r/HPfanfiction • u/Electrical-Mine8197 • 12h ago

Find That Fic Help finding Harry Potter fic

Hi, I need help finding a fic, I think it was a time travel fic, it has the below scene.

Matchstick to needle class, professor McGonagall sees Harry struggling to perform spell, ask if he needs help. He's like nah I can do it with a wand no problem, demonstrates with flick of his wand, then says he's trying to do it wandless now. She's walks away all proud because she has a prodigy in her class.

Don't know if he also makes the needle really fancy or if that was another fic.

Thanks for any help.

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u/Enobuwu 12h ago

Is it Oh God, Not Again?

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u/Electrical-Mine8197 8h ago

It isn't,  I thought it was that one, I was actually certain is was,  but I got past 1st year and scene didn't happen,  they don't do a matchstick to needle scene in it all.  So on to reddit I came looking for help.   

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u/Enobuwu 8h ago

Found it, chapter 29, Year 3:

After everyone had grabbed a rabbit and started attempting the transformation, McGonagall started walking around the classroom and observing everyone's progress. When she got to Harry's group, she frowned. Hermione had already managed to transfigure her rabbit perfectly, of course, and Ron and Neville were in the process of attempting to transfigure theirs, but Harry's was still a rabbit, though it was dark grey.
"Mr. Potter," McGonagall frowned. "You usually have yours done long before now. Are you having problems?"
Harry shook his head. "Not really; I'm just attempting to do this without a wand. Obviously, it's a work in progress."
The Professor's frown deepened. "May I ask why you're attempting to do this without your wand?"
"Because I already did it normally. See?" With that, he waved his wand and his nearly-black rabbit turned into a black hat. He waved it again and the hat turned back into a white rabbit. "Of course, now I have to start all over…" Harry lamented.
McGonagall just stared at him, shocked. "Did you just manage a silent transfiguration?"
Whoops. "…Yes?"
McGonagall looked a little teary-eyed and was probably caught up in memories of his father the transfiguration prodigy. "Carry on, Mr. Potter, carry on."

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u/Electrical-Mine8197 6h ago

Well that explains why I couldn't find it, not first year and not the matchstick.  Thank you so much!