Discovering Magic
Stories occurring from when the first Letter from No One drops through the mail slot until Harry's 12th birthday and that dinner with the Masens
(The Time Period of Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone)
9 stories currently
Letters from No One
The Keeper of the Keys
Diagon Alley
Title: The Last Month before Hogwarts
Author: Bronte
Line from canon: The train pulled out of the station. Harry wanted to watch Hagrid until he was out of sight; he rose in his seat and pressed his nose against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 5 of Sorcerer’s Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 1166
Notes from author or recommender: This is a 5-chapter story that shows what Harry may have been doing that month between when Hagrid took him shopping in Diagon and when he got on the train. This is very clever and lots of fun. I love Harry teasing Dudley about his pig-tail!
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The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-quarters
Title: Ginny's Hero
Author: carrickorourke
Line from canon: "Ginny," said Ron in an undertone to Harry. "My sister. She's been talking about you all summer."
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 3 of Chamber of Secrets
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 3356
Notes from author or recommender: Ginny's side of her obsession with Harry before she even meets him. Harry's first year from her point of view.
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Title: Identical Smirks
Author: belovedranger
Line from canon: “[Ron] threw his wand back into his trunk. “Stupid spell - George gave it to me, bet he knew it was a dud.”
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 6 of Sorcerer’s Stone
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count:1112
Notes from author or recommender: We learn one theory as to why George and Fred told Ron that stupid spell to turn Scabbers yellow. Surprisingly, it wasn’t out of the kindness of their hearts.
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The Sorting Hat
Title: Thursday with Grandad
Author: vegablack62
Line from canon: "Well, my gran brought me up and she's a witch," said Neville, "but the family thought I was all-Muggle for ages. My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me - he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned; but nothing happened until I was eight."
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 7 of Sorcerer's Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 2111
Notes from author or recommender: A well thought-out story about Neville!
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Title: The Last Thing
Author: ciircee
Line from canon: "You're in safe hands (though I have none) For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 7 of Sorcerer's Stone
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 2381
Notes from author or recommender: Some details of the creation of the Sorting Hat. There's quite a lot of information in the story which has no basis in canon, but I think there is enough that is canon to make it worth including.
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The Potions Master
The Midnight Duel
Halloween
Title: Friends
Author: emuroo
Line from canon: But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 10 in Sorcerer’s Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 1263
Notes from author or recommender: Such a great view of Hermione’s reaction to finding friends in Ron and Harry.
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Title: An Adequate Speech
Author: snuggle_muggle
Line from canon: On Halloween morning, they woke to the delicious smell of baking pumpkin wafting through the corridors.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 10 of Sorcerer’s Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 1360
Notes from author or recommender: I was wondering why, considering that Halloween isn't really a big holiday in England, Hogwarts has a big feast. Now my husband is certain that it's because it's a witches' holiday, and he's probably right, but I chose to think of it a different way and that led me to write this story. I chose to think that there was a very different reason why Halloween was celebrated.
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Quidditch
The Mirror of Erised
Title: Always Maroon
Author: maple_mahogany
Line from canon: "Every year she makes us a sweater," said Ron, unwrapping his own, "and mine's always maroon."
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 12 of Sorcerer's Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 602
Notes from author or recommender: A plausible explanation for Ron's lament about his maroon sweaters.
Link for the story: Here
Nicolas Flamel
Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
The Forbidden Forest
Through the Trap Door
Title: Healing
Author: Sherylyn
Line from canon: After dinner the three of them sat nervously apart in the common room. Nobody bothered them; none of the Gryffindors had anything to say to Harry anymore, after all. This was the first night he hadn't been upset by it.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 16 of Sorcerer’s Stone
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 4764
Notes from author or recommender: This is an interesting examination of how and why Harry was able to come to grips with the fact he was shunned by practically everyone in his house for a while. I like this story because it has Fred and George really helping him and talking to him pretty seriously and it explores Harry’s more emotional side. It’s a little different, but quite enjoyable.
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The Man with Two Faces
The Worst Birthday