Hi, um, I was wondering what your guy's favorite Tomione stories are? And maybe a most popular list?
Hello anon! Sorry it took so long to get this list together. You can check our personal favorites after the jump!
As for the most popular, I would go to fanfiction.net and sort Tom R. Jr. and Hermione G. by favorites and rating if you want to see the most popular ones. On AO3 you can click on the pairing and sort by kudos to see the most popular fics there. Hope that helps!
Update Oct 2021: Many of these are available on both sites so I’ve added some additional links if you would prefer to read there. AO3 will often have a lower word count because ff.net includes author notes in the overall word count.
Somewhere in Time by Serpent in Red
Sent back in time by a mysterious person and trapped in the past with a missing Dumbledore and an overbearing, charismatic Dark Lord, they had no idea how much they could dabble with before the world they had known shattered into pieces. AO3
Tied for Last by Speechwriter
Hermione is killed by Voldemort, and is now dead. Well, sort of. Turns out that death is a little more complex than she knew. Ignores epilogue and last 50ish pages of DH.
Please, Save Me by Winterblume
AU Tomione. No time travel no time turners. - ‘Are you not scared of him? Tom Riddle has got a rather peculiar reputation. But I’m sure it’s all stupid talk. He’s Head Boy after all.’ - ‘What kind of a reputation’ - ‘Er… he's… well, he seems kinda dark.’
Daddy Dearest by Immortal Obsession
Lady Hermione isn’t quite right in the head. Her kingdom resides in a manor full-of-monsters. She has regular conversations with the Devil and fancies a dark knight who wants to kill her in her sleep. If not for the wonderful library, she might have lost her wits completely by now. Instead, she passes the time with music lessons and plots of murder.
Have You Ever by Lady Moonglow
With the war looking bleak, the Golden Trio, Ginny, Draco, and Lavender go back to Tom Riddle’s 7th Year to destroy Lord Voldemort once and for all. What Hermione DIDN’T count on, however, is a shared common room, a curse, and a crazy little thing called love.
Shared Flame by Lady Miya
It all started when two normally clever individuals both had a really lousy day. AO3
Light of the Moon by Maloreiy
King Riddle needs a bride, and he has declared he will marry whoever is smart enough and strong enough to solve his magical riddle.
Fostering a Nightmare by NinjaFairy86
A ten-year-old foster child named Tom Riddle showed up on the Granger’s front doorstep with his social worker in the summer of 1990. Hermione spent the following years adjusting to life with her new foster brother; so, she never realized how often he kept an eye on her. “I’ve always watched you, Hermione; and you’ve always been mine.” [Magical AU] AO3
War Paint by provocative-envy
COMPLETE: It was small, slim, about the length of her hand; the leather cover was soft, the sewn-in binding was crisp, and the thick vellum pages were empty. ‘Tom Marvolo Riddle’ was printed in ancient, flaking gold leaf across the front. He had been a Slytherin, a prefect, and head boy in 1944. She had checked. HG/TR. AO3
Hermione’s Diary by Radiant Innocence
What would happen if Ginny Weasley had never had Tom Riddle’s diary? What if the Horcrux still existed, and was found by Hermione? What happens when the Dark Lord becomes intrigued by Hermione, and pulls her into his past?
Stepbrother by cherry cup
AU. The Grangers adopt a young Tom Riddle, and seal their daughter’s fate forever. Set in the 30s-40s.
Samhain: When the veil’s at its thinnest, the impossible will occur. Up is down, down is up. Everything can be achieved by those the Goddess values. COMPLETE
Unsinkable by Speechwriter
He: a young man long since raised from poverty, now on the verge of inheriting a magnate’s business in the 1910s. She: an impoverished young woman on her way to start a new life in America. In short: Tom Marvolo Riddle, Hermione Jean Granger, and one voyage on the RMS Titanic - and how it would change their lives forever.
“Granger,” He seethed, as if he had any right to be angry while he was covered in blood on her doorstep. “Invite me inside.” Her nails dug into the polished wood of the door and she contemplated slamming it in his face. “Absolutely not.” Modern Vampire AU. Tomione. Also a splash of Drarry because I needed that in my life rn.
