510: The Best (or Weirdest) of Harry Potter Fan Fiction

<ul> <li>News: British star of stage, film and TV Helen McCrory <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/16/arts/television/helen-mccrory-dead.html">has died</a>. We wish the best to her family and loved ones.</li> <li>Main Discussion: Former MuggleNet Fan Fiction moderator Laura Tee is here to discuss fanfic!</li> <li>Have the MuggleCast hosts read fanfic before? Why or why not? Was there a stigma attached in the early days?</li> <li>Laura runs through some common Harry Potter fanfic tropes including American exchange students, students getting "HOT" over the summer, and replacement love interests for Snape.</li> <li>The hosts have each read some of the most popular Potter fanfics as suggested by our listeners, and are here to dish!</li> <li>In "<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/2345300/chapters/5171522">The Very Secret Diary</a>" by Arabella, Laura found a depth to Ginny's character that was lacking for her in the books.</li> <li>Eric describes the 700,000 word Hermione time-travel epic, "<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/10672917/chapters/23626929">The Debt of Time</a>" by ShayaLonnie</li> <li> <em>Debt of Time</em> is so massive that it even has its own read-through podcast, <a href="https://www.fwhpod.com/">Firewhisky and Honey</a>.</li> <li>Micah's choice for fan fiction, "<a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6337916/1/In-the-Light-Of-the-Stars">In the Light of the Stars</a>" by little0bird, features a lot of diversity as a teenaged McGonagall navigates wartime Britain.</li> <li>Draco and Hermione meet repeatedly for coffee in Andrew's new favorite fanfic, "<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/23875939/chapters/57393508">Remain Nameless</a>" by HeyJude19.</li> <li>After talking about SO MUCH fan fiction, and listing off some honorable mentions, the hosts try their own hand at writing fanfiction with prompts given to them by Laura!</li> <li>Andrew reads his heartwarming meetcute for adult Scorpius Malfoy and Albus-Severus Potter.</li> <li>Micah adds a new best friend on to the journe