#Warholhp

[lostdrarryfics]

Hey, I'm wondering if you can help me find a completed AO3 fic. Harry was sexually abused during his Hogwarts years by Arthur Weasley, while he stayed at the Burrow. Arthur groomed him when he was young by showing him muggle sex toys in his shed. The fic takes place in the future when Harry and Draco are adults and in a relationship, with flashbacks to Harry's abuse in his nightmares. Harry owns/funds an orphanage where one of the new boys shows signs of being sexually abused and this (1/3🪧)

triggers Harry, so he has to temporarily stop visiting the kids. Harry reveals his abuse to the Weasley's with a pensieve memory of it as proof, which results in conflict between them, as Percy especially doesn't want to believe it. Harry also dated Bill or Charlie in the past and they confirm that he showed signs of acting out the abuse with them by calling them Daddy and crying during sex. Arthur moves out of the Burrow in the end. The conclusion is Harry can finally enjoy physical touch/sex with Draco again, and he breaks down crying when it happens, having been stoic the whole fic. Thank you for your help <3. I won't go into more detail about the abuse aspect in case that's too triggering.

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[drarryficrecs]

Hellooo there!

Could you please rec me some fics that are quite angsty but with happy ending? If it includes a s*icidal or self h*rming Draco then it would be even better

Thank you in advance!

P.s: love your blog sm❤️

Check out my last post! They're allllll super angsty, down-and-out Draco fics. For a bit more variety, I will also include -

● Tell Me A Secret by alexmeg. Rated M, word count 89k. (This fic is one of my new favourites - it is so brilliantly written and angsty and beautiful)

In which the bond is rooted in their emotions, everything goes even more wrong, and Harry is certain that he and Draco could never feel what the curse wants them to feel for each other.

Until Harry does.

● This Year's Love by trishjames. Rated Explicit, word count 84k.

This year’s love had better last, heaven knows it’s high time when you try to make lovers from friends. But Harry Potter realises time and time again that it’s simply not possible for him. And then along comes Draco Malfoy— the ultimate foe on the mend. Whatever will become of them? A story about love.

● The Bucket List by GallaPlacidia. Word count 32k.

Draco will die in six months if he can't get Harry Potter to fall in love with him. Since that's not going to happen, he might as well spend his last days working through his Bucket List. Tap-dancing lessons? Rock climbing? Poetry-writing? Threesomes? Cocaine? Getting to know his adorable cousin, Teddy Lupin? Draco will try them all!

● A Secret History by Warholhp. Rated Explicit, word count 19k.

A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or fogotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his.

● Scenes Of Surrender by Rasborealis. Rated Explicit, word count 16k.

Draco just wants to keep his head down and finish his last year at Hogwarts. He's not supposed to let his mask slip, and Harry isn't supposed to care.

[weeklydrarryficrecs]

Incurable by warholhp

Summary: 

Non-Magic AU. Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. But four years later, he has the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself. H/D and a bit of mentor-Snape.

Word Count: 119473

Link to Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8184169?

My Thoughts: This is the first non-Magic AU I have ever read for Drarry, and I was surprised by how much I came to like this world due to warholhp’s fantastic writing. The pacing of each chapter is excellent, and the subtle way empathy, humor, and humanity are weaved into each sentence still blows me away. I will caution readers that this fic is graphic about the terrible things the Dursleys did to Harry. However, if your heart is ready, I heartily recommend this fic.  Header Art generated by Wombo Dream.

[gameofdrarry]

