History Fanfic / TheyShookHands

* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Y3: Jamie Davis accuses Elan Malfoy of cheating on her and tries to hex him. She gets off three spells, which he blocks, before he uses a spell that breaks all the bones in her wand hand.]]

* CallForward: Goyle has quite the affinity for fire magicks. Readers of the series will remember that torched the Room of Requirement with ''[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Fiendfyre]]'' in Deathly Hallows.

''They Shook Hands'' is a series of ForWantOfANail / AlternateUniverse Harry Potter stories written by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2560219/Dethryl Dethryl]]. The first chapters were posted on the author's Yahoo!group before the release of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' in 2003. It has gained enough fame in the fandom that it was featured and discussed on Podcast/PotterFicWeekly.

** ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''
*** A few lines of one scene with Professor Sinistra appear to have been lifted from the Management Training Course sketch. WordOfGod: They are.
*** Some remarks by Elan are very reminiscent of the Writers sketch. WordOfGod: Again correct.
*** Also, Dumbledore sometimes acts like the Psychiatrist and uses strange turns of phrase for "Come in" and "Sit down." WordOfGod: but you missed this one.
*** An early one in Y1, there is no Rule #6 in the Slytherin House rules. WordOfGod: And this one.
** ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': Several quotes slipped in very smoothly. Draco to Goyle: "Am I going mad, or did the word 'think' just escape your lips?"
** ''Franchise/StarWars'': Elan quotes Vader in Empire, "Search your feelings. You know I'm telling you the truth."
** ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': The lifts in the Ministry of Magic are just as happy to serve as the doors in Hitchhiker's Guide. (Just so you know, that came from a joke chapter that Dethryl posted on April Fool's Day.) [[spoiler: Yes, but he brought it back.]]

** The "fat head" gag is adapted from WesternAnimation/InvaderZim.

** ''Literature/LordDarcy'': Some of Mr. Nott's lessons about number theory draw on Randall Garrett's excellent work.
** ''Series/Babylon5'': Dwarfen society consists of the Religious caste, the Worker caste, and the Warrior caste. Dethryl will buy anything that has Creator/JMichaelStraczynski's name on it, so this is definitely an homage and not a rip-off.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Professor Umbridge initiates a school-wide dueling club that is quickly revealed to be a proto-military training course for students to prepare them for action against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It's even named Ministry Youth.

** ''Series/Babylon5'': Dwarfen society consists of the Religious caste, the Worker caste, and the Warrior caste. Dethryl will buy anything that has J. Michael Straczynski's name on it, so this is definitely an homage and not a rip-off.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lucius Malfoy. Also EvenEvilHasLovedOnes, EvenEvilHasStandards, and NotEvilJustMisunderstood.

** ''{{Film/Heathers}}'': The canon has a student named Sawyer, and in TSH the character is given the name Veronica. The three Heathers are also mentioned, but they're not a clique.

** ''{{Series/Firefly}}'': Sirius has Jayne's line, "Gee, I've never been in trouble with the law before."

*** jbern: Y4 speculation about the tasks includes "Who can get closest to the dementor?" which actually happened in FanFic/TheLieIveLived. Also Y4, one line of prose reads "to fight the coming darkness", which is the title of another of jbern's fics.
*** Fanfic/AfterTheEnd: There is a throwaway line in Y4 that Lavender Brown has an older sister named Rose.

** ''{Series/Firefly}'': Sirius has Jayne's line, "Gee, I've never been in trouble with the law before."

** ''Series/Firefly'': Sirius has Jayne's line, "Gee, I've never been in trouble with the law before."

* CatchPhrase: "Up Slytherin!" Also, TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Pureblood society

** [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] between Harry and Tracy. Tracy gets Harry's first kiss, and is the first girl he officially dates. Though he breaks things off to avoid ruining the friendship they enjoyed, and he goes steady with two (almost three) other girls, they swing back around to OfficialCouple.]] [[spoiler: Then Harry discovers that Jamie Davis is Voldemort's spy inside of Hogwarts, and breaks off the relationship again due to being unable to trust that Tracy isn't also compromised.]]

** Y3: Still very much a character story, the big plot hits familiar beats like Sirius Black, Professor Lupin, Dementors, the Patronus Charm, and so on. [[spoiler: The ending is a doozy. Sirius is proven innocent and offers Harry a home.]]
** Y4: From Harry's perspective, the story is the same: the Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts. [[spoiler: In the big finale, it is revealed that Voldemort's plot has been completely different due to the events at the end of Y3.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Harry, in comparison to his canon self, learns several spells far sooner (including the ''Furunculus'' curse, which develops into his favorite). [[spoiler:By the time the Triwizard Tournament rolls around, he is able to take the lead handily in the first two events.]]

** ''Franchise/Firefly'': Sirius has Jayne's line, "Gee, I've never been in trouble with the law before."

** ''Series/Firefly'': Sirius has Jayne's line, "Gee, I've never been in trouble with the law before."

*** jbern - Y4 speculation about the tasks includes "Who can get closest to the dementor?" which actually happened in FanFic/TheLieIveLived. Also Y4, one line of prose reads "to fight the coming darkness", which is the title of another of jbern's fics.
*** Fanfic/AfterTheEnd - There is a throwaway line in Y4 that Lavender Brown has an older sister named Rose.
*** A Year Like None Other - Y5, when discussing how Snape can prove his loyalty to Voldemort, Snape suggests that there will be a sacrifice made at Samhain.

** ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' - Several quotes slipped in very smoothly. Draco to Goyle: "Am I going mad, or did the word 'think' just escape your lips?"
** Franchise/StarWars - Elan quotes Vader in Empire, "Search your feelings. You know I'm telling you the truth."
** Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy: The lifts in the Ministry of Magic are just as happy to serve as the doors in Hitchhiker's Guide. (Just so you know, that came from a joke chapter that Dethryl posted on April Fool's Day.) [[spoiler: Yes, but he brought it back.]]

* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler: To put it mildly, Theo and his father have a disagreement about joining Voldemort's cause.]]

This fanfic is an attempt to tell the big overplot of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series using the Slytherin characters. The functional POD is that Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy have a child before Draco, and consequently their development is slightly different. By the time Draco meets Harry, he's realized the value of friendship and is more open of a person. He's not DracoInLeatherPants, but his friendship with Harry is [[HeelFaceTurn slowly morphing]] him into a better person.

** [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] between Harry and Tracy. Tracy gets Harry's first kiss, and is the first girl he officially dates. Though he breaks things off to avoid ruining the friendship they enjoyed, and he goes steady with two (almost three) other girls, they swing back around to OfficialCouple. Then Harry discovers that Jamie Davis is Voldemort's spy inside of Hogwarts, and breaks off the relationship again due to being unable to trust that Tracy isn't also compromised.]]

* InSpiteOfANail: Even with all of the changes, some events happen almost exactly as in canon.

** Umbridge still arrives to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts in year 5, and is appointed by the Ministry to review her fellow professors' performance.

* OrphanageOfFear: Yet to be seen if the Magical Child Protection Act will result in this or an OrphanageOfLove

** "My Head is NOT FAT!"

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections

*** Such as?

** Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy: The lifts in the Ministry of Magic are just as happy to serve as the doors in Hitchhiker's Guide. (Just so you know, that came from a joke chapter that Dethryl posted on April Fool's Day.)

** Y5: Despite a significant break from the canon plotline, some things are still the same. Fudge still appoints Umbridge as the Defense teacher. Harry still leads a group of students to learn duelling skills. [[spoiler: The difference is that the Ministry acknowledges Voldemort's return, so Umbridge is there to make sure the students get a proper education. Harry's group is officially sanctioned, not secret.]]

*** A few lines of one scene with Professor Sinistra appear to have been lifted from the Management Training Course sketch. WordofGod: They are.
*** Some remarks by Elan are very reminiscent of the Writers sketch. WordofGod: Again correct.
*** Also, Dumbledore sometimes acts like the Psychiatrist and uses strange turns of phrase for "Come in" and "Sit down." WordofGod: but you missed this one.
*** An early one in Y1, there is no Rule #6 in the Slytherin House rules. WordofGod: And this one.

** [[spoiler: Cedric]]
** [[spoiler: Sirius does not fall through the Veil at the Ministry of Magic. Instead, Harry's girlfriend does.]]
* TheStationsOfTheCanon:
*** Y1: Due to the influence of outside forces, otherwise known as the plot, Harry still goes through the usual stations of The Visit To Diagon Alley, The Trip To Hogwarts, The Sorting Hat, The Troll, all the way up to The Confrontation With Quirell/Voldemort. Only how he deals with these things is different.
*** Y2: Again, many of the same points are hit. Lockhart, the Heir of Slytherin, et cetera. Some things are changed, [[spoiler: like Harry doesn't go to Sir Nick's Deathday party]], but things largely parallel canon [[spoiler: until the very end]].
*** Y3: Still very much a character story, the big plot hits familiar beats like Sirius Black, Professor Lupin, Dementors, the Patronus Charm, and so on. [[spoiler: The ending is a doozy. Sirius is proven innocent and offers Harry a home.]]
*** Y4: From Harry's perspective, the story is the same: the Triwizard Tournament comes to Hogwarts. [[spoiler: In the big finale, it is revealed that Voldemort's plot has been completely different due to the events at the end of Y3.]]

** Y2: Lucius essentially got Arthur Weasely fired, so in retaliation [[spoiler:Draco is nearly killed by Fred, George, Ginny, and Ron.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Sorta. During Harry's 2nd year, [[spoiler: Percy moves into Slytherin after being ostracized from Griffyndor. He]] subsequently becomes a much happier and more pleasant person.

* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Lucius Malfoy, natch.

* NonIdleRich: Lucius Malfoy may be wealthy but he seems to be actively involved in government and seems to expect his sons to well educated, productive wizards. All of the Slytherins seem fairly well off and still seem to have a great deal expected of them

** StarWars - Elan quotes Vader in Empire, "Search your feelings. You know I'm telling you the truth."

** [[spoiler:PlayedStraight between Harry and Tracy. Tracy gets Harry's first kiss, and is the first girl he officially dates. Though he breaks things off to avoid ruining the friendship they enjoyed, and he goes steady with two (almost three) other girls, circumstances ultimately lead to them becoming the OfficialCouple.]]

** [[spoiler:PlayedStraight between Harry and Tracy. Tracy gets Harry's first kiss, and is the first girl he officially dates. Though he breaks things off to avoid ruining the friendship they enjoyed, and he goes steady with two other girls, circumstances ultimately lead to them becoming the OfficialCouple.]]

** Film/DownPeriscope: Harry opens the door while in a private chat with Daphne to reveal four other Slytherins plainly eavesdropping and teasing him about what was going on inside.