r/HPfanfiction • • 3d 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 • • 3d 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 • • 7h ago

Prompt After getting bitten by the basilisk Harry starts having dreams about the last time that happened.

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She told that twmffat Salazar that his stupid snake needed a muzzle, but did he listen? No. And godric just thought it was great fun, a fearsome beast to protect their home. Boys! Not that Rowena was any better, any chance to study the rare creature and she was happy. No it was only her who had a problem with it.

She had always been the odd one out, Higwart’s first master of witchcraft while the boys excelled in wizardry and Rowena was the scholar of the esoteric. But food had to get made, potions brewed, cloth woven, and clothes sewn. And they knew better than to anger her overly much. Slytherin at least consented to keeping the blasted thing in his chambers below the school rather than out on the grounds.


r/HPfanfiction • • 46m ago

Prompt Fine, you want a confession? I was the one who imperiused the guy to burn down those shops, I encouraged Umbridge to write those anti muggleborns laws? And the reasons so many kids have been missing? I've been selling magical children to a Muggle organization, including your chosen one."

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Snape eyes went wide as he stepped away from the prisoners, Dumbledore's eyes turning cold as the air seemed to dropped 30 degrees in one second

"What did you say?" He asked

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Harry Potter never expected his life to be like this. Living in the cupboard under the stairs until he was five, then given to a weird organization that had a bunch of kids around his age kept under lock and key.

He didn't know much about the organization, or the weird symbol of a black skull with tentacles with a red background.

He grew close to the kids in no time due to being around them, and only them, constantly. The first was a boy named Theodore Nott, a girl named Sophia Malfoy, a bushy haired girl named Hermione Granger, a redhead girl named Ginny Weasley, and a brown haired boy named Neville Longbottom.

Harry quickly learned that magic was real as a tutor would come in and instruct them for several hours a day.

This went on until he was twelve, the facility they had been kept at attacked, Harry and his group making a bid to escape.

They spent the next two years constantly moving, stealing to survive and living in tents.

Then, on his fifteenth birthday, after the Avengers saved New York from an alien invasion, the group decided to start posing as a 'mutant' group, taking small jobs for pay, Harry growing close with both Sophia and Ginny.

None of them they were about to be on the radar of three massive groups


r/HPfanfiction • • 21h ago

Prompt I take if the raid was a success?" Voldemort asked as Lucius and Bellatrix walked in "Yes, my lord." Lucius said as the two sat down "Excellent, Excellent." "I must say, I enjoyed the part where we killed the women and children." Bellatrix said. Voldemort froze, eyes wide

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"You two did fucking what?" Voldemort asked, spoon still frozen from where he'd been stirring his tea.

"Was the point of the raid not to express our anger and rage like you said, my Lord?" Bellatrix asked in confusion as she and Lucius looked at each other.

"When I said expression your anger and rage, I meant vandalize something, commit arson, kick a baby, not be a couple of fucking psychopaths! I'm running for Minister in a few weeks, do you know what this will do to my support if this gets out!?" Voldemort demanded.

"Perhaps we should do a hate crime instead next time." Lucius said as Bellatrix frowned "It's not really a hate crime if I enjoy it, is it?"

Voldemort banged his head against the table in frustration


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

Prompt "So, who broke it?" Snape asks, looking at the coffee pot as no one spoke up "I'm not mad, I just want to know." "I did, I broke it." McGonagall spoke up "No, no you didn't." Snape said, holding up a hand

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"You." Snape said, pointing at Lupin "Did you break this?"

"Don't look at me, look at her!" Lupin said, pointing at Sprout

"What? I didn't break it!"

"Huh, that's weird how did you know it was broken?"

"Because it's sitting in front of us and it's broken?!"

"Suspicious!"

"No it's not!"

Filch spoke up "Not that it matters, probably not, but Hooch was the last to use it."

Hooch rounded on him "Liar, I don't even drink that crap!"

"Then what were you doing by the coffee pot earlier!?"

"I force the students who mess around in class to clean the trash the toothpicks, everyone knows that!"

"Ok, let's not fight, I broke it, let me pay for it Severus." McGonagall said as Snape shook his head "No, who broke it?."

Trelwaney whispered to Snape "Severus, Dumbledore had been awfully quiet."

Dumbledore turned to her furious"Oh, really?!"

"Yeah, really." She said as the room broke into arguments.

