#Hd Erised 2022

[tenthousandyearsx]

Trouble with your tie, Potter? by tenthousandyears

Words: 6.7k Rating: E Category: M/M Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Relationship: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Additional Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Enemies to Lovers, Getting Together, Semi-Public Sex, Idiots in Love, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Feelings, Top Draco Malfoy, Bottom Harry Potter, Exhibitionism, Sexual Discovery, Gryffindor Tie

The last thing Harry expects when Slughorn partners him up with Zabini is Malfoy shooting them furious looks throughout the whole class and then unceremoniously snogging Harry in the corridor.

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[caroll-in]

Harry can't wait to have Teddy back home for Christmas. What he's not thrilled about is the guest his godson invited along...

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🌟 My @hd-erised claim! Drawn for the most darling @bluebutter-art - your comment made my entire month, Babe, I'm beyond happy you enjoyed this story so much!! ;_; Happy New Year!!

🐢 MANY thanks to my stellar betas: @pineau-noir, @slytherco and @pennygalleon (with a special shoutout to Ola for coming up with the name for Minnie's species: she's a New Zealand Prismback Tortoise! ) and to the Erised Mods for making sure our December is always full of fantastic drarry content! <3

[dewitty1]

A True Entanglement

Booktopus @thebooktopus

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Astoria Greengrass Additional Tags: Unspeakable Draco Malfoy, Curse Breaker Harry Potter, Bisexual Harry Potter, Gay Draco Malfoy, Red String of Fate, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Meddling Friends, Getting Together, Forced Proximity, Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, Sharing a Bed, Dom/sub Undertones, Power Bottom Draco Malfoy, POV Third Person, POV Harry Potter, Hung Harry Potter, Rope Bondage, Choking, Breathplay, Drinking, Dubious Consent, Sexual Contact While One Party is Asleep, H/D Erised 2022

Summary:

One moment, Harry was minding his own business, going about his workday, and the next, he found himself being dragged across the Ministry by a red string that had somehow curled up in a pretty little bow around his wrist. A story of fate, smut, falling in love, and a string named Harold.

(*ﾉ´∀｀)ﾉ . * ･ ｡ﾟ☆

Excerpt:

“Feeling a bit peaky, actually,” Harry said upon kicking off his shoes in the entranceway at Grimmauld. “Want to get some takeaway? My treat.”

“Sure,” Draco said, flicking away the rain that had caught them only briefly on the front doorstep. Thunder crashed loudly outside. “Good night for a laze about, anyway. Indian?”

Harry hummed. “Sounds lush. Any special requests? There’s a place up the road that delivers, so we don’t both have to brave the rain.”

“Samosa, naan. Something with paneer; not Vindaloo, please.”

“‘Kay. Let me call it in and then we can head upstairs and slip into something more comfortable.”

Draco raised an eyebrow, and Harry blushed. “I just meant not our work clothes, Merlin.”

Draco hummed knowingly, but let Harry call in their order and dutifully followed him up the stairs without another word. Once in their now-shared bedroom, though, he began unbuttoning his shirt without even turning away.

“What?” he asked, cocking his head with a grin as Harry watched on.

“Nothing. Nothing at all; please, carry on.” Harry collapsed onto the neatly-made bed, making to take off his socks but not removing his eyes from Draco. Inch after inch of gloriously pale skin was revealed to him, the inky black of Draco's magical tattoos swirling over his torso. A burst of flame erupted from a two-dimensional dragon’s mouth, the dragon eyeing Harry warily.

Harry shrugged off his robes and rolled down the sleeves of his button-down, beginning to unbutton his own shirt. His eyes flicked from the tattooed dragon's up to Draco’s, who was watching him with something akin to hunger.

“What?” Harry asked, winking at Draco. He tugged loosely on Harold, pulling Draco’s right wrist away from his task and urging him towards the bed. Draco grinned, stalking to the bed to stand between Harry’s legs.

