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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12242282/2/you-with-the-lion-s-roar You with the Lion's Roar]]'', after [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jasper Whitlock]] and a female Literature/HarryPotter have a baby together:

* ''Fanfic/SolaereSsiunHnaifvdaenn'': A mighty ''D'deridex''-class warbird, repurposed as an armed freighter delivering medical supplies. {{Justified}} in that the region is a little chaotic right now: The plague-ridden planet Glintara is no longer a member of the Romulan Star Empire, but they're independent from the Federation and Romulan Republic as well, and there's been sightings of SpacePirates in the area. And really, the canon shows the ''Enterprise'' had to do that kind of cargo mission all the time.

* ''Fanfic/ADropOfPoison'' is a PointOfDivergence fic where Iruka is poisoned during his fight with Mizuki and can't promote Naruto to Genin; with a lot of free time on his hands until Iruka recovers, Naruto learns to exploit his Shadow Clones to write down ''all the techniques in the Forbidden Scroll'' he stole (by using clone version of the scroll, at that) and test them out. Later in the story [[spoiler: he creates two new personas to go to school with him for his next year in order to get an unbiased education and manages his own spy network throughout the Elemental Nations]]. He also uses the clones with various [[{{Glamour}} Henges]] to get better prices while shopping, a instance much more in common with the trope.

[[AC:''Franchise/OnePiece'']].

[[AC: ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'']]
* Percy in ''Fanfic/SonOfTheWesternSea'' has a tendency to use his demigod powers to make things easier. Highlights include:

[[AC: ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}]]''
* ''Fanfic/AtTheFoodCourt'' has Jigglypuffs being used as therapy Pokemon for psychiatric patients, since they can sedate them with Sing in an emergency.

* The ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'' FanVerse has produced several ways in which being a Pokemon gives you various abilities that turn out to be useful in everyday life. It's also produced several submissions to the ''Things Not To Do In A Pokeumans Base'' post on the kind of less responsible things people might get up to with the powers of a Pokemon and the mindset of the average teenager:

''Steel-types cannot be harmed by Poison-type attacks. That doesn’t mean you can eat/drink random things you find lying around for the hell of it.''\\

[[AC: ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'']]

[[AC: ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'']]

[[AC: ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'']]

[[AC: RealPersonFic]]

[[AC: ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']]

* ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY'':

[[AC: ''Anime/SailorMoon'']]
* [[http://www.sailorenergy.net/ARTSMEmergencies.html Sailor Scouts (Senshi) Respond to the Urgent Emergencies]]

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10870462/1/Wizard-s-Duel Wizard's Duel]]'' is about demon summoners Kazuya and Flynn getting drunk and making a contest over who can perform the most impressive feat. They start small, getting a dog dinner and turning a murderer into a chicken, but by the end they relocated a city to the top of a mesa and made a forest swear at anyone passing through. [[spoiler: It's not made clear who won the bet]].

[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'']]
* In ''Fanfic/IWantToUnderstand'': "The Grieving Process" while staying with Greg and baby!Steven in their storage building/make-shift-nursery, Sapphire uses her future vision to foresee everything she needs to do to take care of Steven. She even comments on how hard it would be to try taking care of him without the ability to just predict what he’s going to need.

[[AC: ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/TouhouProject'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/TheTransformers'']]

[[AC: ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'']]
* ''Webcomic/InvertedFate'': When performing the second cross examination of Dohj's evidence at Frisk's trial, Papyrus defense to Dohj corning them with the help of Privates 03 and 04 is that how could she be sure they where the real Privates 03 and 04 and [[ItMakesSenseInContext not their evil doppelgangers from a parallel dimension]]. When Dohj questions how does that makes sense, only for Undyne to reveal that Papyrus has an interdimensional transporter. Sans uses it to drop sock into alternate realities.

[[AC: ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'']]

[[AC: ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/{{Worm}}'']]

** [[spoiler: Doormaker and the Clairvoyant]] use their powers of teleportation to deliver the PRT's paperwork (and also troll a lot of people).

