Drarry, but they suffer

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[steampunkserpent27]

HDCandyHearts 2023 Masterlist

I had such a blast writing for all of the @hdcandyheartsfest prompts this year. When I started, I never thought I'd be able to do all of them, but I just couldn't stop. I've never completed an entire prompt sheet before, so I'm very happy with myself for that!

You can read all of the prompts listed below: Second Date: Veela Draco (rated G) Sweet Treats: Ferret Draco (rated G) Handmade: Mermaid Draco (rated G) Bouquet: Deer-Centaur Draco (rated G) Charm Me: Veela Draco (rated G) Bakery: Baker Harry, Bakeshop AU, Pining Draco (rated G) Mementos: Sad Dad Draco (rated G) Amortentia: Veela Draco (rated T) "Love": Pining Harry, Love Confessions (rated G) Pink: Veela Draco (rated G) Come Over: Baker Harry, Misunderstandings (rated T) Pillow: Werewolf Harry (rated G) I Miss You: Obnoxious Draco (with a phone) (rated G) Valentine's Card: Mermaid Draco (rated G) Yearning: Pining/Baker Harry (rated G) Love Language: Vampire Harry (rated G) Happy Tears: Good Draco, Emotional Harry (rated G) Nap: Veela Draco (rated G) Surprise: Deer-Centaur Draco (rated G) Coffee Date: Gorgon Harry (rated G) Hug: Vampire Harry (rated G) Strawberries: Ferret Draco (rated G) Home: Mermaid Draco (rated T) Snail Mail: Oblivious Harry (rated G) Soft: Werewolf Harry, Fox-Animagus Draco (rated G) Meet Cute: Werewolf Harry, Potion-Maker Draco (rated G) "Beautiful": Gorgon Harry, Self-Esteem Issues (rated G) Honeymoon: Veela Draco (rated T) Thank you to anyone who takes the time to check these out <3 <3

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I recently made this bind for an exchange. This fic is probably one of the sweetest things I’ve ever read and it’s kindof become my mission in life to get more people to read it.

Ocean Man by SteampunkSerpent27

The art for the dustjacket is this work by @amomorii. The way these two are looking at each other?!?

Draco peered up at him, a thoughtful expression on his face. “I want to style your hair. It’s really awful.”

“You can try.” Harry said with a laugh. “Where is your home anyways?”

“Atlantis.”

Harry choked, of course Atlantis was real too. “Right. Is there anything that isn’t real?”

I used some cotton fabric I’ve had for YEARS to make the ocean bookcloth and I am still going strong with my obsession with hand sewing my endbands.

‘Scared.’ His hands shook, as he signed the word.”

Draco grabbed both of his hands, pulling him closer, until the only thing he could see was his eyes. They stayed that way for a long moment, until Draco freed one arm to sign. ‘ Safe with me.’

He nodded, closing his eyes for a moment, before he opened them again. ‘ Safe with you. ’

I’m begging you please go read this fic by @steampunkserpent27

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Drarry Disability Fest 2023 Masterlist & Wrap-up

Title:Any Emotions

Author/Artist: @steampunkserpent27 (AO3/Tumblr) Grievers27 (Discord)

Rating: Teen

Word count (if applicable): 11,261

Warnings/Tags: No Archive Warnings, Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Post-War, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Mental Health Issues, Disability, Disabled Character, Autistic Harry Potter, Autism, Sensory Issues, Emotional Dysregulation, Crying, Gryphons, Social Anxiety, Social Issues, Misunderstandings, Bullying, Ableism, Hogsmeade, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Developing Relationships, Good Harry Potter, Good Draco Malfoy, Supportive Draco Malfoy, Painter Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Honeydukes, Kissing, Getting Together, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Self-Discovery, Happy Ending, Minor Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger,

Summary:During Harry's Eighth Year at Hogwarts, he finds himself not only trying to figure out his feelings towards his old rival and nemesis, Draco Malfoy, but also trying to figure out why he's always felt so different, even amongst his closest friends.

