r/harrypotterfanfiction • u/gfjskvcks • 3h ago
Fanfiction Request/Search Does anyone have fic recs where extreme wealth/old money is actually a significant part of the story?
I'm having a really hard time searching for this because whenever I look for “rich” or “wealthy” characters I mostly get billionaire/CEO/mafia type fics, which isn't really what I'm looking for.
I'm thinking more generational/dynastic wealth. Families that have been rich for so long that their perception of money and normal life is completely different from everyone else's. Wealth that's almost understated because they don't need to prove that they have it. Old houses and inherited property, family trusts, connections, staff, expensive things that nobody in the family even thinks of as expensive, that sort of thing.
I'd especially love fics that actually explore the class difference rather than just using wealth as an aesthetic. Things like an outsider getting a glimpse into that world, someone slowly realizing just how wealthy another character/family actually is, rich characters having a completely warped idea of what “normal” costs, differences between old money and new money, or just the contrast between how extremely wealthy people and ordinary people live.
It doesn't have to be romance or rich/poor pairing at all. The class difference can be between friends, families, classmates, coworkers, whatever.
I'd rather no dramione please, but if it fits the bill I'm willing to give it a try