Sad Harry Potter FanFiction

i'm chasing ghosts (do i look like them?)

i'm chasing ghosts (do i look like them?)

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Updated
13.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, James Potter, Lily Evans Potter
Tags
Canonical Character Death Emotional Hurt Emotional Baggage Complete Harry Potter is Bad at Feelings Sad Harry Potter Orphan Harry Potter
Their gravesites weren't new, weren't squeaky clean or shined with the brightest of materials, but old and loved by everyone who knew them and would miss them.But Harry wasn't one of them. He wasn't somebody who knew them. These people were ghosts to...
the world ended when it happened to me

the world ended when it happened to me

Gen
M/M
G
Updated
13.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Regulus Black/James Potter, Regulus Black, Harry Potter, James Potter, Regulus Black & Harry Potter
Tags
Suicidal Thoughts Hurt/Comfort Implied/Referenced Suicide Grief/Mourning Vomiting Loss of Parent(s) POV Regulus Black Sad Regulus Black Regulus Black is Harry Potter's Parent Sad James Potter Sad Harry Potter Song: We Hug Now (Sydney Rose)
Five years ago, Regulus' world fell apart. He's still trying to figure out how to put it back together.  i have a feeling you got everything you wantedand you're not wasting time stuck here like meyou're just thinking it's a small thing that happen...
Belladonna Essence

Belladonna Essence

Gen
G
Updated
13.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Regulus Black, Harry Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Harry Potter & Severus Snape, Remus Lupin & Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter,
Tags
Angst Other Additional Tags to Be Added Past Child Abuse Hurt/Comfort Implied/Referenced Child Abuse Out of Character I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping Slow To Update Abusive Dursley Family (Harry Potter) Severitus | Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Parent Dark Magic How Do I Tag
Harry doesn't remember when exactly he started seeing them...just that they provided him companionship in the cupboard under the stairs. Feeling small and just as helpless in Number 12 Grimmauld Place as those childhood morning nights, he discovers a...
I want to be loved

I want to be loved

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G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Delphi (Harry Potter), Sirius Black/Remus Lupin/Severus Snape, Delphi & Voldemort (Harry Potter), Delphi & Harry Potter, harry potter x horcurxes
Tags
Possessive Behavior Found Family Gay Sirius Black Horcruxes Abusive Dursley Family (Harry Potter) Good Friend Ron Weasley Albus Dumbledore Bashing The Golden Trio Era (Harry Potter) Sirius Black Lives Possessive Tom Riddle Manipulative Albus Dumbledore Sane Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Delphini isn't a child. She has no mother and no father. There is no one that loves her, no one that can hold her or kiss her hurts away. The portrait of her mother is cruel and sadistic, forever caught in the past. Her father's portrait is different...
'Cause all you can think about is what you miss

'Cause all you can think about is what you miss

M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Kreacher (Harry Potter), Original House-Elf Character(s), Augustus Rookwood, Harry Potter/Augustus Rookwood, mentioned Antonin Dolohov - Character, mentioned Narcissa Black Malfoy - Character
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Not Canon Compliant Timeline What Timeline Bittersweet Ending Hurt Harry Potter Sad Harry Potter Sad Augustus Rookwood Hurt Augustus Rookwood
Doomed from the start.
A Loving Shadow

A Loving Shadow

Gen
M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, James Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Neville Longbottom, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Walburga Black, Orion Black, Alicia Spinnet,
Tags
Mpreg Sad Harry Potter Competent Harry Potter Harry Potter is the youngest of three Protective Rabastan Lestrange Smitten Rabastan Lastrange it passes eventualy supportive Black family James Potter is a terrible communicator so are his eldest Corvus just wants to be a grandfather Walburga and Orion will happily shove him out the window
Harrison Lestrange née Potter is the youngest of three children. Despite the Potter family known for it’s closeness and support something clearly went wrong considering the youngest cut ties with the rest of the Potters.Meanwhile Rabastan is dealing...
I'm Alive, I'm Alive, I'm Alive

