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The Snake Who Lived and The Goblet of Fire

What if Harry was Sorted into Slytherin?

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With Sirius a free man, we'll see if things don't change a little more. Will Harry still enter the Triwizard Tournament? Will Voldemort still returns. Let's find out!

Book 4 does not open with the Riddle House dream, and it doesn’t even happen. At least not yet. Think about it, Wormtail has been taken to Azkaban. So he won’t even be finding Voldemort, who never meets Bertha Jorkins either. Not only that, but there’s no Frank Bryce. No Nagini. And definitely no Riddle House, because Voldemort isn’t even there. He’s been skulking about The Forbidden Forest since Quirrell’s death. Flitting from one body to the next, usually snakes, occasionally chancing a Centaur for some period of time to gain intel, but the Centaurs would be able to sense by now that there is something wrong, that something evil is lurking behind the shadows within The Forest. If we want to give Voldemort a semi-permanent host he’s been using, perhaps Bane? Dumbledore absolutely knows Voldemort is hiding in the Forest, but he doesn’t confront him. No point, really, with the Horcruxes still out there, and Dumbledore’s more recent fear that Harry may even be one of them. Best not poke the bear so long as it’s still drowsy.

So what is first up on Harry’s bucket list for his fourth adventure? Well, I can think of two things. One, now able to spend extended amounts of time with The Marauders where they don’t have to carefully spend that time talking about plot, I see them bonding a fair bit. Harry has previously been eager to be more like his parents, as being Sorted into Slytherin kind of sets them apart from him. To that end, I think Sirius offers to train Harry in the art of Animagery. So that will be fun. Whether or not Harry takes to it is a different question, we’ll have to see. But Harry’s also still wracked with guilt over the whole Cruciatus Curse incident. Before anything else, though, I think Sirius and Remus finally take Harry on that trip to Godric’s Hollow. It’s wholesome and happy and they visit the Potters’ graves, as well as the wreckage of the house.

There’s always the possibility that they would run into Snape, who may have come to visit Lily’s grave himself. But that would change a hell of a lot, as it would lead into a huge argument between all parties, ruining the memory for Harry and potentially leading Sirius and Remus to tell him about Snape’s friendship with Lily. If he finds out about that any sooner than he’s meant to…god, think of what could change just from that? I’m trying to limit myself to exploring the butterfly effect of what would happen if Harry had been Sorted differently, and I’d like to avoid too many other “What Ifs” which is why I’m hesitant to over utilize characters like Theodore, Tracey, and Daphne. On the other hand, these characters are present, these events could happen, and the ramifications of things like Hermione’s death for instance, cannot be ignored. It stands to reason that they would cause greater and greater chain reactions. For the time being, I’ll say that they don’t encounter Snape, but then again, it’s not like this is the only time Harry can visit.

So what’s next? Ah, The World Cup! And we’re gonna talk about it. We’re not just gonna skip over it like a certain movie…actually we pretty much are, because not a lot happens. Arthur would still procure the tickets, and at this point, I think Ron…might still invite Harry. The Crucio Incident is weighing heavily on his mind, but Harry is basically his best mate. This could be an unspoken olive branch. Sirius and Remus would stay behind - Sirius may have had his name cleared but I doubt he wants to make public appearances just yet. Although he could come along as Padfoot, actually…yeah, that works, let’s go with that. So Harry and Padfoot meet up with The Weasleys and though the big dog takes a bit of explaining, Padfoot is totally docile and I doubt anyone has a problem with him.

Harry likely runs into some of his Slytherin friends here, and he comes across Draco. He hangs out with Ron and Ginny, and sees the match. It plays out the same way, and Fred and George still make the bet with Bagman, so he’s still going to bet on Harry, I don’t see why any of that would change. Harry meets Winkie, but she doesn’t mention Dobby as she doesn’t know him, and Harry doesn’t really take notice of her. Crouch Jr steals his wand, and the night plays out basically the same way. Hate crime, check. Dark Mark, check. Harry and the Weasley kids would likely run into some of Harry’s Slytherin friends and it would be ambiguous just how many of them have parents who are participating in the night’s events.

The scene with Crouch Sr finding Winkie and sacking her plays out the same way…almost. Harry is in a LOT of trouble. The Ministry hasn’t forgotten The Crucio Incident either. I’d say Arthur has to talk Crouch Sr. out of arresting him on the spot. Of course, Crouch knows Harry is innocent, but he also needs a fall guy. In the end, he still decides that Winkie will suffice. I’d also have to say that Arthur probably didn’t know about The Crucio Incident until now, and unfortunately it might affect how The Weasleys see him.

