We all desire more of Harry Potter beyond the 7 novel series dreamed up past J.K. Rowling and the timeless eight film blockbuster franchise. So where exactly practise you lot go when searching for more of the fantastic universe introduced to us by The Male child Who Lived? If re-imaginings of the acclaimed series that answer all the "What ifs..." sound like heaven, you'll probably find yourself lost in the digital labyrinth that is Harry Potter fan fiction.

From Fanfiction.net to Archive Of Our Ain (AO3), Wattpad, Alive Journal, and HarryPotterFanficition.com, in that location are literally thousands of stories written past Potterheads across the globe catered to anyone's taste. And as a longtime fanfic reader, I'm here to tell y'all, fans of The Boy Who Lived are an incredibly imaginative bunch. From multi-affiliate stories that dream up epic romances well-nigh pop "ships" (shorthand for relationships) similar Draco and Hermione, to fourth dimension traveling adventures and mature erotica rated "M" that will make you clutch your pearls, there is a story for anybody. Some can be a bit rough effectually the edges, but a fair alert: one time y'all read one, it'southward hard to cease.

So while it'due south almost incommunicable to give kudos to every amazing story out there inspired past Rowling's words, I promise this list of some of the all-time Harry Potter fan fiction volition pb yous on a path to finding what's correct for y'all. We've organized our 52 selections by some of the fandom'south most pop ships and story prompts, which you'll find oft overlap with one another. We also included a rundown of demand-to-know lingo amid fanfic die hards. Happy reading!

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A Bones Fan Fiction Glossary

  • Abased - A story left incomplete by its writer for an extended period of time.
  • Alternating Universe (AU) - The author rejects Rowling's original material and re-invents central plot points.
  • Canon - Material that stays truthful to Rowling'southward original narrative.
  • Crossover - A story introduces themes and characters from a divide fandom. (Ex: Harry Potter meets the Avengers.)
  • Erotica - A.k.a smut, a.one thousand.a NSFW. While some would argue the bulk of fanfics are erotica, these are stories where sexual activity dominates the plot.
  • Gender Aptitude - Characters appear as the reverse gender from Rowling's canon.
  • Marauders - Stories post-obit James Potter, Lily Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew and their years at Hogwarts.
  • Modern AU - The alternate universe plot takes place in nowadays day.
  • Multi-Year - The story spans multiple years.
  • Side by side Generation - Stories that follow the lives of the Harry Potter characters' children, like Harry's sons Albus and James Potter, or Draco's son Scorpius Malfoy.
  • One shot - A one chapter fic that can exist long or short and sticks to one plot and storyline.
  • Post-Hogwarts - Narratives following Harry, Ron, and Hermione that accept place later the Battle of Hogwarts.
  • Ships/Pairings - Popular fandom relationships.
  • Tags - A vital part of reading fanfics—peculiarly on AO3—tags highlight major themes and features of a story. Pay attention to tags rated Yard and E that warn of whatever sexually explicit content or trigger warnings (TW). Pro-tip #1: Tags can exist used to filter out thousands of fics to detect your preferred stories. Pro-tip #2: They are nearly as entertaining every bit the story itself. Ex: Hot for Instructor's include "Draco's a DILF," "Awkwardness," and "Ginny and Harry are pervy and hilarious."
  • Unfinished/Work in Progress (WIP) - A fanfic that'southward regularly updated, but incomplete.

Crossovers

  1. Harry Potter and the Natural 20 by Sir Poley - This story blends the worlds of Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons for a 74 affiliate epic adventure. Rating: T(een)
  2. Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis past - An unfinished, AU, gender bent fic that has 61 chapters and counting, Holly Potter and the Midlife Crunch follows the "Girl Who Lived" equally she's thrust into Marvel'due south Avengers Universe. Rating: T
  3. The Havoc Side of the Force by Tsu Doh Nimh - Harry Potter and Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker meet in one of the fandom'southward most pop crossover fics, with over fifteen,000 favorites on Fanfiction.cyberspace. 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 afterwards Half-Blood Prince. While Harry and Ron search for Horcruxes, Hermione stays behind at Hogwarts. Draco is secretly living at the schoolhouse for his protection, forced to stay in Hermione's dormitory. Rating: (M)ature
  2. Rebuilding by Colubrina - With over 38,000 reviews, Rebuilding follows Draco and Hermione as they fall in love after returning to rebuild Hogwarts after the war. Rating: M
  3. Manacled by SenLinYu - In a world where Harry was killed in the war, Voldemort orders the wizarding community to repopulate, resulting in Hermione's forced surrogacy equally she holds an important Guild of the Phoenix secret. Rating: (Eastward)xplicit
  4. Hot for Instructor by MotherofBulls - As a single parent, Draco notices that his son Scorpius has a crush on his Hogwarts teacher, who's none other than Hermione Granger. Rating: M

