#fifthyear

Kevin SeifertMar 30, 2026, 06:13 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert, a contributor for ESPN, reports on the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL. Having chronicled the NFL for more than two decades, Kevin commenced work with ESPN in 2008. Formerly, he served as an area correspondent for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. An alumnus of the University of Virginia. Various Contributors PHOENIX —…

By Every Other Name (ao3) - IceLynx

Summary: Harry has an idea on how to make the newspapers stop writing about him.

Changing Tides (ao3) - carpemermaid Pairing: Draco/Harry

Summary: Draco has spent half of his life spouting the things his father has taught him without much thought about how he feels about what he says. When he unexpectedly comes face to face with the Dark Lord, he grapples with the harsh realities of the world and struggles with his changing views on life. Instead of doing what’s expected of him fifth year, he joins Dumbledore’s Army and learns how to defend himself, how to make his own choices, and how he can be something greater than his father’s example as he grows into his own man rather than his father’s shadow. The choices he makes change both his and Harry’s fates, intertwining their paths until they converge.

Don't Come Crying (ao3) - EstelleBlue

Summary: When Harry Potter stepped into the Gryffindor tower after the Welcoming Feast in fifth year, he was confronted by Seamus Finnigan.

Draw Constellations On My Spine (ao3) - actanonverba7 Pairing: Hermione/Draco

Summary: Draco Malfoy is in love with Hermione Granger. Draco Malfoy is in love with her and she is lying in front of him screaming in pain, and there is nothing he can do about it.

Edge of Great (ao3) - DracoWillHearAboutThis Pairing: Draco/Harry

Summary: Harry hadn't planned on snogging Draco Malfoy at the Yule Ball.

But now, he can't seem to forget about it.

Emerald Anarchy (ao3) - Madriddler Pairing: Draco/Harry, Neville/Blaise, Daphne/Theodore, Regulus/James

Summary: The entire Fifth Year students need to get resorted due to an article from the Daily Prophet. Already hated by a smear campaign, Harry finds himself vulnerable in the den of snakes because of course he's the only one of two who gets resorted. Alone in Slytherin, Harry will need to learn how to navigate his new House and along the way discover true friends, a forgotten family, and a truth that will change the world as he knows it. That is if he and Draco Malfoy can spend ten minutes together without arguing.

Evitative (ao3) - Vichan Pairing: Draco/Harry

Summary: In the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn.

Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again. Everyone is confident that he’ll go straight back to Gryffindor, but with what he's been learning, Harry’s not so sure.

Honesty (ao3) - starvingartist_17 Pairing: Hermione/Ron, Harry/Ginny

Summary: Hermione and Ron's love story seen through Hermione's eyes in their Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh years.

Lack of Many a Thing I Sought (ao3) - elle_stone Pairing: Hermione/Fred

Summary: Fred Weasley has the sort of smile she cannot stand: arrogant and almost cruel, depending on the circumstances. He is not charming. He is baiting, laughing, grinning at the wrong moments.

Non Reflective Mirror (ao3) - Angel_of_Gryffindor Pairing: Draco/Harry

Summary: Harry hated spending his summers stuck at the Dursley's, the constant stream of chores and unable to use magic is dull, what isn't dull is Draco Malfoy falling through the bathroom mirror and demanding to be protected. From Enemies to Friends to Lovers while the Wizarding War is rising around them. COMPLETE

on the shore (ao3) - AutumnDeath Pairing: Hermione/Harry

Summary: The challenges of his fifth year lead Harry to reassess his life. Hermione presents a solution that ends up raising more questions. Faced with his inner darkness, Harry seeks clarity but discovers far more than he expected on the shore of the Black Lake.

Paradigm Shift (ao3) - cassiopeia721, Quinntessentially

Summary: Harry undergoes a paradigm shift at the beginning of his fifth year.

prefect rounds (ao3) - insufferableknowitall Pairing: Hermione/Ron

Summary: what happened fifth and sixth year during prefect rounds? what did Ron and Hermione talk about all those nights? Spanning from fifth year to post-battle.

Pyromania (ao3) - maidenking Pairing: Seamus/Ginny

Summary: Seamus really is powerless when it comes to fire, and one particular fiery redhead has caught his eye

(Talk about) Girls and Boys only (ao3) - gaydiangelo Pairing: Seamus/Dean

Summary: “What if,” Dean’s gaze dropped to his best friend’s lips for a second and he gave himself a small nodd. Seamus would laugh if he wasn’t incapable of doing anything at this moment. Even breathing. “the person I want to be this close too isn’t a girl? The decree doesn’t say anything about that.” “No.” Seamus agreed. “It doesn’t.”

Tonsus (ao3) - TessaVance Pairing: Theodore/Harry

Summary: It took the drastic move of Harry cutting his hair and getting rid of his glasses before Severus could see anything else than a mini James. But once he did he realised that he was not the only one blinded to the boy. The rest of the Wizarding world could only see the famed Boy-who-lived. Not the traumatised teen, with a far to heavy burden placed on his shoulders. With the clarity of his new sight he is horrified to see just how much the boy is suffering. When no one else tries to help Harry, Severus steps in.

While I Was Fearing It, It Came (ao3) - willowscribe