We asked the BuzzFeed Community for the best fan fiction they ever read, and Harry Potter fans delivered. Here are fics Potterheads should check out:
1. Harry Crow by robst
2. H J Potter by S.M wane
Word count: 563,028
Rating: R
Author Summary: "Who would expect that sharing a simple kiss with his best friend was all it needed to begin a journey far beyond his greatest imagination? Soul-bond fic."
"Probably one of the best 'soul-bond' Harry Potter fics I've ever read." — Jessica Herbert, Facebook
3. The Paradigm of Uncertainty by Lori
Word count: 121,492
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Nine years after graduating from Hogwarts, Charms fellow Hermione Granger again finds herself caught up in Harry Potter's mysterious life."
—Gregg N Crystal Conrad, Facebook
4. Isolation by Bex-chan
5. Macbeth by cyropi
Word count: 120,000
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary:"'Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.' Voldemort's second rise to power and a part in Shakespeare's infamous Scottish Play make this fitting for Hermione – especially when she discovers a darker side to Draco Malfoy. PreHBP."
"If you're a Shakespeare and Dramione lover, you'll enjoy this one." —lovelyc3
6. We Learned the Sea by luckei1
Word count: 201,007
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Draco Malfoy turns himself in after a very successful career as a Death Eater, then enlists Harry and Hermione to help him in a scheme to bring down the Dark Lord. DHr. A story of forgiveness."
7. Cruel and Beautiful World by Lena Phoria
Word count: 422,070
Rating: R
Author Summary: "After years of captivity, Hermione Granger fights her way onto the streets of Voldemort's London with only the knife in her pocket and the blood on her hands. There's a checkpoint on every corner, a curfew enforced by Voldemort's most trusted followers, and the only way back to the Boy Who Lived is through the Death Eater responsible for her capture in the first place."
8. Draco Malfoy, It's Your Lucky Day by faithwood
9. Cunning and Ambition- Book One by MinaAndChao
Word count: 50,017
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Harry Potter has found out he's a wizard and is on his way Hogwarts. He is found by a boy on the train. Who knew one simple sentence and one simple gesture could change history? A Slytherin!Harry AU."
10. A Determined Frame of Mind by Lomonaaren
Word count: 101,603
Rating: R
Author Summary: "HPDM slash, sequel to A Reckless Frame of Mind. Draco and Harry now face the might of the Ministry in an attempt to discover who cast the Cassandra Curse on Harry. Add in Harry's trust problems, and it's a good thing Draco's confident."
11. The Shoebox Project by dorkorific and ladyjaida
12. Stealing Harry by copperbadge
Word count: 99,937
Rating: R (Graphic Violence, Child Abuse)
Author Summary: "In an alternate universe where Sirius Black never went to Azkaban, Harry divides his life between the Dursleys' house and Mr. Black's bookshop -- until Sirius realises what the Dursleys are doing to him, and takes him away from their care."
— Cara Liebowitz, Facebook
13. Very Bad Things by freudian fuckup
Word count: 58,832
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "On the list of Very Bad Things Sirius Black has done, Snogging Moony In a Bathroom is really only eighth or ninth."
"I don't read fanfiction too often, but this one is a story even those who don't enjoy it will absolutely love regardless." —haleym4714e6dc6
14. That the Science of Cartography is Limited by Rave
Word count: 7,364
Rating: R
Author Summary: "The whole thing is silly and illogical. There has to be a rhythm. There has to be a sense. Because there are things that make sense about living, and you can't come to a logical conclusion from an illogical premise, it doesn't work like that."
"All the Remus feels." —Anna Menta
15. The Life and Times by Jewels5
16. Queen of the Crunk by Lobotomised
Word count: 78,241
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "He asked her to Hogsmeade one hundred and thirty seven times. Then he stopped. And now Lily Evans has to battle her own fat mouth and mad head and the probability that number one hundred and thirty eight's going to have to be on her if she wants James Potter to ever smile her way again. Oh dear."
17. Commentarius by Beedaily
Word count: 739,666
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Lily has always considered herself ordinary. But as she enters her 7th year, things start changing and Lily starts going a bit mad. Suddenly, she's Head Girl, her mates are acting strangely, and there's a new James Potter she can't seem to get rid of. PRE-HBP."
18. When Luna Met Rolf by uptowngirlinlove
19. Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness by Thanfiction
20. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Word count: 661,619
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Petunia married a biochemist, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell."
"It is like actually getting to go back to Hogwarts for the very first time, and getting to bring your intelligence along!" —alyssb
21. Promises Unbroken by Robin4
Word count: 170,882
Rating: PG-13
Author Summary: "Sirius Black remained the Secret Keeper and everything he feared came to pass. Ten years later, James and Lily live, Harry attends Hogwarts, and Voldemort remains…yet the world is different and nothing is as it seems. AU, updated for HBP."
"A well written and epic Marauder Harry Potter story" —amj205
Happy fic reading!
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.