610 bookmarks

A stream of links that I share without comment. They may be things I intend to read later, things I've read, things I find interesting, etc. My blog with actual writing is at: https://stuff.interfree.ca and you can find me on the fediverse @fastfinge@interfree.ca.

2025-05-06

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Internet Explorer | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/96755/internet-explorer

Disowned by his family and banished from the magical institution, Kaniel had been exiled to rule over the forsaken northernmost borderlands.
There, the populace suffered from waves of monsters and famine. None trusted the bastard noble. Nor would Kaniel himself if not for the opportunity granted by an aloof deity. A mysterious web of infinite archives (...)

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Catgirls and Dungeons (Gender Bender, Yuri, Isekai) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/94949/catgirls-and-dungeons-gender-bender-yuri-isekai

A man was on his way home with his friend when suddenly, he spotted a catgirl cosplayer who made his heart skip a beat. She was so beautiful and elegant that he fell in love at first sight.But something felt off—he couldn’t recall seeing her in any anime, manga, or games he had ever come across. Confused, he asked his friend standing next to him.To (...)

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Slime Sweets and Dungeon Treats - A Cozy LitRPG | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/96278/slime-sweets-and-dungeon-treats-a-cozy-litrpg

When life gives you slimes, open a cafe.
After waking up in a dungeon, Hazel wasn’t about to grab a sword and start fighting. Instead, she picked up a sandwich, because who needs weapons when you’ve got food?
That choice glitched the system, giving her a brand-new class: Culinary Mage. Now, Hazel’s baking her way through the dungeon, making friends (...)

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World Walker Park [Magical Amusement Park Base-Building] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/96430/world-walker-park-magical-amusement-park-base-building

A village in shambles? A mysterious newcomer from another world? A school of orphans? What do all of these have in common? The answer is obvious: a waterslide… and smashburgers… and a carousel or two.
After dying on Earth, Luka is reincarnated by a desperate goddess into a stagnating world of magic, strange races, and everlasting peace. With a background (...)

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Liches Get Scritches: A Cat Cultivation | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/96109/liches-get-scritches-a-cat-cultivation

Now available on Amazon! in ebook and paperback. Audio to follow in a few months
A powerful cultivation journey starts with clean fur and impeccable toe-beans. Jenkins might already be the most beautiful cat that ever graced the land, but he is going to make the most of each and every one of his nine lives.
Nothing will hold him back, not pesky pixies, (...)

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Peter North – Arcane Arctic - Progression Fantasy & LitRPG Database

progressionfantasy.co.uk/peter-north-arcane-arctic

Isekaied into an ice world? Could be worse... Right? Yeah, apparently it can be a whole lot worse... When Jay Morgan and his bestie, Molly O'Brian, take "wrong turn" to a whole new level, they end up sucked into a world that makes the arctic look like a beach vacation. Even worse? After a bump

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Bum Magic: A Tale of Sludge and Slime [Progression Fantasy | Action | Comedy] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/94936/bum-magic-a-tale-of-sludge-and-slime-progression

As a homeless man, Gus has drank some strange things before -- but nothing as strange as this. After a bottle of wine puts grotesque markings on his hand and gives him the ability to harness the power of slime, he must run from the cult the drink was stolen from and seek revenge on the person who gave it to him.
Progression | Action | Adventure | Comedy (...)

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Royal Blooded - A Harem Fantasy Novel (Now available on Amazon) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/69954/royal-blooded-a-harem-fantasy-novel-now-available

Eli Grayson knew there was no such thing as magic. He knew there were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. He knew he was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup.That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst (...)

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Isekai Mansion | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/72247/isekai-mansion

Now available revised on Kindle!
This is NOT just another isekai story!
Eric Noble has a family secret that is so clandestine that even he doesn’t know what it is! He’s bad at love, bad at self-motivating, too good at his accounting job and he just inherited a Mansion from his estranged father. If you want long form storytelling, slow burn relationship (...)