** [[spoiler: Contessa initially uses Path to Victory to make sure every rainbow rosebush that Panacea makes is properly fed and watered.]]

[[AC: ''Anime/YuGiOh'']]
* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6954805/1/Marik-Bakura-Go-To-Censored-Town Marik & Bakura go to Censored Town]], Marik uses the Millennium Rod to brainwash delivery boys, so his orders are free.

[[AC: ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'']]
* In ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', Tom has used his morphing ability to buy alcohol without being ID'd and escape from traffic.

[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'']]
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4439273/1/Around_the_Fountain Around The Fountain]]'', Zuko uses his [[PlayingWithFire firebending]] to ''shave.'' Sokka feels inferior.
* ''Fanfic/KyoshiRising''; Kyoshi's [[DishingOutDirt Earthbending]] instructor teaches her to use her powers to fish (although he has [[WaxOnWaxOff practical reasons for it]]; Earthbenders need to be able to feel impacts and tremors through the ground, so they don't get snuck up on).

[[AC: ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]
* ''Fanfic/PleaseStopEatingTheHellButterflies'' has Hinamori use her Shikai, which has PlayingWithFire abilities, to light fireplaces. Yamamoto, who has a similar Shikai but stronger, advices her not to do so [[NoodleIncident from personal experience.]]
* Taken to ridiculous levels in ''Fanfic/UninvitedGuests''.
-->'''Ikakku''': "Well someone has to open this jar of pickles! ...[[LimitBreak BANKAI!]]"

[[AC: ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'']]
* When Xander learns that he has some control over unconscious actions in Faith's body after he ends up in her head in ''[[https://m-mcgregor.livejournal.com/176718.html The Zeppo In Mind]]'', two of the first changes he makes (at her request) are preventing her from growing leg hair anymore and making her periods only last a few hours and be completely painless. Further changes include [[WakeupMakeup turning Faith's lips ruby red, smoothing out her skin tone, and making her eyelashes longer and thicker]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13303853/1/Wood-it-Work Wood it Work]]'', Xander and Willow make portals to other worlds inside furniture such as chests and wardrobes. Since their first two portals are to an endless desert and eternal blizzard, they make small boxes they can carry around to act as heating and air conditioning respectively.
* Played straight and defied in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-28404-78/DianeCastle+Xendra.htm Xendra]]''. After season 3, Buffy uses her super strength in construction work (once Xander brings his boss in on TheMasquerade) but when Willow suggest [[GenderBender changing]] Xander into Xendra and back to heal some minor injuries[[note]]Changing into either form fully heals Xander of any injuries he had in the other form[[/note]], Xander declines stating that eventually they'll have to pay a price for that magic and using it for every little thing will only make said price steeper.

[[AC: ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']]
* Calvin becomes a GadgeteerGenius in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', but he uses his potentially world-changing inventions for things like duplicating pizza and chilling soda.

[[AC: ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'']]
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17816504/chapters/42035981 Great Powers; No Responsibility]]'' is about Soma using his vast array of powers in daily life, from using intelligence-boosting souls to study to sending Death to pick up his laundry.

[[AC: ''Anime/CodeGeass'']]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9930030/1/Experiments Experiments]]'' one of the uses Lelouch uses his magical eye for is to make someone stop smoking around him and his sister. He later comments that the use was a bit of a waste and he could probably fix the problem just by getting Milly to declare a smoking ban.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12724355/1/Settling-Priorities Settling Priorities]]'', Lelouch uses his Geass, in this story the power to change one's priorities, to alter Cecile's focus from [[CordonBleughChef experimenting by combining mismatched food]] to learning to cook from [[SupremeChef Lelouch]].

[[AC: {{Crossover}}]]
* In ''Fanfic/{{Acceleration}}'' Taylor uses her vector control to put her bullies on mute.
* For a given definition of mundane: In ''Fanfic/TheBloodstainedHero'', Izuku uses his regenaration to help Momo practice weapon usage.