What may not immediately happen is Voldemort going to find Crouch Jr. He doesn’t know he’s alive, at this rate he may not even know about The Triwizard Tournament. But that’s not to say he hasn’t been busy. By now, he will have learned about the destruction of the diary and the capture of Peter Pettigrew. Voldemort is trying to gain all of the intel he can, but his plan won’t proceed until a ways into the school year. Whether or not Crouch Jr escapes at some point this year is a tricky What-If, because we know he was getting better at fighting the Imperius Curse, and now Winkie is gone…I’ll come back to this.

Everything plays out mostly the same way up till Hogwarts. Moody is the D.A.D.A. teacher but, here’s a twist, it’s actually him this time and not an impostor. Harry learns about the Triwizard Tournament and Draco announces his intention to enter, daring Harry to do the same. I could see this leading into a Fred and George like situation where Draco puts his name in, and Harry is about to, but he hesitates - and then the Goblet retaliates against Draco with the old man beard. Draco is totally humiliated, and it’s only going to get worse for him when Moody turns him into a ferret…if, and only if, we assume that still happens. Would the real Moody have done this? I’m not sure. Part of me thinks that was just Crouch Jr. venting his anger at Lucius for abandoning Voldemort. But Draco’s got to be humiliated somehow, right? This will do.

Harry and Draco are also fighting about Hagrid. Because this was the Year of The Blast-Ended-Skrewts, after all. I can see Harry admitting to Theodore in confidence that of course the Skrewts are terrible and what the hell was Hagrid thinking? But he’ll never say that to Draco. He’ll continue to back Hagrid in public no matter what. It’s all fun and games until they take class with Moody, but, again…would the real Moody have gone as hardcore as Crouch Jr? I keep wanting to say no, but then again, his impersonation was so good that he fooled everyone, including Dumbledore. If he does demonstrate the Curses, then rather like Hermione, Harry would take a stand against it, which everyone including Ron would notice. If nothing else, I can see Moody practicing the Imperius Curse on his students to train them in resisting it, and Harry is by far the most talented at this. This also may come back later.

The two other schools arrive and - here’s an interesting change. Viktor Krum is sitting at the same table as Harry. Because the Durmstrang students sat at the Slytherin table in the original book. So Harry and Viktor might have an earlier chance to bond, or at least get to know each other, especially if Theodore loudly mentions that Harry is a Seeker with a Firebolt as well. Anything to ruin Draco’s attempts to cozy up to him. Again, a lot of the Slytherins are starting to realize that Harry is a better horse to bet on than Draco. Hey look, Ron still gets to be jealous of Harry! But overall that dynamic is quite different in this alternate timeline and it’s unlikely that the feud from the original book is going to happen for a variety of reasons.

Voldemort isn’t entirely out of luck. A former servant arrived at the school a short while ago, a spineless coward who would do anything to save himself from the vengeance of The Dark Lord. Yep, in this timeline, “Bane” is going to corner Karkaroff, but he’ll need to wait for a good opportunity. Some kind of situation where Karkaroff winds up in the Forbidden Forest. Like, when he’s spying on Hagrid showing Madam Maxime the Dragons. Oh yeah, we’re skipping way ahead. You know what that means, right? Harry isn’t a Champion. Well holy hopscotch Batman, we’re in real AU territory now.

So there are only three Champions, which means Harry has no extended interaction with Rita Skeeter. He isn’t present at the Weighing of The Wands, and for the first chunk of the Tournament, there’s no big plan or conspiracy. Oh, and there are only three dragons. It’s a blink and you’ll miss it line in “The Other Minister” (a chapter from HBP that nobody ever remembers) but The Horntail was the dragon brought over later to accommodate for the fourth Champion that no one was expecting. But that’s not the case this time.

Either way, I think Harry might still be present in the Forest when this happens, along with Ron and Ginny. Hagrid has no game and no concept of how to date, so he would probably think it was just fine to invite his friends to see the Dragons while he’s also on a date. So long as they’re hidden under The Cloak, which Harry totally isn’t using irresponsibly. But that’s not what’s important. What’s important is that Volde-bane corners Karkaroff as he’s trying to eavesdrop. There’s always the possibility that Harry crosses paths with them but he only came across Karkaroff in the original timeline, and he was under the Cloak then as well, so he likely has no idea what’s just happened.

