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On the 24th day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 24: Holiday (vacation)

Title: Löyly by @citrusses

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Explicit | 10.3k words

Summary: Somewhere between the steam of a sauna and the icy waters of the Gulf of Finland, Harry heals from a broken engagement and a failed career. Draco Malfoy helps.

Why I recommend it:

This fic features some of the most beautiful imagery I've read in ages. The entire atmosphere is new and magical and soft around the edges.

Harry and Draco meeting by coincidence in Finland just as Harry is fresh out of an engagement and fresh out of a job, feels like fate. Draco, a travelling writer, has been in Finland for several weeks when Harry shows up, so he takes it upon himself to show Harry some of the sights.

Their relationship all of these years later is comfortable and easy. The banter between them flows freely and lacks any vindictive intent. It's so nice to read these two getting to be soft and genuine with each other for once.

Harry might be dealing with the aftermath of a breakup that left his self-esteem damaged and his magic particularly out of control, but his involvement with Draco doesn't feel like a rebound by any stretch. The care with which Draco engages Harry is something only time and humility could have prepared him for. At one point, Harry withdraws from him very suddenly as a result of the trauma he was left with from his last relationship. Draco swallows both his pride and his cowardice to confront him about it and makes it clear to Harry that there is no one else he would rather be with.

The natural magic of Finland, but specifically the saunas, is very fun and sexy. Reeling from the supercharged magical steam, the sexual tension between them snaps like a twig, and they return to the hotel to have the most fantastically hot sex. I'm such a sucker for original magical theory, so this little foray into the magical world in Finland was so very lovely to experience.

The whole fic left me with a sense of peace and fulfillment at seeing Harry and Draco come together so easily. It left such an impact on me when I read it more than a year ago, that as soon as I saw the prompt for day 24, it popped into my mind and I had to go hunt it down again. This is a reread, then reread again and again fic for me.

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I am obsessed with fictional guys being really weird about each other. Hard at work in the plausible deniability mines. You know those pairings who would jerk each other off before they'd kiss

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On the 23rd day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 23: a crossover or AU fic

Title: Threshold by @kbrick

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Explicit | 126.4k words

Summary: Unspeakable Draco Malfoy finally gets his chance to consult with the Auror Department when a series of mysterious doors covered in runic symbols appear all across the country, only to fade away minutes later. Draco’s eager to help solve the mystery of the doors until he’s partnered with Harry Potter, who still treats him like an enemy.

Things go from bad to worse when the reluctant duo find themselves on the wrong side of a door, trapped in a world where one wrong move might prove fatal. Between the menacing forest creatures and the bloodthirsty ruling class, no place seems safe.

To get home in one piece, Draco and Harry must put aside their differences and learn to rely on one another. Easier said than done.

Why I recommend it:

This fic literally takes place in an alternate universe (mostly).

Auror Harry Potter and Unspeakable Draco Malfoy find themselves trapped in another world where magic doesn't work the way that they had always been taught it did, the flora and fauna can be hostile and they have no Earthly clue how to return to their own. These two begin working on the case of the doors with nothing but irritation and hostility towards each other. It seems to be a benefit to their relationship that Draco is much more preoccupied by his fascination for the ancient magic of this other world than he is with antagonizing Harry. Eventually - specifically after they find themselves trapped in this other world - Harry begins to relax around Draco and they slowly learn to trust each other as the need to lean on the other becomes apparent.

As a massive fan of the Witcher, kbrick built a fantasy world that felt similar in so many wonderful ways but distinctly different and unique. I was physically incapable of putting this fic down until I finished it, the world building is, to date, some of the best I've ever read. The original characters we are introduced to are all so unique and interesting. I grew to become so attached to several of them, and to loathe some of them with every fibre of my being. If you can write a character that I can come to feel either of those extremes for, then you've got yourself an absolutely wonderful character.

Draco and Harry begin to develop a fragile, undefined relationship in this other universe that becomes a terrifyingly huge question mark of a thing as the time to return home draws nearer. When Draco is faced with the choice between returning to his own world - where he continues to struggle with the reputation that the Malfoys were left with after the war - and staying in this strange new world full of opportunity and unknown knowledge where he can essentially start again without the shadow of his past over him at all times, he has a difficult time making a decision.

This fic is so cool because as much as it's a love story, it's also chock full of mystery, adventure, action, tension, wonder and intrigue. The strife that is going on in this other world between the reigning monarchy and the rebels that Harry and Draco take up with is gripping. Harry and Draco both learn to use broad swords and ride horses and it is incredibly hot. The gradual way in which they become anchors for each other in this unfamiliar world feels so logical and rings with a profound rightness that had me in desperate need of a happy ending for them.

This fic sould be a 5 book epic like the Witcher series. I would buy the boxed set and read them until the pages began to fall out. If kbrick ever chooses to revisit this universe, you can bet your ass I will be sat for every single word.