* ''Fanfic/TheDarkLordsOfNerima'':
** Beneda can form Shiruken on her arms. They're great for helping Kasumi chop vegetables.
** The "magic artifact" that Ranma and Ryoga use for their ceremony is used to boil water.

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10519888/1/The-Humanity-of-Spider-Man The Humanity of Spider-Man]], Peter uses his wall-crawling ability to look for something in a hurry. Later in the story, Tony has Thor (the guy with inhuman patience, strength, and stamina) hold an IV bag for an extended period of time.

* Leviathan in ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'' uses either her internal generators or nearby sources of water as fuel for her attacks. After a duel near a swimming pool leaves water all over the place, she cleans up the area by creating mini-dragons out of them and directing them back into the pool, where they dissolve.

* In ''Fanfic/TheReturn'' one of the awesome powers of the Succubae is the ability to magic up your own clothing. So if the protagonists see a dress they like in a shop they just need to try it on in the changing room to see how it looks, then once they are out of the shop they magically summon an exact copy out of thin air. Summoned clothes will also dissolve once they are taken off, so it must save a small fortune on dry cleaning too.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Stardust|Arad}}'', this describes [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle's]] use of her powers, to the bemusement of VideoGame/{{XCOM|EnemyUnknown}}. Telekinesis that can crush a Chryssalid to a smear in one pulse or drive solid steel two inches into concrete? She uses it for tidying up after herself. A spell that renders the target completely silent, so even their actions make no noise? Perfect for silencing an annoying woman teasing you. Inverted in that X-Com is at least considering trying to weaponize any spell that seems it might be useful, such as using the "wallflower" spell so the media doesn't notice them on missions.
* In ''Fanfic/TangledAdventuresInArendelle'', once she got control of her powers, Elsa's now able to use them for things you might not think about. Not only can she give herself a quick change when necessary, but it also works well for giving herself a royal seal or turning out the lights when she's in bed. (they use oil lamps around the castle.)
* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''/''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''Fanfic/TheVampireOfSteel'', Kara Zor-El uses her super-speed and eye-beams to make breakfast.
-->When all three of them got up, one by one, the next morning, Kara insisted on doing breakfast for the lot of them. Thankfully, pancakes, bacon, and eggs cooked at super-speed with heat vision tasted pretty much like the results of the normal process, and Kara was a competent cook.
* [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Ice]] in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31157-4/CrazyDan+Timex+keeps+on+ticking.htm Timex... keeps on ticking]]'' uses her powers to create ice at ice plants to make money. They save power, and she gets half the money they saved in power bills. According to Fire, she makes enough money to pay for the rent of a penthouse in Metropolis. Killer Frost remarks that she should try going legit.
* In ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'', [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] accidentally {{Power Cop|ying}}ies [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix's]] Magatama, effectively turning her into a LivingLieDetector. After learning about this, one of the first things that comes to her mind is how knowing when someone is keeping a secret would come in handy during surveys.
* ''Fanfic/TheNextFrontier'': The VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram's prototype faster-than-light starship is equipped with a [[SubspaceAnsible Quantum Entanglement communications system]] capable of instantaneous communications with MissionControl eight light-years distant. Mission commander Jebediah Kerman is also using it to update his blog on the Kerbin Space Agency website.
* ''Fanfic/TheDifferenceOneManCanMake'': Harry's magic, which makes him one of the most powerful people in Westeros, is used to make crops grow faster, create buildings within days, construct ships that are BiggerOnTheInside and can run faster than the norm...

* When Harry gives his new lightsaber to Dobby (at least partially because it's pink) in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11157943/13/I-Still-Haven-t-Found-What-I-m-Looking-For I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]'', Dobby figures it'll only be useful for slicing bread and making toast at the same time.
** This actually manages to be a double case as the crystal Harry uses for his lightsaber is the Philosopher's Stone.

