hey! just wanted to say i saw your twitter thread, and fully understand/respect wanting to take a step back from fandom, but also just wanted to say i *really* love your stories, they're always among the best dhr i've read (and i've read a lot, and for many years!) and i wanted to say a big thank you for your sharing your talent with us, and i'll be here to read them, for however long you want to keep sharing them!
Hi anon! thank you so much for reaching out - I really appreciate it!
I do want to reiterate that I'm not closing the door to dramione works entirely, and I'll probably still have some one shots and short fics coming out in the future - but I can't say my focus has been on any more long WIPs past A Game of High Stakes, which is already drafted through the end.
It feels like a big step, but also a natural progression, to steer my focus from fanfic into original work, and I'm both excited and terrified for what comes next. Your support means more than I can say <3
(and for anyone not on twitter, the thread in question is here)
Dramione | Explicit | 9k
Hermione knew better than to kiss her former nemesis and current work partner, even after too many drinks—but he only manages to stoke her interest when he pretends it didn't happen at all.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/44004874
*Slips on invisibility cloak and adjusts my jaunty hat* 🥂💖🍾 I hope this new year overflows with love, laughter, and light for you! Happy 2023, darling! 🥂💖🍾 *Flounces away sipping some bubbly and humming 'Auld Lang Syne'*
Thank you, cloak!! Cheers to you, and a happy new year everyone!
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woke up this morning to a comment on a fic saying they hoped I didn’t mind them commenting on such an old fic, and the fic isn’t even a year old, so I’m going to reiterate: I can’t speak for every single fanfic writer in the world, but I don’t know a single one myself who wouldn’t be thrilled to get comments on years-old fanfic! there is no deadline! it honestly made my day
➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.
➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”
➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”
➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”
➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”
➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.
“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.
“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”
➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”
➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”
However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!
➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.
If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)
➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“
“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.
➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.
➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”
➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.
“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”
➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.
“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”
I knew about half of this when I started writing. It’s amazing the stuff they don’t teach you in school that you have to work out on your own. And look, all beautifully laid out for you.
These are your bedtime stories, your palate cleansers, your individual serving sizes of serotonin. It’s okay to enjoy these even if you only read slow burn 100k+ fics, I promise. Live a little!
This is a sampling of some amazing favorites, but I’m always reading new things and will add to it regularly. If you find something you love, I know the author would love to hear it, and so would I! Take a deep dive into their catalog to find other gems.
Here's Part One, if you missed it. Part Two below:
Perfect Fit by @grangerdangerfics. E, 3.6k. “What’s the height difference like, when it comes to sex?” Ginny waggled her eyebrows suggestively.
My Name is Ruin by darkrivertempest. E, 3.6k. Tired of pleasing everyone but herself, Hermione meets her ruin in a Muggle club.
Variations on Intimacy by @icepower55. E, 3.6k. Afterwards, you stare at his ceiling, eyes tracing the thin cracks spidering into the center. “Do you ever feel like we’re just play-pretending at intimacy?”
Metals by @my-catal-rhythm. E, 3.6k. After a month of not seeing new piercings appear on his body, Hermione was about to give up and just assumed he stopped getting new ones—until she heard Theo telling everyone that Draco had stopped getting piercings after his fifth one a few weeks ago. She counted. Ear, navel, lip, tongue.
That's only four though?
Sunlight by @sweetestsorrows. T, 3.6k. A one-night stand with Hermione is hardly what Draco expected when he apologised to her at the start of their eighth year.
at the coffee table by @sodamnradd. M, 3.7k. Draco is the only Slytherin to return for eighth-year. Hermione is the only classmate who doesn't avoid him. Studying together in the common room, at the coffee table which becomes exclusively theirs, feelings for one another begin to unthaw.
Cat Daddy by @holygnocchi and hellodarknessdarling. M, 3.7k. While their friend groups have slowly blended over the years, Hermione and Draco have remained resolutely outside of each others' orbit. Until fate in the form of a furry friend takes matters into his own paws.
Cleanup on Aisle 9 ¾ by @eveningstruggle. M, 3.8k. Draco accidentally proposes to Granger and then goes grocery shopping.
Wet clothes, warm hearts by sarab3lla. E, 3.8k. It's Hermione's birthday and she's getting ready for her party when Draco surprises her by coming back from work earlier than expected.
The Vanishing Drawer by sodamnrad. E, 3.8k. She’d deposit the journal in the drawer and wait only a minute before it clunked back inside her desk. In between messages, she’d check the drawer and find it empty, meaning he was physically removing the notebook from his end, then sending it back to her. A vanishing drawer. Ingenious and tricky.
