kedavera''. And Dudley becomes a father roughly at the same time as she becomes a mother.
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Gilderoy Lockheart]], [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]], [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]], and [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].

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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Gilderoy Lockheart]], [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]], [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]], and [[spoiler: Dudley Dursley]], and[[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].



** [[spoiler: Hermione Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.''

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** [[spoiler: Hermione Granger]] Granger]], [[spoiler: Dudley Dursley]], and[[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]] in ''Absolute Chaos.''
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* DeadPersonConversation: Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to speak with his mother in ''Avada Kadavra.

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* DeadPersonConversation: Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to speak with his mother in ''Avada Kadavra.''



** [[spoiler: Hermione Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.

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** [[spoiler: Hermione Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.''
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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Gilderoy Lockheart]], [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]], and [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]].

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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Gilderoy Lockheart]], [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]], and [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]].Granger]], and [[spoiler: Draco Malfoy]].

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** While not his parents, Vernon Dursley (and Petunia to an extent) are this to Harry, both verbally and physically.

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** While not his parents, Vernon Dursley (and Petunia to an extent) are this to Harry, both verbally and physically. physically
* AccidentalPervert: Remus doesn't understand why Harry doesn't trust him alone at first, but after Snape clues him in to what Harry went through while homeless, he's mortified at the realization that his efforts to be comforting and helpful made him look like a child molester.



* BungledSuicide: Mentioned but not shown. [[spoiler: When faced with the prospect of being homeless again after Hagrid drops him off at his relatives after being expelled in ''Sectumsempra'', Harry tries to take his own life, but fails]].



* DeadPersonConversation: Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to speak with his mother in ''Avada Kadavra

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* DeadPersonConversation: Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to speak with his mother in ''Avada KadavraKadavra.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Gilderoy Lockheart]], [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]], and [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]].
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation:
** In the original books, Dumbledore has Snape kill him as part of a ThanatosGambit. [[spoiler: In this verse, Harry murders him both to obtain the Elder Wand and to get revenge for his unjust expulsion of Harry back in Second Year]].


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* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Harry is framed for Goyle's murder in Year 6 and spends a considerable amount of time in Azkaban due to obstructive bureaucrats working on Voldemort's orders]].

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* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34510705/chapters/85895470 Sectumsepra]] covering his second year.

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* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34510705/chapters/85895470 Sectumsepra]] Sectumsempra]] covering his second year.



* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38697936/chapters/96754905 Avada Kadavra]], covering the sixth year.

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* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38697936/chapters/96754905 Avada Kadavra]], Kedavra]], covering the sixth year.



** While not his parents, Vernon Dursley (and Petunia to an extent) are this to Harry, both verbally and physically.



** She also [[spoiler: personally subjects Vernon and Petunia Dursley to ColdBloodedTorture at the start of Year 6 as punishment for their abuse of Harry, and sends Vernon's finger to Harry as a birthday present]].



* CombatPragmatist: Harry developed into one in order to stay alive while homeless, to the point of teaching himself to consciously use the Unforgivables before he was 11.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Harry
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: ‘’Meanwhile In the Afterlife’’ features James Potter developing a crush on Snape.
* EveryoneKnewAlready: Harry does an interview with Rita Skeeter in ''Sectumsempra'' where he reveals some of his aunt and uncle’s abuse and their hatred of magic in order to gain sympathy after his expulsion from Hogwarts. Previous chapters reveal that everyone in his gang had managed to connect the dots long before then.
In an interview with the Daily Prophet Harry opens up about a portion of the abuse