I'm Alive, I'm Alive, I'm Alive

F/F
F/M
Gen
M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Severus Snape, Petunia Evans Dursley & Harry Potter,
Tags
Angst Hurt/Comfort Albus Dumbledore Bashing Slytherin Harry Potter Harry Potter Needs a Hug Good Tom Riddle Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse Manipulative Albus Dumbledore Protective Draco Malfoy Sane Voldemort (Harry Potter) BAMF Narcissa Black Malfoy Abused Harry Potter
Sometimes, Harry thinks he’s destined to die young.The thought is terribly morbid and devastating for such a young child. He yearns for peace, for escape from the pain inflicted by the Dursleys. Their expectations are a heavy weight on his shoulders,...
My Heart is Like a Haunted House

My Heart is Like a Haunted House

M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Theodore Nott, Theodore Nott/Harry Potter
Tags
Hurt/Comfort Emotional Hurt/Comfort Secret Identity Cuddling & Snuggling Touch-Starved Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter) Harry Potter Needs a Hug Animagus Identity Issues Good Theodore Nott Protective Theodore Nott Hogwarts Fifth Year
When Theo finally manages to achieve his animagus form, he’s both surprised and not to find out that he’s a black cat - considered to be a lucky animal and omen in the wizarding world…He finds himself enjoying the attention that comes with being some...
every step I choose to take begins to set the world aflame

every step I choose to take begins to set the world aflame

M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter/Tom Riddle
Tags
Fluff Magic Other Additional Tags to Be Added Time Travel Protective Tom Riddle Creature Harry Potter Short & Sweet Harry Potter Needs a Hug Protective Harry Potter Sane Tom Riddle Sad Harry Potter No Beta We Die Like Sirius
Tom Riddle wants to become immortal. He will do whatever it takes to achieve it.orTimeTravel!Au where Tom gets accidentally saved by an immortal creature who refuses to leave him alone, after.ORTom and his pet Phoenix (who may not actually be a Phoen...
Losing & Lost

Losing & Lost

Gen
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter
Tags
Angst Drabble Harry Potter Needs a Hug Loss Sad Harry Potter
You never realize how things were until you've lost it and now you're lost too.
Quiet Living

Quiet Living

M/M
Multi
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Molly Weasley, Arthur Weasley, George Weasley, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Luna Lovegood,
Tags
Slow Burn Depression Suicidal Thoughts Hurt/Comfort Implied/Referenced Self-Harm Fluff and Angst Implied/Referenced Child Abuse Childhood Trauma Implied/Referenced Homophobia Self-Sacrifice Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism Healer Draco Malfoy
No one mentioned it when Harry moved in with the Weasley’s after the war had ended, and no one mentioned when Harry moved with Hermione and Ron after they got their own home and life. Whether out of respect or oblivion no one mentioned it.Draco had a...
A friend

A friend

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Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, George Weasley, Angelina Johnson
Tags
Angst Harry Potter Has PTSD Sad Harry Potter
After the war, there’s only one friend Harry can count on always being there.
I can..survive..this..I can..survive..him (I wont)

I can..survive..this..I can..survive..him (I wont)

F/M
M/M
G
Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Past Bellatrix Black Lestrange/Tom Riddle | Voldemort - Relationship
Tags
Forced Marriage Power Imbalance Emotional/Psychological Abuse Forced Relationship Rape/Non-con Elements Body Horror Grief/Mourning Physical Abuse Alternate Universe - Muggle Alternative Universe - Kingdom Alternate Universe - No Powers Body Modification
"Do not be afraid," Tiberius said, attempting a smile. "You remind me of someone dear to me."Horatius looked up, his eyes wide with fear and confusion. "Who, my lord?""My beloved Bellona," Tiberius whispered, a hint of madness in his voice. "You shal...
An Unusual Home

