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[duplicitywrites]

23, 28, and 31!! (or whichever you want to answer) <33

23. Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

dialogue 100%. descriptions i find more difficult as i don't consider myself a very visual person. i prefer to write introspection and dialogue, or straight up narration haha.

28. Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?

this is probably said way too often, but setting the habit is the honestly most important thing. if you're the kind of person who has difficulty with starting, set aside some time and make yourself stare at the document. don't let yourself do anything else. put some words down, even if they're shitty words. do that every day or however often, and eventually something's got to come of it!

31. What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?

oh god i've screamed over so many things i've written. then i just erase it from my memory afterwards because i don't want to revisit it klsdjgkls. but i think the one fic that continually haunts me is this one. i haven't made it yet but god. someday.

A Day Like Any Other M | 22.8k | incomplete Summary: Every Saturday morning, Tom Riddle wakes with the intention of opening the Chamber of Secrets. Every Saturday morning, Tom Riddle dies. Slowly, the true horror of Tom's predicament reveals itself. Why the Hogwarts ghost named Harry Potter is suddenly acting so strange. Why the idea of going to the Chamber sends unease skittering down his spine. Why he wakes screaming every morning, fire boiling in his veins. As Tom and Harry investigate, the murky past unravels: they are trapped in a day that repeats over and over, with each iteration ending in Tom's untimely demise. To solve this puzzle, Tom must answer the question that has plagued him all his life: what does it truly take to stop death?

send me numbers if you want

[thetravelingtotoros]

For his birthday, the only thing the guardian wanted was a frozen butterbeer and a cauldron cake, which he got, of course. The butterbeer is great, the cauldron cake is basically a giant cupcake with a lot of fiery icing and was pretty good. We got to keep the cauldron too #cauldroncake #butterbeer #birthday #totoro #sugaroverload (at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzZyThAOTn/?igshid=7lsw86h4ces7

[trannysaurus--rex]

We got sweet treats from #honeydukes #harrypotter #hogwarts #cauldroncake (at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOWjToDl7g/?igshid=1sgk12h48u6bt

[lebn]

. . . and just because it’s Halloween 👻🎃 #BlackberriesMargaritas #ChocolateMonsterHalloweenCookies #ABloodyGoodGinandTonic #CauldronCake

[popcouples]

Some of Sally’s recipes

[ladyofthornswrites]

I made some cauldron cakes this weekend and love how they turned out! #halloween #cupcakes #cauldroncakes #baking #witchesbrew https://www.instagram.com/p/CFGcMYBHLyt/?igshid=103r7sj1wv99e

[dividawrites]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

Tagged by @cauldroncake 🖤 I’m too tired for commentary and i’m not sure if i even have any explanations to give, so i’ll just throw these here

1. Cloudy

Trapped alone in a prison on an island, there are many things Tom forgets. But he never forgets Harry.

2. Let Me in the Walls I Have Built Around You

Voldemort knows he's losing the war, so he makes a trade. He agrees to stop the attacks, and asks for only one thing in return—Harry Potter. He spells his memories away, and locks him into a hidden tower where nobody will ever find him again. There, in the midst of a large enchanted forest, his human Horcrux will be safe forever, keeping Voldemort anchored to this world until the end of time.

3. Pancakes

Harry makes a deal with Tom to cook and clean in exchange for free rent as his roommate. Tom likes it. A lot.

4. Something Bigger, Something More

Tom comes home after a long day of work to find that someone has broken into his apartment. Only someone who shares his blood should be able to enter through the wards, but he doesn’t have any relatives left.

5. A Future Without A Face

Tom Riddle is a gifted teen with a personality disorder. He’s going to rule the world one day. Harry Potter is an extremely angry transfer student, or at least that’s what Tom believes.

A time travel fic set in the 1940’s Hogwarts, written from Tom’s point of view.

I don’t think I know anyone who hasn’t been tagged yet?

[duplicitywrites]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

also tagged by the lovely @phantomato, @purplewitch156, and @cauldroncake, thank you all!

i don't think i really have favourites... i tend to write things and then forget about them. these are five of my favourites out of what i have completed thus far.

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Break and Burn and End | M | 17.3k

i keep coming back to this one, idk, i just think it has a lot of meaning. i like the themes i explored in regards to life and immortality.

Summary:

Past and present, Harry and Voldemort are connected. A tale of two immortals and the question of what it means to have an adversary when forever is in the cards.

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Difficulties | T | 1.8k

first person pov, this is a character study on a modern!tom and his relationship with harry. i still think about it often.

