If you ship Drarry, then you are required to read all of these.
DEATHLY HALLOWS AUs
“9 1/2 Days” by magpie_fngirl (E). Draco accidentally Disapparates out of the manor with Harry; the two end up stranded in the Muggle world and seek refuge with a Holocaust survivor, from whom Draco will inevitably learn a great deal. (Dobby lives.)
“Alucinatio” by alexmeg (M). Draco is punished by the Death Eaters for failing to kill Dumbledore; to free him from the pain, Snape gives him a potion that sends him into a perfect dream world - where he finally has Harry - and from which he can only be awakened by the tears of someone whose love he desires.
“And the Draco Complex” and its sequel “There Is No Denying” by @vigiliae-noctis (M). In Part 1, Draco and Harry begin a secret relationship during the canon events of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince. In Part 2, Draco secretly aids the Hogwarts resistance against the Carrows while pretending to remain loyal to the Death Eaters as he awaits Harry’s return.
DEATHLY HALLOWS “DRACO JOINS THE HORCRUX HUNT” AUs
“Brave Though The Stars They Make Me” by @dwell-the-brave with art by @puncertainty (M). Draco is mysteriously able to communicate with Harry through dreams during the Carrows’ reign of terror at Hogwarts, which leads him to flee the school, and the Death Eaters, in search of Harry. (Locked on AO3.)
“For Safekeeping” by taterspater (T). Shortly before Bill and Fleur’s wedding, Voldemort intends to kill Draco for disappointing him, but Snape saves Draco by sending him to the Burrow, where Draco decides to defect. (WIP, promised to be finished)
“Temptation on the Warfront” by alizarincrims0n (E). Draco defects to the Order of the Phoenix when his mother disappears, and he is sent to the Golden Trio at Grimmauld Place, where he and Harry walk the fine line between love and hate. (Dobby and Fred live.)
“Vulnera Sanentur” by @big-draco-energy (E). (Also a Half-Blood Prince AU.) After Sectumsempra, Harry convinces Draco to seek help from Dumbledore; thus, Draco’s death is faked and he goes into hiding with the Golden Trio.
“Where the Shadow Ends” by @thewitchwholivedao3 (M). The Golden Trio learn that Mundungus has given Slytherin’s locket not to Umbridge, but to Draco, which changes everything. (Dobby, Fred, and Remus live.) (Locked on AO3.)
8TH YEAR
“Beholden” by Faith Wood (E). Harry’s leg is injured by a mysterious curse from a postwar attack, and he discovers that the mere touch of Draco’s hand always makes the pain stop.
“Catch Me (I’m Falling)” by taterspater (M). Harry realizes Draco is the only person he can be fully himself with after the war.
“Dear Diary” by @teddylacroix (T). Harry begins writing with a mysterious penpal in a new magical journal during his 8th year, unaware that it is Draco.
“Ghosts” and its sequel “I Swear This Time I Mean It” by UnlostDrarry (T). In the dark aftermath of the war, Drarry begin a correspondence that brings them both back to life. (Some 90s anachronisms in this one, but they’re all fun.) (Fred lives.) (Locked on AO3.)
"Heartache" by @bixgirl1 (E). Reunited as Hogwarts 8th years, Drarry realize they now understand each other better than anyone else.
“Let Them Hear” by alizarincrims0n (E). Direct sequel to “Temptation on the Warfront”. (One-shot.)
“My Beautiful Boy” by alexmeg (NR). Direct sequel to “Alucinatio”.
“red and green are complimentary colours” by @scarlet-m00ns (T). After the war, Drarry are roommates in their final school year.
“Right Hand Red” by @lqtraintracks (E). 8th-year group games of Twister and Spin the Bottle unleash Drarry’s long-repressed passions.
“Where The Light Begins” by @thewitchwholivedao3 (M). Direct sequel to “Where The Shadow Ends.” (Locked on AO3.)
POST-WAR
“A Big Black Sky” by alexmeg (M). Draco and young Scorpius escape Draco’s abusive husband and are taken in by Harry who is raising Teddy, and together they all heal and form a real family with real love. TW: this fic depicts domestic spousal and child abuse.
