Fandom: Harry Potter -------------------------------------------------- A young Harry learns the everyday power of words. Small changes build up in his life in Little Whinging with the Dursleys as he strives to be more "normal". Smart!Harry, Manipulative!Harry, canonical level child neglect/abuse.
They don’t care about you, you know. Dumped you on our doorstep one night without so much as a by your leave. Didn’t even bother to knock on the door to tell me my own sister was dead. Normal people don’t matter to them.
I find any book having harry actually dealing with his childhood, whether it be abuse or neglect very interesting. I have most that I can find on AO3 and Fanfic.net and this series is definitively my favorite where harry is in gryffindor. I can't wait for the newest book to come out, though while I am waiting I've reread the series multiple times and keep enjoying it more and more each time.