Summary:

I tap my fingers on my desk, I watch the screen of my phone for messages. I distract myself for a time with this thing or that, then return to thoughts of Harry. Is he thinking of me as I think of him? Do I haunt the darkest corner of his mind like a childhood monster? I would let Harry devour me; all that I am, all that I will be. I would let him know every hideous, vile thought that ever crossed my mind if he were to ask after them.

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Eudaimonia | E | 15.6k

this hits that sweet spot of supremely interesting and supremely fucked up. i think if i were to rewrite this, i would give more attention to the ending. but, on the whole, i like how it is.

Summary:

Harry travels back in time to save Merope Gaunt from dying. He takes her in, heals her illness, helps her when she gives birth to her son... and then falls prey to her love potion.

Tom grows up with mother and father both, in a household that might generously be called a happy one. When Merope insists that Tom not attend Hogwarts, Harry reluctantly agrees to homeschool their son himself.

Despite his lack of exposure to the outside world, it doesn't take Tom long to realize something is off about his parents' marriage.

It takes even less time for him to decide his loving father deserves better.

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Shining Just For You | M | 21.8k

an older work of mine. the loose concept is one i always wanted to write, and i'm glad i did. it's heavy on codependency, so in that way i kind of see it as a comfort fic.

Summary:

Smashing a mirror gives you seven years bad luck.

For an eleven-year-old Harry, it gives him seven years of Tom Riddle.

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No Body, No Crime | M | 20k

this story is one i imagined, quite vividly, as a movie. the dark, small-town mystery vibe was fun to dabble in.

Summary:

Harry works as a car mechanic in a small town. He and Ginny are best friends, their close bond the product of a traumatic event that scarred them both as children.

Now that they are adults with separate lives, it seems inevitable that they will drift apart. That is, until Ginny confides in Harry that she thinks her husband—the charming, enigmatic Tom Riddle—is cheating on her.

A day later, Ginny goes missing. Harry is convinced that Tom is behind her disappearance, and becomes determined to exact justice by any means necessary.

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ask me again in a month and my answer will probably change 💀

not sure who to tag who hasn't already been hit by the love bullet

@goldenzingy46 @isleoffanfiction @twelfthcenturyname @god-of-dust @keidaught if you want to!

[evie-black]

Fic recs plij? Marauder era se aur Golden trio se

omg omg omg yesssss !!!!!!

HARRY POTTER AND THE BUCKET LIST (self insert) please read this i loved it its again tom riddle (diary) x fem harry and well written

Moratorium -by Darkpetal16, is a great story. Wished the beginning was a bit more in depth but to each their own. Tom Riddle (diary) x Fem Harry COMPLETE

Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus by The Carnivorous Muffin, one of the most interesting stories so far I'm currently reading. Kind of not exactly with I want, it's borderline crack if I had to be blunt. It's funny, etc, but not as dark later in in the chapters as I read. The author skims over very important parts of the story, etc, kind of annoying tbh. Overall a good story, don't let my words deter you if you plan to read it.

Harry Potter and the Bucket List by Darkpetal16 Being reincarnated as Harry Potter's fraternal twin sister really puts a new meaning behind "death is but the next great adventure." Grey!OC. -COMPLETED-

There’s Something About Potter by slytherin_nette There’s just something particularly strange about Rosie Potter this year. Unfortunately, the new 8th year Slytherins are determined to find out exactly what everybody's favorite golden girl is hiding. Post-DH semi-AU Hogwarts. DMxfemHP. REALLY WHOLESOME !!

The Ever Changing Face of Death by L0sts0uls In 2007 Hazel Potter takes her 9 year old blood adopted son Teddy through a modified Veil Archway, wishing to escape their dying world. The two exit out of an Archway in the Department of Mysteries in 1991 before being surrounded by Unspeakables. Hazel informs Director Saul Croaker about her world and he notes that theirs has enough similarities to be concerned. He convinces her to become an Operative for the DoM in order to give her a new identity and a place for her and her son.

