• "Alchemised" by SenLinYu hit No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. • "Alchemised" was originally the fanfic "Manacled," based on "Harry Potter" and "The Handmaid's Tale." • SenLinYu also landed a seven-figure film deal for the novel.

"Harry Potter" fan fiction went mainstream in 2025.

In 2023 and 2024, fan fiction about Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger — or Dramione, to their fans — went viral. Stories long beloved by the fic community reached wider audiences through social media, particularly TikTok, but few got as much attention as "Manacled," a dark romance by SenLinYu.

Following the influx of readers, Del Rey published SenLinYu's "Alchemised," a reimagination of "Manacled" with original characters and a fresh plot, on September 23, 2025. The novel became an immediate s

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