** Neo's semblance enables her to be invisible and inaudible. She uses this power to [[StalkerWithACrush stalk Koichi.]]
* ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'':
** In chapter 31, Klaue has developed a working teleporter and proposes using it to smuggle weapons.
** When Spider-Man and Ahsoka rupture the coolant system to drive out the brain-worms, Peter's suit is revealed to have an inbuilt heating system.
** When the Guardians accept Sillium that will grow into healing plants as payment for a job, they privately reflect that Groot will help accelerate the growth of the plants so that they will be useful more quickly, which has the advantage of the Guardians' services being relatively cheap to outsiders while still giving them something useful.
* In ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/story.php?no=31969 Vacation Means Chaos]]'', both Steve Rogers and one of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander's Slayers]] use their super strength to clean up rubble after the Chitauri Invasion. At one point Xander suggests having the Hulk demolish a couple buildings that need to come down as not only would it take weeks to clear the rubble enough to get a wrecking ball in, but it'd let the big guy have some fun smashing things without anyone getting upset.

* Comes up on occasion in the ''Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops'', among them Vader using his prosthetic arms to play Angry Birds.
** In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11422202/1/DxD-Loops "DxD Loops"]], [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD Rias]] takes advantage of Looping alone with Issei to have sex with him, since the other girls can't interfere.
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has this a lot. Steve Rogers, worthy of lifting Mjolnir, uses it as a doorstop. PlayedForLaughs since he's totally unaware of the significance.
** Apparently, Bor used EyeBeams to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking "incinerate enemies, destroy citadels, and open canned goods."]]
** Wanda Maximoff, seeing as being a witch/generalised monster slayer and problem solver doesn't pay well, uses her [[WindsOfDestinyChange probability-altering powers]] to cheat on the lottery every once in a while.
** Thor, being God of Thunder and Lightning (not Reason and Understanding), uses his powers to stop the rain so he and Harry can go flying together.
** Sean, who has [[MakeSomeNoise audiokinetic powers]], whistles in two-part harmony with himself.
** One of the Twelve Uses of Dragon's Blood discovered by Dumbledore, as opposed to the majority being for medicinal purposes, is as an oven cleaner. Also a case of AwesomeButImpractical, however, as it's far too expensive to be sold regularly as such a product.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12242282/2/you-with-the-lion-s-roar You with the Lion's Roar]]'', after [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Jasper Whitlock]] and a female Literature/HarryPotter have a baby together:
--> Jasper's fingers have been in the kid's mouth more times than he cares to count; the vampiric cool skin and inability to actually suffer injury from an infant's bite makes him the ideal teething toy apparently.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11701126/5/Anything-Goes-Game-Changer Anything Goes Game Changer]]'', Ranma uses his [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Mixed Martial Arts and Crafts]] to earn money around town to help pay for larger bills he and his father cause for the Tendos, along with posing for pin-up photos for Nabiki to sell, though he refuses to do anything too risque. He also uses them around the [[Anime/{{Sekirei}} Izumo Inn]] to help out his CoolBigSis Miya.
* ''Fanfic/TheDragonKingsTemple'' shows Toph using her magnetic sense to find North, and Zuko guessing it's time to wake up because he can feel the sun rising.
* In ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31086/Ephemeral+An+Orc+in+Sunnydale.htm An Orc in Sunnydale]]'', the [[Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft Orcish Shaman]] Ziega thinks of how she uses elemental fire to keep herself shaved clean, noting it's easier than regular fire since it can burn beneath her skin without hurting her and both are safer than fel fire.
* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' Ami uses time-acceleration magic to make farms that can be harvested faster than usual, in her dungeon. She also uses her transformation sequence to clean herself in seconds, golem bodies to go without sleep for days, and harnesses the persistent storm outside her dungeon with a windmill for electricity.
* ''Fanfic/NotTheIntendedUseZantetsukenReverse'' mainly focuses on [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Soma]] discovering mundane uses for the souls he collects, such as getting unlimited curry from the Waiter Skeleton (which normally flings curry as a weapon) and using the Ouija Table (which can heal battle damage) to cure a cold.
** The reboot ''A Game of Cat and Cat'' starts with Soma's roommate [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI Kazuya]] summoning a demon to reclaim his money from an internet scammer, and then tacking on a bunch of errands like laundry and coffee because demons ask for a flat rate per summon.
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Izuku's Kryptonian SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, and SuperSenses make it a cinch to clear out the stalls at the U.A. Culture Festival of all the All Might merchandise he wants. His HeatVision is also handy for heating up instant ramen.
* ''Fanfic/ThrowIt'': Turns out Karla's SuperSpeed is ideal when playing catch when the pitcher (Luisa) has SuperStrength.
* Xander in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3776911/33/Walking-in-the-shadows Walking in the Shadows]]'' knows a runic cluster that was initially meant for disguising a person but was too magic intensive to use. By using free mana from his surroundings, Xander can make it so he never has to shave or cut his hair. He also teaches it to [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Raven]] because part of the artificing she's learning requires pubic hair as an ingredient and the runes work for any type of hair.
* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Izuku's SpiderSense is great for navigating through busy crowds without getting clocked in the head by a stray elbow. WallCrawling is also handy for escaping bullies by sticking to walls and ceilings out of sight.
* Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/WanderingOfASwordHero'' when Shirou uses his sword's "weapon copy" ability to transform it into a basic kitchen knife because he can't use a knife otherwise.
-->'''Shirou:''' Am I really going to use a Divine Construct to cut vegetables?