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* CombatPragmatist: Harry developed into one in order to stay alive while homeless, to the point of teaching himself to consciously use the Unforgivables Unforgivable Curses before he was 11.
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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Harry
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* DeadPersonConversation: Harry uses the Resurrection Stone to speak with his mother in ''Avada Kadavra
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: ‘’Meanwhile ''Meanwhile In the Afterlife’’ Afterlife'' features James Potter developing a crush on Snape.
* EveryoneKnewAlready: Harry does an interview with Rita Skeeter in ''Sectumsempra'' where he reveals some of his aunt and uncle’s abuse and their hatred of magic in order to gain sympathy after his expulsion from Hogwarts. Previous chapters reveal The next chapter reveals that everyone in his gang had managed to connect the dots long before then.
In an interview with the Daily Prophet -->''They weren't stupid. They'd all been at this exact table when Harry opens up about a portion of found out who had put him at his relatives and he'd been furious. They knew he'd needed safe places to stay during the abuseholidays. How nobody from his family ever wrote to him. They saw his scars. His flinches. And the way he thought all Muggleborns needed to be protected from the Muggle world.''


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* FingerInTheMail: [[spoiler: For Harry's sixteenth birthday, Susan tortures his aunt and uncle as payback on his behalf for their abuse, and mails him his uncle's finger as a birthday present]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Harry manages to convince Barty Crouch Jr. to defect from Voldemort's side and join his]].


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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After being beaten by his uncle one day shortly after his eighth birthday, Harry unwittingly erases Vernon and Petunia's memories of him by wishing they would forget he existed.
* LetsWatchOurShowPlot: ''Meanwhile in the Afterlife...''' centers around Harry's parents watching their son's life play out alongside the spirits of other deceased characters.

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** Hermoine Granger and Theodore Nott
** Draco Malfoy and Luna Lovegood

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** Hermoine Hermione Granger and Theodore Nott
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** Draco Malfoy and Luna LovegoodLovegood.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Susan is a bundle of sunshine, always smiling and supportive of Harry who calls her impossibly kind. She also leads a month-long harassment campaign against Dumbledore after he expels Harry from Hogwarts, and is utterly ecstatic when another student is petrified since it's a major argument for Harry's innocence, completely neglecting to care about the assaulted student herself.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Harry is a traumatized mess who often defaults to violence when startled. His first friend is Susan who's nothing but sweet and kind towards him.



* HistoryRepeats: When looking at Harry and Susan, Snape muses they're a mite like himself and Lily -- a traumatized black-haired wizard hailing from an abusive background becoming friendly with an extroverted, passionate redheaded witch.



** [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.

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** [[spoiler: Hermoine Hermione Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.



* OfficialCouple: Harry Potter and Fred Weasley

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* OfficialCouple: Harry Potter and Fred WeasleyWeasley.



* MoralEventHorizon:
** Snape decides that Dumbledore has crossed this when the headmaster learns that Harry has used the Unforgivable Curses at a young age and, instead of recognizing that Harry’s actions are a response to his family’s abuse and the trauma of being homeless for three years, immediately suspects him of being a dark wizard waiting to happen and begins making plans to kill him if he cannot be contained or swayed.

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MoralEventHorizon: Snape decides that Dumbledore has crossed this when the headmaster learns that Harry has used the Unforgivable Curses at a young age and, instead of recognizing that Harry’s actions are a response to his family’s abuse and the trauma of being homeless for three years, immediately suspects him of being a dark wizard waiting to happen and begins making plans to kill him if he cannot be contained or swayed.



* StreetUrchin: Harry spent 3 years living on the streets of London before receiving his Hogwarts letter

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* StreetUrchin: Harry spent 3 years living on the streets of London before receiving his Hogwarts letterletter.



* TeenPregnancy: Hermoine becomes pregnant with her and Theo's daughter in ''Avada Kedavera''

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* TeenPregnancy: Hermoine Hermione becomes pregnant with her and Theo's daughter in ''Avada Kedavera''Kedavera''.
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** Amelia Bones, [[spoiler: Trent Bailey]], and [[spoiler: Albus Dumbledore]] in ''Avada Kadavra''

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** [[spoiler: Amelia Bones, Bones]], [[spoiler: Trent Bailey]], and [[spoiler: Albus Dumbledore]] in ''Avada Kadavra''
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2567614 Harry Potter & Seven Years of Chaos]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Severitus812/pseuds/Severitus812 Severitus812]] is a series of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' ForWantOfANail fanfics in which Harry Potter was kicked out by his abusive relatives years before he ever received his Hogwarts letter and spent the next few years as a homeless StreetUrchin. As a result, the Boy Who Lived TookALevelInCynic by the time he arrives at school, and ends up sorted into Slytherin.

