We all desire more of Harry Potter beyond the seven novel serial dreamed up past J.K. Rowling and the timeless eight film blockbuster franchise. Then where exactly practise you go when searching for more than 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 like sky, you'll probably discover yourself lost in the digital labyrinth that is Harry Potter fan fiction.

From Fanfiction.net to Annal Of Our Own (AO3), Wattpad, Live Journal, and HarryPotterFanficition.com, in that location are literally thousands of stories written past Potterheads beyond the globe catered to anyone's gustation. And as a longtime fanfic reader, I'g here to tell you lot, fans of The Boy Who Lived are an incredibly imaginative bunch. From multi-chapter stories that dream upwardly epic romances most popular "ships" (shorthand for relationships) like Draco and Hermione, to time traveling adventures and mature erotica rated "M" that will brand you clutch your pearls, there is a story for everyone. Some can be a bit rough effectually the edges, but a fair warning: once you read ane, it's hard to stop.

So while it's nearly impossible to give kudos to every astonishing story out there inspired past Rowling's words, I promise this list of some of the best Harry Potter fan fiction will atomic number 82 y'all on a path to finding what's correct for y'all. We've organized our 52 selections by some of the fandom's most popular ships and story prompts, which yous'll discover often overlap with one another. We as well included a rundown of need-to-know lingo amongst fanfic die hards. Happy reading!

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A Basic Fan Fiction Glossary

  • Abandoned - A story left incomplete past its writer for an extended flow of time.
  • Alternate Universe (AU) - The writer rejects Rowling's original material and re-invents fundamental plot points.
  • Canon - Material that stays true to Rowling's 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.k.a NSFW. While some would fence the majority of fanfics are erotica, these are stories where sexual activity dominates the plot.
  • Gender Bent - Characters appear as the opposite gender from Rowling's catechism.
  • 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 identify in present day.
  • Multi-Yr - 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 affiliate fic that tin exist long or short and sticks to one plot and storyline.
  • Post-Hogwarts - Narratives following Harry, Ron, and Hermione that take place after the Battle of Hogwarts.
  • Ships/Pairings - Popular fandom relationships.
  • Tags - A vital office of reading fanfics—particularly on AO3—tags highlight major themes and features of a story. Pay attention to tags rated M and East that warn of any sexually explicit content or trigger warnings (TW). Pro-tip #1: Tags can be used to filter out thousands of fics to find your preferred stories. Pro-tip #2: They are most as entertaining as the story itself. Ex: Hot for Teacher's include "Draco's a DILF," "Awkwardness," and "Ginny and Harry are pervy and hilarious."
  • Unfinished/Work in Progress (WIP) - A fanfic that's regularly updated, merely 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 Crisis follows the "Daughter Who Lived" equally she's thrust into Marvel'southward Avengers Universe. Rating: T
  3. The Havoc Side of the Strength by Tsu Doh Nimh - Harry Potter and Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker meet in one of the fandom's near popular crossover fics, with over xv,000 favorites on Fanfiction.internet. 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 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'south dormitory. Rating: (M)ature
  2. Rebuilding by Colubrina - With over 38,000 reviews, Rebuilding follows Draco and Hermione every bit they fall in beloved after returning to rebuild Hogwarts subsequently the war. Rating: M
  3. Manacled by 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 every bit she holds an of import Club of the Phoenix cloak-and-dagger. Rating: (E)xplicit
  4. Hot for Teacher by MotherofBulls - As a unmarried parent, Draco notices that his son Scorpius has a crush on his Hogwarts instructor, who's none other than Hermione Granger. Rating: Yard

Postal service-Hogwarts

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  1. The Aurors by FloreatCastellum - Harry settles into adult life with Ginny equally an established Auror. Simply at present he'due south been partnered with an bothersome idolizing trainee. Rating: T
  2. A Black Comedy by nonjon - With over vi,300 reviews on Fanfiction.net, A Blackness One-act is an AU that finds Harry and Sirius on an run a risk of "drunken debauchery" 2 years later the defeat of Voldemort. Rating: M
  3. Ghost of Yous by blacktag189 - Picking up moments later the end of the 2nd Wizarding War, Ghost of You follows Harry and Ginny'south romance as they suit to a world without Voldemort. Rating: M
  4. The First Solar day by little0bird - This canon-compliant story written past popular fanfic writer "littl0bird" is another that takes place direct afterwards The Deathly Hallows, following Harry and Ginny's romance every bit they grieve in the days following the Battle at Hogwarts. Rating: T

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Alternative Universe (AU)

