Slytherin Rising
Characters/Pairings: Entire cast of major HP characters, plus a large cast of OCs. Not getting into the pairings, because I get the feeling that by the end of the 8th (planned) book, very few of the pairings are going to be the same as they currently are.
Warnings: Rape and sexual themes from the third story onwards. Also, OCs dominate the story. They’re well-written OCs, I think, but…yeah. It’s also a Slytherin-is-the-cool-house fic, though the author keeps the influence of fanon!Draco on her characterization of Draco down to a dull roar.
Summary: Slytherin House needs a makeover. An epic attempt to redeem Slytherin’s good name.
Comments: First off, I’ll warn you ahead of time. The first 2 books just aren’t that good. The author learned, though, andfrom the 3rd book onwards, the story is excellently written. She rewrote the first four chapters of the first book though, so you can get a taste of her current writing style from that.
That aside, why do I like these books? I love, worship, and adore epic length fics. Nowadays, with the smaller fandoms I’m in, I don’t get them often. But I still love them. And by the third book, these are very well-written and enjoyable.
I will admit that the OCs dominate the story. As the author points out, if you want to redeem Slytherin, it’s not like there’s a lot of characters to work from in the books. And while I do have reservations over the occasional Mary Sue tendencies, the author does a nice job of keeping Deanna and Luella human. And those two are the ones most likely to be Mary Sues, since they’re the focus of the story. And this is just one of those fics that I come back to every 6 months or so when all my current fandoms are slow, and reread.
Multiple novels. Books 1-3 complete, Book 4 currently being worked on. 8 books are planned.