* In ''Literature/{{Ward}}''/''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' crossover ''Fanfic/PointMeAtTheSkyrim'', Antares uses her forcefield to braid her hair and get dressed without actually moving her hands. She also uses it as a way to carry injured soldiers via wagons like a hot-air balloon.
* ''Fanfic/BecomingMoreThanWhatIAm'': When Max refuses to show Chloe (Decker) her wings, she and Lucifer go into an argument about being angels while Chloe is standing there, only for Max to reverse time and they pretend none of it ever happened.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24729343/chapters/62720737 What It Mean, to be Worthy?]]'', [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku]] uses [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Gold Experience]] to create black peppercorns, which he gives to Bakugo, who uses his explosions on it to... create pepper to add to his curry.
* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-heroic-chronicles-of-a-young-man-youjo-senki-my-hero-academia.875316/#post-69645732 The Heroic Chronicles of a Young Man]]'', people with certain Quirks can be certified to use them for vocational purposes. Tenya Deguchiya, Kaminiari, Momo, Iida, and Todoroki all become certified to use their Quirks for power generation in emergency situations. Tenya's mother actually works at a power plant where she and all her coworkers use their quirks for power generation, with his mother's [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] Quirk generating more power in half an hour than the rest of her coworkers can all day (though that half an hour completely drains her Quirk for the day)
* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'' explores both fantastic and mundane uses for Alex's powers, including recharging batteries with electrokinesis, dusting multiple rooms at once with telekinesis, and arcing electricity between her hands as a light source.
* ''Fanfic/KillThemAll'': Taylor's durable body and not-so-durable clothes often left her [[FullFrontalAssault fighting in the nude]]. As such her first use of a RealityWarper power is to reset any damage done to her clothes so she can fight in her nice red Armani.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13914962/4/Jedi-of-the-Boling-Isles Jedi of the Boiling Isles]]'' [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the fact that Eda mainly uses a portal to other realms, an artifact people would ''kill'' to get their hands on, to gather and resale junk from said other realms.
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'': After Dr. Yung's Mirage Pokémon have been converted into denizens, Lexi begins to gush about how all of them can be so useful at his home in Azada: Mareep's tail light can be used for if he wants to read at night, the Fire-types will help his father with cooking and Psychic-types can help with moving furniture around.

