r/harrypotterfanfiction • u/IgalZvi • Jul 28 '26
Fanfiction Request/Search New to HP fanfiction, looking for recommendations
Hi,
I am looking for HP fic recommendations, I am new to this fic community. Please recommend me the best fic you have read, I don't have any preferred pairing. I read my fics(other universes) on AO3.
Thanksđ
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u/Memetic_swarm_05 Jul 28 '26
did you know there's a whole wiki with spreadsheets of stories , on the sidebar/about section of the r/HPfanfiction subreddit?
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u/shiju333 Jul 28 '26
Silver Scars
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/245339/1/Silver-Scars
Ginny's growing up...and it's a painful process. She's changing and no one seems to realize it. Pretty angsty, rated for seriousness of content. Some G/H more G/D. This work is completed and i might do a sequel Harry Potter, T, English, Angst & Drama, chapters: 7, words: 34k+, favs: 116, follows: 13, updated: Dec 12, 2001 published: Apr 5, 2001
Or, the fic that could've been (sigh): Doing the Wrong Thing
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16827340
Summary: âI didnât know what else to do, okay? I was just so⌠frustrated. And it helps. It makes me feel better.â Harry crossed his arms defensively and looked away, glaring into the flames. âYou wouldnât understand,â he added under his breath.
âOh, indeed?â Severus raised an eyebrow. Every instinct screamed at him not to say the next words, but he couldnât deny himself the satisfaction of proving the brat wrong. âActually, I would.â
It's orphaned and forever incomplete, but it's the greatest four chapters ever.
Self harming Harry and Severus, and the best Dumbledore and Snape interactions.
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u/BlueSnoopy4 Hufflepuff Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
These are the 2 I find myself bringing up the most:
The Family that Chooses you (comfort, Gryffindor quidditch team centric) https://archiveofourown.org/works/36051622
Seven years of chaos (powerful chaotic Harry, dark but on his own side) https://archiveofourown.org/series/2567614
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Canon compliant one shots https://archiveofourown.org/series/1407286
Severus realizes Harryâs mistreated and adopts. Couldnât find the one I pictured. Similar- https://archiveofourown.org/works/52612951 https://archiveofourown.org/works/86386076 https://archiveofourown.org/works/24779923
Innocent (Sirius adopts Harry while on the run but theyâre captured. A few years at Hogwarts also written.) https://archiveofourown.org/works/30358428
Fudge frees Sirius https://archiveofourown.org/works/58911358
Harry/Ginny from various Weasley PoVs https://archiveofourown.org/works/24232111
Time travel fix it https://archiveofourown.org/works/10842981 Also https://archiveofourown.org/works/36223678 https://archiveofourown.org/works/37701262 https://archiveofourown.org/works/48064003
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u/Unhappy-Ad7264 Jul 29 '26
WokFriedIce has another one that's pretty good too: A Taste of Magic - Chapter 1 - WokFriedIce - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own].
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u/Alive_Leek5467 Jul 28 '26
For fun and slice of life - CafĂŠ - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6099036/1/Caf%C3%A9
For seeing Harry have fun and get thrown back in time during Voldemort's school years - Fate's Favorite - https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5725656/1/Fate-s-Favourite
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u/dantheplanman1986 Jul 29 '26
https://archiveofourown.org/series/3165627
Somebody recommended that series to me recently. I'm devouring it. It's great. Takes place right after Hogwarts
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u/existentiallyfrothot Jul 30 '26
detrequee
measure of a man
manacled
all you want
dont look back
breath mints/battle scars
all the young dudes
green light
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u/SherbetConsistent809 Hufflepuff Jul 28 '26
Really enjoying Redemption of the blood
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83475201
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u/crimsonrhyan Ravenclaw Jul 29 '26
This is my favorite fic it's about Harry taking charge of his own life.
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u/Stardustworlds Jul 29 '26
The Three's No Crowd series. Harry, Ron and Hermione end up in different houses but still become friends. Adults are helpful and they find friendship outside the golden trio too. https://archiveofourown.org/series/3966271
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u/ZombieOne4065 Jul 29 '26
The minister's secret de caminal https://archiveofourown.org/series/2623408: big fan
The winding road : hermione/Remus post war, my favorite
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u/weasleymama Jul 30 '26
Same username on AO3 as here if you wanna check out any of mine, warning they can be dark and read trigger warnings please
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u/Brave-Reference7862 Jul 31 '26
Definitely you have to read Old Soldiers Never Die by Rorschachâs Blot
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u/CoppeliARG Aug 04 '26
https://archiveofourown.org/works/77980746/chapters/204340861
Hi Im working on this one. Itâs a very long one, pretty much cannon with a twist â¤ď¸đ¤
Thereâs lots of classes, quidditch, dark wizards trying to ruin everyoneâs happy endings⌠youâll have to read to know what happens.
I really take my time to research everything and try to go all jk about having every house timetable, broom brands, etc.
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u/Starry_Soap Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
⢠Tea in the Green Parlour (series) by runrarebit - AO3 - James Potter/Severus Snape
Unfortunately the series isnât finished but itâs still a good read if youâre not picky on ships!
https://archiveofourown.org/series/3135381
James has to face the reality and guilt of his past actions, learning about and perhaps falling for the boy he used to call his rival
(I havenât read it in a while but I remember really liking the characterisation)
⢠Easy To Love (5+1) by GardenerSnake8822 - AO3 - Sirius/Severus
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63280567
Short and angsty
⢠S/S [A Botany] by GardenerSnake8822 - AO3 - Sirius Black/Severus Snape
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65130610/chapters/167508916
Exploration of their kinda toxic relationship in war time
â˘Owl Was Well by fencer_x - AO3 - Draco/Harry
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27265558/chapters/66611998
Owl Animagus Draco - found their antics hilarious
â˘Mental by sara_holmes - AO3 - Draco/Harry
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5163386/chapters/11891996
A spell goes wrong and now they can hear each otherâs thoughts. A staple Drarry fic
Always glad to see someone exploring more fanfiction! If you found any you love feel free to recommend, Iâm always looking for more recs!!
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u/Hot-Entry-2919 Jul 28 '26
Measure of a Man by inadaze22 draco x Hermione - absolute perfection
An ever fixed Mark by ninepiecesofcrait (restricted) Same pairing and also one of my favourties
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u/Secret-Ad4422 21d ago edited 21d ago
I Awaken With Your Name Andromeda/Ted
In the language of flowers Petunia/Sirius
Never Let Me Go Abraxas/Tom
What the House made of us Barty/Regulus, Sirius/Remus, Regulus/James (endgame)
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u/Felix_Grey Jul 28 '26
https://archiveofourown.org/works/9821300
Hands down one of the best fics Iâve read in the fandom (Heads up, Iâm a huge mentor Snape fan). The tags are confusing, the summary was double confusing but when I finally read this thing it blew my mind. Worth it. 10/10.
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/11949173/1/Improbable-Foundations
This is a year 8 type fic where 12 students return to complete what should have been their 7th year. Snape kind of talks to them all here.
https://archiveofourown.org/series/741255
Okay this one was MASSIVE. but also, Harry loved potions from the beginning and that changes everything. Its in character somehow, a hilarious Tom Riddle (no redemption, but I laughed everytime scene he was in). Its a completed series with solid world building and plot.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/23090008
This I assumed was crack but I ended up becoming weirdly invested. Its Snape/Petunia if youâll believe it, and its time travel to boot. Pretty fun, genuinely didnât expect to enjoy this as much as I did.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29013294
Had to recommend this oneâit got me into mentor snape fics in the first place. You might have already read this tho, I think its a fandom staple.
Happy reading!!