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Does the Interdict of Merlin appear in original Harry Potter canon?
The Interdict is an added plot device (though something like it must surely exist elsewhere in the vast reaches of already-written fantasy).
I don't regard my own answers as canon when they haven't ...
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Did J.K. Rowling express approval of HPMoR?
The note at the top of HPMOR Chapter 7 is probably the source of these comments:
Whoa. A spokesman for Rowling's literary agent said that Rowling is
okay with the existence of fanfiction as long ...
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Did J.K. Rowling express approval of HPMoR?
Rowling is on record as approving of HP-based fan works in general [BBC interview], but that does not mean she approves of HPMOR specifically. I think there are strong circumstantial reasons to ...
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Did J.K. Rowling express approval of HPMoR?
JKR approves of fan-fiction.
The spokesman for the Christopher Little literary agency said: "JK Rowling's reaction is that she is very flattered by the fact there is such great interest in her ...
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What was the wish that Harry gave to Quirrell that was rejected?
The answer can be found on page 602, when Harry is talking to Draco.
“So what did you wish the first time?” said Draco.
[...]
“It wasn’t really all that interesting,” Harry said with obviously ...
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HP fan-fiction where an Imperiused Dudley jumps off a building
I believe it's Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent by Barb LP, which can be found on FanFiction.net, and also found following this tweet which also confirms that it's Harry Potter and the Psychic ...
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Harry Potter fanfiction where he wakes back up from death with no memories, has secret rooms locked by password
Through some sleuth Googling, I did find this (although I'm kinda wishing I hadn't! :P). I found it by searching for "fanfiction harry potter 'safehaven' password", where it is the second result (this ...
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What was Voldemort's ultimate ambition in HPMOR?
Voldemort's ultimate ambition was little more than to be less bored.
The thing Voldemort fears most is death, so he sets out to avoid that possibility as his first priority. He quite handily deals ...
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Does the Interdict of Merlin appear in original Harry Potter canon?
Although I've not read Methods of Rationality, I can say with confidence that nothing like what is described appears in Rowling's original writings.
I hesitate to post an answer without offering ...
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How many posts did Sauron write in his blog?
I managed to catch up with the author of Sauron's Blog a few days ago. Firstly, in answer to your specific question, the original blog contained a total of 79 posts, all of which can now be found on ...
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Can this HPMOR hypothesis be true in Harry Potter canon?
No, this isn’t entirely accurate.
According to this theory, the child of a witch and a wizard is always a witch or wizard themselves.
There are at least Squibs in canon who were born to magical ...
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Did Lily deliberately attempt to poison Petunia?
Assuming Eagle's Splendor works in the same way that it does in the Dungeons and Dragons game from which it was lifted, then the potion's effects are both limited and temporary, little more than a ...
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In HPMOR, what languages are used besides Pseudo-Latin?
Some of the spells used are different languages, while others are references to other forms of media.
Other languages
Ma-ha-su (first appears pg 203) - The spell being called the Sumerian Simple ...
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Porn parody of Lord of the Rings where the protagonist is from a Hobbit parody race that will "try anything"
The Lord of the G-Strings: The Femaleship of the String (2003)
A diminutive and seductive Throbbit has been entrusted with the task of destroying the all-powerful G-String that can grant its ...
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Harry Potter Fanfic where Harry is impregnated by Draco
Per OP's edit to their own answer, this is Endurance by bgd_thrifty, originally published on Ao3.
Harry becomes pregnant.
“You… what?” Harry doesn’t reply, just watches Draco’s wand hand
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HP fanfic about two girls who went back in time
Turned out I was correct that one of the girls was Hermione, but there's a reason that I couldn't recall who the other girl was: it was also Hermione. Then there's a third Hermione formed with the ...
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Harry Potter Fanfic where Harry is impregnated by Draco
Here's your link Destany Santana...enjoy.
Loss and Pain by Lovell Luka
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What is a gremlin?
I believe your confusion stems from the use of the term gremlin as part of the James Potter fan fiction books where it's used to describe a group of student troublemakers.
Hogwarts’ current group of ...
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Identify the characters in this Doctor Who webcomic panel
In the absence of an annotated picture, I am going to proceed upwards, by rows, in a zig-zag fashion (for reasons that become obvious given the row #1 to row #2 transition) starting from the bottom-...
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Snape dressing up as Darth Vader fanfic
It looks like this might be "The Salute" by cabepfr. It has a Snape with throat injuries, Hermione as a teacher, and the costumes.
When Snape resurrects after Nagini's bite, he finds that his ...
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Harry Potter funny fanfic, where Harry is convinced he is an elf - probably on fanfiction.net
It would appear to be Fantastic Elves and where to find them by evansentranced, on fanfiction.net indeed.
After the Dursleys abandon six year old Harry in a park in Kent, Harry comes to the ...
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Was there ever a film, comic, or toon where Batman had Spider-Man's (or Spider-Man-like) powers?
As far as I can tell, using the wiki as a source, there was no "Spider-Bat" or "Bat-Spider" as an actual character.
The only official version that I can find that might match this version of "Batman ...
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Does the Interdict of Merlin appear in original Harry Potter canon?
Off the top of my head, I can think of a few examples of learning advanced magic from a written text.
The first would be everything Harry learned from the HBP Potion book, for example Sectumsempra ...
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Please help me find this Harry/Draco veela fic?
I think it's probably DragonKin by Fyreheart.
The story seems to centre on Harry becoming a dragon and being tutored by some kind of dragon spirit guardian. It has the following elements.
It begins ...
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Harry Potter Fan Fiction where The Order of the Phoenix is a medal and Harry becomes a Griffin Animagus
This might be the mildly infamous "Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent", which gained some small renown for being released in an ebook package as the fifth book of the series along with the ...
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Drarry fan fiction where Draco lives in New York and works at a tattoo shop
This is probably "The Man Who Lived" by sebastianL.
Draco works in a tattoo shop, and also volunteers as a mentor for troubled kids, juvenile delinquents in New York. And you can see how much he’s ...
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Is Kreacher ever called 'Monster'?
This could easily be a translation issue. When translating the books, the names of characters were sometimes changed in an attempt to maintain wordplay, such as Kreacher's name being a homonym of "...
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Trying to find a fanfiction of Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
Could this be "The Seventh Horcrux" by Melindaleo?
The part about Harry making the snitch into a Horcrux is relatively unusual, Snape is indeed in Azkaban and the epilogue ends with Hermione and Ron ...
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Looking for a specific Harry Potter fanfic where Harry stays with Snape during the summer of 2nd year
This is "The Guardian, the Ward and the Convict"
Harry spends the summer with Snape after the end of his second year:
"I'd rather spend the Summer with Snape." Harry's personal hells are
swapped ...
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