Harry reached his hands out tentatively, wrapping them around the backs of Draco’s legs. Draco tucked a finger under Harry’s chin, tilting his head up to look at him. “Did you want something?” he asked sweetly.

Harry hummed, sinking his fingers deeper into the meat of Draco’s thighs. “Maybe.”

Draco ran his thumb over Harry’s bottom lip. “You’ll have to ask nicely, if there’s something that you want.”

Harry opened his mouth a bit, brushing his tongue over the tip of Draco’s thumb before sucking it into his mouth. He watched Draco’s smile widen and his eyes go dark. “What a good boy,” Draco said, and Harry shivered, using his tongue to take in more of Draco’s thumb.

Draco pulled his thumb out, spreading Harry’s spit over his bottom lip before inserting his pointer finger into Harry’s mouth. Harry sucked it in, biting down on the fleshiest part gently, then harder. He watched Draco’s eyes and nostrils flare. “Oh, this is going to be fun, isn’t it, darling?” Draco cooed. “What do you want?” he repeated after a moment, pulling his finger out of Harry’s mouth to allow him to respond.

“Kiss me,” Harry breathed, tipping his head back further. Draco’s fingers drifted down and wrapped loosely around Harry’s neck as he leant down. Harry could feel Draco’s breath ghosting over his lips, his whole world whittled down to Draco’s eyes and tightening grip around his neck.

“Good boy,” Draco breathed, finally brushing his lips over Harry’s own. Harry’s eyelids fluttered shut as he allowed Draco to control the kiss, pressing them together again and again. He felt Draco’s tongue slide over his bottom lip and opened his mouth with a quiet moan.

A sharp knock rang out from the floor below, and Harry cursed himself for removing the Fidelius Charm all those years ago. Draco stepped back, releasing Harry and leaving him to flop back on the bed with a half grunt, half groan. “That was fast,” Draco said, sounding frustratingly unflustered.

“Ugh,” Harry replied, palming his half-hard cock through his jeans. He sat up just in time to watch Draco pull a clean muscle tank on.

Draco pulled a t-shirt from a drawer and tossed it to Harry. “Come now, mustn’t keep our food waiting.”

ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

[thehoneybeet]

Erised recs ✨🌹

Erised has been amazing this year and I wanted to make a rec list before reveals! Though I didn't get to every fic this year (nearly a million words is a lot to read in one month), I wanted to give some love to a few works that spoke to me.

You can find all the Erised works here!

The Unknown Door by @amywaterwings (E, 60k): A truly brilliant story featuring a nuanced + varied ensemble cast and Draco realistically unlearning his prejudice. The magical lore in this is gorgeous, and so is the writing style. It's the fic I didn't know I needed, but can't live without.

There is something wrong with the Bellcrest. The heart of the place beats rotten. Everyone says so. Where Draco is a magical property manager, Harry is a recluse, and they’re definitely not hiding from their problems in the run-down flats of the Bellcrest. Not at all. Not one bit.

Once upon a (Wet) Dream by InnerLilith (E, 13.5k): The imagery in this fic is magnetic. It's surreal. The contrast between the dreams and real life makes everything more vivid. It's blisteringly hot. Just go read it.

Once a year, Harry has a very strange dream. Meanwhile, in real life, he’s falling for Draco Malfoy.

the treehouse near primrose downs by @softlystarstruck (M, 14.4k): I can't express how lovely this story is. It's a balm for the soul. It speaks to all the gentle ways to love someone, the longing and joy of it.

Draco and Harry have been roommates for years, so buying a magical house in the countryside shouldn’t be a big difference. But in between fresh loaves of bread and beds of wildflowers, things start to fall into place.

Service Bell by @shiftylinguini (E, 8k): The language is visceral, raw, and this version of wolf Draco is stunning.