“The Black Lily Community Center AU” by @ebibily (E). Ten years after the war, Harry intervenes when young Scorpius is bullied at his and Teddy’s primary school, and then falls for Scorpius’ father.
“The Brightest Constellations of Our Souls” by @thecouchsofa (E). Drarry embark on a postwar road trip of healing, self-discovery, and romance through the Muggle world of the British Isles.
“Crossing Lines” by Ren (E). Auror Harry ends up on a train to Bulgaria while investigating a ring of international smugglers, trying to uncover the culprit while forced to share a cabin with Draco.
"The Cut that Always Bleeds" by @myshroomsoup (M). Six years after the war, Harry, alcoholic and unhappy as an Auror, discovers Draco has tried to Obliviate himself, and they end up saving each other.
“freely, as men strive for right” by @bixgirl1 (E). Auror Harry is gravely injured on a mission and the reactions of his healer, Draco, while saving him reveal Draco’s long unspoken love.
“from love, obviously” by @bizarrestars (M). One day, Draco just happens to hear Harry being insulted by his current girlfriend and realizes that nobody is allowed to insult Harry Potter but him.
“Full of Millions of Stars” by alexmeg (M). Direct sequel to “A Big Black Sky.”
“Grounds for Divorce” by @tepre (E). Drarry uncover a secret involving their respective ancestors and an ancient curse that changes their relationship forever. (Locked on AO3.)
“Here In Your Arms” by mysticalseeker (M). When Draco falls into a cursed sleep, Harry’s life debt to Narcissa prompts him to enter the dream to wake Draco, only for the curse to feed off both of their deepest desires.
“I Am Not Who I Became” by mab_di (E). Harry, struggling to write his autobiography, and Draco, now a commercial fisherman in Finland, reunite 15 years after the war at a class reunion, which changes their lives.
“Nero su bianco” by @zuzallove (E). Draco’s trial takes a huge turn when the Aurors discover the unsent letters he wrote to Harry during the Carrows’ reign of terror at Hogwarts.
“Running on Air” by eleventy7 (T). After Draco has been missing for three years, Auror Harry is assigned to the cold case and falls in love with the memories he collects.
“The Mountains Eat the Stars” by eleventy7 (G). Direct sequel to “Running on Air”. (One-shot.)
“Tell Me a Secret” by alexmeg (M). When a dark curse on Draco is accidentally shared with Harry, they are forced into a marriage in order to control the resulting bond before it kills them … and then feelings happen.
“Turn” by Saras_Girl (E). Three months after The Epilogue, Harry wonders what would’ve been if his life turned out differently, and is temporarily transported to an alternate dimension where it did, finally opening his eyes to what he really wants - and who he’s really in love with.
“Unknown / Nth” by @heyjude19-writing (E). Harry, struck with amnesia suppressing his memory of the last 7 years, is shocked to discover he is married to Draco, but soon falls in love with his husband all over again.
Synopsis: after your run-in with Molly earlier in the afternoon, things come to a head when the very man you'd hoped to never see again shows up at your front door, breathless and demanding answers.
And thus, your once so peaceful life comes to a sharp and grinding halt, rather likely for good.
When you looked back on it, your final happy evening with Fred was absolutely chock full of the kind of irony that could make a grown man weep.
It was something you'd scarcely considered prior to the birth of your children, the stinging pain of it all dulled by the persistent dread brought on by the promise of an unsupported birth and the overhanging threat of your ex finding out about the secrets you were keeping from him.
But, of course, that dread hadn't lasted forever, and mere weeks after the birth of your son and daughter you had found yourself suddenly consumed by the near hilarity of the tragedy that had befallen your love life, and the ever present sense of irony that hovered over it like a cloud.
After all, it had been on your last joyful evening with your former boyfriend that the then seemingly far off topic of pregnancy had come up, the weight of it manageable for what you had not then known would be the final time.
It had been a warm spring night, and although the weather had been pleasant enough as of late and the promise of your worst school year yet coming to a close never ceased to bring a sigh of relief to your lips, you couldn't help but feel completely miserable.
