Top 20 Epic Post-War Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with post-war and falls in the over 100,000 words range.
Breath Mints / Battle Scars
by Onyx_and_Elm
For a moment, she's almost giddy. Because Draco Malfoy's been ruined by this war and he's as out of place as she is and — yes, he has scars too. He's got an even bigger one. She wonders whether one day they'll compare sizes.
Blood and Gold
by ObsidianPen
The true Time-Turner was slammed savagely into Hermione's throat. It shattered against her neck, bits of glass and gold piercing into her skin. The last thing she saw before blackness consumed her was a plume of metallic dust and vitreous fragments, tiny prisms dancing behind her eyelids.(In which H
BLOODY, SLUTTY, AND PATHETIC
by WhatMurdah
“In my humble opinion there’s only three things that men should be and that is bloody, slutty, and pathetic.” And, on a good day, Draco Malfoy can be all three.When war heroine Hermione Granger and Azkaban-tattooed war criminal Draco Malfoy are forced to wed as part of Shacklebolt’s controversial Re
Meet Your Match
by morriganmercy
After the war, Draco Malfoy seeks refuge from infamy in the Muggle world. A friendly Muggle couple takes him under their wing, but there’s a problem: they are intent on setting him up with their best friend, Hermione Granger. Or, in which the Muggle friends Hermione Granger undoubtedly would have ha
helping the world via murder, a guide by your local reformed terrorist
by RK7200
Cursed spirits are usually born knowing what they were supposed to do, apparently. "Apparently" is pretty dubious because Obito was not exactly born but more like spat out of death's stomach with absolutely no idea of what to do next. On the upside (more like downside) there's a Kakashi-look alike w
It Was All Just a Game (Rewrite)
by write_me227
If there's one thing that Draco Malfoy yearns for, it's seeing Harry Potter in pain. How that happens, he doesn't care. When Potter's name is pulled out of the Goblet of Fire, Draco sees it as the perfect opportunity to fulfill his greatest desire. Except Saint Potter has luck swimming in his veins.
The Sleeping Beauty Curse
by who_la_hoop
When Draco Malfoy falls into a cursed sleep and can only be woken – at least, according to the Daily Prophet, that impeccable source of truth – by ‘true love’s kiss’, Harry Potter knows there’s no way on earth he’s the answer to this particular riddle. Is he . . .?
A Gallows Marriage
by MilaBelle
“Glee was the last thing she felt staring into the empty eyes that should have been a bright grey. His face had always looked pointed and sharp, but now that gave way to gauntness. His hair, which he had been so particular about in school, hung long and limp. It reminded her of how his father had lo
promises kept
by gabstar
after barely surviving the war, katsuki swears to do right by izuku. no matter what it takes.
Say My Name
by Thunderbird587
Harry witnesses something unexpected in the 8th year boys' showers and starts to see Draco Malfoy in a whole new light. The question is now, what is he going to do about it?A coming of age Drarry tale about letting go of the past and building the future.
Green & Gold II
by JessalynMichele
Once you’ve found a reason to live, how do you keep it? Harry Potter has finally begun to believe that forever might not be a punishment after all. Jasper Hale has spent over a century surviving eternity. Loving Harry is teaching him how to truly live it. Harry is building a future. Jasper is determ
In the Dead of Night
by Lost_my_soul_in_a_black_hole
Hermione discovers something about her professor that leads her to go knocking on her door, late at night.If you would like to read the fic in Russian, it is currently being translated here: https://ficbook.net/readfic/10752964
Unravelling
by Thoronris
She saved his life. And he hated her for it.
The Emerald Trio
by SlytherinLover4Ever (Spikelover4ever)
Post-war, Hermione Granger finds herself adrift in a world determined to move on too quickly. Against all odds, Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott become the two people she trusts most. What starts as close friendship and easy companionship quickly grows into something neither simple nor entirely platon
Eunoia
by strawberry_cocoa
This world hasn't seen peace for many years.Now that the war is finally over and everyone is trying to get used to the new reality, an aspiring novelist Lumine embarks on a journey to find a silver lining in all the violence that had been a faithful companion of the passing turbulent times. In searc
Stars Around Scars
by HyuugaTenten
Sakura Haruno was meant to die by Sasuke’s hand. She didn’t. Tsunade paid the price instead, binding Sakura to a forbidden jutsu and a coma she never chose. Nearly three years later, Sakura wakes to a broken world. Naruto is dead.Konoha has fallen.The war never ended. With no home left and grief car
Long Time No See
by Niamh45621
"I'm a potter," Fawn announces, her head inclining in the direction of the floorboards suddenly creaking very loudly.James is rearing back, his eyes growing round like bludgers and his hand coming up to clasp his throat, his voice box, hoping he sounds less embarrassingly taken aback than he feels."
Daughter of The Castle
by Asphodelic_Witch
In the hollow silence following the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione Granger finds herself shattered. Haunted by the loss of her friends and the weight of physical and emotional trauma, she struggles to find a reason to endure in a world that feels irrevocably broken. As she questions the true cost of t
Blended
by CatMomma05
Kaiya doesn't like having to go back and forth between her parents and she definitely doesn't like that the two are dating again. Izuku wants his ex-husband out of his life and to forget everything about their old life together Shoto is a gas-lighting Machiavellian who wants to erase Katsuki from th
Rollout through the Fallout
by jellybeanoverjoyed
War, war never changes. From the high towers of Vos to the shores of Normandy, both the children of Cybertron and of Earth know her well. But 200 years is a long time. Long enough for sparks thought long dead to reignite.
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About Post-War
Set after the great conflict of canon ends, these stories ask what survivors do with peace they never expected to see. Especially central in Harry Potter fandom, where 'post-war' covers the rebuilding of the wizarding world after the Battle of Hogwarts, but the label applies anywhere canon ends in victory and rubble.
War stories end at the victory; post-war fic begins there, and readers are drawn to the harder, quieter question of how broken people build ordinary lives.
Common scenarios: Hogwarts students returning to repair a castle full of ghosts, or veterans of the Survey Corps figuring out what soldiers become when there is nothing left to fight.
About This List
This list of 20epic Post-War fanfics spans 4,177,087 total words. Kudos range from 83 on the newest entries to 36,208 on the most established. 55% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (11 of 20 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Post-War · Hogwarts Eighth Year · Hurt/Comfort · Angst · Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD.
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