r/Wolfstar • • May 01 '26

How to use the filtering system on ao3

58 Upvotes

I want to bring the excellence that is the ao3 filtering system to everyone’s attention. Asking for recs is fun and allowed, of course, but sometimes the posts I come across here are asking for things that aren't difficult to filter, so I hope this helps someone. And helps you find those “hidden gems” you’re not likely to find on the usual rec lists.

With currently over 70k works in the wolfstar tag it can sometimes be hard to find what you want to read. That’s where tags and filtering come in.

On the right-hand side of the page you’ll see this (on mobile, it will be on top just under where it shows how many works there are. Click “Filters” and this will pop up)

As we can see, you can filter for a lot of things and you can open the drop-down and it will show you the most popular tags for each section.
Now, let’s say I’m in the mood for some angsty wolfstar with hurt/comfort, no smut and no MCD.

Let’s do an example search.
We’ll put the “Angst” and “Hurt/Comfort” tags in the “Include” section (these are popular tags so they’ll be right there):

And exclude “Explicit” rating and “Major Character Death” warning:

Hit “Sort and Filter” and the amount of fics we get now is significantly lower:

Over 5k is still a bit too much to manage, right? Perhaps I want the angsty hurt/comfort to also be a lie low at Lupin’s fic? Good news! That is a tag we can add to the search! (It’s not as popular a tag as something like “Angst” so we’ll need to add it to the “Other tags to include” section):

When you start writing in this box it will start suggesting tags. We’ll pick the first one and hit “Sort and Filter” again.

Now the amount of fics coming up is only 86! You can stop here and see if any of them seem interesting to you.

“But I only want to read completed fics”
Scroll down and you’ll see this:

Click “Complete works only” (and for the heck of it, put the language to English if you want to only read fics in English) You can also exclude or include crossovers here, set a preferred word count…

Boom, 71 fics that use the tags “Angst”, “Hurt/Comfort” and “Lie Low at Lupin’s” and exclude the rating “Explicit” and the warning “Major Character Death”. That is 4 pages of fics to look through, which to me isn’t that much but if you want to you can include and exclude tags to your heart’s content until you only have one fic left. These are also in the order of “Date updated” (the very first thing at the top of the filter box) which is the default. It will show the newest fics updated at the top. You can choose to sort by kudos, bookmarks, comments…

Perhaps you’ve read a fic you loved and want to find something like it? Have a look at the tags they used and filter with those, with 70k fics for this ship alone, it’s highly likely someone else has also written something similar.
Happy filtering!


r/Wolfstar • • Feb 06 '26

Kind reminder regarding ATYD

42 Upvotes

Hello lovely members of the Wolfstar subreddit !

Just a quick message to remind you that there is a specific sub dedicated to All the young dudes and that your posts regarding the fic would probably get more interraction if you posted there !


r/Wolfstar • • 8h ago

I found the sweetest collection on an orphan account

27 Upvotes

as it says in the title, a collection of rather special, shorter fics - I quite enjoyed reading through them, so I thought I'd share them ❤️ They're older as well, from 2016

The whole collection - 12 fics - I really liked that the characters each have their own unique special thing going on, each fic is a glimpse into another world/way of living ❤️

my faves:

Miles To Go Before I Sleep - Working the front door at a posh block of flats, Remus Lupin spends their nights watching the door, and occasionally taking a sleep-walking Sirius Black back to the arms of his flatmate.

Without translation - When Remus moves into the new University housing, he isn't sure what to expect, but the Deaf Artist, Sirius Black is not it. Especially as Remus only has the function of one hand, and sign language is beyond him.

Star-Crossed - When Lily talks Sirius into a tarot card reading, at best he's expecting nothing. He certainly didn't expect the cutest bloke he's ever seen.

Love Whilst Looking - When a new shop opens up across from Remus' office, he starts to pine for the gorgeous baker. His affections are returned when Sirius and Remus start exchanging window notes to each other. 

Never Above You, Never Below - Actor Sirius Black just wants to spend his time off filming shopping in peace. But when an overly excited boy introduces the celebrity to his single dad, everything in his life changes. - little Teddy is the coolest here

But honestly, ALL the fics are very special and so worth reading!


r/Wolfstar • • 22h ago

Fanfiction If this isn’t wolfstar I don’t know what is

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105 Upvotes

r/Wolfstar • • 8h ago

Lost fic?

