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A Curated List of Dramione Fics Featuring Psycho Simp Draco Malfoy

A Good Prisoner by greenflowerpot | E | 122,860 | Complete

During his brief stint as a prisoner of the Order, Draco Malfoy notices that Hermione doesn't look to be doing too well. He had always assumed that, given her brilliant mind and gentle nature, those on her side would ensure she is taken care of. Evidently not. Must he really do everything himself?

OR: Dark Draco decides he'd rather like to keep the pretty Healer for himself, since it seems no one else can take proper care of her.

Columba and Aquila by Beforetherealbook | E | 401,308 | Complete

With Harry dead and Voldemort triumphant after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione finds herself captured by her childhood enemy. Now imprisoned and sentenced to death, she is waiting to see Harry and Ron on the other side.

At least that's what she thinks.

But with Draco Malfoy in charge, things are not always as they seem. As Draco starts to help her process the things that happened to her, he draws her ever closer until she can no longer stay away.

And Draco? He only cares about keeping his sweet girl with him, through any means necessary - and getting revenge on anybody who has hurt her.

Featuring an anxious Hermione Granger and a psycho-simp Draco who helps her heal with gentle touch and by pulling her into the morally grey along with him.

Truth or Dare by januarydevine | E | 185,716 | Complete

After many months of self-denial, Hermione receives an envelope of explicit photos of her and a one night stand she had four months earlier.

She could have ignored what seeing those photos made her feel, but the vile message attached that threatened to leak the photos to the press was the catalyst to accept the truth. Hermione has a stalker.

Her reputation had struggled in the last year, as well as some of her confidence.

When she seek's Harry’s advice, it is sad, but honest. The ministry is in turmoil as crime is on the rise and targeted muggleborn attacks are spreading. Harry suggests hiring a private investigation firm that he's worked with in the past and Hermione reluctantly agrees.

The P.I. handling her case is, none other than Draco Malfoy, the man in the photos from her one night stand.

As their path takes sharper and darker turns, Hermione and Draco have to risk their own secrets coming forth to keep each other and the rest of the ones they love safe.

everything i know (about love) by honeymilkplanet (orphan_account) | E | 291,137 | Complete

Hermione Granger knows everything.

Except this: when she accepts a bet to seduce her onetime enemy Draco Malfoy, hoping to enliven an otherwise uneventful eighth year at Hogwarts, she will tangle the web of Fate more intricately than either of them could ever imagine.

Draco Malfoy knows everything—about love.

Born with the rare gift of seeing the red threads that bind soulmates to each other, he’s known, since the day he met Hermione Granger, that she is his soulmate. More than this: he knows who her soulmate is—and it's not him.

But Draco has never been one to accept what he's given. And as he returns to Hogwarts after the war for his eighth year—disgraced and friendless, but more determined than ever—he's decided that destiny can go to hell.

Even if he can't have forever, he'll steal whatever time with Hermione he can...

Something Golden by justalazywriterr | E | 291,588 | Complete

"Hermione Granger is undoubtedly the most irritatingly opinionated, patronizing, overbearing, excruciatingly optimistic and self righteous human being I have ever met but there's something about her that draws you in, something golden." -D.M.

What is the plot of this fic? The plot is Draco Malfoy having a terrible fucking time and never being able to catch a break. It will begin fifth year and take you through his journey of being a death eater, the Battle of Hogwarts and post-war. It will loosely follow some canon events but timelines and dates may not be identical. The story itself is one big what if. What if Draco and Hermione started dating before he became a death eater? What if Draco had been present for certain events during the horcrux hunt? What if the war ended this way and these certain people were lost? The characters and story are in no way meant to be canon but instead, an exploration into other possible characterizations of them.

It's also wise to remember, this is entirely from Draco's point of view. Who is to say that he's a reliable narrator?

The Man Next Door by greenflowerpot | E | 17,524 | Complete

Hermione Granger is starting to develop a little crush on her new neighbor. His name is Draco, and he's kind and funny—not to mention easy on the eyes.

What's more, it seems like ever since he moved in things are just... working out for Hermione. Maybe Draco is some kind of lucky charm? That's silly. But with him nearby, it does feel like her life is easier and more pleasant than ever before.

OR

Draco Malfoy, psycho simp - stalker edition

Heart-Shaped Box by madameindemnity | E | 50,744 | Complete

What is love if not an all-consuming addiction?

After 11 years in Azkaban prison, Draco Malfoy unexpectedly finds himself a free man at last. What does he decide to do with this freedom? Develop a soul-crushing obsession with Hermione Granger-Weasley, of course.

Upon reentering the world, determined to lock himself away for the rest of his days, he is forced immediately into joining a long-standing ritual of Friday night drinks. He sees that the life he imagined for Hermione is not at all the one she is living, she seems to be miserable - exhausted, overworked, and trapped in a loveless marriage.

For Draco, this simply will not do. He will use any means necessary to have her for his own, including but not limited to: stalking, lying, shapeshifting, gaslighting, violence, and murder.

🖤 Complete as of April 10th 2024 🖤

Silver Bullets & Gold Ribbons by lunamaygemini | E | 48,577 | Complete

A Dramione Boarding School x Mafia AU

At Britain’s most elite and prestigious boarding school—Hogwarts Academy—Hermione Granger arrives as a brilliant scholarship student with nothing but her books, her good intentions, and her innocence. The halls are ruled by money, legacy, and vice. Power isn’t earned. It’s inherited. Bought. Taken.

Draco Malfoy was supposed to ruin her—just a cruel game for a bored boy born into power.

But something went wrong.

Now she’s in his blood.

His obsession.

He meant to break her.

Now he wants to keep her. Forever.

On the Nature of Daylight by ikorous and its sequel This Bitter Earth | E | ~ 700k | Complete

Hermione Granger wanted to lose control. And Draco Malfoy wanted to take it.

The Devil Cites Scripture by Nora_Wall | E | WIP

Ten years after the war, a demoted, disillusioned, and demoralized Unspeakable, Hermione Granger lives a half life. When she isn’t locked away in the bowels of the Department of Mysteries or working on questionably legal projects to make ends meet, she spends her time hiding from her estranged husband, Ron. Isolated from the people she used to call family and struggling to put herself together after escaping her volatile marriage, Hermione no longer recognizes the witch that she has become.

Draco didn’t mean to become so infatuated with Hermione. There was just something about her that called to him, a part of her magic had reached down and sunk its talons into the very fiber of his soul. If he were a better man, he would have left her alone instead of stalking her throughout the city of London. But that’s the thing about Draco. He’s not a good man, and he’s accustomed to getting what he wants. And what he wants is Hermione Granger to want him as much as he wants her.

