title says it all. i’ve read a lot of lunarry/haruna/huna fics in the span of one week bc i just love them so much. i think harry should’ve ended up with her bc they’re both odd in different ways and yet each complements the other so perfectly. she can understand him in ways others can’t and he can understand her when no one else does (and tbh no one ever does, so that’s an amazing feat). sadly, there’s a huge lack of fics dedicated for this ship (i checked, just around 2000 tags in ao3 out of the hundreds of thousands fics under harry potter and most aren’t even luna/harry main). so i’m hoping anyone can recommend some hidden gems??

i’ve read the obvious ones like

• the accidental animagus

(the best one so far tbh. but this is very heavy in plot and politics. however, the relationship progression is very slow and natural bc of it) (there’s a sequel called animagus at war but it’s still incomplete)

• ignore the dementor

(the concept is so funny and intriguing. but the romance is pretty insta-love and unnatural imo. still better than nothing tho)

• the very best

(pokemon in-world au. very hilarious lmao)

i get why people are reluctant to ship them or even write about them. luna’s personality and characterization can be very hard to nail in fics. she can come across as weird just for the sake of being weird if not written well. sadly i’ve come across fics that are like that. but hey, beggars can’t be choosers. the animagus-verse fics nail these perfectly tho.

tl;dr: looking for luna x harry fic recs bc they’re so very rate.

I've been reading fics where one or both of Harry's parents are alive and some people recommend a fic where lily lived and fled to magical Britain with Harry. Does anyone know the name of that fic?

This is a fic that has the MoM putting Harry as criminal and wanting his arrest I think, and they can't find him. Harry was walking on the neighborhood followed by a couple of cops when he saw a house on fire, and rescued some kids, then was taken to a muggle hospital. Tonks managed to finally find Harry, who has Hermione around who's angry with Tonks/the order. Doctor says Harry has already died? Or heart attack? Not sure.

Tonks, as good investigator, is coached? Partners with some investigators (not aurors) so she helps finding what's going on.

That's about what I recall

But they sure are not poor “muggles”!

In a world where there is a reasonable conversion rate for galleons to pounds, Arthur Weasley has found that he can keep his family fed and happy if he gets muggle stuff, and in doing so, is far better at his job.

How does this affect the world? This is a small idea I had, and I would love to see it fleshed out.

"And the champion for Hogwarts is...Cedric Diggory!"

Flame. Smoke. Paper.

"And our fourth... Tri-wizard Champion is.... Wade Wilson!"

"Gasp! Who could have possibly expected my little old name would come out of that cup! You bet can bet your secret trust vault galleons that this story is getting banned from FF.net."

What name would you have come out of the goblet?

I don’t mind if Harry travels alone or with others (eg. Golden trio) and I don’t mind any ships/gen. Preferably only AO3 links, please! (Since fanfic.net browsers bug heavily on my device).

I’ve read a few fanfics where he is summoned by the Order to defeat Voldemort from a different universe and really enjoy them, so I’m looking to read more.

Thank you!!

ISO a similar one to what I posted earlier. So the specific one I’m thinking of has Harry going on lots of different “dates” with prospective betrothed but they were all chaperoned and I remember it was what he wanted bc he wanted to be a house husband I think. Ik that a family was his big thing. But he only liked like 2 of them. I don’t remember the final pairing, but I think it might have been rabastan (I’m only about 26.7% sure about that). I remember that Harry had like chaperoned meetings for the first “date” and then he got to decide if there was a connection and wanted to meet again, and some of them treated him like he was stupid and not a person, one specific meeting I remember the guy just kept talking about himself and his accomplishments and when talking with Harry he was always super condescending and basically told him you don’t need to do anything but be pretty. But it was basically like an interview to be courted. Ik for sure that this was on AO3. OH and Harry ended up meeting mostly guys his age but there were a couple that were older. TIA

So the specific one I’m thinking of has Harry going on lots of different “dates” with prospective betrothed but they were all chaperoned and I remember it was what he wanted bc he wanted to be a house husband I think. Ik that a family was his big thing. But he only liked like 2 of them. I don’t remember the final pairing, but I think it might have been rabastan (I’m only about 26.7% sure about that). I remember that Harry had like chaperoned meetings for the first “date” and then he got to decide if there was a connection and wanted to meet again, and some of them treated him like he was stupid and not a person, one specific meeting I remember the guy just kept talking about himself and his accomplishments and when talking with Harry he was always super condescending and basically told him you don’t need to do anything but be pretty. But it was basically like an interview to be courted. Ik for sure that this was on AO3. OH and Harry ended up meeting mostly guys his age but there were a couple that were older. TIA

This is the bare bones of an idea that popped into my head while at work. Mrs. Norris is some ancient, Eldritch being/faerie(spelling matters) that roams the halls of Hogwarts.

I don’t know where to take this, or if it can even go anywhere, but I want this idea out in the world.

