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  1. uselessenglishmajor Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:09AM UTC

    Manacled is by SenLinYu (https://archiveofourown.to/users/SenLinYu/pseuds/SenLinYu) and is one of the best fics I have ever read, currently a WIP. All her stuff is amazing and she also has an ongoing ABO one called All You Want and a veela!Draco one called Love and Other Misfortunes, which is one of my all time faves.

    Another MUST READ is Love In A Time Of The Zombie Apocalypse by Rizzle, which is posted on ff.net but is in my public bookmarks (I have so many hidden bookmarks because I was afraid to reveal quite how spectacularly I have currently abandoned Reylo for Dramione, but it seems I am not alone!!) Also rec everything by LovesBitca8 (https://archiveofourown.to/users/LovesBitca8/pseuds/LovesBitca8) and The Politician’s Wife by pir8fancier (https://archiveofourown.to/works/90292/chapters/122722).

    Have not read olivieblake so thank you for the rec!

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    1. HeartSandwich Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:24AM UTC

      LOVESBITCA8 WE LOVE HER SO MUCH

      DUDE THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND ALL THE WRONG THINGS be still my beating heart

      I am not into ABO but zombies sounds excellent excellent (*yells to shuns, hey there's a zombie one!*)

      No need to hide your bookmarks love, it's ok! I have all the things I love in public book marks and my to reads in private.

      K some more recs: from me and Luna, Dancer adjusting her shoulder strap: https://archiveofourown.to/works/13515783/chapters/3100084
      And from me:
      The Eagle's Nest which is 8th year, resorting, Ravenclaw Hermione and Draco and Alchemy (and is one of my favorite fics ever): https://archiveofourown.to/works/14461941/chapters/33410025
      Also totally not Dramione butttttt: Six Pomegranate Seeds which is Hermione Time travel, has to repeat Hogwarts to save everyone. One of shuns faves so I'd be surprised if she doesn't rec it to you, it's so amazing https://archiveofourown.to/works/7944847/chapters/18163144

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      1. uselessenglishmajor Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:33AM UTC

        THE RIGHT THING TO DO WAS ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING FIC READING EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE.

        I cannot rec the zombie one enough. Draco is an insane criminal badass written like Hannibal Lecter. And the plot details over the zombie science and other stuff are ridiculously good. Plus so many amazing crazy things happen.

        Thank you for the rest - will have to check them out!! :D

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        1. lunalunemoon Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:39AM UTC

          Oh! This is one of my absolute favs. Shuns, too. Baby Scorpius. Just total grown up Hermione and Draco being fantastic and falling in love. So good.

          https://archiveofourown.to/works/14765225/chapters/34145402

          A Second Look by RiverWriter

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          1. uselessenglishmajor Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:56AM UTC

            Read it!! Very cute.

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        3. ShadyLaine Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:39PM UTC

          Yes, yes, yes. The Right Thing To Do is stellar. I’ve read it several times.

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      3. lunalunemoon Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:34AM UTC

        OMG. We are like the worst fucking enablers. Ever! This rec list is my past three months of reading.

        Once you read “commoner’s guide to bedding a royal” by olivieblake you will never leave this fandom again.

        You will just keep looking for your next hit.

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        1. uselessenglishmajor Tue 15 Jan 2019 04:57AM UTC

          Enable away lol!!

          *adds another one to my TO READ list*

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          1. HeartSandwich Tue 15 Jan 2019 05:03AM UTC

            Oh it's so good! The chapters are super long tho... So I'm behind one.

            Seriously tho I worship at the Olivieblake alter.

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        3. HeartSandwich Tue 15 Jan 2019 05:09AM UTC

          Ugh we are the worst!

          Look tho, another friend on our side :D

          Commoner's Guide is truly fabulous
          But also her series This World or Any Other: https://archiveofourown.to/series/502333

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          1. shuns Wed 16 Jan 2019 04:11AM UTC

            Darth Baker!

            Shall I put her on the list to send a jar of toes to?

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            1. shuns Wed 16 Jan 2019 05:00AM UTC

              Darth Baker!

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              1. HeartSandwich Wed 16 Jan 2019 07:12AM UTC

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                1. uselessenglishmajor Thu 17 Jan 2019 01:06AM UTC

                  Where do you even find these gifs???