Title:Songbird

Author/Artist:@queenie-jinny, QueenieJinny (AO3)

Rating: Teen

Word count (if applicable): 4,393

Warnings/Tags:POV First Person, POV Alternating, Disability, Physical Disability, Healer Draco Malfoy, Hard of hearing Harry Potter, Diabetes, Happy Ending, Blood and Injury (briefly), Anxiety/Panic attack (briefly), Light Angst, Romantic Fluff

Summary:When Harry sustains an injury in the line of duty, he has to come to terms with the fact that sometimes there are no magical solutions.

Title: What Works For Us

Author/Artist: flightinflame

Rating: Teen

Word count (if applicable): 1,821

Warnings/Tags: Autism, Autistic Scorpius Malfoy, Haircuts, Parenthood, Good Parent Draco Malfoy, Family Fluff, Good Parent Harry Potter, meltdowns

Summary: Scorpius wants to have short hair. Unfortunately, he doesn't want to have his hair cut.

Title: Like Father, Like Son

Author/Artist: @ladderofyears, Ladderofyears (AO3)

Rating: General

Word count (if applicable): 5,648

Warnings/Tags: Autism, Autistic Character, St Mungo's Hospital (Harry Potter), Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, Original Character(s), Autistic Scorpius Malfoy, Implied Mpreg, Past Mpreg, Harry Is Reluctant To Accept Scorpius's Diagnosis, But Soon Opens His Mind, Established Relationship, Established Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Married Couple, Fatherhood, Autistic Harry Potter, Supportive Draco Malfoy, Kind Draco Malfoy, Vernon Dursley Being an Asshole, Abusive Dursley Family (Harry Potter), Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter), Past Child Abuse

Summary: During Scorpius's autism diagnosis, Harry begins to understand that he might be autistic too.

Title:He's Perfect

Author/Artist:@itsphantasmagoria

Rating: Teen

Word count (if applicable): 7,988

Warnings/Tags: Autism; Autistic Scorpius Malfoy; Post Mpreg; Minor Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy; Parenthood; Ableist Language; Lucius Malfoy Being an Asshole; Lucius Malfoy Redemption; Supportive Narcissa Black Malfoy; Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE; Domestic Fluff; Neurodiversity; POV Draco Malfoy; Good Parent Draco Malfoy; Good Parent Harry Potter; Scorpius is an adorable bean; Digital Art; Kid Fic

Summary: Draco's son with Harry is a shining light in his life, and is perfect just the way he is.

Title: Boundaries

Author/Artist: SleepyElephant

Rating: General

Word count (if applicable): 4,790

Warnings/Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE;Post-War;Some Humor;Established Relationship;Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley;Disability;Chronic Illness;Undiagnosed Illness;Unsolicited medical advice;Setting Boundaries

Summary: Harry has been dealing with undiagnosed chronic symptoms since the war. Hermione won’t stop giving unsolicited advice. With support, Harry finally sets a boundary with her.

Title: Pain, Potions, & a Prick Known as Potter

Author: ChesterPoe (AO3), DeathsDaisy (Tumblr)

Rating: Teen

Word count: 11,378

Warnings/Tags: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Drarry, Redeemed Draco, Child Abuse, mentions of torture, (only in the first chapter), bad parent lucious malfoy, Post War, Hurt/Comfort, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Massage, Chronic Pain, Fainting, Passing Out, A lot of comfort, especially at the end

Disability Focus: Chronic pain & nerve damage

Summary: The repeated and sustained Crucios used on Draco during the war have caused him permanent nerve damage. He suffers from chronic pain, temporary occasional loss of sensation in parts of his body, poor circulation, trembling and shaky hands, etc.

Harry gets assigned as Draco's probation auror, they start off where they had left in school, but Draco has changed and so has he. They need to grow together these next few months to see what had been missing in their school years.

P.S. The way I talk about chronic pain in this is from personal experience. Not all of us experience the same thing. I assume those who suffer along with me know that, but for those who don’t/those without a chronic “issue”: please remember your experiences/ideas of what it’s “really” like are not universal. Be nice, thanks.

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That's a wrap! We want to give a HUGE shout out to our creators who worked so so hard to make this happen, we are so proud of you, and we hope you will join us again next year! All 7 of these stories are beta-read and sensitivity checked, so we ask that you refrain from berating our creators if you see things that differ from your own experience and knowledge of these conditions; every disabled person's experience is different and unique and deserves space!