I ask this due to a recent binge I've done of some decent works I know of off hand, I am curious if anyone can make any good recommendations of fics where Harry gets involved in the world/story of an anime/manga, if I could also get some help maybe finding a fic revolving certain features it has that would also be appreciated.

The fic in question is one where Harry decides to leave/flee the British wizarding world due to finding out his parent(s)? are still alive. I am unsure if it was only his mother or both. However while he had killed Voldemort, in an AU way, he didn't want to be surrounded by a world with his not-so-dead parents and sycophant British wizards and decided a normal life somewhere else was better for him. He managed to hide himself but ends up involved in an anime/manga's story. I know this is really vague but it's all I can remember.

Aside from that any recommendations are appreciated I'd like to avoid slash if possible as that isn't my cup of tea. I don't have any other preferences in that regard.

I can't remember much else about this fic, but I know for certain it was Harry/Hermione and I'm fairly sure whilst in the middle of an argument with her parents Hermione apparated from the car to her home.

Maybe Hagrid too.

The elder Dursleys might or might not be thought of as witches and burned at the stake, given the strange language they speak and the strange clothes they wear, and their general disposition.

Harry might make his way to Hogwarts... eventually.

Dudley was transfigured into a pig with a blonde mop of hair, which people keep trying to pull of, as they think it's a wig. Harry might make some money/food/shelter by showing the pig with hair, and having it do tricks.

They may have been separated, or Harry had the good sense to separate and hide from the mob, or the mob may have seen the Dursleys abusing him.

I’ve been trying to use fichub to download the Life and Times into an epub file for my kindle and I cannot for the life of me get it to work! Does anyone have an epub version they can send? I really appreciate it! This is the fic I’m talking about:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5200789/1/The-Life-and-Times

Hi everyone, I'm planning out a longfic where Regulus is interested in alchemy, but it's been said that it's only held when there's sufficient demand, so I'm trying to gauge that number.

IIRC there was about a dozen students taking potions at NEWTs levels during Harry's era, and given that there are about 143 ish students per year level that's a pretty low rate for a non-elective course. But there are several factors that would probably play into it like difficulty, teacher popularity, sociopolitical climate, job prospects, etc. so I don't know how much it would differ in the 70s.

When I was in school (800 students ish, not that far from Hogwarts' 1,000) I think advanced senior classes were classified as "in demand" with about three students.

Do you think maybe three or four would count as being in demand for a class like alchemy? I'm wondering how many OCs I have to pad with cause I can't imagine anyone else in Reg's year level being particularly interested 😭

Another thing I have to consider is that his interest in alchemy might be a large part of the story (finding his identity outside of being the Spare Heir) so I'm wondering if I should pair him up with another canon classmate.

(or they can't be seen by those without magic, and they either hide, take a while to appear or catch up with Harry at the Dursleys and so McGonagall/Hagrid/Dumbledore don't see them).

14 year old Harry Potter stared up at the dark lord wondering if being a wrath messed up his mind more than he thought. Dude first my names Harry not Hadrian. second you do know that the wizarding world has no such thing as lordships right… I mean our fashion might be 100 years out of date but it doesn’t mean we’re that barbaric. But voldermort stuttered your political power your extreme wealth your betrothal of the greengrass heiress he stammered out so fast harry felt that he might have missed something. Harry responded with a surprising calmness that he didn’t know he could muster well yes I do have political power but it wasn’t because I was born into some “lordship” it was because I became a war hero at the whopping age of one and I saved Hogwarts multiple times so a lot of politicians are grateful of the fact I saved there kids or grandkids and are willing to give me a few favors. And yes’s I am filthy rich but it’s because I’m from an old money family not because I was born into a politician family. And finally I’m not betrothed to Daphne I’m dating her met her at a summer party my godfather held when he was pardoned. Voldermort standing there shocked that everything he thought he knew about the wizarding was wrong does nothing besides handing Harry his wand and walking off into the distance. Harry wand in hand stood there shocked before abruptly laughing to himself thinking Daphne ron and Hermione are gonna get a kick out of this.

most of the fics i’ve found have bottom regulus, which is lovely, but i love the fics that explore their dynamic with bottom sirius! bonus points if he’s a demanding bottom, and it doesn’t have to be pure smut either. i love fics with plot and smut together. thanks in advance!

Today I was discussing with a friend the possibility that Harry could have become an Obscurial if the Durleys had been a little more determined to undermine his magical heritage.

And that gave me the idea to look for fanfics in which he becomes an Obscurial in some way. I don't have many requirements.

I've been working on a story in which the MC is omnilingual. Due to some shenanigans, he understands, speaks, reads, and writes any language, including magical and animal languages. Then I went and gave him a pet, or rather had him wander around the Magical Menagerie until one of the residents asked him to take them home.

I had not planned to take this direction, but sometimes, silly ideas take on a life of their own.

MC's pet is a half Matagot/part Kneazle, and then I started thinking about its lineage and parents. That was when I started getting an inkling of just what my brain was doing. I was dragged down a rabbit hole of magical pets.

