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The Traveler’s Guide to the
Potterverse
Harry Potter Fanfiction
Fan fiction has become one dimension in which fans have complete control over the characters
of their favorite universe. The 'Potterverse', as it has been aptly named, contains hundreds of
twists on characters that were once the sole creative property
of JK Rowling. These changes range from creating new
relationships among characters, continuing plot lines, altering Milano
a character's personality, to even creating new characters. Fan
fiction is a way for the Harry Potter fan base to expand on Liguria
their own ideas of the story, and completely disregard the Genova
original version. Writers lurk on fan sites such as 'Mugglenet'
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or 'the Leaky Cauldron', as well as setting up blogs dedicated La Spezia
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to fan fiction. Many create online communities or groups that
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focus on specific types of fiction, and there have been sites
created for the sole purpose of sharing fan fiction (such as
HarryPotterFanficton.com). Fan fiction has fast become a
central component of the Potterverse, and much of it can be
held accountable by the great versatility allowed by the original Harry Potter universe.
Fanfiction terminology:
Ship(s): Noun/Verb. Fanfic lingo for relationships or
pairings between characters. "What ships do you support?"
"Usually Dramione, but I like the occasional Grabini." Can be
used as a verb to mean writing fics in which the Milano
relationship is central. "I usually ship Dramione. Theyre so
much more fun to write than Ron/Hermione ships." Liguria
OC(s): Noun/Adjective. An abbreviation for 'original
character', or a character created by an author. "She's an Genova
OC". Can also be used to describe changes made to a Cinque Terre
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"Warning, contains OC-Draco. He has pink unicorn for friends,
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eats rainbows, and burps butterflies."
OC personality: Noun. A personality belonging to one of
JK Rowling's original characters, that has been altered.
"Hermione has an OC personality in this fic. She doesnt like to
study, and is a loner who ignores the rest of Hogwarts."
AU: Adjective. An abbreviation for 'Alternate Universe'
used to describe fiction that is not compatible with the
flow of the original story or would never occur in the Milano
original Harry Potter world. "This fic is AU, and is set in a
universe in which Professor Snape is wooed by an overeager
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Madam Pince."
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DH-compatible: Adjective. Used to describe fiction that is
compatible with events from Harry Potter and the Deathly Cinque Terre
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and depressing." Monaco
Epilogue compliant: Adjective. Used to describe fiction
that is compatible with the events from the epilogue of
Harry Potter. "Epilogue compliant fics bore me."
Fandom: Noun. As a noun it is used to to label the 'fan-
kingdom' in which characters and events may not adhere
to their original versions. "In the Harry Potter fandom,
nobody is safe from random shipping"
Fanon: Adjective. Used to describe anything which has Milano
been altered by an author, and differs from the original
events of Harry Potter. *see also: OC, AU. "Warning, Liguria
contains fanon Draco. His best friend is a house elf named
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Tinkerbell and he loves muggle disco music."
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Movie-Verse: Adjective. Used to describe fiction that
may not be faithful to the books, but adheres to events of
the Harry Potter movies. "I've always been skeptical of
Movie-verse fiction. It's not very realistic." Milano
Crossover Fics: Noun. A method commonly used by Liguria
authors who cannot resist combining their favorite
universes, or feel that 2 share many similarities and Genova
would make from an interesting combination. These fics
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combine elements of different books, movies, or comics.
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read about Voldemort and Mrs. Lovett in the same story." Monaco
Crack fics: Noun. Crack fics are the brainchild of late
nights and too much caffein. They are written in a joking
manner and often make no sense. Authors write these
for fun and to amuse themselves when suffering
immense writers's block. Crack fic is most often AU.
"You've got to read this crack fic. Hermione dyes her hair
purple and green, then turns Hogwarts into the nightclub of
the wizarding world." Milano
Drabbles: Noun. Drabbles are short fics that are
generally under 100 words. Theyre usually inspired by a Liguria
word or an emotion, and depict simpler scenes and less
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plot than fanfiction usually does.
