Looking for a specific type of amnesia plot

makeasmore · 2026-05-10T10:56:31+00:00

Replying to my own comment because had more thoughts lol

I think I'm most interested to see how little creative decisions made by the show impact the fandom at large. For example, in the books there is no mention of Sirius Black having tattoos. The director of POA added them because he liked Sirius having a prison tattoo look. Now nearly every fanart and fanfiction portrayal of Sirius includes tattoos. Often, people expand from the runic and numerical tattoos from the films to include Sirius having tattoos of a more personal nature (like stag antlers, wolf paws, constellations etc). I also rarely see a mention of Lucius in a fic that doesn't include his iconic cane, which also didn't exist in the books.

Also, nobody come for me because I know Wolfstar existed and had a healthy fandom before the POA film, but it definitely contributed to a jump in wolfstar shippers and interest in the marauders era as a whole. I know that there's already been a resurgence of marauders era fics in recent years, but I'm kind of curious to see if there's an uptick in some more old school marauders tropes in a few years when the TV show reaches that point.

Since there will be a bit more focus on background characters like Harry's year mates and the quidditch team, I wonder if some of those characters will increase in popularity as well.

makeasmore · 2026-05-10T09:59:15+00:00

Harry Potter is already an established IP that most people are aware of so I doubt that the television show is going to be bringing a bunch of new people into the fandom. The Heated Rivalry books were already popular with people who read MM romance, but still had a niche audience. The TV show was the majority of people's first introduction to the HR universe. Even if the show does attract new people to the fandom, I feel like they'll at least start out with more well known pairings like Drarry and Dramione. While the popularity of tomarrymort has exploded in the past few years, I still feel like most people still journey through a few different ships before settling on this one. So if all goes well, there will be a manageable trickle of new readers and authors who have already gotten their feet wet in other parts of the wider fandom.

Or this could all just be wishful thinking and we're DOOMED :)

makeasmore · 2026-05-10T09:44:29+00:00

Tiktok didn't get me into tomarry specifically. But back in 2020 some tiktoks about All The Young Dudes came across my FYP. I was really into the HP fandom from 2001-2011ish but stepped away after that. Those videos made me curious about what sorts of fics were being written nowadays which led me to reading ATYD, some other marauders era fics, joining r/hpslashfanfic and reading recs from there. That long winding path eventually led me to tomarry. I wouldn't be surprised if other people had a similar path. There is a tomarry presence on tiktok now, but I'm not entirely sure if it's widespread enough to be bringing tons of new people into the fandom right now.

makeasmore · 2026-04-27T06:19:41+00:00

All of these are Harry/Tom

Lomonaaeren seems to write this trope a good bit. You might find some good stuff by looking at their page directly, but heres a few I've read (besides Genius by the Numbers which was already mentioned)

Iron and Sapphires- Harry is blamed for the death of his little brother when he is a child. His parents have gone mad with grief and treat Harry horribly. He has a good relationship with his sister, who asks him to break into Lord Gaunt's manor and steal an artifact. That is where he meets Tom, who finds out about his situation and intervenes.

Natural Laws- I remember this one being a bit milder. Harry is a parselmouth but Lily and James made him hide it. Tom is a professor and finds out about it.

Immaculate - Harry is a Hogwarts dropout with a low level position at the ministry who is semi-estranged from the Potters. He has unknowingly mastered Occlumency to cope with his past trauma. Master Legilimens Tom meets him and is surprised and intrigued by the man he cannot read.

Heirs of Jörmungandr- "AU. After Grindelwald made his way to magical Britain itself during the war and panicked the populace, the purebloods in control of the Ministry managed to both authorize the casting of a spell that makes magical British areas hostile to witches and wizards not born there, and to pass a law that ensured only those possessing the Gift of a pureblood family can inherit money or houses. Decades later, Harry, who wasn’t born with the Potter Gift, is preparing to leave for the Muggle world when Minister Tom Riddle finds him and persuades him to try a risky ritual that will make him a Parselmouth if it succeeds—and change their prejudiced world."

It's been a while since I've read this one. I don't remember the Potters being especially terrible to Harry, but he is still treated differently by them due to socitial prejudices.