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D. Levesque – My Secret Portal to A Fantasy World - Progression Fantasy & LitRPG Database

progressionfantasy.co.uk/d-levesque-my-secret-portal-to-a-fantasy-world

Jack Pritcher has hit rock bottom, losing his home and job. Just when he believes his sanity might be next, he's presented with an opportunity that sounds utterly unbelievable. The offer on the table is to become a guardian of a Portal, a doorway to another world. But there's a twist – he must keep

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Manual Not Included (Dungeon Building, LitRPG, Isekai) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/98397/manual-not-included-dungeon-building-litrpg-isekai

Colt and Lacey were the dream team for the escape room tournament. They won... a trip into the middle of a mountain where they had one pedestal that didn't tell them anything in a language they could barely guess at and a deadline they didn't know about until it passed.
No Manual, Control Runes They Can't Read, and a Mountain to fill with challenging (...)

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Accountant Isekai | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/72391/accountant-isekai

What happens when an accountant gets sent to another world? No, wait, that isn't right. What happens when an accountant who's also a weirdo gets sent to another world? Well, you're about to find out. Join our hero on his quest to save the world from financial ruin!

Note: This story is fairly fast-paced.
Other note: Some YTP-style comedy is also present.

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Murder Medic (Legacy Version) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/78702/murder-medic-legacy-version

NEW VERSION

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Chapter 1: Eggs & the Apocalypse - Magical Engineering [Progression Fantasy, LitRPG]

www.royalroad.com/fiction/98242/magical-engineering-progression-fantasy-litrpg/chapter/1896969/chapter-1-eggs-the-apocalypse

I have a routine. It’s not complicated, but after a long life, I’ve found that it helps me to stay on track for the day. I wake up, turn on the television, (...)

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Tristan Rye – Creature Farm: A Cozy Monster Evolution LitRPG - Progression Fantasy & LitRPG Database

progressionfantasy.co.uk/tristan-rye-creature-farm-a-cozy-monster-evolution-litrpg

Plant Crops. Raise Monsters. Liberate the village. Each day, Owen rises with the sun. Creatures cheer as he shovels food into the trough. Enchanted plants dance and sway while he waters their stalks. This is a strange, wild world. A place where mushrooms can sprout sentience. A place where forest slimes make the best pets.

211.

Splinter Angel | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/99737/splinter-angel

Ana just wanted to get home. To slip out of her dress and her heels, take a shower, and get into her PJs. Maybe have some hot chocolate before bed. It had been that kind of night. Instead, the kid she was bodyguarding got dragged through a hole in reality, and she went with him.
The bad news is that once the smoke settled, once she’d dealt with the (...)

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pumper42nickel/eloquence_threshold: Eloquence synthesizer NVDA add-on compatible with threshold versions of NVDA (2019.3 and later). Supports Python 3 and new NVDA speech framework.

github.com/pumper42nickel/eloquence_threshold

Eloquence synthesizer NVDA add-on compatible with threshold versions of NVDA (2019.3 and later). Supports Python 3 and new NVDA speech framework. - pumper42nickel/eloquence_threshold

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davidacm/NVDA-IBMTTS-Driver: This project is aimed at developing and maintaining the NVDA IBMTTS driver. IBMTTS is a synthesizer similar to Eloquence. Please send your ideas and contributions here!

github.com/davidacm/NVDA-IBMTTS-Driver

This project is aimed at developing and maintaining the NVDA IBMTTS driver. IBMTTS is a synthesizer similar to Eloquence. Please send your ideas and contributions here! - davidacm/NVDA-IBMTTS-Driver

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Iceshrimp.NET

iceshrimp.dev/iceshrimp/iceshrimp.net

This repository contains our efforts to continue the Iceshrimp project's legacy - in the form of an entirely new codebase, with a focus on performance, stability and maintainability.

207.

Slipping Between Worlds Chapter 1: One day in Stroke City, a discworld fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/6159511/1/Slipping-Between-Worlds

An experiment. Discworld will happen here, certainly, but there will also be aspects of Terry Pratchett's non-Discworld novels, the Johnny Maxwell trilogy. The author has written a younger version of himself in as a male "Mary Sue". forgive me...

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Luminosity | A Re-imagining of Twilight | By Alicorn

luminous.elcenia.com/all.shtml
205.

