Some people might believe otherwise but Harry Potter is by far one of the most popular fantasy franchises of all time. Fifty-fifty though its heroes are mostly teenagers, the serial is popular among people of all ages. And since it's now mostly over and only occasional news appears, the fans look for Harry Potter stories elsewhere - such every bit among 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 sure couple, a pop ship, but the rich variety of fics ensures that everyone will discover some they like. Fifty-fifty then, some fics simply excel even in comparing to others.

10 All The Young Dudes By MsKingBean89

One of the longest and almost celebrated fics on AO3 answers the question many fans asked merely J. Grand. Rowling didn't provide the answer 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 scope of All the Immature Dudes is remarkable since it maps the fates of the Marauders from 1971 to 1995. It likewise puts a gentle accent on the couple Remus/Sirius but even fans who don't similar this couple should exist able to enjoy the story.

nine Running On Air By Eleventy7

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

The mystery will keep the fans eager to go on reading and the emotional side of the fic makes the well-written characters even more sympathetic in this Drarry fanfic.

eight 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 case, Sirius and Remus don't know each other and lead separate lives... until Sirius accidentally texts the wrong number.

Text Talk has longer chapters that are easy to read thank you to beingness written like text messages. And information technology's fun seeing how the author adapts the iconic friendship in a unlike context.

7 The Family Evans By Dirgewithoutmusic

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

In the case of The Family Evans, Petunia isn't and then fond of Harry at first too but the situation eventually changes when she realizes that Harry is her nephew, after all. It's curt, somewhat bloodshot, and offers a deeper look into Petunia'southward mind.

6 On Punching Gods And Absentee Dads Past Enigmaris

Writing stories set up in the world of Harry Potter is fun - only sometimes information technology's even more than interesting to combine one iconic fandom with another. In this case, Harry Potter fans and fans of the Curiosity comics will get a creative reimagination of Harry'due south origin.

On Punching Gods and Absentee Dads offer a lot of plot twists then without necessary spoilers - Harry's dad is alive, he left him and lives with the Avengers. Harry discovers he has special powers, is angry at his dad, and decides to get revenge. It'southward fun, full of iconic characters in different circumstances, and considered one of the all-time crossovers on AO3.

5 Oh God Non Once again! By Sarah1281

Simply like time loops, time travel can be fun but also dangerous and it tin can plow into a nightmare. In Oh God Non Again!, Harry discovers that the past is all-time left in the past when he ends upwardly traveling in time to the point before he went to Hogwarts and he has to practice information technology all over again.

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

4 Leo Inter Serpentes: Commencement Yr By Aeternum

Slytherins are evil and Gryffindors are adept. That's what some people would like to recollect but the truth is, equally always, much more than complex. Leo Inter Serpentes: Kickoff Year points out that it's non about the Hogwarts Business firm a person is in, it's about their choices.

In the first book, Harry could take concluded up in Slytherin but he went to Gryffindor in the cease. This fic with a beautifully complex title shows what would accept happened if Harry was in Slytherin instead. Needless to say, his life would accept been dissimilar in many ways, which makes it a fascinating read.

iii Yer A Wizard, Dudley By Dirgewithoutmusic

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

Instead, in Yer a Wizard, Dudley, Dudley gets the chance to get to Hogwarts and experience new adventures. If the readers want to run into how Dudley would exercise in Hogwarts, this fic will give them simply that, in a clever and easy-to-read way.

two Out Of Order By Workstone

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

All people can change, after all, and this fic shows how the ii wizards could abound closer in a funny way. When Hermione gets caught in a broken lift with tipsy Draco shortly before Christmas, fun shenanigans happen. Out of Gild is just the type of light-hearted fic that will make the readers smile.

one Stealing Harry By Copperbadge

Because his godfather Sirius concluded up imprisoned in Azkaban for a crime he didn't commit, Harry was forced to live with the Dursleys who strongly disliked him. However, if Sirius never went to Azkaban, Harry'south life, even before he went to Hogwarts, would have been much dissimilar.

In another 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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