Here’s a list of Grindeldore Fics that are longer. I tried to pick only fics over 10k or are going to be over 10k in the future.
Zwischen Immer und Nie (Between Always and Never) by sudowoodo
Albus smiled and tossed the manuscript back on the table. “It’s the rest I don’t agree with. I simply cannot get behind that American rule.”
Gellert laughed loudly. “You wish to marry a Muggle, Albus? There is something you’re not telling me, yes?”
Albus tipped his head sideways, growing weary of his friend always missing the point. “Oh, I don’t know. I feel some sympathy with those who are not allowed to love freely.” Gellert’s gaze became fixed on the floor before his eyes roamed up to take in Albus’ face. Albus placed his hands on his stomach and sighed gently. “I can only imagine what it’s like not having the freedom to walk hand in hand with my love, or marry them, or kiss them in the street.”
There was a long pause. Then, seriously, “What are you talking about, Albus?”
-A summer of 1899. Has a Victorian feel with themes of homophobia. There’s a cry scene that got to me. I like how Ariana and Alberforth are written.-
After their famous duel in 1945, Albus Dumbledore decides to give his old friend another chance. Instead of being held in Nurmengard, Gellert Grindelwald will serve his time under the watchful eyes of the new hero of the wizarding world. But Albus cannot plan everything, and things might be more difficult than he anticipated
-I like how Dumbledore was written. Very cute and slow. Writer is currently working on a sequel-
same apartment, roommate’s gone by Anonymous
After nearly five decades of imprisonment, Gellert Grindelwald was ready to break free.
-Very funny, but it is serious too. Gellert takes over the mind of Lockhart because there ain’t nothing there.-
Defence Professor Wohl by DarthKrande, NeverBeyondRedemption
Gilderoy Lockhart landed himself in St Mungo’s after his ‘Cornish Pixies’ class. Where can a headmaster now find another Defence teacher, one who’s knowledgeable beyond doubt, willing to face the curse on the position, and available to start in a few days? In Nurmengard, that’s where.
-I really like the beginning of this fic, the ending dragged after chapter 18, but that’s probably because the later chapters focus on Harry.-
rummaging for answers in the pages by kittysorceress
It is the summer of 1899 and Albus Dumbledore is ready to venture into the great wizarding unknown. Instead, he finds himself at a dead end, keeping house for his siblings in Godric’s Hollow. Bored. Lonely. Wasted.
That is, until he meets his equal.
-A collection of Albus’s journal entries from the summer of 1899, detailing his adventures and the innermost workings of his mind, from the mundane to the sublime.-
So Many Chances Unseen by The_Marron
Dumbledore wants to die, Severus Snape doesn’t want him to, and there is also an ex-Dark Lord trying to get his ex back. Maybe.
-This is broken up into 5 parts that total the word count. Is completed. Albus is an ass and I loved it! Slow burn with old men. Loved the ending! Wish this is how the books ended.-
Thirty-Five Owls by Letterblade
Being a correspondence between Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore, Grand Sorcerer, Supreme Mugwump, etc., and the prisoner Gellert Grindelwald, of some decades in length.
-Gellert and Ablus are penpals? Kinda. It’s sweet, it’s angry and it’s sad. It’s Grindeldore in a nutshell.-
Extreme Incantations by meanwhiletimely
Gellert makes a discovery in Albus’s bookshelves that results in a revelation.
-Very much smut, but with a plot… no maybe just a point? Dark magic sex during 1899. Bottom Gellert.-
My hands in yours by FrozenBrownie
A student of Hogwarts, died in Albus Dumbledore’s arms. What impact this unnecessary death of a child (again) would have on him, on England, on Hogwarts, neither the watching centaurs nor that desperate wizard with his wrists in unconnected metal chains could have foreseen. There was a man, of course, who did, roused in his sleep from the agitation of his husband over a thousand miles away. And thus, a story different from the one that could have come to pass began.
-Albus is shackled and leaves his life to find Gellert.I’m a sucker for fics about magic restriction shackles. Several parts.-
Happily Ever After, Being an Account of a Victorian Fairy Tale in Five Parts by azurish
When you’re hunting down the stuff of fairy tales, you shouldn’t be surprised when your own life turns into a fairy tale. In a universe in which Ariana wasn’t killed, Albus and Gellert attempt to track down the Hallows. Gellert knows that Albus is in love with him, and it’s convenient to indulge him – but that’s all there is to it. Right?