Of course, you have Harry and Hermione's pets, Hedwig and Crookshank, and Neville has Trevor, but what about everyone else? Scabbers doesn't count. And what, if any, special abilities do those pets have?

So, the MC's pet is a cat-like Matagot/Kneazle with a smidge of something several generations back.

Dumbledore has Fawkes.

Lee had a giant spider that could be something.

Neville has Trevor.

Crookshanks is a part Kneazle.

Hedwig was always something special, so I wanted to add a smidge of something into her DNA, but that can wait.

Harry will have a twin sister with a part Valravn familiar in the story.

Tonks has a magical Chameleon named Karma

Luna has a pet Cuckoo named Clock

Lavender's rabbit is actually a winged species called a Skvader; I can't remember if her rabbit had a name.

...

Does anyone else have any ideas for familiars for other characters? I know Ron gets Pig eventually, but if someone has a good idea, he could totally get something different. Silly puns and jokes are welcome.

Hi!

I’m looking for story that, as you might have guessed from the title, had Harry interact with the Banshees from Irish mythology. I do not remember the name, nor the author, but I do remember a couple of plot points.

Here they are:

Harry somehow gets to Ireland (don’t remember how) and is given refuge by an Irish auror;

During his stay in Ireland, Harry befriends a Banshee - a female spirit from Irish mythology.

Unlike their real life mythological counterparts, the banshees in this story are not malicious.

The Banshees and locals (both muggle and magical) are being hunted by Jack the Ripper (yes, that Jack the Ripper).

In this story, Jack was once Nicholas Flamel’s apprentice. He has turned to rather dark aspects of alchemy in order to achieve immortality.

Help would be appreciated!

Lily and James had a plan, They would create Life like looking homunculi which would stand in for them during Halloween

while they are off in the Potter manner. (Harry was also included in this)

It worked too well, somehow the baby Harry homunculi destroyed the dark lord. Or was it Lily?

They didn't realize how powerful the false imitations of them and their love could actually be. Point is it was only temporary but everybody thinks James and Lily are dead but not the boy.

Dumbledore not knowing this sends Harry to his relatives

Or rather the false Harry. (Who turns into dust after 3 years, That was surprisingly longer than most homunculi)

The actual Harry James Lily Are in the states having crossed the pond While everybody was confused.

It's only until The try wizard tournament where Harry Potter is announced From the Americans School.

Dumbledore was sweating bullets when he thought Harry Potter died. It took him him until 4th year to find out. He's been duped as well. He's honestly proud of Lily and James for such a ruse.

James and Lily had no idea about Sirius and Remus and what happened to them. They kind of justified it as well. Sirius and Remus would want them to be alive and happy. (Don't worry they break out Sirius as soon as they find out,)

Voldemort thinks That Harry Potter somehow resurrected his parents That he tricked them all.. And had been hiding for years.

Any Harry/Hermione recs? I’m open to any gender, length, or plot as long as they fit these restrictions:

No Non-con or Dub-con.

NO underage spicy scenes. (I’m cool with spicy scenes between consenting adults. I’m cool with underage kids being love as long as we keep it PG.)

No Weasley bashing. (Jealous!Ron or Jealous!Ginny are cool, as long as they are not villainized)

or…

Singular- horcrux, of the horcrucĭs, to the horcrucī, horcrucĕm (direct object), horcrux, from the horcrucĕ.

Plural- horcrucēs, of the horcrucŭm, to the horcrucĭbus, horcrucēs (direct object), horcrucēs, from the horcrucĭbus

Your classic Very AU, very miserable, very betrayed and depressed and wrongly sorted into Slytherin Harry whose life was literally a living hell with no friends is sent back in time as a reward by Powers that be for defeating Voldemort.

Except Harry doesnt want any of that. He firmly believes nothing can make up for the things he suffered. He commits suicide just to spite the powers yet they send him back again. So he does what they would never expect and teams up with voldemort just to spite them.

Now they need to deal with two dark lords.

Inspired by Double Blind Fix It on Ao3.

Hi! I am looking for a story I once read, and I would be super grateful if anyone can find the title of it! I believe it is after the war, and no body is getting along at all. In frustration, McGonagall decides to use an idea that Dumbledore had (I think), of showing their entire year a students memories to show that they aren’t that different from another. And basically it chose Hermione first and they find out that she grew up with Dean Thomas because her family adopted him.

Thanks!

Harry really loves cooking and becomes a master of cooking and cleaning spells and when voldy comes back, harry doesn't care, 'live and let live' he says, so when voldy tries to take over hogwarts (harry never left howarts as he wanted to continue cooking with nice ingredients) he puts his foot down, duels voldy only using cooking spells and wins easily. Feel free to edit this idea however you want but please tell me if you do make a fic inspired by this prompt.

All I remember was that it was post war, Drarry fic, and Draco is really good at wandless magic so Harry tries it, but he accidentally ends up burning a shampoo bottle into Draco's shower or something. They might've met under false pretenses (Harry disguised himself i think?) but that might be a different fic idk i read it years ago pls help