And from Mod Kel to my fellow mods, thank you so so so much for your patience, hard work, and dedication to this fest. It is because of you both that this fest idea was able to take form because there would have been no way it could be done solo. Specifically I want to thank Ceylon for her amazing work with header art and the airtable system, as well as her hard work in managing communications through the email; thank you so much lovely! I want to thank Rowan specifically for their/his work on our tumblr and AO3, as well as all the time they/he spent on the Discord helping us figure things out and working around the time difference, and effort they/he put into posting; you're absolutely incredible!

Please leave comments and kudos for the hard working creators of this fest, even if you just comment an emoji or a "good job" your feedback means a lot to our writers. Also share! Spread the disability pride month joy, and we'll see you all next year for Drarry Disability Fest 2024!

Warmly,

- Your Drarry Disability Fest 2023 mods: Ceylon (@quackquackcey), Kel (@slytherinthelibrary), Rowan (@basicallyahedgehog)

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Drarry Disability Fest 2023

Happy Disability Pride Month!! We are so incredibly excited to announce the start of Drarry Disability Fest 2023! Posting begins TODAY and continues every 2-4 days until the end of the month!

Thank you so so much to our lovely participants for making this happen, we would not have been able to pull this off without you; great job team!

Drarry Disability Fest was created with the purpose of encouraging more creators to include disabled voices in their works, highlighting the daily lives and struggles of people with disabilities. It all started with the mods uniting on addressing the unfortunate fact that a lot of disability representation is either given to minor characters, sensationalised, romanticised, or worse villainised. These issues are very prevalent throughout society as well as in the fanfic community. We created this fest as a way to encourage disabled creators to make their voices heard, and for able-bodied creators to really work on their representation of disability through writing.

All the mods of this fest are disabled and every fanfic/art in this fest has been beta-read, and sensitivity read by a person who experiences the disability in question if the fic was not written by someone who experiences that disability!

We really hope you enjoy this first post and follow this space for updates on the amazing work done by our creators for this fest, and for future years of Drarry Disability Fest; we hope to make this a yearly occurrence.

Without further ado, we present with all the disability pride:

Title: Any Emotions

Author/Artist: @steampunkserpent27 (AO3/Tumblr) Grievers27 (Discord)

Rating: Teen

Word count (if applicable): 11,261

Warnings/Tags: No Archive Warnings, Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence, Post-Canon, Post-War, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Mental Health Issues, Disability, Disabled Character, Autistic Harry Potter, Autism, Sensory Issues, Emotional Dysregulation, Crying, Gryphons, Social Anxiety, Social Issues, Misunderstandings, Bullying, Ableism, Hogsmeade, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Developing Relationships, Good Harry Potter, Good Draco Malfoy, Supportive Draco Malfoy, Painter Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Honeydukes, Kissing, Getting Together, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Self-Discovery, Happy Ending, Minor Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger,

Summary: During Harry's Eighth Year at Hogwarts, he finds himself not only trying to figure out his feelings towards his old rival and nemesis, Draco Malfoy, but also trying to figure out why he's always felt so different, even amongst his closest friends.

Please leave comments and kudos for the hard working creators of this fest, even if you just comment an emoji or a "good job" your feedback means a lot to our writers. Also share! Spread the disability pride month joy!

Warmly,

- Your Drarry Disability Fest 2023 mods: Ceylon (@quackquackcey), Kel (@slytherinthelibrary), Rowan (@basicallyahedgehog)

[steampunkserpent27]

Thank you for the tag @lilbeanz Last Song: Racist Coffee - Julian Smith Last Show: The Walking Dead Last Thing I Googled: Monocentropus Balfouri (CW: Tarantula, incase anyone goes to look it up) Currently Watching: Nothing Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Current Obsession: Drarry Dream Trip: Lousiana I'll tag @louis-arssets, @ronbinary @autumnsnuggling @cluelesspigeons @gryffindorhearts

