Almost Recommended Stories that didn't quite make it into the library but sit well within the realm of guilty pleasure. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:22:31 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:22:31 +0000 DLP https://forums.darklordpotter.net/forums/almost-recommended.41/ New Blood by artemisgirl - T Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:45:30 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/new-blood-by-artemisgirl-t.39370/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/new-blood-by-artemisgirl-t.39370/ invalid@example.com (deathinapinkboa) deathinapinkboa Author: artemisgirl
Rating: T
Genre: Adventure/Romance
Status: In-Progress
Library Category:
Pairings:
Summary: Sorted into Slytherin with the whisper of prophecy around her, Hermione refuses to bow down to the blood prejudices that poison the wizarding world. Carving her own path forward, Hermione chooses to make her own destiny, not as a Muggleborn, a halfblood, or as a pureblood... but as a New Blood, and everything the mysterious term means. ((Short chapters, done...

New Blood by artemisgirl - T]]> 117 Thirty Five Owls by Letterblade - M Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:53:48 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/thirty-five-owls-by-letterblade-m.28521/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/thirty-five-owls-by-letterblade-m.28521/ invalid@example.com (Stan) Stan Author: Letterblade
Rating: M
Genre: General
Words: 11,000
Status: Complete
Library Category: General
Pairings: Dumbledore/Grindelwald
Summary: (Thirty Five Owls) being a correspondence between Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore, Grand Sorcerer, etc., and the prisoner Gellert Grindelwald, of some decades in length
Link: Link

This was a decent enough read. The story is an epistolary account of...

Thirty Five Owls by Letterblade - M]]> 7 Ascended Vices by ScottPress - M Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:32:11 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/ascended-vices-by-scottpress-m.37762/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/ascended-vices-by-scottpress-m.37762/ invalid@example.com (ScottPress) ScottPress Title: Ascended Vices
Author: ScottPress
Rating: M
Genre: Crime/Drama
Status: Work in progress
Library category: Alternates
Pairings: nothing's set in stone
Summary: Harry seeks a purpose of his own. Lines blur for Sirius as he fills the power vacuum left in Wizarding Britain by Voldemort and Dumbledore. The war never really ended. Sequel to Lesser Evils...

Ascended Vices by ScottPress - M]]> 12 Fate by TheTrueSpartan - M Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:32:49 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/fate-by-thetruespartan-m.39360/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/fate-by-thetruespartan-m.39360/ invalid@example.com (Ched) Ched Author: TheTrueSpartan
Rating: M
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Status: In-Progress
Library Category: General Fics (?)
Pairings: Ron/Daphne
Summary: When Ron discovers that he can see the future, his entire fate is thrown off of its course. A story about adventure, friendship, growing up, and pushing forward through hardships. This story will get darker as it progresses, just like the original Harry Potter novels. It will cover all Seven Years of Hogwarts, but mostly from Ron's...

Fate by TheTrueSpartan - M]]> 17 Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin By The Sinister Man - T Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:36:45 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/harry-potter-and-the-prince-of-slytherin-by-the-sinister-man-t.31959/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/harry-potter-and-the-prince-of-slytherin-by-the-sinister-man-t.31959/ invalid@example.com (iamnotreal) iamnotreal Author:The Sinister Man
Rating: T
Genre:Adventure
Chapters: 87
Words: 514,567
Updated: Dec 4, 2016
Published: Apr 17, 2015
Status:WIP
Library Category: N?A
Pairings: None as of yet
Updated Summary: Harry Potter was Sorted into Slytherin after a crappy childhood. His brother Jim is believed to be the BWL. Think you know this story? Think again. Year Three (Harry Potter and the Death Eater...

Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin By The Sinister Man - T]]> 600 The odds were never in my favour by Antony444 - M Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:13:19 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/the-odds-were-never-in-my-favour-by-antony444-m.39508/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/the-odds-were-never-in-my-favour-by-antony444-m.39508/ invalid@example.com (Sesc) Sesc Title: The odds were never in my favour
Author: Antony444
Rating: M
Status: WIP, 590k currently
Library Category: Alternates
Pairings: Fem!Harry/Susan
Summary: Ten years of life at the Dursleys have healed Alexandra Potter of any good feelings she might have towards her aunt, uncle and cousin, leaving her friendless and sarcastic about life. On her eleventh birthday, a letter sent by a school of magic may give her a providential escape....

The odds were never in my favour by Antony444 - M]]> 24 Divided and Entwined by Starfox5 - M Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:02:25 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/divided-and-entwined-by-starfox5-m.34057/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/divided-and-entwined-by-starfox5-m.34057/ invalid@example.com (Dark Minion) Dark Minion Author: Starfox5
Rating: Fiction M
Genre: Adventure
Library Category: General
Pairing: undecided
Chapters: 12
Words: 123,055
Updated: July 9, 2016
Published: April 23, 2016
Status: In Progress

Summary: AU. Fudge doesn't try to ignore Voldemort's return at the end of the 4th Year. Instead, influenced by Malfoy, he tries to appease the Dark Lord. Many think that the rights of the muggleborns are a small price to pay to avoid a bloody war. Hermione...