-Albus and Gellert go on their journey for the Hallows and have been traveling for a while together. Gellet is a piece of shit and Albus is dumb (stop just putting on unknown jewelry!)-
His Majesty’s dragon by FrozenBrownie
Used in Open Combat – Dragon Corps in short. Albus’ magical power, ability and control apparently were up to the required standard to be considered for the training program for Aviators. Of course he had had no intention to go into the military whatsoever, but then, Gellert Grindelwald had stumbled into his life. Oh, how they had loved one another, fiercely, fiery, distructive -
-Dragon riders and set in 1759. Is a series. Writer working on 2nd part.-
Let Perpetual Light by tehtarik
In the village of Godric’s Hollow, the Dumbledore family is falling apart. Kendra Dumbledore is dead under mysterious circumstances, and Albus is the unwilling guardian to his wayward brother Aberforth, and Ariana, their mad sister in the attic. But everything changes with the arrival of Gellert Grindelwald, violently charming juvenile delinquent with an obsession for the fabled Deathly Hallows.
-Ariana is a main character. Summer of 1899.-
Nurmengard by red_camellia
After Grindelwald’s defeat in 1945 he is put in Nurmengard, unable to move on and haunted by memories of their past Dumbledore begins visiting Grindelwald.
“But whenever Dumbledore was there, it was like looking into the Mirror. They both looked at each other and yet, did not see each other.”
-A melancholy fic. Albus keeps visiting Nurmengard years after the battle of 1945.-
Shadows Die Twice by Phytine (Taouret)
Albus Dumbledore, after having been expelled from Hogwarts, has no choice but to go to Durmstrang in order to finish his education. There, he meets a very charming boy, Gellert Grindelwald and, despite the warnings, decides to befriend him.
What Albus doesn’t know is that Durmstrang is the Devil’s territory. Before he can understand what is happening, he gets caught in a dangerous web. The unconscious prey has fallen.
But there is one thing that Grindelwald hasn’t taken into account: Dumbledore is no man to be taken down easily and, the monster is never far away in a wounded heart.
-Do you want a really fuck up Albus and just as equally fucked up Gellert? This is your fic. Warning, includes rape, abusive relationship, blood fetish, chocking. Not completed.-
Phoenix Tears by PrincessElectra
The summer of 1899 ends with less destruction and heartbreak, but love is not a victory march and the darkness is still a seductive temptress. Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald.
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. I refuse to accept that there is any future where the world is better place with us apart.”
-Gellert decides to stay with Albus but he can’t quite give up on his old goals Lots of fluff.-
Instead of killing Albus, Gellert imprisons him. Neither of them have a good time.
-Still being written. Gellert is trying to cage Albus and Albus is trying to escape, if only mentally. It does have darker themes like mind control, magic restrict, twisted love.-
The Trial of Albus Dumbledore by Aurora_xx
Albus Dumbledore has to attend a disciplinary hearing for withholding invaluable information about Gellert Grindelwald, deliberate misdirection and performing a blood pact with the person who currently represents the biggest threat to the wizard community.
Unknowingly, he takes Veritaserum before.
-Albus is held trial and forced to speak the whole truth.-
The Glass House by Skurf, TheMoonGuardian (moonchampion)
Brightest student of Hogwarts’s 1899 graduating class, Albus Dumbledore was about to set off to travel the world. He was going to revolutionize the Wizarding World. Then Ariana Dumbledore killed her mother in a fit of uncontrollable magic, and he was sent back home to be her caretaker.
He was 18, resentful, and utterly miserable. Until Bathilda Bagshot introduced him to her alluring nephew, Gellert Grindelwald.
(The one where Ariana doesn’t die, and the boys take her along on their quest to find the Elder Wand.)
-I almost feel bad putting this on the list, because it looks to forever be incomplete. But the bantering between Albus and Gellert is just too enjoyable not to include.-
Never Too Careful by DrSalazar2U
“So that, when my mother died, and I was left the responsibility of a damaged sister and a wayward brother, I returned to my village in anger and bitterness. Trapped and wasted, I thought! And then, of course,
Gellert presents a life changing opportunity, but Albus quickly learns that when it comes to eternal glory, one can never be too careful.
-Lot of smut, but there is still a plot. But lots of summer sex. I like how Ariana and Abeforth are written.-
