How Does Fred Weasley X Reader Fanfiction Usually End?

Fred Weasley x reader fics? Oh, they hit me right in the feels every time! The endings vary wildly depending on the author's mood, but there are a few recurring themes. Fluffy ones often wrap up with the reader and Fred running Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes together, maybe teasing George about his love life or inventing some wild new product. Post-war fics tend to get heavier—some authors can't resist the 'Fred survives the Battle of Hogwarts' trope, leading to emotional reunions and rebuilding the shop together. Then there are the bittersweet ones that stick to canon; those endings usually involve letters left unsent or the reader visiting his grave with a box of his favorite joke sweets. Personally, I tear up whenever a fic includes George telling the reader, 'He would’ve wanted you to keep laughing.'

What fascinates me is how these stories explore grief and humor intertwined. Even in angsty fics, Fred’s prankster spirit lingers—like when the reader finds a charmed whoopee cushion he left behind, and it activates at his funeral. Some writers go full alternate universe, sending Fred into muggle careers or making him the reader’s co-conspirator in pranking Umbridge. The best endings, though? When the fic captures that golden trio-era mischief, ending with Fred winking as he pulls the reader into some chaotic scheme, fireworks lighting up the Great Hall.

As a longtime devourer of Fred-centric stories, I’ve noticed most 'x reader' endings fall into three camps. First, the domestic bliss scenario: Fred’s showing the reader secret passages while balancing a newborn baby in his arms, because of course he’d teach his kid pranks before they could walk. Second, the wartime fix-its where Fred miraculously dodges that wall and later opens a joke shop branch in Hogsmeade with the reader—extra points if George fake-complains about being third-wheeled. Third, the gut-wrenching memorial fics where the reader plants dungbombs at his grave every April Fool’s Day.

What really gets me is how writers handle his humor post-war. Some have the reader inheriting his unfinished inventions, decoding his ridiculous notes like 'Exploding Toothpaste (now with 300% more glitter!)'. Others go meta with George and the reader keeping his legacy alive through prank wars with the next gen. There’s this one unforgettable fic where the reader starts hearing Fred’s voice in the screams of fireworks—not sad, just him cackling at the chaos. That’s the magic of these stories; they let his laughter outlive him.

Fred x reader endings are either tooth-rotting sweet or emotionally devastating—no in between. The lighthearted ones love ending with the reader getting pulled into some elaborate Weasley family dinner, Fred whispering joke plans under the table while Molly glares. Post-war fix-its often feature the reader helping rebuild the shop, discovering hidden blueprints for products Fred never got to make. The real tearjerkers? When the reader inherits his wand or finds his old journals filled with doodles of them together. I once read one where George gifts the reader a ‘Marauder’s Map’ style parchment that shows Fred’s footprints still pacing the shop at night. Destroyed me.