Draco is: a werewolf, living in a cabin in the woods, minding his own business, and never going to buy plaid because he's not that much of a fucking cliche (yet). He's also counting down the days until he sees Harry again.

Birdwatching for Beginners by dustmouth (G, art!): Pure delight in image form. The adoration for each other emanates from the art. It's funny. Their faces are so expressive, the moments without words delicate and beautiful.

Draco does his best to sneak out early from Ginny and Luna's Christmas party, only to be cornered by a drunk Harry Potter.

The Inconvenient Death(s) of Harry Potter by @nv-md (E, 33k): Time loop with added stakes. I love this premise an insane amount and the author delivers a brilliant, subversive arc that makes you fall in love with them all over again.

Harry won’t stop dying, Draco’s had too much coffee, and there’s more than enough time for them to make a mess of each other’s lives.

There's also been some other great Erised recs like this one by @sitp-recs and this one by @epitomereally and all of the wonderful recs by @gracerene. If you know of any others feel free to link them in the comments!

🌹 Thank you to the @hd-erised mods for once again putting on an amazing fest. 🌹

[avenueofesc]

An Abstract Courtship

Rated E // 9,323 words.

Content/Warnings:

Post-war, HP: EWE, Harry owns a pub, Artist!Draco, Misunderstandings, Unsuccessful flirtations, Unsuccessful courting, oblivious Harry, Himbo!Harry, meddling friends, social drinking, gift exchange, pining, friends to lovers, idiots to lovers, anal sex, fingering, oral sex, appropriately inappropriate use of a gift, background relationships, ensemble cast

Summary/Teaser:

Blaise looks at him for a moment, considering him with narrowed eyes, before he relents. “Alright, Potter, listen closely—”

“Blaise, you’ve been dating my best mate for nearly four years.” Harry interrupts, relaxing slightly in knowing that he is at least speaking with a friend. “I know you have a ring picked out for him. I think we are well past ‘Potter,’ don’t you?”

“In normal circumstances, I would agree. However, I am not speaking to you as a friend right now.”

“Uh…” Harry frowns. “You’re not?”

“No.” Blaise states matter-of-factly. “Because you, Potter, are a complete fucking idiot.”

Author’s Notes:

Now that reveals are done, I am personalizing my A/N just a bit more. Continue reading for all of the love and thanks that I can give.

Without @orange-peony and @bubble-gumhead I literally would not have completed this. I had a whole different fic outlined but knew I would not be able to do it justice in the amount of time for this fest, despite desperately wanting to write it (I still will, mark my words). Honestly, I very nearly dropped out of this fest because I was sure that I would not be able to create anything worthwhile. But these two helped convince me that I could still write something for my giftee, that it wouldn’t be complete shit, and that I should keep going.

My beta, @m0srael, is a freaking godsend. Mose, I could not have done this without you. I was so worried about this fic, but your editing and suggestions made me believe it was something I could realistically submit. You are, as always, brilliant.

Thank you so much to the mods who were generous with allowing me to put my original idea on pause and start over with something new towards the end (literally a week or two before the deadline!), ensuring that I would be able to submit a completed fic for my giftee. Without your patience, I would not have been able to submit something for Lair. I truly cannot thank you enough.

Finally, to @secretartlair. As I said originally, this is not the fic that I had planned on writing for you. (Trust me when I say I will still write that fic! It just needs more time than I had, unfortunately. It is a fic that I am very excited about, and I want to do the storyline justice.) Being paired with you for @hd-erised was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because you are my friend. And a curse because—fuck—you are my friend. It ended up adding so much more pressure, because I desperately wanted you to get a gift that you deserve and enjoy. I can only hope that I was able to create something that lived up to those expectations.

[goblinmatriarch]

So way back when I was writing The Binding and the Loosing, I asked @skeptiquex for a banner for a different fic and was also talking through this one with her, and she produced this before I even had the title, and it led me to the cheeky mural in the upstairs parlour. Thanks for the help and the banner!