I’m in two minds. Part of me feels like Voldemort would take no chances. To ensure Karkaroff doesn’t get cold feet and run for it, he could possess him. On the other hand, that didn’t really work out too well for him the last time. So maybe he won’t make that mistake again. Problem is, I need to decide, as it affects a great deal going forward. What is Voldemort most likely to do? He likes control, but he’s afraid of Dumbledore, we all know he is. Ultimately, I think he’d actually fear Karkaroff’s ineptitude and cowardice more. The last thing he wants is for someone else to screw this up for him - it could be his last chance, after all. So yes, I’m gonna definitively state that he possesses Karkaroff.

Just one problem. Karkaroff is in no position to get close to Harry or catch him alone. But that's okay. At this point, Voldemort has no inklings of the plan that was concocted in the original GOF. At this point, his priority is getting restored to a body, but I think his plan would still center around stealing the Philosopher’s Stone. Keep in mind, it was never destroyed and would still be hidden in the Castle, presumably under the Trapdoor, guarded by Fluffy. Harry never learned about any of that back in Year One, but something tells me he will now.

The First Task. One question to think about is whether or not Harry still warns Cedric. I believe he would. So Harry and Cedric have a bond now, of a sort, but Harry is still likely rooting for Krum alongside Ron. Come to think of it, I could see this being the moment Ron and Theodore are introduced as they both try to sit with Harry, and it. Is. Frosty. Ron may make an exception for Harry but by and large, he does not trust Slytherins. The task plays out basically the same. Although, I previously said that Bagman would bet on Harry. He can’t do that anymore, so Cedric would be his next best choice. I could see a small conspiracy forming between Amos, Bagman, and Rita, as a kind of subplot: where they try to rig the tournament so Cedric can win, all with their own personal agendas. Though Rita would probably use this as blackmail, eventually. With no Hermione to discover her secret, she may become a much bigger player in the events to come, we’ll have to see.

No S.P.E.W., and Harry’s not about to learn that Winkie is in the Kitchens, but Dobby still serves the Malfoys and upon being reminded of The Clothing Rule, Harry may be inspired to try and free him. As Voldemort/Karkaroff investigates the Third Floor Corridor, using the Triwizard Tournament as a distraction, Harry plots to trick Draco, but Ron is the one who explains that only an Elf’s master can free them and technically, that’s Lucius, not Draco. Why yes, I am filling my own plot hole as it occurred to me after the fact that I had Draco giving Dobby the Invisibility Cloak. He’s like 12, that shouldn’t count. I’d also imagine that Krum notices something is off about his Headmaster at around this point, as does Moody.

Things are going to come to a head at The Yule Ball. Harry’s under no obligation to go, or ask anyone this time, so honestly…I don’t think he does. At least, he’s not likely to ask anyone, though his Slytherin friends advise him that he could go with anyone he wants. Draco takes Pansy, (I reckon she’s still in his corner) and Ron is likely planning to skip altogether, which means Harry would too. Of course, Ginny is also hoping Harry will ask her, and given how much time they’ve been spending together, Harry might have been noticing her by now. But much like with Halloween in the First Year, the real problem is Karka-mort. Who has learned from his mistakes, and plays music to put Fluffy to sleep. He is caught in the act by Moody, who has definitely been tailing him. But with no other witnesses, Voldemort is able to release Karkaroff from his hold and take Moody as a Host instead. Karkaroff is pushed right into the Devil’s Snare, and Moody-mort retreats to start from scratch. With an evil impostor taking Mad-Eye’s place, we’re back on schedule.

Let’s say Harry takes Ginny, and it’s the beginning of a blossoming romance that won’t come completely out of nowhere in Year 6. Sorry, in both the films and the books, Harry/Ginny is totally random. But as Ginny has more or less replaced Hermione in the trio, it makes sense that this would happen sooner rather than later. At some point, I’d imagine the new “Electrum Trio” (Heh, I like that, let’s stick with it.) still walks along the grounds and overhears Hagrid talking to Maxime about their Giant heritage, as well as overhearing Snape warning Dumbledore that there’s something off about Karkaroff. Harry resolves to investigate the matter himself, enlisting both Dobby and Crookshanks to tail him. But obviously, that’s going to lead nowhere.

