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Since the Queen of England just died and a storm of memes and retreaded debates about colonialism resulted, it's perhaps an apropos time for this collection of the spoils of fic spelunking - I tried to post them earlier this week and was stymied by a server hiccup, but it feels much more timely now!

Suggested subtitles: This Is What American Pickers Are For or perhaps An Incomplete Revenge for Decades of Harry Potter Fanfiction By Americans.

take the mickey; get a wriggle on; does a runner; looked a wreck; all kinds of plaids and quilts [ed: blankets]; unmarked essays; straight away; "I'll whack it into [place]"; good at maths; the whole bleeding lot of them; scarpered; in the same year [ed: grade]; the lino in the kitchen; whilst; daft; "she fancies the bride"; the Buckley residence's lounge; "I daren't"; piss about; "No worries"; theatre; a plaster [ed: bandaid]; torch [ed: flashlight]; haven't got a clue; Hurt like buggery; get his kit off; drive about; rubbish; "Are you still on about that?"; paid any mind; "Yes mum"; naught but wire; to sort out; drawn and then rubbed out again; on family holidays; cinema