The Reinvention of Harry Styles (Completed)

Chapter 1

A Note from the Author:

Disclaimer: This story revolves around the theory that Harry's solo image was crafted by his management over the course of several years. As in most fanfiction (or RPF - real person fiction), this story presents a fictional version of a real person. I do not know the real Harry Styles (or anyone else mentioned in this story), so I am guessing and filling in the blanks in many cases. I do not claim anything mentioned in the story is true, unless it can be backed up by reliable outside sources.

I was not originally a 1D fan; I came into the fandom this spring after seeing Harry on SNL (and from him discovered the rest of 1D), so my perspective is perhaps a bit different. All I knew about Harry beforehand was that he was the one with the hair, and he'd dated Taylor Swift. To me, solo/rock star Harry came across as arrogant, aloof, and overall fake; it looked like he was trying hard to be someone he was not. I do not think this is who he really is, so I support the theory that he was selected to be the 'Justin Timberlake' of 1D and had this image built around him over the past few years, and this is where most of the plot of this story comes from. Not all of the opinions presented in this story are mine, but I do support most of them.

I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion of Harry, and I know not everyone believes the theories presented in this story, and that's fine - this is just a story. I am not trying to drag Harry or his reputation (or anyone else's). This story is just for fun, and kind of my way of dealing with Harry's somewhat disappointing (to me, at least) solo career (thus far). I like Harry, and I think he has a lot of potential to do much better than this.

I also want to remind everyone that fanfiction is meant to be entertaining. I write for fun (not to make fun of anyone, just for fun) and I hope it is fun for you to read. If it isn't, maybe don't read it? In the last 10 years or so that I've been writing fanfiction, in all the fandoms I have been involved with, I have never come across a fandom that takes fanfiction so seriously. This goes for any story, not just my own - if you don't like a story, don't read it. I'm not going to tell anyone what to read/not read, but I want my readers to have the best reading experience they can - yet it ultimately comes down to the reader to decide what they read. ​​​​​​

​Lastly I would like to clarify that I do not know much about Harry's manager Jeffery Azoff, and have presented a fictionalized version of him in order to fit the story (because someone has to be the bad guy, sorry).​​​​

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

-Lila

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Harry and Fionn sat patiently waiting for the next interviewer to take the seat across from them. They glanced at each other before both grabbing their phones from their pockets and checking for any new texts, etc., while they waited.

"She's running a little late, sorry guys," someone informed them. "But at least this is your last interview of the day." She smiled, and Harry and Fionn both nodded and returned to their phones.

A clacking of heels indicated someone was coming, rather quickly, and Harry glanced up to see if it was their last interviewer. He and Fionn were a bit tired of answering the same questions over and over again all day, and wouldn't admit it, but they were glad the 'Dunkirk' press junket was almost over.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry," she said out of breath and pulled down her pencil skirt, which had ridden up her thighs as she ran. Being what is commonly called 'pear shaped' Molly often had this problem with tight skirts, but she wore it anyway because she liked the way it made her ass look. "My last meeting ran late, and wow, now I am late to interview Harry Styles! My 16 year old self would be screaming right now, except I just signed my first book deal! Well, I'm going to be a ghost writer, so it's not really 'my' book, but still! I'm very excited!!!" She chattered at an assistant who was trying to go over the interview process with her.