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Has it ever happened to anyone to like a concept for a fic (a Harry Potter fic, of course) so much, that you keep reading even though the writer completely ruined her own excellent idea, writing all the main characters OOC and turning the protagonist into a complete Mary Sue/ Gary Stu? It just happened to me. I was reminded of times long ago when I read even very bad superhero comics, purely because I liked the protagonists. Or I suppose it is like liking certain actors so much that you watch every movie they make, even if they are dogs that bark and shed.

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Enised's The Mathias Prophecies, in which Harry turns out to have been a girl all along - I mean, not transformed by magic at any point, but just born a girl. Some readers complained that the idea was incredible, but as I know instances of people who managed the same deception all their lives long - and without magic - I don't particularly see that. The trouble is that Esined made a total botch of the leading characters, turning Snape into a good guy, Dumbledore into a soft oversentimental fool, and giving Harry a new extra power with every episode. Her cliffies and climaxes are good, powerful and unexpected, but you have to wade through a lot of stuff that simply does not work in order to get there.
I just might have a go at it myself, just to see it done right, but I would have to find a reason for the concealment and a suitable development once it is discovered, and I must admit that - as in the matter of her climaxes - Esined has come up with a good reason for the one and a good development for the other.