485BPOS

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 002-25235)
		UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	[X]
		Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____	[ ]
		Post-Effective Amendment No. 78	[X]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-01400)
		UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	[X]
		Amendment No. 78	[X]
Fidelity Contrafund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000
Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
	( X )	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b).
	( )	on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (b) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
	( )	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
	( )	on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
	( )	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
	( )	on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
If appropriate, check the following box:
	( )	this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Exhibit No.
XBRL Instance Document	EX-101.INS
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	EX-101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	EX-101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	EX-101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document	EX-101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	EX-101.PRE

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 21st day of December 2012.

	Fidelity Contrafund
	By	/s/Kenneth B. Robins
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||		Kenneth B. Robins, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

(Signature)		(Title)	(Date)
/s/Kenneth B. Robins		President and Treasurer	December 21, 2012
Kenneth B. Robins		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Christine Reynolds		Chief Financial Officer	December 21, 2012
Christine Reynolds		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/James C. Curvey	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
James C. Curvey
/s/Dennis J. Dirks	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Dennis J. Dirks
/s/Alan J. Lacy	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Alan J. Lacy
/s/Ned C. Lautenbach	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Ned C. Lautenbach
/s/Joseph Mauriello	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Joseph Mauriello
/s/Ronald P. O'Hanley	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Ronald P. O'Hanley
/s/Robert W. Selander	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Robert W. Selander
/s/Cornelia M. Small	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Cornelia M. Small
/s/William S. Stavropoulos	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
William S. Stavropoulos
/s/David M. Thomas	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
David M. Thomas
/s/Michael E. Wiley	*	Trustee	December 21, 2012
Michael E. Wiley

*	By:	/s/Joseph R. Fleming
		Joseph R. Fleming, pursuant to a power of attorney dated December 1, 2011 and filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned Directors or Trustees, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Concord Street Trust Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity Hanover Street Trust Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust Fidelity Securities Fund Fidelity Select Portfolios Fidelity Summer Street Trust Fidelity Trend Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II Variable Insurance Products Fund III Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individuals serve as Directors or Trustees (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney we have given to sign and otherwise act in our names and behalf in matters involving any investment company for which FMR or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and hereby constitute and appoint Thomas C. Bogle, Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert W. Helm and Anthony H. Zacharski, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, or any successors thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements or any successors thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after December 1, 2011.

WITNESS our hands on this first day of December 1, 2011.

/s/James C. Curvey	/s/Robert W. Selander
James C. Curvey	Robert W. Selander
/s/Ronald P. O'Hanley	/s/Cornelia M. Small
Ronald P. O'Hanley	Cornelia M. Small
/s/Dennis J. Dirks	/s/William S. Stavropoulos
Dennis J. Dirks	William S. Stavropoulos
/s/Alan J. Lacy	/s/David M. Thomas
Alan J. Lacy	David M. Thomas
/s/Ned C. Lautenbach	/s/Michael E. Wiley
Ned C. Lautenbach	Michael E. Wiley
/s/Joseph Mauriello
Joseph Mauriello

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Series | Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund

Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity^® Series Opportunistic Insights Fund/Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund

Investment Objective

The fund seeks capital appreciation.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Series Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual class operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Class Operating Expenses		Series Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index)		0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.25%
Total annual operating expenses		0.81%

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

Expense Example (USD $)	Series Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
1 year	83
3 years	259

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

• Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
• Investing in securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes is not fully recognized by the public.
• Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
• Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
• Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

• Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
• Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
• Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.
Series | Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund | Class: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	rr_ShareholderFeeOther	none
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index)	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.25%	[1]
Total annual operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.81%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	83
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	259

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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F | Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund

Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
Fidelity^® Series Opportunistic Insights Fund/F

Investment Objective

The fund seeks capital appreciation.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	F Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class F
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual class operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Class Operating Expenses		F Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class F
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index)		0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.04%
Total annual operating expenses		0.60%

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

Expense Example (USD $)	F Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class F
1 year	61
3 years	192

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

• Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
• Investing in securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes is not fully recognized by the public.
• Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
• Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
• Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

• Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
• Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
• Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund

Fund Summary

Fund:
Fidelity Advisor^® Series Opportunistic Insights Fund

Investment Objective

The fund seeks capital appreciation.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy and hold shares of the fund.

Shareholder fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual fund operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index)		0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.33%
Total annual fund operating expenses		0.89%

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

Expense Example (USD $)	Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund Class: Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
1 year	91
3 years	284

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance.

Principal Investment Strategies

• Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
• Investing in securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes is not fully recognized by the public.
• Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
• Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both.
• Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

• Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
• Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
• Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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F | Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund | Class F
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	rr_ShareholderFeeOther	none
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1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	61
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	192

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
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Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Investing in securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes is not fully recognized by the public. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers. Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both. Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments. Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	You could lose money by investing in the fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.
Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund | Class: Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Shareholder fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	rr_ShareholderFeeOther	none
Management fee (fluctuates based on the fund's performance relative to a securities market index)	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.56%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.33%	[1]
Total annual fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.89%
1 year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	91
3 years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	284

[1] Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.