Wizards Hearts Recs: Modern AU/Non-Magical

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 Black Coffee on a Lonely Night by Femme (femmequixotic) Rated:  Mature Words:  21658 Tags: Cricket, British Politics Summary:  Draco owns a café in the city. Harry's a MP who comes in every morning, newspapers in one hand, BlackBerry in the other, and orders a triple espresso macchiato. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Scribbled Confessions by MotherBooker Rated:  General Words:  9185 Tags: past Harry Potter/Fred Weasley, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Diary/Journal, POV Third Person, POV First Person, Pining Harry Potter, Fluff, Teacher Harry, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Implied/Referenced Homophobia Summary:  Draco finds a diary and discovers that the latest entries are all about him. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 And They Were Roommates by sithsanidala Rated:  Mature Words:  21547 Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Roommates, Mild Language, Mild Sexual Content, Eventual Romance, Bisexual Harry Potter, Physical Abuse, Light Angst, Coma Summary:  Harry Potter has college life all figured out: athletic scholarship, good-looking girlfriend, and his bestfriends by his side. His only problem? His roommate is the most stuck up person he's ever met. And Harry thinks he's falling for him ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Seeking: pet carer for Bartholomew (four-year old rescue greyhound, no special needs) by GallifreyisBurning Rated:  Explicit Words:  14694 Tags: Alternate Universe - Muggle, Dog Carer Harry Potter, Lawyer Draco Malfoy, Fluff, Fluff and Smut, No Angst, Oblivious Draco Malfoy, Running, Pet Ownership - Freeform, Past Draco Malfoy/Blaise Zabini, Getting Together, Mentions of Canonical Character Death, Not Canon Compliant, (in basically any way), Minor Original Character(s), Explicit Sexual Content, Anal Sex, Shower Sex, harry works for draco, but I promise there's no power dynamic involved in their relationship, There's nothing unethical at all I swear, just read it you'll see, HP Fluff Fest 2020 Summary:  When Draco’s boyfriend ends their relationship rather abruptly (and, frankly, extremely rudely), he leaves Draco with full-time responsibility for their rescue greyhound, Bartholomew. Draco loves his dog with all his heart, but the long hours he works at his law firm mean that he can’t possibly be home as much as Bartholomew needs. Enter Sirius Pet Care, an app designed to solve this very problem! When Draco books Harry, he’s relieved at how quickly the man and his dog bond. He’s less relieved by how unexpectedly, distractingly attractive Harry turns out to be… and how Draco’s afternoon meetings keep being “mysteriously” cancelled, meaning that he JUST HAPPENS to be home when Harry comes by. After all, it’s not appropriate to ogle one’s employees… right? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Worlds Apart by QueenyMidas Rated:  Explicit Words:  30561 Tags: muggle, Muggle AU, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Gaming, World of Warcraft - Freeform, Falling In Love Summary:  In a muggle AU, Draco and Harry are left looking for magic in much more virtual places. For the both of them, the PC game World of Warcraft provides an outlet from their lives at school (where they’re both still nasty rivals). When their characters meet in game and a romance blossoms, it’s only a matter of time before they figure out who’s on the other side of the computer screen. You really don’t need to know anything about WoW to read this. Explicit in later chapters. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 We Built This Right by Remy_Writes5 Rated:  Explicit Words:  15344 Tags: Inspired by Yuri!!! on Ice, Alternate Universe - Skating, Ice Skating, French Draco Malfoy, Desi Harry Potter, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, First Time, Fluff, Light Angst, Smut, Getting Together, Enemies to Lovers, Homophobic Language, Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson Friendship, LCDrarry, Anxiety, strained relationship with parents, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Minor Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical Summary:  At last year's Grand Prix Final, Harry had an accident that left him with a lightning scar on his forehead, a concussion and a twisted ankle. Now everyone is waiting to see if his career is over - including former rival, Draco Malfoy. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 You Give Me Feelings That I Adore by rosejoongs Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  2235 Tags: Humor, Alternate Universe- No Magic, modern!AU, Embarrased!Draco, Flustered!Draco, Teasing Slytherin Girls, smitten!Draco, Teasing, Kissing, Flirting, Terrible Innuendos, Aaaand I've Nothing Interesting To Tag, ooh wait, confident!harry, Flirtatious!Harry, Kinda Fluffy, shy!Draco Summary:  There’s a gorgeous brunette standing at the table opposite theirs, grinning and taking the orders of the group of girls sitting there. He’s clad simply in a toga (the uniform here is strange) but damn is it raising Draco’s- And with that his brain comes to a screeching halt. Nope. No. He is not going to become another one of the predators sitting at his table. He is not going to lust after that guy and imagine taking him home and pinning him against the- “Having a nice reverie there, are you, Malfoy?” OR The one where Harry works as sexy-ass waiter in a strip bar and Astoria Greengrass can still bully Draco into going to such bars. Of course, it's not like Draco is exactly left wanting to complain about the ambience when he spots said Greek God in a toga... ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Songbirds of Avebury Manor by Tessa Crowley (tessacrowley) Rated:  Explicit Words:  18237 Tags: Omega Verse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alternate Universe - Victorian, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Omega Draco Malfoy, Alpha Harry Potter, Class Differences, Soulmates, Sexual Tension, Mating Cycles/In Heat, First Time, Knotting, Implied Mpreg, Victorian Attitudes, Well sort of Victorian attitudes, Like Victorian attitudes except A/B/O, It makes sense in context I swear Summary:  Harry Potter presents as alpha at fifteen, and it is supposed to change his life for the better. Instead, it leads him to a beautiful noble omega he cannot have, a political plot he cannot escape, and a threat on his life. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Catfish by QueenyMidas Rated:  Explciit Words:  49525 Tags: Underage, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Catfish - Freeform, MTV Catfish, Falling In Love, travelling, Investigations Summary:  After having gone to high school together and parted bitter rivals, Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter find themselves reunited under professional circumstances. They’re hired to host MTV’s hit show ‘Catfish’, a program dedicated to finding out the truth about online romances when one partner is desperate to meet offline and the other has avoided every attempt at real-life interaction. Fake profiles, lies, and surprising love stories run amuck with Draco as the classic skeptic and Harry as the hopeful believer when they travel the country for the show and become invested in their cases and in each other. American muggle AU. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Dial Tone by firenxe Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  34699 Tags: Texting, text fic, Drarry, non-magic au, AU Summary:  Harry Potter decides to text the number on his arm. Draco Malfoy finds himself woken up by messages. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Boldly Go by ChristineP Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  1895 Tags: Alternate Universe, Non-magic, American!Harry, Humor Summary:  Harry was sure the scowl would have had more force to it if the blond wasn’t dressed in a catsuit reminiscent of Seven of Nine. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Consort: Hummingbird Cirus by Gold-Snitcher (Revenant) Rated:  Mature Words:  78568 Tags: Alternate Universe, no-magic, harem/slave fic, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Betrayal, fist time, Loyalty, Love, Non-Graphic Violence, Romance Summary:  When a rebellion is crushed on the outer-edges of the empire Draco finds among the captives an intriguing youth who joins the men and women of the harem. Can this quiet boy who refuses to admit his name be worthy of the role of Consort? Or is he as scheming as the other occupants of the harem? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Unexpected Turn by Oakstone730 Rated:  Explicit Words:  26812 Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, United States, Road Trips, Mechanic Harry, real estate developer draco, tow truck sex, One Night Stands, American Harry, past Draco/Krum, South Dakota Summary:  English real estate developer Draco Malfoy is in America to find his long lost cousin and escape a scandal. When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, his trip takes an unexpected turn. Non-Magical AU. (Fleeting mentions of Neville/Ginny and past-Draco/Krum) ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Surprising Christmas Present by 100SleeplessNights Rated:  General Words:  6632 Tags: Harry Potter's Cat, Fluff, Meet-Cute, First Meetings, harry has a cat, Christmas Eve, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmates, Romantic Soulmates, First Dates, kind of, Getting Together, Getting to Know Each Other, Christmas Fluff, Artist Draco Malfoy, Alternate Universe - Muggle, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, New Year's Eve, New Year's Kiss, New Year's Fluff, First Kiss, Artist Harry Potter, Artist Lily Evans Potter, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Meeting the Parents Summary:  Harry's cat disappears on Christmas Eve and he goes to find her. In the end he also finds something else he has searched for. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Incurable by Warholhp Rated:  Explicit Words:  119473 Tags: Angst, Alternate Universe, First Time, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Smut, Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Explicit Language, Sexual Content Summary:  Non-Magic AU. Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. But four years later, he has the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself. H/D and a bit of mentor-Snape. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Give Me a Quiet Mind by calrissian18 Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  16260 Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical Summary:  Draco is Weasley’s assistant. Except for the week he’s not. Whose brilliant idea was that again? Featuring offices in Edinburgh, an epic Measley Bromance (that no one will admit exists), several unrequited crushes, fantastical revenge scenarios, coffee snobbery, the dreaded – yet adorable – toddler terror, promises of organ swapping, a play about Scottish history (no one cares), sequins, and the League of Snarky Secretaries! ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 There's No I In Team by JulietsEmoPhase Rated:  Explicit Words:  13389 Tags: Alternate Universe - Muggle, Alternate Universe - Office, Parent-Child Relationship, Babysitting, Getting to Know Each Other, Past Character Death, Smut, Fluff and Smut, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Dom/sub Undertones, Dom/sub Play, Romance, Falling In Love, First Kiss, First Time, Praise Kink, Coming Out, Top Harry, Bottom Draco Summary:  When Draco's babysitter cancels on him, he has no option but to bring his son to work, despite the fact he has an extremely important day ahead of him. Rescue comes from the most unlikely of places, and Draco ends up having a day he never could have planned, or hoped for. Muggle AU, smut. Birthday present! ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Synthetic Bonds by mypetelephant Rated:  Mature Words:  116270 Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Arranged Marriage, Drapple Summary:  Harry has always been the golden boy of Malfoy Corporation, earning the respect of Lucius and the resentment of his high school rival, Draco. But Lucius has a business proposal that involves Harry becoming a Malfoy..by marrying Draco. Non-magic AU ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 When Trust and Truth Collide by silvergalaxy Rated:  Explicit Words:  47374 Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Office Romance, Banter, Mistaken Identity, Misunderstandings, Oblivious Harry Potter, Fluff and Angst, Insomnia, Power Imbalance, Boss/Employee Relationship Summary:  Harry meets Draco for the first time in the employee break room on a boring Wednesday morning and they immediately hit it off. Chance encounters turn into dates, and dates turn into feelings. Oh, yeah. Draco's also Harry's boss. Harry has no idea. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 To the Memory of Love by jamesilver Rated:  General Words:  55952 Tags: Major Character Death long fic, Amnesia, but not, Coma, i really don’t know how to describe, AU, Alternate Universe - Voldemort Wins, kinda ya know like in the beginning, Angst, So much angst, Fluff, Muggle Life, harry in the muggle world, background hermione x ron, background sirius x remus, because this is an au i can do what i want so i day sirius didn’t die okay okay, Hogwarts Eighth Year, But also not, Past Child Abuse, don’t worry the major character death isn’t like draco or harry but it is other people, Horcrux Hunting, alphard black is alive, Happy Ending Summary:  The light was bright as he blinked open his eyes. He was vaguely aware of the steady sounds of beeping. And he felt weird. His mouth felt like it was full of cotton. Strange. He was in a hospital. But it wasn’t St. Mungos. It was muggle. All the technology, it was muggle. “Mr. Potter, you’ve been in a coma for the last seven years. When you were eleven, you took a terrible run face-first into a wall at King’s Cross.” “No, but. But Ron. Molly was there and she...she directed me to. And Hagrid. Hedwig. Diagon.” This was a mistake. This was all a terrible mistake. ____ Or, in which Harry wakes up from a coma in a muggle world at 18, but with all the memories of Voldemort and the war. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Man with the Purple Umbrella by Moood Rated:  General Words:  2251 Tags: Fluff, Drabble, Drarry, Muggle AU, Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés Summary:  Draco Malfoy works in a coffeshop. One day, a man with a purple umbrella walks in, and Draco's life change forever. ❤️ Read on AO3

