Pretty Things & Clever Words

[thedramionearchives]

Dramione Summer Vacay Collab Teams Announced - Part 2!

☀️ I’m so excited to share with you all the teams for the Dramione Summer Vacay Collab Collection 2025 now everyone is settled in! 🍹

Team Espresso Martini kitkat2kith @cocotamarindo PagesAndPotions & @sadbrainhappyjuice

Team Gin Fizz Deerhound_22! AuraMarley coldbrewcalico & @the-fourth-queen-fanarts

Team Kir Royale shelofmadi @briarandtones @virgopuff & @agentkikirogers

Team Long Island Iced Tea CassieMK trillbyskinner Basketheadgirl & mydramioneaddiction

Team Manhattan CeeLeeBells 3Raccoons1Trenchcoat Delhila_in_the_cabin & @kaycares22

Team Margarita TimeWizardPodfics @baits-witch KTPhoenix & SelenaV

Team Martini dracos_library LilithMalfoy7 morgan_magic & sycadelex

Team Mint Julep sportfucker byanca_black @doodleholic & nusilverwolf

Team Mojito @anovelidea13 @lunap999 RavenclawViking & LoreChic

Team Moscow Mule DarkCloud190 PensievePodfics & @softkombuchaa

[kaycares22]

First Line Tag Game

Thank you @morgan-magic for tagging me. You can see her wonderful first lines here.

Rules: Post the first line from the last ten works that you updated.

Fourteen Days (Draco/Hermione, 14k words)

The courtroom is cold

Here, Right Now (Draco Character Study, 1.5k words)

Draco Malfoy apparates to a spot one block west of their row house.

The Fate of Our Circumstance (Draco/Hermione, 25k words, WIP)

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

We'll Take a Cup of Kindness Yet (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

On the 12th of December, Draco finds himself in the Headmistress’s office, visions of Monte Carlo dancing in his head.

Light in the Distance (Draco/Hermione, 2.3k words)

The knock on the door came just as the Howler from Mrs. Everhart burst into flames.

Evening, Star, Song, Prayer (Draco/Hermione, 2.2k words)

Draco is small and the world is big when his mother takes him by the hand and points to the sky.

Near, Far, Wherever You Are (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

“Theo… This is a children’s book.”

Cracking Locks (Draco/Hermione, 12k words)

Lately, Hermione dreams of cages.

Good Ideas & Power Moves (Draco/Hermione, 9k words)

Brewed Awakenings was quiet when Hermione arrived at half six. 

for the hope of it all (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

Including James Potter, the birthday boy, there’s seven children under the age of five crammed into the back room of Honeydukes, and Draco feels certain not one of them has stopped screaming once in the last 90 minutes.

I feel like I am very, very behind on this, so tagging anyone who would like to join in on the fun!

[morgan-magic]

First Line Tag Game

Thank you lovely @malfoyesque for the tag! Read malfoyesque's here 💜

Rules are: post the first line(s) from the last 10 fics you've updated or posted (or however many fics you have, if less than 10).

Here are mine!

Our Souls in Time (Draco/Hermione, 156k words, WIP)

This Wednesday felt entirely unusual.

The Fixer (Draco/Hermione, 8.7k words, WIP)

She’s killed him.

Lightning Every Time She Moves (Draco/Hermione, 7.4k words)

Everything is messy.

The Promiscuity Belt (Draco/Hermione/Theo, 10.5k words)

Hermione had outrun werewolves, snatchers and unforgivable curses, and yet somehow, Draco Malfoy seized her with little effort.

Room of Desires (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

Firelight flickers warm against Hermione’s cheek.

Autumn (Draco/Hermione, 1.3k words)

When the leaves turn, I find myself with a longing. 

Close Combat (Draco/Hermione, 17.8k words)

Draco Malfoy was bloody everywhere.

Dirty Distractions (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

Draco had never been a begging man; but when Granger re-entered his life, shagged him against every surface of her office and then cast him aside, he knew it was only a matter of time before he fell to his knees for the witch.

At Every Age and Throughout the Ages (Draco/Hermione, 2.5k words)

Each and every night, a wizened old man walks the museum, but pauses at only one painting.

For You, I Would Fall From Grace (Draco/Hermione, 8k words)

The world had tilted.

Ok, so apparently I really love a short, sharp first line.

Tagging @saturnovemwrites @augustaoctavia87 @yeuxverts00 @asifyoucouldoutreadme @kaycares22

[orolin-writes]

Last line challenge..

The last line I wrote was a little add-on to the Drarry that I thought I’d finished but can’t seem to help going back to every five minutes 🫠

There’s been the odd guy since Harry, just when Draco’s own hand couldn’t quite scratch the itch anymore. A quick fuck with a nameless wizard at a random flat that Draco would exit rather swiftly from afterwards. The second had worn glasses and sported a mop of messy dark hair, which was purely coincidental, obviously. Draco had been a tad wasted on firewhiskey. But no, not Theo. Never Theo, actually.

Tagging @thetacowrites @willowingscribe @elliebyrrdwrites @morgan-magic @unfoggingthefuture-ao3 @zeebee3 and anyone else who wants to do it!

[morgan-magic]

Last line challenge...

The last line I wrote is from a one-shot for the Reputation Fest. Just need to write the rest of the lines and I'll have a whole draft 😅

The scent of her—sweet vanilla on her lips and heated floral on her skin—the faint sway of her curls against the small of her back as she moves, the little huffs she expels now and then are all working in tandem to torture him. If not for the music several rooms over, he's sure the other wizards would hear him on the verge of panting.

Tagging @ktsaysthings @kaycares22 @saturnovemwrites and anyone else who wants to join!

[kaycares22]

Last line challenge...

The last line I wrote was for my WIP, the Fate in Our Circumstances (which I am way far behind on but progress is progress... right?)

When they had first moved in, he had given her first choice of the bedrooms, and she had chosen this one over the main because of the view that he now took in: their postage-stamp-sized yard with its quaint garden and small sitting area. It paled in comparison to the Longbottom grounds, but she had always loved the small space that felt so much like the one at the home she had grown up in. Lately, she had begun to picture the apple tree in the corner with a swing.

Tagging @autumnweeen, @baits-witch, and anyone else who wants to participate!

[morgan-magic]

Colour version of my Auror!Draco illustration.

[kaycares22]

Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy -

This notice serves as a reminder that 26th September of this year begins the fifth year of your marriage. If a healthy child is not produced by the following 26th of September, your marriage will be dissolved, and new spouses will be assigned to each of you, per the agreement in the Repopulation Act.

-The Ministry of Magic

Since the beginning of their forced marriage, nothing about Draco and Hermione’s union has been convenient - She travels for weeks at a time, and his position at Hogwarts keeps him rooted. He’s lost his inheritance, and she’s struggled with her relationships. And there’s nothing romantic between them.

But with a single year left, the Ministry has issued an ultimatum: conceive a child, or risk a future of uncertainty.

Written for the Wizarding World Reverse Trope Fest, I am so excited to share my Marriage Law WIP and first Dramione long fic. I hope you’ll join me on this journey. 🩷

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[morgan-magic]

Our Souls in Time | Ch 1 on AO3

Auror Draco Malfoy has three issues: (1) his colleague Hermione Granger walked in on him trying to have an office wank; (2) she stayed to watch; and (3) thanks to new Head Auror Potter, they’ve been assigned their first case together and told to play nice. Hermione has too many issues to note, however the most problematic is undoubtedly Draco Malfoy.

After years of nothing but snide interactions in passing, Draco and Hermione must work around their sexual tension as they solve a Horcrux case; and it's not just a matter of where to find the soul fragments, but when. A mid-burn romance beneath the fast sexual burn, as Hermione and Draco travel through several decades and historical events to unravel a mystery.

Excited to start posting my new WIP!

What's involved?

adventure and banter

a highly competent Draco

a bold (yet healing) Hermione

minor Panville, NottPott and Blinny side pairings

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[wwreversetropefest2024]

Hello weekend! 👋

so hot you're hurting my feelings by @ktsaysthings (E, 1/1)

➡️ READ ON AO3

[morgan-magic]

A Dramione ficlet featuring pining Hermione... Rated M - 1.3k words.

A snippet:

We were The Jokers during summer evenings spent in the loveseat in the small garden, wine in hand, moths making the floating flames flicker, and our cheeks aching for laughter. Then he’d wrench away my humour with his lips beside my ear and a gentle whisper, “You're breathtaking beneath the amber sky,” and I wouldn't miss the laughter at all.

Read on AO3 🍂

[wwreversetropefest2024]

Author Reveals are Here!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

WW Reverse Trope Submissions:

A Good Boy by PeaceLilyWallArt (E, 11/11)

a memorable valentine's day by blue_violets (G, 1/1)

A Study of Muggle Tropes: One Bed by New_Ponyo (E, 3/5)

Across Enemy Lines, Before the War Begins by @midnightstargazer (T, 1/1)

Baby Carrot by @jelliewrites (E, 1/1)

Blood Traitor by @motherofdogs18 (E, 3/?)

Break Me In by @allofthelights11 (E, 1/1)

Bump, Set, Spike by @browneyesandhair (G, 1/1)

Cheers! once more, with indifference! by @romaniuca (T, 1/1)

Close Combat by @morgan-magic (E, 4/4)

Crash Into Me (Or, There Were No Beds!) by @Gr8t888 (E, 1/1)

Draco's Sugar Mommy by @dizzle0000 (E, 3/3)

Everyone deserves to be happy, except Pansy Parkinson by dearest_writer (T, 1/1)

Footsteps in the Night by @M1dn1ght_Star (G, 1/1)

i bloom, i grow (i glow) by @b-lovedhunter (E, 3/5) @

If History's Clear by @browneyesandhair (T, 1/1)

It Comes With Practice by @sailtomarina (E, 1/1)

Last Kiss by beanclip (M, 1/1)

Last, First by @sessediz (T, 1/1)

Many Little Deaths by Slytherindiaries (E, 1/1)

Miscellaneous Tasks by @moonriverfox (T, 1/1)

Perfect From Far Away by @themaryscribbler (E, 1/1)

private displays of affection by @mintyelbows (E, 1/1)

Red Heads & Herrings by @RatKingPoe (E, 9/9)

She Will Be Loved by Midnight_Shooting_Star (E, 3/?)

so hot you're hurting my feelings by @ktsaysthings (E, 1/1)

sweeter than being alone by @moonriverfox (E, 1/1)

The Anti-Marriage Law by @Gr8t888 (E, 1/1)

The Boy Who Cried 'Love' by @moonriverfox (T, 1/1)

The Boy Who Was Unaware by TheHeiressofDarkness (E, 1/1)

The Fate of Our Circumstances by @kaycares22 (E, 3/14)

The Space Between by @laserswordtraining (T, 3/3)

then, a memory by mintyelbows (G, 1/1)

Thinking by @my-castles-crumbling (T, 1/1)

Top or Bottom? by Trauma_Bingo_Board (E, 3/3)

UN/BOUND by @hanniesalwaysreading (E, 3/?)

What do you mean, we can't get married? by RavenclawViking (M, 1/1)

To be valued by beanclip (T, 2/2)

What's the opposite of love? by @browneyesandhair (T, 1/1)

where wolves fear to prey by @sultrynuns (E, 1/1)

Years to Come by @browneyesandhair (G, 1/1)

I'm so proud and amazed by all our hardworking participants! Thank you so much for sharing your works with us! 🔁

[wwreversetropefest2024]

⬇️ Release the Kraken... ⬇️

The collection is HERE, please go check out all the awesome anonymous fics for the Reverse Trope Fest! 40 works and counting! 😱

🔁AO3 COLLECTION

[kaycares22]

On the first day of the new term, the Muggle Studies professor is missing from her class. When Potions Professor Draco Malfoy goes off in search of her, they both make a startling and hopeful realization about the future of their careers and the wizarding world.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[kaycares22]

Draco is small and the world is big when his mother takes him by the hand and points to the sky.

It’s a time of in-betweens. After a war, but before a war. After infancy, but before boyhood. After he’s learned how it feels to be loved unconditionally, but before he’s learned how love changes when it comes with conditions.

“Vesper,” she tells him, squeezing his small hand. “That’s the evening star.”

It’s so bright, he doesn’t even notice the dark beginning to settle all around it.

Winner of Best Prose, Most Creative Prompt Use, and Overall Favourite, and Runner Up for Best Romance in the Wizarding Writers’ World Quill Quest: Cocktail Party.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[tigrashaart]

Dramione: You are the one 💖

[kaycares22]

When Theo's well-meaning birthday gift transports Hermione and Draco into a picture book based on one of her favorite historical events, they must figure out how to get out of the story before they go down with the ship.

Written for the Dramione Writers Society’s Historical AU N.E.W.Ts and runner up for Most Unique Use of Prompt. I had so much fun writing this, and all of the entries are incredible!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[wwreversetropefest2024]

SIGN UPS ARE OPEN! 🎉

It's time to sign up and get to work on your fics for the Wizarding World Reverse Trope Fest! There are 98 creative reverse tropes to pick from!

LINK TO AO3 COLLECTION PAGE

✨ How to Sign Up:

1) Check the prompts on the AO3 collection page. If the prompt you want to write is not there, select 'Creator's Choice.' 2) Claim a prompt. 3) Fill out our Google Form on the fest's profile page. Once you have completed these steps, you have officially signed up!

Fics are due November 13th, 2024. I can't wait to read yours!

[morgan-magic]

"In the midst of her self-blame and her wonderings of whether she had done everything right by her baby, Hermione hadn’t considered her husband’s experience. She had second-guessed her body and mentally self-flagellated, grieved her imaginings of the three of them around the dinner table and in the library, found new fury for the word lost—she hadn’t lost her baby, had she? He was taken from her. And yet, she hadn’t realised that despite sharing in the same grief with her husband, it wasn’t a shared experience at all."

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

A one-shot featuring postpartum Hermione. About grief, mental illness, and love.