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                  1. HeartSandwich Thu 17 Jan 2019 06:10AM UTC

                    Listen, I can't just go revealing my secrets (Google). Also there are a lot of really great gifs from "A Very Potter Musical" out there

                    Also there is a supernatural gif for literally every situation

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          3. shuns Wed 16 Jan 2019 05:02AM UTC

            Darth Baker!

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      5. shuns Wed 16 Jan 2019 04:08AM UTC

        Darth Baker!

        I have been avoiding the Zombie Hermione because I thought it was a bridge too far. But we had a conversation today about space dolphins. So maybe I shouldn't judge.

        HeartS, Moons and I trade fic recs and I agree with all they mentioned, you can see all my recs on My Bookmarks. I post them publicly because I have no shame. (Seriously, I am listening to Gary Glitter right now.) But we each have something that we predominately read. I love time Hermione-centric turner/ time travel fics usually with a redemption arc. I read ships other than Dramione. Theomione is my favorite (Theo Nott and Hermione) but I am also a fan of Charlie Weasley and really anyone (even if he was paired with a block of wood). Lately, I have been getting into Death Eaters but more on that below.

        My favorite author in the fandom by far is Seselt. Her Aos si is a time travel series Theomione (Theo Nott and Hermione). She depicts Theo an intelligent introvert as they are cast back to the Marauder's era. But her language, the physics of her magical world that uses canon as a stepping stone to something unique. I've read this story 9 times because I love it to bits and pieces.

        I feel similarly about Six Pomegranate Seeds. It is also time travel told heavily from a Slytherin point of view with 1% smut but the characters are so rich I didn't miss it.

        If you are interested in Remione/Sirimione Debt of Time by ShaylaLonnie is epic and referenced throughout the fandom. It's well worth the lost weekend. It's complete.

        I love this story because girl gangs are cool. Iacta Alea Est. Luna is just my favorite forever. But Lavender will just make you wet your pants laughing.

        I am part of Granger Enchanted, Shrieking Shack and Death Eater Express so I get notices about fics and writing events. One of the things I love about the Harry Potter Fandom is with 7 books and now Fantastic Beasts there are so many directions to go. This is also an old fandom and they are organized. They also have competitions and writing events, which if like me without a deadline you would continue to fuss it make edits, as a reason to finish something (sigh sorry Deadlock). If you are interested there is a Harry Potter Humor event going on now with prompts being claimed until Feb 28. There is a Syltherin competition starting on Feb 19th.

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        1. uselessenglishmajor Thu 17 Jan 2019 12:53AM UTC

          Dude please please please read the zombie fic cos it made me think of you the most with all the science and inventiveness and general crazy shit that occurs and it’s insanely well written and I think would totally be your jam.

          Thank you so much for the rec list. So far I have been Dramione ride or die but maybe I can eventually branch out into other pairings.

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          1. shuns Thu 17 Jan 2019 01:23AM UTC

            Darth Baker!

            HeartS was strictly Dramione until Nihil then she joined me on the Theo bandwagon. Since, she branched out into NottPott which Olivie Blake often writes.

            At first I didn’t get NottPott until Luna illuminated, as she often does (BTW completely missed the continual reference to ‘preferred hour’ until I read Luna’s comment). NottPotts appeal is that of Harmione but without the squickiness of the brother-sister dynamic.

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            1. HeartSandwich Thu 17 Jan 2019 06:18AM UTC

              Yes yes Nihil, so wonderful and turned me on to other ships. I remember I totally WOULD. NOT. BUDGE. and then I read that and though, "Oh yes, I could be fine with THIS because it is in fact excellent." However, I primarily want it to be Dramione, then a bit of Theomione, a heaping side of NottPott (or NottGrass... Theo and Daphne Green grass), Blinny (Blaise/Ginny), ParkWeasle (Pansy/Ron) or ParkGrass (Pansy/Daphne). Ok so I am an equal ship opportunist but honesntly all the other ships are side ships, Dramione are the OTP

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              1. shuns Thu 17 Jan 2019 11:14AM UTC

                Darth Baker!

                You forgot charunon (Charlie Weasley /Luna Lovegood and the baby dragon the are caring for). There needs to be more of this so much more.

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