Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity (and any other eating issues)

Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity (and any other eating issues)

This list contains stories where a Harry Potter character either has an eating disorder or is obese, and this is a fairly significant issue within the story. Only stories that deal sensitively with these topics will be accepted, which means no fics that purely make fun of a character for being fat, anorexic, etc.

## - among my favorite stories; this fic is a must-read.
# - this is a great story that I enjoyed.
NR - I haven't read this fic.

Feel free to recommend any fanfics that fit this category. Please only recommend fics you found enjoyable. It would help if you could supply rating, story status, main pairing, and how the story fits the category if not obvious in the summary.

A Character Is Anorexic

4st 7lbs by Saoni
"I was an intense child. I lived for praise, yet I vehemently denied that fact. I took Potter's rejection of me in First Year as a personal insult. And I blamed myself." -Draco
- PG-13, one-shot. gen. (Draco is anorexic.)

A High Price by Ayla Pascal
It's surprising what insomnia can turn out.
- PG-13, one-shot. Lucius/Ginny. (Ginny is anorexic.)

A Lever and a Place to Stand by Pogrebin #
"This is, of course, what Padma is all about. Restriction. Control. Precision. Parvati is about the dissolution of consequence." Hunger and self-destruction and fading into the air.
- PG-13, one-shot. Gen. (Padma is anorexic.)

An Impossible Struggle by Social Twist NR
Remus is back teaching, and Severus's eating habits cause the werewolf a bit of worry. Will his developing feelings for the potions master help or make it worse?
- R, WiP. Remus/Snape. (Snape is anorexic.)

Can You See Me? by GinnyPotter #
"I forget how it started or how it corrupted my very being, but you knew everything, and I entrusted you with all of my thoughts. You were my diary, the equivalent to Tom Riddle, but you hadn't been aware of my secret obsession with you. You were only aware of our secret meetings in that empty Transfiguration room, and the slight ramblings of my skinny, crazy self as you caressed me smoothly, knowing your charm was taking over."
- PG-13, one-shot. Tom Riddle/Ginny. (Ginny is anorexic.)

Dizzy Up the Boy by ghellie NR
Harry's summer was not what anyone expected, and the following year his toughest yet, for now there is another Darkness. Anorexia, Aussie!Sev possible slash.
- R, WiP. Gen. (Harry is anorexic.)

Forever in my Memory by Confesser Kahlan
During the summer after GoF, Harry's so depressed that even the Dursley's are worried.
- PG, abandoned. Gen. (Harry is anorexic.)

Fatal Flower by Adux
This is the story of Narcissa's teenage years and how she became the fatal flower that she is. Her quest for beauty is ultimately a quest for love and she finds it in the most unlikely place.
- R, complete. Lucius/Narcissa. (Narcissa is anorexic for the first few chapters.)

Here Is No Why by madraykin
"He knows her name she knows that. After all, it would be discourteous of him not to. But he doesn't know a thing." Self-mutilation, eating disorders and destructive mania.
- R, one-shot. Gen. (Ginny is anorexic.)

Hermione's Secret by Venus725 NR
Hermione, now sixteen, is struggling with the way she looks. Over the summer her father glances at her eating and say she eats too much junk food. When she gets to Hogwarts, her grades start slipping, and she begins to suffer through an eating disorder.
- PG-13, complete. Ron/Hermione. (Hermione is anorexic.)

I Love You to the Bones by PineappleCube NR
About anorexia. Hermione has an eating disorder, yet when will people realize, and can "friends with privileges" really have a plain-friend relationship when their emotions are all over the place like flies?
- R, complete. Hermione/OMC. (Hermione is anorexic.)

Ill Words by moon-dragon3 NR
Snape finally goes too far in hurting Harry. Harry develops serious problems.
- PG-13, complete. Snape/Harry. (Harry is anorexic.)
- Sequel: "Lost" (complete).

My Precious Lion by the england fog
Draco realizes he has feelings for Ginny, and watches her waste away from an eating disorder.
- R, one-shot. Draco/Ginny. (Ginny is anorexic.)

Perception of Self by Shamera #
In his sixth year, Harry finds that the way he sees himself may not be the way that the world sees him. A story about eating disorders and facing your own self-image.
- PG-13, one-shot. Gen. (Harry is anorexic.)

Perfection by HermioneBallerina NR
Hermione Granger and her struggle with an eating disorder and her worst fear.
- PG, WiP (abandoned?). Gen. (Hermione is anorexic.)

Slytherins are Sexy by Katorina
It's not easy being green - Millicent and Pansy struggle with their house's expectations.
- PG-13, one-shot. Gen. (Pansy is anorexic.)

The Summer of 1995 by clairepotter NR
Harry gets depressed in aftermath of third task.
- PG-13, complete. Gen. (Harry is anorexic.)

Surely Empty Perfect by Remus-Black
For the hd_falling Alphabet Challenge.
- PG-13, one-shot. Draco/Harry. (Draco is anorexic.)

Who You Are by Nataly Ravenlock NR
Hermione decides that she wants to look better, but Lord Voldemort has other plans for her. With all the harassment from other students about her situation, she finds Severus Snape is the only who she can really trust.
- R, complete. Snape/Hermione. (Hermione is anorexic.)

A Character is Bulimic

A Lever and a Place to Stand by Pogrebin #
"This is, of course, what Padma is all about. Restriction. Control. Precision. Parvati is about the dissolution of consequence." Hunger and self-destruction and fading into the air.
- PG-13, one-shot. Gen. (Parvati is bulimic.)

Purge by Bloodyrose82
Harry stumbles across Draco in the Prefects bathroom, leading to an encounter that changes how he thinks and feels about Draco, life, and love.
- PG-13, one-shot. Draco/Harry. (Draco and Harry are both bulimic.)

Shattered Souls by Eriador117
No Man is an Island. When Harry and Snape are forced to be bonded in order to protect Harry from the Dursleys, can Snape help him come to terms with his demons without falling under the spell of his own?
- NC-17, complete. Snape/Harry. (Harry is bulimic.)
- Sequel: "Shattered Hearts" (complete).

Slytherins are Sexy by Katorina
It's not easy being green - Millicent and Pansy struggle with their house's expectations.
- PG-13, one-shot. Gen. (Millicent is bulimic.)

untitled by tilney
Draco has an eating disorder.
- R, one-shot. Draco/Harry. (Draco is bulimic.)

A Character is Obese

A Simple Plan by Electricandroid #
Sex in public, masturbation in public, slight screwiness, foodsex, fat!harry. yes. fat!harry.
- NC-17, one-shot. Draco/Harry, Lucius/Snape. (Harry is obese.)

Atrophy by Aja
Draco is rebelling against something, he's just not sure what, or who. And he's not wearing leather, though he might be eating it. Possible squicks include flab, war, overeating, and coffin sex.
- NC-17, one-shot. Draco/Harry. (Draco is obese.)

Eclair by Electricandroid NR
foodplay, voyeurism, light non-con.
- R, one-shot. Draco/Harry. (Draco is on his way to becoming obese.)

Fall On Your Knees by IvyBlossom ##
Even people like Millicent have stories to tell. Sometimes, they're not very pretty stories.
- PG-13, one-shot. gen. (Millicent is obese.)

To the Victor Go the Spoils – The Dystopia of Draco Malfoy by Electricandroid NR
Draco is left with no one to intercede for him.
- NC-17, one-shot. Draco/Harry, Draco/Ron, Zacharias/Blaise. (Draco is force-fed so that he becomes obese.)