  1. Swung past Serafim past flamethrower - The 45 chapter epic re-imagines Harry and Ron's third yr in Hogwarts...if Gilderoy Lockhart had successfully Obliviated them in The Sleeping accommodation of Secrets. Rating: M
  2. Prince of the Dark Kingdom past Mizuni-sama - A renowned AU multi-year, Prince of the Dark Kingdom is an abased 126 affiliate story. It tackles a globe in which Voldemort rules and he and Harry become...friends? Rating: M
  3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Incorrect - In this 122 chapter story, Harry is a science-fiction obsessed male child wizard raised by his Aunt Petunia—who'south married to a biochemist. Rating: T
  4. A Dealer Not a Death Eater by Jaxon - In the years leading up to the beginning Wizarding State of war, Lilly Evans is in-dearest with Severus Snape instead of James Potter. Rating: E
  5. Text Talk by merlywhirls - In this mod AU, while in boarding school Sirius Blackness 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 time and meets a young, mysterious Bellatrix Lestrange, who he soon 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 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 Male child Who Lived. Rating: T
  8. The Best Revenge past Arsinoe de Blassenville - This fic answers i 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 Programme by CatsAreCool - An AU with over 2,000 favorites that has Sirius remain England in order to watch over Harry. Rating: T
  2. The Reclamation of Blackness Magic by ShayaLonnie - This AU spans Harry's seven years at Hogwarts in a earth where the Black family reclaims their magical dominance to modify the wizarding world forever. Rating: Due east
  3. Harry Potter and the Time to come's Past by DriftWood1965 - The day after the Battle of Hogwarts, the Goddess of Love provides Harry and Hermione the chance to go back in time. Rating: T
  4. Escape by SingularOddities - A Marriage Constabulary goes into place during Hermione's 6th year, causing her to make an unexpected choice. Rating: T

The Marauders

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  1. The Life and Times past Jewels5 - Though abandoned and not updated since 2015, this nearly-complete dramatic hazard depicts James and Lilly Potter'south beautiful beloved story in the years leading up to their deaths. Rating: 1000
  2. The Rising and Fall of the Stag and Doe past SiriusUntiltheVeryEnd - Another favorite have on James and Lily's romance during their years in Hogwarts, leading up to their final days. (Warning: information technology's 95 chapters). Rating: 1000
  3. All the Immature Dudes by MsKingBean89 - Focusing on a much-loved fandom ship, Remus and Sirius, this very long 188-chapter multi-year boring burn charts the Marauders' lives during and after Hogwarts. Rating: K
  4. The Electric Fizzing Prick Pistols, or Any 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 Space past WolfstarPups90 - Another fic that follows the Marauders through Hogwarts and beyond, focusing on Remus and Sirius, and Lily and James—only this one is 106 capacity and counting, last updated in 2019. Rating: Chiliad

Erotica

  1. Eros and Psyche by RZZMG - The most epic, smuttiest Harry Potter fan fiction—with 67 capacity, unfinished— Eros and Psyche is an AU that sees our favorite Hogwarts students play an explicit magical carte game that brings along their about personal desires. Pairings include Hermione and Draco, Blaise Zabini and Ginny, and Ron and Pansy Parkinson. (Pro-tip: all of RZZMG's work is actress hot.) Rating: K
  2. Trouble by katatonic25 - Hermione and Draco are grown and sexy ministry building officials who notice sizzling comfort in one another. Rating: M
  3. A Big Happy Weasley Family by WerewolfWarriro - Harry, um, services just well-nigh every fellow member of the Weasley family unit. 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 ane,000 reviews, Harry leads his friends on a Horcrux chase after reading a magical volume that gives him special powers. Rating: M
  5. The Dragon's Helpmate past Rizzle - Draco and Hermione wake up naked, hungover, and tattoo'd. And did nosotros mention married? Rating: G

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 return to Hogwarts to complete their seventh and last year after defeating Voldemort in the Second Globe War. But of course the Male child Who Lived tin't help but autumn in-love with Draco Malfoy, which ways plenty of steamy scenes between the two. Rating: E
  2. The Incredible Race by Cheryl Dyson - Now Aurors, Harry and Draco and are obligated to participate in a nationally televised race and so the Ministry building of Magic gains costless publicity. The only problem? 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 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 same 24-hr flow over and over again, just he soon finds himself falling for a certain Boy Who Lived. Rating: Eastward
  5. Not Your Usual Veela Mate by Janara - An AU fic that begins at the starting time 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 Honey Quidditch past dracosoftie - Harry believes he's plant 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 Golden Trio on their hunt to find the horcruxes to destroy Voldemort. Rating: M
  8. The Standard You Walk Past by bafflinghaze - Upon returning to Hogwarts to complete their seventh twelvemonth post-obit the Second Wizarding State of 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: Chiliad
  2. Must Have Washed Something Right past MissPronounced - In this romance, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy finally come face-to-face in their sixth yr at Hogwarts. Rating: M
  3. Harry Potter and the Conspiracy of Blood by CambAngst - Years after the Boxing at Hogwarts, in this murder mystery Harry and iv generations of his family battle to survive confronting a mysterious enemy. Rating: M
  4. Try and Tri Again past Joeygirl1994 - Victoire, the girl of Bill and Fleur Weasley, is finally dating Teddy Lupin (Tonks and Remus' son), simply her happiness is threatened after she's chosen to participate in the Tri Wizard Tournament. Rating: T
  5. Our Little Undercover 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 grow into something more than, they struggle to keep their new relationship tranquility from the remainder 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 xiii,000 favorites on Fanfiction.internet. Rating: M
  2. The Contract by stellastark - Hermione is forced by law 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 dorsum to the dead Severus Snape. Rating: G
  4. Inkstains by Zigadenus - This unfinished, 52-affiliate fic finds Hermione dealing with emotional fallout from the state of war and her messy divorce from Ron. Rating: E

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