An Unusual Home

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Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy, Voldemort (Harry Potter), Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Severus Snape, Petunia Evans Dursley, Dudley Dursley, Vernon Dursley, Draco Malfoy & Severus Snape
Tags
Nightmares Implied/Referenced Self-Harm Implied/Referenced Child Abuse Adoption Panic Attacks Severitus | Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Parent Nice Draco Malfoy Good Petunia Evans Dursley Sad Harry Potter Severus Snape is Draco Malfoy's Godparent Nice Severus Snape Only for a small bit
When Harry blows Aunt Marge into a balloon he was given a punishment to reside with Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy.(On hiatus)
The Doctor and the Dog

The Doctor and the Dog

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Updated
14.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Grey's Anatomy
Characters
Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Miranda Bailey (Grey's Anatomy), Cedric Diggory/Harry Potter, Cedric Diggory, Miranda Bailey & Harry Potter, Miranda Bailey & Sirius Black, Tucker Jones
Tags
Fluff Angst Humor Feels Family Feels Protective Sirius Black Sirius Black is a Little Shit Cedric Diggory Dies Harry Potter was Raised by Other(s) Sad Harry Potter Potter’s Anatomy Series Post-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Seven years after his death, a free clinic in his name is opened in Seattle, Washington…How did the Black-Duquette Memorial Clinic come to be? How did Sirius Black work his way into notorious hardass Doctor Miranda Bailey’s heart?It wasn’t pretty, it...
I See Dead People

I See Dead People

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Updated
15.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Harry Potter, Original Potter Family Characters (Harry Potter), Dursley Family (Harry Potter), Potter Family (Harry Potter)
Tags
Rating May Change Not Canon Compliant Mental Health Issues Slow To Update Mental Instability Harry Potter Needs a Hug Alternate Universe - Mental Institution Cute Harry Potter Mental Institutions Pre-Hogwarts Sad Harry Potter Naive Harry Potter
It all started when Harry was 3; he started talking seemingly to himself. One day, when he was 6, his aunt and uncle got sick of it and sent him away to St. Nune's Hospital for the Psychotic. He never grew out of it, no matter how hard the doctors tr...
I Promise

I Promise

M/M
G
Updated
15.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Regulus Black, Harry Potter, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Evan Rosier, Lily Evans, Barty Crouch Jr., Pandora Lovegood,
Tags
Torture Sad Time Travel Politics War Death Harry Potter is So Done Albus Dumbledore Bashing Post-Hogwarts dark themes Suffering Morally Grey Harry Potter
Why Did I Hate Her Paisley Curtains?

Why Did I Hate Her Paisley Curtains?

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Updated
15.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley
Tags
Angst Regret Angry Harry Potter Sad Harry Potter Angry Ginny Weasley
Harry awakens to discover that Ginny has disappeared. He wonders if their new curtains are to blame.
Running away was easy, it was everything else that was so damn hard.

Running away was easy, it was everything else that was so damn hard.

F/M
Gen
G
Updated
15.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Molly Weasley, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter, Harry Potter & Molly Weasley
Tags
Past Child Abuse Emotional Hurt/Comfort Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms Childhood Trauma Harry Potter Has PTSD Good Friend Ron Weasley Good Draco Malfoy POV Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship 5+1 Things POV Ron Weasley Harry Needs a Hug
Five times Harry ran away from a stressful situation, plus one time he wanted to but didn't.This occurs in the same universe that the other stories in this series, but they are not in chronological order and you do not need to read any other to under...
Choices Are Made

Choices Are Made

F/F
M/M
G
Updated
15.04.2025
Fandom
Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters
Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Pansy Parkinson
Tags
Angst Established Relationship Hurt Hurt No Comfort Arranged Marriage Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE Arguing Sad Draco Malfoy Sad Harry Potter Established Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
When news breaks that the infamous Draco Malfoy is to be wed to none other than Pansy Parkinson, no one is more shocked to find out than Draco's boyfriend, Harry Potter....Aka, Draco and Harry love each other, but sometimes things don't come that eas...