Witch

Tropes and genres
Synonym(s)	Wizards, witchcraft, Wicca
Related tropes/genres	Vampire, Elf AU, werewolf, Fairy Tale AU
See also	Magic AU
Related articles on Fanlore.

Witches often appear in stories and art in fandoms in which the existence of witches are canon (such as Harry Potter or Charmed). They also appear in works for canon sources lacking witches or supernatural elements in general (such as NCIS or Law & Order).

A character who is a witch may be the antagonist in a work, fulfilling the wicked witch archetype. In OUAT fandom, the actual Wicked Witch of the West Zelena is a popular character in works. A witch may maliciously curse the protagonist, or an inexperienced witch may have a spell backfire on them. Magic is often a central plot device in works featuring witches.

Witches AUs

A Witches AU is a type of Magical Alternate Universe story, similar to the Elf AU, in which witches exist (in the case of witch-less canons) or in which a non-witch character is recast as a witch (regardless of whether witches appear in canon). Witch AUs can appear in any fandom.

Another way to indicate a canon non-witch character is recast as a witch is to write it as: Witch!Character.

Example Fandoms

This list is for fandoms that focus on witches:

The 10th Kingdom Angel the Series Beautiful Creatures Bewitched Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charmed Chronicles of Narnia The Covenant DC Comics Discworld Enchanted Halloweentown Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Harry Potter Hocus Pocus Howl's Moving Castle Kiki's Delivery Service King Arthur Lewis Barnavelt Marvel Comics Merlin

Once Upon A Time The Originals The Owl House Oz the Great and Powerful Practical Magic Sabrina the Teenage Witch Sleepy Hollow The Secret Circle Shadow Falls Smallville Spirited Away Supernatural Tin Man True Blood The Vampire Diaries The Witches of Eastwick Witches of East End Wizard of Oz Wizards of Waverly Place The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Worst Witch

Notable Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

The 100:

• to build a home by manycoloureddays, Bellarke, Clarke was here doing these three boys a favour; the only person to answer their ad online asking for “someone with no criminal record, a steady paycheck, and some goddamn common sense”. She didn’t need to be judged by Bellamy Blake. (New Girl/Roommates AU, Witch!Clarke)

Multifandom

• Witches a multifandom gen fanvid by flozx22

Archives and Communities

• Witch tagged works at AO3
• Alternative Universe - Witchcraft tagged works at Ao3
• Witches Big Bang