[melcarrianna]

I made a thing! I tried to put as much me in it as possible because a strong creator style was requested so if you’ve seen anything else of mine I’d be shocked if you were shocked it’s one of mine lol (seriously they are like all the same colors 😆.. I may need a new color pallet for. 2023…)

@makeitp1nk I’m so happy you liked it, this is definitely one of my favorite pieces. It was so fun to draw for you especially since we love so many of the same things. And thank you for your big response your comment had me grinning for days 🥰😁🥰

Title: Win-win Artist: @melcarrianna Recipient: @makeitp1nk Pairing(s): Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Rating: Mature Art Medium: Digital Art Warnings/Content: EWE, Established Relationship, Anal Fingering, Clothed Sex, Moving In Together, Sharing Clothes, Fireplaces, NSFW Art Summary: Draco and Harry having recently moved in together are thriving in the “honeymoon phase” of their relationship. But the day Draco moved in Harry ‘lost’ all of Dracos underwear. So now as a punishment Draco spends his free time lounging around the house wearing Harry’s shirts, and only his shirts. Harry sees this as a win-win. Honeymoon phase indeed! Artist’s Notes: I wanted to gift you something that fit the slice of life fluff (with a little added heat) you were asking for and I wanted it to be something that had the warmth of the holidays while being a scene that could take place any time of the year.

I loved bringing this to life for you, it was a work of love from beginning to end and I am excited for you to receive it. I hope that it brings you joy this holiday season! Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

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[pato-roldnart]

The Sound of your Heart | Drarry comic

Here is my @hd-erised 2022 gif for dear @corvuscrowned 

Crow, your comment truly made my day, month, year ♡o(╥﹏╥)o ♥♡ I’m so happy I could bring you some joy and comfort  with this comic when you needed it. Lots of hugs for you! (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

Harry is requested to perform a musical piece for a Great Serpent, it can’t be that hard, right? What he does not expect is having to work with an annoying, distracting, good-looking Draco Malfoy.

Thanks to my betas @anzukero , @teawithpotter and @avenueofesc for taking the time and helping me make this mess something coherent  💜💜

Special thanks to my dear friend and cheerleader  @orange-peony for holding my hand throughout these past months, you made this process more enjoyable. 💜

And thanks to our dear @hd-erised mods for their infinite patience and for organising this fest . 🙈 💜💜

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[oknowkiss]

fic claim: historians

for @shiftylinguini and @hd-erised 2022!

PAIRING: DRARRY RATING: E (masturbation, anal sex, brief autoerotic asphyxiation, degradation kink, Dom/sub dynamics) WORDCOUNT: 30K

Read on AO3 here!

TAGS: Fake/Pretend Relationship, Master of Death Harry Potter, Voice of The Historian Draco Malfoy, Level 9 workplace dynamics, Skiing, Switzerland, A Big Fucking Chalet, Harry Potter Has a Temper, Draco Malfoy Just Wants Coffee, Hairless Cats and the Loving Thereof, Cat Dad Draco Malfoy, Size Queen Harry Potter, It’s Fun to Lie to All of Your Friends Zero Moral Crises Will Ensue

SUMMARY:  It’s the Dumbledore’s Army Reunion Holiday, and Harry’s found himself in hot water with his friends once again, after telling them he has a boyfriend he definitely does not have. In an attempt to fix things, he’s made it his colleague on Level Nine, Draco Malfoy’s problem too. Featuring a ski chalet in Switzerland, a pair of bunk beds, and an agreement that should’ve been simple, were it not for all the bloody feelings getting in the way.

wow!! WOW. thank you so so much to all of the @hd-erised​ mods for hosting such an enormous (and enormously fun!) fest. this was my maiden erised voyage, after watching and reading all of the incredible fics that have come from this fest for years. i can’t believe i got to throw my hat in the ring! AHH.  and to get to write for @shiftylinguini​, who is an unbelievable powerhouse of a writer???? reader, we were BUZZIN. shifty, i meant it in my A/N when i said it was an honor to write for you. a gift!! you said in your claim form you like “unique jobs” and i really glommed on tight to that, so much so that there may have to be a second appearance of The Historian at some point in 2023. 