Rita Skeeter publishes her defamatory article about Hagrid, as well as Maxime, and this is how Harry learns about her. Krum mentions that she was present at the Weighing of The Wands and was particularly interested in Cedric. Which reminds me, we once again have no Hermione, and as Fleur tried to score a date with Cedric in the original timeline (or it was implied, anyway) I think we can just pair the spares in this case. Either way, I can see a whole conversation evolving between Harry, Krum, and Fleur - who is likewise angry on behalf of her Headmistress. Krum and Fleur suspect foul play, of a conspiracy to push Cedric as the frontrunner to win the tournament. Harry says nothing, as he knows that would be the last thing Cedric would ever want.

No visit to the Prefect’s Bathroom, not this time. But Ron might still see something curious on the Marauder’s Map. Remember, he has it, not Harry. Here’s the million galleon question - does Possession fool the Map? I honestly don’t know. Most other forms of magic do not, but this matters. If Ron sees “Alastor Moody” flitting about Snape’s office, he’s going to be curious but probably not do anything. If he sees “Tom Riddle” then he’s going to panic. I’m not seeing why Possession should fool the Map if nothing else does, so one night Ron sees “Tom Riddle” on the Map, loses his shit, and goes to warn Dumbledore. He takes Ron seriously, and they track the “Tom Riddle” dot until they catch up with Moody. Dumbledore immediately knows what’s going on, and he incapacitates Moody-mort. I also see the Map getting confiscated here, no way around it, but on the other hand, Rowling always said that it gave Harry too much power, so maybe this is for the best.

What’s downright hilarious is that Harry won’t even be present for any of this, he’ll be told about it the next day at Breakfast. Rumors will be spreading like Spattergroit that Professor Moody has been arrested and guess who: Professor Snape, is taking over the lessons. Harry resolves to talk to Sirius and Remus about this on the next Hogsmeade weekend. Especially since, by now, Karkaroff’s disappearance has been noted, and he’s been reported missing. The Aurors and Ministry officials arrive to apprehend Moody, but they aren’t likely to take Dumbledore’s claim that this is Lord Volemort too seriously. And that will be their undoing. Moody dies in custody, and no one realizes that the spirit Possessing him has changed hosts again.

Remus and Sirius are both concerned for Harry, as much like in the original timeline, there are signs that something bad is happening. Karkaroff disappeared, Moody seemingly possessed by Voldemort, and just like Quirrell, he has died upon release. Rumors from the Forbidden Forest of a Centaur who died with similar symptoms. This is not looking good. Mercifully, Sirius is a free man, so he, his (boy)friend, and his godson can all have some butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks. Whereupon, they could run into a whole variety of characters. Bagman, acting shifty. Winkie, picking up her next order of alcoholism. They could definitely gain some intel here.

So where is Voldemort now? I’d imagine him bouncing between Hosts for a bit, probably including Dawlish because it’s just always Dawlish, before settling on the Host he wanted all along. The man with the most power and access possible, at least for the moment, at both Hogwarts and The Ministry: Barty Crouch Senior. And from here, things get a bit wild. Upon his Possession, all of Crouch Senior’s enchantments are undone, I would presume. Barty Junior is free. Voldemort is about to receive the greatest gift he could ever ask for. Or, he would, if he figures out that Barty exists and is his for the taking. But Barty has no way of knowing that Voldemort is the reason he was set free. He’d seize his freedom and run for it, probably just missing his beloved master. This could all be translated into a Scar-related dream that Harry doesn’t fully understand. You know, the ones where he sees things from Voldemort’s point of view. Likely sees him searching an unknown house and cursing everything in a rage as he realizes the opportunity he just lost.

Second Task is basically the same. Still don’t know how the spectators actually see anything, maybe there’s some kind of magical projection to what happens underwater? Either way, Cedric and Fleur’s Hostages remain the same, and Krum’s is…I dunno, probably one of his parents? Or a friend from Durmstrang? There’s gotta be somebody he cares about, right? Either way, I think Voldemort knows he has to accelerate his plans. Crouch Senior is the best Host he can hope for right now, and if someone spots Crouch Junior alive, that will lead to awkward questions and attention being placed on him that he doesn’t want. So he needs to steal the Philosopher’s Stone right now. Ideally, he would have Crouch Junior do it for him, but…actually, you know what? This could work. Because I’d bet good money that Crouch Junior won’t skip town without stopping to kill his father first. Oh baby, father and son are about to be reunited in more ways than one.

