MsKingBean89

Fan
Name:	MsKingBean89
Alias(es):	lobsterbang
Type:	fan writer
Fandoms:	Harry Potter, Marauders
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URL:	MsKingBean89
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MsKingBean89 is the author of a Harry Potter Marauders era classic fic All the Young Dudes. As of 2021, she removed all her non-HP works from her AO3 account, as well as links to other social media profiles (although on her tumblr lobsterbang she still identifies as the author of the fic).

#SwiftKingBean89

Although her identity is not known, some people on the web believe (mostly ironically) that the author is pop-country singer Taylor Swift. The meme was likely born from the fact that Taylor Swift was born in 1989 and that many people related her songs to the fic, particularly August to OC Grant Chapman. MsKingBean89 is in on the joke. From her tumblr:

I not only love the thought that Taylor Swift (aka me) had time to write an epic wolfstar fic, but that she also has incredibly niche views on The Terror/Peep Show.

She's also commented on fans actually trying to discover her identity:

Quick reminder that I’ve repeatedly expressed my desire to remain anonymous, that I don’t owe anybody anything, and that it makes me super uncomfortable and anxious to hear that there are strangers actively trying to ‘find’ me. Besides just being an unpleasant and creepy way to spend your time, it will also be very disappointing for you if you succeed - I’m just an ordinary person living a very boring life.

Fanfiction

• All the Young Dudes, 188-chapter Marauders era near canon-compliant fic starting from their first year and ending right before Order of the Phoenix. It's from Remus Lupin's POV and mainly focused on Wolfstar. The author also wrote a few companion pieces:
  • All the Young Dudes: Christmas Compilation, "a few drabbles from the points of view of several main characters. Intended to be read after Chapter 123 of All the Young Dudes, before Chapter 124."
  • All the Young Dudes: Bootleg Tapes "A selection of short stories from various points in the 'All the Young Dudes' timeline. From different character POVs."
  • Out of the Blue Coda to 'All the Young Dudes' about OC Grant Chapman and Remus's son Teddy Lupin.
• Dress up in You, non-magical modern Wolfstar AU in which Remus is a bassist and Sirius is a hairdresser.

External Links

• AMA session with MsKingBean89 at the Harry Potter Fanfic Club Archive