Part One Chapters 1-26 [Complete] Part Two Chapters 27-?

Antinomian by thestarsoforion | E | WIP

He's always watched her. He can't help it. Merlin help him, he's been fucking trying though.

She hates him. He's a vile, bigoted arsehole. Of all the people who have made her feel small, who have made her have to fight and scrape and claw for her place in this world ever since she was eleven, he's the worst of them all.

But when things take a turn at the Yule Ball, Draco Malfoy decides he's done fighting himself, and Hermione Granger is left floored, struggling to understand this new, strange version of him.

Indemnity by writes_and_wrongs | E | WIP

Hermione Granger has lost it all. Her job. Her home. Her boyfriend. And most importantly, her coveted research. Desperate for stability, she does the only thing she can think of. Entering into a contract with a complete stranger is the most reckless thing she’s ever done. As her allies and enemies start to blur together, she finds everyone has secrets, and everyone wants them to stay buried.

Luna Vinculum (Rewrite) by MaryBMeunier | E | WIP

During the battle of Hogwarts, the night of a full moon, Draco Malfoy is bitten by a werewolf. With no way to escape the curse, all he can do is hide it. Hermione Granger is the only one- aside from his attacker- who knows the truth. And it’s only because she was with him when it happened.

When they return to Hogwarts for their 8th year, however, that is not the only secret they are forced to share. Because ever since he was bitten, Draco has grappled with an intense and disconcerting need to be around the Gryffindor Witch.

Neither of them like that, which leaves Draco constantly struggling to rein in all of the possessive and protective instincts that assault him when it comes to Hermione.

Will she aid him in hiding the curse? Will they uncover the truth about Draco’s obsession? In the meantime, will they fall deeply and irreversibly in love?

─── ⋆⋅ ☾⋅⋆ ───

The bond made her his. Love made him hers.

Shadow Within by Ivelynn | E | WIP

Hermione could see it in Malfoy's eyes—the absolute certainty that he would tear through every person here to get to her. The boy who'd once hesitated to kill Dumbledore was gone. In his place stood someone who'd crossed lines that couldn't be uncrossed.

He extended his hand, palm up. Both an invitation and a command. "Come home now. Willingly."

Home. As if the manor had ever been that. As if she belonged there. As if she belonged to him.

Instead Hermione placed her hand in his and let him guide her toward his army of Inferi.

**

Lord Protector. The title was a masterstroke of propaganda. Voldemort had done the unthinkable and reinvented himself. His Death Eaters were now 'Aurors,' their silver skulls replaced by Ministry insignia. They were the law.

Meanwhile, Auror Draco Malfoy fights a desperate battle against a Veela pledge that's slowly consuming his sanity.

How Long Before We Fall In Love? by 66gry99 | E | WIP

Draco was a troubled boy growing up. He was the ultimate menace to Wizarding society. It left his parents no choice but to send him to Durmstrang, hoping that the cold institution would shape him up. Unfortunately, he came back even worse than before.

After barely graduating from Durmstrang and returning to London, Lucius forces Draco to start from the bottom of the Malfoy family business. Upon his first day on the job, he meets the sweet and innocent Hermione Granger. She becomes his entire world and he'd stop at nothing to keep it that way, even if it means killing anyone that gets in his way.

Or a morally bankrupt Draco meets a sweet baby angel Hermione.

Soft and Delicate and Golden by magragora | E | WIP

Draco Malfoy was almost always in her dreams, but that did not surprise her. She had seen him no less than two dozen times since Voldemort’s death two years ago, far more than she had seen any other Death Eater. His silver eyes were unforgettable in their intensity and malice. His gaze was always heated toward her under that mask – Potter’s Mudblood, he used to say. In tonight’s dream he had yanked her backward by the sheer force of his grip in her hair. She would never stand a chance against a man so massive and powerful, and with her wand nowhere to be seen, she was already his.

Or, Hermione Granger learns what it means to be loved by Draco Malfoy during the Second Wizarding War.

Bedevilled | ✞︎ | A Dark Dramione Stalker Romance ☾ by daisygold | E | WIP

´ཀ "𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵" ´ཀ

There is the past, and there is what I know of it. I know so little: my contented life with Ron and my suffocating indignity. We are married, the days of Hogwarts are long behind us, and we live in the remote Scottish Highlands—it’s all rather idyllic. But what I don’t remember, only the Devil knows, and when reality begins to slip through my fingers with the substance of blood, the scent of smoke, and the allure of the grim and decrepit, he doesn’t give me a choice: the Devil with many faces, who forces me to my knees. I am sick with it: forced into macabre games, all for him.

There are many evils in my life: the one who traps me and the one who hunts me. When the sinister, cold-blooded prowler promises to ruin me, who will I become? And who was I before him?

𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸? ;)

𖤐 Haunting Adeline meets Dramione with Satanic Themes 🖤 Masked Stalker 𖤐 The Plot is often Unreliable. It's a Mindfuck 🖤 Special Draco POV Chapters 𖤐 HEA 🖤 Not Canon 𖤐

Gilded by Thatnailgal03 | E | WIP

What if Draco had made different decisions?

What if Voldemort had found out about Narcissa's vow?

What if Draco had found a different way to get the power he craved and his Golden Girl all in one neat little package?

My Dark Angel by augustaoctavia | E | WIP

(June 2025 — TEMPORARY HIATUS. I’ll probably see you in the fall when I’m feeling spooky again).

Blaise felt the edge of the feather he was thumbing in his pocket prick against his finger. He winced a little at the sting, but set his jaw.

“One more thing.” He pulled the feather slowly out of his pocket, flinching slightly at the expression of despair crossing Hermione’s face at the sight of it.

Instead of the brilliant white, almost translucent appearance of a typical Veela feather, the one in his hand was black—so entirely dark that its absence of colour almost seemed to suck the light from the room.

Hermione’s lips parted in wonder. “Is that…?”

“Like I said—it is an exceptional situation. Singular.”

She reached out her hand tentatively to hold the feather. Blaise’s heart was pounding—with anticipation, with the sorrow he would continue to hold secret inside himself, with the grief he had to avoid at all costs.

He had to time this just right.

“Will you help me, Hermione?”

——

A dark Veela story filled with extreme denial of feelings, isolation, manipulation, fear, darkness, and an ambiguous ending (Dramione endgame). Mind the tags, and dive in!

Fool's Mate by charingfae | E | WIP

As the Ministry-Fae Liaison, Hermione is eager to find a resolution to the escalating conflict between their people. Recent attacks have tensions running high, and successful negotiations with the fae would broker an era of peace. But when she finally steps foot into their kingdom, her hubris gets the best of her. To avoid execution for her crimes, the Minister gifts her to the fae.

