Harry Potter/ (ofc) Sophia Walker. Chapter 1. On a cold night of Halloween, Lady Voldemort attacked the Potter Family living in Godric's Hollow. Lily Potter who had known that they were very likely to be attacked, so she searched through the Potter library and ended up finding a special ritual.3 days ago · Harry Potter is in trouble again. Term has barely started, and here he sits in Minerva's office. She's pissed off more than usual because his deliquency woke her up from a tantalizing dream. Facing expulsion or humiliation, he's desperate for an alternative. Lucky for him, Minerva has just the one. Rated: Fiction M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 4,622 - Reviews: 117 - Favs: 31 - Follows: 39 - Updated: Feb 13, 2008 - Published: Jul 13, 2003 - id: 1427480 + …The Snorkackic Trio by TomHRichardson reviews. AU. August 1995, when Harry and Dudley are attacked by Dementors, Luna and Hermione are at the playground too. The girls are too young to legally do magic to help Harry, but they are reliable eyewitnesses, and this makes all the difference afterwards. This summer, Hermione has defied Dumbledore's ...With her heart lying in shards on the ground before her, Hermione realises that she needs an escape and a timely yet mysterious job offer far away from London sounds like the best way to escape her past and focus on her future. Only, Hermione didn't account for having to share the position. Words: 63,754. Black Widow. "Oooh, ooh, oh, yes!" Rose moaned, closing her eyelids as the pleasure rippled throughout her body, and she opened her eyes and smiled as the massive black man fucked her harder, her long legs spread wide and wrapped weakly around his waist to keep him inside her. The stud grunted, and he fondled her massive tits, making …He said, pressing his thighs apart as he licked a stripe up the boy's length. Harry wailed his hands gripping the blanket as Draco moved his mouth around his head, tongue dancing across the skin. Draco hummed, the vibration sending chills up Harry's spine. He dared to lean his head forward, peering down at the blonde. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (536) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling (10) Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan (6) Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types (5) Naruto (Anime & Manga) (5) Harry Potter RPF (4) The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan (4) Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Video ... Feb 3, 2015 · Chapter: 1. Harry Potter was a very interesting eleven year old boy. At only one and a half years of age he was the vanquisher of the most powerful Dark Lord in history, the cost of such fame was that his Mother and Father died fending off said Dark Lord before Harry killed him using methods nobody could figure out. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Sexiness Chapter 1: Hermione, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,195 - Reviews: - Favs: …Tom Riddle is Not Voldemort. Attractive Harry Potter. like extremely. When Harry is left alone and in the dark to deal with familial abuse and grief after his fourth year, he decides to leave his role as a pawn of war and entwine himself in a world where ancient, fateful, terrible magic runs deep and deadly.Arguably the most powerful fanbase to ever exist, Potter fans have scouted out the film location of one character's burial in Freshwater West of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and created a...Harry Potter asked worriedly as he was sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace. "I was helping Professor Flitwick with a charm he was having trouble with," Hermione replied with a fake smile as she looked at him. "How come you're still up?" She asked. Harry huffed, "I just got back from detention with Professor Snape," he said. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Sexiness Chapter 1: Hermione, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,195 - Reviews: - Favs: …Harry said with a soothing voice. Ron calmed down and leaned against the wall with a small smile. Ron couldn't fully trust Harry after his past record with women. Ron eyed Harry steadily. Ron thought, Does he really think I can trust anything he says. I have to give him credit. He did say he would help me, and he did.Harry moaned as the older male drug their constricted erections together. One pale hand paused to play with a perk nipple, fueling the fire that burned through his veins. The other hand continued down, to hook in the waist of Harry's pants. The boy's breath hitched and caught in his throat.Black Widow. "Oooh, ooh, oh, yes!" Rose moaned, closing her eyelids as the pleasure rippled throughout her body, and she opened her eyes and smiled as the massive black man fucked her harder, her long legs spread wide and wrapped weakly around his waist to keep him inside her. The stud grunted, and he fondled her massive tits, making …If you search on ao3 for Harry Potter stories marked Explicit, narrow down by >10,000 words, sort by kudos, and add in "pwp" to the additional tags section, you should find …Attractive Harry Potter. like extremely. When Harry is left alone and in the dark to deal with familial abuse and grief after his fourth year, he decides to leave his role as a pawn of war and entwine himself in a world where ancient, fateful, terrible magic runs deep and deadly.When Harry delves into the mind arts he discovers the power to take advantage of those around him and he revels in what this arcane