Heee. I don't know if it would be too over the top for you or not.
I mean, it's definitely over the top in places. First, there's the abuse, and while Harry is canonically abused by the Dursleys, it certainly is not to the degree that occurs in this fic (the abuse is not sexual in nature and it all happens offscreen; Harry remembers or tells others about it).
I do find so many things fascinating in this story, though. I like how socially maladjusted Harry is and how difficult it is for him to integrate into Hogwarts. He craves the order of St. Brutus's where, while harsh, everything that happens to him is very predictable and ordered and follows a set of rules. I also like watching Draco and Snape and Hermione interact with him (Ron is inexplicably absent from this one); Harry becomes the mirror by which Draco and Snape in particular discover some truths about themselves. And because Harry is so distrustful and so very much an outsider in this fic (not a hero at all), there's a lot of interesting critique of Hogwarts and the professors and etc. that very naturally springs up.
So, idk? LOL I liked it, but it's been proven that when reading HP, nothing is too over the top or melodramatic for me to read. :)
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I mean, it's definitely over the top in places. First, there's the abuse, and while Harry is canonically abused by the Dursleys, it certainly is not to the degree that occurs in this fic (the abuse is not sexual in nature and it all happens offscreen; Harry remembers or tells others about it).
I do find so many things fascinating in this story, though. I like how socially maladjusted Harry is and how difficult it is for him to integrate into Hogwarts. He craves the order of St. Brutus's where, while harsh, everything that happens to him is very predictable and ordered and follows a set of rules. I also like watching Draco and Snape and Hermione interact with him (Ron is inexplicably absent from this one); Harry becomes the mirror by which Draco and Snape in particular discover some truths about themselves. And because Harry is so distrustful and so very much an outsider in this fic (not a hero at all), there's a lot of interesting critique of Hogwarts and the professors and etc. that very naturally springs up.
So, idk? LOL I liked it, but it's been proven that when reading HP, nothing is too over the top or melodramatic for me to read. :)