For life.

She's trapped in the prince’s castle, learning all she can in a bid to end the escalating attacks and find her way home. Like the castle, her captor is cold, cruel, and devastatingly beautiful.

He's also, apparently, her mate.

Undesirables by muchlikepretending | E | WIP

Hermione Granger knows there’s no such thing as true ‘soulmates’. She’s given up hope that there is indeed a perfect someone. She knows she will continue her days, never finding someone who will really understand her, desire her, satisfy her. No, she’s given up that idea a long time ago. Hermione has accepted that she is in fact, undesirable.

Draco Malfoy was living a quiet life after the war, simply existing, in Scotland. Until he gathers word that a certain witch, his witch, no longer is tied to another. So, he comes home to claim her.

The Secrets We Hide by Saphelyn | E | WIP

Hermione Granger is no longer the curious, wide-eyed young witch she once was. Years after the Battle of Hogwarts, she’s become a more controlled, powerful version of herself—quiet, calculating, and holding secrets even her closest allies could never imagine. Beneath her calm exterior, Hermione is awakening to an ancient and dangerous power: the Aether, a mysterious force tied to her bloodline, one that has been suppressed for years.

But Hermione isn’t the only one searching for answers. Draco Malfoy, once her bitter adversary, has become obsessed with uncovering the truth behind the strange energy that seems to be growing within her. Haunted by his own dark past, Draco is driven by an insatiable need to understand what Hermione’s magic means—and he will stop at nothing to pry open her secrets, even if it means burning bridges, forging alliances with dangerous forces, and confronting shadows both literal and metaphorical.

Heres Serpentis by MaryBMeunier | E | WIP

Hermione is Voldemort’s daughter AU.

She was always his. As a child searching for light in the darkness, as a boy yearning for a friend, as a young man whose heart raced at the sight of her, and finally as a man who couldn’t live without her.

Even in their darkest moments, she was his.

And he had never been anything but hers.

Childhood Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers

NOTE: This fic is on temporary hiatus while I complete my other WIP. But it WILL be finished.

Ambrosia and Honey by chambersofsecrets | E | WIP

It had been approximately 3 years since the Battle of Hogwarts when the tattoo appeared.

Years after retreating into the muggle world, Hermione finds herself bound to Draco Malfoy following the enactment of a new law to repopulate the wizarding world.

Obsession by SerpentsandSkulls | E | WIP

Draco Malfoy becomes obsessed with Hermione Granger while he serves his Azkaban sentence after the war. He’s decided she is his, and he will do anything to have her. Meanwhile, he and his friends decide they want to take over Wizarding Britain’s criminal underworld.

[luna-azzurra]

On writing sexual tension

⊹ standing too close. like just barely not touching. why are their shoulders breathing on each other??

⊹ conversations that sound normal but feel like foreplay. “pass the salt” has never been so loaded.

⊹ one of them says something flirty and the other freezes for 0.2 seconds like “oh.”

⊹ eyes dropping to lips and then—back up. with effort.

⊹ holding eye contact just a little too long. like... are they gonna kiss or duel??

⊹ unintentional physical contact that lasts one second too long and now they’re both broken

⊹ a hand on the small of the back. that’s it. that’s the tweet.

⊹ tension so thick that other characters start noticing like “hey are you two okay?” (they are not)

⊹ “accidental” sleepovers. “oh no there’s only one bed.” yeah. suuuure.

⊹ biting back a smile. biting back a moan. biting anything really.

⊹ one of them walks away and the other has to physically restrain themselves from watching the hips

⊹ lots of sighing. frustrated sighs. horny sighs. “i want to kiss you but I’m emotionally unavailable” sighs.

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The love between Lucy Gray and Snow is so deliciously macabre and excruciatingly mysterious and unreachable and pathetically but beautifully and painfully human and I love it when love is bad I love it when love is an unsolvable puzzle written in a language that no one fully speaks apart from the ones involved i love it when love makes you scream and lose all dignity i love it when love makes you sing and write songs for him i love it when love is the main ingredient in the stew of tragedy I love it when love saves a life i love it when love ends another when is obsession turned hatred turned loathing i love it when love grabs him by the throat when he denies himself from it i love when love terrified him more than anything else in the world i love that her love haunted his soul i love it when love wins in the most twisted grecian tragedy you can ever think of i love it that the only antidote to love is love i love it when love can never be forgotten ever I love it when love never dies because even dragged through the perversity of power and greed love still became the soundtrack of the revolution that perished him

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Red Ink Chapter 16

No, I'm not dead yet. Apologies to anyone hoping that might be the case. And yes, yes I know...

"Just write the rest of the fic and stop messing around drawing stuff!"

Sorry. I'm not sure why I wanted to draw this, it was just something that I really wanted to try doing and something that I felt I needed to do. Writing has not been going well the last little while. It's difficult to find the time to sit and grind the words out, but drawing is easier to pick up and come back to or work on for short windows of time without losing my thoughts. So this was a way for me to reconnect with the fic as I work my way through editing past chapters and finishing the rest of the story.

Also, I got a new drawing tablet and I wanted to try it out. This one has a screen, so that's very exciting. And I'm having fun, which I think counts for something, right?

I didn't have all my brushes installed on this computer so I drew this with three brushes. It was a fun challenge. It turned out alright, I think. Not great, but I'm also just not particularly great at digital drawing yet. This was the best I could do in the time I allowed myself. Hopefully you also find some joy in it :)

Rest assured, I am finishing the fic. I've actually finished editing and reworking 11/21 chapters. I also have the next chapter, 21, started. It's sitting at 5k words, which isn't much, but it's something and I'm pleased with it.

Thank you to all of those that reached out to send me very kind messages since my last update. I truly appreciate it. These last few years have been incredibly difficult and while I won't bore you with the details, I did want to say that I am incredibly grateful for your kind words. Thank you for being so patient with me finishing this story.

Anyway, that's all for now.

I hope you're all doing well <3

Tori

Also, also - drawing hands sucks

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Directory of my fics / MASTER LIST

(🌶️ indicates spice level, 📓 indicates amount of plot)

please note that with the exception of this one, all of my works contain explicit sexual content. 18+ only please.

LONG FICS

Balance & Oppose 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 📓📓📓📓📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, WIP, 230k, 46/? chapters, POV alternating

Tags: coworkers, forced proximity, romantic friendship, hurt/comfort, magical theory, mystery, sexually inexperienced Draco (not a virgin but basically), sexually experienced Hermione, falling in love

Summary: Hermione and Draco are co-workers in the Department of Magical Artifacts, friendly but not "friends". When they are assigned a case on a remote Scottish island, they find themselves sharing more than just a tiny cottage.