Novellas: Noun. As in real life, novellas are multi- Cinque Terre
chaptered fics that contain complex plots and a Imperia
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developed storyline, and are just short of becoming Monaco
novels. "That novella was so dramatic that I just gave up on
trying to understand it."
Time Periods: Authors are aware that there are many
different timelines within the Potterverse. Fics may be
set within the Founders' Era, the Marauders' Era, Pre-
Hogwarts (referring to Harry Potter's generation), the
Golden Trio (referring to Potter's generation at
Hogwarts), Post Hogwarts (referring to what happens Milano
after Potter's generation graduates), Second Generation
(time periods that have the Potter generation's children
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as central characters), and AU (which encompasses time
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travel, modernizations, and all other time periods).
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MonacoFamous Unconventional Couples of the Harry Potter Fandom
Dramione: A term coined by the live-journal community of
the same name. It ships Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. Milano
Fics often center around the challenges faced by the two in an
effort to hide or maintain their relationship. Relies heavily on Liguria
the phrase 'there's a fine line between love and hate'
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Grabini/Hermionaise: Another term coined by live-journal
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communities. These ships are Hermione Granger and Blaise
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Zabini. These fics often follow different paths depending on
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which Blaise is used. Fanon Blaise is of italian descent and
usually does not have blood prejudices (against muggleborns)
unlike many of his housemates. He is often of mixed blood
and is portrayed as being part Veela, which accounts for his
mother's remarkable beauty.
The Candy Cane Couple: Ships for Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley. The nickname refers to their
hair colors, which are white-blonde and fire truck-red. Much like the Dramione ships, this ship
centers around challenges faced by Draco and Ginny to have their relationship accepted by friends,
family, and peers.
The Dragon keeper and the Librarian: This ship refers to Charlie Weasley and Hermione Granger.
As there is not much mentioned in terms of Charlie's personality he is generally fanon, and
depicted as 'the 30 year old bachelor who finally fell in love'.
Granger/Flint: An obviously named ship, it is of Hermione Granger and Marcus Flint. Entails the
building and maintaing of a relationship most dont approve of, and relies heavily on the phrase
'opposites attract'.
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MonacoCliches of Fanfiction:
‘Im trying to be a very serious writer, but can only write crack-fic’
Horrendous fics written by 12 year olds, with a plot that consists of a multitude of OC characters that
coincidentally resemble their friends. These OC characters are often in committed relationships with
the characters of their choice. Often written "lyk thi$!!!!!!1111!!11!!!!1111oneoneoneoneone!!!!11
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLROFLMAO!!!!111!!". Writers of this infamous fanfic demographic are
known for their lack of creativity and loyal adherence to cliched plots. Some writers are not capable of
using proper punctuation marks, or utilizing the ‘spell check’ tool on their word processors, and the
majority make up for their lack of creativity with excessive descriptions.
A short example: Dongju was sat in her spinning chair (with a high black, plastic back. And the red
mesh seat) in her canary yellow hobo shirt (that wuz kinda see throo cuz she washed it two many
tymz) and blue,pink,orange,yellow,sky blue striped pajama pants (jus b/c she wux cool lyke dat) and
had an expression of supercalifragalistic-expialidocious Rage on her face, as she read the horrible
attempt at fanfiction.
‘Im a very indecisive person that does not know the basic law of fractions’
The are fics where harry/ron/hermione have a hot/super powered/half veela/half vampire/half
demented/half 'founder'/ half somehow related to voldie, twin/family member, that was previously
not known of. these fics usually consist of over dramatic descriptions of sibling rivalry and conflicts
that are anti-climatic.