Reincarnated As Holly Potter by Amberpoconuts Holland died and was given a chance to be reincarnated into another world. She chose to be Reincarnated into the world of Harry Potter where she will become Holly Potter. Read as she deals with the never-ending problems of the wizarding world. This book is totally cliche, I am a happy ending overpowered

my tears ricochet by cauldroncakes Rose’s dying face flashed in his mind, but he pushed her to the side. She had not cursed him. She only meant to scare him. He laughed. He didn’t scare easily at twenty-seven, he scared even less now. All his enemies were dropping like flies or worse. Where are you? You said you would be there at every turn of event, watching me, cursing me. And then a prophecy was made. Thirteen years after he returned to England, after he made himself invincible, Harriet Potter was born. Harriet Rose Potter. Voldemort stopped laughing. Or, the one where Tom Riddle repents for his sins.\

Hermione Granger and The Obliviated Parents Pretty interesting take on how hermione's parents took the obliviation ONE SHOT

The Well Groomed Mind By: Lady Khali On Halloween 1994, Harry learns his mind isn't his own. On Samhain morn, he vows to question everything. Armed with logic and an unlikely ally, Harry makes a last ditch bid to reclaim his life. The goal: survive at all costs. WIP but i think i liked it.

Escape By: SingularOddities AU. A marriage law is instigated during Hermione's sixth year. Hermione considers her options and makes her choice, it just wasn't the one they were expecting. By saving herself Hermione's decisions cause ripples to run through the Order. The game has changed, those left behind need to adapt to survive. Canon up to the HBP, Dumbledore lives, Horcrux are still in play. Really liked the competent adults COMPLETE

A Marauder's Plan By: CatsAreCool Sirius decides to stay in England after escaping Hogwarts and makes protecting Harry his priority. AU GOF.

Faery Heroes By: Silently Watches Response to Paladeus's challenge "Champions of Lilith". Harry, Hermione, and Luna get a chance to travel back in time and prevent the hell that England became under Voldemort's rule, and maybe line their pockets while they're at it. Lunar Harmony; plenty of innuendo, dark humor, some bashing included; manipulative!Dumbles; jerk!Snape; bad!Molly, Ron, Ginny. HILARIOUS

Stages of Hope By: kayly silverstorm Professor Sirius Black, Head of Slytherin house, is confused. Who are these two strangers found at Hogwarts, and why does one of them claim to be the son of Lily Lupin and that git James Potter? Dimension travel AU, no pairings so far. Dark humour. REALLY LOVE THIS ONE

A Hero By: Celebony Dudley begins to see his family in a different light. Warning: strong language and themes of child abuse. WINNER: Best One-Shot at Quibbler Awards

Wish Carefully By: Ten Toes REVISED. one-shot told by Lucius Malfoy. What might happen if the Death Eaters got what they wished for…

Two Sides of the Same CoinBy: Ten Toes Petunia & Harry become a team, and Harry finds the wizarding world much earlier than anyone suspects. He hides his Slytherin self under the guise of a naive Gryffindor. He also hides the wizard friendships he made years before Hogwarts. AU INCOMPLETE but i loved the writing and petunia and harry dynamic

MY fanfiction.net favs - https://www.fanfiction.net/favorites/story.php?sort=&categoryid=0&userid=0&p=3

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Harry Potter and the Rune Stone Path by Temporal Knight

10 year old Harry finds a chest left by his mother with books on some of her favorite subjects. Discovering he has a talent for understanding and creating runes sets Harry onto a very different path than anyone had expected. Shortcuts, inventions, and a bit of support go a long way! Pairings: H/Hr/NT/FD/DG. Ron/Molly bashing and GreaterGood!Dumbledore. Site: fanfiction.net | Category: Harry Potter | Rated: Fiction M | Chapters: 50 | Words: 517,775 | Reviews: 5,762 | Favs: 14,560 | Follows: 12,140 | Updated: 12/28/2016 | Published: 4/15/2016 | Status: Complete | id: 11898648 | Language: English | Genre: Fantasy/Adventure | Characters: <Harry P., Hermione G., Fleur D., N. Tonks> | Download: EPUB or MOBI

The Games They Play by DebsTheSlytherinSnapeFan

Thirty-Four year old Harry Potter travels back in time, adopting the name of Blake Slytherin - he interferes with his own trial and messes with Dumbledore's perfectly laid plans. What happens afterwards? will Blake have bitten off more than he can chew? Will it be left to Harry to do what needs to be done?

Site: Archive of Our Own | Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | Published: 2015-06-19 | Completed: 2020-08-14 | Words: 233530 | Chapters: 55/55 | Comments: 2656 | Kudos: 11421 | Bookmarks: 3264 | Hits: 324421 | ID: 4167129 | Download: EPUB or MOBI

Oh God Not Again!

by Sarah1281 - easily my favourite 'Harry Goes Back in Time to Fix Everything' fic of all time

The Last Enemy Series

It’s the best written and most canon compliant Marauders fic I’ve ever read.

