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If Wishes were Ponies . . . .

by tkepner
Harry Potter, after a beating by Dudley and friends — with the help of a real gang member — wishes he had somewhere safe to go, and starts crawling home. He ends up in Equestria. The CMC find him. A year later, an owl brings his Hogwarts’ letter!

Harry Potter, after a beating by Dudley and friends wishes he had somewhere safe to go, and starts crawling home. He ends up in Equestria. The young Cutie Mark Crusaders find him. A year later, a Hogwarts owl unleashes the CMC, Harry, and Equestria upon wizarding Britain! And adorable cute magic-wielding ponies upon the rest of the world.

Copyedited by gerandakis. Excellent cover art by Mix-up.
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Inspired by Dogger807’s hilarious story, “Magic School Days,” here on FiMfiction. While there is humour (and tree-sap) in this story, that is not its only focus.

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Published on the FiMfiction website with the kind forbearance of the copyright owners of My Little Pony (Hasbro) and the Harry Potter series (Scholastic Press).

The timeline for “My Little Pony” is messed up. That is, if you look closely, the order of the shows as aired is out of order of their logical sequence. Evidence: in Swarm of the Century (#10) we see the dresses that Rarity makes in Suited for Success (#14) — so unless Rarity time-travelled, #14 should take place before #10! Also, in The Ticket Master (#3), the other five seem to know Twilight and Spike quite well, yet in Boast Busters (#6) they don’t seem to know Twilight at all.

With careful attention to details such as those, you can put the three years of episodes prior to Princess Twilight Sparkle (#65, Season Four) into a two-year stretch of time. If you work hard enough, you can even squeeze them down to one five-season stretch of Summer to Summer.

I used the two-year seven-part timeline mapped out by deviantart’s tobyandmavisforever (do a Google search for “tobyandmavisforever mlp timeline” as the fastest way to find them). Thus, Harry arrives in Equestria shortly after the Crystal Empire two-part episode, and Twilight and Spike have been in Ponyville just under a year even though the Crystal Empire episodes start the third year of My Little Pony.

Teen
Complete
Slice of Life
Crossover
Alternate Universe
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Comedy
Harry Potter
Adventure
 
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128 Chapters:

  1. 1 — The Great Escape, Pt. 1 2018-04-11 19:14:47 UTC
    4510
  2. 2 — The Great Escape, Pt 2. 2018-04-15 19:16:38 UTC
    3644
  3. 3 — Lost in Space 2018-04-23 19:55:42 UTC
    3571
  4. 4 — Patients Are Not Playparks 2018-04-29 21:22:37 UTC
    4140
  5. 5 — Dazed and Confused 2018-05-02 20:15:27 UTC
    4183
  6. 6 — The Mysterious Enigma 2018-05-07 13:44:56 UTC
    3578
  7. 7 — She’s Only Interested in My Body 2018-05-10 00:12:02 UTC
    4918
  8. 8 — Library of Terror 2018-05-13 23:56:43 UTC
    3928
  9. 9 — School Dazed 2018-05-17 03:36:29 UTC
    4422
  10. 10 — The Ponyville Lake Siege 2018-05-19 22:45:20 UTC
    4360
  11. 11 — Meanwhile . . . 2018-05-22 23:57:50 UTC
    3214
  12. 12 — Weapons of Mass Destruction 2018-05-27 15:26:21 UTC
    5014
  13. Part II – The Prodigal Son Returns — Ch. 13 — The Sap is Running 2018-06-03 00:10:05 UTC
    4055
  14. 14 — A Secret Exposed 2018-06-10 22:32:53 UTC
  15. 15 — For Whom the Owl Tolls 2018-06-11 15:42:59 UTC
    4830
  16. 16 — And a Child Shall Lead Them 2018-06-12 17:17:50 UTC
    3712
  17. 17 — Once More Into the Breach 2018-06-17 21:28:16 UTC
    4023
  18. 18 — Preparations 2018-06-25 17:02:56 UTC
    4576
  19. 19 — The Bare Necessities 2018-06-26 18:24:44 UTC
    3886
  20. 20 — Pocket Money 2018-07-02 16:18:47 UTC
    3772
  21. 21 — An Unexpected Visitor 2018-07-03 14:43:08 UTC
    4138
  22. 22 — Surprise, Surprise! 2018-07-04 14:36:18 UTC
    4239
  23. 23 — Pub Crawling 2018-07-09 17:06:43 UTC
    4069
  24. 24 — One Speed Only 2018-07-10 14:49:01 UTC
    4372
  25. 25 — The Bank Job 2018-07-12 12:59:36 UTC
    3925
  26. 26 — The Shop Around the Corner 2018-07-16 14:28:04 UTC
    4416
  27. 27 — It’s Bigger on the Inside 2018-07-19 19:34:01 UTC
    4574
  28. 28 — Clowning Around 2018-07-20 22:35:46 UTC
    4399
  29. 29 — The Naked Lunch 2018-07-23 15:24:40 UTC
    4696
  30. 30 — The Red-headed League 2018-07-26 20:29:30 UTC
    4947
  31. 31 — Divide and Conquer 2018-07-30 18:11:30 UTC
    4759
  32. 32 — Appearances can be Deceiving 2018-08-01 14:48:22 UTC
    4771
  33. 33 — Sometimes You Get What You Need 2018-08-02 16:08:13 UTC
    4449
  34. 34 — Unfettered, At Last 2018-08-06 18:00:49 UTC
    4534
  35. 35 — Assumptions 2018-08-09 19:37:36 UTC
    5135
  36. 36 — Déjà vu Crew 2018-08-10 14:31:25 UTC
    4261
  37. 37 — The Three Curses 2018-08-13 18:14:43 UTC
    4756
  38. 38 — Dear God! It’s a Rabbit-hole! 2018-08-14 18:32:56 UTC
    4774
  39. 39 — How Deep Is It? 2018-08-16 18:39:04 UTC
    4625
  40. 40 — The Naked Truth 2018-08-20 18:30:25 UTC
    4859
  41. 41 — And You Thought it Would Be Easy! 2018-08-22 19:00:05 UTC
    4471
  42. 42 — Completely Exposed 2018-08-24 21:59:19 UTC
    4833
  43. 43 — Naked Panic 2018-08-26 23:31:33 UTC
    4646
  44. 44 — Beginnings 2018-08-27 22:33:30 UTC
    4953
  45. Part III – Hogwarts, First Year — Ch. 45 — Train Gang 2018-08-30 14:25:15 UTC
    4834
  46. 46 — You Had Only One Job . . . 2018-09-03 22:11:44 UTC
    4660
  47. 47 — Uh . . . Oops? 2018-09-06 19:04:04 UTC
    4594
  48. 48 — Dangerous? You’re Kidding, Right? 2018-09-10 19:08:48 UTC
    4823
  49. 49 — Brilliant. Scary, But Brilliant. 2018-09-13 19:50:07 UTC
    5031
  50. 50 — How’d He Get Here? 2018-09-14 18:42:49 UTC
    4794
  51. 51 — Surprise! 2018-09-17 19:13:19 UTC
    4916
  52. 52 — Snape’s Worst Nightmare 2018-09-20 16:54:40 UTC
    4841
  53. 53 — They did WHAT? 2018-09-24 18:24:54 UTC
    5031
  54. 54 — Don’t Tease Myrtle! 2018-09-27 19:31:38 UTC
    4970
  55. 55 — The Calm Before the Storm 2018-10-01 19:23:10 UTC
    4550
  56. 56 — Fudging Answers 2018-10-04 19:41:46 UTC
    4179
  57. 57 — Communication, That’s The Key! 2018-10-05 17:04:32 UTC
    4567
  58. 58 — Under-estimating 2018-10-08 17:28:16 UTC
    4513
  59. 59 — Common Sense? 2018-10-11 20:18:41 UTC
    4521
  60. 60 — A Knut for Your Thoughts 2018-10-15 18:47:22 UTC
    4896
  61. 61 — A Hunting We Shall Go . . . 2018-10-17 20:41:41 UTC