Snape walked out, chuckling deeply to himself. He had broken the pot, he scalded his hand and threw it against the wall in anger

"Any second now they're start getting physical." He muttered

The next second Flitwick was flung through the door, Hagrid storming out, picking him up and smashing him through a table before throwing him out the window as spells flew from the break room

"Good, people were being far to nice to each other lately."" Snape smirked


r/HPfanfiction • • 4h ago

Writing Help How would you write a young Severus Snape?

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I’m looking to write a fic that starts when Snape is a fifth year and I’m wondering how to go about it. I’ve always imagined that he was a petty person and a loner but his worse attributes that we see during the main series is because of trauma events like Lily dying and him knowing how he played a hand in it. What does everyone else think he would be like as a teen?


r/HPfanfiction • • 4h ago

Request Harry potter is competent

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I’d like a fan fic that takes place before fifth year where hasty actually knows what he’s doing at his trial or at least pretends to know what he’s doing.

It can have time travel, no time travel, dumbledore bashing, or no dumbledore bashing. I’m pretty child but it’s hard to search for trial fics specifically.


r/HPfanfiction • • 12h ago

Discussion Fics that got you shipping the most unexpected characters

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I want to know the fics that got you shipping the most unexpected characters together and why? Im trying to broaden my horizons and what better way to do that then reddit.


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

Prompt "So, do you recognize any of these men?" Harry asks Ginny "I was hiding in the bathroom stalls, so I didn't see his face, but he was singing the song from the bar." "Do you remember what he was singing?" "I think it was that song 'I want it that way." "Backstreet boys, I'm familiar." Harry said

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Harry turned to the interrogation room "Number one, could you please sing the opening to 'I want it that way'?"

Marcus Flint looked confused as he looked around before shrugging "Ok... You are my fire."

Harry looked at Ginny who shook her head "Number two, keep it going."

Lucius Malfoy cleared his throat "The one desire."

Harry looked at Ginny who shook her head "Number three."

"Believe when I say." Winky sang in a perfect tune

"Number four." Harry said with a grin

"I want it that way." Aberforth said deadpan, clearly wanting to end himself.

"Tell me why!" Harry sang as Ginny looked at him alarmed

"Ain't nothing but a heartache!" The suspects sang

"Tell me why!"

"Ain't nothing but a mistake!" They sang back.

"Now number five." Harry sang

Oliver threw himself onto his knees, sliding forward as he ripped his shirt open "I never want to hear you say!" He sang in a beautiful voice.

"Wooo!" Harry howled

"I want it that way!" The suspects yelled.

Harry turned to Ginny "Chills, literal chills." Harry said

"It was number five, number five killed George." Ginny said.

"Oh my God, I forgot about that part." Harry said


r/HPfanfiction • • 1h ago

Request Any self insert’s into Voldemort, Dumbledore, Snape, etc… during the canon time frame? Not when they’re kids, or such. Basically anyone in a position of authority that can make changes. I’ll even accept Sirius SI as long as he quickly gets properly free.

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No SI’s into anyone under 18 period. They also must be able to make a large impact on the story as a whole. No SI’s into characters like Remus, since such characters are limited due to the affliction, and biased laws surrounding them. Apart from that, what have you got?


r/HPfanfiction • • 6h ago

Self-Promotion Prince of Ashes: Voldemort kept Harry after the graveyard and made him his weapon

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Hi everyone! I've been posting Prince of Ashes on AO3 since June and I'd love to share it here.

Fic Summary:

Harry Potter died in the graveyard at Little Hangleton.

Years later, magical Europe is at war, and a figure known only as the Prince has become the most feared weapon of Voldemort's regime.

As the resistance fights to survive, Hermione Granger begins to investigate the man behind the legend — unaware that ghosts of the past still walk among the living.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/86832211/chapters/229859246

One of my favourite fics is Son of Suns by blank101, a Star Wars trilogy where Luke is captured after Bespin and the Emperor turns him. Prince of Ashes started from a similar idea: what if Voldemort had kept Harry after the graveyard? It follows the Prince, the weapon the regime spent years building, and Hermione, the one person who never accepted that Harry was gone. It's a smaller, more personal story than the trilogy. The story is told mostly from Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's points of view.

Pairing: Harry/Hermione

Rating: Mature

Status: Fully drafted through the epilogue. 29 of 44 chapters posted, a new one every Saturday.

Words: 62k

Tags: Dark Harry, Canon Divergence, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Horcrux Hunting, Angst with a Happy Ending, no Ron bashing

Happy reading!


r/HPfanfiction • • 5h ago

Prompt Harry Potter,but Voldemort is the good guy .