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Discovered

For the prompt: Oath For @drarrymicrofic Rated: G CW: Hidden Relationship He was sat on the very end of the table in the Great Hall, halfway through his blueberry muffin, when he caught sight of Draco. He looked absolutely brilliant, his hair was shining in the pale morning light, his robes were perfectly tailored, and they accented him nicely. He kept sending knowing glances in Harry's direction, barely able to keep the smile off of his lips. They had both made an oath to tell no one about their relationship. He knew it would only bring on ridicule if everyone were to know; their past rivalry wasn't exactly a secret among the students, and he knew Ron would be outraged. He'd see it as a betrayal; he just knew it. Hatred between Slytherin and Gryffindor were at an all time high, and he didn't want to have to hear all of the scathing remarks from the Slytherins and Gryffindors alike. Draco walked past him, holding his head high and refusing to look at him. It was the same show every time. "Potter." There was a swooping sensation in his belly, and he could feel his cheeks burning. He meant to say, "Malfoy," back, but all that came out was a strained whimper. He thought he saw the smile return to Draco's lips, before he shook himself and kept walking. "Honestly, would you two just stop already?" Hermione said, rather forcefully. "What?" He stammered, halfway through tearing the remainder of his muffin into pieces. Hermione gestured broadly with her hands. "This act you two have going on." "Act?" His voice cracked. "Yeah, mate." Ron added, giving him a scathing look. "You're not very subtle, you know?" "I don't..." He started to say, before Hermione cut him off. "You can quit pretending, we figured it out ages ago." "Figured what out?" Although he was afraid he already knew the answer. Hermione sighed, as if he was being difficult, and she was growing increasingly more fed up with him. "Harry, you go beet red every time Malfoy so much as looks at you. The last time you saw him on the way to potions, you dropped all of your books and then nearly set your cauldron on fire. And that's not to mention you sneaking out every night to meet him." "How'd you know I've been- I mean, I've not been sneaking out at night." Hermione raised her eyebrows, staring at him as if scandalized. "You really think Ron hasn't noticed that you leave at ten every single night?" He wanted to curse himself; he'd been so sure Ron had been asleep. "Well, but I..." "Harry. We all know already, you can stop pretending." He glared at his crumpled muffin chunks, hoping to find the answer in there somewhere. "Why didn't you say anything if you knew?" "I was trying to give you space and let you tell us on your own time. But there's no one left for you to tell, and well, wouldn't you be more happy not having to hide it?" "But you-" He fell silent. "Aren't you... You know, angry?" "No." Hermione marked another note on her parchment. "I was worried for you, at first. But that was before I started watching you two more closely. Even Ron was eventually won over, weren't you, Ron?" Ron, who was busy shoveling bacon into his mouth froze and looked around. "What?" "Oh, forget it." Hermione said, waving Ron away. "But Harry, as I was saying, it's obvious you're happy with him, and well, his attitude has certainly improved as of late." He wasn't sure what to say, he was still swirling with every possible emotion. "You... You really don't mind?" "Harry, you'd been nothing but miserable, of course I don't mind. Now will you stop pretending to hate each other for our sakes?" "I... I guess so." He stammered, once again looking around for Draco, who was staring at him from across the hall. He could kind of see what Hermione meant about it being obvious. "And... I guess I'd better tell him." He got up, leaving all of his friends staring after him, as he hurried towards Draco.

[lilbeanz]

Perhaps I'm not being obvious enough.

[steampunkserpent27]