You Do It For Me 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 📓📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, WIP, 160k, 34/? chapters, POV alternating

Tags: 8th year, virgin Hermione, good Draco Malfoy, all the tropes, a rose-colored glasses unapologetic all-around good time

Summary: Hermione has never had an orgasm and Draco cannot abide. (This has turned into a full-on sexploration with burgeoning romance, and is my ode to sex, good communication, and all my favorite tropes)

The Noble and Most Ancient 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 📓📓📓📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione/Theo, WIP, 13k, 3/? chapters, POV alternating

Tags: enemies to lovers, blood curse, mystery, toxic Draco, everyone needs therapy, angst, forced proximity, hate sex, fighting as foreplay, hurt/comfort, falling in love, polyamory, best friend and all around great guy Harry Potter, hea

Summary: Hermione has a blood curse from Bellatrix's knife and needs Theo, Draco, and Harry to help find a cure

Baby, Any Time You're Ready, I'm Waiting 🌶️🌶️🌶️/ 📓📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 27k, 11 ch, POV alternating

Tags: rom-com vibes, idiots in love, pining Draco, oblivious Hermione, sharing a bed, weekend friends trip, drinking games

Summary: Hermione thinks she and Draco are “just good friends” but he’s secretly in love.

ONE-SHOTS

Would You Rather 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 14k, 4 ch, POV Hermione

Tags: masturbation as a teaching experience, edging, dominant Hermione, barely-compliant Draco, teensy breeding kink

Summary: Draco doesn't think women masturbate and Hermione cannot abide ignorance.

A Little Glint of Gold 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 9k, 1 ch, POV Hermione

Tags: pierced Draco, Auror Draco, Healer Hermione, nipple play

Summary: Hermione learns that Draco has a navel piercing and cannot handle it. (This is part 1 of my Pierced Draco series)

Lemme Smash 🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 6k, 1 ch, POV Ron, POV Hermione

Tags: coworkers, crack treated seriously, an attempt at humor, very light dom/sub undertones

Summary: This is a total crack fic based on a bird meme which I somehow managed to turn into smut 🫡

The Five Love Langauges 🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 12k, 2 ch, POV Draco

Tags: pining Draco, coworkers, fluff and smut, Theo is a little shit (but a good friend)

Summary: Draco gets a book recommendation from Theo and puts it into action.

Honey 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione/Theo, complete, 6k, 1 ch, POV Hermione

Tags: threesome, switching, praise kink, Draco Malfoy sandwich, orgasm delay/control, dom/sub undertones

Summary: Theo, Draco, and Hermione enjoy a warm summer evening together.

There's Nobody Like You 🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Blaise/Ron, complete, 12k, 2 ch, POV Blaise

Tags: boys falling in love, demisexual Blaise, character study, frottage, blowjobs, Hot Ron Agenda complaint

Summary: Blaise doesn't know much, but what he does know is that he wants to kiss Ron. (Set in my Baby, Anytime universe).

Cupido gemmas 🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Neville/Hannah/Susan, complete,

Tags: sex pollen, fuck or suffer, enthusiastic consent, overstimulation, big dick Neville, sex in the Forbidden Forest

Summary: Neville, Hannah, and Susan go into the Forbidden Forest in search of a rare plant and…find it. (Set in my You Do It For Me universe).

Darling 🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Lucius/Narcissa, complete, 4k, 1 ch, POV Narcissa

Tags: set in Second Year, restrained romance, daddy kink, darling kink, secrets, character study

Summary: Something is happening and Narcissa will use her wiles to get the information from Lucius. (Set in my You Do It For Me universe).

A Gentle Haunting zero/📓📓📓

Overview: Ginny & Diary Tom Riddle, complete, 9k, 1 ch, POV Ginny

Tags: Hogwarts Second Year, lonely Ginny, manipulative Tom, psychological trauma, character study

Summary: A retelling of Ginny’s possession by Tom Riddle’s diary

AU - Muggle Universe

An Exception 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 11k, 4 ch, POV Draco

Tags: age gap (20s-40s), DILF / single parent Draco, babysitter Hermione, caught masturbating, daddy kink

Summary: Draco accidentally sees his daughter’s babysitter on his baby monitor app

Take Him Down A Peg 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/📓

Overview: Draco/Hermione, complete, 4k, 1 ch, POV Hermione

Tags: step-siblings, sharing a room, degradation, pegging

Summary: After hours stuck in the car with her infuriating, cocky step-brother, the last thing Hermione wants is to be stuck in a hotel room with him. But in the end, she finds a way to take him down a peg.

(last edited sept 19 2023)

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Art by Ene for Wanting and Waiting, Chapter 39. Please do not repost without permission.

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One For My Enemy illustrations and the meaning of Slavic Patterns

Illustrations from One For My Enemy by stupendous @olivieblake​

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Masters of Death Interior Art

There is a game that the immortals play and there’s only one rule: Don’t lose. 

Don’t miss out on Masters of Death by Olivie Blake! Also check out it's incredible Tarot-inspired interior art from LittleChmura!

The Hanged Man & The Fool

The Hermit & Death

Judgement

The Devil

The Lovers

The Wheel of Fortune

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My Favorite Novelette Length (7.5k - 20k Words) Dramione FanFics | Part 2

Slowly Toward Desire by phlox | M, 12.3k

Hermione decides then and there to stop thinking she has any idea whatsoever of what to expect from Draco Malfoy. She hasn’t a clue.

Just for Tonight by @indreamsink | E, 8.7k

When Hermione agrees to act as Draco's date for the annual Malfoy gala, she thinks it might be the worst decision she's ever made. But sometimes in just one night, everything can change.

Girl On A Train by @draqo-pctter | M, 11.8k

After the war, Draco took to riding muggle trains to clear his mind. One morning, on the fifth year anniversary of the Battle at Hogwarts, he saw a familiar mountain of curls while riding the Piccadilly Line. Hermione Granger sat across and four people down from him, reading. This wouldn’t have been so unusual, if anyone in Wizarding London had seen her since the end of the Reconstruction.

Irreversible Damage by namelessamelie | T, 11.7k

Pressured by his parents to form advantageous relationships with war heroes, Draco attempts to befriend Hermione. In the process, he finds that there is much he’d like to forget.

