Some people might believe otherwise but Harry Potter is past far one of the most popular fantasy franchises of all time. Even though its heroes are more often than not teenagers, the series is pop among people of all ages. And since information technology's now mostly over and only occasional news appears, the fans look for Harry Potter stories elsewhere - such as amidst fanfictions.

Luckily for the fans, there are thousands of Harry Potter fanfictions available online about almost every topic imaginable. A lot of them focus on a certain couple, a popular ship, but the rich variety of fics ensures that everyone will detect some they similar. Fifty-fifty and then, some fics simply excel fifty-fifty in comparison to others.

10 All The Young Dudes By MsKingBean89

One of the longest and most celebrated fics on AO3 answers the question many fans asked but J. K. Rowling didn't provide the reply to for the most part in her books - and that is, what was life like for James, Sirius, Remus and Peter while they studied at Hogwarts.

The sheer telescopic of All the Young Dudes is remarkable since it maps the fates of the Marauders from 1971 to 1995. It also puts a gentle accent on the couple Remus/Sirius but even fans who don't similar this couple should exist able to savor the story.

ix Running On Air Past Eleventy7

Since J. K. Rowling didn't cover this in her books, many fics imagine what happened after the events of the 7 books. Running on Air manages to gracefully combine detective story with romance as Harry investigates Draco Malfoy's disappearance and his attitude toward his onetime enemy slowly changes.

The mystery volition keep the fans eager to keep reading and the emotional side of the fic makes the well-written characters fifty-fifty more than sympathetic in this Drarry fanfic.

8 Text Talk By Merlywhirls

Fics ready in modern times hold a special position since they permit the readers and the author to reimagine their favorite characters living in different circumstances. In this example, Sirius and Remus don't know each other and lead split up lives... until Sirius accidentally texts the wrong number.

Text Talk has longer capacity that are easy to read thanks to beingness written similar text messages. And it's fun seeing how the author adapts the iconic friendship in a different context.

vii The Family Evans By Dirgewithoutmusic

Everybody knows that Petunia Dursley was awful to Harry for most of the time - even though not as awful as her hubby sometimes. Just fans and authors like to imagine what would happen if things were different.

In the case of The Family unit Evans, Petunia isn't so fond of Harry at beginning as well but the state of affairs eventually changes when she realizes that Harry is her nephew, after all. It's brusque, somewhat bittersweet, and offers a deeper look into Petunia'due south mind.

6 On Punching Gods And Absentee Dads Past Enigmaris

Writing stories gear up in the world of Harry Potter is fun - merely sometimes it's fifty-fifty more than interesting to combine one iconic fandom with another. In this instance, Harry Potter fans and fans of the Curiosity comics will go a creative reimagination of Harry'southward origin.

On Punching Gods and Absentee Dads offer a lot of plot twists so without necessary spoilers - Harry'south dad is live, he left him and lives with the Avengers. Harry discovers he has special powers, is aroused at his dad, and decides to get revenge. It's fun, total of iconic characters in dissimilar circumstances, and considered one of the best crossovers on AO3.

five Oh God Not Over again! Past Sarah1281

Just like time loops, time travel can be fun but besides dangerous and information technology can plough into a nightmare. In Oh God Non Again!, Harry discovers that the by is best left in the past when he ends up traveling in fourth dimension to the signal before he went to Hogwarts and he has to do information technology all over once again.

If somebody wants to return to the story but with a different betoken of view, this story offers a unique chance to practice just that.

4 Leo Inter Serpentes: First Year By Aeternum

Slytherins are evil and Gryffindors are proficient. That's what some people would similar to think but the truth is, as always, much more complex. Leo Inter Serpentes: First Year points out that information technology'due south non about the Hogwarts House a person is in, it'southward well-nigh their choices.

In the get-go book, Harry could have ended up in Slytherin but he went to Gryffindor in the end. This fic with a beautifully complex championship shows what would have happened if Harry was in Slytherin instead. Needless to say, his life would have been dissimilar in many ways, which makes it a fascinating read.

3 Yer A Wizard, Dudley Past Dirgewithoutmusic

Another Dursley family-oriented fic from the author dirgewithoutmusic focuses on Dudley this time. One of the reasons why Petunia despised wizards so much was considering she wanted to exist 1 of them only that didn't happen.

Instead, in Yer a Wizard, Dudley, Dudley gets the chance to become to Hogwarts and feel new adventures. If the readers want to see how Dudley would do in Hogwarts, this fic will give them just that, in a clever and easy-to-read style.

two Out Of Gild By Workstone

Many fans transport Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy (Dramione). For some it's hard to imagine these two together, though, considering how Draco treated Hermione in the books, but for others they nowadays an interesting dynamic worth exploring.

All people tin can change, after all, and this fic shows how the ii wizards could grow closer in a funny manner. When Hermione gets caught in a broken lift with tipsy Draco soon before Christmas, fun shenanigans happen. Out of Order is merely the type of calorie-free-hearted fic that will brand the readers smile.

1 Stealing Harry By Copperbadge

Because his godfather Sirius ended upwardly imprisoned in Azkaban for a law-breaking he didn't commit, Harry was forced to alive with the Dursleys who strongly disliked him. However, if Sirius never went to Azkaban, Harry'south life, even earlier he went to Hogwarts, would have been much different.

In some other fun what-if scenario, Stealing Harry has some of the well-known Harry Potter characters get an improved destiny over their original one.

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