    4359
  62. 62 — A Vicious Viper 2018-10-22 17:31:28 UTC
    4381
  63. 63 — Subtleties 2018-10-25 17:44:30 UTC
    4598
  64. 64 — Letting Loose 2018-10-27 18:28:43 UTC
    4613
  65. 65 — Secrets 2018-10-29 19:35:03 UTC
    4343
  66. 66 — Discoveries 2018-11-01 19:19:32 UTC
    4405
  67. 67 — New Things 2018-11-03 23:44:05 UTC
    4588
  68. 68 — Obstacles 2018-11-05 19:03:32 UTC
    4473
  69. 69 — Fixing Things 2018-11-08 21:26:42 UTC
    4114
  70. 70 — Disclosure 2018-11-12 22:08:48 UTC
    4412
  71. 71 — Denial 2018-11-15 22:05:45 UTC
    4154
  72. 72 — Exposure 2018-11-19 22:02:36 UTC
    4408
  73. 73 — Timing 2018-11-22 22:38:30 UTC
    4470
  74. 74 — Terror in the Corridors 2018-11-26 22:00:23 UTC
    4437
  75. 75 — Changeling Times 2018-12-03 22:41:24 UTC
    4303
  76. 76 — Surviving 2018-12-05 17:05:32 UTC
    4247
  77. 77 — Oops 2018-12-07 21:46:46 UTC
    4409
  78. 78 — It Worked! 2018-12-10 22:14:47 UTC
    4214
  79. 79 — Dog Days 2018-12-13 22:16:50 UTC
    4397
  80. 80 — Memories 2018-12-17 22:24:12 UTC
    4366
  81. 81 — Riddles 2018-12-20 22:36:54 UTC
    4451
  82. 82 — Can You See Me? 2018-12-24 22:00:57 UTC
    4278
  83. 83 — Hidden Objectives 2018-12-27 20:04:54 UTC
    4590
  84. 84 — Embassy 2018-12-31 21:11:44 UTC
    4160
  85. 85 — Wand-ering 2019-01-03 20:59:57 UTC
    4231
  86. 86 — I Meant to do That 2019-01-07 21:13:29 UTC
    4452
  87. 87 — Plots and Plans 2019-01-10 20:40:50 UTC
    4361
  88. 88 — Hiding in Plain Sight 2019-01-14 19:54:19 UTC
    4148
  89. 89 — Reflections 2019-01-17 19:37:10 UTC
    4664
  90. Interlude — Dalton Barracks, Abingdon in Oxfordshire 2019-01-21 22:44:17 UTC
    1719
  91. 90 — Truth 2019-01-24 20:11:26 UTC
    4619
  92. 91 — Holiday Surprises 2019-01-27 00:53:58 UTC
    4708
  93. 92 — Castle-mania 2019-01-28 18:57:30 UTC
    4290
  94. 93 — Castle-mania II 2019-01-31 20:12:15 UTC
    4214
  95. 94 — Knight Check 2019-02-04 20:31:01 UTC
    4259
  96. 95 — The Joke's on You 2019-02-07 20:42:39 UTC
    4620
  97. 96 — Hidden 2019-02-11 20:35:34 UTC
    4804
  98. 97 — Unsettling Revelations 2019-02-14 20:36:40 UTC
    4543
  99. 98 — Strategies 2019-02-18 20:04:25 UTC
    4597
  100. 99 — Unexpected Discoveries 2019-02-21 20:17:21 UTC
    4411
  101. 100 — Détente 2019-03-11 20:25:10 UTC
    4717
  102. 101 — Endings and Beginnings 2019-03-14 20:15:08 UTC
    4557
  103. 102 — Deceiving Appearances 2019-03-18 19:12:58 UTC
    4538
  104. 103 — All Is Not As It Seems 2019-03-21 19:19:52 UTC
    4524
  105. 104 — Unpleasant Surprises 2019-03-25 19:02:44 UTC
    4483
  106. 105 — Not as Safe as Thought 2019-03-27 19:05:43 UTC
    4422
  107. 106 — Sneaky, Sneaky . . . Maybe Not 2019-03-29 19:01:21 UTC
    4506
  108. 107 — Oh, No, Not Again 2019-04-01 22:21:39 UTC
    4226
  109. 108 — It’s Not My Fault! 2019-04-04 19:00:40 UTC
    4383
  110. 109 — Balancing 2019-04-08 19:01:34 UTC
    4420
  111. 110 — Overwhelmed 2019-04-11 19:02:23 UTC
    4570
  112. 111 — Reconnecting 2019-04-11 19:02:39 UTC
    4945
  113. 112 — Making Friends? 2019-04-15 19:08:46 UTC
    4707
  114. 113 — Secrets 2019-04-18 18:59:44 UTC
    4270
  115. 114 — Hidden Trophy 2019-04-22 19:04:30 UTC
    4312
  116. 115 — Preparations 2019-04-25 19:04:52 UTC
    4735
  117. 116 — Hidings Things 2019-04-29 18:28:32 UTC
    4580
  118. 117 — Calling the Cavalry 2019-05-02 19:15:05 UTC
    4482
  119. 118 — Fortify 2019-05-06 19:23:58 UTC
    4883
  120. 119 — Presence 2019-05-09 18:44:35 UTC
    4857
  121. 120 — Assessments 2019-05-13 19:04:22 UTC
    4193
  122. 121 — Craniofacial Duplication 2019-05-16 18:54:08 UTC
    4608
  123. 122 — Consequences 2019-05-20 19:38:06 UTC
    4347
  124. 123 — Opportunities 2019-05-23 18:58:52 UTC
    4840
  125. 124 — Adjustments 2019-05-27 19:07:21 UTC
    4593
  126. 125 — Investigating 2019-05-30 19:50:37 UTC
    4691
  127. 126 — Disclosure 2019-06-03 19:15:48 UTC
    4747
  128. 127 — Happy For Now 2019-06-06 19:16:38 UTC