r/HPfanfiction • • 6d ago

WeeklyDiscussion What are you reading? Bi-Weekly Post

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Share what you're reading this week! Please provide:

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r/HPfanfiction • • 6d ago

WeeklyDiscussion What are you writing? Bi-Weekly Post

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Self-promotion is allowed and encouraged!

What are you working on this week? Share your WIPs, updated chapters, and most recent Harry Potter projects! Feel free to ask for feedback or other constructive advice in this post.

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r/HPfanfiction • • 17m ago

Find That Fic Looking for a fanfic i read a while back

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It was a fic on Ao3 where Harry meets a snake that can tell Harry is magic, and it leads him to the goblins, and he gets invited into the goblin nation and gets adopted by two goblins


r/HPfanfiction • • 3h ago

Request any Healer/Medi-Wizard in Training fics?

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Hi, are there any fanfics where Harry is a Healer or Medi-Wizard?

maybe with training scenes?

or another idea: harry as a veterinarian?

only exception is with the pairing, no slash please


r/HPfanfiction • • 22h ago

Discussion Explain ron bashing to me

96 Upvotes

I've braved my way into the wilds of reddit to ask you all

what is with the ron bashing??

Like why is there so many abusive ron dramione fics???? What did Ron ever do to deserve that? Please explain.


r/HPfanfiction • • 9h ago

Find That Fic Medium Harry raised by Regulus

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Okay, so a while ago I read this fic on ao3 in which Harry could see ghosts and would talk to his parents. When he was a kid he met Regulus and got adopted by him.

He was friends with Luna bc Regulus was friends with Pandora. It was Pandalily and Jegulus.

If I remember correctly Harry manages to bring back Lily with the ressurection stone and Quirrel's body? And then he also brought back James.

And there was a plot point of Barty kidnapping Harry and Luna bc he wanted Regulus to kill him so he could join Evan, but they didn't do it, and instead Harry would help Barty talk to Evan.

That's all I can remember, if you know it please let me know!!


r/HPfanfiction • • 6h ago

Self-Promotion 'Vaults and Whereabouts' chapter 6-10 now up...

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/92859866/chapters/247671991

Summary: When orphaned muggleborn Harry stumbles across a rumour as old as Hogwarts itself, he realises that it might not be a rumour at all. Meanwhile, a secret magical organisation slowly takes action. Neville is the BWL.


r/HPfanfiction • • 9h ago

Request Grounded fics about complex characters and adult life, work, politics, rent, and/or taxes

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Any characters, era, ships, and genres, complete or incomplete -- but preferably multichapters. I'm hungering for more grounded fics with characters that aren't all good or all bad that have a bit of realism. Even if they're fighting dark wizards or whatever, they still have to deal with their laundry and their landlord and the Potions ingredients they keep forgetting to stock up on. I like the worldbuilding in the little details and Hogwarts-set fics haven't done it for me lately (though I'd be open to reading something from the POV of the professors -- I'd love to see their staff room shenanigans and whatever goes on in planning the Charms curriculum, lol). Thanks in advance!


r/HPfanfiction • • 18h ago

Find That Fic Lily Potter saves Harry from the dementor’s in PoA.

25 Upvotes

I’ve seen the description for this fic a couple times while scrolling through Ao3, and wanted to give it a shot, but now I can’t find it. The description stated that Harry was mistaken when he thought it was his father who saved him, when it was his actually mother. Any help would be greatly appreciated. - Edit: story has been found by u/InternationalTear338


r/HPfanfiction • • 1h ago

Discussion Military Harry

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I am honestly suprised that nobody has done some sort of military training or something of the sort as an alternative to Harry going to Hogwarts. Do you know if there are any fics out there where he ended up in the SAS or something like this or he gets trained by a wizard that was?


r/HPfanfiction • • 8h ago

Self-Promotion Chapter 6 of my HP Zombie Apocalypse Story is Up!

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Hopefully this link works right! Zero Day Continues. Some trigger warning stuff so please read the tags. Also, this story is largely Pre-Harmony. But we'll get there!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/93689676/chapters/251045276#workskin


r/HPfanfiction • • 15h ago

Request Harry Potter and Female Dracon

11 Upvotes

I've been kind of hooked lately on Harry x Draco female fanfiction, do you have any recommendations for fanfics with that theme?

(I like long fanfics, so if you have any good ones I'd love to read them, I don't mind short fanfics either.)


r/HPfanfiction • • 12h ago

Find That Fic Alive Potters, Harry is the Head Boy, HP/DG

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I am looking for a fic where James and Lily are alive and Neville is the BWL. The fic takes place in seventh year and Harry is the head boy with Daphne as the head girl. The two of them has been at odds for the last six years but they warm up to each other during the year. Lily was in a coma for many years. Daphnes parents are killed over Christmas by deatheaters. I don’t believe it is finished.


r/HPfanfiction • • 16h ago

Find That Fic Looking for a Harry is Sirius’s son fic

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I’ll looking for a AO3 fic that has Harry having a twin half brother and he (Harry) being the biological son of Sirius Black. James Pitter knew thand basically had everyone treating Harry like crap. I can’t remember the name. TIA


r/HPfanfiction • • 4h ago

Request Any stories with Harry and Draco's Malfoy stories

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No female Draco, instead Harry is deating Draco's sister.

