Those Icy Fingers Up and Down My Spine (That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine)

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Title: Those Icy Fingers Up and Down My Spine (That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine)
Author(s): DreamsAreMyWords
Date(s): Published June 4, 2015 – June 4, 2018
Length: 479,415 words; 23 chapters
Genre: Harry Potter AU, femslash
Fandom: The 100/Harry Potter crossover
External Links: AO3 link

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Those Icy Fingers Up and Down My Spine (That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine) by DreamsAreMyWords is a popular Clexa Harry Potter AU fanfiction hosted on Archive of Our Own. It was published in 23 chapters from June 4, 2015 to June 4, 2018.

On AO3, the fic has in excess of 257k hits, 8.6k kudos, 2k comments, and 1.9k bookmarks as of January 2021.

The summary from AO3:

"Okay, well, the way I see it, you have two options. You can turn around and face the dragon again, or you can put on your big girl panties and go tell Blondie you're in love with her. Your choice."

Lexa swallowed, wondering if the static crackling down her limbs and burning her fingertips was a lingering effect from riding the thestral or the feel of Clarke's lips pressed to her own. She cleared her throat, staring back into Raven's defiant gaze. "I think I will take the dragon," she said firmly.

Or: The Clexa Triwizard AU, where Clarke Griffin returns to Hogwarts for her final year and finds herself in the midst of trouble: her father's been thrown into Azkaban without a fair trial, she's having strange recurrent nightmares, someone entered her name in the Triwizard Tournament, a mysterious dark witch known as the Ice Queen is intent on starting the third wizarding world war, dark creatures are breeding and preying on wizardkind, and the champion of Durmstrang is a gorgeous girl with green eyes and a jawline to die for. Clarke probably shouldn't fall for her rival-turned-best-friend, but together they discover the strongest magic of all. Disclaimer: you don't need to know HP to read this.

Reactions and Reviews

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! The story, plot, writing were all excellent. The way you integrated the HP series with this fic was seamless. It was such a satisfying read. Brought back many hp memories and just truly enjoyed clexa and the gang. I plan to reread this fic again. :)

Please keep writing. You really have huge talent with the way you bring joy and life to your words.

All the best to you. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to read your next fics.[1]

This is one of the most inventive, entertaining and well-thought-out fan fics I have ever read! I found myself wanting to barrel through the story to find out what happens and wanting to savor it because I didn’t want it to end!! Just finished it and wondering where to get my next long form Clexa fix! Brava, woman![2]

Just spent a solid 13 hours reading this straight through. Did I get any sleep? No. Do I regret anything? Also no.

I don't even know where to begin...this is simply a masterpiece! I waited until it was wholly finished to read this fic, and let me tell you, the three years of waiting was 100% worth it. I always prefer to read complete fics, so I can enjoy the experience as best as I can, because I can be rather forgetful when reading, as I read pretty fast. The wait was....so, so worth it. This fic is simply a masterpiece. It is, by far, one of the best developed, best executed, and most in-character clexa fics I have ever read. You did such an amazing job interweaving aspects from canon (the good parts of canon, that is!), the HP canon, and your own inventive and ingenuitive storytelling. A friend requested I live-text them as I went on this journey with this fic, and put simply: I'm amazed at how well you wrote this, and I gushed about it. JK Rowling, who?

Thank you for this. Even over two years after her death, Lexa means so much to me. I try to keep her memory alive by telling my own stories on here, and it brings me so much joy to see others do the same. You write with such beauty, and you write Lexa so beautifully. I think I can speak for everyone who reads this fic when I say - thank you for giving Lexa the type of story she deserved. You captured her character so well - her hard edges, her soft parts, her unyielding leadership, her devotion to clarke, her patience, her skill in battle, her sensitivity, and her love. You captured her character so well, and you gave our girls the love story they deserved <3

This fic will definitely be one that I download and keep on my computer for a rainy day. I can't even begin to describe how happy and at peace it made me feel. I probably sound like a bumbling idiot, but I just wanted you to know how much this fic means to me, and probably to many others.