branch of magic allows him to do. Harry/Multi, Disturbing, Lemons, Immoral Use of Magic, OOCness. Harry Potter was very different from the shy, mediocre student he presented to the world. Nov 11, 2018 · She winked at Harry, and she pulled down her top and revealed her braless chest. She made a gesture for Harry to come back here, and quickly pulled her top up when Mr. Weasley got in the car. "Sorry about the wait Harry, Molly insisted we drive instead of flying, so we don't have another little fiasco like in your second year." Arthur said. 1 2 3 4 5 6 chevron_right fast_forward Demon's mate -:- By : Depravedmind -:- Published : February 18, 2024 Updated : February 18, 2024 3:09 pm -:- Rated : Adult + -:- Chapters : …3 days ago · Harry Potter is in trouble again. Term has barely started, and here he sits in Minerva's office. She's pissed off more than usual because his deliquency woke her up from a tantalizing dream. Facing expulsion or humiliation, he's desperate for an alternative. Lucky for him, Minerva has just the one. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling; Relationships: Hermione Granger/Dolores Umbridge; ... Harry Potter FanFic Archive Stats: Published: 2018-08-27 Updated: 2020-06-13 Words: 10,518 Chapters: 4/15 Comments: 137 ... spending most of her time in the library instead. Harry and Ron are too busy playing Quidditch to notice her strange behavior; even when ...Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling; Characters: Hermione Granger; Ginny Weasley; Luna Lovegood; Additional Tags: Mind Control; Hypnosis; Brainwashing; Smut; eroitca; …Harry passed Ms Weasley some meat that she had chopped up and put some spice on. Harry took a cup of water and snuck back out of the kitchen back to his room. Using a charm Harry heated up the water, plucked a hair from his head and performed the simple spell, making the water glow a bright green before turning clear again.The Dursley residence of Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Winging, Surrey. Uncle Vernon Dursley, was a tall and fat brutal man. Aunt Petunia Dursley was a shorter plump woman. Harry's cousin Dudley, was a fat and spoiled boy who had gotten all the love from his parents. Harry had been abused and harassed by the Dursleys for his whole life.Imperiused Sex (Harry Potter) After being slapped by Hermione before Buckbeak's execution Malfoy thinks of a way of paying her back and changing her life for the worst. …6 days ago · Bisexual Harry Potter. Percival Graves finds his grandson in London, alone and hunting horcruxes, the day before his thirteenth birthday. And with the horcruxes reckoned and his grandparents communicating, Harry James Potter decides to make his own fun, inspiring a whacky bunch of yearly adventures. For good measure Tom pierced her septum with a large golden bull ring. After Ginny's ordeal Severus cast several diagnostic spells on her, informing the Dark Lord of the successful implantation of three fetuses in his breeding bitch. To celebrate his success, Tom decided a little bondage wouldn't be amiss.July 31 was less than half an hour away. Petunia Dursley's nephew, Harry Potter, would be turning seventeen years old, and there was nothing she could do to stop it from happening. She was on her hands and knees in her spotlessly clean and very dimly lit kitchen. Even thought she was in the deepest despair of her heart, she did not want her ...When he received his Hogwarts letter, Harry James Potter is a strong, confident young man. A young man who takes his duty to protect his girls very seriously. Lucky for him, one of his girls has a cousin visiting at the time he receives his letter, and that cousin just happens to be a fifth year witch. This fic is taken over from szordara and ...Content Warning: This article contains discussions about, and examples of, J.K. Rowling’s transphobic, racist and otherwise bigoted remarks and writings. With over 500 million copi...Joanne (J.K.) Rowling has written and subsequently published the seven books in the “Harry Potter” series, two novels for adults (one under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith), supplem...Adventures with Polyjuice by Alorkin. I've read several fics where Harry is accidently turned into a girl. What if it wasn't an accident? Category: Harry Potter - Rating: NC-17 - Genres: Erotica, Humor - Characters: Dumbledore, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Professor McGonagall, Ron, Tonks - Warnings: [!] [X] - Published: 2006-10-25 - Updated: …There are seven total “Harry Potter” books. All of the books were published by Scholastic between September 1998 and July 2007. 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She licked up and down the shaft, the head, and the balls. Then put the hole thing in her mouth. Harry was amazed at how good she was. All he could think was wow she must've watched a lot of porn. wolfstar. Adult Harry Potter. Adult Draco Malfoy. Angst. Newt Scamander sets out to England in his older age to investigate a murder of a man named Peter Pettigrew; however, due to some delays with his train he finds himself wrapped up in a rather complex mystery that keeps getting weirder and weirder. Mcgonagall squealed in ecstasy as Harry did just that, sinking the smooth round spoon into Mcgonagall's warm wet cauldron. "Stir it, stir it, STIR IT!" Mcgonagall screamed as Harry thrusted the spoon deeper and deeper into her cauldron, her juices bubbled as she and Harry created a potion of ecstasy. "Professor, your potion's getting everywhere…. Bisexual