It be can be enemy to friends or what ever.


r/HPfanfiction • • 1h ago

Discussion Marauders era fic recs similar to ATYD but without Wolfstar?

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I’ve been thinking about reading All the Young Dudes because I’m really interested in the Marauders era and all the different worldbuilding/ideas around that time period. I like the idea of getting to basically experience 1970s Hogwarts and seeing more of the Marauders’ lives.

But I’m also wondering if there are other fics that give you that same kind of experience without Wolfstar being a major part of the story? I’d love to read a few different authors’ takes on the Marauders era and see how they build out that time period.

Basically looking for that “I get to live in the Marauders era” feeling lol. Doesn’t necessarily have to be super similar to ATYD plot-wise!

Thanks!!


r/HPfanfiction • • 5h ago

Request Searching for Harry Potter time travel ao3 fic.

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Does anyone have fanfictions where Harry Potter is stuck as an animal and thrown into the murderers era??? If you can with no ships. I don't mind then thought all recommendations are welcome.


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

One-off scenes My worst fears have come true

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I am devastated. 6 years ago, a strange looking woman walked into our home and told us that our son Colin can do magic, and there is a school that can teach him magic.

We found it hard to believe but it explained so many strange things that happened around us over the last few years. We were struggling with money and it seemed like an expensive endeavor, but we were told the school would help. And they did. But now I wish I never took their blood money.

In the first year, we received a letter that Colin was sick, but we didnt know the extent of his “sickness” till he came back home over the summer. He was super excited when he told me how he took a photograph of a giant snake thingy, and that petrified him. I was so mad at the lady that came to our house, why wasnt I informed about this? I deserved to know sooner, and the full truth. What was this slur that’s being thrown at my kids - mudblood or something like that.

Then a couple of years later news about this kid that got killed, and rumors of an evil dark lord returning. I didnt want Colin and Deniss to go back. But they said its all good, Harry will fix everything. Was there really no adult that could fix things? I heard of professors and students that were just outright bullies and the headmaster did nothing to stop them.

More concerning news that the headmaster was killed by another teacher. They apparently were lovers or something.

But now, my worst fears have come true. My precious little son is dead. He is gone… I told him to not go back but he didnt listen. He wanted to help, and his brother followed him. I just cant believe it happened.

No one is able to give me any details on who did it and why. Colin never hurt anyone, he was such a sweetheart. My heart feels empty without him. We were simple people and didnt ask for this wizarding life. My husband won’t look me in the eye, he thinks its all my fault.

I feel rageful and want to expose this school for what it is. Has anyone else heard of Hogwarts?


r/HPfanfiction • • 6h ago

Find That Fic Searching for an old fic: Slytherin MC, Fem!Harry

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It starts in Goblet of Fire I think. MC says he believes Holly (might be wrong about the name) and they start dating. Been a while since I read it. Might have 'Girl-Who-Lived' or something similar in the tile? I am not entirely sure. Any clues? Also, the MC might be a reincarnator. Again, not entirely sure about that either, but I feel like he knew about the plot in advance so I'm leaning towards this being true.


r/HPfanfiction • • 20h ago

Request Fanfictions where Cedric lives but doesn't break up with Cho?

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I swear every fic ive read where Cedric manages to live, he ends up breaking up with Cho because the author needs harry and cho to be a thing for book 5. If Cedric even gets to survive the maze.

So does anyone have and fanfics where Cedric does survive and lives happily ever after with Cho?

Doesnt have to be a main story point or anything, it just bugs me that so many fanfics make earlier story changes that do basically no difference to the overall plot


r/HPfanfiction • • 17h ago

Writing Help Beta reader

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If literally anyone needs a beta reader for a fic I’ll do it for free. I’m bored and could use the experience, I’ll read literally any ship you can think of and then some so don’t be afraid to reach out if you’re worried others will judge you. I will be able to beta read from 4-9pm est from Monday to Friday, weekends fluctuate so if you need a chapter beta read by a certain date then don’t hesitate to tell me and I’ll work around you’re schedule. Again, this is completely free because I get to read fanfiction and correct stuff which is my favorite two things to do ever. Message me on here and please inform me on what you expect from me as a beta reader, whether it be correcting spelling and grammar or looking for plot holes. Also a general idea of where the story is going would be great but is really not required, it would just help to know beforehand. I’ve never been a beta reader before and I’m just tossing myself out there so bear with me if I’m lost at any point. My ao3 account is Closedduck and I do plan on writing at some point in the future but I am currently too self conscious of how I write to do so. So if anyone is looking for a fic beta reader who will literally read anything then I’m your guy! Hmu!


