We all desire more of Harry Potter beyond the seven novel series dreamed upwardly by J.K. Rowling and the timeless eight picture blockbuster franchise. So where exactly practice y'all go when searching for more of the fantastic universe introduced to united states by The Boy Who Lived? If re-imaginings of the acclaimed serial that reply all the "What ifs..." sound like sky, you'll probably notice 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, there are literally thousands of stories written by Potterheads across the globe catered to anyone's taste. And as a longtime fanfic reader, I'm hither to tell you, fans of The Boy Who Lived are an incredibly imaginative bunch. From multi-chapter stories that dream up epic romances well-nigh pop "ships" (shorthand for relationships) like Draco and Hermione, to time traveling adventures and mature erotica rated "Thou" that will brand y'all clutch your pearls, at that place is a story for everyone. Some tin be a bit rough around the edges, but a off-white warning: one time y'all read ane, information technology'southward difficult to stop.

So while information technology's nearly impossible to requite kudos to every amazing story out there inspired by Rowling'southward words, I hope this list of some of the best Harry Potter fan fiction will lead y'all on a path to finding what's right for you lot. We've organized our 52 selections by some of the fandom's almost pop ships and story prompts, which yous'll detect often overlap with i some other. Nosotros besides included a rundown of need-to-know lingo amidst fanfic die hards. Happy reading!

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A Basic Fan Fiction Glossary

  • Abased - A story left incomplete by its author for an extended catamenia of fourth dimension.
  • Alternate Universe (AU) - The author rejects Rowling's original fabric and re-invents cardinal plot points.
  • Canon - Material 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.chiliad.a smut, a.k.a NSFW. While some would argue the bulk of fanfics are erotica, these are stories where sexual activity dominates the plot.
  • Gender Bent - Characters announced as the opposite gender from Rowling'southward canon.
  • Marauders - Stories following James Potter, Lily Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew and their years at Hogwarts.
  • Mod AU - The alternating universe plot takes place in nowadays twenty-four hour period.
  • Multi-Yr - The story spans multiple years.
  • Side by side Generation - Stories that follow the lives of the Harry Potter characters' children, like Harry'due south sons Albus and James Potter, or Draco's son Scorpius Malfoy.
  • One shot - A ane 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 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 1000 and E 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 observe your preferred stories. Pro-tip #2: They are almost 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'due south 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 chapter ballsy take chances. Rating: T(een)
  2. Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis by - An unfinished, AU, gender bent fic that has 61 capacity and counting, Holly Potter and the Midlife Crisis follows the "Girl Who Lived" as she's thrust into Marvel's Avengers Universe. Rating: T
  3. The Havoc Side of the Force past Tsu Doh Nimh - Harry Potter and Star Wars' Anakin Skywalker run into in ane of the fandom's most popular 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 16,000 times and takes place in the moments after 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: (M)ature
  2. Rebuilding by Colubrina - With over 38,000 reviews, Rebuilding follows Draco and Hermione every bit they fall in beloved later on returning to rebuild Hogwarts afterward the war. Rating: M
  3. Manacled by SenLinYu - In a earth where Harry was killed in the war, Voldemort orders the wizarding customs to repopulate, resulting in Hermione'southward forced surrogacy as she holds an important Order of the Phoenix clandestine. Rating: (E)xplicit
  4. Hot for Instructor past MotherofBulls - As a single parent, Draco notices that his son Scorpius has a crush on his Hogwarts instructor, who's none other than Hermione Granger. Rating: Chiliad

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 Blackness 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" two years after the defeat of Voldemort. Rating: Chiliad
  3. Ghost of Y'all by blacktag189 - Picking up moments after the cease of the 2nd Wizarding War, Ghost of You follows Harry and Ginny'due south romance every bit they adapt to a world without Voldemort. Rating: M
  4. The Showtime Twenty-four hour period by little0bird - This canon-compliant story written past pop fanfic writer "littl0bird" is another that takes place directly afterward The Deathly Hallows, following Harry and Ginny's romance every bit 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 chapter epic re-imagines Harry and Ron's tertiary year in Hogwarts...if Gilderoy Lockhart had successfully Obliviated them in The Chamber of Secrets. Rating: K
  2. Prince of the Nighttime Kingdom by Mizuni-sama - A renowned AU multi-yr, Prince of the Night Kingdom is an abandoned 126 chapter story. It tackles a globe in which Voldemort rules and he and Harry get...friends? Rating: Grand
  3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Less Incorrect - In this 122 chapter story, Harry is a science-fiction obsessed boy wizard raised past his Aunt Petunia—who'due south married to a biochemist. Rating: T
  4. A Dealer Non a Death Eater by Jaxon - In the years leading upwardly to the first Wizarding War, Lilly Evans is in-dearest with Severus Snape instead of James Potter. Rating: Eastward
  5. Text Talk by merlywhirls - In this modern AU, while in boarding school Sirius Black accidentally texts Remus Lupin—who'south stuck in the hospital. But what starts out as an innocent mistake turns into something more. Rating: Not Rated
  6. Delenda Est by Lord Silvere - An developed Harry Potter travels back in time and meets a young, mysterious Bellatrix Lestrange, who he presently partners up with to modify the course of history. Rating: T
  7. Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin past The Sinister Man - At over 1 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 by 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 Plan past CatsAreCool - An AU with over two,000 favorites that has Sirius remain England in order to lookout over Harry. Rating: T
  2. The Reclamation of Blackness Magic past ShayaLonnie - This AU spans Harry's vii years at Hogwarts in a world where the Black family reclaims their magical dominance to change the wizarding world forever. Rating: E
  3. Harry Potter and the Future's By past DriftWood1965 - The day afterwards the Battle of Hogwarts, the Goddess of Honey provides Harry and Hermione the gamble to get dorsum in time. Rating: T
  4. Escape by SingularOddities - A Matrimony Constabulary goes into place during Hermione'south 6th year, causing her to brand an unexpected option. Rating: T

