Magical Methods
This collection has been created to gather Harry Potter fics that really delve into the mechanics of magic. This can be from the author(s) giving more background into canonical magic, creating their own, going into detail about Magic as a sentient force, expounding on creature culture, etc. The possibilities are literally endless because MAGIC! All pairings and ratings are welcome, though my personal finds will skew Hermione-centric.
(Open, Moderated)
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Harry Potter: Durmstrang Year One by Faithless_3105
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
17 Nov 2025
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Many had called Igor Karkaroff a weak man over the years but few would call him stupid; self serving yes, but not stupid. That very nature was what brought him to a sleepy suburb of Surrey in July 1991. You see he knew that Harry Potter would now be old enough to attend a school, he'd done the maths, and while the whole of wizarding Britain assumed that the boy would attend Hogwarts, like all good British wizards should, Igor thought he might offer the boy an alternative to try to persuade the young 'saviour' to his school. He could already imagine the coup it would be to pull that feather right from under Dumbledore's nose and, luckily for him, Harry Potter doesn't even seem to need that much persuading.
Join Harry as he learns to be a wizard in a very different magical environment and see the changes that can happen when you are free to make your own choices in life.
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- Part 2 of The Durmstrang Years
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Remus Lupin took his last breath.
Hermione Granger forgot how to breathe.After she collapsed on the third floor of the castle, screaming in agony, neither Madam Pomfrey nor the healers from St Mungo’s could diagnose what ailed the Golden Girl.
And so, the war was won, but Hermione was alone. Harry was dead, along with half of the Weasley clan. When she’s taken in by Sirius Black, truths are uncovered. Now armed with the weight of a vow and a bond, Hermione knows what must be done.
The world was broken, and so were they. But she could fix it; She could save them all.
She could save him.
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- Part 2 of Keeper of the Moon
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Four-year-old Luna has been able to see lights her whole life- and when both of her parents die in an explosive magical accident, she decides to grab on to one of the lights and follow it.
Meanwhile, Regulus Black has never really thought of himself as the parental sort- he's hardly interacted with a child in his life, much less raised one. But when two magically inexplicable orphans show up and somehow resurrect him- well, what else was he supposed to do? Not immediately adopt them? Yeah, right.
(Features little Luna and Harry adopting each other as siblings and Regulus being in way, way over his head)
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New Blood -- Hermione Granger and the Obstacle Course by artemisgirl
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Dec 2020
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Sorted into Slytherin with the whisper of prophecy around her, Hermione refuses to bow down to the blood prejudices that poison the wizarding world. Carving her own path forward, Hermione chooses to make her own destiny, not as a Muggleborn, a halfblood, or as a pureblood... but as a New Blood, and everything the mysterious term means.
((Short chapters, done scene by scene))
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- Part 1 of New Blood
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Sequel to The Arithmancer. Armed with a N.E.W.T. in Arithmancy after Voldemort’s return, Hermione takes spellcrafting to new heights and must push the bounds of magic itself to help Harry defeat his enemy once and for all. Years 5-7.
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- Part 2 of Arithmancer-Verse
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Salazar Slytherin woke up in the body of a three-year-old boy with the most ridiculous head of black hair & a runic scar carved into his forehead. The last thing he recalled was dying. Now it is over 900 years in the future. There are a million things to deal with between new inventions, lost knowledge, missing spirits, & parasitic dark lords.
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- Part 1 of Ouroboros
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Born to Fenrir and his late wife, Hermione is the next in line to be alpha someday. When that time comes, her adopted brother Harry will take his place as her beta. For now though, they just have to survive trying to go to school and being accepted into a world that is not a fan of wolves… And that has some very weird pre-conceived notions about their dad.
After accidentally claiming the lordship of the house of Black, Hermione finds she has adult responsibilities to worry about, more family than she realized, and a bigger voice in society than she could have imagined. With a burgeoning goblin rebellion on the way and a lot of secrets to keep, will she be able to use her new social capital to actually make things better for nonhumans in the wizarding world, or will wizarding Britain refuse to ever listen to a werewolf?
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- Part 1 of Twilight of the Gods
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There is a new heir to Slytherin to attend Hogwarts but it’s not who you think.
AU where Voldemort didn’t die after leaving the Potters he lost a lot of power and had to lay low, but he also had to leave someone else behind in the process. A prophecy? A triad? Snakes and sneaky Gryffindors galore as we look in to what would have happened if we would have gotten a bad witch.. -
A Step to the Right by CatsAreCool (Rachel500), Rachel500
Fandom Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
18 Aug 2024
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In an alternate universe, Harry and Hermione fight another magical war but at least they have each other.
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Hermione overused her time turner. Only to find herself in a cave, face to face with Sirius Black. Things go sideways now the convict has access to the brightest witch her age. A young woman prone to befriending elves and defending victims. Badass and Aged-up Hermione/Sirius.