* Examples found in ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'':
** Superman finds a new use for his super-breath:
--->Clark Kent, in a black tux, held onto Lois with one arm, waved with the other, and winked at Linda. She smiled shyly at him. Linda didn't have to guess whose super-breath had guided those flowers just where he'd wanted them.
** Dev-Em uses his heat-vision to burn the sleep out of his eyes.
--->"Kara?", he mumbled, using heat-vision to get the sleep out of his eyes and hoping he didn't burn the furniture.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Inviolate}}'', ComicBook/LexLuthor has an energy-efficient teleportation device that can also be used as a microscope, telescope, MRI, scrying device, and video phone. He also has this to say about his sonic weapon:
-->"I've never actually hit anyone with it at level ten, but I tried it on a steak once. Vibrated the thing so hard the meat not only cooked to medium rare, but I ended up with quite possibly the most tender cut of beef you could imagine as the connective tissues and bones were practically liquefied. I could cut it with a plastic fork. Can you imagine what it would do to a human body?"

* In ''Fanfic/UltimateDCUHeadverse'', Linda Danvers helps Kate Kane fix a metal desk by using her super-strong fingers to remove a rusted nut from its bolt easily and quickly.

[[AC: ''Manga/DeathNote'']]

* In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2701076 White Day]]'' Ryuk uses [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Death Note pages]] for wrapping paper.

[[AC: ''Franchise/DragonAge'']]

[[AC: ''Myth/EgyptianMythology'']]

[[AC: ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'']]

[[AC: ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'']]

[[AC: ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/FateZero'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/FireEmblem'']]

[[AC: ''Series/GameOfThrones'']]

[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]

* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4019373/4/Common-Sense In]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4019373/6/Common-Sense another]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4019373/8/Common-Sense story]], Harry was sent to Azkaban before his innocence was finally proven, and he swore never to return to Britain until all the people that voted for his imprisonment were dead, too. When that happens, he sets out to kill Voldemort and the Death Eaters... and uses his magic as "special effects" to make a film, using Voldemort as the bad guy. It becomes a relatively low-budget film with special effects that [=ILM=] would ''kill'' to have, and he and Remus make money hand over fist with that film and the next three. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments It also credits "Tom Riddle" as a stuntman in all four films, and he decides not to return after the fourth]].

* Discussed in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11502532/3/Breath-of-the-Inferno Breath of the Inferno]]'' where part of why Harry finds Quidditch boring, besides preferring to fly on his own, is that as a dragon animagus (specifically a dragon based on Smaug) he can sense gold and thus always knows exactly where the snitch is.

* In ''Fanfic/TheAwakeningOfAMagus'', one of Harry's numerous abilities turns out to be a supernaturally good ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter. The utility? Due to the threat of Voldemort, Hogwarts is receiving about a thousand transfer students, and Harry can Sort 95%+ of them in seconds.

[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'']]

[[AC: ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']]
* In [[https://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/s/legend-of-zelda-fan-fiction/the-legend-of-link-lucky-number-13/19769 The Legend of Link: Lucky Number 13]], Link [[spoiler:as a god]] uses his universal-level RealityWarping powers to create apples, and to introduce a sheltered Nabooru to the wonders of ice cream. He later gets called out on this for sinking as low as to "turn parts of the floor into chairs when an actual chair is two feet away."

[[AC: ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'']]

[[AC: ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'']]

* In fanfiction ''Fanfic/XMen1970'', ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' eye-beams and ComicBook/JeanGrey's telekinesis turn to be useful when they get a job in construction.
-->'''Jean:''' (snickering) That makes me think of the time we had to, oh, you know...\\

"That man has serious power! And he’s using it to make stew! I ask you, what the hell is that about? Stew, for pity’s sake! Who uses power like that for something so stupid? It’s the power of the universe, not a … a… God, why stew, Cully?"

* PlayedForDrama in ''[[Fanfic/RecklessnessMiraculousLadybug Recklessness]]'', where Alya decides to use a [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy reality-altering Wish]] to learn Hawkmoth's SecretIdentity. Despite being warned about the potentially massive consequences, she's so convinced that she's hit upon a ''brilliant'' solution that she doesn't even bat a lash at [[spoiler:accidentally getting Marinette killed]], certain the Wish will fix that. Instead, she finds out the hard way that you need to BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
* According to ''Fanfic/HeroChat'', Miraculous costumes include perfectly-fitting underwear. Truly a boon to teenagers whose figures are in flux due to puberty.