A Lovely Night by Meowmers
“Please don’t ask me to dance,” She said, her fingers fluttering across her skirts, “Societal expectations dictate I must, I’m afraid,” He said, and there was something so familiar in the feel of her hand, in the warmth her eyes sent him. CINDERELLA AU THAT LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED FOR BUT I MADE BECAUSE I AM LITERAL TRASH ENJOY Tomione
Quid nove sub sole by LeanaM
“They say history repeats itself, but that is not entirely true. History isn’t circular, it is more like a spiral. Similar events may take place over time, but they are never exactly the same. Sometimes they are smaller. Sometimes they are bigger. Sometimes they start the same, but the result is completely different.” Historical AU. Dark. Tomione/Gin'n'Tonic. One-shot.
Post DH. The world believes Voldemort is gone. But he’s just switched bodies with Harry. Tomione.
(Holy shit, Ariel, leave some for me, ffs!)
The Task by Immortal Obsession
“Riddle is a monster,” she said softly. “Monsters can’t love, you know. They can only destroy.”
Nightmare by provocative-envy
A broken time turner shouldn’t have sent me back so far. It was unprecedented. Stepping on it-smashing it-nothing should have happened. At most, I should have lost a week. At worst, I should have disappeared altogether. I shouldn’t have traveled back fifty-two years;half a bloody century. This should not have happened. HG/TR. AO3
Blood and Gold by ObsidianPen
The true time-turner was slammed savagely into Hermione’s throat. Itshattered against her neck, bits of glass and gold piercing into herskin. The last thing she saw before blackness consumed her was a plumeof metallic dust and vitreous fragments, tiny prisms dancing behind hereyelids.
Addendum: He Is Also A Liar by Ergott
Despite his impoverished circumstances, Tom Riddle always knew he was destined for great things. The ability to travel back and forth through time was a bit of a surprise, though. Also a surprise: the bushy-haired little girl he meets in the future who possesses powers to match hisown. Eventual Tomione; starts pre-Hogwarts.
The Roots of This Tree by Frak-All
Tom Riddle is sixteen. He is also angry, a murderer, and scrambling to salvage his very-well-thought-out plan. Hermione is sixteen. She’s bleeding out on the Ministry floor, and events just get worse from there.
The Devil’s Playground by Heeley (removed)
Look upon the Cursed and count your blessings. Let our Horror-filledlives amuse you. But when you’re tucked up safe and sound in bed, askyourself this: Would you dare enter our Playground? Tomione.
(cracks knuckles Hope you bitches are ready. I’m adding favorites of mine that haven’t already listed. I’m the sucker for Muggle AUs and one-shots.)
Broken Hearts on Canvas by Immortal Obsession
When a terrible turn of events lands Hermione Granger in an orphanage, nothing could possibly get worse. Or at least, nothing could get worse until Hermione meets Tom Riddle, the sulky handsome boy who likes to draw and thinks she’s his newest toy…
The Scientist by uchiha.s
Attraction builds between Hermione and her best friend’s older brother, yet she can’t tear her mind from the mysterious puzzle that is her critical theory professor: Dr. Riddle.
They meet on the playground. Ron told her that if she doesn’t fight for herself no one will ever leave her alone so she’s just trying to follow his advice. “Are you crying?” He asks. She musters all the fury in her 7-year-old body and channels it into her voice when she speaks through the tears. “So what? I’ll still kick your arse.”
Murderer’s Maze by ibuzoo
A new killer causes a worldwide media sensation by committing crimes so depraved, that they’re creating a global panic. Only Special Agent and Consulter Hermione Granger can stop the killer—if she can solve his most complex and terrifying puzzle. Will she see through his game before her time runs out? Or will she lose herself in his maze of terror?
Darkened Desire by Radiant Innocence
Professor Riddle is the newest Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Hermione finds herself steadily becoming attracted to the handsome, brilliant, yet considerably dark man.
“Why are you nervous?” He asked, his eyes still transfixed on the flowers he had begun painting on her skin. “Because I’m naked,” She hissed, trying to will her shaking hand to be still in his grasp. He paused. “You aren’t naked, stop exaggerating.”