Divided and Entwined by Starfox5 - M]]> 18 Sympathetic Properties by Mr Norrell - T Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:03:29 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/sympathetic-properties-by-mr-norrell-t.28653/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/sympathetic-properties-by-mr-norrell-t.28653/ invalid@example.com (capo327) capo327 Author: Mr Norrell
Rating: T
Genre: Drama/Humor
Status: WIP
Library Category: Humor
Pairings: Harry/Hermione
Summary: Having been treated as a servant his entire life, what would have happened if Harry had been more sympathetic when Dobby came to call? (Character-centered drama with bits of humor on the side.)
Words: 123,101
Link: FanFiction.Net

It's an enjoyable fic so far, mostly because of the characterization. Every scene feels like it...

Sympathetic Properties by Mr Norrell - T]]> 22 Ghost of Privet Drive by AndrewWolfe - M Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:51:20 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/ghost-of-privet-drive-by-andrewwolfe-m.39068/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/ghost-of-privet-drive-by-andrewwolfe-m.39068/ invalid@example.com (Leo1980s) Leo1980s Author: AndrewWolfe
Rating: M
Genre: Drama/Family
Status: In-Progress 83K
Pairings: None
Summary: "Fix it" said the Fates. "Fix what? With what tools and skills?" I asked. Being dead was only the first of the obstacles. And then I found myself in an understairs cupboard listening to a little boy quietly sobbing. Oh. Fix THAT. In which a sarcastic old git is dropped into the awful childhood of Harry Potter. SI, no ships. Rated M for foul language and canon-level...

Ghost of Privet Drive by AndrewWolfe - M]]> 21 Harry Potter and the Ashes of Chaos by ACI100 - M Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:18:08 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/harry-potter-and-the-ashes-of-chaos-by-aci100-m.39643/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/harry-potter-and-the-ashes-of-chaos-by-aci100-m.39643/ invalid@example.com (Peregrine 2K) Peregrine 2K Author: ACI100
Rating: M
Genre: Adventure/Mystery
Status: Incomplete Currently over 333K words at Chapter 34 in Year 2
Library Category: The Alternates/Dark Arts
Pairings: Unannounced as of yet. Most likely based on clues: Harry/Daphne, Harry/Fem!Tom or Harry/OC
Summary:
AU: When Voldemort attacked the Potters on Halloween night, she not only created a living legend in Charlus Potter, The Boy Who Lived, but she touched the life of another just as...

Harry Potter and the Ashes of Chaos by ACI100 - M]]> 8 Illusions of Grandeur by Kanathia - M - Supernatural Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:32:48 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/illusions-of-grandeur-by-kanathia-m-supernatural.23695/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/illusions-of-grandeur-by-kanathia-m-supernatural.23695/ invalid@example.com (Sacrosanct) Sacrosanct Author: Kanathia
Rating: M (the author says so but no sex or gore so I'd say its more like a PG)
Genre: Crossover
Fandom: Supernatural
Status: WIP but updated regularly with nicely-sized chapters
Library Category: The Alternates

Summary: Angels, demons, and Winchesters have made it to the top of Harry's shit list, but first impressions are rarely right, and a glass of scotch can sooth anyone's temper. Starts mid season 3 and spans several seasons. ...

Illusions of Grandeur by Kanathia - M - Supernatural]]> 19 Resonance by GreenGecko - T Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:11:46 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/resonance-by-greengecko-t.268/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/resonance-by-greengecko-t.268/ invalid@example.com (realmess) realmess Author: GreenGecko
Rating: T
Genre: Drama/General
Pairing: Harry/OC
Chapters: 79
Words: 528,272
Updated: June 27, 2005
Published: March 29, 2004
Status: Complete
Summary: After Voldemort's destruction a bored Harry finds himself hanging
around the dungeon. A Snape adopts Harry story.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1795399/1/

I found it a very satisfying read, plus it's complete!



Outtake:

Title: Resonance...

Resonance by GreenGecko - T]]> 54 Lift Not the Painted Veil by Whimsy FF - T Mon, 28 Jul 2025 01:06:52 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/lift-not-the-painted-veil-by-whimsy-ff-t.40688/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/lift-not-the-painted-veil-by-whimsy-ff-t.40688/ invalid@example.com (Shodan) Shodan Author: Whimsy FF
Rating: T
Genre: Adventure/Mystery
Status: In-Progress
Library Category:
Pairings:
Summary: After desperately chasing Sirius through the veil, Harry finds himself thrust back in time, standing in the body of his 11-year-old self but armed with the knowledge of the last 5 years. Now bound by a looming prophecy, Harry must find a way to amass strength to equal a Dark Lord. However, each choice leads to unforeseen and deadly consequences....