[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]

[[AC: ''Anime/MyHime'']]
* ''Fanfic DuranAndKiyohimesOmakeTheater'': The [=HiME=] seem to all use their CHILD for this, now that they don't have to fight each other.

* ''Fanfic/AscendXTSGx'': In Chapter Four, Spike uses his fire BreathWeapon to light a candle.

[[AC: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'']]

* In ''Fanfic/Team8'', Naruto's Shadow Clones are useful for getting the D-ranked missions done more quickly. He uses them to cheat on his Chunin Exam test, but not realizing that he receives information from clones that are dispelled, he uses them to see the answers and send him signals. Naruto also sends his shadow clones shopping on several occasions.

* A common trope in Naruto fanfictions is that [[MesACrowd Shadow Clones]] can be used to do things like paperwork quicker (a trick often used by the Hokage), since they are essentially the same person as their original.

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* Robin realizes just what kind of man Luffy is in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11961369/13/Blood-Man-Luffy Blood Man Luffy]]'' when his first reaction to her powers is how she could give herself backrubs whenever she wanted.

** Homura can stop time to let herself, Madoka, and Mami have a late night cup of tea without waking Madoka's parents or Tatsuya. Her shield's nearly infinite storage capacity also lets it function as a cooler. This does not extend to the lottery however, as winning lottery numbers change between timeloops.

* ''Fanfic/ADropOfPoison'' is a ForWantOfANail fic where Iruka is poisoned during his fight with Mizuki and can't promote Naruto to Genin; with a lot of free time on his hands until Iruka recovers, Naruto learns to exploit his Shadow Clones to write down ''all the techniques in the Forbidden Scroll'' he stole (by using clone version of the scroll, at that) and test them out. Later in the story [[spoiler: he creates two new personas to go to school with him for his next year in order to get an unbiased education and manages his own spy network throughout the Elemental Nations]]. He also uses the clones with various [[{{Glamour}} Henges]] to get better prices while shopping, a instance much more in common with the trope.

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* ''Fanfic/TheSoulmateTimeline'' has several examples, particularly among those who have a Soulmate, as in story being around your Soulmate restores your magic.

** Mifuyu used her illusion powers to help Yachiyo as a model, covering up the odd scar or imperfection. While Yachiyo is still able to be a model after Mifuyu's death, she can no longer model swimsuits because of her scars.

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** Sean, who has [[MakeMeWannaShout audiokinetic powers]], whistles in two-part harmony with himself.

* In ''Fanfic/TheGhostOfOchs'', Constance uses her magic to prepare tea for her first date with Monica, who worries about there being a fire in the kitchen due to Constance's preference for flashy spells.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12704225/2/A-Motherfucking-Dragon A Motherfucking Dragon]]'', Daenerys uses her immunity to fire to cook meat by simply holding it over the flames in her hand.

* In the ''Fanfic/PoniesOfOlympus'' series, Rarity is probably [[OldMaster Lao Wu's]] greatest student ever. She uses the fighting skills he gave her to help in her dressmaking (and occasionally, acupuncture).

* The ''Blog/ReadingRainbowverse'' version of Octavia developed a split personality in order to deal with the trauma of seeing her father almost cut open. She was unaware of this for most of her life, referring to Philharmonica as her "sister", but once she ''did'' realize what was happening... she promptly figured out how to switch to avoid hangover pains.
* After becoming a unicorn in ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/8553/retired-to-equestria Retired to Equestria]]'' Gallus Blueflame, former enemy of (retired) EvilOverlord Damien, uses his namesake to form fingers so he can play a violin the way he's used to rather than the way ponies do.
* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/7688/the-third-generation The Third Generation]]'', the G3 ponies are amazed to see Twilight Sparkle use her gift of magic (something very rare and spectacular to them) for something so mundane as to pick books off high shelves. (Of course, for the G4 ponies, magic is commonplace and ordinary, especially telekinesis.)

* In ''Fanfic/TheWitchOfTheEverfree'', Zecora uses her cauldron, not only for potion-making, but also for ''tea''-making.