When Fanfic Goes Off the Rails: A Complete List of Citations

Hello! If you’re here you’ve likely watched or listened to our lecture on Crackfic at LeakyCon! We’re glad you’ve made it to this complete list of citations. The fic is listed with the method it is meant to demonstrate.

Please note that, though these fics were used as examples in our presentation, that does not mean we endorse all themes and ideas expressed within them.

Crackfic takes an element or elements of a story multiple steps beyond anything that could be feasible in canon.
”Harry has boobs” by Drunk Like A Fox
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1719271/1/Harry-has-boobs

Crackfic is written as if the author is possessed by an idea and they must get it out at all costs.
”Harry Potter Becomes a Communist” by HardcoreCommie
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9655837/21/Harry-Potter-Becomes-A-Communist

Crackfic is often intended to be Crackfic. This may not always be true as a just insane enough or written in the correct state of mania may also qualify.
”Things that Happen in the Broomshed” by Izzy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/65996/1/Things-that-Happen-in-the-Broomshed

It is past their bedtime.
”Goodbye Hogwarts” by Kindali Sidera
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3299794/1/Goodbye-Hogwarts

They have consumed an abnormal amount of sugar and/or caffeine.
”Things That Fall From The Sky” by PH34R M3
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/420179/1/Things-That-Fall-From-The-Sky

They have had a thought… and now they cannot stop thinking about it.
”Sacred Union” by redcandle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2644922/1/Sacred-Union

They were having a sleepover with their cousin/BFF and they were taking turns writing sentences.
Things just happen with no lead up or explanation.
”A Walk in the Woods” by Lizzee
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/373844/1/A-Walk-In-The-Woods

They are writing in response to a competition prompt.
”Another Valentines’ Disaster” by Jiwwy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/529324/1/Another-Valentines-Disaster

Crack Pairing.
”Hogwarts’ Best Kept Secret” by phoenical-maniax
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2501021/1/Hogwarts-Best-Kept-Secret
”A House Elf’s Needs” by Chaos-chick3
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1634396/1/A-House-Elf-s-Needs
”Master and Apprentice” by Pasi
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2272958/1/Master-and-Apprentice

Crack Plot. Also referred to as “Plot Bunny”.
”Reborn” by PunxComplex
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2759644/2/

Angst Crack.
”Unfortunate Mishaps” by SingingDancingBrunette
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2898329/1/Unfortunate-Mishaps

Competition Crack.
”The Great Garden Gnome Rebellion” by Margurite
26
https://archiveofourown.org/works/8216897

Crossover.
”Harry Potter and the Sporktacular Crossover” by FrontskyFeinter
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2178456/2/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sporktacular-Crossover

LOL SO RANDOM.
”Harry Potter’s Weird Bird” by Maxine
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/32398/1/Harry-Potter-s-Weird-Bird

The Harry Potter characters are shown really engaging with real world media.
”Megan’s Very Belated BDay Crack fic” by Swiftrunner
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2512814/1/Megan-s-Very-Belated-BDay-Crack-fic
”Time Warping Through the Wizarding World” by sephsdaughter
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3699690/1/Time-Warping-Through-the-Wizarding-World

There is an excess of CAPS LOCK.
”Rage” by KumikoAliceFlames13
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7804752/1/Rage

The text is made up entirely of dialogue.
”Ginny Weasley and the Wallet” by Kitti
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/184838/1/Ginny-Weasley-and-the-Wallet

There are one or more rambling off topic Author's Notes.
”A Birthday Tale” by Dying Swan
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1467768/1/A-Birthday-Tale

The story reads like unedited, stream of consciousness.
”Niffler on Crack” by TheSniffingNiftyNiffler
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1167223/1/Niffler-on-Crack

The story has actual drugs in it.
”Harry Pothead and the sorcerer’s bong” by i-may-be-sick
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2230430/1/Harry-Pothead-and-the-sorcerer-s-bong

Crackfic: A Case Study
”Can’t We All Just Get Along?” by Xabelle
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3106148/1/Can-t-We-All-Just-Get-Along


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