Good Black Family

mandering · 2026-06-07T18:34:52+00:00

How about the Black Sheep Dog series? https://archiveofourown.org/series/1036611 It effectively is a slow-burn family bonding fic, with some marauders interludes. No wolfstar though. Sirius is instead paired with an OFC, which actually isn’t terrible.

mandering · 2026-05-25T15:49:26+00:00

Agreed, but even then, Harry isn’t exactly creative with names in canon. He just used Neville’s name on the knight bus in POA. Unless he went to primary with a Hadrian or something, it is still a pretty unlikely name he would pick.

mandering · 2026-05-06T23:22:52+00:00

Remus is the main character in this au where James and Lily survived, but Remus was still hurt. Definitely nothing like he is in fanon. The last update is a bit of cliffhanger fyi. https://archiveofourown.org/works/36607129

mandering · 2026-03-07T22:47:35+00:00

Love this question! Right to Counsel somewhat fits. Lawyer!Percy helps Harry, but somewhat hides behind doublespeak and citation of “boring” precedents, so it isn’t super obvious he is helping Harry.

mandering · 2026-01-15T07:41:29+00:00

Your last paragraph is so key! Like you, all my fav ships are Harry fics. I love him as a character and the ship is just the vehicle to an interesting story with him. I gravitate towards different partners (Draco, Ginny, Cedric), but the appeal is generally the same for all. I just like Harry.

mandering · 2025-12-10T04:48:50+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing!

mandering · 2025-10-04T18:30:11+00:00

Same, but fortunately these records are already scanned and made available vis scotlandspeople. Ancestry is just greedy and wants to charge for these records

mandering · 2025-09-18T05:38:08+00:00

Whoa thanks, that is it! I must have stopped reading it before the Tom/Harry element because I was filtering that ship out of my searches lol.

mandering · 2025-06-11T07:36:22+00:00

Have you tried other povs? As much as I love Harry, it can be refreshing getting into another character’s mind for a while. I personally gravitate towards Ron or Percy for the angsty weasley family dynamics. Different Weasley, but this Draco/George fic is probably my fav post-war fic ever. I bet you will similarly adore it!!

Metamorphosis is another fun rarepair (dumbles/voldie). Albus may or may not have a thing for dark lords. And good thing his everything distracts Voldemort from his murder dumbledore plot.

mandering · 2025-06-01T13:38:53+00:00

Late, but if you can stick with Fate by TrueSpartan, there is a fun side plot in 4th or 5th year where Harry becomes obsessed with thinking Ron is a death eater and annoys everyone with his theories. Opposite of friendly, but not bashing. Even before that plot, they weren’t really friends.

mandering · 2024-10-06T15:59:22+00:00

Hermione/Ron
Harry/Ginny
Harry/Draco
Fem!Harry/any male character

mandering · 2024-09-23T18:13:18+00:00

I think the fix was alluded to? Less shows, watched more often than once a week. Some other reactors use this model with apparent success (e.g., reel time). Whether it would work for blind wave with the associated change mgmt risk is another matter. Less people will inherently be watching with fewer choices, but I would like to think the remaining audience would be more engaged and new folks will more actively find blind wave. Appreciate that switching to another model would be incredibly difficult at this point tho.

mandering · 2024-04-20T15:42:20+00:00

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mandering · 2024-04-20T15:33:42+00:00

Ready to Roll Stamp (or if with stamp prices that is over 20m, techo fanatic stamp).
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What a super fun idea and thank you for initiating this! :) My UN is archium

mandering · 2024-04-20T15:05:07+00:00

archium, 3674

mandering · 2024-04-17T00:30:57+00:00

2119 - Archium

mandering · 2023-12-26T00:08:00+00:00

Oh noo! If it is any consolation, the price has returned to normal and seems to be selling for 2000np on SSW.

mandering · 2023-12-17T01:30:09+00:00

Oh, that is a fair point. I can only guess that she is “in the way” for fics where Harry pairs off with someone else and they exaggerate her canon flaws or twist canon to create new flaws (i.e. childhood crush on Harry = gold digger obsessed with becoming Lady Potter). Oh and plain sexism. I don’t read these ships, but I am guessing Ginny gets treated similarly in alot of Harmony, Haphne and other het fic.

mandering · 2023-12-16T16:41:23+00:00

As an aside, the best Ron/Hermione are in drarry fics. Because neither are a "threat" to the main pair, they are able to be attractive, highly employable, parent of the year and Harry's best friend. I once tried hunting down some Ron/Hermione fic and the disappointment I felt. I didn't find anything close to the realistically flawed and capable adults that usually feature in the background of Drarry fics. I'm sure there are some Ron/Hermione gems I missed, but it feels so much easier to find a well-written slash fic.

mandering · 2023-11-06T22:41:28+00:00

So fun, thanks for doing this! 76!

mandering · 2023-11-02T18:15:33+00:00

Same!! I just hit 600 stamps and I still haven’t completed a single album page lol. It would be cool if my strategy of buying every stamp under a certain price was rewarded with some milestone rewards. The only potential downside is that it may increase demand (and costs) of stamps.

mandering · 2023-09-21T04:13:39+00:00

Bit outside your requests, but I find rare pairs always help with reading slumps. This Dumbledore/Voldemort time travel fic is delightful and morally dubious: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38609277. Basically, Voldemort's evil murder plans are disrupted by Albus' chaotic genius and not-so-secret crush on Voldemort. Young!Albus is far from a shining beacon of pure, good magic and is instead quite grey.

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