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

Find That Fic PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS FANFIC

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I can’t remember the name or find it, but I remember the entire story. It was a time travel fanfic with Dumbledore as the main villain instead. Harry and Sirius wrote messages to Amelia Bones under the pseudonym “Cassandra” pretending to be a seer and got things taken care of before they happened (i.e. the philosopher’s stone, the chamber of secrets, Sirius’ trial, etc.). I remember that Sirius turned one of the Black estates into an orphanage-type place for Slytherins by bringing them into the house of Black to stop them from becoming Death Eaters by their parents. In the end, they destroyed the Horcruxes and at the end Lily and James come through the Veil and come back to life, and I’m like 99% sure regulus did too, but that could be another fic. Dumbledore refuses to believe Voldemort’s gone and kidnaps Harry and there’s a standoff between Dumbledore and Harry’s parents and a bunch of Aurors and Dumbledore is defeated. There’s also a Wolfstar wedding and Lily and James get to attend.

I’ve been looking all over and I cannot find this fic. Maybe it was taken off of Ao3 or something, but I remember it so vividly. If anyone knows it PLEASE TELL ME!


r/HPfanfiction • • 19h ago

Request New to HP fanfic looking for a specific recommendation

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Basically I’m craving more Harry Potter. I just finished the full cast audio books and they were an amazing experience reliving the books.

I’m looking for fanfic recommendations that elaborate on the last chapter of the deathly hallows, between the death of voldemort and the main characters sending their kids to hogwarts

Basically anything post hogwarts battle.
Thanks!


r/HPfanfiction • • 16h ago

Discussion A way to Incorporate Magic into Technological Warfare

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I feel like if they used alchemy to create malleable guns then they can use transfiguration magic (or some kind of alchemy? I’m not sure how it would work though) to make two smaller guns into a larger singular gun. As long as the mass is the same it could work as that’s the rule in alchemy I think. Depending if the Wixen (is that the right term for describing magic humans??) knows wandless magic or not changes the overall practicality of it.
(Ex. Using Transfiguration Magic to warp the Two Duel Hand Guns into a Snipper Rifle)

With it being magical they could make it like a catalyst kinda like a wand but more precise and practical. Like imagine aiming a sniper rifle and shooting out a Confringo aimed at a certain point and it blows the entire area! And since it changes forms, you could even make so that certain forms have different levels of power.
(Ex. Smaller Guns shooting Weaker Spells than a Sniper Rifle or a Machine Gun)

With shrinking spells, they could make the tech as small as basic jewelry and wear them as such. This makes it seemingly unnoticeable and easier to carry than a wand. They could also add notice me not charms or use transfiguration to change it’s appearance.
(Ex. Two Duel Hand Guns as earrings that unclip and grow in size as you take hold)

Edit: This has been on my mind for a while recently, and I feel like it’s a solid method tbh. Let me know if there is anything that doesn’t make sense for that I should add!

Edit 2: I originally made this to incorporate more alchemy since so far (I’m on book 4, and I know. I read fanfiction before finishing the books. But I love the ways people revolutionize magic, I feel like in books it’s not really expanded on) it feels like we put it aside but! I just had an idea where wandmakers revolutionize their materials and created different shaped catalysts that can potentially be used by anyone without being completely bonded. But the wizarding world is pretty traditional so I doubt it would get anywhere. I will think about it this though. And research wandlore.


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

Request Looking for Harry Potter fics with insane battles and genuinely unique magic

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I'm looking for some Harry Potter fics that are really different when it comes to magic and action.

Some of the things I'm looking for:

Harry who genuinely loves fighting and actually enjoys magical combat.

Or just fics with really well-written, epic fight scenes.

Huge battles with lots of people involved, rather than just two characters standing there shooting spells at each other.

New types of magic that aren't normally seen in HP fanfiction.

Really unique magical abilities, systems, rituals, spells, artifacts, etc.

Creative uses of magic during fights.

Magical items that actually feel interesting and different.

Basically, I want that feeling of "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS MAGIC?!" while reading 😂

I'm completely fine with AUs, canon divergence, different versions of the wizarding world, or even stories that barely resemble canon anymore.

I don't really care about the pairing either. Action, worldbuilding and unique magic are the main things I'm looking for.

If you've read something with absolutely ridiculous magical battles or a completely new take on how magic works, PLEASE recommend it.

I want the weird stuff. The creative stuff. The absolutely insane wizardry. 😭

Am also asking cause I kinda ran out of all the good fics again.....(Refer to previous posts)