For weeks at that point, you had been dealing with utterly debilitating nausea (and the less than welcome side effects associated with it) all throughout your days, and though your love always did his best to support you, you could sense his hesitance and worry over your health as the date planned for he and his brother's conjoined escape drew nearer.
Thus, when you'd found yourself in the gryffindor common room pulled tight against his chest, you'd simply melted into him like a scoop of ice cream dropped upon sticky asphalt.
It always made you feel at least a little better, you'd found, to have him near, and you could tell that he was put at ease whenever he felt your familiar weight against him, a subtle reminder that you were alright even in spite of the illness that plagued you.
He would never admit it, and for you, he didn't have to, but Fred Weasley was a worrier, and a skilled one at that.
So, in order to stave off that worry in favor of spending his second to final evening with you at Hogwarts in better spirits than he otherwise might, he'd begun rattling off utterly ridiculous theories regarding the cause of your long term illness, the likes of which ranged from not having received enough kisses as of late, to bearing witness to Draco Malfoy's face each day.
Though, it was your darling's final theory that had truly managed to capture your attention.
"Ugh, don't even joke about that, Fred. It isn't nearly as funny as you think it is."
You'd huffed out with a light groan of semi-exaggerated despair, unable to stop yourself from rolling your eyes as your then boyfriend had laughed in response, tossing a lithe arm, strengthened in part by his history with quidditch, no doubt, across your shoulders.
"Who’s joking?"
He'd inquired with a feigned sincerity, his hand raising up to splay across his chest as if appalled.
"This is a matter of utmost seriousness, I'm afraid."
At that, you'd scoffed.
Fred Weasley, engage with a matter of "utmost seriousness"? Unlikely.
"It’d most certainly better not be. I am far from ready to have your child, Weasley."
Your boyfriend had hummed in response, the look of gleeful mischief in his eyes hard to miss.
You braced yourself for whatever ridiculous thing he was about to say.
"Really?"
He'd questioned as if truly baffled by your (sensible) admission.
"Well, you certainly could have fooled me the way that you- ack!"
Suddenly realizing exactly where he was going with that statement, you’d all but lunged to cover up his mouth before he could finish, not too keen on the idea of random passerbys hearing of your (admittedly rather active) sex life.
Still, Fred had dodged your "attack" quite easily, grinning wide as you'd fixed him with your most intimidating glare,
"I'm being serious, you git. You'd have to be mad to find something so disastrous amusing enough to joke about."
To that, Fred had simply shrugged, pulling you ever closer with the arm he'd kept wrapped around your now slightly tensed shoulders.
"I think we may just have different interpretations of what is disastrous, my dear."
He had teased, breaths tickling the baby hairs that grew atop your head,
"I have it all planned out, you know."
You'd hummed at that, eyes twinkling with curiosity as you turned your head to better see the man sitting beside you.
"Oh?" You'd asked, "Do tell."
Fred had chuckled, leaning his cheek against the top of your head as he spoke.
"First, we get the bloody hell out of here."
He'd teased, knowing full well just how much closer his impending absence was in comparison to your own.
"And then, as we'll doubtless be wealthy and well adjusted men by the time you graduate in a few weeks time, you'll move in with George and I, doing whatever job you please until I either convince you to work at our wildly successful shop, or you really do fall pregnant. Whichever comes first."
You'd burst out laughing and smacked your boyfriend's shoulder at that comment, noting with joy the way that he shook with his own laughter against you.
"A child before marriage, Mr. Weasley?" You'd teased once your amusement had been quelled enough to allow for speech, "I fear your mother would just about flay you for such a thing.”
The ginger had hummed in subtle confirmation at that, shrugging slightly as he replied,
"Perhaps, but I reckon she'd be utterly besotted with you for it, so you've not much to lose there besides your future husband."
"Future husband and the father of my child in this hypothetical scenario, I'll remind you." You'd teased, "I'd be rather cross with you if you fell to your mother and left me to raise Fred Jr. all by my lonesome."
Your love had grinned wide at that, raising a brow as he considered your words further,
"You think you'd give me a son first then?" He'd asked teasingly, "Because I have a feeling our first will be a girl."
You'd outright laughed again at that admission, baffled and highly amused by your boyfriend's utter certainty in regards to your future.
