Harry Potter and the Hunt for Happiness

Fandom:

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Characters:

Albus Dumbledore, Andromeda Black Tonks, Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, Death (Harry Potter), Draco Malfoy, Goblins (Harry Potter), Hannah Abbott, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape, Susan Bones, Ted Tonks, Tom Riddle | Voldemort

Additional Tags:

Abused Harry Potter, Abusive Dursley Family (Harry Potter), Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Angst and Humor, BAMF Harry Potter, Canonical Child Abuse, Embracing tropes, Eventual Romance, Everyone Needs A Hug, Goblins, Good Slytherins, Harry Potter Needs a Hug, Harry Potter is a Little Shit, Harry is having a prolonged mental breakdown, Horcruxes, Hurt/Comfort, I just can't make decisions and he is currently eleven, Just focus on looking cute and people will trust you, Love a good shopping montage, Manipulative Albus Dumbledore, Master of Death Harry Potter, No Bashing, Okay maybe a little but it's mostly canon, Slytherin Harry Potter, Ten year olds have all the best fun, The Ministry of Magic is Corrupt (Harry Potter), There Will Be A Pairing, Time Travel Fix-It, Wizarding Politics (Harry Potter), There will be one but he's eleven

Shelves:

Harry Potter

Stats:

Site:: archiveofourown.org
Published:: 15 May 2024
Updated:: 12 Jul 2026
Words:: 182,616
Status:: In-Progress

Harry Potter and the Hunt for Happiness

Gimlili

Summary:

If Harry's going to do it all over again it's going to be for him and him alone.
He's done living for other people, this time he's living on his terms.
This time he will find a way to be happy.
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