History Fanfic / IfThemsTheRules

* ChildrenRaiseYou: Harry finds this whole parenting deal to be [[HilarityEnsues more challenging than he expected.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesunpunished: Just because Harry is doing everything in his power to give Tom an ideal childhood, doesn't mean that Tom stops being a sociopath. Also while Harry Potter is doing his best to change only what he can, his acts of kindness ends up drawing attention to him both good and bad regardless of his wishes.

* OverprotectiveDad: Inverted as Tom serves as an overprotective son to Harry as he doesn't like the idea of Harry getting in trouble or marrying.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Harry finds Arcturus abhorrent but unfortunately can't avoid him.
* AdoptivePeerParent: Tom is eight years old when the eighteen year old Harry adopts him.

* CatchYourDeathOfCold: Tom catches one after another kid dumps a bucket of ice-water on him in the middle of winter.

* DepravedHomosexual: Arcturus and Grindelwald, though Arcturus is heavier on the sexual part of villainy, abusing prostitutes and having his conflict center around his unrequited obsession with Harry. Grindelwald is closer to a straight-up dark lord, only qualifying based on uncomfortable flirting with Harry.

* {{Yandere}}: [[DepravedHomosexual Arcturus Black who is totally obsessed]] with Harry to the point that he regularly uses polyjuice on a prostitute to make him look like Harry and he [[MurderTheHypotenuse murdered his own wife because she was "getting in the way."]].

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/284278/chapters/453146 If Them's the Rules]]'' is an in-progress Franchise/HarryPotter fanfic written by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/MayMarlow/pseuds/MayMarlow MayMarlow]].

%%* {{Bishonen}}: Arcturus and Marchosias.

* IllGirl: [[OriginalCharacter Madeleine Malfoy.]]

* NotSoDifferent: The reason why Harry gives Tom Riddle a second chance.

* TheKindnapper: Harry kidnaps Tom from his OrphanageOfFear after Tom was punished for defending himself and Tom cried for his help. Harry was planning to do this anyway because [[RealityEnsues he's too young and too suspicious to be adopting a child.]]

* RealityEnsues: Just because Harry is doing everything in his power to give Tom an ideal childhood, doesn't mean that Tom stops being a sociopath. Also while Harry Potter is doing his best to change only what he can, his acts of kindness ends up drawing attention to him both good and bad regardless of his wishes.

* InTheBlood: Arcturus isn't alone in disturbing behavior--apparently it's called the "Black Family Madness" because the entire family tends to get unhealthy, destructive obsessions to the point of insanity. Arcturus's grandfather abducted and raped the women he wanted to marry and his aunty worshipped a made-up deity.

* OrphanageOfFear: Wool's Orphanage was already awful, Tom is just a symptom of a bigger problem.

* OriginalCharacter: Marchosias and Madeleine Malfoy, several of Tom's classmates, were invented by the author. They weren't present in canon.
* OrphanageOfFear: Wool's Orphanage but unlike canon it was already awful Tom is just a symptom of a bigger problem.

* AwfulWeddedLife: Arcturus and Melania.

* BigBad: Gellert Grindelwald.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Blacks.

* {{Bishonen}}: Arcturus and Marchosias.

* TheChosenOne: to his annoyance Harry discovers he is still the Master of Death.
* ClosetKey: Harry is unfortunately one to Arcturus.

* DramaQueen: Tom is one to Harry's amusement.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Marchosias maybe a racist pureblood, but he does love his sister.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Harry.
* FamousAncestor: Sybill Trelawney's grandmother, Cassandra Trelawney.

* GoodParents: Harry.

* HatesEveryoneEqually: Tom, Harry lampshades how he is the exception.
* HatesSmallTalk: [[RuleOfThree Again]], Harry is the only exception.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Arcturus plans if Grindelward's side wins to make Harry his SexSlave.

* InsufferableGenius: Eileen Prince.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Marchosias.
* LongLostRelative: Harry passes himself as this to Tom.

* MoralityChain: Harry is this for Tom.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Cassandra Trelawney.

* OCStandIn: Melania, Arcturus and Lucretia Black. Eileen Prince.

* OriginalCharacter: Marchosias and Madeleine Malfoy, several of Tom's classmates.

* ParentalSubstitute: Harry to Tom. They are both surprised over how much they care for each other.

* PowerPerversionPotential: Arcturus Black uses polyjuice on a prostitute to make him look like Harry. Prostitutes can make themselves look like anything their johns want, although this gives them a short shelf life.
* RaiseHimRightThisTime: Invoked by Harry.

* ShapeshiftingSeducer: The prostitutes can make themselves into whatever the client wants.

* TheSnarkKnight: Tom.
* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: It's the Great Depression, there's not enough resources.

* StalkerWithACrush: Arcturus Black.

* UnusualEuphemism: Being "light on their feet".
* VillainousCrush: Arcturus Black for Harry.

* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Melania to Arcturus.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Tom hates all of his classmates.
* {{Yandere}}: [[DepravedHomosexual Arcturus Black who is totally obsessed ]]with Harry to the point that he regularly uses polyjuice on a prostitute to make him look like Harry and he [[MurderTheHypotenuse murdered his own wife because she was "getting in the way."]].
* YourFavorite: Harry's homemade croissants.

* BabiesEverAfter: Hermione is pregnant in the opening.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Cassandra Trelawney

* TheKindnapper: Harry kidnaps Tom from his OrphanageofFear after Tom was punished for defending himself and Tom cried for his help. Harry was planning to do this anyway because [[RealityEnsues he's too young and too suspicious to be adopting a child.]]

* IllGirl: [[OriginalCharacter Madeleine Malfoy]]

* NotSoDifferent: The reason why Harry gives Tom Riddle a second chance

* RealityEnsues: Just because Harry is doing everything in his power to give Tom an ideal childhood, doesn't mean that Tom stops being a sociopath.

* ShownTheirWork: A major appeal of the story, is how much work is shown in child/adult psychology, WW2 history, and the natural progression in relationships.

* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal

* ShownTheirWork

* SourOutsideSadInside: Tom is a bitter and cynical child, but a child nonetheless

* InTheBlood: Arcturus isn't alone in disturbing behavior--apparently it's called the "Black Family Madness" because the entire family tends to get unhealthy, destructive obsessions to the point of insanity. Arcturus's grandfather abducted and raped the women he wanted to marry and his auntntly worship a made-up deity.