"Ah, my apologies. Fredette then."
The man sitting beside you scowled as if you'd said the most absurd thing he'd heard in weeks.
"I think not. Frederica perhaps."
To that, you'd groaned, shaking your head back and forth in utter exasperation.
"Absolutely not. If you'd have our daughter named after you then I'm afraid you'll have to be a bit more creative than that."
"Oh, not to worry, love."
Fred had quipped back immediately,
"As I said before, I've got it all planned out."
You opened your mouth to question the man further, but already knowing what you were going to ask, your love had spoken up before you could,
"Winnie for a girl, and Augustine for a boy."
You'd all but gawked at that, shocked by the sincerity of the man's tone as you pulled away to see him already smiling down at you.
"Why Winnie?"
You'd asked gently, watching as the gryffindor sitting beside you shrugged his shoulders,
"It's a rather cute name, isn't it? I think it would fit an adorable little ginger girl splendidly. I can already hear you calling it out across our home, chasing her down to rub sunscreen on those doubtlessly freckled cheeks of hers as she fights tooth and nail for her right to roast in the afternoon sun."
Laughing, you nodded semi-exasperatedly at the rather vivid scene presented to you,
"If she's yours I'm sure I'll be doing that and many similar tasks quite often."
You'd paused for a moment to think further before speaking up again,
"And Augustine?"
Fred smiled softly,
"I've always rather liked the name, but have never heard it used much." He began before continuing almost hesitantly, "And it certainly helps that I fell for you in the month of August, as well."
Your eyes had widened slightly at that, brow raising alongside them as you'd urged Fred to elaborate.
"August?" You'd asked, "We didn't even have school in August, Freddie."
The man sitting beside you nodded in confirmation to your words.
"I know. It was summer, I was free of schoolwork and able to terrorize Ronald, Percy, and little Ginny as much as I well pleased, but even so, the only thing I could think about was you. Can you imagine, fourteen year old me desperate to get back to Hogwarts all because I wanted to see a girl? It was not an easy realization to come to terms with, I'm afraid."
You'd scoffed at that, hand reaching over to squeeze his own where it draped across your shoulder in spite of your seemingly nonplussed reaction as you considered the proposed names further.
"Winnie and Augustine." You had murmured aloud, tasting the two names together on your tongue for the very first time. "I quite like those."
And just as he'd begun to fiddle with the promise ring adorning the hand that rested gently atop his own, your love hummed softly in confirmation.
"I knew you would."
And then, smiling as you'd closed your eyes contentedly and leaned against him, you couldn't help but let out a pleased sigh.
In spite of all the stress you'd endured as of late with Umbridge's rule, your sudden and unexplained bouts of illness, and Fred and George's impending absence, the future, it seemed, was bright.
Until, that is, the very next day, when you'd learned alone in the girls bathroom that some aspects of it would be coming far sooner than you ever could have planned for or even imagined.
That night, just over twenty-four hours after your hopeful conversation, you had broken things off with Fred Weasley, and you hadn't seen him since.
That is, of course, until today.
Because even in spite of your insistence that she not tell him anything earlier that afternoon when she'd caught you on your way out of that accursed doctor's office, it seemed that Molly Weasley had paid your pleas little mind, for it was only a few hours after you'd arrived home that Fred had turned up at your front door.
And truthfully, you knew that it was partially your own fault that he had found you with such ease.
After all, you still lived in that same flat your aunt had rented out to you during your summers away from Hogwarts, the one she used to supplement her income as she persisted with her freelance photography abroad.
Your mother, her sister, hadn't spoken to her (at least to your knowledge), since she'd refused to kick you out of it after your graduation, but the woman in question had never seemed to mind.
In truth, you hadn't yet found it within yourself to miss your children's maternal grandmother much either.
But still, even in spite of your aunt's kindness, you couldn't help but wish you'd had the forethought to move elsewhere as you stared helplessly at the man standing on the other side of your door.
He looked positively frazzled, and utterly determined.
"Fred I-"
"Tell me that she's mistaken."
The young wizard half demanded, half plead, his hand coming to rest upon the inner lip of the door as if afraid you might close it on him at any moment.
