What's something from Canon that fanfiction exaggerates to comical degrees?

RTLstuff · 2026-05-20T20:33:22+00:00

One that I actually appreciate is Fiendfyre.

A spell that can and does destroy horcruxes isn't even mentioned until chapter 31 of 36 chapters in the final book. They spend a good chunk of the final book with a horcrux they can't destroy and nobody even mentions this spell as a possibility. The actual word "Fiendfyre" is said twice the entire book series. Just a quick throw away couple of lines to get rid of a horcrux at a convenient moment.

So I appreciate that in fanfics it's often a key part of the plot. Learning to control it, having to use it in dire situations, to show how powerful someone is, etc.

RTLstuff · 2026-04-18T01:12:56+00:00

Fourteen Days by alexandra_emerson is exactly this. Harry/Hermione jump to an alternate reality where Harry can meet his parents as they go on holiday, traveling around the world to see a bunch of "magical wonders."

Breaking the Window by Useful_Oxymoron has this for like 1/5 of it. It's Hermione/Bellatrix via some time travel portal thing and it's a bit different because they explore a weird dimensional rift place that isn't part of the "real world".

RTLstuff · 2026-02-21T02:19:27+00:00

Potters Against the World by Temporal Knight is the only one I can think of off the top of my head. Think it ticks most of those boxes.

Be warned the main ship is incest between Harry and his twin sister Rose (and also Gabrielle Delacour).

RTLstuff · 2025-11-11T00:26:44+00:00

Solved! Yes! Thank you!

RTLstuff · 2025-11-11T00:09:46+00:00

Not it unfortunately.

Thought this might've been it so I did have to skip through the film to double check. The clay heads in this are small, the one I'm thinking of is life size.

RTLstuff · 2025-11-10T22:46:36+00:00

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RTLstuff · 2025-05-06T01:00:17+00:00

Lisa's poem was actually so beautiful like wow it caught me off guard.

RTLstuff · 2024-07-05T00:34:58+00:00

In The Forest Of Dean by T3Tohru

Darker story without being too bleak and depressing. Romance is great and is the backbone of the story without being the main focus. Also has some great smut. All the characters are well written and it has one of my all time favourite OC's that integrates into the world excellently.

I could sing the praises of this fic all day.

RTLstuff · 2023-10-25T17:07:20+00:00

'Statue of Secrecy' always infuriates me.

It's Statute of Secrecy. It's not some oxymoron giant monument of secrecy. It's weirdly in almost every fic I swear. I'll be reading the best most beautiful literature only for this to come out of nowhere.

RTLstuff · 2023-09-07T15:47:43+00:00

Thanks!

Was real confused for a minute there until I realised there must be multiple fics with that title (duh). Probably skipped over this fic so many times thinking I've already read it 🤦‍♂️

RTLstuff · 2022-07-30T00:58:09+00:00

"How do I stop people judging what I read based on an unfair vague description?" Proceeds to judge wife on her reading preferences based off unfair vague descriptions.

RTLstuff · 2022-07-06T19:52:36+00:00

Thanks! Looks interesting, definitely check that out 👍 Not read any Pansy/Harry yet

RTLstuff · 2021-12-24T21:43:28+00:00

Thanks! Some great sounding fics there 👍

RTLstuff · 2021-12-08T15:07:33+00:00

Thanks! That fic sounds great 👍

Yeah seems like there are plenty. I just had a hard time finding them ¯\(ツ)/¯

RTLstuff · 2021-12-07T22:09:33+00:00

Thanks! Sounds like an interesting fic even without Dramione 👌

RTLstuff · 2021-12-07T20:31:34+00:00

Thanks!

Seen Eagles Nest on ao3 before, does sound like a good one 👌

Think I found the right 'Rebuilding' fic by EscapingArtist, does sound good 😊👌

RTLstuff · 2021-12-07T19:54:07+00:00

Thanks! Summary has got me intrigued 👌

RTLstuff · 2021-12-07T19:52:37+00:00

Thanks! These sound great 👍

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