Hey! I recently finished reading Dad Says and omg I NEED more! If you have any recs, or if you could show me the right place in the card catalog that would be amazing, thank you so much
First I need to thank YOU for recommending Dad Says to me! I'd never read it before your ask and enjoyed it. I usually keep fics mentioned in the ask separate from the list, but it was so good and such a perfect fit that I've included it in this list.
Kid Fics 2
Baby's First Magic by @ladderofyears (237 words, rated G)
Harry and Draco take baby Scorpius out for ice-cream, where he surprises the pair of them.
Bedtime Stories by @malenkayacherepakha (578 words, rated G)
Reading Scorpius his bedtime story is Draco's favourite part of being a Dad.
Where We'll Go by @goldentruth813 (1,285 words, rated G)
Harry needs to figure out how to get around now that he's got 3 kids to handle on his own. Clearly getting Draco Malfoy to teach him how to drive is his only option.
If You Asked Me to Stay by @triggerlil (1,701 words, rated T)
Harry occupies Scorpius so Draco can do some much-needed work, but Scorpius has a habit of meddling in his father's affairs.
Like Daughter, Like Fathers by MrTibblesOnTheCase (2,082 words, rated G)
Cute domestic snapshots of Draco and Harry's life as first time fathers.
Tough Love by dracogotgame (2,426 words, rated M)
James made a stupid bet and ended up badly hurt. His father has had enough.
For the Want Of Five Minutes (And a Locked Door) by @postjentacular (4,333 words, rated M)
It’s hard enough to get five minutes to yourself in a house of five kids, nevermind getting five minutes with your boyfriend for anything else.
Surviving Summer by dracogotgame (15,344 words, rated M)
It wasn't going to be easy managing four teenagers over the summer hols. But it was definitely going to be worth it.
How to Handle a Matzo Ball Soup Emergency by (22,025 words, rated M)
Harry, having left the Wizarding World after his divorce, inherits a deli in a trendy part of London. Draco wanders in and falls in love - with the food. And certainly not with the infuriatingly-fit-father-of-three who runs the place.
A tale of growing up and families of choice; of awkward hugs and new best friends.
"Dad says" by gallaplacidia (39,219 words, not rated)
Eleven-year-old Scorpius starts writing to Harry. Harry starts to fall in love with Draco through his portrayal in his son's letters.
Featuring an extremely remorseful Draco living with muggles and working at a second-hand book shop, an isolated Harry, and a Scorpius who's dreading going to Hogwarts because he knows he'll be bullied there.
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Lots of Love and Happy Reading!
P.S. Thank you all for your patience while I've had to be away from the library for a couple weeks. Sometimes real life things have to come first, but I've missed you all and am glad to be back! When I say lots of love, I'm sending extra to all of you!
I’m sorry I’m late, but Happy Diwali to those who celebrate!
You Light Me Up by @crazybutgood (rated G, 1,100 words)
Draco was excited to celebrate Diwali with Harry for the first time. He especially loved the beautiful henna art that Harry agreed to draw on his hands. He just wished Harry would draw faster.
I love any fic where Harry explores and gains understanding into his heritage, and this fic was perfect for that. The banter between Draco and Harry in this fic is very fun, and it’s lovely to see Harry sharing his traditions with Draco and Teddy. There’s vulnerability in Harry’s sharing, and Draco’s eagerness to participate shows his unspoken love. I appreciated the Hindi words and translations, and plan to explore the linked resources to learn more.
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As a bit of a special treat, and to celebrate their one year anniversary, I sat down with my good friend, the @wolfstarlibrarian. We recorded our conversation to share it here with you, our favorite patrons. I’ll be DL, in bold, and the Wolfstar Librarian is WL. I hope you enjoy this sweet peek into our friendship, and the wonderful insights that they had to share with me.
DL: First of all, congratulations on a whole year! In that time you've created a lovely and welcoming fandom space for authors, both new and established, lots of helpful guides and explanations for readers, and over 300 rec lists. What's been the most rewarding part of being "The Librarian"?
WL: Oh thank you so much! It’s been a wild year, made all the better for having this blog. As for the BEST part? Hmmmmm 🤔 This is difficult to answer because there have been so many unexpected gifts, but probably the most rewarding and surprising part is how much support the fandom community has come out with. I hoped that, at most, people would enjoy some of the lists, but beyond that they’ve given personal support as well, whether I’ve needed time, or someone to help find a fic, or just general support, the community has shown up, and that’s been an incredible gift that helps to keep me motivated and feeling special.
DL: I love that! I love how you describe fandom as a community. I think the real fandom isn't just the content, but the friends we made along the way! 😂
WL: YES! I agree! Fandom is just people connected by passion.