and none -- NONE -- of this could have happened without @wolfpants​ who read this fic and smashed it up in the absolute best way. this story would not be half of what it is without you wolfie, so thank you for your eagle eye, and your ruthless pen, and for bearing with me as i wrote and edited and cried at you across multiple timezones and countries and weddings. 

to everyone who has read so far, please know i will be crying at you directly soon. i am overwhelmed by the love this fic has received. as a final behind the scenes note: the title and plot are loosely inspired by the song historians by lucy dacus. thanks lucy! 

[dewitty1]

Historians

oknowkiss @oknowkiss

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Cho Chang, Ginny Weasley, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Ernie Macmillan, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas Additional Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, POV Alternating, Master of Death Harry Potter, Unspeakable Harry Potter, Colleagues - Freeform, Fencing, Skiing, Switzerland, Pining, Falling In Love, Getting Together, Group Holidays, bunk beds, Vacation, Drinking, Intoxication, Smoking, Minor Injuries, Panic Attacks, Light Dom/sub, Sub Harry Potter, Masturbation, Choking, Spanking, Anal Sex, Banter, Angst and Humor, Happy Ending, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Minor Cho Chang/Ginny Weasley, Minor Ernie Macmillan/Justin Finch-Fletchley, Past Harry Potter/Original Male Character(s), Past Neville Longbottom/Harry Potter/Luna Lovegood, Drarry in their 30s, Brief Mention of Parental Mental Illness, H/D Erised 2022, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Post-Hogwarts, Muggle Technology, Gay Draco Malfoy, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, Gay Harry Potter, Size Queen Harry Potter, Cat Dad Draco Malfoy, Pets, Cat Puns, Apologies, Dirty Talk, Spit Kink, Name-Calling, Loneliness, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love

Summary:

It’s the Dumbledore’s Army Reunion Holiday, and Harry’s found himself in hot water with his friends once again, after telling them he has a boyfriend he definitely does not have. In an attempt to fix things, he’s made it his colleague on Level Nine, Draco Malfoy’s problem too. Featuring a ski chalet in Switzerland, a pair of bunk beds, and an agreement that should’ve been simple, were it not for all the bloody feelings getting in the way.

Excerpt:

Behind them, a cow mooed.

“Oh,” was all Harry said, returning Draco’s phone.

Draco wanted to Apparate. First to the chalet for his bag, then back home, back to Notting Hill. He wanted to rescue Professor Monday from Pansy’s clutches, bury himself in bed and never come out again. He’d go into work to erase himself from the ledgers The Historian had recorded since he’d been born, and then he’d never be seen again.

The problem was, he couldn’t move. He couldn’t think or speak or swallow even.

His face was warm, his vision dark, his ears hot. He was certain he’d passed out, Another moo echoed from behind him and his brain clicked into gear. He was still standing, a miracle of pure mortification.

His vision was dark because his face was surrounded with Harry’s hair, and his ears were hot because there were hands cupping both of his ears.

He tried speaking and something warm moved on top of his mouth.

He was being kissed.

He was being kissed and he was missing it.

“Mmngh!” Draco said, gathering himself, pushing Harry away.

They stared at each other, breathing heavily, their exhales thick clouds gathering in the cold air between them.

“Do that again,” Draco said.

“Is that a threat?” Harry asked, stepping closer.

“I don’t—I don’t know,” Draco replied.

“Only one way to find out.”