Lift Not the Painted Veil by Whimsy FF - T]]> 8 A Wizard's Intervention - by Cambrian - NC17 - HP/SW Tue, 27 May 2025 23:34:37 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/a-wizards-intervention-by-cambrian-nc17-hp-sw.40939/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/a-wizards-intervention-by-cambrian-nc17-hp-sw.40939/ invalid@example.com (Harpo the Fool) Harpo the Fool Author: Cambrian
Rating: NC17
Genre: Adventure/Drama/Smut
Words: 48,644
Pairing: Harry/multi (Star wars characters)
Published: WIP but last updated 2018-04-16
Url: https://www.hentai-foundry.com/stories/user/Cambrian/26382/A-Wizards-Interference-Harry-Potter-
Star-Wars
Summary: Harry Potter is
the Master of Death. Let's throw him into Star Wars near the start of the
Clone Wars, shall we?

This follows the basic HP/SW pattern of OP Harry dimension...

A Wizard's Intervention - by Cambrian - NC17 - HP/SW]]> 2 Unknown Relations: The Philosopher's Stone by ksomm814 - K+ Wed, 21 May 2025 19:30:15 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/unknown-relations-the-philosophers-stone-by-ksomm814-k.2386/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/unknown-relations-the-philosophers-stone-by-ksomm814-k.2386/ invalid@example.com (Shade Emrys) Shade Emrys Author: ksomm814
Rating: K+
Genre: General/Action/Adventure
Pairing: ???
Chapters: 12
Words: 65,441
Updated: March 1, 2007
Published: June 3, 2006
Status: Complete
Summary: Follow Orion Black as he enters his first year at Hogwarts and learns more than he ever imagined about his mysterious past, the scar on his forehead shaped like a lighting bolt and the boy who lived, Hayden Potter.
Link:...

Unknown Relations: The Philosopher's Stone by ksomm814 - K+]]> 18 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - by Kathryn518 - M - HP/SW Wed, 21 May 2025 05:17:42 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-by-kathryn518-m-hp-sw.35515/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-by-kathryn518-m-hp-sw.35515/ invalid@example.com (Revlisflow) Revlisflow Author: Kathryn518
Rating: M
Genre: Adventure Comedy
Status: WIP
Library Category: The Alternatives
Pairings: None so far, but looking like future Harry/many
Summary:Ahsoka Tano left the Jedi Order, walking away after their betrayal. She did not consider the consequences of what her actions might bring, or the danger she might be in. A chance run in with a single irreverent, and possibly crazy, person in a bar changes the course of fate for...

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - by Kathryn518 - M - HP/SW]]> 80 Wrath of Merlin by O-Shea - M Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:53:43 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/wrath-of-merlin-by-o-shea-m.29233/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/wrath-of-merlin-by-o-shea-m.29233/ invalid@example.com (Feoffic) Feoffic Author: O'Shea
Rating: Mature
Genre: Adventure
Status: Complete
Library Category: General Fics
Pairings: Harry/Ginny
Summary: Deep within the Department of Mysteries, a clandestine unit dedicates itself to the destruction of Voldemort's surviving forces in the aftermath of the Wizarding War. This group, lead by Harry Potter, does not officially exist. But for those who fight the darkness that threatens to...

Wrath of Merlin by O-Shea - M]]> 4 Shattered Paragon by Trash_Production Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:32:01 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/shattered-paragon-by-trash_production.40909/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/shattered-paragon-by-trash_production.40909/ invalid@example.com (Villanelle) Villanelle Author: Trash_Production
Rating: M
Genre: Mystery?
Status: In Progress
Library Category: Alternates or Dark Arts
Pairings: None

Link

Summary: Harry Potter, a war-hardened survivor, is thrown into the past, but it's not his own. In a world both familiar and alien, he must navigate old scars and new mysteries. But the darkness within him refuses to stay buried.

Not my find; this was recommended by...

Shattered Paragon by Trash_Production]]> 6 Black Luminary by YakAge - M Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:21:01 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/black-luminary-by-yakage-m.36950/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/black-luminary-by-yakage-m.36950/ invalid@example.com (Sataniel) Sataniel Title: Black Luminary
Author: YakAge
Rating: M
Genre: Adventure/Mystery
Status: Work in Progress
Wordcount: 183 864 as of 2017-08-07
Library Category: The Alternates
Pairings: None so far, but recent author note limited potential Harry's partners to:
Aenor Rose (OC Defence teacher)
Amy Lestrange (OC daughter of Rodolphus and Bellatrix)
Astoria Greengrass
Daphne Greengrass
Hermione Granger
Tracey Davis
Summary:...

Black Luminary by YakAge - M]]> 119 The Boy Who Lived by Gatalicious - T Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:54:42 +0000 https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/the-boy-who-lived-by-gatalicious-t.39985/ https://forums.darklordpotter.net/threads/the-boy-who-lived-by-gatalicious-t.39985/ invalid@example.com (MuggsieToll) MuggsieToll Author: Gatalicious
Rating: T
Genre: Mystery/Friendship
Status: In Progress
Library Category: Alternates
Pairings: None.
Link

Summary: What if when Voldemort heard the prophecy, he decided that not only would he go after Neville and Harry, but every child born in that year? What if he decided to kill all children born the year before and the year after as well, just to be on the safe side? Harry...

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