Which Fanfiction Platforms Host Dumbledore Tries To Force Harry To Marry Ginny Stories?

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Honestly, most of those stories pop up on Wattpad, though you have to wade through a lot of... less polished work to find them. The search function isn't great for tropes, so I usually find them through community forums or curated trope lists on Tumblr. Users will post links to their 'Dumbledore's Plans' series or something similar.

I’ve noticed the tone on Wattpad tends to be more dramatically angsty, with Harry portrayed as deeply betrayed. The forced marriage plot is often just the first chapter, then it spirals into Harry gaining unexpected allies or dark inheritances. It’s a particular flavor of wish-fulfillment that has its own appeal, even if the prose isn’t always stellar.
2026-07-12 09:16:23
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Archive of Our Own is your best resource for this. The tag wrangling is comprehensive. Search for the 'Forced Marriage' tag within the Harry Potter fandom, then filter to include 'Albus Dumbledore Bashing' and 'Ginny Weasley Bashing'. You'll get a concentrated list. Many are cross-posted from FanFiction.Net, but the organization here is superior for finding this exact scenario.
2026-07-12 23:02:11
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Dumbledore tries to force Harry to marry Ginny? That's a pretty specific trope, usually tagged as 'Dumbledore bashing' or 'Weasley bashing' alongside arranged marriage plots. You won't find a platform dedicated just to that niche, but I've stumbled across a ton of them over the years on FanFiction.Net. Their search filters are clunky, but if you sort through the 'Harry Potter' fandom and look for tags like 'Manipulative Dumbledore' or 'Ginny Weasley Bashing', a good chunk of those results will fit.

Archive of Our Own (AO3) is actually better for hunting these down because of their tagging system. You can combine tags like 'Harry Potter/Tom Riddle Voldemort' or 'Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy' with 'Arranged Marriage' and 'Dumbledore Bashing'—the algorithm pulls up stories where the forced marriage to Ginny is the inciting incident that pushes Harry toward another pairing. It’s a common setup for slash fics, especially.

I’d warn you, the quality varies wildly. A lot feel like revenge fantasies against Dumbledore’s character, so they can get repetitive. Still, when you find one with decent world-building, it’s weirdly satisfying. My last read was one where Harry flees to Gringotts for a marriage contract audit.
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