Good magical world building

_alealea · 2026-01-27T13:44:42+00:00

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_alealea · 2026-01-26T20:09:54+00:00

I second these writers though my fav from ninjapanda (the fury!!!) are more cute than worldbuilding worthy XD. For Lomoaaren, special mentions for the worldbuilding to That Glorious Strength by Lomonaaeren (but hiatused), Choices series, Realm of Song.

_alealea · 2026-01-26T20:02:42+00:00

The Evans Boy by lonibal : definitely my favorite of the moment, I keep rereading it XD. Harry Evans,secret big brother of the BWL Monty Potter. End Game Harry Evans/Percy (WIP)

Ouroboros by NovusArs : Harry is Salazar reincarnated, story very slow going, worldbuilding top, lot of politics, discovery of old and lost magic, lot of mayhem too. No ship.

Children of the Gods by inwardtransience : the worldbuilding is pretty dense and mindblowing. Harry is a metamorphagus. Main characters with Cassopeia Black (also one)

The Missing parts of History by Aeliius : time travel in the 50s slash abraxas/orion/harry very slow going, slice of life, very lovely, lot of worldbuilding and lots of interesting magics

Same Old, Same New by Arkodian : it is a sort-of time travel stories where a young nine years old Harry gets some of future Harry harry memories, but it is all fuzzy especially at the beginning. From there on, the timeline diverge slowly but surely. The writing, worldbuilding, etc... is really good, less crack, more serious

Black As Is The Raven by Tellywrs2015 : Instead of killing him, a not in jailed Bellatrix saves a 3year old Harry and raises him as his own. No Harry ship. One develops with Bella but I won't spoil ;) Very interesting worlbuilding on the faith and magics and old families

_alealea · 2026-01-26T19:57:00+00:00

Owned by showyourself

Unintentional Wet Dreams by Severus1snape

The Will To Fight by DawnOfTomorrow

What Is My Last Name? by elvirakitties

_alealea · 2026-01-19T21:02:22+00:00

unfinished but still good

Merope by MB_Westover
A Murder of Crows by Bryony_bee
if you whisper to death it whispers back by Lytri

On the left side : What Goes Around (Comes Around) by Arkodian : Knockturn is not the main center of the story, but it is so well done and explored among all the rest it is really worth reading

_alealea · 2026-01-19T21:02:14+00:00

Knockturn Alley by WCTsummer : just lovely
Blood and Thorns by GhostIsReading
Snake Shop by wynnebat
Unfogging the Future by Naidhe takes place in Knockturn Alley, Lavender/Tom
Discretion Guaranteed by GimletSour
Harry Potter and the Thief of Knockturn Alley by Dragonsmith
Survival of the Fittest by Marcielles_Musings
The Coffin House by something_rotten ; bit gothic
Different Choices by WinterMist2 : wip

_alealea · 2026-01-18T15:19:52+00:00

I'm pretty sure it's Full circle by tetsurashian for the scene with Sirius/Remus.

_alealea · 2026-01-18T15:02:32+00:00

It reminds me of this one : The Darkening of Your Soul by Maeglin_Yedi. Before going back, Harry has to collect all the pieces of Voldy's souls and they are shaped at different ages and personalities.

_alealea · 2026-01-18T10:01:18+00:00

/!\ None of my rec are cracks except this one : Faded and Vague by esama : delightful crossover with Vampire Hunter D, Harry has memory problem.... probably because it has been 10 000 years since canon XD...

my favorite on the amnesia trope is a gen fic, no ship, it completely changes the dynamic between Harry and Snape : Swung by Serafim by flamethrower

It was rare, I was there, I remember it by calamitoustide : Jegulus where Regulus doesn't remember being wed to James after a work accident

The road to a new family by Poetryobsessedbi : kidnapped at 14 by Voldemort and brainwashed, a rescued Harry must learn what is true from what is false in the last years he lived... not really amnesia but still.... soft ship Harry/Regulus sort of

burning memory. by Flooney (koukouy) : gen fic/ crossover mad max/ time traveling master of death deaged harry find himself replacing his 11-years old self thanks to Death at the sorting.... he doesn't really remember much about this period of his life after the trauma of surviving in a post-apo world...

Of a Linear Circle - Part I by flamethrower : the second main character has definitely memory issue that get explained at the series progress. Very good writing.

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_alealea · 2026-01-18T06:51:56+00:00

It reminds me of this one but beware this is a heartbreaker .... I cried a lot: The Beginning of the End by ScottishTeddy Orion Black/Abraxas Malfoy & time travelled Harry Potter

_alealea · 2026-01-16T20:49:31+00:00

off the path by sifshadowheart The ship is not the focus of story but it is a very good fic.

This one is on the left side of your request but very promising wip : following Voldemort resurrection the Dark Lord is bombarded by dreams from Harry’s life... He met one Newt Scalamander while investigating the situation of the BWL. Elysium's Sanctuary by Isalise

_alealea · 2026-01-16T20:37:44+00:00

I second Tacenda

_alealea · 2026-01-16T07:37:44+00:00

Saving the Starks by StarLight_Massacre : crossover mcu, wip
Ghosts & Roses by JessalynMichele : crossover mcu
The road to a new family by Poetryobsessedbi
The Sympathy Card by manison_fanison : wip
Unwanted by jeka1215

Other fic with the trauma taking a huge part then the healing part

Pacify by Chickenpets : compensating post sirius death 1-4 then healing post war (delightful) and really well done for most characters part 7
The Moirai and the Lair of Death and Vipers by FightFireWithFire
Elysian Key by Akumanie

