We all desire more of Harry Potter beyond the vii novel series dreamed upwards by J.G. Rowling and the timeless eight moving picture blockbuster franchise. So where exactly practise you go when searching for more of the fantastic universe introduced to us by The Boy Who Lived? If re-imaginings of the acclaimed series that answer all the "What ifs..." audio similar heaven, you'll probably find yourself lost in the digital labyrinth that is Harry Potter fan fiction.

From Fanfiction.net to Archive Of Our Own (AO3), Wattpad, Live Journal, and HarryPotterFanficition.com, there are literally thousands of stories written by Potterheads beyond the globe catered to anyone's sense of taste. And as a longtime fanfic reader, I'm hither to tell you, fans of The Male child Who Lived are an incredibly imaginative bunch. From multi-chapter stories that dream upwardly epic romances almost popular "ships" (autograph for relationships) like Draco and Hermione, to time traveling adventures and mature erotica rated "Yard" that volition make yous clutch your pearls, there is a story for everyone. Some tin be a bit rough effectually the edges, only a off-white warning: one time you lot read ane, it's hard to stop.

Then while it'due south nearly impossible to give kudos to every astonishing story out there inspired past Rowling'south words, I hope this listing of some of the best Harry Potter fan fiction will atomic number 82 you on a path to finding what's right for you. We've organized our 52 selections by some of the fandom's almost popular ships and story prompts, which yous'll discover ofttimes overlap with one another. We also included a rundown of demand-to-know lingo amongst fanfic die hards. Happy reading!

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A Bones Fan Fiction Glossary

  • Abandoned - A story left incomplete past its writer for an extended period of time.
  • Alternate Universe (AU) - The writer rejects Rowling'south original cloth and re-invents key plot points.
  • Canon - Material that stays true to Rowling's original narrative.
  • Crossover - A story introduces themes and characters from a split fandom. (Ex: Harry Potter meets the Avengers.)
  • Erotica - A.k.a smut, a.k.a NSFW. While some would debate the majority of fanfics are erotica, these are stories where sexual practice dominates the plot.
  • Gender Aptitude - Characters appear as the opposite gender from Rowling's canon.
  • Marauders - Stories following James Potter, Lily Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew and their years at Hogwarts.
  • Modern AU - The alternating universe plot takes place in nowadays mean solar day.
  • Multi-Yr - The story spans multiple years.
  • Side by side Generation - Stories that follow the lives of the Harry Potter characters' children, similar Harry's sons Albus and James Potter, or Draco's son Scorpius Malfoy.
  • One shot - A one chapter fic that can be long or short and sticks to one plot and storyline.
  • Post-Hogwarts - Narratives following Harry, Ron, and Hermione that take place afterwards the Boxing of Hogwarts.
  • Ships/Pairings - Popular fandom relationships.
  • Tags - A vital part of reading fanfics—particularly on AO3—tags highlight major themes and features of a story. Pay attention to tags rated M and Due east that warn of any sexually explicit content or trigger warnings (TW). Pro-tip #ane: Tags can be used to filter out thousands of fics to observe your preferred stories. Pro-tip #2: They are almost as entertaining as the story itself. Ex: Hot for Teacher's include "Draco'due south a DILF," "Clumsiness," and "Ginny and Harry are pervy and hilarious."
  • Unfinished/Work in Progress (WIP) - A fanfic that's regularly updated, simply incomplete.

Crossovers

  1. Harry Potter and the Natural xx by Sir Poley - This story blends the worlds of Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons for a 74 chapter epic adventure. Rating: T(een)
  2. Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis past - An unfinished, AU, gender aptitude fic that has 61 chapters and counting, Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis follows the "Daughter Who Lived" every bit she'southward thrust into Curiosity's Avengers Universe. Rating: T
  3. The Havoc Side of the Force by Tsu Doh Nimh - Harry Potter and Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker meet in i of the fandom's most pop crossover fics, with over 15,000 favorites on Fanfiction.net. Rating: T

Draco and Hermione (Dramione)

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  1. Isolation by Bex-chan - This romantic AU has been reviewed over 16,000 times and takes place in the moments later Half-Blood Prince. While Harry and Ron search for Horcruxes, Hermione stays backside at Hogwarts. Draco is secretly living at the school for his protection, forced to stay in Hermione's dormitory. Rating: (Thousand)ature
  2. Rebuilding by Colubrina - With over 38,000 reviews, Rebuilding follows Draco and Hermione as they fall in love subsequently returning to rebuild Hogwarts after the state of war. Rating: Chiliad
  3. Manacled past SenLinYu - In a world where Harry was killed in the state of war, Voldemort orders the wizarding community to repopulate, resulting in Hermione's forced surrogacy as she holds an important Society of the Phoenix secret. Rating: (East)xplicit
  4. Hot for Teacher by MotherofBulls - Every bit a single parent, Draco notices that his son Scorpius has a beat on his Hogwarts teacher, who's none other than Hermione Granger. Rating: M

