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When he starts schooling at Hogwarts, Remus is unable to read because he has undiagnosed [[dyslexia]]. With the help of Sirius and [[Lily Evans]], Remus is able to overcome this with magical accommodations. |
When he starts schooling at Hogwarts, Remus is unable to read because he has undiagnosed [[dyslexia]]. With the help of Sirius and [[Lily Evans]], Remus is able to overcome this with magical accommodations. |
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Remus learns of Sirius's family dynamic. As the [[Inheritance|heir]] to one of the largest "pure-blood" fortunes in the [[Wizarding World|wizarding world]], Sirius has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. His parents [[Child abuse|abuse]] him and his other relatives, excluding Andromeda Tonks, seem to turn a blind eye. Sirius's mother, Walpurga{{#tag:ref|Her name is spelled Walburga within Harry Potter cannon. MsKingBean89 misspelled the name and later said they had to keep misspelling it as not to change the name in the middle of the story.|group="note"}}, tries to force Sirius to marry [[ |
Remus learns of Sirius's family dynamic. As the [[Inheritance|heir]] to one of the largest "pure-blood" fortunes in the [[Wizarding World|wizarding world]], Sirius has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. His parents [[Child abuse|abuse]] him and his other relatives, excluding Andromeda Tonks, seem to turn a blind eye. Sirius's mother, Walpurga{{#tag:ref|Her name is spelled Walburga within Harry Potter cannon. MsKingBean89 misspelled the name and later said they had to keep misspelling it as not to change the name in the middle of the story.|group="note"}}, tries to force Sirius to marry [[supporting Harry Potter characters|Narcissa Black]], his cousin, to both Sirius and his Narcissa's dismay. Remus is able to stop this, however, by convincing Sirius's to-be-bride to make a magical binding promise to marry someone else. Sirius eventually escapes the Black household and moves in with the Potters. His [[Traumatic memories|trauma]], however, from growing up in an abusive household follows him for the rest of the fan fiction. |
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In an attempt to receive money so he is not so ostracized from his roommates, Remus creates an underground [[cigarette]] business in which he sells cigarettes to Hogwarts students. Eventually he stops, and becomes embarrassed when people bring it up to him in front of his friends. |
In an attempt to receive money so he is not so ostracized from his roommates, Remus creates an underground [[cigarette]] business in which he sells cigarettes to Hogwarts students. Eventually he stops, and becomes embarrassed when people bring it up to him in front of his friends. |
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| Author | MsKingBean89 |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Harry Potter (canon divergent fan fiction) |
| Genres | Fantasy, Romance, Coming of Age, LGBTQIA+ Fiction |
| Set in | 1971-1995 |
Publication date | March 2017-November 2018 |
| Media type | Fan fiction |
All the Young Dudes is a canon divergent fan fiction written by MsKingBean89 on Archive of Our Own (AO3) that is set in the Harry Potter universe. It was written from March 2017 to November 2018. The fan fiction is over 500,000 words long and contains 188 chapters.[1][2][3] All the Young Dudes is named after a song by David Bowie of the same name.[1] It follows Remus Lupin from his before first year at Hogwarts to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[1][3][4]
Plot summary
The story focuses on Remus Lupin. In his childhood, Remus was bitten by Fenrir Grayback and became a werewolf. Soon after, his father committed suicide and his mother placed Remus in St. Edmund's, a children's home for boys. At St. Edmund's, Remus is looked after by Matron, who locks him up during the full moon to keep him from hurting any of the other boys while preserving his secret.
As Remus comes of age, Albus Dumbledore visits the home to give Remus his acceptance letter to Hogwarts and explain his special situation. Since he is a werewolf, he will go into a secret tunnel under the Whomping Willow on full moons which leads to the Shrieking Shack, where he can undergo his transformation in privacy and safety.
While at Hogwarts, the number of staff that know Remus is a werewolf is kept to as few as possible. Seemingly, only Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Pomfrey know Remus's condition. Remus is sorted into Gryffindor and becomes roommates with James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black. His three roommates are much more well-off than Remus, who struggles with poverty. Remus also faces prejudice because of his "half-blood" status as the son of a wizard and muggle (non-magical person).
When he starts schooling at Hogwarts, Remus is unable to read because he has undiagnosed dyslexia. With the help of Sirius and Lily Evans, Remus is able to overcome this with magical accommodations.