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[thehoneybeet]

My goodness @epitomereally I am stunned by this gift. Not only does it feel incredible on an emotional level to hold a copy of this story in my hands, but the way you bound it is just so pleasing to hold and read. I've spent the last couple of days re-reading it (something I don't do very often with my own fics) and delighting in the size (perfect for holding in one hand), the soft and beautifully dyed bookcloth, and the gorgeous typesetting. I love the wispy design for the title and chapter headings; like fire or ink flowing through water. And I am so incredibly touched by the symbolism of the sewing on the spine. You captured the essence of it beautifully.

I am so glad that you liked the story and honored that you bound it with so much love and care. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Binderary 1 of 3: Everything is Relative to You

Everything is Relative to You by @thehoneybeet

Potter was supposed to have lived. Draco is certain of this. That Potter would no longer walk the earth was tantamount to the sun moving west to east across the sky. If only he could have stopped this from happening, if he’d have known…

It comes to him as ideas often did: too late.

Or, Harry dreams of his past lives, and Draco is in every one.

This was my favorite fic I have read thus far from H/D Erised 2022 — it’s an incredible non-linear story that keeps defying your expectations and the PROSE omg. I am so happy to have bound a copy for @thehoneybeet and myself. I bound this as a part of Renegade’s Binderary 2023 (where we challenge ourselves to make as many books as we can in a month). I specifically focused on some of my favorite fics published in 2022 that I hadn’t already bound :)

This fic is romantic and melancholy and shows two lives twining, diverging, and then coming back together over and over again, and I really wanted to show all that in my bind. I designed a long stitch pattern with two colors of thread with the colors pulling away, but always coming together again, and dyed the bookcloth to fit that moody vibe of the whole fic. Some vibes I had listed out that I tried to stick with throughout the whole design: dancing apart & coming together; the watery depths; elemental; string theory; the boatman who takes people ‘beyond’; and lonely but hopeful. 

This was my first time doing a quarter-legal binding. I love the size; it fits so nicely in my hand. I’ll absolutely bind more fics in this size. Thank you so much for writing this, honey, and so happy to make you a copy!

Materials:

Dyes: Dharma Trading Procion dye

Thread: UberArt on Etsy

Body font: Adobe Garamond

Title font: Signature December

Smoke brushes: XResch on DeviantArt

Endpapers: Craft Consortium Ink Drops in Ocean (my beloved)

[orange-peony]

Drarry (+ background jegulus and wolfstar) I Explicit I 56k I Accidental bonding, friends to lovers, werewolf + Healer Harry, magical portraits restorer Draco, desi Harry discovering his roots, lots of comfort, fluff and smut, plenty of smut, d/s dynamics, knotting.   

Summary: “I’m going to get my scars removed,” Draco announces on a rainy Wednesday afternoon.

“Who are you seeing?” Blaise asks.

“The best Healer out there,” Draco replies with a little shrug. “Harry Potter.”

Here’s my @hd-erised​ fic for @softlystarstruck​!

An enormous thank you goes to my team of betas, @bubble-gumhead​  and @crazybutgood​, who have been absolutely amazing! Additional thanks to my sensitivity reader @curlyy-hair-dont-care​ for being an absolute star and the most amazing cheerleader I could ask for.

I genuinely don’t think I would have managed to get this fic done without the support of @avenueofesc​ (who came up with Benedict Quackerbatch 🦆) @bubble-gumhead​ and @pato-roldnart​, so all the hugs and kudos go to them.

Last but not least, a big big thank you to the @hd-erised​ mods for organising this fest and making it run so smoothly.

Read Constellations on your skin on AO3.

[digthewriter]

The Favourite Periodical

Harry and Draco enjoy reading Teddy's adventures at Hogwarts - something that brought them together and fall in love. | for @fantalfart

[bridenore]

Recs masterlist part two : ongoing fests

I’ve been doing drarry recs posts every week for a while and it’s getting harder and harder to navigate through all theses posts. So here is a masterlist of all the posts I made so far.