Post-Hogwarts

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  1. The Aurors by FloreatCastellum - Harry settles into adult life with Ginny as an established Auror. But at present he's been partnered with an bothersome idolizing trainee. Rating: T
  2. A Blackness One-act by nonjon - With over vi,300 reviews on Fanfiction.internet, A Black Comedy is an AU that finds Harry and Sirius on an take chances of "drunken debauchery" two years after the defeat of Voldemort. Rating: 1000
  3. Ghost of You by blacktag189 - Picking up moments afterward the end of the Second Wizarding State of war, Ghost of Yous follows Harry and Ginny's romance every bit they adapt to a globe without Voldemort. Rating: G
  4. The First Day by little0bird - This canon-compliant story written by popular fanfic author "littl0bird" is another that takes place directly after The Deathly Hallows, following Harry and Ginny's romance as they grieve in the days following the Battle at Hogwarts. Rating: T

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Culling Universe (AU)

  1. Swung by Serafim by flamethrower - The 45 affiliate epic re-imagines Harry and Ron's third year in Hogwarts...if Gilderoy Lockhart had successfully Obliviated them in The Sleeping accommodation of Secrets. Rating: K
  2. Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama - A renowned AU multi-year, Prince of the Dark Kingdom is an abandoned 126 affiliate story. Information technology tackles a world in which Voldemort rules and he and Harry become...friends? Rating: M
  3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Wrong - In this 122 affiliate story, Harry is a science-fiction obsessed male child wizard raised by his Aunt Petunia—who's married to a biochemist. Rating: T
  4. A Dealer Non a Decease Eater by Jaxon - In the years leading up to the first Wizarding State of war, Lilly Evans is in-dearest with Severus Snape instead of James Potter. Rating: Eastward
  5. Text Talk past merlywhirls - In this mod AU, while in boarding school Sirius Blackness accidentally texts Remus Lupin—who's stuck in the hospital. Merely what starts out as an innocent fault turns into something more. Rating: Not Rated
  6. Delenda Est by Lord Silvere - An developed Harry Potter travels back in fourth dimension and meets a young, mysterious Bellatrix Lestrange, who he soon partners upwards with to change the course of history. Rating: T
  7. Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin past The Sinister Man - At over i million words and 132 capacity, the story follows a Harry Potter who was sorted into Slytherin. He also has a brother named Jim who'due south believed to be the Male child Who Lived. Rating: T
  8. The All-time Revenge by 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 Programme by CatsAreCool - An AU with over 2,000 favorites that has Sirius remain England in club to watch over Harry. Rating: T
  2. The Reclamation of Black Magic past ShayaLonnie - This AU spans Harry'south seven years at Hogwarts in a world where the Black family reclaims their magical authorization to change the wizarding world forever. Rating: Eastward
  3. Harry Potter and the Hereafter's Past by DriftWood1965 - The day after the Battle of Hogwarts, the Goddess of Love provides Harry and Hermione the take a chance to go back in time. Rating: T
  4. Escape by SingularOddities - A Union Law goes into place during Hermione'southward sixth year, causing her to make an unexpected choice. Rating: T

