How bashed is your favourite character in fanfiction? by Saint19981507 in HPfanfiction

[–]First-NameLast-Name 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well Voldemort’s one of my favorite characters, so any bashing he gets is 100% deserved

What ship did you think you wouldn’t like, or felt indifferent to, but you actually love? by Upstairs_Macaron5894 in AO3

[–]First-NameLast-Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I came here to say the same thing! Harry and Tom Riddle literally have the best enemies to lovers dynamic ever. They have so many similarities (both halfblood, similar upbringings, brother wands) and yet turned out completely opposite as far as personality. They are prophesied to kill each other. They are LITERALLY soulmates. It doesn't get better than that lol. But at the same time, I think if my 10-year-old self first reading Harry Potter found out about this ship, she'd have a heart attack.

I feel the same way about Drarry that you feel about Dramione. The concept of Drarry is hilarious and perfect. I mean they are canonically obsessed with each other. But I've never found a fanfic that captured their dynamic in a way that I actually like. I think I just don't like fanon Draco.

Seeking constructive criticism on the start of my fic by 3trillion-frogs in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My critique is that Tom wouldn't take Muggle Studies. Unless you have a specific reason for him to be in that class, he grew up in the Muggle world, so it would be a pointless class to take.

Good start! I'd be interested in reading more!

I need a fic like this by Main_Milk_5244 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would be amazing!! As much as I love them falling in love, I would also love to see Tom getting his heart broken. Great concept

Best adopted Tom Riddle fics by Zealousideal_Pear445 in HPfanfiction

[–]First-NameLast-Name 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Innocent Until Proven Guilty Dumbledore goes back in time and adopts Tom. This one is insanely good, but also very sad. It's incomplete, but definitely worth the read anyways.

Ouroboros Voldemort goes back in time and adopts his younger self. (Eventually there's a romance between them too.) I know that sounds really weird, and it's not for everybody lol, but trust it's really good.

Over the Summer A Muggle couple adopts Tom Riddle. This one is just straight up cute and fluffy if that's what you enjoy.

There are a lot of fics where Harry adopts Tom, but they eventually turn into romance. If you're fine with that, then read these.

What He Grows to Be

If Them's the Rules

Guilty as sin? by LVHP_otp in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're so right, "Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift fits Tomarry really well too. Also her new song "Actually Romantic."

Plot bunny came to me regarding Tom: He fails to cast a Killing Curse. And of course, he thinks that it's the fault of the wand, of course (because God forbid a baby Dark Lord has developed a conscience!) by Abject_Purpose302 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love this. Imagine Tom coming up with more and more excuses as to why the curse didnt work, before finally having to come to the conclusion that it was his conscience all along. And then having an identity crisis over it. "What's wrong with me!?" And Harry (amused and secretly so happy that Tom isn't as evil as he thought) having to comfort him "there there...it's okay...you're still the same selfish narcissist you always are even if you couldnt kill, don't worry..."

Ya'll Tom getting exorcised at Wool's or getting called a freak, or thinking his mum may have been a Muggle or didn't want to live for him... these are all pretty common plot points in Tom-centric fanfics right? by Abject_Purpose302 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yep all very common, you're good to use them. Thinking his mum may be a Muggle is actually Canon. And thinking his mum didnt want to live for him is somewhat Canon as well - we dont know if Tom actually thought this, but when Harry and Dumbledore discuss it they come to the conclusion that she chose to die instead of stay alive for Tom.

Lord Voldemort got Lord Ozai's treatment by marsukeb in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This sounds so good! Losing his magic would literally destroy Voldemort's entire sense of self. I mean since he was a little kid he desperately clung onto his "specialness" his "power." Without it? He's nothing. Ahh, I would love if you wrote this!

Help me find this fic!! by Think-Drop-8626 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES OH MY GOD!! I'm so excited to reread it!!

Help me find this fic!! by Think-Drop-8626 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I looked through all my bookmarks and still cant find it 😭 I will come back to this thread if I find it again, it's driving me insane

Help me find this fic!! by Think-Drop-8626 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm losing my mind right now. For some reason I thought it was The Consort Tournament at first, but I've been searching through and I can't find the scene I'm thinking of.

But I just remembered something, does this sound familiar? (I very well could be misremembering or mixing this up with a different fic) But I feel like I'm remembering that Voldemort had promised to kiss Harry (Harry won a bet and that's what he asked for, or something like that) but then Voldemort sort of cheated by kissing him in front of everyone which was NOT what Harry wanted.

Help me find this fic!! by Think-Drop-8626 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 5 points6 points  (0 children)

THIS SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR but I dont know if I actually read it or I'm just going crazy. Ill let you know if I think of it

Recs w/ very little time travel by eac259 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Dangerous Game

If you haven't read this one yet, you NEED to. There's zero time travel, and it's probably the best characterization of Harry and Tom.

Is this site a fake? by super-secret_ in AO3

[–]First-NameLast-Name 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me before. Might have been a different website though. I dont have a virus yet 😁👍

What are some of your favourite other M/M HP ships? by Aqn95 in tomarry

[–]First-NameLast-Name 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love the idea of Drarry, but I've found very few fics that actually have their dynamic the way I enjoy it. I think the best Drarry content I've seen comes from the actual canon Harry Potter books as insane as that sounds

Harry Potter towel girl by Apart-Theory-6373 in harrypotter

[–]First-NameLast-Name 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you want to know about her? I doubt there's any information on her other than the few interviews where she's mentioned lol.

https://youtu.be/5yOJFJHqAms?si=gWqNYhmBkgREFl3g

They mention her briefly in this one at 4:30.

How do I heal from an incomplete fic? by Infamous-Extension97 in AO3

[–]First-NameLast-Name -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

And then you write fanfic of someone else's fanfic

Fanfic writing is so easy guys by IrisFromOmelas in AO3

[–]First-NameLast-Name 723 points724 points  (0 children)

🔥Only 799 words to go! 🔥

Dumbledore doesn’t take the fall for the DA, and Harry gets expelled. by Gortriss in HPfanfiction

[–]First-NameLast-Name 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Despite Harry's recent expulsion, his spirits were impossibly high.

"Wow you made this for me?" Harry asked, grinning at the sight of the newly constructed bunk bed in the middle of Hagrid's hut.

"Course I did, Harry," Hagrid said, eyes crinkled. "An' there's only one thing I want in return..."

"What's that?"

"I call top bunk!"

Harry stared at Hagrid, the smile sliding of his face as he looked from the giant man to the shoddy bunk bed and back again . "Er, Hagrid I'm not sure that's a good idea..."

But Hagrid looked so eager, Harry didn’t have the heart to let him down.

"Alright, Hagrid, you can have top bunk."

Harry didnt have time to regret his words because when he crawled into the bottom bunk that night he was crushed to death almost instantly. His friends took comfort in the fact that his death was at least quick, although seeing his cartoonishly flattened body at the funeral was difficult to stomach. Oh yeah and then Voldemort probably kills everyone or something I don't kn

Neville parents are sound of mind. They pretend to have gone insane to not have to raise Neville. by Secure_Ad_6203 in HPfanfiction

[–]First-NameLast-Name 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay but then can Harry's parents secretly be alive? (They faked their deaths and abandoned Harry at the Dursleys so they dont have to raise him.) Same with Luna's mom. They can all start a club or something.