Harry Potter. Percival Graves finds his grandson in London, alone and hunting horcruxes, the day before his thirteenth birthday. And with the horcruxes reckoned and his grandparents communicating, Harry James Potter decides to make his own fun, inspiring a whacky bunch of yearly adventures.There are seven total “Harry Potter” books. All of the books were published by Scholastic between September 1998 and July 2007. Three additional, smaller books mentioned in the “Ha...Harry Potter is a Member of the House of Black. Bastard son of House Black. And Harry's having way too much fun with it. Minister for Magic Tom Riddle. Sirius Black & James Potter Friendship. Remus Lupin & Peter Pettigrew Friendship. Peter Pettigrew Redemption. Lily Evans Potter & Severus Snape Friendship.An example of a flat character would be Mrs. Another example of a flat character could be seen in the film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in the character of Filch. Filch ...Tales from the Hypnoverse By: Angel the Wizard. This is a Collection of AU one-shots/multi-parters of hypnotic snake OC's hypnotizing HP characters. This collection will feature mainly Ginny, but will also explore other characters as well from time to time from the Harry Potter universe. WARNING: Heavy Sexual content will be involved in ...Ginny Weasley. After hearing of the passing of the One-Man-Army, other magical bad actors from both at home and abroad try to take advantage of the absence of Magical Britain's savior. To make matters worse, the same groups, hidden in the close shadows, are aiming to take over the position of the next dark lord.Harry said with a soothing voice. Ron calmed down and leaned against the wall with a small smile. Ron couldn't fully trust Harry after his past record with women. Ron eyed Harry steadily. Ron thought, Does he really think I can trust anything he says. I have to give him credit. He did say he would help me, and he did.For fantasy fans, it’s been disheartening and disappointing to see J.K. Rowling’s recent lack of respect for the trans community. Seeing Rowling’s transphobic tweets and comments l...Harry Potter and the Magic Sex Toy Breadero. Summary: Some troublemakers target Hermione with a magic sex toy that makes it so the target feel everything that happens to the sex toy, it backfires leaving Harry the one being affected while the toy gets lost in circulation around the school. Harry has a hard time figuring what's happeningThe Snorkackic Trio by TomHRichardson reviews. AU. August 1995, when Harry and Dudley are attacked by Dementors, Luna and Hermione are at the playground too. The girls are too young to legally do magic to help Harry, but they are reliable eyewitnesses, and this makes all the difference afterwards. This summer, Hermione has defied Dumbledore's ...San Francisco-based Outschool just raised $8.5 million in funding for its marketplace of quirky online classes aimed at middle- and high-school students. Before Martin Luther King ...Bisexual Harry Potter. Percival Graves finds his grandson in London, alone and hunting horcruxes, the day before his thirteenth birthday. And with the horcruxes reckoned and his grandparents communicating, Harry James Potter decides to make his own fun, inspiring a whacky bunch of yearly adventures.A long running anthology featuring Harry Potter with various women in sexual situations, starting in 2015. All old chapters posted as of 12/9/2023. Also including MILFs of May and Daughters of Potter. New Chapter on 2/13/2024 features Julia Hart from All Elite Wrestling. The Lust of Gryffindors By: Fearful Porpentine Rated: Fiction M - English - Harry P., Hermione G., Angelina J., Katie B. - Chapters: 54 - Words: 381,517 - Reviews: 1,418 - Favs: 4,533 - Follows: 4,068 - Updated: Sep 5, 2021 - Published: Jul 15, 2020 - Status: Complete - id: 13644025. + -. Harry moaned as the older male drug their constricted erections together. One pale hand paused to play with a perk nipple, fueling the fire that burned through his veins. The other hand continued down, to hook in the waist of Harry's pants. The boy's breath hitched and caught in his throat.Adventures with Polyjuice by Alorkin. I've read several fics where Harry is accidently turned into a girl. What if it wasn't an accident? Category: Harry Potter - Rating: NC-17 - Genres: Erotica, Humor - Characters: Dumbledore, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Professor McGonagall, Ron, Tonks - Warnings: [!] [X] - Published: 2006-10-25 - Updated: …Universal Studios has announced that the new roller coaster in Hogsmeade will be Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure After months (years?) of waiting, loyal Harry Potter...Arguably the most powerful fanbase to ever exist, Potter fans have scouted out the film location of one character's burial in Freshwater West of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and created a...An example of a flat character would be Mrs. Another example of a flat character could be seen in the film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in the character of Filch. Filch ...Threesome - F/F/M. With Harry being the last of the Potters, his mother Lily uses her political connections to change the law and allow him to have as many concubines as he wants. Now Lily must help take care of the many pregnant females that live in their house. SMUT Lemons INCEST Harry/Lily Harry/Multi. Language: Eclipse BY Mijan (#7) Draco swore revenge on Harry for Lucius’s imprisonment, and for once, he keeps his promise. The