Discovered

For the prompt: Oath For @drarrymicrofic Rated: G CW: Hidden Relationship He was sat on the very end of the table in the Great Hall, halfway through his blueberry muffin, when he caught sight of Draco. He looked absolutely brilliant, his hair was shining in the pale morning light, his robes were perfectly tailored, and they accented him nicely. He kept sending knowing glances in Harry's direction, barely able to keep the smile off of his lips. They had both made an oath to tell no one about their relationship. He knew it would only bring on ridicule if everyone were to know; their past rivalry wasn't exactly a secret among the students, and he knew Ron would be outraged. He'd see it as a betrayal; he just knew it. Hatred between Slytherin and Gryffindor were at an all time high, and he didn't want to have to hear all of the scathing remarks from the Slytherins and Gryffindors alike. Draco walked past him, holding his head high and refusing to look at him. It was the same show every time. "Potter." There was a swooping sensation in his belly, and he could feel his cheeks burning. He meant to say, "Malfoy," back, but all that came out was a strained whimper. He thought he saw the smile return to Draco's lips, before he shook himself and kept walking. "Honestly, would you two just stop already?" Hermione said, rather forcefully. "What?" He stammered, halfway through tearing the remainder of his muffin into pieces. Hermione gestured broadly with her hands. "This act you two have going on." "Act?" His voice cracked. "Yeah, mate." Ron added, giving him a scathing look. "You're not very subtle, you know?" "I don't..." He started to say, before Hermione cut him off. "You can quit pretending, we figured it out ages ago." "Figured what out?" Although he was afraid he already knew the answer. Hermione sighed, as if he was being difficult, and she was growing increasingly more fed up with him. "Harry, you go beet red every time Malfoy so much as looks at you. The last time you saw him on the way to potions, you dropped all of your books and then nearly set your cauldron on fire. And that's not to mention you sneaking out every night to meet him." "How'd you know I've been- I mean, I've not been sneaking out at night." Hermione raised her eyebrows, staring at him as if scandalized. "You really think Ron hasn't noticed that you leave at ten every single night?" He wanted to curse himself; he'd been so sure Ron had been asleep. "Well, but I..." "Harry. We all know already, you can stop pretending." He glared at his crumpled muffin chunks, hoping to find the answer in there somewhere. "Why didn't you say anything if you knew?" "I was trying to give you space and let you tell us on your own time. But there's no one left for you to tell, and well, wouldn't you be more happy not having to hide it?" "But you-" He fell silent. "Aren't you... You know, angry?" "No." Hermione marked another note on her parchment. "I was worried for you, at first. But that was before I started watching you two more closely. Even Ron was eventually won over, weren't you, Ron?" Ron, who was busy shoveling bacon into his mouth froze and looked around. "What?" "Oh, forget it." Hermione said, waving Ron away. "But Harry, as I was saying, it's obvious you're happy with him, and well, his attitude has certainly improved as of late." He wasn't sure what to say, he was still swirling with every possible emotion. "You... You really don't mind?" "Harry, you'd been nothing but miserable, of course I don't mind. Now will you stop pretending to hate each other for our sakes?" "I... I guess so." He stammered, once again looking around for Draco, who was staring at him from across the hall. He could kind of see what Hermione meant about it being obvious. "And... I guess I'd better tell him." He got up, leaving all of his friends staring after him, as he hurried towards Draco.

[steampunkserpent27]

Late Night Meetings

For the prompt: Careless From @drarrymicrofic Rated: G

When Dumbledore had given him his father's cloak back, the last thing he'd expected to use it for was sneaking into the Slytherin common rooms at night to watch the Black Lake through the murky, stained windows with Draco. Dark, eerie shapes kept drifting by, giving him the impression that whatever it was was circling around them, looking for a way in. He shivered and pressed closer to Draco, as one of the black masses drifted closer, giving him a better view of what he thought was one of the Giant Squid's tentacles. Draco was half asleep, his eyelids drooping heavily, as he fought to keep his head upright. Harry thought he could spend hours down here like this, tucked up in Draco's arms, swaddled in his invisibility cloak. No one ever noticed that he was here. Even on the rare occassion when Goyle noticed that Draco wasn't in bed; he had never seemed to realize that they were both only a few feet away. The view had long since lost its enamor for Draco, but Harry couldn't get enough of it. So, this is where they spent most of their nights, curled up on the floor, watching the strange fish in the lake swim past. He knew he was growing careless, as he was beginning to spend far too long down here. Ron was starting to notice that he wasn't in bed, and he wasn't nearly as dimwitted as Goyle. Even if he hadn't figured it out yet; Harry knew Ron was bound to. As much as he wanted to stay right where he was, he knew he needed to head back. If he waited much longer, he'd risk someone waking and seeing his empty bed. Neville always seemed to wake at random hours of the night; he could only hope that it was too dark for him to see anything when he did. "Draco." He whispered, trying to keep his voice as quiet as possible. "I've got to go." Draco startled, his eyes flying open. "Huh. Oh. Right." He pressed a quick kiss against his cheek, lingering for a moment, before he pulled away, taking his invisibility cloak with him. "Love you." Draco smiled, staring at the vacant space where Harry was standing. "Love you." He stood standing there for another few moments, staring at Draco. He didn't want to leave. His bed was boring, Draco was much more interesting and warm. But Draco was already getting up and heading back to his dorm, assuming Harry had left. He watched until he couldn't see him any longer and then turned and made the long walk back to his common room. Luckily, Filch was nowhere to be found, nor was Mrs. Norris, so he made it back without a hitch. He even managed to avoid Peeves, who was floating around and looking for stragglers to tell on. When he finally collapsed into his bed, he fell asleep with the comforting thought that he would be seeing Draco again tomorrow.