She turns back to look at him and he reaches out to take her - but their hands never touch.
Romantic Idealism by Meowmers
She falls in love with him when she’s 12, but by the time she’s 17 she wants him dead. For Tom Riddle, its vice versa.
Never Again by ssserpensssotia
Yes, I’m Hermione. And I know nothing.
The Experiment by thekaramapolice
She entered his shop one rainy afternoon. AO3
“New wearer, your skin is too delicious to resist.
The Dragon Chronicles by Lady Miya
Captured, Hermione offers Lord Voldemort the location of a rare forbidden text in exchange for her freedom. She never thought it would all backfire quite so spectacularly. AO3
Lacrimosa by uchiha.s (removed)
Semi-historical AU with magic. After Draco purchases Hermione as his new concubine, she is thrown in the path of the new composer for the court, Voldemort. And soon she finds herself making a deal with the devil himself…
Colours of a Black Hole by Lemonsmile
Hermione and Tom are the adoptive children of Mr and Mrs Riddle. After being close as children, they drift apart during their years in school. What is the real reason for Tom’s reclusiveness?
(Kyoki likes everything but fluff.)
To both Defy and Define Darkness by Shadowedcries
“That hurt,” The feel of his voice against her ear sent an unexpected shiver down her spine. Hot lace that trickled up her nerves, more inviting than her heart had ever hoped for. Tom laced his fingers through the hair at the base of her neck, then pulled until her neck arched up towards him. “It’s not nice to shoot the man who just saved your life, Hermione.” “It’s not nice to kill people, Tom.” She snarled in return.
His Persephone by Reneehart
Hermione Granger is in a losing war, one causing the world to fall apart at the seams. Ever since the Battle of Hogwarts, things have only grown more dim, with Voldemort creating even more horcruxes and his army growing larger still. The order has been disbanded and those she loved are either dead or soon to be dead. But even when the world is at its darkest, light will find a way to break free, and she may be the key to turning the war around- long before it took a turn for the worst. “1943? And you’d like me to…kill Tom Riddle?” Dumbledore shook his head, that annoying twinkle glowing thrice as bright as before. “No, my dear. I’d like you to join him.”
The Diary by LittleMulattoKitten, weestarmeggie
Hermione was suspicious when she found an old journal amongst her things. Tom was intrigued the night someone else’s handwriting appeared in his diary. Lord Riddle watches his past unfold from Hermione’s side of the timeline to make sure history repeats itself without Albus’s interference. Tomione. Canon shifted up 20 years. No TT/Horcruxes/Prophecy. Eventual Slytherin!Hermione & Slytherin!Harry. Anti-Ron. Anti-Dumbledore. T at first, M later on.
(I love this list. I’m adding some that aren’t already listed above. Also I am a sucker for EPIC length fics.)
The Department of Magical Law Enforcement by devdevlin
What if Voldemort survived the Battle of Hogwarts? Flight instead of fight? Seven years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is appointed to the team given the task of tracking him down. But when an attractive young man, who Harry is strangely suspicious of, is appointed as her boss, things quickly get out of hand...
Building a Mystery by StBridgit
Avoidance of death provides a powerful impetus for Lord Voldemort to use more than one method to stay alive. If the Horcruxes were not his final play, what would happen? Would it be worth the price he will pay? Hermione finds herself out of place and out of time. What will she do when there is nowhere to run? A Tomione pairing that morphs into LV/Hermione. Reviews welcome!
Two Steps From Hell by ssserpensssotia
The road to hell is often paved with good intentions. LV/HG, Complete.
Masters of Manipulation by Nerys
A true manipulator will control the universe, but who will achieve the wanted mastership? Hermione suddenly finds herself opposing Tom Riddle in a quest for knowledge banned by the founders of Hogwarts. Can she stop the heir before he becomes invincible? AO3
Second Chances by Anneeny
Tom Riddle has never been one for mediocrity, so when given the chance, he seeks out the one person able to tell him the future; a blind hag living in the Black Forest of Germany. However, he does not like what he is told one bit. How is he supposed to change it and who the bloody hell does this Hermione Granger think she is?