Mail-Hogwarts

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  1. The Aurors by FloreatCastellum - Harry settles into adult life with Ginny as an established Auror. But now he's been partnered with an bothersome idolizing trainee. Rating: T
  2. A Black Comedy by nonjon - With over 6,300 reviews on Fanfiction.net, A Black Comedy is an AU that finds Harry and Sirius on an adventure of "drunken debauchery" 2 years subsequently the defeat of Voldemort. Rating: M
  3. Ghost of You lot past blacktag189 - Picking up moments after the stop of the 2d Wizarding State of war, Ghost of You follows Harry and Ginny's romance equally they adjust to a globe without Voldemort. Rating: Thousand
  4. The Offset Twenty-four hour period by little0bird - This canon-compliant story written by pop fanfic author "littl0bird" is some other that takes place directly afterwards The Deathly Hallows, following Harry and Ginny's romance as they grieve in the days post-obit the Battle at Hogwarts. Rating: T

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Alternative Universe (AU)

  1. Swung by Serafim past flamethrower - The 45 affiliate epic re-imagines Harry and Ron's third year in Hogwarts...if Gilderoy Lockhart had successfully Obliviated them in The Chamber of Secrets. Rating: Chiliad
  2. Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama - A renowned AU multi-year, Prince of the Dark Kingdom is an abandoned 126 chapter story. It tackles a world in which Voldemort rules and he and Harry become...friends? Rating: G
  3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Incorrect - In this 122 affiliate story, Harry is a science-fiction obsessed boy wizard raised by his Aunt Petunia—who'due south married to a biochemist. Rating: T
  4. A Dealer Not a Death Eater by Jaxon - In the years leading up to the first Wizarding War, Lilly Evans is in-honey with Severus Snape instead of James Potter. Rating: East
  5. Text Talk by merlywhirls - In this modern AU, while in boarding schoolhouse Sirius Black accidentally texts Remus Lupin—who'due south stuck in the hospital. But what starts out as an innocent mistake turns into something more than. Rating: Not Rated
  6. Delenda Est by Lord Silvere - An adult Harry Potter travels back in time and meets a young, mysterious Bellatrix Lestrange, who he soon partners up with to modify the course of history. Rating: T
  7. Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin by The Sinister Homo - At over one million words and 132 chapters, the story follows a Harry Potter who was sorted into Slytherin. He also has a brother named Jim who's believed to exist the Boy Who Lived. Rating: T
  8. The Best Revenge past Arsinoe de Blassenville - This fic answers one question: What if Snape had rescued Harry from the guardianship of the Dursleys? Rating: T

Harry and Hermione (Harmony)

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  1. A Marauder'due south Plan by CatsAreCool - An AU with over 2,000 favorites that has Sirius remain England in social club to watch over Harry. Rating: T
  2. The Reclamation of Black Magic past ShayaLonnie - This AU spans Harry's vii years at Hogwarts in a world where the Black family reclaims their magical dominance to modify the wizarding globe forever. Rating: East
  3. Harry Potter and the Hereafter's Past past DriftWood1965 - The day later on the Boxing of Hogwarts, the Goddess of Beloved provides Harry and Hermione the hazard to go dorsum in time. Rating: T
  4. Escape past SingularOddities - A Union Law goes into place during Hermione'south sixth year, causing her to brand an unexpected choice. Rating: T

The Marauders

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  1. The Life and Times by Jewels5 - Though abandoned and not updated since 2015, this near-complete dramatic adventure depicts James and Lilly Potter's beautiful dear story in the years leading upwards to their deaths. Rating: Thousand
  2. The Rise and Fall of the Stag and Doe by SiriusUntiltheVeryEnd - Another favorite take on James and Lily'south romance during their years in Hogwarts, leading up to their last days. (Alert: it'southward 95 chapters). Rating: G
  3. All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 - Focusing on a much-loved fandom ship, Remus and Sirius, this very long 188-chapter multi-year slow burn down charts the Marauders' lives during and after Hogwarts. Rating: M
  4. The Electrical Fizzing Prick Pistols, or Whatever past whitmans_kiss - This charming 1 shot follows the Marauders through their Hogwarts years: James paired with Lily and Sirius with Remus. Rating: M
  5. We Were Infinite past WolfstarPups90 - Another fic that follows the Marauders through Hogwarts and beyond, focusing on Remus and Sirius, and Lily and James—just this one is 106 chapters and counting, last updated in 2019. Rating: M

