Gypsy Caravan

I have just finished Gypsy Caravan by WitchdragonGC. It is a Harry Potter fanfiction hosted on Fanfiction.net. I really liked this story. I saw many parallels with a story of my own that is currently in progress while the story was unique.

The story followed the idealization of Harry Potter being raised differently than in the books. In this case, Harry was raised by a traveling troupe of performers. The troupe is made up of squibs, which are people born to magical parents that lack that quality themselves. Harry eventually returns to the magical world to face his destiny, finding love along the way.

There were several things that I disliked however. The pacing suffered badly at times. Certain periods dragged on longer than they needed to while other periods came across as rushed. There was also jagged bits from where the author wrote in sex scenes that didn't necessarily affect plot but then just yanked them for presentation on Fanfiction.net--a site that is well known among the fanfiction community for its strict ban on X rated scenes.

Gypsy Caravan is a lengthy read at 224,000 plus words but it is really worth the read. I would warn that there are several yaoi pairing throughout the story. However, there is not any graphic bits within the story itself. So if you are okay with the concept of men loving men, but do not wish to actually know what they do in the bedroom, this would be a good story. This story is rated M for mature, but without the sex scenes, it does not deserve the rating.