Pretty, Popular, and Good at Quidditch: The Narrative Rivalry of Ginny Weasley and Cho Chang

The Defence Association?’ said Cho. ‘The DA for short, so nobody knows what we’re talking about?’ ‘Yeah the DA’s good,’ said Ginny. ‘Only let’s make it stand for Dumbledore’s Army… Ginny and Cho together make the name for the DA. Cho’s suggestion comes first, but it is Ginny’s that sticks. Here we have a microcosm

The Ginny Essays: The Girl Who Always Loved Quidditch

This essay is one in a series of works surrounding a critical review of the character of Ginny Weasley. Although these essays will address a multitude of issues with the writing of Ginny Weasley, one which underpins this particular piece is the idea that Ginny in books 1-4 was written as a different character to

Manacled by Senlinyu. The Handmaid’s Tale-esque Dramione war story that’s taking AO3 by storm.

Title: Manacled Author: Senlinyu Source: AO3 Length: 370k words Chapters: 77 Genre: Dystopia/Tragedy/Romance Rating: Explicit Published: 2018-2019 Trigger Warnings for discussions of violence, torture and rape. This is an incredibly bleak, heavy story. Not recommended if you are in a bad place, and definitely not recommended for minors. I think the rating “Explicit” is often

Eternal Sunshine of the Scourgified Mind by Solstice Muse. A post-war amnesia story about mental health.

Trigger warnings for today’s review include heavy themes around mental health, depression and suicide. Title: Eternal Sunshine of the Scourgified Mind Author: Solstice Muse Source: Fanfiction.net Length: 177k words Chapters: 49 Genre: Angst/Drama Rating: T – but should be M for violence and adult themes Published: 2005-2006 – pre DH. If you dislike long form

The many Deaths of Harry Potter by ShayneT

Today’s fic was recommended to me here rather than reddit, and it blows my mind a little that people are now reading these reviews across two platforms. Slightly changing up the formatting this time. Title: The many Deaths of Harry Potter Author: ShayneT Source: Fanfiction.net Length: 242k words Chapters: 78 Genre: Suspense/Horror Rating: T –

G is for Gabrielle by Polkaking2

Trigger warnings below for discussion of sexual situations involving minors. Also for language because I get a little carried away talking about the first trigger warning. Premise In the summer of 1997, eleven year old Gabrielle Delacour comes to the Burrow ahead of Fleur and Bill’s wedding sans her parents. Shenanigans ensue as Gabrielle turns

The Man Who Lived by SebastianL

This is a very popular and also very controversial fic. Firstly it is heavy. 250k words heavy in volume, and even heavier in content. The fic’s rating is Explicit, but not really for sexual content (although there is some of that as well). I would advise not reading this fic if you are triggered by

Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by Waspabi. In which Harry Potter learns he is a wizard at seventeen on a tube platform.

Premise Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run was based on this Tumblr prompt. It is an AU set during the Deathly Hallows, in which Harry never received his Hogwarts letter because the Dursleys moved around a lot and the ministry lost track of him for several years. He is now a seventeen-year-old

Beyond the Curtain by Bobika

Premise Beyond the Curtain is an AU sequel in which Voldemort sees Snape’s memories and changes the outcome of the war by avoiding killing Harry. Within four years, he has established his empire and an impenetrable magical Curtain is brought down over most of Europe. Our story is set in 2019, 17 years after the

Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë by Enembee

In which 12-year-old Harry accidentally flies to Albania and starts a goblin war.   Premise The story is a canon deviation from around the end of Chamber of Secrets. Ginny has been rescued and Tom Riddle foiled – all should be well. Instead, Harry has some genuine PTSD from the events of the Chamber. A