[drarryspecificrecs]

hi !! could you help me find a fic please? i remember arthur weasley raped harry when he was a kid but something happened to him i think and he doesn’t remember it? when he’s older he starts getting these (dreams?) of it and he tells draco and hermione and they help him tell the rest of the weasleys. they don’t believe him at first and get mad but eventually he convinces him and i think arthur gets sent to azkaban. i also vaguely remember something about harry also being raped by lucius? thanks!

Hello nonnie~ I haven’t read this fic so I hope my lovely followers can help you :)

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ETA: Thank you for your help, @so-yo-little-honda ♥

A Secret History by Warholhp [E, 19k]

A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or fogotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his.   ~ 2007.06

[mfingenius]

Hey, to the nonnie who asked for a dursley fic? theres a lot and the one im thinking of is kinda different but i'd suggest Incurable by warholhp (harry deals with abuse and draco finds out but it's a muggle au)

Thanks for the help babe!!!

[drowninginfanfics]

A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or fogotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his.

WARNING: Referenced sexual abuse of a child

[willtherealdracopleasestandup]

I am sad there are so many triggers in this honestly the writings perfect but read the warnings before you start

5 Chapters | NC-17 | 19.200

Non-Con | Hurt/Comfort | Angst | Romance | Post-War | Post-Hogwarts

A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or forgotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his.

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Long time no see huh? This is definitely not a story for everybody, Harry have some repressed memories which gets triggered by a new kid at his orphanage and they’re not good memories. 

There’s sorta explicit underage rape, a beloved character becomes not so beloved, but it just hurts so good! Poor Harry, my heart bleeds for him but I also just love to see him hurt sometimes. 