The Taste of Ink by @ambpersand | E, 13.6k

The first thing she notices is not the cut of his robes, or the way he has his hair styled, cropped close on the sides but long on the top. It’s not his expensive dragon leather shoes that shine nearly iridescent in the light, or the sharp caress of his grey eyes as they flit over her face with the speed and reflexes of a seasoned Seeker. It's the ink that peeks out above the crisp collar of his shirt. It’s a flash of blue against his pale skin, the only drop of color on his body. That she can see. It takes Hermione several minutes to focus well enough to drag her eyes away, lest she get caught with her jaw on the sticky floor of the pub they’re both standing in. Something tells her there's more color hidden behind the flat black of his suit and robes. There has to be, considering the intricate design that creeps up his neck like tendrils of blue smoke.

Far Be It From Me by riptey | T, 14.6k

Draco works in the dementia ward at St. Mungo's, and he loves his job, but he doesn't feel comfortable anywhere else. Recurring tremors in his hands make it hard for him to do things, and he's too embarrassed to let anyone see. So when his schoolboy crush, Hermione Granger, suddenly reappears in his life, all he can do is push her away.

Use Case by Storycat9 | E, 11k

In the last decade, Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger have exchanged a few meaningless pleasantries at prior Ministry budget meetings if they happened to sit near each other. Rare, blandly civil, professional interactions. Absolutely nothing in those interactions prepared Draco for Granger to abruptly hike up her pencil skirt at this year's budget meeting, crawl across the conference table, and begin flicking his shirt buttons open one by one.

Sansara of Her Name by HIRU_13 | E, 13.4k

His gray irises reflect the same thing that has completely burned the joy out of her gaze. She sees herself in him − the only one present as a ghost in this feast of life, as She thought. The life that dwells on the bones of their loved ones.

Out of Mind by galfoy | T, 10k

By all appearances, Hermione Granger runs a successful bookshop, lives a happy life, and wants for nothing. However, when a person from her past starts asking uncomfortable questions, Hermione realizes that things are never as they appear.

Lights Out by Phoebe (Emeraldwoman) | T, 10.2k

Draco doesn't like it, but there's no way around it. The prefects have to patrol the halls after lights out, and for the first term, he and Hermione Granger must patrol every Tuesday night.

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Dramione Through Different POVs | Part-1

A Well-Behaved Woman by femme_ecrivain | T, 12.2k | POV Astoria Greengrass

Astoria Greengrass can’t remember a time when she didn’t know she would one day be a Malfoy. Her entire life has been focused on one thing only: becoming the perfect wife to the scion of Wizarding society’s most prominent Pureblood family. Not even a war can get in the way of that goal—but her fiancé’s feelings for Hermione Granger just might. On the evening of her engagement ball Astoria’s world is rocked to its foundations and she finds herself facing some difficult decisions. But if there’s one thing she’s learned from Hermione (and Draco) it’s that well-behaved women rarely make history. And sometimes the drastic choice is the only one to make.

A Different Sort of Dread by itscometothis | T, 2.9k | POV Minerva Mcgonagall

Minerva McGonagall isn't one to invade her students' privacy, but when Draco Malfoy deteriorates during his sixth year and Hermione Granger confronts him...well, this is why Minerva's an animagus, isn't it? Dramione from a beloved professor's POV. One-shot.

Not At All What I Meant by Ghastly_lemons | T, 8k | POV Minerva Mcgonagall

Minerva McGonagall is determined to be a very different Headmistress. She's seen the damage the divided Houses has caused, and she will use her tenure leading Hogwarts to bring them together. At first she has no idea how, but when an idea all but falls into her lap, she brings it to fruition with some rather unexpected results.

Crookshanks' Chronicles by pinkhairandbooks | G, 5.7k | POV Crookshanks

Well, looks like my little witch has a crush on a pale guy with the stink under his nose. I think I've just found my new favorite hobby.

Furry Detective by Anya_Brodie, Nanou_ff | M, 2.4k | POV Crookshanks

Crookshanks must use all his deductive skills to prove to himself that Hermione couldn’t have done something so horrible.

For Want of a Jumper by elithien, senlinyu | T, 1.3k | POV Theodore Nott

The day after that was Herbology, and Theo was involuntarily treated to the sight of Malfoy herding Granger to an alcove, and carefully wrapping her up in his scarf until she was buried from her shoulders to the tips of her ears in green and silver. “It’s snowing today. Do you have any common sense, or did you decide to forego because it doesn’t come printed in hardback?” Malfoy asked scathingly as he crowded himself closer and expanded his scarf by a half dozen feet in order to ensure Granger was sufficiently ensconced in it.

The Unbearable Tedium of Romance by smokybaltic | E, 4.5k | POV Severus Snape

Severus Snape attempts to alleviate the indignity and aggravation of living in a tent with Hermione Granger by throwing his godson into the breach. Sometimes the solution is exponentially worse than the problem.

there's never enough by Space_Samurai | T, 3.3k | POV Lucius Malfoy

"I understand that you want your children to have the siblings you didn't… But certainly this is the last one?" He asked pointing at the boy. Draco looked at him without an ounce of shame. "Actually, Hermione is pregnant again.” - Lucius watches helplessly as his son becomes Arthur Weasley.

Blaise and Theo: Dramione's Biggest Fans (and Enemies) by starkidsftw | 19.3k | POV Blaise Zabini and Theo Nott

Multiple short-stories about Blaise Zabini and Theo Nott's exploits involving their dear friend Draco Malfoy and his obsession with one Hermione Granger.

i think i've seen this film before by magneticwave | T, 24.7k | POV Harry Potter

It doesn’t occur to Harry until supper that night, while Luna makes a Spanish tortilla with pink and blue potatoes from her garden, that Granger might actually be his friend now. Not just a transferable friend, comfortable with him because she’d grown up with a strangely domestic alternative version of him with short hair, but a real friend. Since he’s not sure how to feel about it, he eats his half of the tortilla in a silent daze and then helps Luna go over the last of the proofs for next week’s Quibbler. 

The Great Debate of '96 by purplepinatas | G, 12.7k | POV Multiple

The Complete and Honest Truth of Hermione Granger and Draco Mafloy's Relationship by Luna Lovegood. It all started with a joke, an off-hand comment. When Hermione and Draco are absent on the same day, a joke turns into an argument that divided the Wizarding World. Years after the fact, Luna compiles a series of interviews to recount the Great Debate and the aftermath of adolescent meddling.

The Scholar's Guide To Denial by AnyaW1998 | M, 11k | POV Multiple

Two Hogwarts professors spend an entire academic year trying to convince themselves - and everyone else - that they aren’t completely, irrevocably in love with each other. Their success rates vary.

in a different light by Pink Panda (Ejacyeolation) | T, 15.6k | POV Ron Weasley

"When he notices the tears cascading down her cheeks, he allows himself to half-believe that they’re tears of joy. When the first words out of her mouth are “we need to talk”, he allows himself to half-hope that she only thinks it’s too soon, that she still has so much to do before she can settle down and start a family with him. When he finally gets to look into her eyes, he accepts what he knows to be true, because during the small things that kept getting bigger and bigger, he had noticed something else. Had noticed the way she still watched, the way she kept staring, the way she continued to glow and emit the same warmth through her eyes that she used to give him. He had noticed that those things didn’t disappear; she still glows, just not around him."

