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[harrydracobang]

Harry/Draco Big Bang Fic & Art: Let's Watch the Flowers Grow (Mature)

Title: Let's Watch the Flowers Grow Author: @orpheous87 Artist(s): @luckynemesis & @peachbabypie Pairing(s): Draco/Harry, minor Theo/Pansy, minor Ron/Hermione, minor Charlie/Male OC, minor Ginny/Blaise Other Key Characters: Charlie Weasley, Pansy Parkinson, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Molly Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Ginny Weasley Rating: Mature Word Count: ~74,700 Era: Post-Hogwarts + EWE Content/Warnings: Fluff, Flower shop/Bookshop AU, Friends to Lovers, Slow burn, Getting Together, Co-workers, POV Alternating, Bisexual Harry Potter, Gay Draco Malfoy, Ex-Auror Harry Potter, Blind Date, Past Harry Potter/Charlie Weasley, Banter, Family Dinners, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Mutual Pining, Draco Malfoy Cooks, Christmas, Cuddling & Snuggling, Grimmauld Place, Valentine's Day, Frottage, Falling in Love, Drinking, Matchmaking, White Lies/Lying/Deception Summary: Harry is the last one of his group of friends that is single. He's happy, but his friends & family worry for him and set him up on blind dates. After turning up to work in a bad mood more than once, Draco convinces him to tell them that he's already got a date and promises that he'll arrange something better. Harry finds that he enjoys the dates so much, that when his friends stop setting him up, he continues to tell Draco that he's been set up. They're falling for each other, but neither can admit it to the other. Until they do. Author's Notes: There were times that I was worried about even making the minimum word count then, thankfully, the plot took hold and away we went!

A huge thank you to the mods for working so hard to bring this fest together! The sheer amount of reading you've had to do up until this point is amazing in itself!

Thank you to my betas @mosrael and @hgh777 for helping this mass of words make sense! I can't thank you enough for volunteering to take this on and for being patient with my lack of contact while I was still writing. Your assistance has been very much appreciated.

Then, to my wonderful, wonderful artists Krysta and Peach for their enthusiasm about the fic and the absolutely amazing artwork they've produced! I fall more in love with the pieces every time I look at them. You've both been fantastic!

And finally, I want to thank M who very generously posted this prompt as free to use. Without you, this fic wouldn't have been possible. I hope it lives up to any expectations you had for it!

Artist's Notes:

Peachbabypie: Hello! Big Bang newbie here but had so much fun with Krysta and Orpheous87 here and this fic is just aesthetic to the max! So honored to have been able to work on this fic with these two amazing creators and really hope y’all enjoy!

StarLeighNight: Getting the opportunity to illustrate for Let's Watch the Flowers Grow feels a bit like a dream! I always wanted to join the Harry/Draco Big Bang, but really doubted if I would be a good artist for the job. I applied on a whim, and I am so glad I did. Working with Orpheous87 and Peach was such a pleasure, and I hope you enjoy reading LWTFG as much as we enjoyed bringing it to life!

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[drarryspecificrecs]

H/D Mistletoe Exchange 2021/2022 : (fics only)

@gwbexchange || official masterpost || AO3 || ∑ = 14 works The Mods

1. bambi by @blue-rose-smalls [M, 32k]

[...] Draco didn't know that Harry Potter would be there too, showing up after years of complete silence in the wizard world. Nor did Draco expect that seeing him would rekindle... whatever it was they had in their eighth year.

2. Christmas in Garland by @prongslover77 [?, 16k]

When driven healer Harry Potter doesn't get the prestigious job he planned for, he unexpectedly finds himself moving to a remote town. He soon warms to the friendly town and its cast of characters, plus an unexpected familiar face, but suspects it's hiding one big holiday secret.

3. Christmas traditions by @harrypotterfanfictionwriter [G, 600]

Draco had many Christmas traditions over the years, but only one is his favorite.

4. Cinnamon, Chocolate, and Pine by StarLeighNight [T, 7k]

After staying at Hogwarts for the winter holiday, Harry just can’t decide how to spend his time. Luckily, he doesn’t need to think too hard - Draco Malfoy decides for him.

5. Harry Potter and the Invasion of the Slytherins by @cavendishbutterfly [T, 6k]

Harry just wanted to bake in peace. [...] Funny thing, Harry doesn't actually mind Draco's company. Not at all.

6. Ice-Kissed by @corvuscrowned [G, 2k]

Professors Potter and Malfoy have very different philosophies when it comes to their teaching styles. Draco, for one, is dedicated to giving his students the best Potions education in all of Europe. Potter is ... Well, Potter keeps taking his Defense classes outside to make snow angels.

7. In the Early Hours by @manixzen [M, 10k]

It started with one night, which turned into months, which turned into years. And then, Harry realized he was in over his head.

8. Lights and Candy, Turning Prettily by @ebbet [T, 10k]

In which Draco Malfoy pretends to enjoy hot chocolate, Pansy Parkinson quotes the Grinch, Greg Goyle enjoys canapés, and Blaise Zabini says what everyone's thinking.