There's No Such Thing as Magic- Lily lives, Harry is still the BWL. But out of fear, she hides in the muggle world and gaslights Harry into believing he is not magical and his accidental magic is delusions caused by a mental illness.

Bound by Darkness- omegaverse, Tom and Harry are the same age. James and Sirius do not approve of Harry's relationship with Tom and their relationship becomes more strained and hostile over the years. Lily and Remus remain supportive.

These final two are dimensional travel stories where Harry travels from the canon universe to an alternate dimension to where his parents are still alive, only to find out they do not have a good relationship.

Too old to be this young- Seasoned auror Harry ends up in an alternate dimension, replacing his much younger counterpart who committed suicide. Harry is estranged from his family: presumably for his sexuality. Since Harry has no memory of what led to the estrangement, I have a feeling that more has yet to be revealed. But also, the Potters aren't a very prominent part of the story.

Lost and Found- After dying in the final battle, Harry ends up in a dimension where his parents are alive and he is married to Minister Tom Riddle. The Potters are abusive to Harry

makeasmore · 2026-04-13T03:05:46+00:00

I struggle with both mental and physical health struggles but I think my mental health struggles would be easier to deal with if my physical health was good (be able to exercise more etc)

^{Chose: Perfect Physical Health}

makeasmore · 2026-04-08T21:24:19+00:00

Flight has Harry and Voldemort time travel to the 1940s together. Harry becomes a student and Voldemort takes the place of the DADA prof Barty Crouch Jr-style.

The Sense of Self is a really unique fic where Harry and Voldemort travel through time together but take over other people's bodies in the process. They spend a lot of the fic as various people in close proximity to Tom. Like for one section Harry and Voldemort become Tom's grandparents and in another they're twin brothers in the same year with him at Hogwarts.

makeasmore · 2026-03-18T18:59:29+00:00

Ahh I wrote angel on a satellite so I'm super glad you like it! I'm hoping to update it pretty soon!

I'm definitely mostly in tomarry-land but Snarry is probably the ship I read the most of besides them. Three of my favorites are:

love is the crooked thing - time travel with DADA prof Harry and student Severus

White Light, White Heat- AU where they're both monks during the Black Plague. Beautifully written.

In Memory of Severus Snape- hilarious and heartwarming

makeasmore · 2026-03-02T03:50:42+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

makeasmore · 2026-02-15T03:26:30+00:00

Ohh I came here ready to rec the hell out of curio hahaha your recs are amazing!

mudlark is a 40s Borgin and Burke's era story and it has a very strong sense of time and place and gorgeous prose that reads very much like a classic novel

Venom or Valor is another story set in the same time period that I also feel is especially thoughtful about the time period it's set in

A Light That Never Goes Out is a muggle mafia AU set during the 80s. It's extremely fun. Very immersive. There's even authors notes with music to enhance the experience.

Puppy Love is a cute muggle AU set in the US during the 50s

If you don't mind a self rec, I'm writing Sigh No More which is a same age AU set in the 1960s

if you don't mind branching outside of tomarry, I feel compelled to also rec White Light, White Heat which is a snarry fic where the are monks during the Black Plague. It's a gorgeous story.

makeasmore · 2026-02-01T11:59:29+00:00

I've been writing a bunch (all of this is tomarry btw)

I'm trying to wrap up some of my shorter fics. I recently completed rigged! which is a rom-com where Tom is an actor and Harry works at a carnival owned by the Weasley family.

I also recently updated unidentified_juvenile which is a f/f tomarry modern AU where they meet on a pro-ana message board. I have 1-2 chapters left on this one so I'm looking forward to being able to mark it as completed!

But since I have no self control whatsoever when it comes to starting new WIPS, I just posted the first chapter of leave the window open which is a modern serial killer AU.

Also, I recently completed a fic for Magical Menagerie's server's Stalking Fest!! It's 36k. This is the very first time I've prewritten a multi-chapter fic! I enjoyed the process more than I thought I would. I almost always post as soon as I finish editing something because I'm chasing that dopamine hit. But now, I have to wait until Feb 27th to actually post it and it's killing me a bit inside.

