Harry/Multi or Harem is like one of the top 5 pairings. I'm not going to go into the moral implications, but isn't it just... boring? Usually Harry ends up acquiring these women with barely any struggle, leads to repetitive smut, leads to a shit ton of useless drama, etc. It's pretty hard to find a single relationship fic these days on ao3 and ffn. What's the appeal to it?

 

It's wish fulfilment porn for harry potter nerds.

 

It's wish fulfillment porn for Megamatt.

 

Obligatory Obvious Answer: Because you can't have just one.

 

A meal deal contains a sandwich, a side, and a drink.

When selecting your side, you have to decide whether you want a pack of crisps (chips for Americans), or a chocolate bar.

And yet inevitably, I walk out of the shop with crisps and a chocolate bar, paying extra because I want both.

That's why.

TL;DR: Gotta Catch 'Em All

 

Shit taste.

 

The top pairings are actually mostly slash at AO3. Especially in recent years, with the tiktok marauder fans pushing Wolfstar & Jegulus like crazy. Hell, you're more likely to find Harry paired with fucking Voldemort than Hermione.

 

If you exclude the tag 'multi' on ao3, there are approximately 439 thousand non harem fics. It's not foolproof, but it should get rid of the vast majority of them. Less than 10% of HP fics on the site are harem fics. Just saying.

You can also add otp: true to the search bar to only get one pairing in the fic.

 

Because 13 inches.