[capiturecs]

Memory Loss (Part 1)

One of my favourites tropes, if not the number one, really. Something about them falling in love again--, sometimes without the weight of expectations and history behind, or simply knowing each other [again] for the first time, I love it, even if it's angsty, always with a happy end, of course. Here are some Memory loss fics for you, as I first recced them. In braces the character that lost his memories. :) Please mind the warnings/tags in each fic! Fade to Silver by furiosity (R, 11,2K) Summary: Four years ago, Draco Malfoy disappeared from the wizarding world. This is the story of what happened after that. [Draco] A Secret History or here at AO3 by warholhp (NC-17, 20K) Summary: A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or forgotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his. [Harry] Content/Warning(s): Memory loss, contains descriptions of past child abuse. Blue Vase or here at AO3 by ivyblossom (PG-13, 4,2K) Summary: The war is over; Harry has buried himself in the tedium of a job, Draco has lost himself in stale vengeance. When Harry loses his memory, Draco steps in to tell him an alternate version of their lives. There are lies and then there are truths that only look like lies. [Harry] Charming or here at ff.net by tigersilver (NC-17, 21K) Summary: Harry Potter, Head Auror and respected public figure, has been afflicted with spell-induced amnesia by an unknown assailant. He's recovering nicely after a stay at St. Mungo's but there's this one small problem: it seems he went missing on the night of June 5th and mislaid his Muggle cell phone. Now his best mates are receiving texts 'from Harry' that are all about shagging, whipped cream, handcuffs and blackmail photos. And poetry; truly execrable poetry. Someone's text-stalking Harry, much to his mates' and the Ministry's dismay, and that oddly familiar 'someone' just won't take the hint and naff off. [Harry] I Await Protector by megyal (R, 5,7K) Summary: A snarky Patronus and its even more snarky master insist on disturbing Harry's peace of mind. [Draco] That Which Divide Us or here at LJ (tag) by oldenuf2nb (NC-17, 130K) Summary: Three years after what would have been their seventh year at Hogwarts, the war between the forces of light and Voldemort's minions grinds on. But even within the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix there are vast disagreements over what is good for 'the Chosen One' and his volatile relationship with Draco Malfoy has many on edge. Sometimes even the best intentions can reap disaster. [Draco] Of Fates Entwined: A Story of Love Lost and Found or here at AO3 by taradiane (NC-17, 51K) Summary: Harry Potter vanished without a trace from his home on a warm summer morning in June 2004. This is the story of how a random visit in a cafe on the other side of the world, six years later, proved that the ties which entwine our fates together can never be broken. [Harry] Adrift by dysonrules (R, 13,5K) Summary: This was supposed to be a swashbuckling pirate story. It sort of took a turn into Whaaaaa? but it's now my favorite, so I guess it's not all bad... Anyway, Auror Harry takes a vacation and runs into Pirate Draco. [Harry] Lessons Learned by alaana_fair (R, 15,4K) Summary: James Potter is not what Draco would have expected. But then again, things rarely happen the way Draco expects them to. [Harry] Warning(s): Epilogue compliant Things That Seem by maeglinyedi (R, 22,4K) Summary: A potion gone wrong. A desperate wish. A new future. And a...horse? [Harry] Warning(s): Magical AU Welcome To The Broom Closet by incapricious (NC-17, 23,1K) Summary: Harry thinks he knows how his life will go: Become an Auror. Marry Ginny. Have a family. But then he sees an advertisement in the paper that no one else can see, and his life is turned upside-down. The Broom Closet: you can be anyone you want while you're there, but you won't remember it in the morning. [Harry, Draco – mostly Harry] And We Are At Our Apogee or here at AO3 by angelgazing (PG-13, 5,9K) Summary: Harry doesn't remember and Draco wants revenge, but it doesn't really work out that way. [Harry] Obliviation by dysonrules (R, 26,1K) Summary: When Harry decides to quit Auror Training in order to care for young Teddy over the summer, he has quite enough to worry about without Pansy Parkinson dumping a mute Draco Malfoy on his doorstep. [Draco] Leave the Past Behind  by sesheta_66 (R, 25K) Summary: When Harry is sent undercover to get Draco's testimony against two suspected Death Eaters, he finds Draco living as a Muggle with no memory of his past. Harry, determined to find out who did this to Draco, finds himself enthralled by the magic of the Isle of Skye and fascinated by the stranger he thought he knew. [Draco] Just Another Recollection by misshaphappens (R, 13,2K) Summary: Based on 50 First Dates. Draco’s short-term memory is destroyed from Harry’s dueling spell, causing him to wake up every morning like it’s just the next day. When, in fact, it has been three years. We come in on the morning that Draco wakes up early and finds a Mister Harry Potter in his bed. [Draco] Icarus Rising by ryokoblue (NC-17, 47,7K) Summary: It's the final battle. Harry's on a warpath to destroy Voldemort, but what he finds is a former school rival long ago lost to the past. A former school rival who's no longer human. [Draco] Oblivio Nex by Awe (R, 37,4K) Summary: After taking a powerful potion created for a terrible purpose Harry and Draco lose their memories and soon find themselves surrounded by dark secrets that before blinded them to a different path. [Harry & Draco] An Unforgettable Arse or here at AO3 by lotus_lizzy (R, 10,2K) Summary: A series of mysteriously sealed-off homes stumps detective Harry Black, as do the recurring dreams of a tall blond with a white robe. There is something not quite right, and Harry, with his leather jacket and 1939 BSA motorbike is going to find out. [Harry] Snapshots by elfflame (PG-13, 5,7K) Summary: Draco wakes up in a strange place, with Harry Potter watching over him. [Draco] Blood Red Sky by winterstorrm (NC-17, 21,2K) Summary: When the latest bunch of bad guys seem to be targeting Draco Malfoy, it's Auror Harry Potter who gets sent to Malfoy Manor to investigate. Once there, old emotions are brought to the fore, and nothing is what it seems. [Harry] Warning(s): Past Mpreg.