Madam Umbridge Home for Wayward Girls by LovelyVillain
Hermione’s life takes a dark turn after the death of her parents, leaving her at the mercy of a tyrannical Matron. Her new home is more prison than sanctuary, haunted by ghosts bearing terrible, bloody secrets. Though she’s surrounded by troubled young women, it’s the men in her life who teach her freedom comes at the greatest price of all. Victorian AU, Tomione, Dramione, no triad.
Psychological Warfare by yuwoo
Hermione has never mastered Occlumency, so she blocks her mind with violent thoughts whenever she and Tom Riddle cross paths. One day in History of Magic, she accidentally thinks of his penis while she tries to come up with new torture methods.'Trust Riddle,' Hermione thinks, 'to not bat an eye at maiming and murdering, but the thought of me touching his prick makes him freak out.'
unsphere the stars by cocoartist
When you can’t change time, but you can’t go forward, what is left? Hermione learns how to be the protagonist of her own story. AO3
To A Broken Throne by frozenbeans
It seems that the entirety of the castle has committed her name to memory by the time Tom cares to ask for it. [Knights of Walpurgis Era Professor Granger AU]
Birds of a Feather by babylonsheep
In 1935, Hermione Granger meets a boy in an orphanage who despises fairy stories, liars, and mediocrity. He offers her a deal of mutual convenience, and soon a tentative friendship forms between them, if Tom would ever lower himself to call anyone a “friend”. But whatever they have, it’s something special, and if there’s anyone who can appreciate Specialness, it’s Tom Riddle. 1930’s-40’s Childhood Friends AU.
A Big Ball of Wibbly-Wobbly by Colubrina
The war is over, the good guys have won, and Hermione Granger goes to sleep in her lovely flat only to wake up in 1953 in the bed of someone she’d really much rather were dead. “I’m working on the ‘kill Lord Voldemort now, work out the temporal paradox issues later’ plan,” she tells him. He laughs. AO3
There is only one person Lord Voldemort trusts to guide Harry Potter through the Triwizard Tournament and into his Muggle father’s graveyard at the opportune moment. It is not Barty Crouch Junior. “His name is Professor Riddle, and at least for now, no matter who you ask, nobody knows anything more. Professor Riddle, the new Defence Against the Dark ArtsTeacher.”
Atom Trails by NoFootprintsInSand
The wings of a thousand butterfly effects cut her until she bleeds. AO3
Looking Glass by NoFootprintsInSand
Trapped in a diorama of a dreamscape.
The Art of Secrecy by MrsRen
It had been the perfect one night stand until she, literally, fell face first at his feet and discovered he was her professor.
Her parents had always warned Hermione against getting a tattoo. She probably should have listened to them…
Nothing Like the Sun by talloohlips (orphan_account)
There’s something unnerving about Tom Riddle. Hermione’s never quite been able to articulate just what it is about him that unsettles her so: after all, Riddle’s popular and charming and adored by Hogwarts staff and students alike. Still, she’d swear that there’s something lurking beneath that warmly polite veneer of his, something that lies in wait like a serpent in the dark. But it’s not until her sixth year at Hogwarts, when she rashly confronts him over an unprecedented act of violence, that the full force of Riddle’s chilling regard is abruptly and wholly turned on her.
the business we’re in by SenLinYu
Tom takes pride in his skill set. He’s been developing it from a young age. When he’s chosen for a job, he wants it to be as an acknowledgement that he is the best, that he isn’t being asked to waste his time doing something anyone can do.
What’s going to be challenging about a librarian?
Pendulum by Bowl_of_Face
Post War, Hermione has returned for her final year at Hogwarts. After an odd request opens the Room of Requirement, Hermione finds herself back in the year 1944 in Tom Riddle's final year of school. Despite trying to stay out of his way, she managed to capture the budding Dark Lord's interest.
“Oh, yes, it’s a very rare material, indeed! If you look carefully, you can see the other half of your soul on the other side. Perhaps that of a lucky lady?” Mr. Burke winked conspiratorially.
“How fascinating.” A slow, predatory smile overtook the handsome features of Tom’s face, something flashing in his eyes as they locked on the shadow beside his reflection. “A piece of my soul, you say?”
