Neeliep's recs

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My most recent WIP read is Unravelling by Thoronris. I can highly recommend it, but it’s not a light read!

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Grill

Pen names: Grill, MissGrill

Accounts: Adult-Fanfiction, LiveJournal, Ashwinder

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Location: Norway

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Recommended fanfiction: The Unfortunates

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The Unfortunates

Author: Grill

Rating: Exceeds Expectations

Length: Epic, 161,300 words (43 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: OotP, 11.10.2004-26.03.2007

Categories: Voldemort Won

Genres: Mystery, Angst, Romance; Post-Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: Against all logic and reason, Voldemort won the war. It's a dog-eat-dog world, Hermione's disguised, all on her own and barely getting by as a prostitute. What happens when a certain Professor sets foot in the brothel, seeking information? (author)

Warning: dub-con, character death

Awards: Multifaceted Round 4 Extreme Fic 🥇

→ Ashwinder, Adult-Fanfiction (not complete!)

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Dark Gods in the Blood

Author: hayseed

Rating: Exceeds Expectations

Length: Epic, 114,993 words (32 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: Classic, 10.08.2003-07.03.2004

Categories: Helping Hermione

Genres: Mystery, Drama, Angst; Post-Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: A wandering student comes home, a broken man pays his penance, and a gruesome murder is both more and less than it seems. Some paths to self-discovery have more twists and turns than others. (author) Harry Potter is murdered, and no-one knows how.

Warning: No sshg romance

→ WIKTT Archives, FictionAlley, Hayseed’s website, Red Hen, Ashwinder, Adult-Fanfiction

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Ehann

Pen names: Ehann

Accounts: The Masque, Ashwinder

Real name: Elaine

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Additional information: One of the classic sshg authors, hosted at Obscurus Books.

Recommended fanfiction: Lost and Found

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Lost and Found

Author: Ehann

Rating: Acceptable

Length: Novel, 67,634 words (28 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: Classic, 27.01.2002-?? (reposted)

Categories: Pregnancy, Memory Loss, Professor Granger

Genres: Mystery, Drama, Romance; Post-Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: Hermione's erased some important information from her memory and returns to Hogwarts with a surprise in tow. Snape helps her find what was lost. (author) Hermione returns to Hogwarts to teach at the same time as her daughter Samantha begins there as a first year.

→ The Masque, Ashwinder

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EnemyOfInnocence

Pen names: EnemyOfInnocence

Accounts: AO3, Fanfiction.net, Tumblr

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Recommended fanfiction: 131 Days

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Update January 2025

Belated Happy New Year! I have added four fanfictions to my recommendations today. Hope you will discover something new to enjoy. There are some newer(ish) ones, and some older ones this time. :)

Accountable by Dyce

Utterly Barbaric by weatherwings 

A Light in the Fog by turtlewrexler

A Chance in Time by greeneyedbabe

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Dyce

Pen names: Dyce, elidyce, Borolin, and more

Accounts: Fanfiction.net, Tumblr 1, Tumblr 2, AO3

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Additional information: Dyce is a very well known and prolific fanfic writer, who has been involved in many groundbreaking and important aspects of building the fanfiction community. Additional information about the author can be found at Fanlore.org, and about the controversy and debate about Accountable at WIKTT at SSHG Review.

Recommended fanfiction: Accountable

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Accountable

Author: Dyce

Rating: Exceeds Expectations

Length: Epic, 166,408 words (31 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: HBP, 15.11.2006-18.01.2007

Categories: Pregnancy

Genres: Romance, Drama; Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: The war is over. Hermione Granger's life, while safer, is no less complicated. Victory has had unintended consequences which affect not only Hermione, but all those around her. (author) Hermione becomes pregnant after a drunken Victory Night celebration, and returns to Hogwarts to find the baby's father has gone back to teaching potions. A very well known sshg fic that sparked debate across the fanfic community.

Awards: MPP Round 2 Drama 🥈 QtP Round 2 Novel-Length 🥇

Warnings: Dub-con

→ Fanfiction.net

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weatherwings

Pen names: weatherwings

Accounts: Fanfiction.net

Real name: Grace

Location: Sydney, Australia

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Recommended fanfiction: Utterly Barbaric

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Utterly Barbaric

Author: weatherwings

Rating: Exceeds Expectations (Probably outstanding if finished!)

Length: Epic, 205,564 words (currently 77 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: DH, 11.10.2012-05.07.2023

Categories: Marriage Law Challenge

Genres: Romance, Drama, Adventure; Post-Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: Experimental potions apprentice Hermione Jean Granger is running out of time, options and allies. Forced to make some of the most difficult decisions, only one certainty remains: She will never submit to the Ministry's insidious Marriage Law. Going on the run, Hermione is labelled a Ministry Malcontent and receives help from the most unexpected places. (author)

Warnings: WIP/Abandoned

→ Fanfiction.net

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turtlewrexler

Pen names: turtlewrexler, turtle_wrexler, lavenderandlilacs, turtlewrexlerapologist

Accounts: Fanfiction.net, AO3, Tumblr

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Recommended fanfiction: A Light in the Fog

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A Light in the Fog

Author: turtlewrexler

Rating: Exceeds Expectations

Length: Epic, 120,080 words (29 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: DH, 23.05.2018-25.11.2018

Categories: Potions Problem, Memory Loss

Genres: Romance, Mystery; Post-Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: The last thing Severus can remember is overhearing a prophecy in a dingy, goat-scented pub. Now there’s a James Potter clone with Lily’s eyes, a much aged Minerva McGonagall, and an infuriatingly familiar woman with frizzy hair all saying he is not a loyal Death Eater. Looking in a mirror proves that he is, indeed, suddenly pushing fifty. All in all, not his best day. (author)

→ AO3, Continuing Tales

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greeneyedbabe

Pen names: greeneyedbabe

Accounts: Fanfiction.net

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Recommended fanfiction: A Chance in Time

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A Chance in Time

Author: greeneyedbabe

Rating: Acceptable

Length: Epic, 201,715 words (42 chapters)

Era, Publish Date: DH, 27.04.2010-27.09.2010

Categories: Time Travel

Genres: Romance, Drama; Hogwarts (AU)

Summary: Accidents happen, but when this accident happens Hermione finds herself in a whole different decade at Hogwarts with people that are long dead in her time. Trying her best to find her way back before there are too many changes. (author)

→ Fanfiction.net

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Have you read Hermione Granger and the Intended Vessels yet?

I have! Many times. It’s one of my outstanding fic recs :)