[sleepydrarry]

Hi Emma! First of all , thank you so much for your recs lists. Thanks to you I read so many great stories. That brings me to this - the link for this fic "Incurable, by Warpolhp" doesn't work anymore. So i was wondering if you maybe know where else i can find it? Thank you.

You are so welcome! Happy to hear this. :)

Alternate link: Incurable by Warholhp (this is a very good but also very sad and angsty fic that will break your heart many times over, so enjoy!)

It’s on LJ, so it’s posted chapter by chapter and it’s not the most comfortable place to read at. I maaay have a copy of this fic in a word doc, in case you or anyone else are interested. If so, send me a message with your email.

[drarryspecificrecs]

Theres this fic where Harry gets sent to a school for delinquent boys because he, I think, attacked his uncle who abused him with a knife, he then gets to go to Hogwarts a few years late, it's a muggle au, he's quite grumpy, befriends Hermione and gets together with Draco. He, I think, tries to run away, gets in a fight and has to go to hospital. Snape is his mentor and there's a court case for snape to gain custody of harry and sue the dursleys for stealing his money. Please and thanks x

I haven’t read this fic so I hope my lovely followers can help you :)

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ETA: Thank you for your help, @stereochromatic  @mybella-102 ♥

Incurable by Warholhp [E, 119k]

Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. But four years later, he has the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself. H/D and a bit of mentor-Snape.   ~ 2007.05

[capiturecs]

Disability and Mental Illness Recs (part 1)

These are stories that touch a number subjects such a depression, mental illness, traumas and disabilities. Broken links have been replaced, and as I've been saying in these backs ups, these fics are posted in the order I fist recced them. Please be careful with the warnings/tags in each story. A Secret History or here at AO3 by warholhp (NC-17, 20K) Summary: A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or forgotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his. Content/Warning(s): Memory loss, contains descriptions of past child abuse. Let's Pretend the War Is Over by pir8fancier (R, 7,9K) Summary: Post war fic. Draco spends his days debating whether or not he's crazy. Harry is the take-away king. [Mental illness - Draco] Content/Warning(s): Serious mental illness. Mention of secondary character death Orbit by Kudra (PG, 1,9K) Summary: Harry's lying in a hospital bed and Draco's not happy about it. [Harry is in a coma] Vale Sanare or here at AO3 by rurounihime (R, 23,2K) Summary: Draco’s world gains a new component, just when he thought he’d sorted everything out. [Neurological damage from seizures] Content/Warning(s): seizures, war injuries The Other Side of Free by khateh (PG-13, 10,2K Word Count: 10,200. Summary: Harry’s career as a Seeker is on the line because of an injury. [Harry is injured during a game, Draco is blind] Renaissance or here at AO3 by dysonrules (R, 33,4K) Summary: Harry wakes from a long slumber to find things terribly changed. [Harry was in a coma] Talk To Me or here at AO3 by saras_girl (PG-13, 15,6K) Summary: When the usual channels of communication are shut down, the most surprising people can find a way in. A strange little love story. [Harry can't see] Midnight on the Janus Thickey Ward by Quill_lumos (NC-17, 31,8K) Summary: After the war Draco Malfoy has been assigned community service to help atone for his 'crimes' He is well used to the graveyard shift at St Mungo's, but his life is about to change forever after a new patient is brought in for treatment. [Mental illness - Harry] A Fruit Tree in Winter or here at AO3 by bryoneybrynn (NC-17, 29,6K) Summary: After failing in his task of killing Dumbledore, life doesn’t go as Draco expected. Sometimes just surviving takes everything you’ve got. And sometimes healing is something you can’t do alone. Story goes AU/AR from the end of Half-Blood Prince. [Harry is hurt] Content/Warning(s): non-explicit references to past torture/violence Partake of Me by midnight_birth (PG-13, 7,9K) Summary: As one of the most promising new Aurors, Harry is devastated to learn that due to a side-effect from losing a small magic-charged part of himself with Voldemort’s death, his body’s ability to recharge magic started to decrease to a point where he now needs frequent magic transfusions. It doesn’t help things that the only universal donor around is his school nemesis, and if Harry has a hope of continuing a career he loves, he will have to create a bond with a person he would rather never see again in his life. But perhaps things aren’t always what they seem and not everything turns out the way Harry expects it to... [Harry has problems with his magic] Draco In Darkness by Plumeria 47 (PG-13, 34,5K) Summary: Following an accident in his seventh year, Draco loses his eyesight. After Harry elbows his way into Draco's dark world, both boys find themselves in a strange new friendship, and they each learn new ways to see each other … and themselves. [Draco is blind] Frame of Mind (Series) by lomonaaeren (R, 149K) Summary: Draco is a PsycheDiver, and his newest patient is Auror Potter, who’s been a pathological liar for over a year—and has just tried to violently end his own life. [Mental Illness - Harry] Reasonable Adjustments or here at AO3 by wench_fics( WeasleyWench) (NC-17, 16K) Summary: The path to self-acceptance is just another reasonable adjustment. [Arm injury, lost of one eye - Harry] Where Draco Is A Statue by orphan_account (author name retracted) (R, 23,6K) Summary: Draco gets turned into a statue at the very end of the war with Voldemort. Five years pass and he wakes up in a completely new world. Harry reluctantly helps him along. I wrote this almost 7 years ago there is a lot of errors i am not even rereading this business. Have fun. [Draco is a statue and can't do magic for portion of the story] The Fortunate Fall by lomonaaeren (R, 28,6K) Summary: Draco's sure he suffered an irreplaceable loss at the end of the war. Harry's not. Content/Warning(s): Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Disfigurement World On Fire by b00kaddict (R, 15,3K) Summary: A mysterious little girl has been leading Draco to attempt more and more dangerous rescues as a fire-fighter. When Narcissa decides that enough is enough, she brings in the last person in the world Draco wants to talk to—therapist Harry Potter. [Mention of mental trauma] Unkissed Kisses and Songs Never Sung by femmequixotic (R, 12,6K) Summary: I sit silently in the shadows, staring at the tiny, pulsing ball of light that tells me my Harry's still alive. [Harry is spell injured] Content/Warning(s): Major character injury Getting There by Rickey by (NC-17, 20,7K) Summary: An attack on Malfoy Manor ends up being not what it first seemed, as Auror Harry Potter finds out.  Hermione Granger-Weasley finds herself appointed as Draco's Healer, designated to work with him, the survivor of a suicide attempt. Taking his first steps down the road of self-healing, Draco discovers that life is worth living, and there's probably room for someone else to share his path. [Mental Illness: Draco] Warning(s): attempted suicide Love Is… or here at AO3 by brief_and_dreamy (NC-17, 13,6K) Summary: This is a story about love. It is not a romance. [trauma] Warning(s): Deathly Hallows situated AU, dark, dub/coerced-consent, pre-story character death (not Harry or Draco) The Curse by Roedhunt (NC-17, 24,1K) Summary: Harry Potter stumbles upon Draco Malfoy one night. It’s a night that will change their lives forever. [Draco is unable to move for a portion of the fic] Warning(s): Mpreg, non-con (not between H/D), dub-con Title: And We Are At Our Apogee or here at AO3 by angelgazing (PG-13, 5,9K) Summary: Harry doesn't remember and Draco wants revenge, but it doesn't really work out that way. [Magic/Memory loss] Title: Obliviation by dysonrules (R, 26,1K) Summary: When Harry decides to quit Auror Training in order to care for young Teddy over the summer, he has quite enough to worry about without Pansy Parkinson dumping a mute Draco Malfoy on his doorstep. [Mental Illness/magic loss: Draco]

