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What I would consider god-tier starting or stories that are ones that I highly highly recommend.
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In 1935, Hermione Granger meets a boy in an orphanage who despises fairy stories, liars, and mediocrity. He offers her a deal of mutual convenience, and soon a tentative friendship forms between them—if Tom would ever lower himself to call anyone a "friend".
But whatever they have, it's something special, and if there's anyone who can appreciate Specialness, it's Tom Riddle.
1930's-40's Childhood Friends AU.
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- Part 1 of Birds of a Feather
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- English
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- 62/62
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Bookmarked by YourVeryOwnRandomCatLady
14 Jan 2019
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Reading on FFN tooPossibly one of the best fanfictions of all time
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/15996890Birds of a Feather
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babylonsheep
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In 1935, Hermione Granger meets a boy in an orphanage who despises fairy stories, liars, and mediocrity. He offers her a deal of mutual convenience, and soon a tentative friendship forms between them—if Tom would ever lower himself to call anyone a "friend".
But whatever they have, it's something special, and if there's anyone who can appreciate Specialness, it's Tom Riddle.
1930's-40's Childhood Friends AU.
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Hermione reaches out to the mysterious owner of Silverleaf Apothecary for help when she realizes a deadly, magic-stealing pandemic is upon the Wizarding world. Severus Snape disappeared from Wizarding society fourteen years ago after he'd recovered from his injuries. Now Hermione is trying to drag him back into it. He agrees to assist, but only if she quarantines at his home while they work on the project together. As they discover ways to treat the illness, Snape realizes he might not be so solitary, and Hermione gets to know the man behind her former professor.
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- English
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- 111,758
- Chapters:
- 24/24
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- 1,075
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13 Dec 2025
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/62645713
Intermundane
by
Anogete
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Hermione reaches out to the mysterious owner of Silverleaf Apothecary for help when she realizes a deadly, magic-stealing pandemic is upon the Wizarding world. Severus Snape disappeared from Wizarding society fourteen years ago after he'd recovered from his injuries. Now Hermione is trying to drag him back into it. He agrees to assist, but only if she quarantines at his home while they work on the project together. As they discover ways to treat the illness, Snape realizes he might not be so solitary, and Hermione gets to know the man behind her former professor..
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Some things are not as they seem. There are many things people take for granted about the magical world. What if werewolves were not quite what everyone thought? Hermione is going to find out the truth, whether she wanted to or not.
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11 Jan 2019
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/4788860
Instincts
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Some things are not as they seem. There are many things people take for granted about the magical world. What if werewolves were not quite what everyone thought? Hermione is going to find out the truth, whether she wanted to or not. -
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The day after his infamous victory at the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter disappears without a trace.
When the rest of the world gives up their search, Hermione Granger, an up-and-coming investigative journalist, is determined to do what they couldn’t: find him.
After years of searching, she finally stumbles upon a clue that might just lead her to her best friend. She is determined to journey across Europe to solve the mystery and, naturally, write about it along the way. But when her intolerable co-worker Draco Malfoy is also assigned to the case, she must learn to set aside old grudges and accept their dysfunctional partnership in order to bring Harry home again.
A slow-burn enemies to lovers fic with mystery, adventure, and our two favorite idiots in love.
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- English
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- 150,673
- Chapters:
- 25/25
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- 35
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- 1,147
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- 8,501
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- 427,016
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26 Jun 2024
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/37174843
Soft As It Began
by rubber_soul02
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The day after his infamous victory at the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter disappears without a trace.
When the rest of the world gives up their search, Hermione Granger, an up-and-coming investigative journalist, is determined to do what they couldn’t: find him.
After years of searching, she finally stumbles upon a clue that might just lead her to her best friend. She is determined to journey across Europe to solve the mystery and, naturally, write about it along the way. But when her intolerable co-worker Draco Malfoy is also assigned to the case, she must learn to set aside old grudges and accept their dysfunctional partnership in order to bring Harry home again.
A slow-burn enemies to lovers fic with mystery, adventure, and our two favorite idiots in love.
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Words: 150,673 Chapters: 25/25 Collections: 35 Comments: 1,067 Kudos: 7,603 Bookmarks: 4,026 Hits: 378,040
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Bookmarked by YourVeryOwnRandomCatLady
12 Feb 2019
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One of the best