Hermione has to make an after-hours delivery to Paragon Enterprises as part of a project for work. On the way there, she encounters former schoolmate Tom Riddle.
A loosely Red Riding Hood inspired Tomione fic. Takes place in an alternate (but recognisable) universe, where the two attended Hogwarts concurrently.
Best of Intentions by prankstergangster83
Hermione Granger has always wanted to be accepted. She thought when she found out she was a witch, things in her life would make sense. Feeling just as alone as she did in the muggle world, she loses hope. After coming across an antique in Knockturn Alley, her life changes. This is AU. I only own the new stuff. JK owns the recognizable bits.
The Only Beautiful Thing in the World by speechwriter
Everyone knows that Tom Riddle is the perfect Avatar. An effortless diplomat and prodigious bender, he’s the Fire Nation’s pride and joy.
Strangely, though, Riddle has never been able to access the Avatar State. To that end, Hermione Granger—a Northern waterbending master—has been invited to the Fire Nation’s Royal Palace, in hopes that her qi-therapy techniques will unlock Riddle’s full Avatar power.
No one knows that Hermione Granger is part of a society that has been tracking Riddle’s actions meticulously for years. Hermione knows full well that Riddle isn’t what he seems. She knows what he’s planning to do if he unlocks the Avatar State.
She’s going to make sure that never happens.
this has taken me so long because all my fave fics are listed already??? compiling a list with all of your faves off-limits is so hard! read all of the above fics first esp Blood and Gold and Somewhere in Time, and To Defy and Define Darkness and Renatus and Nothing Like the Sun!
He knew from the moment the little Weasley girl forced her way into his gang that there was going to be trouble. He just always assumed it would come from her army of brothers, not her red-hot pistol of a best friend. Tomione. Greaser AU. M for a reason.
Murky Waters by Nekositting
“Do I frighten you?” Lips pressed against her ear, an arctic wind settling over her spine. It drained her of her warmth, left her with nothing but the chill its words only could evoke in her. “Good—” Hermione’s vision swam, the constant flow of water along her back dissipating into nothing. It was as if she’d been stripped bare. Unmade in that moment. She was only consciousness, only a mind wading through the nebulous unknown. “—Remember this fear, Hermione.”
Youth in Retrospect by provocative_envy
She’s buying a box of condoms when she meets him. “Those are shit, you know,” he says, jerking his chin at the pale purple box in her hand. “Can’t feel anything.” She stares at him for a moment too long. The bell above the door jingles merrily as a rowdy group of schoolboys enters the store. “Excuse you,” she replies, cheeks turning pink.
Imprisoned, Lord Voldemort is considered a threat of the past. His knowledge is desired by many. Yet, his offer is for one person only: Hermione Weasley-Granger.
(JD and i.a. took half of my pile so I struggled for a month and some to compile the following stories below.)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by LovelyVillain
Hermione hasn’t seen Tom since he disappeared from Wool’s Orphanage eight years ago, taking a piece of her heart and soul with him. Until the day he returns, the bloody corpse of Lucius Malfoy at his feet and honey dripping from his lips. British Intelligence Officer Harry Potter leads the investigation to catch a highly skilled killer wreaking havoc across Europe, and Hermione is caught between her heart and conscience. Killing Eve inspired AU
It does not surprise him at all to know that Hermione Granger has come to think herself half in love with him. But it is not to last, and it is that night, on the night of the school’s annual Hallowe'en dinner, that he knows that Hermione Granger’s opinion of him is about to rapidly shift. And how could it not? Because at his feet, there is a dead body and she…She has seen it.
Transcendence by ChapterEight (Tom-centric)
Tom thought that maybe fifty years of utter isolation in a diary was a small price to pay to gain the advantages of being a living Horcrux, even if he was probably a bit mad from the experience. After all, being mad was no impediment to a Dark Lord.
Ring the Bells, That Still Can Ring by sesquipedality
Hermione wakes up from the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in June, 1943. Mind-altering the population of Hogwarts to remember her attending the school since 1938 is definitely an… ambitious… solution, but she can’t help being an overachiever. Exhibit B: enrollment in seven NEWT-level courses, an undertaking impressive enough to pique the interest of the one classmate, she’s most desperate to avoid.