Erotica

  1. Eros and Psyche by RZZMG - The virtually ballsy, smuttiest Harry Potter fan fiction—with 67 chapters, unfinished— Eros and Psyche is an AU that sees our favorite Hogwarts students play an explicit magical card game that brings forth their most personal desires. Pairings include Hermione and Draco, Blaise Zabini and Ginny, and Ron and Pansy Parkinson. (Pro-tip: all of RZZMG'south work is extra hot.) Rating: M
  2. Problem by katatonic25 - Hermione and Draco are grown and sexy ministry building officials who find sizzling condolement in one some other. Rating: M
  3. A Large Happy Weasley Family by WerewolfWarriro - Harry, um, services just near every fellow member of the Weasley family. And yes, this includes a threesome with Ron and Hermione. Rating: E
  4. Harry Potter and the Sword of Gryffindor by cloneserpents - In this beloved erotic comedy with over one,000 reviews, Harry leads his friends on a Horcrux hunt later on reading a magical book that gives him special powers. Rating: M
  5. The Dragon's Bride by Rizzle - Draco and Hermione wake upwardly naked, hungover, and tattoo'd. And did we mention married? Rating: 1000

Draco and Harry (Drarry)

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  1. Azoth by zeitgeistic - This wildly popular fic is a must for Drarry stans everywhere. It follows Harry and Hermione equally they return to Hogwarts to complete their seventh and final yr later defeating Voldemort in the Second World War. But of course the Boy Who Lived tin't help but fall in-love with Draco Malfoy, which ways plenty of steamy scenes betwixt the ii. Rating: Due east
  2. The Incredible Race by Cheryl Dyson - At present Aurors, Harry and Draco and are obligated to participate in a nationally televised race so the Ministry of Magic gains complimentary publicity. The but trouble? They hate each other. Rating: M
  3. Then Comes a Mist and A Weeping Rain by Faith Wood - A ane shot with over 21,000 words, it's a sweet rom-com that features a moody Draco whose emotions manifest into a floating cloud over his head. (Literally and figuratively). Rating: E
  4. Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop - In a Draco Malfoy meets Groundhog Day fic, the Slytherin relives the aforementioned 24-60 minutes period over and over over again, but he soon finds himself falling for a certain Male child Who Lived. Rating: E
  5. Not Your Usual Veela Mate by Janara - An AU fic that begins at the kickoff of their sixth year, Draco is a Veela (a seductive, semi-homo magical being) whose mate is revealed to be none other than Harry Potter. Rating: G
  6. Must Dearest Quidditch past dracosoftie - Harry believes he's constitute his soulmate on an online dating site. That is until the identity of his digital beau is revealed. Rating: M
  7. Temptation on the Warfront past alizarincrims0n - In this 31 chapter AU, Draco Malfoy joins the Golden Trio on their chase to find the horcruxes to destroy Voldemort. Rating: M
  8. The Standard You Walk By by bafflinghaze - Upon returning to Hogwarts to complete their 7th year following the Second Wizarding War, Headmistress McGonagall assigns Draco and Harry as roommates to promote house unity. Rating: M

Next Generation

  1. Take the Tumble by Kittenshift17 - Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy detest each other, simply they succumb to an irresistible challenge, proving their passionate rivalry is more than information technology seems. Rating: Thou
  2. Must Have Done Something Correct by MissPronounced - In this romance, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy finally come face-to-face up in their 6th year at Hogwarts. Rating: M
  3. Harry Potter and the Conspiracy of Blood by CambAngst - Years afterwards the Battle at Hogwarts, in this murder mystery Harry and iv generations of his family boxing to survive against a mysterious enemy. Rating: One thousand
  4. Endeavour and Tri Once again by Joeygirl1994 - Victoire, the daughter of Bill and Fleur Weasley, is finally dating Teddy Lupin (Tonks and Remus' son), just her happiness is threatened after she'southward chosen to participate in the Tri Sorcerer Tournament. Rating: T
  5. Our Little Secret by little0bird - The "past and present collide" in this fic featuring the adjacent generation of Potter/Weasley kids in Hogwarts, including Rose Weasley, James and Albus Potter, and Scorpius Malfoy. Rating: T
  6. Quietly by starlightpeddler - As Albus and Scorpius' friendship slowly begins to grow into something more, they struggle to keep their new human relationship quiet from the rest of Hogwarts. Rating: T

Hermione and Severus

  1. Pet Project by Caeria - Hermione overhears a private chat in regards to Professor Snape that leads to an unlikely romance in this fic that has over 13,000 favorites on Fanfiction.net. Rating: M
  2. The Contract by stellastark - Hermione is forced past constabulary to marry Lucius Malfoy, leading to her to seek out Professor Snape for help. Rating: Chiliad
  3. Forbidden past Savageland - Ten years later on the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is pulled into an investigation of ii missing Hogwarts students that seems to pb back to the expressionless Severus Snape. Rating: Chiliad
  4. Inkstains by Zigadenus - This unfinished, 52-chapter fic finds Hermione dealing with emotional fallout from the war and her messy divorce from Ron. Rating: E

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