Remus learns of Sirius's family dynamic. As the heir to one of the largest "pure-blood" fortunes in the wizarding world, Sirius has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. His parents abuse him and his other relatives, excluding Andromeda Tonks, seem to turn a blind eye. Sirius's mother, Walpurga[note 1], tries to force Sirius to marry Narcissa Black, his cousin, to both Sirius and his Narcissa's dismay. Remus is able to stop this, however, by convincing Sirius's to-be-bride to make a magical binding promise to marry someone else. Sirius eventually escapes the Black household and moves in with the Potters. His trauma, however, from growing up in an abusive household follows him for the rest of the fan fiction.
In an attempt to receive money so he is not so ostracized from his roommates, Remus creates an underground cigarette business in which he sells cigarettes to Hogwarts students. Eventually he stops, and becomes embarrassed when people bring it up to him in front of his friends.
Throughout the story, Remus runs a study group. It started as a small group containing Lily Evans, Mary Macdonald, Marlene McKinnon, and himself, but later became open to all Hogwarts students.
Remus also struggles with his identity as a werewolf. Grayback sends his followers after Remus to try to get him to join his werewolf pack. Remus continuously declines, but later is kidnapped and brought there. He meets with Grayback and realizes that not all of the werewolves are evil, they just had nowhere else to go after being ostracized from their communities.
Remus eventually tells his roommates that he is a werewolf. In an attempt to help him not feel lonely while he is transformed, the group become animagi, and become able to turn into animals. In their animal forms, they are able to safely accompany werewolf-Remus outside of the Shrieking Shack during full moons. Later, Remus "comes out" as a werewolf to Lily, Marlene, and Mary despite previous statements of prejudice.
Remus also realizes he is gay and has a crush on Sirius Black. The two become a couple and Remus helps Sirius discover his sexuality. Remus comes out to the rest of his friends on a camping trip, and later Sirius tells them that he and Remus are a couple.[note 2]
After his schooling, Remus helps in the war effort, trying to defeat Voldemort. Within the war, all of his friends die, excluding Sirius, Mary, and Peter. However, the entire wizarding world is led to believe the Peter is deceased. It is later revealed in the Harry Potter series that he was living as a rat in his animagus form. Mary moves to the Caribbean to be with her extended family and escape her bad memories from the war.
While Remus is staying with a wolf pack to gain information about them, Sirius is put in Azkaban, a wizard prison, because he was believed to have killed James and Lily Potter (nee Evans). Unknown to the wizarding world, it was Peter. With no way to cope, Remus shuts himself off from the wizarding world, finding comfort in an old boyfriend, Grant Chapman. Grant and Remus become a couple and live in Remus and Sirius's old apartment. Towards the end of the fan fiction, Sirius returns to find Grant and Remus a couple. Grant leaves Remus, saying he knows Sirius will never compare to himself, and moves away to accept a job offer.[5][6][7][8]
Reception and popularity
All the Young Dudes has gained a generally positive reception[9][8] and is known to make its readers cry throughout.[10]
The marauders-era fan fiction gained popularity on TikTok in the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021. All the Young Dudes now has its own fandom on TikTok, Tumblr, and Twitter. The fan fiction has a very high rating of 4.8 stars on Goodreads with over 15,000 ratings. It has its own fanart and a multitude of Tumblr posts.[1][11]
On TikTok, All the Young Dude's hashtag, #ATYD, has over 704 million views. TikTokers have devoted themselves to fancasting the characters (choosing celebrities and actors that they believe look like the characters) and creating memes about the story.[1][11] Popular fancasts include Andrew Garfield as Remus Lupin and Ben Barnes as Sirius Black.[12]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Hampton, Rachelle (2021-11-27). "The Best Harry Potter Novel Isn't Written by J.K. Rowling". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took Over the Internet". Slate Magazine. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b Caron, Katie. "Is a 500,000 Word Harry Potter Fan-fiction Better than the Original Series?". Roxbury Review. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Queer Harry Potter Fan-Fiction Goes Viral After Imagining Two Key Characters Romantically Involved". www.unilad.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "The Biography of Remus J. Lupin". Cannonball Read 14. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Show Chapter | Archive of Our Own". archiveofourown.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "This Queer 'Harry Potter' Fanfic Going Viral On TikTok Ships 2 Of The Marauders". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b "A Review of Harry Potter FanFiction | Teen Ink". www.teenink.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Fic Recs: 10 Amazing Works Of Harry Potter Fan-Fiction On AO3". ScreenRant. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Review, The Sunday Morning (2021-03-21). "All The Young Dudes". the sunday morning review. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ a b "How a 557,000-word, 'woke' Harry Potter fanfic took on JK Rowling". The Telegraph. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ Sarah El-Mahmoud (2021-12-11). "Andrew Garfield's Reaction To Getting Mistaken For A Harry Potter Actor Is Super Adorable". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2022-06-10.