Note : the masterlist is now split into three parts. I have apparently reached the maximum number of links you can include in a single post. Part one is here Favorites, authors, themes and length and part three is here Past fests.

Last updated : September 30th 2024 (Added since last update)

Previous update : March 25th 2024

Ongoing Fests (the last edition was held in 2022 or later)

25 days of Harry and Draco : 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014

Big Bangs : HD Reverse Bang 2022, HD Big Bang 2021, HD Big Bang 2018

Draco tops Harry : 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Drarry mini bang : 2024

HD Erised : 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

HD Fanfair : 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009

HD Fangfest : 2022

HD Kidfic fest : 2024

HD Mpreg : 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

HD Owlpost : 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

HD Suds Fest : 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020

HD Wireless : 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

HP Bodice Ripper Fest : 2023, 2022

HP Drizzle : 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019

HP Soulmates : 2023

HP Trans fest : 2023

HP Unleashed : 2023

LCD Drarry : 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

My Bloody Valentine : 2022, 2021, 2019

[m0srael]

It was such a pleasure to help Cav with this story!! It's thoughtful and clever, tender and intimate, and so so enjoyable. Harry and Draco's characterizations are so unique and so compelling, and all the side characters/OCs are delightful! The way that Cav has interwoven the mythology of Eros and Psyche throughout the story--and not just in the flashbacks--is masterful and means that reading this fic feels that much more like a journey. I can't recommend it enough!!

The Hardest Hue to Hold | Rated M | 17k | Read on Ao3

featuring: Draco in the Muggle world, assistant professors, pining, trans Harry, my usual affinity for making them eat and drink their way through the fic

“So,” Harry says, voice uneven. He finds himself in such a strange in-between. He’s never held himself back like this before; never done anything but dive in headfirst, steadily play the game and then win it. He’s faced with a terrifying possibility: rather than just feigning friendship beneath the mask of flirtation, he might actually befriend Draco Malfoy.

Loads of adoration for @m0srael​ and InnerLilith for all their help on this fic. I got back on my quiet and contemplative shit for this one, so if that’s your style then give this a try! Or if you just want to read about Draco and Harry eating gummy worms together. That works too.

Thank you to the @hd-erised​ mods for running this fest!

[epitomereally]

five faves from h/d erised: dec 1 - dec 14

Is there something in the water for Erised? How does everyone write the absolute best version of the fic that they set out to write? I’ve been honestly blown away by every fic that I’ve read so far & it was exceedingly difficult to narrow this rec list down. I am also so behind reading Erised this year, so this is only the first two weeks, despite posting being on week five — can’t wait to tackle the rest of the fest :)

ART: the art created for Erised is out of control this year. I don’t feel qualified to write any art recs but I have loved every single piece. You can’t go wrong with viewing/reading them all, honestly :)

The Hardest Hue to Hold by @cavendishbutterfly (17k, M):

Harry needs to get the hell out of England. So he sets up a teaching assistantship in America, hops on a plane, and heads off to a fresh start. Except there’s a familiar face among the university faculty, and it’s really not the familiar face that Harry wanted. Or at least, it’s not who Harry wanted at first.

You know when you read a fic & you immediately have to put down your phone or computer because you’re so overwhelmed? Like you have a hangover and you can’t read any more fic for a little bit? This fic did that to me. It’s so gorgeous and tender and cathartic as you watch Harry and Draco rediscover themselves and each other.

Historians by @oknowkiss (30k, E):

It’s the Dumbledore’s Army Reunion Holiday, and Harry’s found himself in hot water with his friends once again, after telling them he has a boyfriend he definitely does not have. In an attempt to fix things, he’s made it his colleague on Level Nine, Draco Malfoy’s problem too. Featuring a ski chalet in Switzerland, a pair of bunk beds, and an agreement that should’ve been simple, were it not for all the bloody feelings getting in the way.

