ApothecaryDragon

🐉 Writer 🐉 Lover of Dramione 🐉 Slytherin 🐉

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The Edge of the Loom Chapter 8 Update!

The Edge of the Loom (39,694 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 8/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

We are back with Narcissa in this chapter!

With two special surprises 💚 Including an easter egg from my other story What the Manor Kept

I hope you all enjoy!

Summary: A retelling of canon—rewoven from bloodlines, buried magic, and the quiet defiance of two women who refuse to let the future be written without them. POVs: Helen Granger, Narcissa Malfoy, (and when they’re old enough) Hermione and Draco. Our story begins in the Spring of 1981…

[apothecarydragon]

Finished with work a little early today. Edits time!! Time for a visit to the Dagworth-Granger cottage.

[apothecarydragon]

The past few months have been very productive on the writing side, even if editing has moved a little more slowly.

The next six chapters of The Edge of the Loom exist now—and they fill in a stretch of the story I didn’t realize I wanted to linger in when I first drafted this arc. I’m really excited to start rolling them out and hope you’ll enjoy spending that time there with me.

And for readers of What the Manor Kept: I’ve made some headway there too. I’m tentatively planning to write to the halfway point before posting, so there’s a stronger buffer and (fingers crossed) much shorter waits between updates.

(Also, somewhere in the middle of all this, my brain decided to latch onto an entirely original spy story after showing my daughter the Britney Spears music video for Toxic.)

[apothecarydragon]

Novel November

I'd planned to post more frequently, but here we are! Week 1 coming in under target word count (~8000), but I'm honestly just happy to have words down.

I've been trying to work through these new chapters in my Dramione pre-canon fic The Edge of the Loom. It's been a real challenge. This story just lives in my head, playing out all the time. The problem is, I keep getting deeper details. So here my original outline had me much further in the timeline as I approach chapter 10... and now I have all of this new storyline that I'm digging through. I love it, but it's slow going.

Which brings me to what got words flowing... because what I really needed was a new idea. But it's just tumbling (lol) out of me. So I'm going to let the words take me where they go. A sort of war-era dark(ish) romance. I can see it as Dramione, but I can also see it with original characters... I've been drafting with Dramione in mind. So I'm thinking I'll start here and maybe down the line it will evolve into an original story too.

[apothecarydragon]

Novel November

Signed up for Novel November like I don’t already have three open docs, six unfinished chapters, and a coffee dependency. Let’s see if I can make words happen — fanfic, original, or otherwise.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[marlinspirkhall]

[tahthetrickster]

who wants to see the worst thing ive seen this week

[tahthetrickster]

too bad, im showing you anyway

[arsondotpng]

a non-photoshopped picture of someone actually wearing them, for your viewing pleasure

[melonisopod]

[xleomustdiex]

THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY @hellsite-hall-of-fame

[apothecarydragon]

Chapter Update - What the Manor Kept

What the Manor Kept (16014 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 3/10 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Bill Weasley

Additional Tags: POV Draco Malfoy, Virgin Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug, Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings, Touch-Starved Draco Malfoy, Enemies to co-workers to lovers, Slow Burn, Sentient Magical Houses (Harry Potter), Malfoy Manor (Harry Potter), Blood Magic, Rituals, Curse Breaking, Curse Breaker Hermione Granger, Sex Magic, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Consent, Non-Sexual Intimacy, and sexual intimacy too, gothic vibes, not horror, graphic violence is flashbacks and memories, HEA

Summary: After more than two years in Azkaban, Draco Malfoy returns home to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. But Malfoy Manor is unraveling—its magic fractured by dark rituals, broken oaths, and the echoes of atrocities. Hermione Granger, now a leading curse breaker, is sent to stabilize the Manor before its collapse becomes catastrophic. She has the tools to repair it. She’s just not entirely convinced it deserves saving. Teaming up with Draco Malfoy means re-evaluating everything she thought she knew—about legacy, about magic, and about him. To heal the house, they’ll need more than incantations. Some rituals require trust. Some demand truth. And once the Manor accepts a bond, it doesn’t let go. OR Draco Malfoy has to lose his virginity to save his house, his legacy, and the ley line that runs directly beneath it. No pressure. Shame he used to call the curse breaker a Mudblood. Written for the Deflower Draco 2025 challenge on AO3 and tumblr.

[apothecarydragon]

Calling All Writers and Artists, The Dramione Music Fest is now Open! Entries due Sept 1st!

The Musical Mandrakes are proud to present our first ever Dramione Music Fest!

This event will be held on AO3 and will be open for sign ups from today to August 15. All writing and artwork entries will be due September 1.