A Short exmaple: “AHHHHHH! who are you?” “Well its a really long story, but if you insist. I am
your half veela, half vampire, half siren, half boggart, half troll, half mermaid, half centaur, half
acromantula, half gnome, half kneazle, identical twin sister. Your father happens to be the evil
megalomaniac that you’ve been trying to kill for 7 years now. When we were born he decided to send
you off to live with muggles, because he thought it make for some really great dramatic irony after
you succeeded in killing him. Oh and did I mention? I have super powers that allow me to read
minds, fly at will, become invisible at will, conjure up forces of nature that are part of your worst
nightmares, and I can force people to do whatever i want. Im also totally evil, and planning on
stealing your boyfriend.”
Continued on next pageCliches of Fanfiction continued: ‘Im a romantic at heart, and I wish my love-life were more like this’ These are fics where dramione have been in secret relationship since 3rd/4th/5th/6th year and is rvelaed in 7th year much to horror of dumb&dumber/supportive friends (harry and ron, depending on which ver.) and the taunts/admiration of syltherin house (again, depending on the version.). Ron and/or Pansy will often think of some kind of plan to break up the two, and it will miraculously succeed. (considering the combined intelligence of the 2 barely rivals that of a flobberworm.. usually). Hermione and Draco will have jealous lover's tiff until one of the "good" characters gets them back together. This "good" character is often blaise zabini (who has secretly liked hermione since 3/4/5/6 but wants to see her happy with draco, Ginny who thinks Draco is uber-hot and is jealous but wants her to be happy/who doesnt understand why a smart girl like Hermione has fallen for Draco but still wants her to be happy/ Harry, who has stopped being the self centered idiot tht he is to realize that Hermione was actually happier with Draco than without him. Hermione and Draco get back together, and in the case of multi-chaptered fics, the epilogue involves ultra-mega-insanely sappy plot where hermione is either pregnant/has kids/both/ and/ or is sending her kids off to hogwarts/etc... with draco. yay. ‘Im a conservative person that likes having my plot written out for me’ Dry epilogue compliant fics that have ron & hermione, ginny & harry, and the rest of weasley clan. A Short example: “Oh Ron, We dont have time for you to play quidditch with Harry! We have to go meet your parents at the Burrow, for Sunday Brunch! Besides, he’s your brother in law. Cant you just see him next time we go see Ginny? Shes been asking me to come over and babysit their 23rd kid anyways.” ‘Im a true fanfic-er at heart, and the entire Potterverse is my creative playground.’ Second generation fics of scorpius and rose. Because nobody is safe from fandom, not even 11 year olds. A Short Example:
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Author: Dongju Lee
Characters: Hermione Granger, Mr and Mrs. Granger.
Ships: none
Era: Pre-Hogwarts
Warnings: none
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All recognizable elements of Harry Potter belong to J.K Rowling. No copyright infringement
intended.
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"She's doing it again."
"I thought she'd outgrown it."
"I did, too. I know she's a creative child, but…I just…worry about her."
"So do I."
"What should we do?"
"I don't know, Love. I just don't know."
Hermione turned another page in Indigenous Birds of Eastern Europe For Dummies, her eyes flickering
between the text and the full-color photos.
She sighed, her bare feet slapping together sporadically in the air above; for once, an otherwise
fascinating subject wasn't holding her attention.
Placing a marker from the local library—’Learn More, Read a Book’—between the pages, she put the
book aside and rolled over, glancing across the bedroom towards the chair next to the window.
"Do you think I shouldn't have done it?"
Propping herself up on her elbows, she rested her chin between her palms.
"I mean, cheating's against the rules. Mrs. Blackwell said so, very clearly, at the beginning of the year. I
wrote down all the rules in the front of my notebook—so I wouldn't forget, of course—and, well, she
really should have known, shouldn't she?"
Frustrated, she twisted her body around until she was sitting, legs folded into a pretzel, arms crossed
over her chest.
"It's not my fault she didn't pay attention, that she'd rather gossip about boys and clothes than listen to
the teacher. And so what if I told? It's against the rules. I was supposed to tell." Bouncing from the bed,
she began to pace, her head twisting to keep the chair in sight with each pass.