Saving Grace by i_am_not | T, 6.5k | POV Ron Weasley

What Hermione essentially did was save people. But Ron didn't realize until too late that she was probably never meant to be his saving grace. Dramione from Ron's POV.

Molly Weasley and the Ghost of Things Past by Aurelia_21 | T, 105.2k | POV Molly Weasley

A year after Fred's death, Molly Weasley suddenly finds herself haunted by what she thinks is his ghost. She's also busy consoling Ron after his breakup with Hermione, who is suddenly getting very close with a certain co-worker... Dramione from a different perspective.

Mortifying Moments by niffizzle | G, 326 | POV Scorpius Malfoy

Sometimes, Scorpius still couldn’t believe he got to attend Hogwarts. He had grown up hearing the most remarkable stories. The history, the knowledge, the adventures. All he wanted his first eleven birthdays was for that hallowed letter to arrive with his name on the front and a purple wax seal on the back. Today, Scorpius wished that letter never arrived.

The other by Faerlamore | M, 12.9k | POV Astoria Greengrass

I found myself on the other side of their love story. - Astoria.

With Elegance, Narcissa Malfoy by Captainraychill | M, 4.3k | POV Narcissa Malfoy

A little peek into Narcissa Malfoy's diary during the holiday season. Who knew such a lady would overuse exclamation points?

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The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy by speechwriter | M, 290k

The night that Harry and Dumbledore return from the cave, the Death Eaters are delayed from reaching the top of the Astronomy Tower for one more minute. Draco Malfoy lowers his wand. A Deathly Hallows rewrite in which Draco accepts Dumbledore's offer to fake his death and go into hiding with the Order of the Phoenix.

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Creep by @cr0ftisprocrastinating | M, 138.9k

Five years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione Granger is running out of time to restore her parents' memories. Hoping a Master's in Medical Anthropology at Oxford will help her unlock exactly how memories can be recreated, she ends up bumping into the last person she expects to see at a muggle university. After finally completing his house arrest, Draco Malfoy wants to understand how he was conditioned to believe in Pure Blood ideals. A Master's in Social Anthropology seems the best way to free himself from his past. Until he runs into the very person who haunts him.

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HP FESTS: Dreomione Fest (Part 4)

Dreomione Fest 2023:

I Don’t Need The World To See by Ceilidhchaos, SarahFraser - E, 4 chapters - Draco is serving a life sentence in Azkaban and is several years into it when a new Healer is assigned to the most dangerous level of the prison, the one and only Golden Girl, Hermione Granger. After Draco gets attacked by other former Death Eaters (a frequent occurrence), he wakes up in the infirmary (a first) and slowly the enmity between the former Slytherin Prince and Gryffindor’s Princess becomes more than doctor/patient. Actions have consequences though and soon Hermione discovers that one of those will arrive in eight months. Azkaban prison guard Theodore Nott uses their predicament to have power over two people that he’s fantasised about since fourth year. He wouldn’t be a Slytherin otherwise would he? But is Nott actually the one in control?

H.I.L.F. (Healer I’d Like to F***) by sincerelymalfoy (sincerelydraco) - E, one-shot - Theodore Nott has been a personal Healer for the Malfoys for years. One night the Malfoys show Theodore how much they appreciate him and his dedication to healing.

Neighbors by emotionalsupporthufflepuff- E, one-shot - Draco and Theo accidentally fall for the witch next door. Again. Chaos ensues.

The Bisexual Education of Draco Malfoy by xingonita - E, one-shot - no summary

That's Not My Wand by BexYZ - T, one-shot - Our friends get stuck in a closet.

Die For You by katiekrum - M, one-shot - Death is the end. It's an incontrovertible truth. Can there be an exception to this?

A Study in Risk Management by meggowaffle - E, 11 chapters - Sometimes, life takes you in a strange direction. For Hermione, the snowball began when Hugo left for school, and things felt strangely empty. Everything unravelled after that. Nearly a year later, a chance encounter with Draco and Theo leads to an unexpected friendship that blooms into something more. --- “So, what about you, Hermione?” Theo asked, startling her from her indecent thoughts. “Me?” she squeaked. “Yea, what are you into?” he pressed, a mischievous grin on his lips. “Theo…” Draco warned. “Turnabout is fair play, darling. C’mon Hermione.”

Let Me Punish You by gm_flowers - E, one-shot - Part two of Let Me Teach You (you don't have to read the first one to get this one, cause it's really just porn at this point, but why wouldn't you want to read the first encounter with these three sex-crazed folks). Draco and Theo are going on missions, taking their kitty with them. They decide to make a detour to Hermione’s childhood home and are shocked to find it empty. She’s been a bad kitty and needs to be punished.

The Little Mouse in the Pantry by Jello_cubez - E, one-shot - Hermione hides in the pantry to avoid her bosses, Draco and Theodore Malfoy-Nott.

Let Me Teach You by gm_flowers - E, one-shot - Voldemort wins AU. The Death Eaters had all laid claim to their subs. All except Draco, who had his eyes set on the girl his best friend had taken. Lucky for him, Theo had no idea how to Dom over Hermione Granger. And lucky for Theo, Draco was an excellent teacher.

1, 2, 3, 4... Whose Gonna Make Draco Lose it More? by JCOBryan1990 - E, one-shot - Theo gets revenge on Draco; without Hermione's knowledge, because, of course, she had told Theo not to; then left him unsupervised.

All About the Timing by ridethedragon - E, one-shot - Theo was at his wit's end and had been ready to hex the both of them. That’s what led them to where they are now – Hermione completely bared on his lap, back flush with his chest, her legs parted on his strong thighs and shaking from Draco’s tongue, lapping up her arousal as if it kept him alive. As if every lick was his way of proving how much he needed her, craved her, worshiped her.

Pass the Salt by sarahsempra - E, one-shot - Hermione brings Draco & Theo home to meet her parents for the first time. *Dinner at the Grangers" Hermione: Daddy, can you please pass the salt? Mr. Granger, ...Draco...AND Theo reach for the salt.

A Cock Grows in Wiltshire by JCOBryan1990 - E, one-shot - Draco and Theo come home to a changed Hermione and are only to happy to help with the changes.

