Harry Potter

Tomarry

Tom Riddle/Harry Potter

Pairing Harry with the young Tom Riddle — diary horcrux, time-traveler, or AU schoolmate — lets fandom explore the prophecy bond as something more intimate than murder. 'Neither can live while the other survives' was always going to get this reading.

14,000 works

What is Tomarry?

Tomarry is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Tom Riddle and Harry Potter from Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling. With over 14,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Tomarry

The doomed symmetry of the chosen one and his dark mirror; possession, obsession, and the question of whether Harry could have saved him.

Most Popular Tomarry Fanfics

The highest-rated Tomarry stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

Beautiful Nightmare

by piercedfallenangel

Harry had enough. It was all to much for him. He was only 15 years old. Everyone relied on a child. What could he do? He wasn't some heavenly saviour. He was a child, who never got to live. Never live fir himself. He lived for others. His final wish was to have a normal life. And he got what he want

10 kudos 9,619 words ~39 min read Not Rated
Slow Burn Angst Suicide
2

sunk cost fallacy

by ICTYN (hpwrbowdm)

Tom and Harry grow up together, but Slytherin politics drive them apart. In a scheme to save their friendship, Tom drags Harry to tag along on a pureblood holiday getaway to the South Pacific---right in the middle of a warzone. The story goes like this: a yacht, a sea mine, and six teenage boys stra

641 kudos 130,690 words ~523 min read Explicit
Inspired by Lord of the Flies 1940s Harry Potter & Tom Riddle Attend Hogwarts Together
3

Beneath the Waves

by OllieBeans

Harry Potter wasn't sure what to do with the small boat rocking and floating above his head, light occasionally blasting in bright green jets into the sky like a beacon. He had always been told to avoid the surface and the creatures that did their magic with sticks and walked on an extra, longer odd

34 kudos 8,211 words ~33 min read Mature
Alternate Universe Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Universe - Fantasy
4

The Golden Boy Who Refused to Fight

by LarissaKoikoi

Harry is tired.Tired of living with his relatives.Tired of fighting for people who see him as a weapon — or worse, who treat him well one moment and blame him for everything the next. They say his sacrifices are not enough. That they expected the “Golden Boy” to be more.In short, Harry is tired. But

578 kudos 42,360 words ~170 min read Explicit
Enemies to Lovers Slow Burn Harry Potter needs a hug.
5

Soul Healer

by Anonymous

James Potter was murdered after refusing to save the heir of one of Britain’s most influential families. Before her death, Lily made Harry swear never to reveal the secret that cost his father his life. Now an internationally renowned rehabilitation specialist, Harry returns to Britain just as Minis

60 kudos 10,990 words ~44 min read Mature
Alternate Universe Family Magic Soul healing
6

1942

by TheHolyGay

Harry Potter is shat on by his friends and Dumbledore, so Death pulls him back in time to screw Dumbledore over and get dicked down by a hot guy. Yep, that's pretty much all there is to it. Over the course of nearly 200 chapters. Y’all were being too slow voting so I asked my sister and her opinion

1,931 kudos 82,134 words ~329 min read Explicit
Dead Dove: Do Not Eat Major Character Injury Emotional/Psychological Abuse
7

Право быть

by Gianny_Ts

"Это отвратительно. Это… блядь, Мэлфой, это пиздец. Это Азкабан пожизненно. Некромантия, обряды на крови, рабство. Ты мне предлагаешь стать некромантом, стать рабовладельцем и пить кровь Волдеморта, я ничего не упустил? Живого Волдеморта. Который будет моим вассалом. Охуеть, кричали гости, нет, бляд

4 kudos 9,025 words ~37 min read Explicit
Abuse Dubious Consent Amnesia
8

Never ever getting rid of me!

by Trav_37

No summary provided.

3 kudos 1,010 words ~5 min read Teen And Up Audiences
9

Fragments of Time

by Lomonaaeren

This is a series of short pieces exploring various ideas about Harry traveling back in time to Tom Riddle’s schooldays. Some are gen, some slash, and some have more warnings than others. I’ll be posting one a day between the summer solstice and the first of August.