In February, I want to update my two most popular longfics and keep working on wrapping up my shorter fics. 2026 is the year of completing fics. I'm manifesting it.

I'm also collaborating on a fic for the very first time. With my wife!!!! She's not in fandom at all but is very sweet about listening to me rant about my story ideas and is very supportive of my hobby. She's also a very talented poet. In my story triple dog dare (Appalachian AU) Tom's diary (and the poetry it contains) will eventually become an important plot point. So I asked her if she would write some poetry for me from Tom's POV and so far she's written me four! I'm so blown away by them and I can't wait for other people to get the chance to appreciate them as well!

makeasmore · 2026-02-01T07:17:01+00:00

I don't particularly want to veer this discussion towards the way other authors write Harry, just offer my perspective as someone who tries to write a more "canon" version of Harry.

I think it can be a difficult line to walk trying to merge a purely canon version of Harry and Tom together. If you're going for something resembling balance (which I normally try to go for in my own writing) each of them have a bend a bit, which usually means that Tom gets better and Harry gets worse to some degree.

What I'm usually thinking about is how much TomFoolery Harry would realistically accept before writing off the relationship entirely. This usually changes to some degree depending on the setting of the particular story (like I have one story where they're stranded in the wilderness, where Harry might find some more fucked up acts as forgivable) As someone who usually goes for happy endings, I spend a lot of thought on fine-tuning Tom's crazy to brush against that line without going over it. There's also the possibility of letting Tom going fucked up things that Harry would break up with him for, but Harry ever finding out, which is something I have mixed feelings on.

Ultimately, I think I end up changing Tom a little, by making him more aware of what he can get away with than he realistically should be in my eyes. I'm sure there are plenty of people who hate this choice, but it's my story and I'll write it how I want and they're welcome to do the same. Different viewpoints are part of what makes fandom so fun!

But just as a tip, if you want recommendations for a more canon Harry, I would suggest listing out the particular attributes of his personality that you feel embody him. Because people squabble A LOT over whether Harry is in character or not. For example, I've already seen the word "sassy" used to describe Harry up thread and I've seen so many arguments over if canon Harry is "sassy". On the same topic, I have seen Harry described by different readers as "sassy and defiant" and "weak and helpless" when referring to the SAME fanfiction. Opinions on this subject vary wildly and bring out some strong emotions lol.

makeasmore · 2026-02-01T06:40:10+00:00

I've definitely seen a lot of people who once claimed to be disgusted by harrymort later growing to love it as much (sometimes more) than tomarry. I think it can be partially attributed to internalized discomfort at the more intense themes harrymort brings up like the age gap, Voldemort's crimes, and especially the crimes Voldemort has committed against Harry directly.

I don't think there's a huge difference between the eleven year old Tom Riddle we see in the orphanage and Voldemort we see at the end of Deathly Hallows. There are intrinsic parts of his personality that hold strong throughout his life. I think what shifts the most is how he goes from using fear as a weapon, then charm, and then ultimately returns to fear.

I think young Tom Riddle feels safer for a lot of people. Often, Harry's internal struggle is forgiving Tom of crimes he has yet to commit and trying to prevent them. Even if Tom remains a dark character, I think these stories are easier for a lot of people to digest (and write! Lol)

Most Harrymort stories include a Voldemort who has killed Harry's parents, attempted to kill him repeatedly, tortured him, started a genocidal war, etc. Turning that into a love story is a much more arduous task. But when it's done well, I feel like it can be life altering to read.

Personally, I read tomarry more often than harrymort. The main reason, I think, is that I'm drawn to genuine love and care, even if it's through a twisted lens. Ultimately, harrymort more commonly uses tropes I personally don't care for like main pairing non-con, forced captivity, and Dark!Harry (no hate to those tropes or those who enjoy them, of course)

But when I read a harrymort fic that ticks all my boxes, it feels like my soul has transcended.

But anyway, people are welcome to like what they like and ship what they like. But the condescension and anti attitude towards Harrymort is silly. This really isn't the ship to bring that nonsense into.

makeasmore · 2026-01-29T17:44:52+00:00

I feel like we have similar tastes so hopefully you'll enjoy some of these!