9. My World is Filled with Cheer and You by @withgreatelan [T, 9k]

[...] A whirlwind of Weasleys (plus Luna) will find [Draco] not only with the presents he needs, but also a place to go for the holiday celebration, and a chance to reconnect with Harry and potentially get something he's been wishing for as well.

10. Per my last letter (I hope you choke on it) by @fluxweeed & @lastontheboat [T, 10k]

the one where Harry has writer’s block and Malfoy isn’t helping.

11. This Love is Still Ours by @seekercass [E, 10k]

The distance helps with the bond. It’s not as strong as it used to be during eighth year. Distance makes it dormant, as the healers said many years ago. Ever so often when Draco comes back, it roars back to life whenever he’s near Harry. They mutually agree to stay away. Until they don’t.

12. Wizarding Expectations by reighchama [?, 7k]

Welcome to the First ever interdepartmental Christmas Party between The Auror Department and the newly established Medi-Wizard Department

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✔ other fests in 2021 ✔ fests in other years ✔ GWB Exchanges : Very Drarry Summer Vibes 2020 | A Very Drarry Secret Santa 2019

[harrydracobang]

Harry/Draco Big Bang Fic & Art: Soundless Love (Teen)

Title: Soundless Love Author: @alindakb Artist(s): @luckynemesis & @mad1492 Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, background Lily/James, Sirius/Remus, & Ron/Hermione Other Key Characters: Harry, Draco, Neville, Ron, Hermione, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, Lily Potter, Ginny, Harry’s little sister Iris. Rating: Teen Word Count: ~67,500 Era: Hogwarts 3rd year Content/Warnings: Deaf character, first love, first kiss, gay Harry Potter, Alternative universe – Hogwarts, Hogwarts Third Year, Boy-Who-Lived Neville Longbottom, James Potter & Lily Evans Potter live, Harry Potter has a sibling, coming out, unrequited love, heartbreak, sign language, dementors, Quidditch accident, search for Pettigrew, bullying, meddling, homophobia, internalized homophobia, nightmares, crying, pining, hand holding, child neglect, Harry Potter is not the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry is popular and likes it, Hogwarts Era, POV Harry Potter, Romance, sexual implications/thoughts, 13-year-old Harry Potter, 13-year-old Draco Malfoy Summary: Harry is on his way to Hogwarts together with his friends Ron and Hermione and his adoptive brother Neville for their 3rd year, when they run into crazy Malfoy. Malfoy physically attacks Harry for no apparent reason. In this moment Harry realises that he’s been wrong about Malfoy. He’s not a spoiled brat, who thinks he’s better than everyone, and therefore never speaks. Malfoy is probably deaf, just like Harry’s Uncle Sirius. From this moment, Harry makes it his personal mission to help out Malfoy. Now he just has to convince Malfoy to accept his help.

And then there is the break out of Pettigrew. Harry and Neville can’t have that rat run around free. He’s the reason Neville’s parents are dead and why Sirius lost his hearing. They plan to find him and stop him once and for all. Even though they promise James time and time again that they will leave it up to the Aurors. Author's Notes: The idea for this story came to me about four years ago during a holiday to Namibia and has been stirring around my mind ever since. Making it my project for the H/D Big Bang has forced me to finally put it all down on paper, and I’m glad I did. At first, I wanted to write it both from Harry’s and Draco’s point of view, but while working out the plotline, I didn’t feel I could do Draco justice if I would write from his POV. Draco is deaf in this story, and that took some extra research and diving into a community I don’t know all that much about. I want to thank all the people who helped me polish this story in this regard. I couldn’t have done it without them. I hope that people will enjoy this story and that I don’t offend any people in the deaf community when I’ve gotten things wrong. Please leave a comment or find me on Tumblr if you have issues with how I portray Draco in this story. I’m always open to discuss my choices and learn more.

To add to this, I know that BSL is not the same as spoken English, especially when it comes to grammar. But for readability, all conversations taking place in BSL are written out as you would have it in spoken English.

Then it rests on me to thank my Beta readers, who helped me make sure the story makes sense. I also want to thank @luckynemesis and @mad1492 for their amazing artwork for this story. And finally, I want to thank the mods of the H/D Big Bang for all their hard work to make this fest happen. Artist's Notes: 

mad1492: I really enjoyed drawing for this fic. The train scene marks the beginning of Harry and Draco's story and I really enjoyed illustrating it. Hope you enjoyed the reading as much as I enjoyed illustrating it!

StarLeighNight: What a treasure it was to illustrate for Soundless Love! Bringing the snow fight to life was enjoyable from ideation to creation, and I feel so fortunate to have been a part of such a wonderful project. I want to thank Alinda for trusting me to depict this scene; I can’t wait to read Soundless in its full entirety and fall in love with the characters all over again. ♡

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Christmas in Garland

Author: Prongslover77

Pairings: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter

For: StarLeighNight

Word Count: 16,458

Rating: Not Rated

Content: Christmas Fluff, Inspired by Hallmark Christmas Movies

Warnings: none

Summary:

When driven healer Harry Potter doesn't get the prestigious job he planned for, he unexpectedly finds himself moving to a remote town. He soon warms to the friendly town and its cast of characters, plus an unexpected familiar face, but suspects it's hiding one big holiday secret.