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Top 10+ longest fics of 2007

✔ chronologically listed || AO3 || as of 2021.07 (1031 works)

— JAN

1. The Basket Case by Stray [E, 207k]

► Draco Malfoy, age 24, living his life in well-earned comfort and respectability with his wife Pansy Malfoy in his home Malfoy Manor, Denialland. The only thing he lacks in his life is an heir. Reality bites him in the arse.

— FEB

2. The Debt Pregnancy by Threesisters [M, 65k]

► Draco Malfoy is in financial difficulties. He then finds he can inherit a vast fortune. However, he has to provide an heir to the Malfoy geology by natural means and with magical signatures to the founders, before he is 22 years old. Draco is gay! Guess who the only wizard who would fit the bill!!

— MAR

3. Bitten! by SoftlySweetly [E, 161k]

► Draco has to claim Harry to save him; but can the Gryffindor Hero ever love the Slytherin Vampire, and will it work out even if he does?

4. Weremouse by swirly [E, 52k]

►Harry is a weremouse. He was infected by a blood transfusion from a pregnant female weremouse. Not many know about this because of glamours; only a select few, such as Dumbledore, Snape, Lupin and Madam Pomfrey. Due to a Potions accident, he starts changing even more and infects Draco and Snape.

— APR

5. Silver and Gold by @romaine2424 [E, 71k]

►A small, torn piece of parchment reached Harry's hands six months before the end of the war. All it said was, "Save the Wolf." The day after the defeat of Voldemort, Harry makes good on his promise to the wizard who sent the note.

— MAY

6. The Burning Times by DracosDirtySecret [E, 255k]

►At the end of the War, wizarding governments worldwide have reconstructed themselves from the ground up. People from the wizarding world now find themselves co-existing with those from the Muggle world and vice versa. Draco Malfoy finds himself appointed an Ambassador by the new Minister of Magic, Albus Dumbledore, and Harry Potter is teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. This is where life as they know it ceases to exist. [...]

7. Incurable by Warholhp [E, 119k]

► Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. But four years later, he has the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself.

— JUN

8. Ambivalent Lucidity by Sakai Michiba [M, 51k]

► When Draco Malfoy's mental health mysteriously declines, he is placed under the care of the only person he responds to: Harry Potter.

9. Heritage by SoftlySweetly [M, 46k]

► In between falling for a Malfoy and fighting a war, a Creature inheritance and the discovery he's been lied to are just two more additions to Harry's already-large pile of problems...

— JUL

10. Better Than Revenge by Celandine [E, 175k]

► Sometimes an enemy cannot remain an enemy: in Godric's Hollow, Harry has to decide what to do when Draco Malfoy appeals to him for help.

— AUG

11. Two Playboys on the Pitch by Professor McKitten [E, 48k]

��� Harry's a famous Quidditch player. Draco's the Healer for a Quidditch team. They're both known for their wild ways, but what happens when these two playboys meet after several years apart?

— SEP

12. Architects of Memory by lilithilien [M, 115k]

► The battle of Hogwarts changes the wizarding world forever -- but not in a way that anyone could possibly expect. Can Harry put things back to rights when neither his friends nor his enemies remember The Boy Who Lived?

13. Into the Closet by silver_etoile [E, 55k]

► Harry and Draco are stuck in a closet for a night. What's there to do? Fight, of course! And perhaps something else...

14. While you were scheming by cloths of heaven 24 [E, 54k]

►When Harry and Seamus become the only two in their Gryffindor clique without a partner they make a pact: they can't date unless the other does. So what does Blaise Zabini do when he wants to ask Seamus out? He gets the help of his best friend Draco Malfoy of course!

— OCT

15. Bed & Late Night Snack by Stray [E, 50k]

► Something is lurking in the shadows of Knockturn Alley and the Ministry is desperately trying to hush up a 'minor' mishap. Auror Harry Potter feels it is his job to get to the bottom of the things, and it doesn't help that the one who should be to his aid apparently has his own agenda. The chase begins… but is Harry the hunter or the one being hunted? ★ H/D Holidays : summer 2007

16. That Which Divides Us by @dianacopland [E, 126k]

► Three years after what would have been their seventh year at Hogwarts, the war between the forces of light and Voldemort's minions grinds on. But even within the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix there are vast disagreements over what is good for 'the Chosen One' and his volatile relationship with Draco Malfoy has many on edge. Sometimes even the best intentions can reap disaster.