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in the slytherin common room

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On the 22nd day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 22: a series

Title: The Journal of Dreadful Things series by @lilbeanz

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Teen | 319.5k words (ongoing)

Summary: Draco Malfoy's fate is changed when his future-self rather rudely drops in and burdens him with the task of changing the course of time. To save himself and the future of the wixen world. With only an enchanted old journal and his outstanding wit in hand, Draco must do all that he can to change his fate, all the while failing miserably to not fall in love with a certain scar-headed someone.

Why I recommend it:

Lilbeanz is another phenomenally talented author and artist in this fandom! This is a top to bottom time traveling fix-it canon rewrite of the HP series from Draco's POV.

I have yet to fully read this one because I have a complicated relationship with WIPs, but beanz has written up to year 5, and it just keeps getting better and better! The series features bratty, gay disaster Draco, desi Harry (my love), black Hermione (she is everything to me), background ginsy & wolfstar, Draco trying very very hard to be good and Harry being very confused and bisexual throughout.

This is a series that deserves to be printed out, bound, and lined up on your bookshelf. Beanz is on hiatus until the new year, but book 5 will be uploaded fully as a late gift to us sometime then. Everyone say thank you, Beanz!

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mwah

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baby I can be your cluster A you can be my cluster B let's give birth to cluster Cs

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i respect those people who have sideblogs for all their different interests, if you follow me, you’ll just have to accept you’ll be submitted to whatever nonsense i’m into at the moment

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a straight draco malfoy just doesn't sit right with me he's GAY as shit oh my god

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On the 21st day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 21: a fic rated M

Title: S.P.U.N.K. by @my-castles-crumbling

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Mature | 4.3k words

Summary:

When Harry volunteers to be a counselor at Hermione's new summer camp for kids affected by the war, he finds he likes it a lot more than he thought. He also finds that Draco Malfoy, who is working there as part of his community service, doesn't suck at it, either.

He also finds that Malfoy is quite nice to look at in short-shorts and no shirt.

Why I recommend it:

This little fic was hilarious!

Hermione is the director of a children's summer camp that caters to the children left in the aftermath of the war. Harry becomes a counselor for a cabin of kids who have suffered great losses in their families and lives, and Draco is a counselor for the kids who's families were Death Eaters or involved with the wrong side. They each get to play to their strengths in that respect; Harry is able to sympathize with and support the kids who are now orphans or who lost loves ones or suffered at the hands of the DEs and Draco can both understand and challenge the views of the kids who were raised in similar ways to him and hold skewed and prejudiced views of anyone they were taught to dislike or look down upon.

Throughout their largely wholesome summer assignments, Harry and Draco's rivalry continues to go strong. Ron, Hermione, and Pansy are fed up with their ridiculous behaviour and begin scheming to bring out some important of resolution. Pansy and Ron suggest that they lock the 2 of them in a room together until they come to a truce (or the sexual tension snaps like a twig), but Hermione decides that pitting their cabins against each other in a day of friendly competition is the first step.

Eventually, they wind up locked in Hermione's office anyway because Harry and Draco are nothing if not too competitive for their own good.

Throughout this fic, the quintessential wizarding acronyms are so brilliantly comedic. "S.P.U.N.K." stands for "Summer Programme for Underprivileged and Needy Kids" and when Ron suggests that Hermione should have called the program "C.U.N.T.S." she replies that the "Children Under the North Task Scouts" are already down the road. "Fun and Recreational Time" is nicknamed "F.A.R.T." by the kids because, of course it is, and Hermione is just over there being exasperated by it all because she's just trying to run a wholesome post-war summer camp!

The mixture of bittersweet storytelling for the kids who are in attendance at the camp, mingled with lighthearted comedy and that classic, good old fashioned drarry rivalry that comes to a head in a locked room is just beautiful. I keep returning to this fic when I want a little chuckle, and it always lives up to my memory of it. The author managed to work in so many clever little details in a fic that's only 4k, and it's truly what I aspire to as an author myself. Tell the story in as concise a way as possible, but don't sacrifice quality and humor for the word count.

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they are going to put being me in the dsm-6

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Level 1: Porn with plot

Level 2: Porn with social commentary

Level 3: Porn with troubling philosophical implications

Level 4: Porn with maddening revelations of humanity’s place in the cosmos

Level 5: Porn with math

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“whatever the fuck these two characters had going on” is a vastly underrated character dynamic

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"you should be at the club" I should be working on my fanfic

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On the 20th day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 20: a fic with fanart

And I ask you: how about a fic that is fanart?

Title: Grimmauld Roommates AU by @viria

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Alternately, for your consideration:

Title: The Veiled Boy by @meemoop

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Not Rated | 144k words (ongoing)

Summary:

“The black veil signifies membership in a strict pure-blood family,” Hermione began. “These families preach dark magic and the superiority of pure-blood wizards. And the veils are worn solely by women and children under seventeen to conceal their excellence from muggles and muggle-borns. There aren’t many of them today, but they’re there.”