A Messy Reunion by Snakequeen32 - not rated, one-shot - Hermione and her husbands attend a remembrance ball.

The Sun, The Moon and The Stars by chococrepe - E, WIP - The marriage of Harry Nott-Potter and Theodore Potter-Nott was widely anticipated to end, although the exact timing remained uncertain. After eight years of marriage, the news broke on the Daily Prophet with the shocking headline declaring the end of their relationship. Pureblood families, who had been eagerly awaiting this news, began preparing their daughters to assume the "Wife Role" for Theodore, who lacked an heir. However, Theodore had different intentions and was not going to stay in England.

Twenty Turns & We Are Free, Love by elivrayn,  Jello_cubez,  WritexAboutxMe - E, WIP - The Order Has Lost, and Harry Potter is Dead. Voldemort has given his blessing to his most loyal servant, Bellatrix Lestrange, to hunt down the remaining Order members: Theo, Draco and Hermione. What happens when our beloved triad fixes a time turner to return to 1979? Can they stop the war before it ever begins or is history bound to repeat itself?

Wicked Games of Laws and Men by WritexAboutxMe - E, one-shot - The one where Hermione just wants her centaur legislation passed while Draco and Theo just want to date her. Law, banter and mischief-- what more could we want?

Behind Closed Doors by gm_flowers - E, one-shot - no summary

Tolerance. Plus One. by triton_green - T, 3 chapters - Mr Granger is a tolerant man. Yes, he is. But his tolerance is about to be tested severely when his darling daughter reveals that she is in love with not one, but two men. And one of them is her former school bully. So he does what every man does once in a while: vigorously clean his barbeque and reflect how on earth things ever got to this point.

When three hearts align by shaparecium - E, one-shot - Hogwarts, 8th year. Draco doesn't want to be here. He has to. Theo doesn't need to be here. But he wants to. Their plan: Make it through the year, (in Draco's case, preferably unnoticed) and then finally move on. But then came Hermione Granger.

These Scars We Carry by KiraAnn (Know_It_All_2008) - T, one-shot - When Theo shows up at the safe house Hermione is manning with a deathly injured Draco, her heart jumps into her throat.

These Flowers We Water In Blood by KiraAnn (Know_It_All_2008) - T, WIP - When Hermoine develops a cough, she thinks nothing of it. When she starts coughing up rose petals, however, she knows her time is numbered.

tombee de la nuit by KiraAnn (Know_It_All_2008) - T, one-shot - In the darkness of the night, Hermione learns some unexpected truths as their ashes tumble into the night.

This fest is ongoing.

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Fake love

She’d watched him these past few years—not in some obsessed manner, but off-handedly, a vague noticing of her surroundings. They dabbled in similar social circles of influence. They didn’t clash, per se, but there were often conflicts of interest that, more often than not, swayed towards Hermione. When a decision was made in her favor, their eyes would catch and he’d nod, eyes flashing with what she imagined was begrudging respect.

After the passing of his wife and a period of solitude, he began appearing with different women over the years. Beautiful by definition, exceptional inside and out, those who attended draped over his arm drew in crowds like an aphrodisiac. They were actresses, scientists, journalists, and even musicians. To appear with Draco Malfoy was to underline yourself as someone worth knowing.

To appear with Draco Malfoy was to accept a one-time deal.

These women who showed up at his side and enjoyed an evening of spotlight never appeared again, at least as his partner. They’d very often end up even more successful after the event, and were always gracious in their talks about the Malfoy heir, but there was never any discussion of any kind of long-lasting relationships.

Hermione’s own romances were varied and memorable in their own wonderful ways. She didn’t regret any of the connections made, instead cherishing the moments in real time. Sometimes, they’d last only a month, and at other times, they’d go on for up to a year. If she was honest with herself, she’d admit that she couldn’t imagine holding onto any single person longer than that. There was too much to do, too much to see and experience. How could she hold someone else back when she herself still wanted more?

It wasn’t much of a surprise when Witch Weekly started musing about the likelihood of a Granger-Malfoy match. Both were prolific leaders of their generation in their chosen fields. They attended many of the same functions, were conveniently single, and deliciously forbidden in every possible way. 

Hermione traced the phrases in her mind as she followed Malfoy’s movement across the ballroom. “Most eligible wizard”, “Golden Girl on the rise”, “Imagine their children”—she needed to hunt down this Marnie Scribe and her ridiculous quill. It wasn’t that Hermione was mad about the gossip. It wasn’t malicious like the Rita Skeevey articles of her past, Azkaban bless her, nor could she deny the appeal. Draco Malfoy was objectively a wizard worth consideration.

No, what she had issue with was the very notion that she’d allow herself an ounce of fake love for a step up.

Maybe it was petty of her to remember the glittering smiles and echoing laughs of his past partners, but she didn’t want to be associated with him in that way. She didn’t want to give anybody the room to accuse any future success with his influence. Hermione might find him sexy as sin, but she knew a trap when she saw one.

His eyes caught hers across the room. If she looked away now, it’d be obvious she was affected. She lifted her chin along with her eyebrows. He tilted his head and smirked. With a brief comment to the group beside him, he pressed forward, destination clear.

She desperately wanted to furrow her brow and scowl at him, but his former listeners were aptly watching the impending collision. Was this the moment that Draco Malfoy enchanted Hermione Granger?

Now that he stood in front of her, towering from above like a goddamn lamppost with his golden white hair, she couldn’t stop herself.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

There was that bloody smirk again.

“If you didn’t want my attention, Granger, you shouldn’t have let me catch you looking.” With a bow and a raised hand, he invited her to dance to the slow waltz just beginning.

There was nothing for it now that they had everyone’s attention and he just stood there in expectation.

She slid her hand into his and felt the tightening of his cool fingers around hers. He drew her into his frame, expertly maneuvering her across the floor like the perfect gentleman he was raised to be. She’d swoon if she wasn’t so mad at him.

“Careful, darling, you’re starting to show your fangs,” he said with amusement coloring the laugh in his voice.

She schooled her features into submission. “This is not what we agreed on.”

“Maybe I’m done with agreements.”

“Maybe I’m done with you.”

“You don’t mean that.”

“I will not be another check on your list of conquests.” The growl in Hermione’s voice was clear.

He spun her out without warning, sending her heart swooping into her throat. When he curled her back in, she found herself closer than before. Some might say, inappropriately close.

“You’re not.”

“Why should I believe I’m any different?”

The hand at her waist tightened, and she saw the faintest strain around his eyes. “Because I’m telling you that you are. You are different, Hermione.”

Why did the sound of her given name on his lips make her want to throw all caution to the wind?

“Prove it.”