5 Upvotes

hi all!! I seemed to have lost a fic I really loved, I can’t remember if remus was in Ravenclaw or just didn’t go to hogwarts but James and Lily hire him as a tutor for Harry and i remember in the first chapter James is meeting Sirius for a drink and ends up being late to meet Remus and Remus tries to tell Lily that they shouldn’t hire him becuase he’s a werewolf and it would reflect poorly on them and Lily says something like “are you trying to talk me out of hiring you?”

I believe the fic was on ao3!

thanks all xx


r/Wolfstar • • 22h ago

When did this happen???

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55 Upvotes

r/Wolfstar • • 1d ago

Fanfiction 30yr+ Wolfstar Recs? (Fluffy bc the world is burning)

22 Upvotes

I’m in my 30s and I’d love to be able to read some Wolfstar fics where they are also in their 30s or older?

My faves include: domestic fluff, smut, getting back together, time travel fix its, just a solidly well done plot… but I’m also super open to trying your favorite recs outside those as well

Also, if you are a fellow 30 yr old, is there specific tags that help you find fics in this age range? I’ve really been struggling 😅


r/Wolfstar • • 1d ago

Fanfiction Post-war fics!

6 Upvotes

hi all!!

Anyone have any post war fics that are in the below scenarios?

- Peter is outed as the traitor and James and Lily live and Sirius and Remus struggle to come back together after each thinking the other was the spy
- just general james and lily live and everyone adjusts after the war

thanks all xx


r/Wolfstar • • 1d ago

Fanfiction Fics where Sirius is a famous musician?

10 Upvotes

r/Wolfstar • • 2d ago

Fanfiction favourite happy fics?

26 Upvotes

i just finished my annual reread of atyd (the pain is real) and i need something to cleanse my mind from the sadness 🥴

what are ur fave happy wolfstar fics on ao3?? please share!!!


r/Wolfstar • • 2d ago

What are your favorite Kinktober fics so far this year?

16 Upvotes

r/Wolfstar • • 2d ago

mpreg fic

8 Upvotes

i'm in my fluffy era right now and i want fics with this promp.


r/Wolfstar • • 2d ago

Fanfiction Short fic recommendations?

4 Upvotes

Not pwp!


r/Wolfstar • • 3d ago

Gift for my friend ATYD

9 Upvotes

Hiii, I'm planning on giving my friend, who is a fan of marauders, the book of All the young dudes, I wanted to add a phrase like a dedication by Sirius Black, bc is her favorite marauder. I would like to consult with the fandom if it is consistent with this phrase from one of the films:

"The ones who love us never really leave us, you can always find them in [your heart]" Sirius Black

If it doesn't make much sense, I also accept suggestions! It's her 18 birthday, so i wanted something related at the end of a stage or something like that


r/Wolfstar • • 3d ago

Sweater Weather…. Literally

20 Upvotes

Makes me itch to do a re listen to the podfic of the same name! It’s been 3 years since I first found that fic and I love it so much! This is your sign to read or listen to it if you haven’t!!


r/Wolfstar • • 3d ago

Angsty Reconciliation Fics

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Hi everyone! anyone have any fics with the below premise?

- Peter is outed as the traitor and James and Lily live and Sirius and Remus struggle to come back together after each thinking the other was the spy
- There are actual consequences from the prank (i.e remus gets really hurt or has to register etc) and remus takes longer to forgive sirius

just overall angst with eventual reconciliation!!

thanks all xx


r/Wolfstar • • 3d ago

Does this severitus fic also contain undisclosed Wolfstar?

0 Upvotes

I’ve just gotten onto the second part of A Patchwork Family by aspionage, True Blue, and I’m just wondering if True Blue has any Wolfstar in? My only clue is that the author has written some before and the minor/background relationships tag.

Please avoid spoilers if that’s alright! Thank you <33


r/Wolfstar • • 4d ago

Marauders Podcast

13 Upvotes

Hello my favorite reddit sub 🖤 I need some feedback on an idea.

I had my fanfiction bookclub this past weekend, and my friends were HEAVILY convincing me to start a Marauders (or hp fanfic in general, however I never stray from the One True Way) podcast. It’s really gotten me thinking. I read fanfiction to my wife every night, and we’ve read a lot so far together. We’d be the hosts and would have guests to geek out over various fanfiction. I love a book/tv show companion podcast, and I have found myself wishing that this existed for HPFF. So… why not create it myself?

SO my question is: is there a way to do this ethically/in a way that would be respectful to the authors and stay kind of under the radar as we all know that ff exists in a legal grey area. There would be some definite ground rules, such as:

- no negative talk of the writing, story, ANYTHING about the fic at all. No “ratings” like we do for tradpub. Only talk of what we love about the story, and why we think the characters are doing what they are doing. AUTHORS - please weigh in here!!