Congratulations on finishing this gigantic work! It was an amazing ride from start to finish. You brought together a key part of my childhood and the most important character of my adult life, and I'm so grateful that you took time out of your life to share such a beautiful piece of work with the world. You truly are the writer Lexa deserved.

I hope all goes well for you in your future writing endeavors! Thank you for this masterpiece, and for giving Lexa (and Clarke) a better story than the one they were dealt on the show. This was, hands down, one of the best stories I have ever read about their love. It's a fic that I'll always keep close to my heart, and a story I'll never forget.[3]

Wow, this was absolutely amazing. I don't know how I didn't come across it sooner but I'm grateful that j was able to read it without having to wait for new chapters so I was never on the edge of my seat for too long. I think the absolute sweetest moment was when Jake told Clarke he had watched her fall in love with Lexa a thousand times and the funniest moment was Clarke and Raven battling it out to get to the room of requirement. You have managed to combine my 2 favorite HP books with the 2 best seasons of the 100 seamlessly, you are a truly gifted writer and I'm looking forward to reading more of your work.[4]

I lack the vocabulary to properly express my love for this. Truth be told, I read through TIF in a ridiculously short amount of time (I binged the last ten chapters in a matter of three days). From the very chapter, paragraph, sentence, and word, you had me enchanted (shitty pun... I had to) with this world that you created. I was pleasantly surprised that you included some of the descendants of Harry’s generation--I especially love Frankie, btw. What a total sweetheart. The way that you were able to tie in the Potterverse to the 100 left me reeling in the best way possible. I can only hope to be even half as good a writer as you are.

All 479,154 words of TIF were immensely enjoyable, and left me feeling the emotions they intended to. The first timeline/lifetime hurt so bad, but I held onto the words you wrote in the notes of chapter ten. Everyone gets a happy ending. Everyone GOT a happy ending in this. I was heartbroken when Lincoln turned into a Reaper and was implied to have attacked Octavia, I was heartbroken over Anya. Over Fox. Over everyone who lost their magic. Over everything, to be frank. Even so, everyone got a happy ending, which is deemed to be apparently cliche that I feel like they’re not shown enough in media anymore.

And oh my god, the plotline. There were so many working parts to it that created such a unique and thoroughly enjoyable reading experience. I envy my past self for getting to read this for the first time. I wish someone would Obliviate me so I could read through TIF with fresh eyes again, so I could feel the pain, the joy, the second-hand embarrassment from Clarke flying into Lexa, so I could take in every word as ravenously as I did the first time.

Not saying that I won't re-read TIF again. I feel like I could read through it as many times as I did Harry Potter (a grand total of seven) and more and never get tired of it.

I often found myself having read until four a.m. when reading at night, and I don't know, there's just something about the serenity of the night that is so intrinsically lonely to me. But during the times I would be reading TIF, I never felt lonely. I felt like I was right there alongside everyone as they competed in the tournament, fought Shadow-Eaters, were on the run, and so much more.

I metaphorically picked up TIF for a lot of borderline shallow reasons. I am but a simple fan... I see Clexa fic, and I click. I clicked because HELLO, Clexa Triwizard AU, but I got so much more from having the honor and chance to read something of this caliber. I got the happy ending that I didn't know I was missing.

Again, I lack the vocabulary to properly express my feelings towards TIF--this doesn't even cover half of the nonsensical screaming inside my brain. The only words left to say are THANK YOU![5]

One of the best fics I've ever read. You have a gift in writing these characters! Such depth and complexity in their backstories and character arcs. I've never been the biggest fan of Harry Potter but wow you really pulled me in. I've also never been so invested in OCs but damn Luna and Evie got me. I laughed, I cried, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for a great story.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Review by Raccoon eyes on AO3. June 11, 2018. Archived version.
  2. ^ Review by Tamara Chastain on AO3. June 13, 2018. Archived version.
  3. ^ Review by billet_doux on AO3. June 18, 2018. Archived version.
  4. ^ Review by IrishViking on AO3. November 18, 2018. Archived version.
  5. ^ Review by runawaygoliath on AO3. June 6, 2019. Archived version.
  6. ^ Review by carmillastein on AO3. December 15, 2020. Archived version.
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