The predatory grin that spread across his face was one she never saw outside of their one-on-one time together. Seeing it in public, now, with her in his arms and the eyes of the crowd fixated on them both, Hermione felt a heady concoction of excitement and fear.

Everything was going to change.

WC 911 Twitter prompt from @DramionePrompts

[sailtomarina]

Seven days a week

What Hermione craved more than anything else in the world at the moment was the hot silkiness of espresso, chocolate, and milk coating her tongue and sliding down her throat. She knew just the place.

She’d discovered the cafe a little under a month ago before her work trip to the Americas—a nondescript exterior, humble interior, extremely limited seating, and the smoothest roasts she had ever experienced. Their coffee redefined her very notion of the word, rewriting the atrocious imitations at Hogwarts, Three Broomsticks, and even the Leaky Cauldron, who all seemed to put more priority into butterbeer and other popular wizard beverages. She considered her discovery love at first sip, and her later time spent in the U.S. cemented her passion for the caffeinated drink which started her morning seven days a week. Coming back to Britain, she paid for addiction dearly in the form of incessant cravings that the mediocre offerings of other establishments failed to fulfill.

So, she returned to M. Coffee. 

It was while she waited in line to make her order that she noticed him. The shock of white blonde hair, trimmed perfectly and falling just right over his forehead, shone like a beacon in the tiny building. Draco Malfoy sat in elegant repose, one hand resting on his lap, occasionally bringing his mug up to his lips, and the other turning the pages of The Daily Prophet. If she angled herself just so, she could pull off pretending to miss him sitting at the far edge of the counter the way he was.

“Miss? Do you know what you would like?” The young woman standing behind the till blinked innocently at her, waiting for Hermione’s order. She wore a cheery red apron and a pin in the shape of a cup with ‘Daisy’ printed on it.

“I’ll take a large dark chocolate mocha, no whip, with a bit of cinnamon.”

“Certainly. Can I interest you in any of our boosters?”

Hermione followed the girl’s nod towards a board she hadn’t noticed before, one listing out a variety of different drink enhancements. The options included focus, energy, and stamina. A note at the bottom promised four hours of efficacy, which seemed like quite a long duration to Hermione. She would’ve expected maybe an hour at most. There were dedicated potions that didn’t last even half as long as one of these drinks.

“I’m good, thanks.” Glancing behind her and seeing no one, she let her curiosity get the best of her. “Have you tried these boosters?”

Daisy grinned knowingly as she prepared her drink. “I have. They’re Ministery-approved, if that’s what concerns you.”

“They are?” Hermione couldn’t help the disbelief that bled into her voice.

“Yup,” Daisy confirmed, “Boss wouldn’t have it any other way. Does everything by the books and triple checks it all himself.”

It wasn’t until the girl handed Hermione a bright red mug with cinnamon dusted across the foam that she realized she had forgotten to specify takeout. There was nothing for it, she supposed, then to sit as far away from Malfoy as possible and hope he didn’t notice her.

She had nearly drained the delicious concoction when a voice, low and confident, slid into her reverie.

“How’s the drink?”

Of course Malfoy would notice her. She should have shaved off her head, or dyed it Weasley red. She took one last swallow of her mocha before turning to face him. Sliding her eyes up his disgustingly fit form encased in a suit that would do the front cover of Vogue justice, she fixed on his eyes, just as strikingly grey as she remembered. What surprised her, however, was the way they crinkled at the edges with his smile. It wasn’t the cruel smirk of their childhood, or even the suggestive leer he used more as they got older. His expression appeared genuinely curious, and the openness of it disarmed her as readily as a well-placed expelliarmus.

“I must be dreaming.”

His brow crinkled in confusion, but he followed with a laugh and another question. “Why do you say that?”

“Draco Malfoy is asking Hermione Granger about her drink and looks like he actually wants to hear the answer.”

“Does Hermione Granger now speak exclusively in the third person?”

“She may be using it as some kind of twisted defense mechanism.”

They stared at one another for a silent beat before they both burst into laughter. She wasn’t sure what was going on and why he was talking to her, but she was in too good of a mood to let Malfoy ruin it. Oddly enough, she felt in a better mood now than earlier.

“The drink is lovely and I could drink it every day,” she conceded.

He looked inordinately pleased by her answer, and she couldn’t help but want to know more.

“Why do you ask?”

He cocked his head with a strange expression now on his face, and Hermione felt a bit of her old reservations spring up. Had she missed something obvious? He gestured toward her cup with an elegant wave of his wrist. The scarlet mug was just as empty as before, the ‘M’ on the side clearly displayed.

M, as in M. Coffee.

She returned her gaze sharply towards him, mouth agape.

“I’m surprised you didn’t realize from the start, Granger. This is my coffee shop.”

“But it’s so small,” she said accusingly, as if the very word offended her.

There was that smirk. Only this time, it wasn’t at her but somehow included her. “I happen to like small. I don’t plan on ever expanding, no matter how successful this place becomes. I just want to keep making limited batch roasts to my exact specifications and starting every morning with a cup and a newspaper.”

Hermione studied him as he spoke, noticing for the first time the relaxed slant of his shoulders that once seemed permanently tense. She hadn’t seen him much in the past handful of years after school. She knew they had each pursued masteries, and that they were both single—Witch Weekly couldn’t get enough coverage of the eligible bachelor.

She wanted to know more.

Gathering her courage felt as natural as breathing, no matter how much her nerves spiked and her brain screamed at her that this might not be the greatest idea she’d ever had. M. Coffee served the best coffee in Britain and Draco Malfoy was a puzzle she wanted to solve.

“Well, consider me a regular customer. I don’t think I can start my days without one of your drinks.” Her eyes darted to the clock on the wall and back to him. He maintained eye contact the entire time, lips curled into yet another strange smile she had never seen on him before. “I’ll be here every morning at 8 A.M.”

“I’m honored by your patronage.”

She nodded and stood to leave. When she made to bus her own mug, he stepped forward to meet her, large hands barely brushing hers in the exchange. The brief touch was cool, and she wondered how his hand would feel cupped against her flushed face.

“Thank you.” She tried to keep her voice firm, but a tiny tremble might have slipped through with the way he looked at her.

“Thank you, and I’ll see you tomorrow morning.”

“8 A.M.”

“Indeed.”

She spun around and fled as her courage flagged and she nearly continued the ridiculous verbal exchange. She didn’t see the way he watched her leave, the smile he maintained long after she was no longer in sight, nor the contemplative look he held before nodding decisively. He planned to see her everyday, just as she had stated, seven days a week.

Beyond that? Well, Hermione wasn’t the only one who liked a challenge.

WC 1298 Twitter prompt from @DramionePrompts