Draco Malfoy, a transfer student from the closed down dark magic school in London, creates a stir at Hogwarts as rumors spread about his notorious abilities to wield dark magic. To ostracize himself further, Draco must wear a black veil to conform to his family’s pure-blood beliefs and duties as a Veiled Wizard.

Harry must unravel the mystery of this enigmatic fifth year student, for he believes the future of peace depends on it. Along the way, Draco is forced to confront his own beliefs about society, morality, and love.

Why I recommend them:

Firstly, in the case of Viria, I don't really feel the need to say anything too elaborate. Read those 3 comics yourself and I promise, you will understand. The art is stunning, the voices of each character are so distinct, and I have never wanted a full-length web comic from anyone more than I do Viria. The plot line is relatively undefined, but basically, Harry and Draco are roommates at Grimmauld Place. They are learning to navigate this arrangement without stepping on each other's toes too much, but nothing between the two of them has ever been simple.

The second part is my favourite one because a) Ginny is an absolute rocket and I am so obsessed with her, and b) Draco's accidental not-confession to Hermione, who is too perceptive for her own good, makes me want to scream.

As for The Veiled Boy - man, the amount of things I could say about this WIP.

Before I get into the fic, may I just reiterate how in love I am with Salmon's drarry art? Their comics are so incredibly fun, and I will never not immediately race to their blog when I see a new upload. Now that that's clear, I also need to stress how unfair it is that Salmon is both a talented artist and author, but the world is so much more beautiful for it.

The premise of the fic is so unique and intriguing. Draco Malfoy is one of a vanishing breed: a veiled wizard. In traditional pureblood society, women and children under 17 must wear a veil to conceal their excellence from muggles and muggle-borns. This story picks up in Harry's canon-adjacent 5th year when Draco transfers to Hogwarts. Art accompanies almost every single chapter, and it is, without fail, spectacular.

Do be warned that cults and cult ideology feature heavily in this one, but as someone who took a class on cults in uni, it's kinda right up my alley. Reading this very eccentric, conservative Draco and ever-devoted Harry slowly and uncertainly falling in love and fighting for each other relentlessly scratches that constant angsty drarry itch in my soul. Draco, beginning to unlearn and even subvert the indoctrination he's been subjected to all of his life, speaks to me on a level of religious trauma that I only recently discovered I had.

I'm really looking forward to finishing this fic, I cannot wait to see how the story wraps up.

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On the 19th day of @hprecfest this fandom gave to me...

Day 19: fanart

Artists: @littlewinnow, @slyssnakes, @quail-in-red, @ratkingpoe, @regretfulcorrine

Title: Azoth by @lol-zeitgeistic | fanart by @frm9pm

Pairing: Draco x Harry

Explicit | 88.7k words

Summary: Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.

Why I recommend them:

Winnow is one of my all-time favourite drarry artists. Baby scorp and werewolf Draco were some of the first things I saw by them, and I was immediately in love. The chibi Draco doodles are, quite frankly, some of the funniest things I've ever seen and obligatory mention of their black cat animagus Harry because I love him, your honour.

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Sly is LITERALLY my most recent obsession. My blog has been taken over by the range of drarry art they draw. Their NSFW stuff is positively steamy, and I'm unhealthily fixated on their pirate AU. I will never not race their blog the second tumblr notifies me of a new post.

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Quail's little comics are so comedic and wonderful. Her Draco is quintessentially melodramatic, and it's always such a treat to see new art. I'm such a sucker for gender bending, I adore her fem!drarry so very very much.

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Poe's NSFW art makes me sweat. They draw one of the prettiest Dracos I've ever seen, and I'm so obsessed with him. He gives very Regina George vibes sometimes, and it's positively sickening. Also, Draco in a mini skirt. That's it.

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Speaking of pretty Draco, Corrine draws such a pretty Draco I've seen multiple people mistake him for a girl, but don't get it twisted, he is just truly the most beautiful boy to exist. And bonus, more fem!drarry because, as I mentioned above, I am so weak for them.

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Bonus fic rec! Azoth is one of my all-time favorite fics and the art by frm9pm had me absolutely losing it.

The most Honourable of Mentions must also go to the artists who drew the holy trinity of Pinterest shirts Harry has now been drawn wearing:

"Don't bully me, I'll cum" by @slyssnakes

"Hard to kill, easy to fuck" by @basiatlu

"Come in me bro!" by @the-forbidden-forest

There were so many other phenomenal artists I wanted to mention, but this post would be approximately 70 miles long, so I'm gonna stop here. If you want to see a multitude of other incredibly talented artists, scroll down my blog or visit my drarry tag!