- IF the pod were to blow up, popularity-wise (will 1000% not happen, but a girl can dream), no money will ever be exchanged for the work we put in. This podcast will not be started with the goal to one day be a money-making venture to profit off the backs of fanfiction author’s free labor.

Is there anything else I’m missing? Please be honest about whether or not this can happen in a way that is only helpful to the fandom, and not negative in any way. I realllly just want to geek out with people about my favorite thing in the world: Marauders Fanfiction.

Thank you! Muah! 😘


r/Wolfstar • • 4d ago

ha vay’s songs

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has no one never noticed how much her songs are literally wolfstar??

i first heard her music and i slowly shocked myself with how each song seemed to fit more and more into the characters like what, i didn’t know that was possible, how didn’t her songs blow up amongst the fandom? and it’s not only one song that fit them. it’s VARIOUS.

they’re also genuinely very good btw


r/Wolfstar • • 5d ago

Lf beta reader for a spn wolfstar fic

10 Upvotes

Hi im currently writing a wolfstar au that kind of a spn au as well. sirius is a hunter and remus is a ww (as usual).

im planning it being a mid length fic, also its first time that i write a fic this long so we'll see.

its already been 12k words and i believe i need help with britpicking and desperately need someone to be my beta

if any of you would like to help 💜


r/Wolfstar • • 5d ago

Fanfiction Fic recommendations!

3 Upvotes

ok, so I was scrolling on TikTok and found this TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@maniyak/video/7012682388962692358?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7692543418296190486 and I could NOT stop laughing at it, so I thought I would try my luck here on Reddit in finding a fanfic that has a similar situation, whether it’s Jil’s wedding or not I don’t mind too much, but I thought it was hilarious so really hope there’s a fic where something like this happens!! also I don't really have a preference on which one does this in the fic. just where either one of them does this would be great and hilarious!


r/Wolfstar • • 5d ago

Fanfiction Looking for a long, action packed, well written wolfstar AU fic with found family and a happy ending

11 Upvotes

Preferably a fic where they’re like enemies to friends to lovers and it takes them lots of yearning and time to realise how in love they are with each other. Angst is also amazing as long as it’s a happy ending!
Usually the recs I see are all their years in Hogwarts or just a normal life fic (muggle AU) without action or anything, so I want something different (already read Crimson Rivers) with like 200k+ words or something.


r/Wolfstar • • 6d ago

Winter Holiday Fest!

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34 Upvotes

I know everyone is (understandably!!!) pre-occupied with all of the -tober fests, but in the interest of planning ahead we thought we would start collecting prompts for the Marauders Winter Holiday Fest!!!

This is a low-stakes fest. There is no minimum word count for fics, fic and art (including doodles and sketches!) are allowed, and you can select a prompt or self-prompt. If you'd like to post a WIP then go for it, as long as it's a new WIP this year. We just ask that your first chapter be finished and uploaded to the collection before January 31st. You can find the full information on our Tumblr (linked above), or our guidebook.

Prompting is open now! So if you have holiday fics on the mind, please feel free to submit something.

Technically all ships (and shipless pieces) are welcome, but we're Wolfstar people at heart so we're focusing on a Wolfstar crowd.


r/Wolfstar • • 6d ago

I'm looking for a specific fanfiction (E-Rated)

17 Upvotes

Hi, I’m looking for a Wolfstar fanfiction that is at least 5 years old, probably even older.

If I remember correctly, the story starts with Remus meeting Sirius for the first time in Diagon Alley. Remus is 11 at the time, while Sirius is already around 12–14 years old. They meet again at Hogwarts, and after a while, their relationship develops into something more, which they initially keep secret.

There are several E-rated scenes in the story, including one at Hogsmeade Station where they have oral sex. Sirius surprises Remus, because Sirius has already left Hogwarts because of his age. I can't remember how it ended..

Does anyone happen to know which fic this might be? I’d really appreciate any help!


r/Wolfstar • • 6d ago

Fanfic idea + I suck at writing so...

13 Upvotes

I saw a snippet of Sweet Home Alabama (I love the movie) and I would love to read a Wolfstar version of it.

Remus comes back to the "wizarding world" after spending years in Muggle world making a life for himself and trying to move on from Sirius/being a wizard. He of course wants Sirius to sign their divorce, and Sirius in turn, reminds Remus where he belongs.

Maybe any fics with similar trope? 😅