I hope this post finds you well. I'm reaching out to see if anyone else has come across an abandoned fanfic that left them absolutely craving for more. In my case, there was this incredible isekai/transmigration fic where Azkaban, dementors and relics like the Deathly Hallows were created by uncaring/maybe evil gods. The story was filled with suspense and left me on the edge of my seat, desperately wanting to know how it would end. Unfortunately, the author never finished it, and it's been haunting me ever since.

If you have any abandoned fics that left you wanting to know what happens next, please share them! Let's see if we can find some comfort in knowing we're not alone in our unfinished fic woes.

Looking forward to hearing from you all!

 

For all the trash that it was (and it really was, in many ways), no fic has ever left me sadder for being incomplete than Knowledge is Power by Fettucini.

Hyper-competent but still incredibly fallible Harry, interesting Fleur characterization, super slow-burn relationship, interesting OCs, hell the fic wasn't even technically romance.

Its list of faults is enormous and it falls into ALL the tropes (even if most weren't established tropes when it was written), but if I could wave a wand and have one fic completed, it'd be that one.

 

FullPensieve's "Harry Potter and the Years of Rebellion" had rather sophisticated world building and characterization, it would have been nice to see where it would have gone.

Draco664's "Master Potter."

The Santi's "Harry Potter and the Boy Who Lived."

 

I have to +1 @Republic's answer. There's something charming about the fic despite the fact that it's tropey trash. If I had to pick another I keep coming back to it would be @Cxjenious's The Black Prince (I'm holding out hope that last year's update in the WbA means it might make a comeback). Not only is it the best HP crossover it's a top tier ASOIAF fanfic and still probably has the best Robert and Cersei I've read. Gives them depth and a complicated relationship that I enjoyed reading.

 

Knowledge is Power, Boy Who Lived by the Santi, Life in Konoha's Anbu, The Last Avatar by The Sorting Cat was getting interesting too.

A million other fics to go along with them.

 

Honorable mention to @Halt 's Lelouch in ASOIAF fic.

I haven't forgotten, you bastard.

 

Something something bring back Detego.

In terms of HP fanfic I haven't read in ages, but I think if A Long Journey Home dropped another chapter I'd reread 150k words in an hour or so.

 

I would still read more of Power of Time by Rosswrock and Acceptance of Fate by Arya.

Not much chance of either though.

 

Lot of great fics already mentioned, but some that haven’t been that I’d love to see finally finished:
Wand and Shield, the Marvel/HP crossover. I know a DLPer wrote it but can’t remember what their handle on here was.
On the Way to Greatness by Mira Mirth was really hitting on all cylinders and was so close to the finish line.
What you leave behind and the lesser sadness by @Newcomb are amazing

 

Forging the Sword, man.

Come back to us please.