DL: Absolutely! And I think something really unique that you've done with The Wolfstar Librarian is encouraging others' passion as well.
WL: I was not prepared to feel this soft! 🥺
DL: Sorry, not sorry! Lol. I think something that's very unique to your blog specifically is the way that you are always giving "new" recs. A lot of the recs are ones that I haven't read before and I think that's very encouraging to authors and creators to keep writing and creating. It's not the same old "classics" over and over. That’s something I’ve tried to emulate on my own blog as well. I search for a mix of old and new fics.
WL: Oh yes, I'm always on the hunt for new fics. I check @ao3feed-wolfstar at least once a week and go through all of the new fics, picking out things I think I might want to read, and even when searching for lost fics I oftentimes end up adding a dozen new fics to be TBR list. I'm fascinated with the new, and am always looking for fresh takes on old tropes. Of course I also have tons of subscriptions for my favorite authors, but just like with food, I have comfort items I know I'll like but then I also enjoy new things just as much.
DL: Out of curiosity, how long is your TBR list?
WL: (after a significant pause) Oh goodness, I had to check. It’s currently 15 pages long and at 20 fics a page…
DL: Hold on, I’ll pull up a calculator. Um...300. So as many rec lists as you’ve made. You mentioned comfort items. What are some of your favorite tropes?
WL: Oh my goodness, yeah I hadn't done the math! 😂 I think what I find the most comfort in are things I can relate to the most? So lots of modern AUs with happy endings, and I'm also a sucker for soulmate or a good texting fic since they tend to include some fun humor that I can use as a counterpoint to real life.
DL: I love modern AUs!
WL: Me too! And fix-it AUs. JKR did them dirty 😉
DL: Who hasn’t JKR done dirty? Lol. Okay, and do you want to spill some tea? What are your pet peeves in a fic? The things that make you immediately click that red x and think "not for me". To be clear, I’m not saying things that you think are wrong — we’re not making any moral judgment here! Just your specific pet peeves that irritate you personally.
WL: The first thing isn’t so much a pet peeve as something I get asked a lot and feel bad about. The question I get asked the most is "how do I get rec'd on WL", and it just makes it clear how infrequently people read the pinned FAQ, where I encourage people to send in recs. Probably 4/5 people who send in their own fics as a rec actually end up on a list, but so few people do! So just remember that the Librarian is just one person who can easily miss a lot of things, but genuinely wants to read and share lovely fics. But actual pet peeves? I definitely can't handle MCD, or anything that's too dark just because it takes my mental health somewhere I don't want to go. I also tend not to like....imbalanced relationships? I know that's vague, but anytime there isn't mutual respect, it just feels weird and unnatural to me so I tend to just click out. Also, I need fairly standard formatting. I've seen a few posts about it, and it's definitely true that my brain struggles to read anything written outside of standard formatting (correct punctuation and capitalization). It's not even a judgement, just something like math where my brain goes "no thank you!" 😰
DL: That's definitely something that makes me hit the red x too. And I know what you mean about lack of mutual respect. I think that there's stories about relationships where someone makes a mistake and with work and apologies, they can come back from that and still have a solid relationship but there's other's where one person just completely disregards and breaks any trust or respect that they've built in the relationship and an apology can't fix that. It's a fighting together/fighting each other kind of thing. And I think that's an interesting point you bring up because I feel like with Drarry, Harry and Draco are set up to be adversaries and part of the story is them overcoming it. But that's not really part of Sirius and Remus' story.
WL: Yes, exactly! And I definitely read fanfic for comfort, for romance, and I feel like you can't have true love without mutual respect, without equality. Of COURSE that can take time and work to get to sometimes, but as long as they end up on the same page, I'm game. 😊
DL: Exactly. And again, I just want to say that it doesn't mean we think those fics are inherently bad or anything. It's just our personal preferences as readers. So, it's obvious that I also read Wolfstar in addition to Drarry. Do you ever read Drarry?
WL: Honestly, I rarely read outside of wolfstar, but sometimes I do read Drarry because it's so much bigger and tends to cover a wider variety of stories. I also read Dorlene, Jegulus, Jegulily, and a host of other smaller ships like Fleur/Tonks that end up in wolfstar fics.
DL: Can I put you on the spot and have you give us a Drarry rec?
WL: My favorite one is actually one you rec'd! It's the Christmas one that's just SO soft I can't help but read it each year as the weather gets cooler.
DL: Ohhhh! The Christmas Tree by @cottonpadenthusiast. I love that one! It’s a Drarry + Remus/Sirius get together! Just a sweet, happy family dynamic.
WL: Yes! It's half wolfstar, half drarry, and totally sweet.