Radiance

luminous.elcenia.com/all2.shtml
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Flashes

luminous.elcenia.com/all3.shtml
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Chapter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Methods-of-Rationality

Petunia married a biochemist, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell... COMPLETE.

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Browncoat, Green Eyes Chapter 1: PROLOGUE: Two Years Ago, a Harry Potter + Firefly Crossover fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/2857962/1/Browncoat-Green-Eyes

COMPLETE. Firefly: :Harry Potter crossover Post Serenity. Two years have passed since the secret of the planet Miranda got broadcast across the whole 'verse in 2518. The crew of Serenity finally hires a new pilot, but he's a bit peculiar.

201.

Larceny, Lechery, and Luna Lovegood! Chapter 1: It Begins, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/3695087/1/Larceny-Lechery-and-Luna-Lovegood

It takes two thieves, a Dark Wizard, and a Tentacle Monster named Tim.

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Oh God Not Again! Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/4536005/1/Oh-God-Not-Again

Oh God Not Again!By: Sarah1281Send Private Message
So maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.

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Harry Potter and the Natural 20 Chapter 1: Solo Adventures, a Harry Potter + Dungeons and Dragons Crossover fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8096183/1/Harry-Potter-and-the-Natural-20

Milo, a genre-savvy D&D Wizard and Adventurer Extraordinaire is forced to attend Hogwarts, and soon finds himself plunged into a new adventure of magic, mad old Wizards, metagaming, misunderstandings, and munchkinry. Updates monthly.

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A Better Man Chapter 1: Prologue, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/2531438/1/A-Better-Man

Vernon changed in the beginning to be a better man, thanks to a wish. How will this affect Harry, and the entire Wizarding World? Now complete! Please R&R. AU, HPGW, RWHG, RLNT

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A Better Place To Be Chapter 1: Grand Entrance, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10330100/1/A-Better-Place-To-Be

Pinkie Pie brings a human in need of cheering up into Equestria. Will he be able to cope? One thing's for sure, there will be shenanigans. Set after the end of season 3.

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A Marauder's Plan Initiating Operation Pronglet: Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8045114/1/A-Marauder-s-Plan

Sirius decides to stay in England after escaping Hogwarts and makes protecting Harry his priority. AU GOF.

195.

Angry Harry and the Seven Chapter 1: The Incident, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/9750991/1/Angry-Harry-and-the-Seven

Just how will Dumbledore cope with a Harry who is smart, knowledgeable, sticks up for himself and, worst still, is betrothed? A Harry who has a penchant for losing his temper? Ravenclaw/Smart(alek)/Lord/Harry Almostcanon/Dumbledore Non-friend/Ron Harry&Daphne (Haphne). No Harem. Rating is for language and minor 'Lime' scenes.

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Best Night Ever Extended Edition Chapter 1, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/7010802/1/Best-Night-Ever-Extended-Edition

Does anyone else feel that our heroes got a rather raw deal from the Gala? Here's my non-canon, but heartfelt extended story, now complete.

193.

COPS: Equestria Chapter 1: Opening, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/7143944/1/COPS-Equestria

Bad Colts, Bad Colts. Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you? A Special Edition of COPS in the land of Equestria. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Stories featuring the Full Cast X Original Characters

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Dashes, Dots, and Pegasus Spots Chapter 1, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/7422987/1/Dashes-Dots-and-Pegasus-Spots

When Rainbow Dash catches a bad case of pegapox, she cannot fly back to her cloud home and finds herself staying with Rarity and Sweetie Belle. Twilight is searching for a cure, but can the pegasus survive her well meaning nurses long enough to use it?

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Dear Order Chapter 1: Letter One, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/3157478/1/Dear-Order

"I'm still alive, as you may surmise from this note. Of course, I could be dead and someone is faking the letter to fool you…" Harry is NOT happy about being left at Privet Drive all summer with no one to talk to.

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Don't look back in Anger Chapter 1: Words said in anger, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10669760/1/Don-t-look-back-in-Anger

Can some angry words change everything?

189.