So Crouch Junior attacks Crouch Senior, before Voldemort reveals who he really is. And now they’re absolutely golden. Only one problem. That damn Map. They know that the means exist to spy on them so long as they’re within the walls of Hogwarts, and they know it can bypass disguises. If The Map read Voldemort as himself in Moody’s body, it’ll just do the same thing in Crouch’s. He needs to get that Map away from Dumbledore, but how? When? Well, one of the Tasks would make the most sense. Whether it’s The Second or Third just depends on how fast the Crouch family is “reunited.” Honestly though, it doesn’t much matter, because not a lot really happens in between Tasks 2 and 3. The only thing of value is Harry looking into Dumbledore’s Pensieve. In this timeline, he could do that after his dream of Voldemort searching the Crouch household. Actually, let’s talk about that for a second. Because Harry is about to find out that Snape was a Death Eater.

Harry is going to confront him, and I could see this scene being similar to the film version of the scene where Snape confronts Harry about polyjuice ingredients going missing. Harry is both furious and wounded. Snape rebuffs him, as we can all expect, and hisses that his past is none of Harry’s concern, before giving him detention. Harry is undeterred. He presses on and points out that his parents were killed by Voldemort, so yes, it damn well is his concern if his Head of House used to work for him. Snape grows very quiet and pale at this, and when Harry tries to speak up again, Snape loses his temper and bellows at him to get out. If Harry were to listen at the keyhole, he might hear Snape quietly crying. So he goes to talk to Sirius and Remus instead, in a scene that is not unlike the Umbridge Fire scene in the OOTP book. Surprise surprise, both of his Guardians already knew, and Remus had persuaded Sirius not to mention it to Harry. Remus insists on the concept of second chances, and Harry, experiencing a painful flashback to his own use of The Cruciatus Curse, decides to drop it.

Back to Voldemort, who is essentially the secondary protagonist at this point. The main point is that Hogwarts is all but empty during the Tasks, and in particular, Dumbledore is outside as a Judge. So long as they’re sneaking about the castle, they might as well just try to break into the Trapdoor now. They have no hope of bypassing The Gargoyle anyway. Maybe they tried during The Second Task and failed, so they’re back for The Third Task to streamline the process? Yeah, that works. As before, Crouch pretends to be ill, and Percy is oblivious. With everyone out at The Third Task, The “Crouches” break in, put Fluffy to sleep, burn their way through the Devil’s Snare, topple the Troll, they’re working together as a team just like Crouch Junior always wanted. He apparently loved Quidditch so he can grab the Key, and now it’s time for a game of chess. No way to be sure if sacrifices wouldn’t be necessary here, as every game is different. Voldemort is a master strategist but he’d protect himself at all costs. Crouch Junior would gladly give his life for his master, though. I’m gonna say he doesn’t need to, though. Voldemort only has one piece of significance to protect. Ron had two, so he was playing with that handicap. I bet Voldemort has an easier time with this game.

Long story short, Volde-Quirrel made it past all the trials, so Crouch-emort should be able to as well. It would be rather anticlimactic to say that he just gets away with it and no one realizes it, and odds are Dumbledore would have at least a couple of Order members stationed by the Third Floor Corridor during The Tasks but I wanna say they’d be no match for the combined power of Voldemort and his most faithful servant, so they get knocked out or killed (again, probably Dawlish because it’s just always Dawlish) Actually, Crouch Junior is crafty, and he’d suggest wiping their memories rather like Harry does in DH to keep Dumbledore off the scent.

Meanwhile, Rita Skeeter is discreetly stunning Fleur and Krum through the hedges, using her Animagus powers for subterfuge, before sending up red sparks to have them withdrawn from the Task. Bagman is there in the crowd to draw people’s attention to Cedric. Meanwhile, the Crouches reach The Mirror of Erised, and honestly, this is #GoodGameWellPlayed to Voldemort. Because he may not be able to break through The Mirror’s riddle, but you know who can? Only his most faithful servant, who doesn’t want to use the Stone but does want to find it for his master. Here is where, right as Cedric claims the Cup, Harry collapses into a dream/vision similar to the one he has during his History of Magic exam in the original OOTP. He screams from the intense euphoria, the sense of victory, that Voldemort is feeling, as The Elixir of Life restores him to a body. (It was confirmed to be able to do that, though I’m not sure how…) Given how it’s not dark magic, I assume he’ll just look like his old self rather than Rudolph the Red-Eyes/No-Nose Reindeer. By the time Dumbledore gets to Harry and realizes what’s happened, it’s too late. He and the teachers make their way through the various trials to find the Mirror of Erised broken, and Barty Crouch Senior’s smoldering body leaning up against it. Just then, Snape lurches as he feels his Dark Mark burn black, for the first time in thirteen years.