DL: With families....we often joke in private that you and I have "sibling" blogs. Did you ever mind that I joined you in being a librarian?
WL: Oh, of COURSE not! Running a rec blog like this is so much work, there's no way I could do more than one, and I truly love having you, and other rec blogs, because they inspire me so much! I love finding new fics, new ways to share content, and new people to share with. Rec blogs inspired me to make my own, and hopefully I inspire people to find their own style as well!
DL: That's definitely something I've tried to do as your "little sibling" blog. I feel very lucky to have such a cool "older sibling" and mentor librarian that I can always come and ask a question or advice from, but I've tried to be thoughtful in making it my own too, with my Happy Hours and stuff. And I try to be mindful as well that I'm not copying exactly what another Drarry rec blogger does either. We all get our own niche, and I think that makes the recs we give more rich. And in true younger sibling fashion, I started my blog because I saw you doing it and thought it was such a neat idea that I wanted to join you. What made you start your library?
WL: When I first made the library, and imagined what I wanted it to be, I wanted more than anything for the library to be a place that I had searched for when I was new to fandom. I was so desperate for someone to show me fics for my exact mood, or comfort tropes, or just introduce me to something new the way librarians have done all my life. With this blog, the library, I'm trying to provide that comfort, that answer that we're all seeking. Hopefully, other people find the same relief and comfort here that an old wood lined library, full of wonder and hope, offers them in real life as well.
DL: Oh, now you’ve made ME soft. I think that’s such a lovely statement that we’ll wrap it up there. Do you think people are going to judge us because neither of us can do math?
WL: Ahahaha, honestly, if that's my worst feature, I'm okay with it. 😂
Hey librarian! Can you suggest me a good Drarry fic? <3
Well, you're in the right place! You should go check out the (NEW, IMPROVED, and UPDATED!) Card Catalog! There you can find all the great Drarry lists I've previously made!
In addition to the Card Catalog, I've also updated my bookmarks on AO3. In addition to my collections, if you want to sort through bookmarks according to length, you can filter according to bookmarker's tags. I've added tags for the following categories:
0-1,000
1,000-30,000
30,000-70,000
70,000-100,000
100,000+
200,000+
If you're looking for something more specific, please feel free to contact the Help Desk again!
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Below are the author reveals for the Blind Date fics! I hope you had fun and took a chance on a new fic!
Don’t forget to go check out the @wolfstarlibrarian‘s reveals as well!
General Audiences
🏠 Falling by @balletquartet (1,166 words)
Draco is falling, and he’s falling hard.
🛌 Tender is the Light by @joeys-piano (1,582 words)
Draco pulls him closer and Harry settles right beside him.
Teen
🧁Proof of the Pudding by @daisymondays
The One Where Gregory Goyle somehow ends up running both a bakery and a match making service.
💰 Date of a Lifetime by @dorthyanndrarry (14,796 words)
At this year's fourth annual New Horizons charity auction and gala there will be a most rare and unusual item up for bid - a Date with the hero of the wizarding world, Harry Potter!
🏥 Concussions and Crushes by @casablancainthetardis (17,431 words)
Harry is an auror who is constantly putting himself in danger and getting injured. Draco is the long-suffering healer-in-training who has to deal with it.
💌 Love Notes by @curlyy-hair-dont-care (610 words)
Harry and Draco have a very busy schedule and have found an innovative way of communicating and keeping the spark alive.
Mature
💍5 Times Harry Tried to Propose (and The Time He Gets It Right) by @carpemermaidtales (7,300 words)
5+1 marriage proposals Harry makes to Draco.
🔟 Ten Things I Hate About You by @ladderofyears (2,396 words)
Harry can't imagine how he'll ever manage to be Draco's Auror Partner. Or his friend. After all, he simply can't abide the man.
Explicit
❤️ Ten Years, and His Whole Life by @bixgirl1 (4,075 words)
Draco can't be sure when it started.
🛶 The World of Management (Or, Harry Potter and the Office Romance) by @moonflower-rose (15,426 words)
Draco Malfoy is the heart and soul of the Department of Magical Games and Sport. The only thing standing in the way of professional bliss is his boss. And Harry Potter.
💕 As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or a comment! 💕
To the Anon who was looking for a lost fic- you did a great job describing it! I was able to locate it quickly for you. I decided to post it without your identifying information since it does deal with trauma and some sensitive topics. This way, people can read the tags and decide for themselves before they read it.
Here is your lost fic!
Chains of Memory by oldenuf2nb (14,417 words, rated E)
Harry is growing sicker by the day and Draco wants to know why.
This fic is featured on the Post Hogwarts + PTSD List, which you can also find in my AO3 collections.
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