PotterFics

PotterFics was a Harry Potter archive that hosted fanfiction written in Spanish. It was part of a network of fansites called HarryLatino, that also included Harry Argentino and HarryManía among others.
Although the site was centered around the Harry Potter franchise it also allowed original fiction, and with time fanfiction about other fandoms.
==History==
Potterfics was founded in March 22, 2004. The first fanfic in the website, "El Diario de Ginny" by AAMC Weasley was posted that same day. In its beginnings, the page did not have an option for comments or reviews and some fans chose to create a guestbook and include the link in the author's notes to give readers the possibility of leaving feedback.
On January 1, 2010 they added the "News" section to announce changes in the website, contests hosted by fans in the HarryLatino forum and wish people a happy day during important festivities like Christmas or Easter. The next day they announced the fix of a bug that caused edited stories to appear in the "Recently Updated" section and called out all the users that were abusing this bug. They also left a reminder that specifying the ships in the title of the fanfic wasn't allowed because "titles of real books aren't like that" and people doing that would get a warning.http://web.archive.org/web/20100123162758/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/2#comentarios News from Jan 2nd 2010] A few days later they announced the "Beta Readers" section and encouraged people to become betas or ask for one before publishing.http://web.archive.org/web/20100112061941/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/4#comentarios News reminding users about the "Beta Readers" section. On February 27th they opened a thread for users from Chile to report they were unharmed after the earthquake.http://web.archive.org/web/20100507122828/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/13#comentarios Chile Earthquake thread.
There was a rules change on July 31, 2010. Fanfiction by Anne Rice and other authors was banned. The R-18 category was created, allowing smut which wasn't allowed before, as long as it wasn't too explicit and had "a meaning within the plot". They also banned the use of Spanish dialects and regional varieties, and reminded the users they must use neutral Spanish at all times in their stories.http://web.archive.org/web/20100804204038/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/38#comentarios Announcement for the change of rules.
The last update from the blog is from 2018, a warning about plagiarism. After that, no other news or contests were announced until 12th of March 2021.
===Fans Reactions===
Translated from Spanish
==Contests==
===La Magia de Cupido===
Valentine's Day 2010 Twitter contest.http://web.archive.org/web/20100221090440/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/7#comentarios La magia de Cupido winners announcement.
*1st place: "Un Consejo", a Snape/Hermione story by Makoto Black
*2nd place: "Tulipanes Amarillos", a Ron/Hermione story by Jazz Potter
*3rd place: "Mi Mejor Amiga", a Snape/Hermione story by Mari Severus
===Más allá de la magia===
Contest held for the International Book Day 2010. Original short stories only.
*1st place: ¿¡Bum!? by Kensasha
*2nd place: El Mejor Amigo del Perro by Marie Black
*3rd place: La perfección Duele by Celeste_Nobilis
===Locuras Prohibidas===
A slash and femslash contest.[http://web.archive.org/web/20100720114800/http://www.potterfics.com/noticias/35#comentarios Locuras Prohibidas winners announcement.
*1st place: Cuando el Águila se comió a la Serpiente, a Pansy/Lavender story by Makoto Black
*2nd place: Coger la Snitch, a Oliver Wood/Fred Weasley story by Luna_Weasley87
*3rd place: Te Llamaré Lunática, a Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley story by Junnytah
===Una Navidad Jamás Contada===
A Christmas 2010 contest.
*1st place: El Hombre de Rojo by Arkero
*2nd place: En Familia by jannynorthman
*3rd place: La Estrella más Brillante by Granger
*4th place: Apariencia Oscura, Sentimientos Níveos by baru_chan
*5th place: Cuentos de Navidad by Destiny Potter
===Enamora-Dos===
Valentine's Day write in pairs 2011 contest.http://web.archive.org/web/20111012041503/http://potterfics.com/noticias/67#comentarios Winners Announcement
*1st place: Tus Manos Sobre Mí (deleted) by Liz Tonks and Clio Lestrange Black
*2nd place: Pas Toujours Pour (deleted) by Mari Severus and Primaavera
*3rd place: Un Ramo de Calcetines by adictaapotter and Astrid Black
===Gritos de Horror===
Halloween 2011 contest.http://web.archive.org/web/20120501203519/http://potterfics.com/noticias/96#comentarios Gritos de Horror 2011 winners.
*1st place: Matapasiones by Liz Tonks
*2nd place: La Curiosa by Willzenit16_B
*3rd place: Angst und Schrecken by Silencio13
===Una Navidad Encantada===
Christmas 2011 contest.http://web.archive.org/web/20120505010142/http://potterfics.com/noticias/100#comentarios Winners Announcement for Una Navidad Encantada 2011.
*1st place: Guía Oficial para el Cuento de Navidad Perfecto by Silencio13
*2nd place: Bohemian Rhapsody by Liz Tonks
*3rd place: La Imagen del Muérdago by villa
===¿Amor Imposible?===
Valentine's day 2012 contest about canonical non-endgame, canonically unrequited or tragic pairings.Announcing Winners
*1st place: El Invierno estaba Cediendo..., a Merope/Tom Riddle Sr. story by kryztall
*2nd place: Inmutable, a Helena Ravenclaw/Bloody Baron story by adictaapotter
*3rd place: Por el Bien de Todos, an Albus/Gellert story by james_lily_harry
===Diferencias que nos Igualan===
Pride Month 2012 contest.Winners Annoucement Pride Month 2012
*1st place: "Dime Quién Eres" (Not archived) by Fiera Fierce
*2nd place: El Flash de un Corazón Roto, a Colin/Harry story by barby
*3rd place: "El Hombre de la Gabardina de Colores" (Not Archived) by Silencio13
==References==
 
Category:Harry Potter Archives
Category:Spanish-Speaking Fandom