Nosotros all want more of Harry Potter across the seven novel series dreamed upward by J.K. Rowling and the timeless viii film blockbuster franchise. And so where exactly practice 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..." sound similar heaven, you'll probably notice yourself lost in the digital labyrinth that is Harry Potter fan fiction.

From Fanfiction.internet to Annal Of Our Ain (AO3), Wattpad, Live Journal, and HarryPotterFanficition.com, in that location are literally thousands of stories written past Potterheads beyond the globe catered to anyone'south taste. And equally a longtime fanfic reader, I'm here to tell yous, fans of The Boy Who Lived are an incredibly imaginative bunch. From multi-chapter stories that dream up epic romances about pop "ships" (shorthand for relationships) like Draco and Hermione, to time traveling adventures and mature erotica rated "Grand" that will make you clutch your pearls, in that location is a story for anybody. Some tin be a bit rough around the edges, merely a fair warning: once y'all read one, information technology'south hard to finish.

So while information technology'southward virtually impossible to requite kudos to every amazing story out there inspired by Rowling's words, I hope this listing of some of the best Harry Potter fan fiction will lead you on a path to finding what's right for you. We've organized our 52 selections by some of the fandom's most popular ships and story prompts, which you'll detect often 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 Basic Fan Fiction Glossary

  • Abandoned - A story left incomplete by its writer for an extended period of time.
  • Alternating Universe (AU) - The writer rejects Rowling's original material and re-invents key plot points.
  • Canon - Textile that stays true to Rowling's original narrative.
  • Crossover - A story introduces themes and characters from a separate fandom. (Ex: Harry Potter meets the Avengers.)
  • Erotica - A.one thousand.a smut, a.k.a NSFW. While some would contend the majority of fanfics are erotica, these are stories where sex dominates the plot.
  • Gender Aptitude - Characters appear as the opposite gender from Rowling's catechism.
  • Marauders - Stories following James Potter, Lily Potter, Sirius Blackness, 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.
  • Next Generation - Stories that follow the lives of the Harry Potter characters' children, like Harry'southward sons Albus and James Potter, or Draco's son Scorpius Malfoy.
  • One shot - A i chapter fic that can exist long or short and sticks to one plot and storyline.
  • Mail service-Hogwarts - Narratives following Harry, Ron, and Hermione that take place after the Battle of Hogwarts.
  • Ships/Pairings - Popular fandom relationships.
  • Tags - A vital role of reading fanfics—particularly on AO3—tags highlight major themes and features of a story. Pay attention to tags rated M and E that warn of any sexually explicit content or trigger warnings (TW). Pro-tip #1: Tags tin can be used to filter out thousands of fics to find your preferred stories. Pro-tip #2: They are almost as entertaining as the story itself. Ex: Hot for Teacher'due south include "Draco's a DILF," "Awkwardness," and "Ginny and Harry are pervy and hilarious."
  • Unfinished/Piece of work in Progress (WIP) - A fanfic that's regularly updated, but incomplete.

Crossovers

  1. Harry Potter and the Natural twenty 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 by - An unfinished, AU, gender bent fic that has 61 chapters and counting, Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis follows the "Girl Who Lived" every bit she's thrust into Marvel'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 one of the fandom's nigh pop crossover fics, with over 15,000 favorites on Fanfiction.net. Rating: T

Draco and Hermione (Dramione)

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  1. Isolation past Bex-chan - This romantic AU has been reviewed over sixteen,000 times and takes identify in the moments after One-half-Blood Prince. While Harry and Ron search for Horcruxes, Hermione stays behind at Hogwarts. Draco is secretly living at the school for his protection, forced to stay in Hermione'due south dormitory. Rating: (M)ature
  2. Rebuilding by Colubrina - With over 38,000 reviews, Rebuilding follows Draco and Hermione as they fall in beloved afterward returning to rebuild Hogwarts afterwards the war. Rating: One thousand
  3. Manacled by SenLinYu - In a world where Harry was killed in the war, Voldemort orders the wizarding customs to repopulate, resulting in Hermione's forced surrogacy every bit she holds an of import Order of the Phoenix hugger-mugger. Rating: (E)xplicit
  4. Hot for Instructor by MotherofBulls - As a unmarried parent, Draco notices that his son Scorpius has a crush on his Hogwarts teacher, who'south none other than Hermione Granger. Rating: One thousand

