The Ultimate Crossover Challenge

[jombra]

Pick your favorite fandom that isn't Harry Potter.

Pick a character who dies (or kill that character).

Have them 'wake up' as Harry on his eleventh birthday with no idea what's going on.

Inspired by a prompt on the Sherlock BBC kink meme, where Moriarty wakes up as Harry.
The original prompt is here: sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/19351.html?thread=114646423#t114646423

but beware because the community in general is NSFW. though this prompt is safe.

[Ithiarel]

This sounds awesome.
But I'm not sure if I'd ever sit down to write one of those.
I would really really love to read the Moriarty-version, though. ;D

Maybe this could be made into a community challenge, where everyone is free to choose one character of another fandom, who is re-living Harry's life. But instead of writing the whole thing each writer would just write one scene from the books. So, Moriarty could meet Voldy in the graveyard, Indiana Jones could take on the challenges in PS, and Harry Dresden could give self-defense lessons to the D.A.

[ravenclawdalek]

Could you imagine Emily from 'Revenge' as Harry?

[kumainpink]

Or Shuichi from Gravitation as Harry... o.o

[jombra]

I've actually considered doing the Moriarty one myself.
The plot summary is basically "murder everyone" and even writing the outline is kind of putting me in a dark place, haha.

[kumainpink]

Ah, the joys of being dark...

[sherza]

Man, this idea could be all kinds of epic. Or hysterically funny. Or both. *grin*.

I'm over here snickering as I contemplate various characters suddenly waking up as Harry, and their reactions.

One thing for sure, most of the people I'm thinking of? Provided their personalities went along with them ... Dumbledore and Voldie wouldn't know ETF hit them. Seriously.

[kumainpink]

Know what would be twisted, in a funny sort of way? If Dumbledore had to live out Harry's life in some strange, hellish punishment for his crimes after death. There would be two Dumbledores: The dead one and the living one... Dumbledore would have to live out all of his own manipulations!

[Ithiarel]

Jun 20, 2012 15:37:35 GMT -5 sherza said:

One thing for sure, most of the people I'm thinking of? Provided their personalities went along with them ... Dumbledore and Voldie wouldn't know ETF hit them. Seriously.

Yes, that was my reaction, too. ;D
Oh, the possibilities... *snickers insanely*

Know what would be twisted, in a funny sort of way? If Dumbledore had to live out Harry's life in some strange, hellish punishment for his crimes after death. There would be two Dumbledores: The dead one and the living one... Dumbledore would have to live out all of his own manipulations!

That idea is AWESOME!
I would love to read that.
Seriously. I would pay to read that.
And it wouldn't just be about Karma. It would be about lessons learned, and coming to terms with yourself. Deep. Kuma. Deep.

[jombra]

Jun 20, 2012 15:50:54 GMT -5 Ithiarel said:

Know what would be twisted, in a funny sort of way? If Dumbledore had to live out Harry's life in some strange, hellish punishment for his crimes after death. There would be two Dumbledores: The dead one and the living one... Dumbledore would have to live out all of his own manipulations!

That idea is AWESOME!
I would love to read that.
Seriously. I would pay to read that.
And it wouldn't just be about Karma. It would be about lessons learned, and coming to terms with yourself. Deep. Kuma. Deep.

I also think that would be pretty sweet! Dumbledore would go along with his older counterparts plans at first, but then later realize what his Greater Good does to the little guy. Eventually he'd be opposing himself, but good luck convincing manipulative!Dumbledore!

[kumainpink]

*grins* I really want someone to write this now! If anyone does it, I'll be more than happy to write them two free one-shots of their choice. My only stipulation on that is that it has to be a series I know how to write.

[Silvertongue]

Ohhhhh I ree-he-heeeally (Dr. Cox style) want to read that! Hope someone does that at some point.

[Dimcairien]

It might be fun to try writing a chapter with a certain character waking up as Harry.

Can any of you imagine Boromir or Theoden from LOTR waking up as Harry Potter?

[Silvertongue]

I was thinking Sherlock. That could be fun. Or House. I like the idea of it being someone really smart and not very good with people.

[Ithiarel]

Jun 26, 2012 15:02:34 GMT -5 Silvertongue said:

I like the idea of it being someone really smart and not very good with people.

Wow.
...
That's one heck of an understatement.

But thinking about your signature here: What about BBC's Merlin? That might actually be really really funny. *lol*

[Silvertongue]

I think I might have actually read one like that. Or maybe it was the other way around? I know I've definitely read fics where they've gone to the other time.

[Ithiarel]

I think I once saw a fic where Harry went into the past. And one where Merlin and Arthur were transported into the future.
But one where Merlin wakes up as Harry and is talked into going to Hogwarts?
*thinks*
No, I haven't seen that yet.
(If you find a link to a story like that - I'd love to read it, though.) ;D

[Dimcairien]

It certainly would be interesting to see Merlin wake up as Harry, especially as Merlin went to Hogwarts in its early days and was in Slytherin.

Oh, and Sherlock, that would be epic.

How about Davros (creator of the Daleks) from Doctor Who?

[Silvertongue]

Jun 26, 2012 15:27:51 GMT -5 Dimcairien said:

It certainly would be interesting to see Merlin wake up as Harry, especially as Merlin went to Hogwarts in its early days and was in Slytherin.

Hehe, I think we're mainly thinking of the Merlin from the BBC series

[Ithiarel]

Jun 26, 2012 15:27:51 GMT -5 Dimcairien said:

How about Davros (creator of the Daleks) from Doctor Who?

*nods* Might be interesting.
The Master would be cool - but I fear that story might be nearly indistinguishable from the one featuring Moriarty.

Castiel (from Supernatural) might be fun, too. Who says Harry wouldn't be desperate enough at the Dursley to say "yes" to an angel?

[Silvertongue]

I'd like to see one that isn't quite a crossover but a different character from the series is sent back to live as him. I'vee seen Dumbledore and Umbridge suggested. I'd like to see Tome Riddle, Draco (after he's been through the war himself), maybe Snape and Vernon, suffering abuse at his own hands.

[Ithiarel]

I dunno... Somehow, I feel that something like that could very easily turn into an allround bashing festival. You'd have to have a really good author for somehting like that. And it wouldn't work on all characters without going incredibly AU.
E.g. For Snape it would just be a repeat of his own childhood. I'm not sure, if he would learn much from it except to be strengthened in his behaviours. And that's even more true for Tom.

[Silvertongue]

I suppose so. I didn't really think of it that way. And I think Draco would have been through enough after the war, too. The Vernon and Umbridge ones would definitely be a bash-fest. I'd definitely like to see someone else from the series as him though

[ginnyrules27]

What about Dally from The Outsiders? A Harry Potter who's not afraid to take any crap from anyone...even those on his side? Of course, Dallas might have a problem with the wand instead of his switchblade--but he'd be more than happy to hate the Slytherins.

[Silvertongue]

I'd like to see one with someone like Jiraiya being reborn as him. That could only bring hilarity, but I'd worry it would turn into a sex-fest and harem.

[physicssquid]

What about having Rodney McKay from Stargate wake up as Harry, or John Sheppard, or even one of the Wraith they worked with, like Todd?