The Slap by @femmeecrivain. T, 3.9k. The slap happens, Draco's eyes are opened. And everything changes from there.
Game, Set, Matched by @charlipetidei, @morticiahavisham. T, 3.9k. “You just said you didn’t care about winning-” Draco started. “I said I didn’t care about getting tickets to the final,” Hermione interrupted, allowing a smug grin to part her lips. “I never said I didn’t want to win.”
Kiska by @senlinyu. M, 4k. In which Hermione has cat ears in 8th year and Draco finds out.
Granny Smiths by @chaoticcrumpets. T, 4k. The worst thing, Draco Malfoy thinks, about being the fallen scion of an ancient and noble house banished to the Muggle world for his various misdeeds, is undoubtedly the grocery shopping. At least it helps him to discover an unexpected talent.
Perfect by @kyonomiko. T, 4k. A very lonely 8th year through the eyes of Draco Malfoy. Everyone else seems to be getting along swimmingly.
Pumpkin Pie by @scullymurphy. E, 4.1k. “Are you comparing me to a pumpkin pie?” She lifted her head and looked at him. “Yes, It’s really very close—” He dove back down. “Let me just see...”
Study Habits by @indreamsink. E, 4.1k. The night before their last NEWT exam, Draco can't focus. Hermione devises an unorthodox method to help him study.
Flying Lessons by cryptaknight. T, 4.1k. Draco is surprised when Hermione turns to him for flying lessons, but then everything is a little bit different upon their return to Hogwarts after the war.
Interfering Mistletoe by @fabularum. E, 4.1k. Pansy Parkinson and her interfering mistletoe just might be the thing that finally brings Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy together.
About Last Night by @dreamsofdramione, @inadaze22 and @meriyart. E, 4.2k. “Do you remember last night at all?” “Yes.” No.
Mulled Wine and Kisses by @willhavetheirtrinkets. E, 4.3k. She'd only thought before to give him a moment of distraction, but now her thoughts were leading an entirely different direction.
What We Didn't Do by charlipetidei. M, 4.3k. Who? Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy. Where? The Room of Requirement. Why? Seven Minutes in Heaven, of course. What? Well… who’s to say?
The Hogwarts Express by sam_fic. NR, 4.3k. “Draco Malfoy.” The way she said his name was almost reverent, but they both knew better. “I can leave,” he suggested, without actually meaning it.
Bits of Rock and Dust by @purplesugarquills. T, 4.4k. Draco Malfoy doesn’t even like Hermione Granger. Her winning him over had nothing to do with dinners by candlelight, gifts of priceless heirloom jewelry, or whispered affections. She just kept barreling into his office again and again. If he thought about it—which he had, often—there wasn’t ever a chance he’d fall for anyone else.
Baker's Dozen by @darkofthemoonfic. T, 4.4k. As part of the new and mandatory Muggle Studies curriculum, 8th year students are paired together for a year-long practicum in the culinary arts. If only Draco were interested in either.
Coming Down by @raven-m-3, @nikitajobson. E, 4.4k. Of all the things Hermione thought she'd learn at Hogwarts her eighth year, Draco Malfoy is by far the most unexpected.
Out of Order by worksofstone. T, 4.4k. Hermione's stuck in a broken lift with a tipsy Draco Malfoy. What a way to spend the Friday before Christmas.
You Make It So Good I Don't Want to Leave by slytheringheights. E, 4.4k. It's late at night on the Tuesday before the big Potions exam and Draco can't find his textbook. When the Head Boy goes to the Head Girl's door to ask if she's seen his book, he hears the most intoxicating sounds from behind her door.
No Death To This by maeshowers. M, 4.4k. The quicksilver of his eyes are piercing my entire being—like he can see everything that’s inside and wants a piece of it anyways. Despite my flaws, despite it all. He can have every part of me for all I care. It was only ever going to be his to begin with.
Leave the Door Open by eveningstruggle. E, 4.5k. Hermione decides to let off some steam but forgets to lock the door.
Correspondence by @olivieblake. T, 4.6k. Every year, Draco insists that Hermione take a picture for their Christmas card. Why? Hell if she knows, but if it will make him happy, so be it.
The Bowtruckles and the Beasts by PurpleSugarQuills. E, 4.6k. Molly Weasley brandished a copy of The Bowtruckles and the Beasts in one hand and a ripe, yellow banana in the other. Hermione could only blink, moments away from receiving The Talk from her ex-boyfriend’s mother.
Damage Control by @smokybaltic. E, 4.6k. Draco Malfoy is behaving like a boorish, petulant shitweasel. Even for him. Hermione definitely won't be letting it slide.
you’re mine; i’m yours by @korabethart. E, 4.6k. “Malfoy hasn’t taken his eyes off you all night,” Harry says beside her, sipping his champagne flute with a knowing grin. Hermione bristles. “I know. I’ve felt his stare since the moment I walked in.” “Can you blame him?” Harry laughs, the sound light and soft. “He’s your husband, after all.”
Somebody To You by @leilahmoon. M, 4.6k. Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy are idiots. Luckily, their friends are not.
Arithmancy and Quidditch by @grace-lou-freebush. E, 4.7k. Hermione and Draco are partners on an Arithmancy project during their eighth year, but Draco fails to meet up at their agreed upon time. When Hermione finds him down at the Quidditch pitch, she just might change her mind about how upset she is.
A Mutual Interest in Ice Cream by in_dreams. T, 4.7k. The Potter-Parkinson wedding is set to be the event of the season, and when Theo dares him to take Hermione as his date, Draco doesn't have it in him to say no. But she has some ideas of her own.
Lie With Me by @mightbewriting. M, 4.8k. In which a single evening involves fake dating, only one bed, and the idea that sometimes things can be easy.
Strange Encounters by happy_valley. T, 4.8k. Of all the situations Hermione Granger had found herself in throughout the years, this was arguably the strangest.
Standard of Care by @misdemeanor1331. T, 4.9k. St. Mungo’s doesn’t play politics. They expect their Healers to deliver a high standard of care to every patient, regardless of past associations. But when Hermione discovers that Draco is her assigned Healer, she doubts that St. Mungo’s had ever considered a past association as fraught as theirs.
Heart in the Whole by @floorcoaster. G, 4.9k. Draco pulls Hermione's name for a Secret Santa exchange.
Must Be the Whisky by in_dreams. M, 4.9k. Hermione sees Draco twice a year, at her birthday and his. Until that isn't nearly enough.
Exposure by @biscuitsforpotter. E, 4.9k. Hermione has been attracted for her best friend for years. Draco Malfoy, now a famous photographer, is absolutely gorgeous and completely oblivious. Hermione wants to make him realize how she feels about him, but she'll have to step out of her comfort zone to get there.
Strange Birds by @heyjude19-writing. M, 4.9k. She’s right here; solid and real and welcoming. Slipping through his undeserving fingers. Is he allowed a trauma timeline? He has no idea when it’s appropriate for him to reach suffering’s endpoint and move on.
I’m With You by @ohlenalena. T, 4.9k. Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy start seeing one another behind their friends' backs and this obviously backfires.
A Cat, A Dog, & the Unimaginable by @annaritali. T, 4.9k. There are certain steps in a relationship.
Transparency by mightbewriting. T, 4.9k. In which Draco and Hermione slowly come together in their eighth year, as observed by a ghost.
Much of what I write is also under 5k; here are a few:
Hot and Bothered (T, 2k) “Why don’t you two just kiss, if you’re so invested in who's better? Prove it to each other. You’re the only ones who care.” In the moment, she honestly expected them to laugh it off. But in hindsight, Hermione realized she should have known what would happen.
Strangers (M, 3k) The sexy couples photoshoot that's meant to match them with strangers finds Hermione and Draco paired up with each other.
Ms. Whiskers Makes a Match (T, 3.1k) Hermione Granger doesn't plan to groom pets forever, but it's a good way to put herself through veterinary school. It's an added bonus that weekends are usually quiet enough to sneak in some reading. Until Draco Malfoy shows up with "his mother's" cat, and suddenly her Saturday is a little more interesting.
Let’s Workshop This (M, 3.3k) Hermione gets caught working on her "creative writing" project at the office, and Draco offers his assistance.
The Worst (E, 3.3k) The apple paused halfway to Draco’s mouth. “Stepping out on me with someone else? Quite rude of you to not take the man you love.” “One of us is in love with you,” said Hermione agreeably. “But it’s not me.”
She’s All Yours (E, 3.7k) There was, Ron thought—as he watched his wife in bed with Malfoy—nothing he wouldn’t do for Hermione.
If you missed Part One, take a peek.
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Driven by curiosity and ambition, Hermione approaches the only vampire she knows—Draco Malfoy—so that he might turn her to the world of the undead. But the arrangement comes with more than she bargains for.
Written for the Wheel of Doom Collective’s “Write This in Your Style” collection. The prompts for this round were kidnapper/hostage x fuck or die.
Find it on AO3 here and the whole collection here!
D/Hr Advent, for the twelfth year!
Start thinking of your author and artist nominees!
TIMELINE:
September 24 to October 7: Nominations collected
October 8 to October 15: Invitations sent
October 16 to November 27: Fic and art created
December 1 to December 24: Works revealed!