[steampunkserpent27]

Bees and Essays

For the prompt: Bees From @drarrymicrofic rated: G Harry was lying on his belly, sprawled out over the grass in the courtyard, while he watched the distant shore of the lake, which kept bubbling and frothing as waves crashed against it. He turned his attention elsewhere, which was occupied with a brilliant patch of wild-flowers. A fat bee buzzed past, hovering in the air, as it drifted from one flower to the next. Its legs were quickly becoming weighed down with pollen, before it changed directions and flew towards the inky blue sky. He was meant to be working on his Potions' essay, but the air was warm and his eyes kept drooping. Right before he could fall asleep, someone flopped down beside him, sending a jolt of alarm through him. He sat upright, glaring down at the intruder, one hand still clutched over his heart. "What happened to saying 'hello'?" Draco sniffed, as if offended. "Hello." He let out an exasperated huff and laid back down, staring at a cloud in the distance that vaguely reminded him of a hippogriff. There was a long moment of silence, before Draco added, "And what happened to 'thank you'?" "What am I thanking you for, exactly?" Draco smirked, triumphant. "For being wonderful and oh, so thoughtful and brilliant and coming to your aid with your Potions essay." He glanced at the scroll, which had rolled back up at his side. "Who said I needed help with it?" "You always need help with it." "I'm not that lousy. It's not my fault Snape wants me to fail. My essay wasn't any different than yours last time, and he still gave me a P, while you got an O." Draco shrugged, "And if I hadn't helped you, it would have been a T. Now do you want my help or not?" He held back a groan. "Fine. But it's not because I'm lousy." "Whatever you say. What've you got so far?" Draco asked, while spreading his scroll out in front of him. "Not much." He sat up, staring at the single sentence he'd bothered to write. "Well, this is wrong." Draco explained, pointing at it. "How? It's the title." "Yes, well you've spelled Aconite wrong." Draco crossed out the word and spelled it correctly. "Whatever." Draco's smile grew. "I tend to think Professor Snape wouldn't be so lax about it. But if you'd rather he corrected it..." "I didn't say that." He leaned closer, squinting at the proper spelling. "That looks wrong." "It's not." "You sure?" Draco wrinkled his nose, looking as if he'd smelled something foul. "Of course, I'm sure. Do you think I'd get straight O's if I wasn't?" "I suppose not. But you don't have to be so smug about it." He was sure Draco was going to take every opportunity that arose to gloat about how much he knew. And he knew that if he complimented him, his cheeks would flush pink, and he'd stammer for a few moments, before he'd try to hide it by gloating some more. He'd be lying if he said it wasn't cute, although he'd never admit that to Draco. He'd be insufferable about it. But he did need his help, so he spent the rest of the afternoon working on his essay with Draco, as he watched the bees hover and float past.

[steampunkserpent27]

