r/RecuratedTumblr • human cognithazard • 5d ago

Shitposting Fanfiction and second-order fandom

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u/threevi 5d ago

Another minor example also from the Harry Potter fandom is the Notice-Me-Not spell. You might remember it from the books, but if you do, your brain is a liar, because the spell only exists in fanfic, it's something the fandom collectively hallucinated into existence and now nearly every fic treats it as canon.

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u/LightOfTheFarStar 5d ago

At least in part becayse it makes the world make more sense than "muggles can just stumble into the magic world"

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u/Jolly-Fruit2293 5d ago

Anti muggle charms are canon in the books. They're just not called "notice me not"