Fantastic Elves and Where to Find Them Chapter 1: Wherein Harry is Abandoned, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8197451/1/Fantastic-Elves-and-Where-to-Find-Them

After the Dursleys abandon six year old Harry in a park in Kent, Harry comes to the realization that he is an elf. Not a house elf, though. A forest elf. Never mind wizards vs muggles; Harry has his own thing going on. Character study, pre-Hogwarts, NOT a creature!fic, slightly cracky.

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Harry & the Mysterious Curse of the Girl-Who-Lived Chapter 1: 1: Harry is NOT a girl, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/6343543/1/Harry-the-Mysterious-Curse-of-the-Girl-Who-Lived

Harry always knew that there was something unique about him. In a way, the arrival of the Hogwarts acceptance letters was almost expected... except, why are they all addressed to 'Harriet Potter?

187.

Harry Black Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10594766/1/Harry-Black

On that fateful night in '81, Sirius arrives first, gathers up Harry and takes up his god-fatherly duties, raising Harry with the help of Remus and a nudge from the ghosts of Lilly and James in secrecy before returning to the wizarding world for Harry's third year. Rated M for violence and language. No slash, no definite pairing yet.

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In this World and the Next Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/5627314/1/In-this-World-and-the-Next

Not for Weasley fans, dark beginning and rating is for safety. A Re-do with payback on the menu H/Hr Complete

185.

Lord of the Wind, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/5276027/1/Lord-of-the-Wind

By chance, Harry discovers his Animagus abilities. At the age of nine, he flashes himself to Hogwarts in his phoenix form, hoping for a better life. Will he succeed? AU, partly OOC, abuse!Dursleys, adoption, de-aged!Minerva, An Animagus story.

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Magnetism! Chapter 1: Binding Bracelets, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8510892/1/Magnetism

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash accidentally activate a pair of magic bracelets which force them to be in constant contact with one another. Stuck together until Twilight finds a way to remove the bracelets, Fluttershy must cope with re-emerging feelings while Rainbow Dash must deal with a misunderstanding rabbit out to get her. FlutterDash.

183.

Make A Wish Chapter 1: Goodbye, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/2318355/1/Make-A-Wish

Harry has learned the prophesy and he does not believe that a schoolboy can defeat Voldemort, so he decides that if he is going to die then he is first going to live.

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Measure for Measure Chapter 1: Opening, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/4410768/1/Measure-for-Measure
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Modest, Too Chapter 1: Betrayed, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/5890484/1/Modest-Too

Tear it all down and build it back up, better. It's a modest goal.

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Moonbeam Chapter 1: Goodbye Luna, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/6890238/1/Moonbeam

MLP:FiM. Chapter 10: Through Thick and Thin. You don't have to be an Element of Harmony to be able to harness the magic of friendship. Story Complete!

179.

Muggle Summer, Wizard's Fall Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/3421129/1/Muggle-Summer-Wizard-s-Fall

A seventh-year saga that begins one hour after Dumbledore's funeral. Harry gets some unexpected and unexpectedly useful help from the Muggle World...so much that wonders whether the power he knows not is actually the British monarchy! HHr, RWLL

178.

Old Soldiers Never Die Chapter 1: Harry's Hand Cannon, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/2784825/1/Old-Soldiers-Never-Die

A gift from his uncle Vernon gives Harry a new way to fight the Dark Lord

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Pranking a Dark Lord Chapter 1: An Act and a Fact, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10621274/1/Pranking-a-Dark-Lord

What if Sirius Black survived that night in Department of Mysteries; what if he had become Harry's Godfather, one who truly looks out for Harry's interests; most importantly, what if he fought like a Muggle? The timeline; certain events; and facts, that occur within canon, will not be strictly adhered to; but as a starting point, this fan-fiction will start during summer 1995.

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Royal Ward Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10556030/1/Royal-Ward

Based on "Hatal Fart Attack" by Corwalch, "Royal Ward" follows the changes in Harry's life after he gains the personal attention of the Queen. My thanks to Corwalch for permission to write a sequel. Reading "Hatal Fart Attack" first is recommended, but not absolutely required. Please note that this story begins in 1989, shortly before Harry turns 9.