I like Marauders era stuff, but I’d be the first person to admit that it gets repetitive and people make the characters very different from canon. This series, however, seems to balance canon characterisations perfectly, while also being genuinely poetically written with excellent pacing and story arcs. It also very delicately and intelligently handles blood politics in a such a hauntingly realistic way.

The second book is currently being written now and somehow it’s even better than the first. I can’t wait to see what other directions the author will take the series.

Oh and the characterisation of Lily is incredible. She somehow fits the character from canon, but is so much more too. She’s strong, intelligent, fiery and kind, but also moody and ignorant and deeply frustrated with her surroundings. TLE Lily just may be my favourite fictional character ever actually.

I talk about this series a lot at the moment, but it’s genuinely because I love it a lot — and I want it to get the appreciation that it deserves.

The Making of the Map —

It takes place during their sixth year, there's a mystery at the heart of the plot (so it feels very Hogwartsy that way), the dialogue is funny without trying Too Hard, and the B Plot is creating the Marauder's Map. James is very much the glue in the group, and Sirius and James are incredibly close (which adds some interesting texture to the Wolfstar relationship that develops, i.e. that Remus/Sirius are worried how it will affect the group dynamic, particularly how James might feel about it; Remus isn't sure at first if Sirius is even romantically interested in him because of how close Sirius is with James, etc.). Peter also feels like a proper presence in the group — you can see why they would be friends with him but can also see the beginnings of how he might feel undercut by them, too. James has an obvious crush on Lily, which mostly expresses itself as anxious awkwardness rather than constant proclamations of love.

True Family By: Kellar21

Harry learns that true family is the one that chooses you when, after mistaking his name from his cousin's, due to the Dursley's praising one and disparaging the other, the neighborhood of Privet Drive finds out the kind, polite boy is the one named Harry and comes together to help him, changing his outlook in life and as a result, the future. AU Ravenclaw!Harry, Duelist!Harry.

Grounding Magic series

Literally, the best, world-building and personification of Harry that I've seen to date. It features wizarding culture, Paganism, rituals, liberal use of wandless magic and runes, Parseltongue, and prankster Harry. I recommend reading every part of the series, even the extras, because the author's worldbuilding and characterizations are the best things in the world.

The Art of Hunting Horcruxes by 888AthenaBlack888

When Regulus Black had walked into the cave with the intention of destroying Salazar Slytherin's's locket, he had known that he was going to die. In fact, he had been prepared to do so. Which was why he had been surprised when he was pulled out of the water and saved by a beautiful girl.

His brother's future daughter, to be more precise.

She's hunting horcruxes too (notice the plural form used), only she knows how to destroy them completely.

She is younger than him (albeit only by a few months physically), and displaced by time; so it's only proper that he joins her in her quest. After all, he is a pureblood, and pure bloods have always been (somewhat) perfect gentlemen.

So join us in the crazy, weird and exciting adventures of Regulus and Ara as they teach you, dear readers, about the wonderful art of hunting horcruxes.

in another life by drifting_melody

Rose Potter spent twenty-one years as the Chosen One. Reborn as Harry Potter's twin, he alone has the scar after that Samhain night. Harry knows there's something odd about his sister - she's too old, too mature, and knows far too many things she shouldn't - but he loves her anyway. He's been there for her ever since they were born, so Rose'll be damned if she lets history repeat itself.

(In her past life, Hogwarts didn't unite until the very end and everyone suffered for it)

(Lily Potter was willing to do anything and sacrifice everything for the safety of her family. Rose intended to do nothing less)

In which not all Slytherins are evil, not all Gryffindors are good, and the Wizarding World is more than just an extension of the Muggle one.

the salt and the sea by WizardGod

SMUT SMUT SMUT

The year after her brother James graduates, Teddy Potter returns to Hogwarts for her final year. With the Marauders gone, it should be a quiet, peaceful year despite the mounting tensions in the world outside of school.

The problem, naturally, lies with Regulus Black, the broody boy who just might be the most effortlessly aggravating person she's ever met in her whole life. And for someone who was raised with James Potter, that's saying a lot.

"You know, it must be exhausting to be such a fucking prick all the time."

"I have fantastic stamina."

"Oh, fuck you-"

Seeing Fred by Chapter1991

Why could Leah Derijker, a muggle, suddenly see the ghost of one Fred Weasley?

