"Mrs Figg and the Basilisk" by poosandwichesarecool123HP

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7854001/1/Mrs_Figg_and_the_Basilisk

Oh, you.

"It's Not a Love Potion" by CrystalP374

Did you know that before "Misadventures," I had never, ever read a Harry/Draco fic? Not once. Slash is never something I've actively sought out, and I've always preferred good writing over smut, anyway. But people like what they like, and I can't blame them! I mean, we're all in the fanfic boat, so I can't really afford to throw anyone off.

However, there is such a thing as well-written smut, which is pretty much what this is.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5762449/2/Its_Not_A_Love_Potion

It's smut, but as "realistic" as it can be. It's a bit silly, but the author's totally aware, so it's bearable.

"The DADA Professor" by RJLupinFan

I don't really know what to say about this fic.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4088288/1/The_DADA_Professor

It's about a seventh year student who gets a crush on Lupin while he's teaching at Hogwarts. It's bit hackneyed in some respects, and the writing's rough, but it's charming. It's not about a Mary Sue gushing about a Professor, it's as canon as one of these fics can be, minus one eye-rolling, backbended way of getting Lupin and the student to kiss.

I don't know. There's something to this fic. It's worth reading.

"My Immortal" by XXXbloodyrists666XXX

I don't really need to talk about this story, I just wanted to post it because I genuinely love it. If I had to name my favorite fanfic, this would probably be it.

http://myimmortalrehost.webs.com/chapters122.htm 

"The Misadventures of Draco Malfoy, Ferret" by Saber ShadowKitten

Just ... read it.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2690275/1/The_Misadventures_of_Draco_Malfoy_Ferret

"'The Parallel Worlds' Series" by LouisaB

When I started this blog, I decided to only recommend one fic per author, and that was it. After just a couple of months, I'm already bending the rules, though in my defense, it's for an interconnected series.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3920327/1/Double_Trouble_COMPLETE


http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3959071/1/Triple_Trouble_COMPLETE


http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4072843/1/Trouble_with_a_Capital_T_COMPLETE

I left out one story there - "Catch a Quaffle," technically second in the series, though it has nothing to do with inter-dimensional Marauders as it does Remus/Sirius fluff. And I just don't care about that.

After accidentally opening a portal and finding a parallel universe, the marauders (and Lily!) get into all sorts of adventures and wacky hi-jinks. These fics are actually really well-written, enjoyable, and pretty damn brilliant. The different marauders running around at all times is sure to make you smile. I doubt these fics would be half as popular as they are if it weren't for the RLSB aspect, but I actually feel like that's the weakest part to the whole series.

"The Dating Disasters of Sirius Black" by KaleyK

I was, for the longest time, anti-slash. It was in part because everyone and their dog were writing Remus/Sirius stuff and frankly, I never liked being part of the crowd, and also because it just didn't appeal to me. The chemistry between the pair had never seemed right. I was a big fan of Lupin/Tonks, though, and I was taunted quite a bit about that by "puppshippers" (this was before HBP came out and proved me right, of course).

That said, I loved reading Marauder-era fanfic and, basically, a lot of it was slash. This was the first Remus/Sirius fic that really clicked with me, though. It was the first time I thought, Well, all right, I can buy that, I suppose.

http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/kabeyk/TDDOSB.html

This fic has a great build-up, great character-development all around, nice writing in general. None of it happens too fast, and the Shakespeare parallels endlessly amuse me. This is the example of more-than-bearable slash, and, more than that, it's the example of why stubborn assholes (myself included at one point, I'll admit) shouldn't overlook the genre.