#drarry rec lists

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so one of my fandom resolutions this year was to be a more transparent reader. similarly, i wanted to commit to leaving more comments in general, and i decided these two objectives really tie into each other.

instead of doing traditional rec lists, which i find overwhelming and sometimes alienating, each month i'm going to list out the fics i left comments on. if i like a fic enough to leave a comment, i definitely recommend it.

i'm hoping this means i can put more eyes on fics that don't get recommended a lot; i don't actually rely on reclists to find fics too often. also, sometimes i read something and have to sit with it a while before i comment, or something languishes on my tbr forever. that's why these fics aren't everything i read in january, it's what i managed to comment on. some fics i read this month will show up on later month lists. i'm tracking everything i read in a google sheet with titles, authors, links, some of my thoughts, and the pub year just to be extra organized. 😌

here's this month's list, in absolutely no order:

O Come, All Ye Faithful by toomuchplor

Always the Last to Know by @nv-md

True Love Gave to Me by @epitomereally

bake it til you make it by Anonymous

Holding Out for a Hero by JayGwen23

Six Firewhiskeys and Potter's Green Jumper by starhoppinglover

i want your midnights by hoko_onchi

9 Days in Coventry by Anonymous

bonus: a fic i couldn't comment on! one of my fave fandom hobbies is going ~fic spelunking on old archives/livejournal/etc. and using the wayback machine to find old fic. i've found enough excellent stuff this way to fill whole rec lists with them. so each month, i'll feature a fic i really enjoyed after finding it on the wayback machine.

this month's fic is No Talking by dahlia. it's a super sweet FWB to lovers fic, post-war but published in 2006. a note about these fics is that they're often from before all the books were out, so if you're very attached to canon working out the way it really did, a lot of these are skips for you. this one is really lovely and worth it, imo.

[thedrarrylibrarian]

Hi there! Thanks so much for running this blog :) Was wondering what your favorite 8th year fics are? It’s one of my favorite tropes and I can’t get enough of it. I’m curious if you would rec anything I haven’t come across yet! Thanks <3

Hello! Your holds have arrived! I love hearing about what patrons enjoy! I have a previous list of Eighth Year Fluff, so if you haven’t checked that out yet, you might try that as well. However, if you’re wanting some additional options, I’m happy to offer these as well!

Eighth Year Fics

Small Comforts by CraftyBadger1234 (1,385 words, rated G)

Ron is certain that if anyone deserves small comforts, it's Harry.

Twist and Pull by @tepre (2,946 words, rated T)

Harry took lodgings in the Leaky. Third floor, fifth room on the left. That’s how they ran into each other: out in the hallway at two in the morning, Draco in a housecoat and slippers, sleepy and bleary eyed, asking what the ruckus was about. Harry couldn’t get the key to work. He’d been kicking at the door.

Cunning Kindness by ultravioletlife77 (3,939 words, rated T)

Ron can handle a lot from Malfoy - insults, hexes, cruel words. What he can't handle is... kindness. If Malfoy is being nice to them, he has to be up to something. And Ron is going to figure out what.

Thermodynamic Equilibrium by DorothyAnn (5,025 words, rated T)

Harry's far too hot. Draco's always cold. And somehow against all odds, together they create a perfect equilibrium.

It's a Nice Morning for a Fly, After All by potter_queen (7,159 words, Not Rated)

He could, Draco realised. He’d let Potter stay all night. In fact, some part of him wanted him to stay, despite his stupid hair and stupid glasses, he had saved the world. Draco had to give him that. And he wasn’t really as self-centred as Draco had always liked to believe. In fact he was almost… almost quite sweet.

A Glad Kindness by Lomonaaeren (10,588 words, rated T)

Harry doesn’t quite know what to make of a Draco Malfoy who smiles, laughs, and is honest with people after the war. But he thinks he wants to find out, and Draco is more than willing to indulge his curiosity.

The Interview by @cibeewastaken (17,385 words, rated T)

One interview had Draco realizing how naïve he was for thinking he deserved Harry.

Isolated Thunderstorms and Scattered Showers by @triggerlil (21,296 words, rated T)

Post-war, Harry needs space. Everything is too much all at once, and time and time again, he finds himself pulling the invisibility cloak over his head, just for a bit of peace. Returning for eighth year is hard, especially when you're considered a war hero, and your name is Harry James Potter. It's just that things go a little wonky when Harry starts following Malfoy, and finds that he can't (or doesn't want to) stop.

Hogwarts: A History, An Addendum by pixiedustatsundown (22,243 words, rated T)

Hogwarts has seen many things, has met many people. They are wonderous creatures, full of passion and longing, and Hogwarts loves watching them. Sometimes though, sometimes they get lost. They get swallowed by darkness and they never find out who they could have become, if only a few things turned out different. Hogwarts hates that, hates watching them fall. So, when she watched Draco Malfoy fall, caught between Harry Potter and the fire already reaching for him, she caught him. Draco Malfoy would get a second chance and maybe, just maybe, Hogwarts can save both of her foolish boys.

As always, if you find a fic you enjoy please remember to leave the author a kudos or comment!

Lots of Love and Happy Reading!

[thedrarrylibrarian]

Hello, lovely librarian! Thank you for being one of the best people I've ever seen on this site! Would you, by any chance, have any enemies to lover fics to recommend?

Hello, lovely patron! You’re making me blush! Your holds have arrived and I DO have some enemies to lovers fics to recommend (it’s one of my favorite tropes!)

Unpin that Spangled Breastplate by @tackytigerfic

Draco Malfoy—talented Curse-Breaker, reformed Death Eater, Celestina Warbeck fan—has a problem. In fact, you might say that Harry Potter has got him hot under the collar, and he's hanging onto his patience by a thread. Because surely no one needs to spend that much time doing up the buttons on their robes?

Constant Flux by @rockmarina

Harry Potter is the one constant in Draco's life, only each time in a very different way.

I’ll never be your chosen one by @andithiel

Draco doesn't know what exactly he’s doing with Potter, he doesn't know how their unspoken agreement even started, and doesn't know where it will end. The only thing he knows is: he's not in love.

Had To Be You by @lettersbyelise

Draco Malfoy is possibly the last person Harry expects to find at the wheel of a Muggle car, on a beautiful summer day on the road to London. This is the story of how Harry runs into Draco once, twice, three times, and how he doesn’t leave their next meeting to chance. Inspired by When Harry Met Sally

If you want more, feel free to contact the Help Desk again! And if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or comment!

Lots of Love and Happy Reading!

[wetassdrarry]

Hogwarts Era Drarry Fic Recs

Bond by AnnaFugazzi (173k)

Chaos Theory by Tessa Crowley (102k)

Erosmancy by astolat (11k)

Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles (456k)

head over heels by derekmaliknurse (21k)

Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by waspabi (93k)

Malfoy Flavor by Vorabiza (199k)

survival is a talent by ShanaStoryteller (502k and counting)

The Eighth Tale by lettered (12k)

The Light More Beautiful by firethesound (81k)

Timeshare by astolat (14k)

Wildfire by AbbyCadabra (3 parts)

you look so fine by michi_thekiller (16k)

Find your flavor

[drarry-to-read]

Do you know any good de-aged Draco or Harry fics?

Hi!… i did a rec list a while ago here

also from:

@capiturecs: here

@drarry-lover: here

@ferretlovesscarhead: here

@dictacontrion: here

And this list from Hidders livejournal

If you know more fics like this, please coment or send an ask! Deaged fics are a favourite of mine too :3