Post-Hogwarts

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  1. The Aurors by FloreatCastellum - Harry settles into adult life with Ginny every bit 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.cyberspace, A Black One-act is an AU that finds Harry and Sirius on an adventure of "drunken immoderacy" ii years after the defeat of Voldemort. Rating: G
  3. Ghost of You by blacktag189 - Picking upwards moments subsequently the end of the Second Wizarding War, Ghost of You follows Harry and Ginny'southward romance as they suit to a world without Voldemort. Rating: M
  4. The Start Day by little0bird - This canon-compliant story written by popular fanfic writer "littl0bird" is another that takes place directly after The Deathly Hallows, following Harry and Ginny'south romance as they grieve idue north the days following the Battle at Hogwarts. Rating: T

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Alternative Universe (AU)

  1. Swung by Serafim past flamethrower - The 45 chapter ballsy re-imagines Harry and Ron'south 3rd yr in Hogwarts...if Gilderoy Lockhart had successfully Obliviated them in The Chamber of Secrets. Rating: K
  2. Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama - A renowned AU multi-twelvemonth, Prince of the Dark Kingdom is an abased 126 chapter story. Information technology tackles a earth in which Voldemort rules and he and Harry become...friends? Rating: Chiliad
  3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Wrong - In this 122 chapter story, Harry is a science-fiction obsessed boy wizard raised by his Aunt Petunia—who's married to a biochemist. Rating: T
  4. A Dealer Not a Death Eater past Jaxon - In the years leading upward to the first Wizarding War, Lilly Evans is in-beloved with Severus Snape instead of James Potter. Rating: East
  5. Text Talk past merlywhirls - In this modern AU, while in boarding school Sirius Black accidentally texts Remus Lupin—who's stuck in the hospital. But what starts out equally an innocent mistake turns into something more than. Rating: Not Rated
  6. Delenda Est by Lord Silvere - An adult Harry Potter travels back in fourth dimension and meets a young, mysterious Bellatrix Lestrange, who he presently partners up with to change the course of history. Rating: T
  7. Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin by The Sinister Man - At over 1 million words and 132 chapters, the story follows a Harry Potter who was sorted into Slytherin. He as well has a brother named Jim who'due south believed to be the Boy Who Lived. Rating: T
  8. The Best 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's Plan by CatsAreCool - An AU with over ii,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 seven years at Hogwarts in a world where the Black family reclaims their magical dominance to modify the wizarding world forever. Rating: E
  3. Harry Potter and the Future's By by DriftWood1965 - The day after the Battle of Hogwarts, the Goddess of Dear provides Harry and Hermione the gamble to go back in time. Rating: T
  4. Escape by SingularOddities - A Spousal relationship Law goes into place during Hermione's 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 abased and non updated since 2015, this nearly-consummate dramatic adventure depicts James and Lilly Potter'due south beautiful love story in the years leading upwards to their deaths. Rating: M
  2. The Ascent and Autumn of the Stag and Doe by SiriusUntiltheVeryEnd - Another favorite have on James and Lily'south romance during their years in Hogwarts, leading up to their last days. (Warning: it's 95 chapters). Rating: M
  3. All the Young Dudes past MsKingBean89 - Focusing on a much-loved fandom ship, Remus and Sirius, this very long 188-chapter multi-year tiresome burn charts the Marauders' lives during and after Hogwarts. Rating: M
  4. The Electrical Fizzing Prick Pistols, or Whatever past whitmans_kiss - This mannerly one shot follows the Marauders through their Hogwarts years: James paired with Lily and Sirius with Remus. Rating: G
  5. Nosotros Were Infinite by WolfstarPups90 - Some other fic that follows the Marauders through Hogwarts and across, focusing on Remus and Sirius, and Lily and James—only this i is 106 capacity and counting, concluding updated in 2019. Rating: Chiliad