The main series consists of seven fics, each covering a single year of Harry’s time at Hogwarts:
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32449123/chapters/80463280 Obliviate]], covering Harry's first year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34510705/chapters/85895470 Sectumsepra]] covering his second year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35016034/chapters/87212833 Veritaserum]], covering third year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35526997/chapters/88564465 Polyjuice]], covering the fourth year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36023080/chapters/89796538 Expecto Patronum]], covering the fifth year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38697936/chapters/96754905 Avada Kadavra]], covering the sixth year.
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39825129/chapters/99709077 Absolute Chaos]], covering the last year.

The are also two spin-off fics that cover events that are not part of the main storyline:
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39848973/chapters/99771351 Meanwhile, in The Afterlife…]]: A LetsWatchOurShowPlot in which the late James and Lily Potter observe the events of the main fanfics [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin from the afterlife]].
* [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39494109/chapters/98849082 Missing Moments]]: A collection of one-off chapters filling in gaps from the main series, as well as the occasional “What if?”

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! Harry Potter & Seven Years of Chaos provides examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Theo's father.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Draco, Theo, Lucius Malfoy, and [[spoiler: Barty Crouch Junior]].
* AntiHero: Harry, due to a combination of his experiences with the Dursleys and on the streets.
* BetaCouple:
** Hermoine Granger and Theodore Nott
** Draco Malfoy and Luna Lovegood
* CombatPragmatist: Harry developed into one in order to stay alive while homeless, to the point of teaching himself to consciously use the Unforgivables before he was 11.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Harry
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: ‘’Meanwhile In the Afterlife’’ features James Potter developing a crush on Snape.
* EveryoneKnewAlready: Harry does an interview with Rita Skeeter in ''Sectumsempra'' where he reveals some of his aunt and uncle’s abuse and their hatred of magic in order to gain sympathy after his expulsion from Hogwarts. Previous chapters reveal that everyone in his gang had managed to connect the dots long before then.
In an interview with the Daily Prophet Harry opens up about a portion of the abuse
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Meanwhile in the Afterlife…''
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Harry’s penchant for violence is treated as this half of the time.
* InsultOfEndearment: Harry referring to Snape as “bastard” and Snape calling Harry “brat”
* KilledOffForReal: Several characters are killed off over the course of the novel.
** [[spoiler: Arthur Weasley]] and [[spoiler: Barty Crouch Junior]] in ''Expecto Patronum''.
** Amelia Bones, [[spoiler: Trent Bailey]], and [[spoiler: Albus Dumbledore]] in ''Avada Kadavra''
** [[spoiler: Hermoine Granger]] in ''Absolute Chaos.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Harry develops this relationship with Susan Bones.
* OfficialCouple: Harry Potter and Fred Weasley
* PapaWolf: Snape will do whatever he has to in order to to protect Harry.
* ParentalSubstitute: Snape becomes one for Harry [[spoiler: and later for Theo]].
* MoralEventHorizon:
** Snape decides that Dumbledore has crossed this when the headmaster learns that Harry has used the Unforgivable Curses at a young age and, instead of recognizing that Harry’s actions are a response to his family’s abuse and the trauma of being homeless for three years, immediately suspects him of being a dark wizard waiting to happen and begins making plans to kill him if he cannot be contained or swayed.
* RapeAsBackstory: Harry was sexually assaulted at least once during his years on the street.
* StreetUrchin: Harry spent 3 years living on the streets of London before receiving his Hogwarts letter
* TakeAThirdOption: Harry creates his own faction that opposes both Dumbledore and Voldemort.
* TeenPregnancy: Hermoine becomes pregnant with her and Theo's daughter in ''Avada Kedavera''
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Harry’s penchant for violence after his years on the streets often crosses into this when it’s not played for laughs.

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