Results will be announced on September 15.

Our theme is Dramione Playlist.

To view prompts please visit our AO3 collection.

For writers, please note that each prompt has a maximum of two written entries and only one entry is permitted per person. These tend to fill up quickly, so claim a prompt as as soon as you can

Whether you are writing or creating art, choose a song and be inspired

For complete rules and guidelines, please read: Dramione Music 2025 Guidelines

For updates, join our discord group, The (Writing) Room of Requirements, or add u/adk8rr on discord to join.

Wishing you all the best of luck!

- Musical Mandrakes

ada.kiara, MJade, Wanderess_Wonder, withallspeed

[arivdnee2]

something about those “let snape be ugly! in the books, he's described as ugly. he is pale and has long hair and a hooked nose. he is UGLY!” posts are really off putting. i understand the sentiment that not all characters have to be attractive but why are you associating those features with ugly? why do you assume that for me to call him attractive i have to take away any of those features? i know what he looks like and i think it's hot! sorry harry has bad taste that's not my problem.

[apothecarydragon]

The Edge of the Loom Chapter 6 Update!

The Edge of the Loom (27033 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy

Characters: Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Original Granger Family Characters (Harry Potter), Helena Potter-Helen Granger, Rodger Dagworth-Granger, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Harry Potter, James Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Charlus Potter, Dorea Black Potter, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Andromeda Black Tonks, Ted Tonks, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, Theodore Nott, Neville Longbottom, Weasley Family (Harry Potter)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Slow Burn, very slow - they're toddlers when the story starts, Found Family, Magic And Politics - Freeform, Soulmates, soulbond but make it complicated, hidden identity, Heirs of Ancient Magic, The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, House of Potter, House of Malfoy, Powerful Hermione Granger, Powerful Draco Malfoy, Protective Narcissa Black Malfoy, Squibs (Harry Potter), Squib Rodger Dagworth-Granger, House Elves, BAMF House-Elves (Harry Potter), POV Multiple, POV Hermione Granger, POV Draco Malfoy, POV Narcissa Black Malfoy, POV Helen Granger, Hermione Granger Is Raised By Squibs, Harry Potter Raised By His Aunt, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Ancient Blood Magic, Moving Portraits (Harry Potter), Portrait Lore, Rewriting Magical History, Post-First Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter), Blood Wards (Harry Potter), subtle magic, Hogwarts Inter-House Friendships, Hogwarts House Politics, Squib Power, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship, Hermione Granger & Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship, We’re critical of Dumbledore in this house, Kids who know when to ask the adults for help!, The Loom of Fate, HEA

Summary: Some stories begin with letters that never arrive. With names erased from history. With a boy marked by prophecy and a girl whose magic thrums with ancient power. This one begins with a squib who never stopped watching, a mother who never stopped scheming, and a bond that dares to rewrite the future. A retelling of canon—rewoven from bloodlines, buried magic, and the quiet defiance of two women who refuse to let the future be written without them. POVs: Helen Granger, Narcissa Malfoy, (and when they’re old enough) Hermione and Draco. Our story begins in the Spring of 1981…

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Chapter Update! Pre-Canon - Squib Helen Granger - Grey Malfoys!

The Edge of the Loom (21016 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Summary: Some stories begin with letters that never arrive. With names erased from history. With a boy marked by prophecy and a girl whose magic thrums with ancient power. This one begins with a squib who never stopped watching, a mother who never stopped scheming, and a bond that dares to rewrite the future. A retelling of canon—rewoven from bloodlines, buried magic, and the quiet defiance of two women who refuse to let the future be written without them. POVs: Helen Granger, Narcissa Malfoy, (and when they’re old enough) Hermione and Draco. Our story begins in the Spring of 1981…

Excerpt from Chapter 5:

YOU-KNOW-WHO VANQUISHED. POTTERS DEAD. SON SURVIVES.

The photo wavered. Harry—tiny and howling—clutched in Hagrid’s arms. Behind them, a crumbled cottage.

The Boy Who Lived, the caption read. Like it made up for the rest.

Helen snatched the paper, scanning it fast. The dark wizard who had terrorized magical Britain was gone. At the cost of her brother. His wife. Their home.

But not Harry.