791 kudos 5,007 words ~21 min read Mature
Time Travel 1940s short scenes
10

Two Insane People Fall For Harrie

by Aleyaxoma

This story will be sorta similar to the movie P2 if you’ve seen it but only for the first three chapters, the idea will be taken from it haha! Just to let you know this is an extremely dark romance book so please read the tags before you click on this book, it does get better, but it’s a slow proces

243 kudos 110,876 words ~444 min read Explicit
Female Harry Potter Pansexual Harry Potter Past Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley
11

Fated Enigma

by maraudersaffair

For 50 years, Alpha Tom Riddle waited in his prison for his Omega.Now Tom is free and he will do anything to keep Harry safe. Including helping him end Voldemort.Oh, and Draco Malfoy is there, too. For some reason.

174 kudos 9,461 words ~38 min read Explicit
Omega Verse Alpha Tom Riddle Alpha Draco Malfoy
12

Crooked Legacies

by Hoppsan

Harry Potter gets Kissed. Thrust into a world much like his own, Harry must navigate family life, a nemesis who behaves nothing like he should, and seeing magic no one else can. Same shite, different day. OR: Harry Potter was born a Squib.It doesn't stick.Unfortunately, Tom Riddle does.

121 kudos 8,102 words ~33 min read Mature
Alternate Universe Isekai and Transmigration Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
13

If Only I Knew You

by Anonymous_6429

Harry Potter is already in a relationship with Tom Riddle, something that had long since settled into routine, stable enough that neither of them had thought to examine it too closely... until the misalignment becomes noticeable, present in the way conversations no longer resolve as easily, in the w

108 kudos 11,583 words ~47 min read General Audiences
Alternate Universe Minister for Magic Tom Riddle Head Auror Harry Potter
14

it's all in the timing

by Anonymous

Harry Potter does not travel back in time to kill Tom Riddle. He does it to become Tom's apprentice while keeping his identity secret and avoid changing history, but the future starts unraveling the moment Tom Riddle lets him into his life earlier than planned.

15 kudos 2,518 words ~11 min read Mature
Alternate Universe Time Travel Romantic Comedy
15

When Death gives you a chance

by GoldenMoonsky

A gift is what Death called it, Harry still isn't really sure about that. After reincarnating and living so many lives, it really shouldn't have come as a surprise to find himself in the middle of the war that had started it all.The most logical thing to do, of course, is to adopt himself.What could

3,802 kudos 391,454 words ~1566 min read Mature
Master of Death Harry Potter Master of Death (Harry Potter) Character Death
16

All That We Become

by emeraldsea

After the war, Harry Potter, now the Master of Death, returns to the past and becomes Hogwarts’ flying instructor, raising young Tom Riddle in a secluded Highland cottage under Headmaster Dippet’s protection. Tasked with guiding a child destined for darkness, Harry’s own moral compass shifts as he p

5,259 kudos 206,689 words ~827 min read Mature
Manipulation Obsession Obsessive Behavior
17

What To Expect When You're Unexpectedly Expecting

by Riddle_Me_Harry

There's a reason another person should never be made into a Horcrux - because magic, life, and souls don’t obey clean lines. What began as a rare, magical event slowly unspools into something far stranger, and far more human. Bound by fate, magic, and a child neither of them expected, the Boy Who Li

4,614 kudos 232,040 words ~929 min read Not Rated
Slash Mpreg this was supposed to be crack and now i'm emotionally compromised
18

О М У Т

by FerrilFreeman

Гарри x Геллерт и Том x Альбус В тиктоке обсуждали комбо из пейрингов и я решила написать по этому квадро. В моем омегаверсе у омег промежность называется кокил, типа ракушка.

1 kudos 49,765 words ~200 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics Alpha/Omega Omegav
19

His Most Prized Possession

by Darkfire315

50 years ago, Tom Riddle’s soul was sealed into a diary, helplessly trapped within its pages. For decades, he sought to escape this prison of his own design.So when a boy named Harry Potter begins writing to him, Tom seizes the opportunity to achieve his freedom. Harry is shockingly easy to possess,

2,736 kudos 125,186 words ~501 min read Mature
Possession Sharing a Body Consensual Possession
20

My Star & My Moon - Horcrux Route

by RuiMinakazeAi

In this world, everyone has their own unique soulmate mark. Each one is animated.These marks tend to move around the skin.It can be on your palm, and the next moment, it's gone!Where is it? Oh no, it's on your butt cheeks!The marks also has faces that mirrors what your soulmate is currently feeling.

3,080 kudos 101,755 words ~408 min read General Audiences
Soulmate AU Soulmate-Identifying Marks Tom Riddle is Obsessed with Harry Potter

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What does Tomarry mean?

Tomarry is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Tom Riddle and Harry Potter. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

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