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Tom riddle first encounter with Dumbledore destroy his trust in the wizarding world ,as the headmaster burn his belongings to "show what happens to mudbloods who don’t know their place " .

Despite that ,Riddle accept the invitation to Hogwarts ,ending up a model student in Slytherin.Being charismatic and talented ,he manage to crush his wannabee bullies and over the year cultivate a small group of friends and even convincing them of blood purism foolishness .He even gets a reward for finding the Heir of Slytherin ,Hagrid ,whose acromentula murdered Myrtle Warren . But even his excellent grades do not open him the door of the Ministry .

The jobs are reserved for purebloods ,with half-bloods or those of lower purity never hired .He end up with no choice than borgins and burke ,simmering in bitterness at his wasted potential ,before deciding to hone his craft and try again ,when his mastery shall be obvious .

But Dumbledore ,having became Headmaster ,refuse him the job of DADA teacher despite him having gone above and beyond the stated requirements ,only to engage a pureblood moron whose father backed Dumbledore ascension to supreme mugwump .

Furious ,Tom become obsessed by ending the blood purist hold on wizarding england and their blood apartheid .With the help of his school friends ,he forms a terrorist cell to enforce muggleborns and half-blood rights .

The war take a decade,but the decadent Ministry slowly fold ,even pushing a desperate dumbledore to make his own counter-terrorist group.Riddle even receive Elixir of life from the secretly sympathetic Nicholas Flamel .

But Snape arrive with a disastrous prophecy .Of a boy ,who shall be able to rival him,and grow up with the potential and the desire to destroy the muggles thanks to an engineered nuclear war ,and who can only fall from from his hand . Seeing the boy as too dangerous to be allowed to live ,Riddle immediately does his utmost to find the scourge house .

Thanks to Pettigrew ,that ends up being trivial.Riddle bust down the door of Godric Hollow ,kill James Potter ,stun Lily as Snape had asked and sling a killing curse at Potter ...only for the curse to rebound and only escaping death (becoming a wraith instead)thanks to the elixir of life ,while Lily die due to the explosion .


r/HPfanfiction • • 9h ago

Recommendation Looking for some good Peter Pettigrew fics!

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Peter Pettigrew, the absolute bastard that he is, is so criminally under loved in the HP community.

So, I’m looking for some fics that make him the main focus. Preferably canon compliant, but it doesn’t haaaave to be. So long as he’s his little imperfect self then I’m happy to read it :)

Thanks in advance!!!


r/HPfanfiction • • 9m ago

Writing Help Inventions and Industry?

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What are some inventions or technological advances that leading Muggle scientists or experts in their field could bring to life if they were some random muggleborn in Harry’s year?

This is a pretty common trope over the years, but I haven’t seen it much lately and was wondering if anyone had any ideas?

Here’s a few examples I have seen or would like to see:

A Network engineer could setup a phone like experience with mirrors that allow to call specific mirrors, rather than needing a different pair with each contact.

Hoverboards could be much cooler than brooms.

Go Pro experience with a Snitch-like device that flies around the wearer, could have made the Triwizard Tasks a much more immersive experience for the spectators.

Can anyone think of similar ideas? Ideally something that could be accomplished or at least prototyped by a single person in less than a decade?


r/HPfanfiction • • 6h ago

Find That Fic Guardian Angel Harry

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Hi, does anyone have the link or pdf/epub for the fic " The Guardian Angel of Narcissa Black"? I tried looking it at the website but its not showing up🥲🥲


r/HPfanfiction • • 8h ago

Self-Promotion I finished my first fiction. Title, Paris Invisible

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I finished my first fiction. All six chapters are out now, I'd be really grateful for any feedback. I worked really hard on it and had a lot of fun which is the main thing.

Paris Invisible by jpheerlyn

Category: Gen, F/M

Fandom: Harry Potter / Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Pairing: Charlus Potter/Vinda Rosier; Charlus Potter & Fleamont Potter (brothers)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Brotherly Love, Family Drama, Protective Siblings, Canon Compliant

Status: Complete, 6 chapters

Summary:

Paris, 1927. Every morning, Fleamont Potter checks the lock on his trunk before he's dressed. His younger brother Charlus isn't allowed to touch what's inside. Back home in England, their father is dying; in the streets outside, Grindelwald is gathering followers and the Deathly Hallows mark is chalked on every wall. Fleamont has spent his life telling his little brother what to do, right up until Grindelwald's lieutenant Vinda Rosier starts courting Charlus to get to the Peverell heirloom locked in their room.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/94627021


r/HPfanfiction • • 12h ago

Find That Fic Fics where Snape sees himself and Lily in the mc with their friend

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Basically Snapes acts like a unintentional wingman or shows favouritism due to him seeing the mc’s relationship like his and Lily’s before their fallout


r/HPfanfiction • • 13h ago

Discussion Wizarding Urban Life

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Greetings everyone!

