Harry Potter Hookup Map

This tumblr is dedicated to the Harry Potter Hookup Map, an academic project investigating the queer geography of HP fanfiction.

[joonijoongi]

After reading chapter after chapter of slow burn and they finally kiss

[stvnrgr]

Sure, chocolate and peanut butter are a great combo, but have you ever tried

And

[merv-procrastinates-deactivated]

me getting ready to consume more fanfiction than can possibly be made

[misussgorl]

Me reading fanfics for 10 hours straight:

[words-on-pages]

It’s been said before, but honestly one of the best feelings in the world is when you unexpectedly read a marvelously written fic and you click on the author’s name in AO3 and discover…more works.

[cypheroftyr]

[sohotthateveryonedied]

you ever realize how much better life is when you just. fucking ignore canon? toss canon out the window? grind canon into dust under your heel? repeatedly punch canon in the face with one hand while writing a 50k fix-it fic with the other? pure bliss

[tjmystic]

So, when I was doing my thesis on whether or not fanfiction should be considered a legitimate genre of literature, my advising professor asked me for examples.  I gave him the generic ones, of course - “Pride & Prejudice and Zombies” is a horror fanfic of “Pride & Prejudice”, “50 Shades of Grey” is an erotica fic of “Twilight" - and that seemed to make him understand what fanfiction is, but not how it’s useful.  So I thought about it, and, after about a minute, I said, “Paradise Lost is basically a fanfiction of the Book of Genesis.  And The Divine Comedy is an epic self-insertion fic for Catholic doctrine.  So, basically, you were teaching us fanfiction last semester.”  I had never before seen a grown man’s eyes widen with such fear, incomprehension, disgust, awe, and understanding.

[matt-the-blind-cinnamon-roll]

#does that mean the renaissance was almost entirely fan art?

Yes. Yes it does. All ur classic favs had the Renaissance version of DeviantArt. 

[anais-ninja-bitch]

l i s t e n

[ao3tagoftheday]

[Image Description: Tag reading ‘this is how canon should have gone’]

The AO3 Tag of the Day is: The hardest poll this blog has ever produced

[fanfictionwriter101]

I’d like everyone to see this

{Credit to amalasrosa on Twitter}

[virtualsilver]

#real #not to be salty but this is what ive been saying#like everyone out here really still acting like fanfic isnt really writing#like its subpar and like it cant be good and have amazing lines#even fanfic writers treat it like its LESS and like theyre PLAY writing and not actually writing#like friend buddy ican ASSURE YOU that fanfic is every bit as real and good as writing from books#the only difference between fic and actual books is that books go through several stages of processing and editing and filtering#and are worked on by professionals who studied the craft of editing#while fanfiction cuts that filtering and everyone gets a chance to be heard and to be read#and instead of editors we have peer editing and reviewing#dont be fucking tricked by the mass notion that anything that young girls and queer people are interested in is immediately bad and subpar#bc it is fucking not #i will FIGHT for it #fanfiction (tags by @crossroadswrite bacause they add so much to this post)

[nandalorian]

The real irony is there is plenty of fanfiction that goes through more rigorous editing than some published fiction. So the difference in quality between fanfiction and “professional writing” is totally arbitrary and made up. Except that some things that are more expensive are worse.

[hermannsgayhands]

[marisatomay]

author: sorry I’m jumping on this bandwagon and writing a fic with the same premise as all these other fics

me, has read 500 fics like this one and is prepared to read 500 more: please never apologize for giving the people (me) what they (also me) want

[kyraneko]

WELL I WOULD READ FIVE HUNDRED FICS

AND I WOULD READ FIVE HUNDRED MORE

JUST TO READ ONE THOUSAND FICS WITH THE SAME

PREMISE AS THE ONES BEFORE

DADA DADA (DADA DADA)

DADA DADA (DADA DADA)

DADADUNdedeledeDUNdedeledeDUN

[gay-engineer]

i am a:

⚪️ man

⚪️ woman

🔘 dumbass

looking for a:

⚪️ man

⚪️ woman

🔘 200,000 word fanfic at 3 am

[coraroline]

when you click on a fanfiction and the website warns you there’s inappropriate content in it 

[cypheroftyr]

[penguinluv129]

@ginyang98 this is an attack at you my AU Queen 💖👑

[ginyang98]

OZHUFBDHFUBSDJHHBSDOUH THAT’S MY NEW HOUSE DKFGUHBDFKGUJBFBLUJFGBNDLF,KJ

@penguinluv129 I love ya ¬W¬

[i-am-me-i-am-sam]

Is this not you, @shanastoryteller ?

[alaynesstone-deactivated2019021]

When you read so much fanfiction that you forget what actually happened vs what you read.

[motherhenna]

Ok so I was looking for historical slang terms for penis (gotta be era-accurate when writing vintage dick jokes) and I came across….something

some linguist compiled a literal timeline of genitalia slang–a cock compendium, if you will–that dates back all the way to the fucking 13th CENTURY. This motherfucker tracked the evolution of erection etymology through 800+ years, because if he doesn’t do it, who else will? Thank you for your service, Johnathon Green.

[motherhenna]

Some of my favorites include:

Shaft of Delight (1700s)

Womb Sweeper (1980s)

Master John Goodfellow (1890s)

Nimble-Wimble (1650s)

Corporal Love (1930s)

Staff of Life (1880s)

Spindle (1530s)

As good as ever twanged (1670s)

Gaying Instrument (1810s)

Beef Torpedo (1980s)

and last but not least, the first recorded use of the word Schlong, which was in 1865 CE. Tag yourself, I’m Nimble Wimble 

[motherhenna]

And are the lovely ladies feeling left out? not to worry! Johnathon’s got you covered, gals, because he also made one for vaginas. Highlights:

Mrs. Fubb’s Parlor (1820s)

Poontang (1950s)

Spunk Box (1720s)

Ringerangroo (1930s)

Ineffable (1890s)

Itching Jenny (1890s)

Carnal Mantrap (1890s - a busy decade apparently)

Bookbinder’s Wife (1760s)

Rough Malkin (1530s)

Socket (1460s)

and a personal favorite, crinkum-crankum, circa approximately 1670.

[ricca-raccoon]

@little-scribblers-heart @avenrue

[hphm]

This is what real scholarship looks like.