— NOV

— DEC

17. Family Means More Than Blood by WingsofaDream [M, 394k]

► A prophecy made in 1975 dramatically changes the life of the boy who should have been known as Harry Potter.

18. Forty Days by frances potter [M, 62k]

► In the forty days leading up to Christmas 1997, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy get to know each other.

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Angst Recs (part 1)

Broken links have been replaced and as many as I've found link to AO3. As I've been saying, these fics are in the order I first recced them, updating all the lists will take a while, but I'm getting there. :) Please mind the warnings in each fic, either in the header or the tags. <3 A Secret History or here at AO3 by warholhp (NC-17, 20K) Summary: A secret history is a version of history at odds with commonly accepted historical narrative, a history claimed to have been deliberately suppressed or forgotten. Harry Potter, struggling to make a life for himself after the war, is about to discover his. Content/Warning(s): Memory loss, contains descriptions of past child abuse. Says The Magpie To The Morning (Sorrow, Take Your Own Advice) by femmequixotic (NC-17, 34K) Summary: It's terribly bad form, sleeping with your ex when you're still half in love with the bastard. Content/Warning(s): infidelity The Uninvited Guest by winnett (NC-17, 20K) Summary: Harry is cursed with an undeniable need by a spell gone sour by age and disuse, and only Draco can calm his uninvited guest. Content/Warning(s): dubious consent (sex pollen of sorts) Bad Company or here at Skyehawke by furiosity (NC-17, 9,7K) Summary: Throughout the war's duration, Harry had imagined a lot of things about its end. Just not this. The Third by samaelthekind (NC-17, 17K) Summary: The war is over, and Draco finds himself drawn to Harry, even though he hates himself for what he's become. Something has to change, or break, and soon, and Draco's pride touches off more than he could have expected. Content/Warning(s): dubious consent For Whatever Ails You by frayach (NC-17, 17,9K) Summary: It’s Christmas Eve and everyone has to write a poem telling the deepest truths of their hearts. With Amortentia no longer coursing through their veins, what will Harry and Draco have to say to each other? The Promise by frayach (NC-17, 4,5k) Summary: Draco made two promises that pulled him in opposite directions. He can only fulfil one. Stone of Hope by dm_p (R, 5,5K) Summary: Draco Malfoy, a prisoner in Azkaban, has been accused of kidnapping and murdering Pansy Parkinson. Auror Harry Potter fights to prove his innocence. As Souls From Bodies Steal By femmequixotic (NC-17, 41K) Summary: Hope may be found in the oddest of places, even in the bleakness of winter. Warning(s): suicide of minor character, past non-con/rape Coins by inell (NC-17, 2,6K) Summary: Coins make a certain jingling sound whenever they are tossed onto the top of a wooden bureau. Warning(s): Prostitution That Which Divide Us or here at LJ (tag) by oldenuf2nb (NC-17, 130K) Summary: Three years after what would have been their seventh year at Hogwarts, the war between the forces of light and Voldemort's minions grinds on. But even within the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix there are vast disagreements over what is good for 'the Chosen One' and his volatile relationship with Draco Malfoy has many on edge. Sometimes even the best intentions can reap disaster. A Good Man by rickey_a (NC-17, 27,5K) Summary: Harry’s not sure what he wants to do with himself after the war. Making Draco Malfoy into a good man sounds like a promising idea, but the truth is that it’s a journey for two. Warning(s): a bit dark but it evolves, non-con/dub-con w/remorse, slavery and lemon bars Every You, Every Me by daftfear (NC-17, 49,8K) Summary: I thought I had already hit the lowest point in my life, but as the universe seems intent on proving, I was wrong. The only thing that could possibly make this worse is Potter. And more Muggles. Warning(s): Drug use, attempted rape, violence, angst Rising From The Ashes by oldenuf2nb (R, 31K) Summary: Draco Malfoy never knew that he was, for a short time, Master of the Elder Wand. He also never expected to be saved from a fate worse than death by Harry Potter, of all people. But when "The Chosen One" chooses not to save his father, Draco sets out on a course to either reclaim the wand or make Potter pay, or both. Better Off This Way by silentauror (R, 6K) Summary: It's a week before Harry and Draco's 2-year anniversary, and the fights have gotten worse than ever before. This Day by umbralin (NC-17, 11,4K) Summary: There are days that just pass you by, and there are days that could change everything. And sometimes you can’t tell the difference. Unintended by furiosity (NC-17, 21K) Summary: Every little thing between them had been unintended, accidental, fortuitous. Warning(s): Voyeurism, wanking, orgasm denial, Parseltongue, seduction, cock worship, bondage, some dirty talk, slight ambiguous consent, mild D/s. Powerful Men by frayach(R, 8,9K) Summary: The Battle of Hogwarts was lost, but after ten years of tyranny and terror, Harry Potter has finally defeated Voldemort. Slowly, those who suffered the most under Voldemort’s reign – the half-bloods, the Muggleborns and the blood traitors – emerge from their enslavement, literally and figuratively, seeking refuge and comfort and healing from a group of volunteers, organized by Harry’s friend Hermione Granger, working out of the half-ruined St. Giles-Without-Cripplegate Church. New friendships are kindled, laughter shared, and secrets spoken, and all the while a bell tolls. The final message from one man to another, whose deepest secret only now does he understand. Warning(s): Rentboy; off-stage mayor character death; and frank discussions of bodily functions, torture, grief, death and love. Getting There by rickey_a (NC-17, 20,7K) Summary: An attack on Malfoy Manor ends up being not what it first seemed, as Auror Harry Potter finds out.  Hermione Granger-Weasley finds herself appointed as Draco's Healer, designated to work with him, the survivor of a suicide attempt. Taking his first steps down the road of self-healing, Draco discovers that life is worth living, and there's probably room for someone else to share his path. Warning(s): attempted suicide A Hundred Visions and Revisions by oflights (R, 11K) Summary: Harry doesn’t really like remembering. As he’s grown older, he’s found that discovering or creating or even making things up are all much less painful than remembering.