old rivalry turns deadly when Draco abducts Harry for Voldemort. But when …In the weeks leading up to his 4th year at Hogwarts, Ron develops a huge crush on Harry. He stared out the window at the boys below. They ran and laughed, though Ron wasn't sure what was so funny or why they were chasing one another at wand point. He was busy gaping at the toned and tanned boys, who had lost their shirts once the water had ...The Lust of Gryffindors By: Fearful Porpentine Rated: Fiction M - English - Harry P., Hermione G., Angelina J., Katie B. - Chapters: 54 - Words: 381,517 - Reviews: 1,418 - …Category: F/M Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Danny Phantom Relationships: Hermione Granger/Harry Potter Pansy Parkinson/Harry Potter Amelia Bones/Harry …25. u/LoreCriticizer. • 11 hr. ago Voldemort wins and has taken over The Wizarding World. He now discovers the real challenge, not Dumbledore, not Harry, but trying to pacify the hostile, twitchy nuclear armed power of Great Britain that are now his neighbors. The previous Ministry of Magic was after all politically allied with the British ...Harry kneels down and inhales her scent. "Wow Molly that smells amazing I need to taste it" he then proceeds to start to kiss and lick her pussy. "Oh Harry that's fantastic I haven't had this in so long oh yes..." Harry licks faster and faster until Molly screams and liquid shoots all over his face. When Harry delves into the mind arts he discovers the power to take advantage of those around him and he revels in what this arcane branch of magic allows him to do. Harry/Multi, Disturbing, Lemons, Immoral Use of Magic, OOCness. Harry Potter was very different from the shy, mediocre student he presented to the world. Rape/Non-Con. An ancient law founded long before the time of Merlin awakens after Harry strikes down Voldemort. Now the oaths of all the Death Eaters transfer to him. Bound to his service, the war criminals must now hand over their fealty, wealth, and even their wives and daughters to satisfy the ancient rite.Imperiused Sex (Harry Potter) After being slapped by Hermione before Buckbeak's execution Malfoy thinks of a way of paying her back and changing her life for the worst. …Threesome - F/F/M. With Harry being the last of the Potters, his mother Lily uses her political connections to change the law and allow him to have as many concubines as he wants. Now Lily must help take care of the many pregnant females that live in their house. SMUT Lemons INCEST Harry/Lily Harry/Multi. Language: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (536) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling (10) Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan (6) Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types (5) Naruto (Anime & Manga) (5) Harry Potter RPF (4) The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan (4) Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Video ... "Harry thank you for that now for phase 2" she gets off him and starts to lick his member. Licking both his and her own fluids off of it. She licked up and down the shaft, the head, and the balls. Then put the hole thing in her mouth. Harry was amazed at how good she was. All he could think was wow she must've watched a lot of porn. Dec 4, 2022 · Chapter 1: The beginning. Harry came to himself lying on his back on the floor of his darkened room in Privet Drive. For a few moments, he didn’t dare to move, so he just lay there looking wide-eyed at the ceiling and focusing on his breathing. In the weeks leading up to his 4th year at Hogwarts, Ron develops a huge crush on Harry. He stared out the window at the boys below. They ran and laughed, though Ron wasn't sure what was so funny or why they were chasing one another at wand point. He was busy gaping at the toned and tanned boys, who had lost their shirts once the water had ...An example of a flat character would be Mrs. Another example of a flat character could be seen in the film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in the character of Filch. Filch ...Harry said with a soothing voice. Ron calmed down and leaned against the wall with a small smile. Ron couldn't fully trust Harry after his past record with women. Ron eyed Harry steadily. Ron thought, Does he really think I can trust anything he says. I have to give him credit. He did say he would help me, and he did. Non-canon Harry Potter erotica: m/m. One of the most popular male on male couples in the Harry Potter fandom are Sirius Black/Remus Lupin (WolfStar). In The Wolfsbane Effect by Kerichi, Remus is torn between his two loves, Tonks and Sirius. So this erotic fanfic has a little bit to offer to both the canon fans and the WolfStar believers.Oct 18, 2017 · Non-canon Harry Potter erotica: m/m. One of the most popular male on male couples in the Harry Potter fandom are Sirius Black/Remus Lupin (WolfStar). In The Wolfsbane Effect by Kerichi, Remus is torn between his two loves, Tonks and Sirius. So this erotic fanfic has a little bit to offer to both the canon fans and the WolfStar believers. Three Sheets By: Chilord. Sirius and Remus catch Harry prior to his fifth year at Hogwarts to give him The Talk. He might not need it as much as they think. AU Rated MA for a reason, though not too graphic. Rated: Fiction M - English - N. Tonks, Fleur D. - Words: 6,978 - Reviews: 112 - Favs: 2,026 - Follows: 818 - Published: Mar 24, 2011 ...The Second Generation of Marauders by GayFandomShipper123. Harry Potter - J. K. 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