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Hannah Jones/ “Jaida”

Readers discover that Harry’s grandparents, in the Potter family tradition, meet their fate at the hands of the dark lord Voldemort.

More than 5,000 people have signed up to be automatically notified when Ms. Jones posts a new chapter. Some of the stories include suggestive content and pro-fane language and may not be appropriate for young children.

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Pamela Mogen/ “Pamela Aidan”

The classic Jane Austen novel is retold with a focus on the emotions of Austen’s wealthy, aloof hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy, as he grapples with his feelings for Elizabeth Bennet.

Ms. Mogen’s posted her trilogy, “Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman,” on the Web as a serial and then self-published it. A Simon & Schuster imprint paid her $150,000 for the work and published the first part in the spring; the second part arrives this fall.

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Ervin Anderson/“ErvinV”

Jenny, one of the show’s central characters, who has a history of hurt-ing herself, has checked herself into a mental clinic, where she devel-ops a relationship with a fellow patient with an eating disorder.

Mr. Anderson’s entry was one of seven winners in a “fanisode” contest sponsored by Showtime. He’s entered another contest held by HarperCollins’s romance imprint, Avon, and is looking for a publisher for an original novel he’s written.

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Meredith Elliott/ “mer_duff”

Though the TV drama centers on Dr. Gregory House, many of these stories give his friend, James Wilson, equal billing. In one, a 13-year-old Wilson copes with his rebellious brother and fragile mother.

Ms. Elliott’s stories often explore the friendship between Dr. House and Dr. Wilson—a departure from much of the “House” fan-fiction on the Web, which frequently focus on imagined romantic combinations of characters.

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Not disclosed/”Cassandra Claire”

This series consists of parody journal entries by J.R.R. Tolkien’s charac-ters. One, by the hobbit Frodo, reads: “Day Three: Have agreed to carry Ring to Mordor. In hindsight, probably a bad move.”

Ms. Claire sold an original trilogy, “The Mortal Instruments,” about teenage demon hunters, to Simon & Schuster imprint McElderry Books; the first book comes out next spring. Ms. Claire says she no longer writes fan fiction.

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Megan Harrison/“eponine119”

In one story, the prickly Sawyer, who turns out to be a voracious reader, forms a book club with the other island castaways. “Hey, it’s a deserted island. We’ve got all the time in the world,” he says.

Because many of the show’s central mysteries still haven’t been solved on TV, “Lost” has stymied some fan fiction writers. But this writer, a 31-year-old from Portland, Ore., says speculative writing about what’s to come is part of the fun.

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Michael Mandeville/“Rane”

Each season of Fox’s “24” spans one day in the life of agent Jack Bauer. This 1,800-page series follows him over three separate days as he deals with a nerve gas attack and a corrupt president.

The three-part story was written by a 25-year-old IT worker from Stratford, Conn. who says he’s “on the same wavelength” as the show’s writers. Its action-heavy plot differs from many other “24” fan-fiction stories, which often center on romance.

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Alicia Prevost/“GraveDancer”

Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Shepherd inch toward a romantic reunion in this fan episode. “Basically, surgeons avoid the more complicated bits of life,” Dr. Grey says in one of her signature voice-overs.

ABC’s medical series is a popular category for “shippers”—fan-fiction writers who like to focus on relationships±—because of the TV show’s soapy plotlines. Ms. Prevost is a 21-year-old college student from Ontario.

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Rebecca Busker/“Lucy Gillam”

Ms. Busker imagines what might have happened if the orphaned Dick Grayson, instead of being raised by Batman and becoming his sideck-ick, was adopted by Catwoman.

Ms. Busker, a professor at a community college in Champagne, Ill., wrote this 49,000-word story. Her Dick Grayson has some criminal tendencies, but turns out “a lot less angst-ridden” than the original comic book character.

Finding the Web’s Best Amateur Writing Below, some of the most popular and best-written fan fiction on the Web and where to find it. A cautionary note: Other stories on these sites may contain graphic content—or clumsy writing

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