175.

Sympathetic Properties Chapter 1: Dobby's Plight, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10914042/1/Sympathetic-Properties

Having been treated as a servant his entire life, Harry is more sympathetic when Dobby arrives, avoiding Vernon's wrath and gaining a bit of freedom. That freedom changes his summer, his life, and the world forever. A very long character-driven story that likes to play with canon.

174.

The Adventures Of Harry Potter, the Video Game: Exploited Chapter 1: Game Over, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/9708318/1/The-Adventures-Of-Harry-Potter-the-Video-Game-Exploited

Harry Potter catches Voldemort's AK to the noggin only to find out that his life is a video game and he forgot to save. So what does he do? Does he return on Hard mode and work for the challenge? Heck No! Harry uses every exploit, grind, or underhanded tactic he can get his hands on. His life may be a video game, but nobody plays Harry Potter. HIATUS

173.

The Handbook of Elf Psychology Chapter 1: Wherein Hogwarts Discovers Harry, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8509020/1/The-Handbook-of-Elf-Psychology

Sequel to Fantastic Elves and Where to Find Them! Harry is captured by wizards and brought to a castle. The wizards are obnoxious, but there's a lovely wood nearby which is quaintly named the "Forbidden" Forest. Harry thinks that's adorable.

172.

The Pony Who Lived Upstairs Chapter 1: The Pony Upstairs, a my little pony fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/10101083/1/The-Pony-Who-Lived-Upstairs

What would you do if a pony moved in upstairs? Would you go out of your way to meet her? What would you talk about? And what kind of pony would choose to leave Equestria for Earth in the first place?

171.

The Wheel and the Butterfly A Dan X Pinkie Pie Saga

www.fimfiction.net/story/131002/the-wheel-and-the-butterfly-a-dan-x-pinkie-pie-saga

Pinkie Pie finds herself adjusting to a new, hostile world, with a new hostile friend. Can they make it through this new misadventure together, or is it the universe that needs to watch out for them?

170.

Weres Harry? Chapter 1: Werewolf of Hogwarts, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/8106168/1/Weres-Harry

Dark curses don't play nice- not even with each other. When nine year-old Harry is bitten by a werewolf, the horcrux fights back. The result could only happen to Harry Potter. Canon-ish for the first three years of Hogwarts - AU from that point forward.

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You're Buggered, Siriusly! Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/9779094/1/You-re-Buggered-Siriusly

Sirius breaks out of Azkaban two years before schedule. He's pissed, half-mad and prepared to do anything to protect his Godson. He's going to make the Wizarding world pay for the hell it put him through- and have some fun along the way, of course! Super! Sirius, Dark Lord! Sirius, but not evil. No slash. May include ships later. Mainly from Sirius' (and Harry's) point of view. AU.

168.

You're my Density Chapter 1: That's the Power of Love, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction

www.fanfiction.net/s/11033616/1/You-re-my-Density

Just Suppose Harry hadn't heeded his godfather's advice, and actually lost his temper at his trial? Time travel fic and title is 'Back to the Future' joke.

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Muggle Fairy Tales Are Mad! - Meltha - Fairy Tales and Related Fandoms [Archive of Our Own]

archiveofourown.org/works/236735?view_full_work=true

During the endless camping trip in book 7, Ron asks Hermione to tell the story of that "disease sounding" fairy tale to pass the time. This becomes something of a habit, and Hermione tells the boys a series of traditional Muggle fairy tales.

166.

A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-marriage-proposal-spoken-entirely-in-office-jargon

GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations?
CINDY: Yeah, I wanted to circle back on that.
GARY: Me too. You s...

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Re: Re: Bluesky and Decentralization -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization
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How decentralized is Bluesky really? -- Dustycloud Brainstorms

dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky
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Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization | bryan newbold

whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lbvbtqrg5t2t

This is a reply to Christine Lemmer-Webber's thoughtful (and widely read) "How decentralized is Bluesky really?" blog post.

I am so happy and grateful that Christine took the time to write up her thoughts and put them out in public. Her writing sheds light on substantive differences between protoco...

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