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Update | Chapter 2 | What the Manor Kept | Written for Deflower Draco 2025

What the Manor Kept (8441 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 2/10 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Bill Weasley

Additional Tags: POV Draco Malfoy, Virgin Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug, Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings, Touch-Starved Draco Malfoy, Enemies to co-workers to lovers, Slow Burn, Sentient Magical Houses (Harry Potter), Malfoy Manor (Harry Potter), Blood Magic, Rituals, Curse Breaking, Curse Breaker Hermione Granger, Sex Magic, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Consent, Non-Sexual Intimacy, and sexual intimacy too, gothic vibes, not horror, graphic violence is flashbacks and memories, HEA

Summary: After more than two years in Azkaban, Draco Malfoy returns home to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. But Malfoy Manor is unraveling—its magic fractured by dark rituals, broken oaths, and the echoes of atrocities. Hermione Granger, now a leading curse breaker, is sent to stabilize the Manor before its collapse becomes catastrophic. She has the tools to repair it. She’s just not entirely convinced it deserves saving. Teaming up with Draco Malfoy means re-evaluating everything she thought she knew—about legacy, about magic, and about him. To heal the house, they’ll need more than incantations. Some rituals require trust. Some demand truth. And once the Manor accepts a bond, it doesn’t let go. OR Draco Malfoy has to lose his virginity to save his house, his legacy, and the ley line that runs directly beneath it. No pressure. Shame he used to call the curse breaker a Mudblood. Written for the Deflower Draco 2025 challenge on AO3 and tumblr.

*Moodboard by me and Canva

[werewolftrial]

Shout out to everyone doing the hard yet necessary work of posting about fictional characters kissing online.

[littlewolfsyndrome]

A conversation between writer and character, because a) it helps, and b) perhaps I’m unwell:

Me, a Dramione writer: *annoyed with the very act of writing* Hermione? Draco? Get in here, we need to talk.

Hermione: *peeks her head in from the door* Why do you sound angry?

Draco: *glares at me from over Hermione’s head* Because she’s written herself into a corner and now she needs help getting out of it.

Me: *scoffs* Not at all. This whole thing is plotted and outlined. I just need to ask… what do you think about boggarts?

Draco: *stares* Boggarts.

Me: Yes. Boggarts.

Hermione: Er… what about them?

Me: Do you think they procreate like other creatures?

Draco: *stares*

Hermione: *glances at Draco* Well… little is known, you see, about boggart reproduction. No one’s ever been able to witness it.

Draco: Hang on— please tell me you are not planning on writing boggart sex into our fic….

Me: *rolls eyes* Of course not.

Draco: *sighs with relief* Well, thank Salazar for that.

Me: I’m simply considering whether or not to include a conversation about boggart sex within your dialogue.

Draco: *gapes at me*

Hermione: *considers this* I suppose it would be a rather interesting discussion. From a philosophical viewpoint alone, it would—

Draco: Oh, for fuck’s sake—

x little wolf x

(PS. We do, in fact, mention boggart procreation briefly in The Curious Nature of All Things Dark and Lovely, coming soon once I get my shit together.)

[apothecarydragon]

My Contribution to Deflower Draco 2025

What the Manor Kept (3477 words) by ApothecaryDragon Chapters: 1/10 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Bill Weasley

Additional Tags: POV Draco Malfoy, Virgin Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug, Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings, Touch-Starved Draco Malfoy, Enemies to co-workers to lovers, Slow Burn, Sentient Magical Houses (Harry Potter), Malfoy Manor (Harry Potter), Blood Magic, Rituals, Curse Breaking, Curse Breaker Hermione Granger, Sex Magic, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Consent, Non-Sexual Intimacy, and sexual intimacy too, gothic vibes, not horror, graphic violence is flashbacks and memories, HEA

Summary: After more than two years in Azkaban, Draco Malfoy returns home to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. But Malfoy Manor is unraveling—its magic fractured by dark rituals, broken oaths, and the echoes of atrocities. Hermione Granger, now a leading curse breaker, is sent to stabilize the Manor before its collapse becomes catastrophic. She has the tools to repair it. She’s just not entirely convinced it deserves saving. Teaming up with Draco Malfoy means re-evaluating everything she thought she knew—about legacy, about magic, and about him. To heal the house, they’ll need more than incantations. Some rituals require trust. Some demand truth. And once the Manor accepts a bond, it doesn’t let go. OR Draco Malfoy has to lose his virginity to save his house, his legacy, and the ley line that runs directly beneath it. No pressure. Shame he used to call the curse breaker a Mudblood.

Weekly updates planned

*Moodboard by me and Canva

[dramione-fanfiction-forum]

𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀

This year we’ve totaled over 173,000+ words and counting across 20 stories - including EIGHT works in progress with SO many chapters to be released. These Deflower Draco submissions are sure to close out your weekend right!

🌼 Check out all the submissions here 🌼