Sorry for including two fake dating fics on this list (Fire Meet Gasoline is another incredible one, recced below), but this fic was such a delight! From the incredible use of switching POVs to build tension to Department of Mysteries absurdity (which I am a SLUT for) to Draco & Ron in the hot tub, I couldn’t put it down. This fic alternates between hilarious (Harry unable to log into his email for months) and deeply lonely (both of their work at Mysteries, the red sweater), but always remained light-hearted. It also was one of the hottest fics I’ve read for the fest this year. All the teasing of their ‘fake’ sexual dynamic throughout & then the way it actually played out 🥵

The Binding and the Loosing by @goblinmatriarch (35k, M):

Draco Malfoy is a reclusive academic who works on layered generational magic under the pseudonym Scholar Griseo. When he is contacted by a ‘James Black’ for help with a tricky situation with a magical House, he can’t help but notice the similarities between his potential client and Harry Potter.

Since he can’t exactly refuse to help the Saviour of the magical world, Draco girds his loins and visits Grimmauld Place, where he ends up involved in what he must presume is one of those classic Harry Potter misadventures. Bonding, sentient Houses, domesticity ahoy!

I loved this light-hearted take on accidental bonding & house magic! Despite dealing with some extremely sad material (how Harry has never had a real happy home & doesn’t know how a home is supposed to feel — just rip my heart out), this fic is so funny & generous. It’s also chock-full of incredible details: magical theory & sentient houses (the alarm clocks that sound throughout Grimmauld Place!), Harry as a magical toymaker, Draco as a reclusive academic, and pitch-perfect characterisation for all of their friends (Ginny orchestrating a race between Harry & Draco, Luna’s ability to bridge gaps between friends, & Pansy’s crush on Neville). Come for a gorgeous, growing understanding between Harry & Draco, stay for the hijinks and magical theory :)

Everything is Relative to You by @thehoneybeet (43k, E):

Potter was supposed to have lived. Draco is certain of this. That Potter would no longer walk the earth was tantamount to the sun moving west to east across the sky. If only he could have stopped this from happening, if he’d have known…

It comes to him as ideas often did: too late.

Or, Harry dreams of his past lives, and Draco is in every one.

I don’t even know how to write a rec of this fic; it left me absolutely speechless. It’s a deeply melancholic meditation on loneliness and longing — for a better life, to be a better person, for love. The prose is sparse and elegiac (like “Harry had traded fraught unhappiness for the kind of melancholy that settles in dusty corners, clinging to him and drifting everywhere he goes.”) There is so much to love about this fic: the deft handling of a non-linear story; the casual and thoughtful wandlore; the way this story lingers and then speeds by and somehow covers so much more ground than 43,000 words; and how my expectations about where the story was going were completely subverted. I’ll absolutely be returning to this fic to drink in the richness of the worlds & the love in all of them.

Fire Meet Gasoline by @lettersbyelise (E, 62k):

When Draco’s anger management issues land him in St Mungo’s, he thinks his Quidditch career is over. But Harry, A&E Healer and notorious workaholic, is faced with a similar predicament. To save their jobs, the two of them decide to fake a relationship. All they have to do is convince their friends and employers… and not fall in love in the process. Simple, right?

Another incredible subversion of a classic Drarry trope that I love — fake dating! This fic is super steamy; Draco & Harry’s chemistry rolls off the screen, both physically & emotionally. I love that neither Harry nor Draco start out as perfect, or even well-adjusted, but still suit each other so well & both push each other to be better. This fic will alternately make you laugh out loud, bang your head on the table (because they’re such idiots!), fan yourself, and cry. 

I actually haven’t seen any Erised rec lists cross my dash — if you have one, please let me know & I’ll link it (for my own reference and anyone else’s! I love seeing all the rec lists!). @gracerene is doing so much work reccing Erised fic & art in individual format on her tumblr though & I love all of her recs. @sitp-recs has a lovely list here & @thehoneybeet here.

Happy reading!