Transfigurations (Harry Potter story)
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Transfigurations |
| Author(s): | Resonant |
| Date(s): | 25 April 2003 |
| Length: | 72,000 words at In Medias Res 400K bytes at In Medias Res 71,284 words at AO3 |
| Genre(s): | slash, post-Hogwarts |
| Fandom(s): | Harry Potter |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | Transfigurations at AO3 Transfigurations at In Medias Res DVD Commentary at In Medias Res |
 Cover art by Sally Ridout (2010) | |
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Transfigurations is a post-war Harry/Draco novel written by Resonant and dedicated to Julad. It was written in 2003, during the three-year summer of Harry Potter fandom.
Summary at AO3: Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry returns to England to help re-open Hogwarts.
Summary at In Medias Res: A psychologically damaged Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts five years after the war to teach Transfigurations.
The fic also has a ask/talk to the character section where resonant answers readers' questions.
A 161-page personally printed and comb bound copy was placed in the Escapade Fanzine Library.
Fan Responses
Transfigurations is probably Resonant's most popular story to date; it was heavily recced and popular among fans. In 2008 the story was also recorded as a podfic over five hours long.[1]
Wordwitch says:
Outstanding among her many incredible works is the novel Transfigurations, which was recommended to me by Lois McMaster Bujold as an excellent introduction to fanfiction and to slash, in which she was utterly correct.
This is a canon divergence, as it was written before the end of the series, but the magic, relationships, and characterizations are written so well that it's become almost more 'canon' in my mind than the final book. It's such an incredible exploration of the universe and the aftermath of child soldiers forced into a war.[2]
While many fans praised the magical innovations of Resonant's story, Idlerat described the magic in the story as "computerish" in a discussion hosted in the LiveJournal community hp_fictalk.[3] Millefiori posted about her problems with Harry and Draco's characterization,[4] and commenters discussed the differing reactions of Harry/Draco fans vs. non-H/D fans to the story.[5] Transfigurations was the topic of Episode 65 of the Be The Serpent podcast on July 15, 2020.[6]
Related Fanworks
In 2004 Julad posted a Snape/Neville prequel called Night-blooming Heartsease.
In 2005 Resonant wrote a short Hermione/Ron sequel called Repairs.
In 2008 rhi cauldrie podficced both Transfigurations (eight hours) and its sequel (4 minutes).[7][8]
At least two translations were made: a German translation by Antana in 2015 and a Spanish translation by Jenn Villa in 2020.
References
- ^ Found also in the Audiofic Archive or in hp_podslash post by rhicauldrie (2008-05-26). "Transfigurations by Resonant – Podfic Complete!". LiveJournal. Archived from the original on 2010-09-12.
- ^ Comment by AirgiodSLV on International Fanworks Day Feedback Fest 2022
- ^ Idlerat. Transfigurations; The Last Word; The Pandora Complex; Walking around in Women's Underwear. Posted 2 Jul 2004 in HP Fictalk. (accessed 20 Feb 2010)
- ^ Millefiori. My $.02 on Transfigurations. Posted 29 Jun 2004 in HP Fictalk. (accessed 20 Feb 2010)
- ^ Millefiori in a comment of the post: "I think this might be the reason why some fans absolutely adore this as a H/D story -- because in their minds and hearts Harry and Draco are obviously meant to be together, etc. Whereas other fans, who might need a bit more convincing, feel the romance falls somewhat short." (accessed 20 Feb 2010)
- ^ "Be The Serpent: A Podcast of Extremely Deep Literary Merit". Archived from the original on 2021-05-14.
- ^ Transfigurations, Archived version, Audiofic Archive, 16 May 2008.
- ^ Repairs, Archived version, Audiofic Archive, 5 June 2008.