Meanings
- slanglifestyleA genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.
With Potterlock being such a popular crossover amongst Harry Potter and Sherlock fans, it’s no surprise that these characters slot so effortlessly into the four Hogwarts Houses.
2021, Maychen Tyler & Stacey Lannigan, "Sorting BBC’s 'Sherlock' Characters into Hogwarts Houses, MuggleNet, 2 February 20212 more examples
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 33Fictional 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
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Potterlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potterlock
“Potterlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potterlock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Potterlock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Potterlock.
Source: Potterlock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.