"And cheating on a history quiz? Of all things! History's so…so…easy! It's just facts. You just have to
memorize. I—I can't believe she needed to cheat!" Flopping to the floor, she turned to the chair, again.
"But the things she said…" She sniffed, blinking, as a single tear rolled down her cheek. "I did what I was
supposed to do—why do they all hate me?"
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"Doctor, we're concerned about our daughter, Hermione."
"Ah, yes. I remember her—bright young girl, asked a million and one questions at her last check-up.
Unless I miss my guess, I'll have to be on my toes—that one will have my job, soon!"
"Yes, that's our Hermione, alright."
"Lovely child. What seems to be the problem, then?"
"Well…physically, she's fine, it's just…"
"You see, Doctor, she has…an imaginary friend."
Hermione hugged her knees to her chest, huddled snugly into the space between the bed and the wall.
"I didn't mean to." Biting her lip, she looked up at the edge of the bed.
"It's just…she said something nasty about my teeth…sh—she…called me a—a beaver!" Hermione cried,
burying her face in her hands, her abundant hair falling to cover her from view. She continued, her voice
a bit muffled, now. "And then I—I got so upset and so angry and I just thought it—I didn't even say it
out loud—but then…all her hair fell out, right onto the floor."
Glancing up, she dropped her hands to the floor and continued: "And then all the other girls started to
laugh, and then she called me a freak and ran to the loo."
She stared at the floral wallpaper, almost as if in a trance; if she looked long enough, the leaves and vines
seemed to move...
She blinked.
"I think she was crying."
She looked up again.
"Do you think I'm a freak?"
"Many children have imaginary friends. How old is she?"
"Nine. She'll be ten in three months."
"I see. Tell me, does she have any other friends, real ones?"
"Well, Hermione's such a smart girl, and you know how children are…she's just never meshed well with
other girls her age."
"Ten is a bit old for an imaginary friend, to be honest, but I wouldn't be overly concerned. Give her
another year or two—if she's still speaking with this 'friend', I'll be glad to see her."
"Thank you so much, Doctor."
"I'm glad I could help."
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The setting sun filled the back yard with golden light.
Hermione sat, watching the dust motes swirling in the last light of the day.
"It's tomorrow, you know." She glanced across the porch to a green and white lawn chair, twisting her
hands in worry.
"I'm afraid to go to Hogwarts, Lily. What if I can't find my classes? Or what if I don't know enough?" She
paused, brow furrowed, lip clamped between her teeth. "What if I'm rubbish at it?"
"You'll do fine." Lily smiled. "You'll love it, I'm sure."
"But what if no one likes me?"
"Nonsense. Why wouldn't they like you? Why, I bet you'll make a friend on the train, before you even get
to Hogwarts."
"You think so?" Hermione glanced up at the other girl, who was fading away with the evening sun.
"I promise."
Hermione watched as Lily slowly disappeared into the darkness. Sighing, she stood up, entering the back
door and climbing up the stairs to her room; she had to pack, after all.
And then maybe she'd read Hogwarts, A History one more time…
…just in case.
Mrs. Granger looked out the window where her daughter was sitting, speaking to what seemed to be an
empty lawn chair.
"Still talking to Lily, then?" Her husband asked, coming closer to peer out the window with her.
She glanced down at the fine vellum envelope she held, the green ink boldly proclaiming its source:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Her brow furrowed in thought—"You don't suppose…"—she looked up at the empty lawn chair, then
back at the envelope once again.
Mr. Granger followed her gestures, his gaze flickering between the empty chair and the envelope.
Their eyes met.
"Well, that's a relief," Mr. Granger said, smiling out the window at his daughter and her 'friend' before
leaving the room.
Mrs. Granger sighed; of course her daughter wasn't crazy, she was special.
She was a witch.
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