Late Night Meetings

For the prompt: Careless From @drarrymicrofic Rated: G

When Dumbledore had given him his father's cloak back, the last thing he'd expected to use it for was sneaking into the Slytherin common rooms at night to watch the Black Lake through the murky, stained windows with Draco. Dark, eerie shapes kept drifting by, giving him the impression that whatever it was was circling around them, looking for a way in. He shivered and pressed closer to Draco, as one of the black masses drifted closer, giving him a better view of what he thought was one of the Giant Squid's tentacles. Draco was half asleep, his eyelids drooping heavily, as he fought to keep his head upright. Harry thought he could spend hours down here like this, tucked up in Draco's arms, swaddled in his invisibility cloak. No one ever noticed that he was here. Even on the rare occassion when Goyle noticed that Draco wasn't in bed; he had never seemed to realize that they were both only a few feet away. The view had long since lost its enamor for Draco, but Harry couldn't get enough of it. So, this is where they spent most of their nights, curled up on the floor, watching the strange fish in the lake swim past. He knew he was growing careless, as he was beginning to spend far too long down here. Ron was starting to notice that he wasn't in bed, and he wasn't nearly as dimwitted as Goyle. Even if he hadn't figured it out yet; Harry knew Ron was bound to. As much as he wanted to stay right where he was, he knew he needed to head back. If he waited much longer, he'd risk someone waking and seeing his empty bed. Neville always seemed to wake at random hours of the night; he could only hope that it was too dark for him to see anything when he did. "Draco." He whispered, trying to keep his voice as quiet as possible. "I've got to go." Draco startled, his eyes flying open. "Huh. Oh. Right." He pressed a quick kiss against his cheek, lingering for a moment, before he pulled away, taking his invisibility cloak with him. "Love you." Draco smiled, staring at the vacant space where Harry was standing. "Love you." He stood standing there for another few moments, staring at Draco. He didn't want to leave. His bed was boring, Draco was much more interesting and warm. But Draco was already getting up and heading back to his dorm, assuming Harry had left. He watched until he couldn't see him any longer and then turned and made the long walk back to his common room. Luckily, Filch was nowhere to be found, nor was Mrs. Norris, so he made it back without a hitch. He even managed to avoid Peeves, who was floating around and looking for stragglers to tell on. When he finally collapsed into his bed, he fell asleep with the comforting thought that he would be seeing Draco again tomorrow.

[steampunkserpent27]

Bees and Essays

For the prompt: Bees From @drarrymicrofic rated: G Harry was lying on his belly, sprawled out over the grass in the courtyard, while he watched the distant shore of the lake, which kept bubbling and frothing as waves crashed against it. He turned his attention elsewhere, which was occupied with a brilliant patch of wild-flowers. A fat bee buzzed past, hovering in the air, as it drifted from one flower to the next. Its legs were quickly becoming weighed down with pollen, before it changed directions and flew towards the inky blue sky. He was meant to be working on his Potions' essay, but the air was warm and his eyes kept drooping. Right before he could fall asleep, someone flopped down beside him, sending a jolt of alarm through him. He sat upright, glaring down at the intruder, one hand still clutched over his heart. "What happened to saying 'hello'?" Draco sniffed, as if offended. "Hello." He let out an exasperated huff and laid back down, staring at a cloud in the distance that vaguely reminded him of a hippogriff. There was a long moment of silence, before Draco added, "And what happened to 'thank you'?" "What am I thanking you for, exactly?" Draco smirked, triumphant. "For being wonderful and oh, so thoughtful and brilliant and coming to your aid with your Potions essay." He glanced at the scroll, which had rolled back up at his side. "Who said I needed help with it?" "You always need help with it." "I'm not that lousy. It's not my fault Snape wants me to fail. My essay wasn't any different than yours last time, and he still gave me a P, while you got an O." Draco shrugged, "And if I hadn't helped you, it would have been a T. Now do you want my help or not?" He held back a groan. "Fine. But it's not because I'm lousy." "Whatever you say. What've you got so far?" Draco asked, while spreading his scroll out in front of him. "Not much." He sat up, staring at the single sentence he'd bothered to write. "Well, this is wrong." Draco explained, pointing at it. "How? It's the title." "Yes, well you've spelled Aconite wrong." Draco crossed out the word and spelled it correctly. "Whatever." Draco's smile grew. "I tend to think Professor Snape wouldn't be so lax about it. But if you'd rather he corrected it..." "I didn't say that." He leaned closer, squinting at the proper spelling. "That looks wrong." "It's not." "You sure?" Draco wrinkled his nose, looking as if he'd smelled something foul. "Of course, I'm sure. Do you think I'd get straight O's if I wasn't?" "I suppose not. But you don't have to be so smug about it." He was sure Draco was going to take every opportunity that arose to gloat about how much he knew. And he knew that if he complimented him, his cheeks would flush pink, and he'd stammer for a few moments, before he'd try to hide it by gloating some more. He'd be lying if he said it wasn't cute, although he'd never admit that to Draco. He'd be insufferable about it. But he did need his help, so he spent the rest of the afternoon working on his essay with Draco, as he watched the bees hover and float past.

[lilbeanz]

Weekends at Hogwarts be like

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So what if Harry gets a cat and at first Draco is like skeptical about it

but then he’s completely obsessed

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