Read it now on AO3!

☃ This work is part of H/D Mistletoe, a Gay Wizard Boys server gift exchange. Please help spread the love by sharing your favorite works and leaving kudos and comments. If you would like to join the GWB, you can do so with this link: here. 🌨

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Cinnamon, Chocolate, and Pine 

Author: StarLeighNight

For: cavendishbutterfly

Pairings: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter

Word Count: 7,979

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Content: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Fluff, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Fairy Lights, Snowball Fights, Shenanigans, holiday fic, Christmas, a little ooc, Mistletoe

Warnings: None

Summary:

After staying at Hogwarts for the winter holiday, Harry just can’t decide how to spend his time. Luckily, he doesn’t need to think too hard - Draco Malfoy decides for him.

Read it now on AO3!

⛄️ This work is part of H/D Mistletoe, a Gay Wizard Boys server gift exchange. Please help spread the love by sharing your favourite works and leaving kudos and comments. If you would like to join the GWB, you can do so with this link: here. 🌨

[alindakb]

It's out for all to read. This story was different from anything I've written before, but I had fun in this universe I've created and I'm already thinking about a sequel that will focus more on Neville. I hope you all like it. And thank you to the lovely artist that created beautiful art to accompany my writing.

Harry/Draco Big Bang Fic & Art: Soundless Love (Teen)

Title: Soundless Love Author: @alindakb Artist(s): @luckynemesis & @mad1492 Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, background Lily/James, Sirius/Remus, & Ron/Hermione Other Key Characters: Harry, Draco, Neville, Ron, Hermione, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, Lily Potter, Ginny, Harry’s little sister Iris. Rating: Teen Word Count: ~67,500 Era: Hogwarts 3rd year Content/Warnings: Deaf character, first love, first kiss, gay Harry Potter, Alternative universe – Hogwarts, Hogwarts Third Year, Boy-Who-Lived Neville Longbottom, James Potter & Lily Evans Potter live, Harry Potter has a sibling, coming out, unrequited love, heartbreak, sign language, dementors, Quidditch accident, search for Pettigrew, bullying, meddling, homophobia, internalized homophobia, nightmares, crying, pining, hand holding, child neglect, Harry Potter is not the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry is popular and likes it, Hogwarts Era, POV Harry Potter, Romance, sexual implications/thoughts, 13-year-old Harry Potter, 13-year-old Draco Malfoy Summary: Harry is on his way to Hogwarts together with his friends Ron and Hermione and his adoptive brother Neville for their 3rd year, when they run into crazy Malfoy. Malfoy physically attacks Harry for no apparent reason. In this moment Harry realises that he’s been wrong about Malfoy. He’s not a spoiled brat, who thinks he’s better than everyone, and therefore never speaks. Malfoy is probably deaf, just like Harry’s Uncle Sirius. From this moment, Harry makes it his personal mission to help out Malfoy. Now he just has to convince Malfoy to accept his help.

And then there is the break out of Pettigrew. Harry and Neville can’t have that rat run around free. He’s the reason Neville’s parents are dead and why Sirius lost his hearing. They plan to find him and stop him once and for all. Even though they promise James time and time again that they will leave it up to the Aurors. Author’s Notes: The idea for this story came to me about four years ago during a holiday to Namibia and has been stirring around my mind ever since. Making it my project for the H/D Big Bang has forced me to finally put it all down on paper, and I’m glad I did. At first, I wanted to write it both from Harry’s and Draco’s point of view, but while working out the plotline, I didn’t feel I could do Draco justice if I would write from his POV. Draco is deaf in this story, and that took some extra research and diving into a community I don’t know all that much about. I want to thank all the people who helped me polish this story in this regard. I couldn’t have done it without them. I hope that people will enjoy this story and that I don’t offend any people in the deaf community when I’ve gotten things wrong. Please leave a comment or find me on Tumblr if you have issues with how I portray Draco in this story. I’m always open to discuss my choices and learn more.

To add to this, I know that BSL is not the same as spoken English, especially when it comes to grammar. But for readability, all conversations taking place in BSL are written out as you would have it in spoken English.

Then it rests on me to thank my Beta readers, who helped me make sure the story makes sense. I also want to thank @luckynemesis and @mad1492 for their amazing artwork for this story. And finally, I want to thank the mods of the H/D Big Bang for all their hard work to make this fest happen. Artist’s Notes: 

mad1492: I really enjoyed drawing for this fic. The train scene marks the beginning of Harry and Draco’s story and I really enjoyed illustrating it. Hope you enjoyed the reading as much as I enjoyed illustrating it!

StarLeighNight: What a treasure it was to illustrate for Soundless Love! Bringing the snow fight to life was enjoyable from ideation to creation, and I feel so fortunate to have been a part of such a wonderful project. I want to thank Alinda for trusting me to depict this scene; I can’t wait to read Soundless in its full entirety and fall in love with the characters all over again. ♡

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