The Marauders

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  1. The Life and Times by Jewels5 - Though abandoned and non updated since 2015, this nigh-complete dramatic adventure depicts James and Lilly Potter's cute love story in the years leading up to their deaths. Rating: M
  2. The Ascension and Fall of the Stag and Doe by SiriusUntiltheVeryEnd - Another favorite have on James and Lily's romance during their years in Hogwarts, leading upwards to their concluding days. (Warning: information technology'south 95 chapters). Rating: M
  3. All the Young Dudes by MsKingBean89 - Focusing on a much-loved fandom ship, Remus and Sirius, this very long 188-affiliate multi-year slow burn charts the Marauders' lives during and later on Hogwarts. Rating: M
  4. The Electric Fizzing Prick Pistols, or Whatever by whitmans_kiss - This charming one shot follows the Marauders through their Hogwarts years: James paired with Lily and Sirius with Remus. Rating: M
  5. We Were Infinite by WolfstarPups90 - Another fic that follows the Marauders through Hogwarts and beyond, focusing on Remus and Sirius, and Lily and James—merely this one is 106 chapters and counting, terminal updated in 2019. Rating: M

Erotica

  1. Eros and Psyche by RZZMG - The about 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 menu 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'due south work is extra hot.) Rating: Chiliad
  2. Problem past katatonic25 - Hermione and Draco are grown and sexy ministry officials who find sizzling condolement in ane some other. Rating: Thousand
  3. A Big Happy Weasley Family past WerewolfWarriro - Harry, um, services simply most every 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 dearest erotic comedy with over one,000 reviews, Harry leads his friends on a Horcrux chase after reading a magical book that gives him special powers. Rating: 1000
  5. The Dragon's Bride by Rizzle - Draco and Hermione wake up naked, hungover, and tattoo'd. And did we mention married? Rating: One thousand

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 every bit they return to Hogwarts to complete their seventh and concluding twelvemonth later on defeating Voldemort in the 2nd World War. But of course the Boy Who Lived can't aid just fall in-honey with Draco Malfoy, which means plenty of steamy scenes between the 2. Rating: E
  2. The Incredible Race past Cheryl Dyson - Now Aurors, Harry and Draco and are obligated to participate in a nationally televised race so the Ministry of Magic gains free publicity. The only problem? They hate each other. Rating: M
  3. Then Comes a Mist and A Weeping Rain by Faith Wood - A one shot with over 21,000 words, it'southward a sweetness rom-com that features a moody Draco whose emotions manifest into a floating cloud over his caput. (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 once more, but he soon finds himself falling for a certain Boy Who Lived. Rating: Eastward
  5. Non 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-human magical being) whose mate is revealed to exist none other than Harry Potter. Rating: 1000
  6. Must Love Quidditch by dracosoftie - Harry believes he'south found his soulmate on an online dating site. That is until the identity of his digital fellow is revealed. Rating: M
  7. Temptation on the Warfront by alizarincrims0n - In this 31 affiliate AU, Draco Malfoy joins the Golden Trio on their hunt to detect the horcruxes to destroy Voldemort. Rating: 1000
  8. The Standard You Walk Past past bafflinghaze - Upon returning to Hogwarts to consummate their 7th yr 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, but they succumb to an irresistible challenge, proving their passionate rivalry is more than information technology seems. Rating: G
  2. Must Have Done Something Right by MissPronounced - In this romance, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy finally come up contiguous in their sixth year at Hogwarts. Rating: M
  3. Harry Potter and the Conspiracy of Blood past CambAngst - Years after the Boxing at Hogwarts, in this murder mystery Harry and iv generations of his family battle to survive against a mysterious enemy. Rating: M
  4. Endeavor and Tri Again by Joeygirl1994 - Victoire, the girl of Nib and Fleur Weasley, is finally dating Teddy Lupin (Tonks and Remus' son), just her happiness is threatened after she's chosen to participate in the Tri Magician Tournament. Rating: T
  5. Our Little Secret by little0bird - The "by and present collide" in this fic featuring the next 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 abound into something more than, they struggle to keep their new 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 by police force to marry Lucius Malfoy, leading to her to seek out Professor Snape for assistance. Rating: Thousand
  3. Forbidden by Savageland - Ten years later on the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is pulled into an investigation of 2 missing Hogwarts students that seems to atomic number 82 back to the expressionless Severus Snape. Rating: One thousand
  4. Inkstains past 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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