Art Heist, Baby!

Art Heist, Baby! is a popular Harry Potter Marauders fanfiction written by otrtbs in 2022. It features Jegulus as a main pairing along with Wolfstar (with background Dorlene and Evan Rosier/Barty Crouch, Jr.) The story follows a group of the Marauders characters as they plan and execute the largest art heist in history. Art Heist was originally published to AO3 from 18 April 2022 to 26 July 2022.
As of May 2024, the fanfic is restricted to AO3 users only. An archived version is also available.
Otrtbs has also published a spin-off/sequel, Tender Curiosities, Baby! following the characters Barty Crouch, Jr. and Evan Rosier.
== Contents ==
The story and its themes of art history are drawn from the other's own experience in art history and the museum field.https://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/751034912460652544/hi-could-you-explain-a-little-bit-what-you However, the museum targeted by the heist, the Braxton Museum of Fine Art, is fictional. According to otrtbs, the decision to base the story around a fictional museum was to increase the ability to be flexible with the building's layout as well as increased freedom to decide which artworks to have in the building.https://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/745040478493458432/nat-props-to-you-honestly-im-working-on-my
References to a variety of famous art pieces are made throughout the story. The author has provided a Google Doc referencing the works in fanficiton. 
The story is infamous for its ending involving a rather crushing major character death, which was planned from the story's inception.https://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/740439774772494336/when-you-first-started-writing-art-heist-baby
== Reception ==
Art Heist, Baby! is a very influential and popular fanwork for the Marauders, inspiring multiple podfics, works of fanart, and tiktoks.See a skit re-enacting a scene from the fic here 
A popular trend originating from readers of the story is to hang pink post-it notes with the handwritten note "Hang painting here?" This is a direct reference to a note left by Regulus Black in the story.https://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/740380797687709696/hello-i-hope-the-best-writer-in-the-world-is-allhttps://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/747066935456432128/okay-so-theres-a-very-real-possibility-this During a visit to an art museum, one reader left a "Hang painting here?" note by an art work as a reference for fellow fans.https://www.tumblr.com/starsarestories/747209886765596672/i-went-to-a-museum-today-and-it-wasnt-the-same
The fanfic has also inspired multiple readers to study art history as reported in asks left on otrbts's tumblr account.https://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/740268137622192128/hi-i-just-wanted-to-let-you-know-that-readinghttps://otrtbs.tumblr.com/post/740384447850037248/hey-just-wanted-to-say-ahb-single-handedly
In 2023, Art Heist, Baby was one of many stories to be found being sold online without the author's knowledge or consent. (See 2024 Harry Potter Fanbinding Controversy) As a result, otrtbs drew attention to this through their tumblr and requested that no further fanbound copies of the work be made.
== Related & Inspired Fanworks ==
====== Edits ======
Sirius & Regulus (Me and the Devil) by @spidermarls
Wolfstar (...Ready For It?) by @franimagus
The Heist (Bad Girls) by @azkabansbaddestbitch
ART HEIST BABY! (...Ready For It?) by @lavhcze
====== Fanart ======
Fanart by tumblr user betweendyingstars
====== Fanfiction ======
Works tagged as "Inspired by Art Heist, Baby!" on AO3
====== Playlists ======
Spotify Playlist for Art Heist, Baby! created by otrtbs under the username Nat<3 
Spotify Playlist for Tender Curiosities, Baby! created by otrtbs under the username Nat<3
====== Podfic ======
Podfic of Art Heist, Baby! by AO3 User peaceinpanem 
Podfic of Tender Curiosities, Baby! by AO3 user peaceinpanem
Podfic by Spotify user zebrastripes365 (contains an unofficial, alternate happy ending)
Podfic by Spotify user YourMomsLibrary
====== Translations ======
Spanish translation by AO3 user This_is_Val
Ukrainian translation by AO3 user aswkdj
== Notes & References ==
Category:2022 Fanfiction
Category:Marauders Fanfiction