Potterlock
Potterlock proper noun: a genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
Proper noun
Potterlock
- A genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
- The same naming technique may be applied to crossovers - stories that combine two or more fandoms together - so in this case Potterlock is a combination of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes fandom.2019, Alena Pospíšilová, "Metamorphosis of Relationships in Harry Potter Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Pardubice, page 33
- Fictional characters star throughout Slash, including Catwoman and Wonder Woman and a wonderful alternate-universe Johnlock/Harry Potter crossover (Potterlock) with Sherlock as a drug-addicted pureblood Slytherin and John a Muggle-born Gryffindor dating Hufflepuff Mary.2019 January 23, Lisa Granshaw, “Slash Brings Familiar And Unexpected Pairings To Life In The Ultimate Fanfiction Play”, in Syfy
Origin of Potterlock
Blend of Potter + Sherlock.
Questions about Potterlock
- What does Potterlock mean?
- Potterlock means a genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
- What part of speech is Potterlock?
- Potterlock is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Potterlock (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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