Some people might believe otherwise merely Harry Potter is by far one of the virtually popular fantasy franchises of all fourth dimension. Fifty-fifty though its heroes are by and large teenagers, the series is popular among people of all ages. And since it's now mostly over and only occasional news appears, the fans expect for Harry Potter stories elsewhere - such as among fanfictions.

Luckily for the fans, at that place are thousands of Harry Potter fanfictions available online about virtually every topic imaginable. A lot of them focus on a sure couple, a popular ship, but the rich variety of fics ensures that everyone will observe some they like. Even then, some fics merely excel even 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 answer to for the most function 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 Young Dudes is remarkable since information technology 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 like this couple should be able to enjoy the story.

ix Running On Air By Eleventy7

Since J. K. Rowling didn't cover this in her books, many fics imagine what happened after the events of the seven books. Running on Air manages to gracefully combine detective story with romance every bit Harry investigates Draco Malfoy'southward disappearance and his mental attitude toward his former 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 than sympathetic in this Drarry fanfic.

8 Text Talk By Merlywhirls

Fics set in modern times concur a special position since they allow the readers and the writer to reimagine their favorite characters living in unlike circumstances. In this case, Sirius and Remus don't know each other and lead separate lives... until Sirius accidentally texts the incorrect number.

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

7 The Family Evans By Dirgewithoutmusic

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

In the example of The Family Evans, Petunia isn't so fond of Harry at first too but the situation eventually changes when she realizes that Harry is her nephew, after all. Information technology'southward brusk, somewhat bittersweet, and offers a deeper await into Petunia's heed.

6 On Punching Gods And Absentee Dads By Enigmaris

Writing stories set in the world of Harry Potter is fun - but sometimes it's fifty-fifty more interesting to combine i iconic fandom with another. In this case, Harry Potter fans and fans of the Marvel comics volition get a creative reimagination of Harry's origin.

On Punching Gods and Absentee Dads offer a lot of plot twists and so 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's fun, full of iconic characters in different circumstances, and considered one of the best crossovers on AO3.

v Oh God Not Again! By Sarah1281

Just like time loops, fourth dimension travel can be fun but as well unsafe and it can turn into a nightmare. In Oh God Non Again!, Harry discovers that the past is best left in the past when he ends up traveling in fourth dimension to the signal earlier he went to Hogwarts and he has to practise information technology all over again.

If somebody wants to return to the story but with a different bespeak of view, this story offers a unique take chances to exercise merely that.

4 Leo Inter Serpentes: Commencement Yr By Aeternum

Slytherins are evil and Gryffindors are good. That'south what some people would like to retrieve only the truth is, as e'er, much more than complex. Leo Inter Serpentes: First Yr points out that it's not well-nigh the Hogwarts House a person is in, it's about their choices.

In the starting time book, Harry could have ended up in Slytherin just he went to Gryffindor in the end. This fic with a beautifully complex title shows what would have happened if Harry was in Slytherin instead. Needless to say, his life would have been unlike in many means, which makes it a fascinating read.

3 Yer A Magician, Dudley By Dirgewithoutmusic

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

Instead, in Yer a Wizard, Dudley, Dudley gets the adventure to become to Hogwarts and experience new adventures. If the readers want to encounter how Dudley would practise in Hogwarts, this fic volition requite them just that, in a clever and easy-to-read style.

2 Out Of Gild Past Workstone

Many fans ship 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 nowadays an interesting dynamic worth exploring.

All people can modify, after all, and this fic shows how the ii wizards could grow closer in a funny fashion. When Hermione gets caught in a broken elevator with tipsy Draco shortly earlier Christmas, fun shenanigans happen. Out of Order is just the type of light-hearted fic that will make the readers grin.

one Stealing Harry By Copperbadge

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

In another fun what-if scenario, Stealing Harry has some of the well-known Harry Potter characters get an improved destiny over their original 1.

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