[sleepydrarry]

Do you have any recs where Snape plays a parental role as well? I know he's not popular but thought I'd ask.

Wellllll, let’s just say you’ve come to the right person then because I happen to have a serious thing for mentor!Snape (i.e. when he takes care of Harry and/or Draco instead of doing what he did in canon). So yes I do have recs!

Drarry + mentor!Snape recs

• Cunning and Ambition by MinaAndChao (371k)Harry Potter has found out he’s a wizard and is on his way Hogwarts. He is found by a boy on the train. Who knew one simple sentence and one simple gesture could change history? A Slytherin!Harry AU.(I love Harry and Snape’s relationship ship in this, it’s beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking. It’s made me cry rivers. This is my favorite mentor!Snape.)

• Secrets by Vorabiza (411k)Beginning with Draco’s unexpected arrival at the Dursleys, Harry’s summer after sixth year becomes filled with activity and many secrets. As his summer progresses, Harry generates several unexpected allies as he finds himself actively becoming the leader of the Light side. (I’m a big fan of the way this author writes the characters, most especially Snape and Harry. They’re great in this, how they develop this deep trust.)

• Chaos Theory, by Tessa Crowley (102k)Chaos: when the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future. One gene varies, one neuron fires, one butterfly flaps its wings, and Draco Malfoy’s life is completely different. Draco has always found a certain comfort in chaos. Perhaps he shouldn’t. (The memory of this fic kills me on a regular basis. I lovelovelove the parental role Snape takes for Draco in it and later also Harry. Beautifully done.)

• Malfoy Flavor by Vorabiza (222k)Harry’s ready to banish the Golden Boy image and take charge of his life. Unfortunately for him, or fortunately, there are surprises in store for him. (Fic aesthetic by me featuring Snape from this fic. He’s actually Harry’s father in this. I know, I know, but don’t knock it ‘til you try it. Personally, I love this.)

• Incurable by Warholhp (125k)Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus’s Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. Four years later, he takes the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself. (This fic is soul-crushingly sad but also amazing. Harry is so precious and inspires such protectiveness from Snape, who starts to care for him.)

• Draco’s Boy by empathic siren (186k)A mysterious little boy named Harry moves in next door to Draco Malfoy, and he’s determined to make him his friend and learn all of his secrets. Years later, he’s determined to make Harry more than a friend. (Agh, I love how Snape takes Harry under his wing in this and teaches him about their common interest, plants. Such a sad fic, such a beauty.)

• A Thousand Beautiful Things, by geoviki (104k)Draco Malfoy struggles with changed fortunes, shifted alliances, an ugly war, and an unusual spell, with the help of a concerned professor, an insightful house-elf, and an unexpected Gryffindor friend.(Snape is the only one Draco has to turn to in his time of need. He trains Draco to survive as a spy and they grow very close, it is lovely to read.)

• Right Hand Red by lumosed_quill (73k)‘Harry felt Malfoy’s breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory. Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy. Malfoy felt inevitable.’(Snape discreetly providing Harry with guidance and advice is my fave. I love how he’s there for him in this fic, grooming him to become his successor.)

Bonus:

• Azoth by zeitgeistic (88k)Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for 8th 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.(He’s not really parental in this, more of a colleague, but he’s great. I feel like this Snape truly acts his age, he has the recklessness/ambition of youth.)

[sleepydrarry]

umm hey do you know any drarry collage au fics?

Ohh, tough one! The first one here is a college AU, the others are earlier school years. I’m afraid I don’t have many non-magical favorites. I’m also dedicating this rec to @scorpiussmalfoy who requested very very slow-burn non-magical Drarry fics. This prompt works for this list as well.

Drarry + muggle school AUs

• to be where I’m going (in the sunshine of your love) by theweightofmywords19k. “He imagined Draco’s smile, all gums and slightly crooked teeth, his hair slicked back with Pacific water, and he knew: he’d travel as long as he’d need to if it meant he’d see that face. If it meant that Draco would hear the message he’d been carrying for so long. Maybe he didn’t have to travel the road alone anymore.” Draco and Harry go on a road trip together. It’s about the journey, not the destination.(I was fine, you know, until THAT SCENE when I just lost it and was suddenly sobbing into my pillow. The feels in this one. Pining all over the place!)

• Worlds Apart by QueenyMidas (30k)In a muggle AU, Draco and Harry are left looking for magic in much more virtual places. For the both of them, the PC game World of Warcraft provides an outlet from their lives at school (where they’re both still nasty rivals). When their characters meet in game and a romance blossoms, it’s only a matter of time before they figure out who’s on the other side of the computer screen. (Okay, so I’ll admit I have a big weakness for love stories where the characters first meet online. This is that, Drarry style, so of course I love it. I don’t know the first thing about WoW but I thoroughly enjoyed this!)

• Incurable by Warholhp (125k)Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus’s Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. But four years later, he has the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself.(This hurts so much. Prepare for A LOT of angst. I love this fic because it provides such an interesting insight into Harry’s psyche, it goes so deep and it hurts so bad. He’s so strong and he’s fighting and he’s an absolute sweetheart that I want to protect. One of those fics that really stay with you.)

• Draco’s Boy by empathic siren (186k)A mysterious little boy named Harry moves in next door to Draco Malfoy, and he’s determined to make him his friend and learn all of his secrets. Years later, he’s determined to make Harry more than a friend. (AGHHH THIS ONE BROKE MY HEART SO MANY TIMES. Poor sweet baby Harry deserved so much better. So much angst. It’s amazing though.)