Erotica

  1. Eros and Psyche by RZZMG - The most epic, 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 nigh personal desires. Pairings include Hermione and Draco, Blaise Zabini and Ginny, and Ron and Pansy Parkinson. (Pro-tip: all of RZZMG's work is extra hot.) Rating: K
  2. Trouble past katatonic25 - Hermione and Draco are grown and sexy ministry building officials who find sizzling comfort in i some other. Rating: M
  3. A Big Happy Weasley Family unit by WerewolfWarriro - Harry, um, services just well-nigh 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 past cloneserpents - In this dear erotic comedy with over 1,000 reviews, Harry leads his friends on a Horcrux chase later on reading a magical book that gives him special powers. Rating: M
  5. The Dragon's Bride past Rizzle - Draco and Hermione wake up naked, hungover, and tattoo'd. And did nosotros mention married? Rating: Thousand

Draco and Harry (Drarry)

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  1. Azoth by zeitgeistic - This wildly popular fic is a must for Drarry stans everywhere. Information technology follows Harry and Hermione as they render to Hogwarts to consummate their seventh and final year after defeating Voldemort in the Second World State of war. But of course the Boy Who Lived can't assist only autumn in-dear with Draco Malfoy, which ways enough of steamy scenes between the 2. Rating: E
  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 costless publicity. The only problem? They hate each other. Rating: K
  3. And so Comes a Mist and A Weeping Pelting by Organized religion Wood - A one shot with over 21,000 words, information technology's a sweet rom-com that features a moody Draco whose emotions manifest into a floating deject over his head. (Literally and figuratively). Rating: East
  4. Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop - In a Draco Malfoy meets Groundhog Day fic, the Slytherin relives the same 24-hour menses over and over again, but he shortly 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 start of their sixth year, Draco is a Veela (a seductive, semi-human magical being) whose mate is revealed to be none other than Harry Potter. Rating: M
  6. Must Love Quidditch past dracosoftie - Harry believes he's found his soulmate on an online dating site. That is until the identity of his digital beau is revealed. Rating: Thousand
  7. Temptation on the Warfront by alizarincrims0n - In this 31 affiliate AU, Draco Malfoy joins the Gold Trio on their hunt to observe the horcruxes to destroy Voldemort. Rating: M
  8. The Standard You Walk By past bafflinghaze - Upon returning to Hogwarts to complete their seventh year post-obit the 2nd Wizarding State of war, Headmistress McGonagall assigns Draco and Harry as roommates to promote house unity. Rating: G

Next Generation

  1. Take the Tumble by Kittenshift17 - Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy detest each other, just they succumb to an irresistible challenge, proving their passionate rivalry is more than it seems. Rating: M
  2. Must Accept Done Something Right past MissPronounced - In this romance, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy finally come confront-to-face in their 6th year at Hogwarts. Rating: Chiliad
  3. Harry Potter and the Conspiracy of Blood by CambAngst - Years after the Battle at Hogwarts, in this murder mystery Harry and four generations of his family battle to survive confronting a mysterious enemy. Rating: M
  4. Try and Tri Again by Joeygirl1994 - Victoire, the girl of Nib and Fleur Weasley, is finally dating Teddy Lupin (Tonks and Remus' son), simply her happiness is threatened later she's called to participate in the Tri Wizard Tournament. Rating: T
  5. Our Trivial Underground past little0bird - The "past 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 - Equally Albus and Scorpius' friendship slowly begins to grow into something more than, they struggle to go along their new relationship quiet from the rest of Hogwarts. Rating: T

Hermione and Severus

  1. Pet Project by Caeria - Hermione overhears a individual conversation in regards to Professor Snape that leads to an unlikely romance in this fic that has over 13,000 favorites on Fanfiction.net. Rating: Chiliad
  2. The Contract by stellastark - Hermione is forced by constabulary to marry Lucius Malfoy, leading to her to seek out Professor Snape for help. Rating: M
  3. Forbidden by Savageland - 10 years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is pulled into an investigation of two missing Hogwarts students that seems to lead back to the expressionless Severus Snape. Rating: M
  4. Inkstains by Zigadenus - This unfinished, 52-affiliate fic finds Hermione dealing with emotional fallout from the war and her messy divorce from Ron. Rating: East

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