One interesting fanfiction could be where a modern - day Hogwarts student time - travels back to the founders' era and gets involved in the creation of the houses. They might witness the founders' different personalities and how they decided on the characteristics for each house.
Another fanfiction might focus on a love story that spans time. A character time - travels and falls in love with one of the founders or someone from that era. But they face many challenges due to the differences in their times. For example, the social norms and magic practices are very different, and they have to find a way to be together without changing the future too much.
One interesting 'Harry Founders Time' fanfiction could be one where Harry travels back in time and gets involved in the founding of Hogwarts. He might use his modern knowledge to influence the building of the school, like suggesting new spells for protection that were not known in the founders' time.
One interesting fanfiction could be about the founders' early days at Hogwarts. It might explore how they decided on the house traits and chose the locations for each house within the castle. For example, a story could show Salazar Slytherin's initial ideas for the Slytherin common room being more open but then changing his mind due to certain events or other founders' suggestions.
There might be a fanfic where a character travels back and discovers the true origins of the Hogwarts houses. They could interact with the founders and influence how the houses are defined, adding a whole new layer to the Hogwarts we know today. For example, they might find out that there were other qualities the founders initially considered for sorting students.
Often, they start with the time - travel event itself. Maybe a magical object or a spell goes wrong and sends the character back. Then, the character has to adapt to the founders' era. They might meet the founders and get involved in their daily lives, like helping them with building Hogwarts or dealing with the early threats to the wizarding world.
One great Harry Potter time travel fanfiction is 'The Time - Turner's New Purpose'. In it, Hermione discovers a hidden ability of the Time - Turner that allows for more complex time travel. It's full of adventure as she uses it to prevent a dark wizard from an earlier era from coming back to power. The character interactions are really well - written, especially between Hermione and the Marauders.
One great 'badass Harry Potter time travel fanfiction' is 'The Time Turner Conundrum'. In it, Harry goes back in time and uses his knowledge of future events to outwit Voldemort in unexpected ways. He teams up with a younger version of Dumbledore and they create a new plan to defeat the Dark Lord once and for all. It's full of action and really shows Harry in a more assertive and intelligent light.
One great 'Harry Potter Time Travel Founders Fanfic' is 'The Founders' Era: A Time - Travel Adventure'. It beautifully weaves the concept of modern - day characters traveling back to the founders' time. Another is 'Time - Twisted with the Founders' which has an interesting take on how the time - travel affects the relationships between the founders and the time - travelers.
One plot idea could be a character traveling back and getting involved in the founding of Hogwarts. Maybe they help the founders decide on the location or the layout of the castle. Another could be a time - traveler accidentally changing an event in the founders era that has a big impact on the future of the wizarding world, like changing the way magic is taught. And they then have to find a way to fix it before they return to their own time.
Perhaps a plot where the founders travel back in time to their own era but with memories of the future. This could lead to them making different decisions in founding Hogwarts, like adding more modern - day safety measures from the start.
In Harry Potter fanfiction, some interesting founders could be the ones who are given new backstories. For example, Godric Gryffindor might be depicted as having a secret love interest that was never mentioned in the original books. This could add a whole new layer of drama and mystery to his character.