21-year-old Leah, a girl in the muggle world met the ghost Fred Weasley, a fallen hero from a wizarding world, she never even knew about. Why was she the only one that could see him, talk to him. What is the link to this man she never met before. Her life is thrown upside down from the very first day, they crossed paths. NOT READ BUT THOUGHT IT WAS COOL

Not Your Heroes by Vemodalen

"No. We were brought here for a reason, Sammy." He grinned at her, a flash of white teeth. "We're here to wreak havoc."

Sam was not on board with that idea. Absolutely not. They weren't here to exploit this new world. They weren't going to mess with the story just because they could. And she wasn't grinning right back at him.

No.

Of course not.

They were here to make things better. They were here with the foreknowledge of what would happen so they could help people. She wasn't thinking about how much chaos they could create, or how someone like Jim being Harry Potter was going to destroy the entire plot. And she definitely wasn't thinking about the damage they could do to just about everything with magic at their disposal.

She wasn't.

"You're right," Sam leaned across the table so they were inches apart as she whispered, "Let's fuck shit up."

Triumphant, the Dreamer by Shadowblayze

incomplete but good

In The Forest Of Dean T3Tohru

A complete rewrite of Book Seven with a darker and more dangerous outlook on war. Mostly Hermione-centric. Features other character POVs and pairings, but Harmony is the main pairing. That said, this fic is about more than just their relationship. It is a fully developed story about the war, following Hermione and her allies through the fight.

‘So why are you still here?’ Harry asked Ron. ‘Search me,’ said Ron. ‘Go home then,’ said Harry. ‘Yeah, maybe I will!’ shouted Ron, and he took several steps towards Harry, who did not back away.

What could have happened between Harry and Hermione in the Deathly Hallows after Ron leaves. This story mostly follows canon but provides a different look at how the relationships in HP could have formed had Hermione realized that she and Ron did not fit well together and that Harry, her best friend, was really what she was looking for the whole time. Includes added subplots, OC characters, and a gritty and realistic view of the war. **NOTE: this fic contains mature content, explicit language, and is dark in nature. PLEASE READ THE TAGS & WARNINGS. If you are looking for nothing but fluff, you will not find it here.** COMPLETE

A Brand New Start faewm

Rita spouting lies, branded as a Dark wizard and goblins in a rage; Harry's had enough. So, he seeks to jump back in time to save himself from a life of misery and fickle loyalty, maybe a little revenge and mysteries along the way. Time Travel! A Harry raises himself fic. Non-epilogue compliant, non-slash. cross-posted on FFN.

i have waaaay more but see if you like any of these and reddit has great recs if you read till here, love ya <3

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tagged by @mayfriend, thank you for tagging me! ❤️

P.S. sorry for no lockscreen idk how to resize my image in this app (I'm not kidding somebody HELP) but in short there's multiple chibi characters, and it's a lockscreen I had since 2018 but I'm too lazy and sort of attached to it to change it. I'd like to change it to sth nature-related though.

lockscreen, last song, recent picture

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[kellyrisser]

I think I will melt Cauldron Cakes today in honor of Harry's birthday. Happy Birthday to the Boy Who Lived! 🎂 . . #frostbeardstudio #cauldroncakes #harrypotter

[marialookingatthings]

Word to the wise, don't expect your shorts to dry in Florida #waterrides #drsuesscarousel #cauldroncakes (at Universal Studios Theme Park Orlando Florida) https://www.instagram.com/monthlondon/p/BuSdPi4DxFb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15e4m6wrxbvd9

[wwwmycupsncakescom-blog]

Tym razem podczas robienia naszego tortowego kociołka czarownicy mieliśmy mnóstwo zabawy, a kociołek bulgotał przez bite trzy godziny 😉🕸 We had lots of fun making this bubbling cauldron cake and kept it bubbling for three hours 😉🕸 #halloween #cauldron #halloweencake #torthalloween #kociołek #czarownica #witch #evilwitch #złaczarownica #wickedwitch #cauldroncake #tortkociołek #suchylód #dryice #efektyspecjalne #specialeffects https://www.instagram.com/p/Bow3lWJlaqw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qigwhrjc7iw4

[jediabicus]

The second Christmas gift from my Cutie: a sweet treat from Harry Potter World! It was a cupcake in a cauldron. It got a little smooshed traveling in my backpack, but it still tasted delicious!!. . . . . #harrypotter #harrypotterworld #wizardingworld #florida #cupcake #christmas #cauldroncake #treat #present #gift #vacation

[mcgreevycakes]

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[ageeksaga]

I finally got a #cauldroncake from #wizardingworld 😍 #universalorlando #hogsmeade #qizibash #hufflepuffpride #harrypotter #universalstudios #floridaliving #floridagirl (at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter)