2026.03 ~ Top 10 longest fics posted on AO3
1. The Education of Harry Potter by @devious--muffin [E, 544k]
Harry begins to distrust Dumbledore after the events of his fourth year, turning to an unlikely source for knowledge and information. The Occupation of Malfoy Manor by Voldemort leads Draco down a path that diverges significantly from the rest of his family. Harry being made a Prefect sets in motion a large rift in the Golden Trio, ultimately resulting in irreparable damage. Harry learns what real friendship is and who he can trust while making several self-discoveries along his journey to rid the Wizarding World of Voldemort for good.
2. Fire by HecateInLove [E, 179k]
This is a story about losing one’s magic, whether intentionally or not, and then reclaiming it with the help of a pair of Slytherins. This is a story about hidden identities, the power of memories and sleeping houses. This is a story about hiking, tattoos, flowers and writing. This is a story about falling in love.
3. Almost, So Close, Maybe by cyethescienceguy [E, 150k]
Beginning in the middle of his fifth year at Hogwarts, everything begins to unravel for our Golden Boy, Harry Potter. The Ministry has branded him a liar and a villain, and as the wizarding world edges closer to an inevitable war, Harry finds himself questioning his role in the fight ahead. Haunted by Cedric’s death and the return of Voldemort, Harry starts pushing his friends away all the while, drawing Draco Malfoy closer. What begins as hatred and rivalry slowly twists into something far more complicated… and far more dangerous. As the Dark Lord rises to power and the world fractures around them, a relationship unfolds in the shadows. But when loyalties are tested and war demands sacrifice, one question remains: can love last to survive a war?
4. Everybody's Fool by @madriddler [E, 125k]
Harry is depressed after Sirius's passing. He is tired of living the multiple lies people see him as, and wants to learn who he truly is. After running away from the Dursleys, Harry spends an eye-opening summer learning about himself, his so-called friends, and who he can truly turn to. He returns to Hogwarts a changed man, a new man, who is not afraid to be himself and is ready to turn the war upside down, finding his true family and love along the way.
5. Constantly Seeking Something by hellashook [M, 90k]
Hogwarts’ Harry Potter and Beauxbatons’ Draco Malfoy meet at seventeen when they both get drafted to Team England for the 1997 Quidditch World Cup. From then on, they find themselves constantly circling each other. Or, the story of a five-year… somethingship.
6. Smash the Gaff by @ladyfarseer [E, 78k]
Lucius Malfoy is finally dead, and Draco is going to tear the Manor—and the Wizarding establishment—to the ground. When Harry is contracted to disassemble the wards, he’s faced with a Malfoy he never expected.
7. How to Make Draco Malfoy Smile: A Case Study by Reckless_Rain [E, 48k]
Harry is forced to pretend to date Malfoy to explain away an unfortunate photo in the press. And if that weren’t complicated enough, Pansy gives him an extra challenge - to get Draco to smile. But how hard could it possibly be? It's not as if it's at all complicated…
8. A Snarfalump Nightmare by bi98 [E, 46k]
Harry Potter knew Malfoy was going to slip up at some point. The day he caught some suspicious movement on the Marauder's Map towards a deserted part of the Hogwarts dungeons, he did not hesitate to slip under his father's invisibility cloak and follow him - only to get locked in with his enemy in a suspicious predicament. And too little space. The predicament Harry found himself in shortly after, Hermione would have to perform the Confundus Charm on him to believe it himself. That is, if he was ever going to tell her or Ron what happened that night.
9. draco malfoy and the not at all traditional wizarding pregnancy by @milfdraco [T, 45k]
In eighth-year, Draco makes the worst decision of his life; he sleeps with Harry Potter. The cherry on top is when—four weeks later—Draco finds himself pregnant, and is forced to reckon with the tragic fact that Potter would now be, ugh, part of his future.
10. Star Baker by @sideraclara [M, 44k]
Harry agrees to present the inaugural Great Magic Bake Off as a favour to a friend. He does not expect Draco Malfoy to be among wizarding Britain's top twelve amateur bakers.
Accidents and Escapades by Ace_Phoenix [E, 34k]
Anyone But You by happyholigays [E, 29k]
Epoximise Incendium by CorrinaBlue [T, 16k]
Forever? Would that be long enough darling? by Kawaiiusagi [E, 35k]
I Won't Get There (On My Own) by @frenchpirate [E, 18k]
Not Such an Unfortunate Gift After All by vecxena [G, 23k]
One Tall Ginger Nightmare by @coppercatbird [E, 35k]