I’m now realizing how much of the plot Harry just plain wasn’t there for in this installment, but it does make sense. A lot of what went on in GOF, a lot of the important stuff, wasn’t really about him at all. GOF was Crouch Junior’s book - I said what I said, and I am so glad he’s going to be back for more action in future installments of this What-If. As he and Voldemort get away, and though nobody is sure what happened, Dumbledore can guess. The Electrum Trio is now left to speculate as well, though I’d imagine Dumbledore would be honest with Harry.

Book 4 is going to have more falling action than a Lord of The Rings movie at this point. Let’s go over all of the stuff: First of all, Rita Skeeter totally betrays Amos and Bagman, writing about their plot in her next article. She never revealed her Animagery to them, or anyone, so she can deny all involvement. Bagman has to run for it, and Amos does deny everything but Cedric now realizes that he did indeed cheat to help him get this win, and not only is Cedric’s name in disgrace and his victory tarnished, but he and his father have a huge argument that leads to a major rift. Poor guy. Well, at least he’s alive, right?

But on the other hand: Moody and Crouch Senior are dead, and in Moody’s case, it’s far too soon. I actually don’t see that mattering too much in the future though, he didn’t really do much…like ever, since most of what he did was actually Crouch Junior. Oh yeah, and Karkaroff’s dead, too. I totally forgot about him - but that’s kind of fitting for his character, don’t you think? Here’s another small-ish change, that will be bigger down the road, much like Cedric’s survival. Bill only came to the Third Task to watch Harry, but in this timeline, Harry was not a Champion. So Fleur never meets him, and that doesn’t take off. She could stick with Krum, but eh, they live in different countries. Even if Fleur stays in the U.K, Krum’s still going back to Bulgaria. He’s got a Quidditch career and stuff.

Let’s circle things back to our heroes. Hagrid is likely still sent on his mission to recruit the Giants, along with Maxime. Draco and Snape didn’t have a lot to do in this installment, I realize that now, but to be fair the only real contribution of value is the reveal that Snape was once a Death Eater. Speaking of that, I could actually imagine a scene where Harry stops him before he leaves to rejoin Voldemort as a spy. He tries to brush Harry off and say that he is very busy, but Harry talks over him to say that this is his chance to make things right. To prove that Dumbledore is right about him, that he can change. I can see this version of Harry being a bit more open to seeing another side of Snape a little earlier, though how much Snape goes for that is of course, a separate conversion.

Speaking of Harry, he and Ron are as close as ever, and now he and Ginny are definitely a little closer too. Ron is probably not sure how he feels about that, but mostly he knows that it’s a good thing and is probably annoyed that it’s a good thing, if that makes any sense. They’re definitely going to be writing to each other a lot this summer, that’s for sure. Actually, given how Arthur learned about The Crucio incident, it’s not Ron who’s going to have an issue with this - more likely, it’s going to be Ginny’s parents. Oh, and Percy is also in hot water for the same reasons he was before, Crouch still turned up dead after all.

Dumbledore is an even worse position to prove Voldemort’s return to Fudge than he was before. Cedric’s alive and well, and there was no funny business with the Tournament - I mean, other than it being rigged in Cedric’s favor. All he has to offer is a broken mirror and another mysterious death that he attributes to Posession. Fudge would be just as likely, in this case, to start trying to control the goings-on of Hogwarts. He’d very much suspect Dumbleore of having some kind of agenda. He also doesn’t trust Harry, not by a longshot. Harry is not only a Parselmouth with a record of using underage magic, in this timeline he’s a Slytherin who has not only attacked muggles but has used an Unforgivable. And the Ministry looked the other way. They’re not going to do that anymore.

It’s definitely intriguing to see how the perception of Harry can shift even though he’s fundamentally the same person, just in a new situation, but to a lot of people, he’d seem different.

Did I miss anything? Oh, I just realized. Harry doesn’t win the Tournament so he can’t give the Triwizard winnings to Fred and George. That means they don’t get to start their joke shop and just wind up getting screwed over by Bagman. Actually, with that in mind, people might even wonder if they were actually in on the plan. It’s tricky because they’ve never liked Cedric, but they are in his Year, he was the Hogwarts Champion, and their fathers are friends. Not to mention Percy is under investigation himself for the mysterious death of Crouch Senior. Oh, the Weasley family’s in a lot of hot water now…

Voldemort was really out here Possessing people left and right in this one, almost reminded me of Belos. But that's it for Year 4!

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