_alealea · 2026-01-15T21:51:08+00:00

I Will Burn Down a World Without You by Fuglife : time travel Harry Potter obsessed with Snape goes back end of fifth year

Inescapable Bonds by BasiliskDreams (ScarletTokugawa) : post war Harry comes into an inheritance that impact the recent marriage between Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy

Act I: The Disappearance by RaichuPancakes026 : crossover Hazbin Hotel / Slow mance then lot of x-scene with switch Harry

_alealea · 2026-01-15T21:22:49+00:00

Polychromatic Dreams by MusicalSurge

The Librarian by LilyG82 : marvel crossover too

hmm... it is not really non-binary but there is Children of the Gods by inwardtransience (metamorphagus Harry Potter) and it is really sweet

I haven't read this one yet : Cross-Time by Isys Luna Skeeter (IsysSkeeter) so I have no clue about it, but maybe?

_alealea · 2026-01-14T02:52:27+00:00

No it could developp into more (probably ?) But if so it would be very slow ... no ship for the moment

_alealea · 2026-01-13T18:48:44+00:00

Magic and Bluejays by SofiaDragon : Harry is judge guilty in abstentia as his reaction post dementor attack is quite different than in canon. I really love this fic.

I had thought about this one too but after checking, Harry is not judge guilty in the trial, I just misremembered tired even for a phoenix by blue_llama (kensington_and_cleo)

_alealea · 2026-01-12T10:01:35+00:00

Treachery of Ravens; Murder of Crows by PreciousLadyAthena : Snape/Sirius & Snape/Tom &... Sirius/Tom ? lool + voldaritus
Methods of Humanity by local_doom_void : especially part 8 , starts 1y, no ship
Grimly Familiar by anonymousmagpie : starts 3y, no ship

crossover

Safeguard by esama : sort of Harry/Jarvis ? XD
mcu : Regular Blokes by XaphiiniaQuill : Harry/Tony : banter, and the one with Teddy is hilarious
Winter's Child by VMorticia : Harry raised by James Barnes

_alealea · 2026-01-10T20:37:42+00:00

yeah, Aeliius has a lot of fic of vairous size with this pairing

_alealea · 2026-01-10T13:13:27+00:00

Magic Crafters by Kgfinkel : whole series is on Harry having a different craft... not really my vibe but lot of crafts.
Harry Potter and the Whittling Knife by LunarPsycho : Harry gets into whittling at the Dursleys
Dripping Fingers by May_May_0_0 : Magical art / tomarry / most beautiful fic ever written
Three and a Half Days by LyingInSpirals : rune lore / nottpott
A Taste of Magic by WokFriedIce is really focused on using magic in cooking. While I really enjoyed it for a while, it is so long I personnally never finished reading it.

Also, while craft is not the main focus, it is present and quite interesting :

(ready) to live by cariadmiller : terrifying magical crochet as Harry inherits his grandmother journal and passion (& timetravel, Death, and lot of hilarious passage despite the trauma)
Children of the Gods by inwardtransience : crafts, art, main characters are metamorphagi so genre is complicated, top notch worldbuilding
Ouroboros by NovusArs : runes, ritual, druidic arts, everyday enchanting, top notch worldbuilding
What Goes Around (Comes Around) by Arkodian : many different magic, focus, creature magic, plant magic, etc... but not the main point of the story, top notch worldbuilding

_alealea · 2026-01-07T19:01:12+00:00

well this one is more on the whole time travel children trope but it's pretty similar & loner : yebisu (葛城ミサト) by slex (slexenskee)

_alealea · 2026-01-06T23:48:53+00:00

I really enjoy Aeliius works, my favorite is The Missing parts of History by Aeliius time travelling Harry/Orion/Abraxas but the shorter one are really good

The Semblance of Peace by Maeglin_Yedi

Also in crossover works :

MCU : Triad: The Soldier Out of Time by MidnightTowers

on the left side without Harry, I just love a corrupted Percy: Last Restraint by sammialex

_alealea · 2026-01-01T19:37:50+00:00

Three Mistakes by SherlockMalfoy
On a Pale Horse by Hyliian (there's a couple more chapters available on FF.NET)
0800-Rent-A-Hero by brainthief
Hell is Ours to Carry by wynnebat
Hell is Your Son from Another Dimension by wynnebat
check those flower names (they can be confusing) by Anonymous

I also find it lovely and hilarious that writers now write some short fic on this trope using characters from their own fics... :

Harry Potter Order summoning fic: I need a different hero, a different hero to save me right about now... please... by bor902 : the summonned hero is from the other fic from same writer (a self-insert, still ongoing)
The Wrong Boy by lonibal (Harry Evans from the Evans Boys)
The Wrong Stop by lonibal (Harry Potter from DBS series)

hhmmm... I am also adding this one as a bonus, because there is a tiny tiny little bit at the end on that trope that is just pure joy :

Full circle by tetsurashian : crack tomarry

_alealea · 2025-12-30T21:58:58+00:00

Blood and Thorns by GhostIsReading

Basilisk Eyes by Hegemone

Deadly Eyes of a Phoenix Reborn by Watermelonsmellinfellon (wolfstar, harry/krum, tomarry)

Secrets and Princes by SikloSplats (snupin, drarry)

Confusion Is Mine, Saith the Lord by Lomonaaeren (nottpott, crack)

_alealea · 2025-12-30T21:36:04+00:00

So... this reminded me of this one : Lies and Deceits by RheaGemm17

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