I am curious to hear what personal Head-canons, or pieces of World-building, we have come up with for the Wizarding World’s urban centres.

Enchanted cities of magic shrouded from muggle eyes; Existing cities with hidden communities of wizardkind folded between the streets and alleys; Portkey Hubs for domestic and International Travel like Victorian train stations or modern airports; Buried settlements lost to muggle history still inhabited beneath muggle metropolises; Taverns and inns which service all manner of magical and mythical beings; Concealed Owlpost Offices on rooftops only accessible by enchanted fire escapes; Obscured islands for safe harbour aboard Wizarding sea vessels; Underground bazaars dealing in illicit potions and merchandise you cannot find in your average Diagon Alley!

Let’s hear about the tiny details that flesh out the every-day habits of a wizard living in a city!

Thank you!
Mnêmo


r/HPfanfiction • • 14h ago

Request Harry writes Voldemort a letter trope

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Anyone have any recommendations to read fics from this trope? I’ve read a few like Dear Voldie on ao3 but I’d love some more if anyone has any recs!!!


r/HPfanfiction • • 9h ago

Discussion Not sure where to ask this but does anyone know why Vitani145 has locked almost all their works in hidden collections?

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As a few of the fics I was reading of their’s are now hidden


r/HPfanfiction • • 9h ago

Request looking for a marauders era fic that feels like reading the original harry potter books (canon-compliant style, not ATYD), plus thoughts on pengiwen’s series?

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hi everyone! i’m trying to get into the marauders era, but i'm super lost on what to read and could really use some recs.

basically, i'm looking for something that feels very close to the original harry potter books in terms of writing style and general vibe, just set in their school years.

i've heard so much about all the young dudes (and as a massive david bowie fan, the 70s rock aesthetic really calls to me), but i'm kind of hesitant because i've read it gets really heavy/depressing and that the characters feel a bit out-of-character (especially remus). i prefer characters to stay as close to canon as possible

i personally love sirius, he’s got that rebellious, cynical, rock-and-roll edge. if any fic captures that (or mentions bowie/70s music organically) without totally breaking canon, that's a huge plus. wolfstar is totally fine by me too, not a strict requirement, but i don't mind it.

also, has anyone read pengiwen’s marauders series (the one that goes year by year)? are they actually worth the massive time investment?

thanks in advance! 🖤


r/HPfanfiction • • 10h ago

Find That Fic Hermione is the 4th Black sister

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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me find a fic I read a little while ago.

Hermione had traveled back in time (unsure how) and was reborn as the 4th Black sister. I remember there being a betrothal contact with Sirius and I think it ends up as a triad with him and Remus.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!


r/HPfanfiction • • 1d ago

Find That Fic Anyone know the fic this is from?

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Harry drinks liquid luck and tries to apperate to the the death eaters main compound and ends up in Malfoy manor where he causes all sorts of havoc before he is sent out of a window and onto the laws of Buckingham palace. The queen's guards apprehend him and after the situation is explained (the guards all knew of magic beforehand) they raid the Malfoy manor and take out a large number of death eaters and Voldemort is captured. The queen is absolutely livid over this and uses a hidden clause in the Magna Carta to take control over the wizarding half of the UK. Harry meanwhile ends up stuck inside a suit of Armor during all this and can't figure out how to get out of it.


r/HPfanfiction • • 10h ago

Find That Fic Estou tentando encontrar uma fanfic do Harry e fenrir

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Já tinha lido essa fanfic mas não lembro onde e nem qual o nome, lembro que o Harry era só um bruxo normal, que gostava de lobisomens, aí ele vai para uma entrevista para ser embaixador ou algo assim, acho que ele foi chamado pq era compatível com o fenrir que é o alfa deles. Só lembro disso, sei que adorei essa fanfic que reli umas 3 vezes, qualquer fanfic nesse estilo eu também estaria interessada, muito obrigada😊