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Wrong Boy-Who-Lived
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | WBWL |
| Related tropes/genres | Neville Longbottom |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
Wrong Boy-Who-Lived is a type of AU in which Harry is not perceived as the prophesied Boy-Who-Lived, but instead the title is held by a twin brother or Neville Longbottom. The trope is most often used to refer to cases where the Boy-Who-Lived is misidentified, but is also used for AUs where he truly is not the Boy-Who-Lived.
This trope has significant overlap with Sorting AU, Raising Harry, and Dark Harry, although none of the tropes are integral to the AU.
Fanworks
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Notable Fanfics
- Harry Potter and the Boy Who Lived
- Saving Connor
- Antithesis
- The Art of Self-Fashioning
- Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin
- Dodging Prison and Stealing Witches - Revenge is Best Served Raw by LeadVonE (2015)