Curious Girl by januarywren
“Hermione.” Her name was spun sugar melting on his tongue.He remembered when her hand had found his, and she looked at up him with docile, trusting eyes. “Curious, little girl.” He’d murmured; impossibly, his finger entwining about hers. “One day, the world will fear you too.” AU | Minister Riddle won’t let go of his ward, Hermione.
The girl with everything, and the boy from nothing by bunnystealsyourcarrots
Tomione Medieval Au where a lord from nothing and nowhere surrounds the castle of a princess with the intent to take everything from her brick by bloody brick.
Elementary, My Dear Granger by DreamingOfAndromeda, Poppyhall
After two years of travelling around the world as a Médicins San Frontiéres trauma surgeon, Doctor Hermione Granger has returned to London. She’s got an ugly scar, a lot of student debt and no flat. Her luck seems to turn when a former St. Mungos professor introduces her to an old friend, Tom. He’s got a shadowy consulting business, a large pet snake and a vacancy at 221B Baker Street.
Fanning Moonbeams by Lenti
She doesn’t believe that the love of her life is truly dead. He just needs to clear the forest. She’s lived her entire life in a town where people are born and buried without ever leaving the valley. Witches and religious heretics are put to death and burned at the stake. When he arrives in town, her days of hiding in plain sight are numbered.
Psychopath by shez_writer
Modern stepsibling AU. ‘Tom Riddle’ is a believable character, designed with the customary tensions of a young man navigating the modern world.
If Tom had any say, he would not be here, but he has only just gained the Gaunt Seat. It is aberrant for one of his status to not possess a Thrall. Or: Tom thinks sex is gross and hates his massive penis. He finds out his favorite color is pink because it’s the color of Hermione’s privates.
He was still an inch beneath her skin.
(So much overlap with everyone else, but here are some that haven’t been mentioned yet.)
Lord Voldemort slithered out of the Veil on New Year's Eve in the year 2000. Still bent on world domination, he decided that Golden Girl Granger would be the perfect accessory on his arm.
The Girl in the Tower by nauticalparamour
Life isn’t the fairy tale Hermione has been told about. Sometimes the handsome prince who comes to rescue you from the tower isn’t the good guy after all.
Tom Riddle discovers that Dumbledore is hiding a girl in Hogwarts. She must be important, though, if he is going through so much trouble to hide her. He intends to find out. Time travel AU.
era appropriate by esotyric
Tom Riddle is pretending to be infatuated with her. Hermione wants to know why.
She had no qualms about attending a wedding alone. And even if she did, she certainly wouldn't want to bring her boss—her attractive, intelligent employer who also happened to be some sort of mafioso. Tomione. M for a reason. Long one-shot. In which Tom is a part of the mafia, and Hermione knows.
Sink So Low (Undercover) by Ciule
“You!” the monster on the throne suddenly barked, and with a sinking feeling, Hermione realized he was pointing at herself.
Bellatrix Lestrange uses dark, sacrificial magic to bring the Dark Lord back to life after Harry Potter has given his life to defeat him. However, asking for a "Dark Lord" turns out to be a tad bit too ambiguous. Baba Yaga is having fun, Godelot is a sadistic bastard, Herpo the Foul brags about his horcrux, Tom Riddle is unimpressed. (Dark)
Come Undone by BrendaBites
It starts with Ginevra and her constant whining about a girl named Hermione, and it only takes one look at said girl to convince Tom he wants her. When Hermione acts indifferent to him, Tom's actions are questionable. Dark AU
Over Your Dead Body by midnight5776
All Hermione wants to do is what’s best for her Tom. He’s her best friend, her protector, her stepbrother. Since the day he moved in, Tom’s looked after her. Now, as Tom’s urge to kill has become too strong to overcome, Hermione is going to do everything in her power to keep him from ever getting caught.
The Art of Genius by WildKitsune
Three years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione is working on a team of healers to help find a cure to a new wizarding disease. An imprisoned Lord Voldemort offers the help of his considerable genius but only if Hermione consents to be his handler.
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