Harry Potter fanfic marks dialogue with “said” less often than Harry Potter books do. A bit of quantitative analysis of Harry Potter fanfiction, by Suzanne R Black. Another post with more analysis.
The Girl Who Lived
Molly tried her best. When Harry had told them, Arthur had asked excitedly, “is this a Muggle thing?” and Hermione had hurried out a “no!” and a frantic history of gender diversity in the wizarding world.
“It’s just that I’m a girl,” Harry had said….