The Marauders

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  1. The Life and Times by Jewels5 - Though abased and non updated since 2015, this nearly-complete dramatic adventure depicts James and Lilly Potter'south beautiful dear story in the years leading upwardly to their deaths. Rating: Thousand
  2. The Rise and Autumn of the Stag and Doe by SiriusUntiltheVeryEnd - Some other favorite take on James and Lily's romance during their years in Hogwarts, leading up to their last days. (Alert: it'due south 95 chapters). Rating: M
  3. All the Immature Dudes by MsKingBean89 - Focusing on a much-loved fandom ship, Remus and Sirius, this very long 188-chapter multi-yr slow burn charts the Marauders' lives during and after Hogwarts. Rating: K
  4. The Electrical 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: Chiliad
  5. We Were Infinite by WolfstarPups90 - Some other fic that follows the Marauders through Hogwarts and beyond, focusing on Remus and Sirius, and Lily and James—only this i is 106 chapters and counting, last updated in 2019. Rating: Chiliad

Erotica

  1. Eros and Psyche by RZZMG - The most 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 near 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: M
  2. Problem by katatonic25 - Hermione and Draco are grown and sexy ministry building officials who discover sizzling comfort in one another. Rating: M
  3. A Big Happy Weasley Family by WerewolfWarriro - Harry, um, services only virtually 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 beloved erotic one-act with over 1,000 reviews, Harry leads his friends on a Horcrux chase after reading a magical book that gives him special powers. Rating: One thousand
  5. The Dragon's Bride past Rizzle - Draco and Hermione wake up naked, hungover, and tattoo'd. And did we mention married? Rating: Thousand

Draco and Harry (Drarry)

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  1. Azoth by zeitgeistic - This wildly pop fic is a must for Drarry stans everywhere. It follows Harry and Hermione every bit they return to Hogwarts to complete their seventh and final year after defeating Voldemort in the 2nd World War. Merely of form the Male child Who Lived can't assistance only fall in-love with Draco Malfoy, which means plenty of steamy scenes between the two. Rating: East
  2. The Incredible Race by Cheryl Dyson - Now Aurors, Harry and Draco and are obligated to participate in a nationally televised race so the Ministry of Magic gains complimentary publicity. The only problem? They hate each other. Rating: Thousand
  3. Then Comes a Mist and A Weeping Pelting past Faith Wood - A one shot with over 21,000 words, it'due south a sweet rom-com that features a moody Draco whose emotions manifest into a floating cloud over his head. (Literally and figuratively). Rating: Due east
  4. Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop - In a Draco Malfoy meets Groundhog Twenty-four hour period fic, the Slytherin relives the same 24-hr period over and once again, only he soon finds himself falling for a certain Boy 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-homo magical existence) whose mate is revealed to exist none other than Harry Potter. Rating: M
  6. Must Dearest Quidditch by 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: One thousand
  7. Temptation on the Warfront past alizarincrims0n - In this 31 chapter AU, Draco Malfoy joins the Golden Trio on their hunt to find the horcruxes to destroy Voldemort. Rating: Chiliad
  8. The Standard You Walk By by bafflinghaze - Upon returning to Hogwarts to complete their seventh year following the 2nd Wizarding War, Headmistress McGonagall assigns Draco and Harry equally roommates to promote house unity. Rating: G

Side by side Generation

  1. Have the Tumble by Kittenshift17 - Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy hate each other, but they succumb to an irresistible challenge, proving their passionate rivalry is more than than information technology seems. Rating: M
  2. Must Have Done Something Right by MissPronounced - In this romance, Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy finally come face-to-face in their sixth year at Hogwarts. Rating: One thousand
  3. Harry Potter and the Conspiracy of Blood by CambAngst - Years afterward the Boxing at Hogwarts, in this murder mystery Harry and four generations of his family battle to survive against a mysterious enemy. Rating: M
  4. Try and Tri Over again by Joeygirl1994 - Victoire, the daughter of Bill and Fleur Weasley, is finally dating Teddy Lupin (Tonks and Remus' son), but her happiness is threatened after she'due south chosen to participate in the Tri Wizard Tournament. Rating: T
  5. Our Fiddling Secret by 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 past starlightpeddler - As Albus and Scorpius' friendship slowly begins to grow into something more, they struggle to keep their new relationship placidity from the rest of Hogwarts. Rating: T

Hermione and Severus

  1. Pet Project by Caeria - Hermione overhears a private 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: One thousand
  2. The Contract past stellastark - Hermione is forced past law to marry Lucius Malfoy, leading to her to seek out Professor Snape for help. Rating: Chiliad
  3. Forbidden by Savageland - X years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is pulled into an investigation of 2 missing Hogwarts students that seems to lead dorsum to the dead Severus Snape. Rating: One thousand
  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: E

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