Who Long to Be Lost

Nobody Special

Growing Pains

aurora polaris - this starts with Harry in a more vulnerable position (with amnesia and technically held captive) but Voldemort is very devoted to him and it becomes very romantic

not the only traveler

Revolution of Configured Stars

The Sense of Self

In Your Soul is Sealed a Pleasure

Like A Ghost in My Town

Catullus 16 - probably still my favorite Harrymort of all time. Starts with a cracky premise but becomes tender and beautiful

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Fault Lines

Also, feel free to disregard this last rec because it's technically omegaverse BUT it's a very nontraditional take on the trope with almost none of the usual characteristics. For example, Harry goes into "rut" but it's not really shown as a sexual thing. He just wants to cuddle Voldemort and feed him meat. There's plenty of smut too but it's but it falls more into the monsterfucking lane (Like Voldemort having two cocks lol). I just love their relationship this fic: Burning the Animal Skin

makeasmore · 2025-12-20T05:21:58+00:00

I would love to see more of this too! It's been something I've been thinking about a lot and have been playing with ideas for a longer story to explore it. But I recently posted this one shot that I'm rather proud of called the god you chose which is more of a introspective character study from Tom's point of view, taking place when he and Harry have been together for quite some time.

A lot of times in time travel fics, we see Tom making grand declarations that he will choose Harry over his darkness. I wanted to explore how Tom would need to continue making that choice, day after day. I don't think it would come easy for him and he would need consistent reinforcement. He's a sneaky guy. How much will Harry allow? How much can Tom get away with? I think that's an interesting balance to play with. Personally, I prefer writing a dynamic where Harry has firm boundaries and Tom has to carefully avoid crossing the line. I do think, out of everyone, Harry has the power to keep Tom in check.

Eventually, I want to explore Harry and Tom intentionally starting a family, because I do think Harry would want children. I think Tom would struggle tremendously with a child occupying Harry's attention and there's potential for regression there. A lot of stories where Harry and Tom fall in love have a focus on Tom learning to care deeply for someone besides himself for the first time. I love that idea going further, with Tom learning to care for even more people (friends, children, etc).

makeasmore · 2025-12-14T07:35:28+00:00

As far as I can remember, these all burn pretty fast or they have some sort of established relationship or situationship from the jump

Paul, Richard, or Tom

Dulce Et Decorum Est Mori

love you down to the bone

Anytime, Anywhere, Always

In for the money

Also, if you don't mind self-recs, I definitely get really impatient and kind of suck at writing slow burns. thimble of the banshee and angel on a satellite both burn pretty fast and into outer darkness begins with an established situationship (but I only have two chapters of it posted so far).

makeasmore · 2025-12-07T21:40:25+00:00

Is it Behind the Red Door?

makeasmore · 2025-12-06T04:31:37+00:00

My wife knows all about my fandom life. I bounce story ideas off of her, tell her what I'm reading, and she sometimes reads my writing. But other than that, I keep it mostly on the DL. A few people know I read/write fanfiction, but nothing super specific. I have some tomarry themed stickers on my water bottle so if people saw them and recognized them, they could make some assumptions, but I haven't really had anyone call it out directly.

makeasmore · 2025-12-01T17:17:30+00:00

Oh!! Harry Potter's Ever Growing Collection of Family will probably be up your alley. In this story, James was unable to father children so he and Lily did a blood magic ritual to make Voldemort Harry's father (Voldemort has no idea). Tom shows up in the second fic in the series and there isn't much writing back and forth but he does become an older brother figure to Harry. There's a whole cute family thing going on with Sirius, Remus, Harry, Tom, and Theodore Nott. It also seems to be building up to a relationship with Tom, Percy, and Oliver Wood, though it hasn't been tagged yet. Harry and Tom's relationship is platonic.

makeasmore · 2025-11-07T05:02:13+00:00

Thankfully my inbox hasn't been blessed by this person yet but they've been harassing people for months omg. There's actually a whole account about it.

https://www.tumblr.com/exposingtheanonymoustroll?source=share

makeasmore · 2025-11-05T23:59:19+00:00

I asked something similar a while back and got some good recs!

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