You would be lying if you said you hadn’t considered it.
You swallowed thickly at his words, opening your mouth in search of a reply only to have him cut you off once more before you could even begin.
"Or better yet, tell me that she's lying and that this is all some utterly ridiculous ploy to get me to see you again after all these years. Tell me anything Y/n, just not that she's right."
Unsure of what to say, you cast your gaze downward toward the floor and away from Fred's prying eyes, and immediately he drew in a sharp breath and cursed above you, bringing his unoccupied hand to rub across his face.
The silence that descended upon the two of you afterward was thick and cloying, the absence of all sound so harsh that it nearly made you shudder, an urge you only held back because you refused to come across as weak to the man standing before you.
Which, as things went, happened to be rather difficult considering how absolutely terrified you felt.
"Truly?"
He breathed out after several long seconds of nothing,
"All this time, and you were just never going to tell me?"
Slowly, and with a shameful certainty, you nodded at that, hands clasping in front of you as your fingers worried away at the spot on your finger where your promise ring had one sat.
Old habits died hard, you supposed.
"Fred, I..."
You trailed off for a few moments, desperately seeking out the right words, only to give up with a sigh when you realized they would likely never come.
There were no "right words" for you to say in this situation. There was only the truth, as ugly as it may have been.
"I didn't know what else to do."
At that, a short burst of harsh and humorless laughter that was jarringly similar to that which he'd let out on your final night together in the astronomy tower pushed passed your ex's lips, and despite your best efforts, you couldn't help but flinch back from it, a movement which he either didn't notice, or chose to ignore entirely.
"You didn't know what else to do besides dump me with no real explanation and hide my own children from me for nearly three years of their lives?"
He scoffed, looking down at you as if in utter disbelief,
"Does that seem like the most rational decision to you, Y/n?"
In response to his mocking tone and blatant disregard for your reasoning, you looked up to meet your former lover's eyes once more, glaring daggers into them as a hand came to rest upon your hip.
"Was it a rational decision for you to set off fireworks in a school, Fred? Or for you to drop out mere months before graduation?"
You snapped, taking a step closer to the man as you pointed an accusatory finger to his chest, the space between you decreased enough now that you could smell the familiar cologne he'd always worn, the very same one you'd described while smelling amortentia all those years ago in Snape's classroom.
Fred glared right back at you after a moment of what appeared to be surprise at your sudden displeasure, but before he could even think to open his mouth again, you continued.
"How about when you decided to fight in a war that from what I heard, very nearly killed you, huh? And let's not forget to mention this very moment here, where you've turned up to my aunt’s flat in search of your ex girlfriend while looking half a mad man instead of thinking to send an owl first to at least make sure that I even still live here. How rational does that seem, Fred?!"
Your voice was raised now, having been increasing in volume since you'd begun the second half of your rant, and while he had never been one for shouting, it seemed that Fred Weasley was far too concerned with not being outdone to care today.
"You're saying I should have sent an Owl?!" He asked incredulously, the laughter that left him just as barren of humor as the bout before it.
"Oh that's rich coming from you, love, because you could stand to learn a thing or two about sending important owls, it would seem!"
You scoffed, arms crossing atop your chest as you opened your mouth to reply once more, a no doubt biting remark already primed and ready to go at your lips.
As unfair as it was, after all, there was some long buried part of you that felt angry at the man standing before you.
Because even if it was entirely your own choice, you had endured nearly nine long months of pregnancy completely alone, before laboring just under two weeks early all by yourself, which of course had preceded you then raising both of your children all by your lonesome, exhausted and afraid of whatever it was that would come next, because as you'd soon discovered alongside the existence of your children, there was always something else looming on the horizon.
And it just wasn't fair.
It wasn't fair how desperately you yearned for the touch of a man now supposedly unknown to you as you laid in bed each night,
It wasn't fair how curiously your little ones asked about other children's fathers,
It wasn't fair how obviously and agonizingly they took after their dad,
It wasn't fair how you saw him briefly each time you looked into their beautiful little eyes or brushed your fingers through their soft ginger hair,
None of it was fair, not in the slightest.
But just as you were about to open your mouth and express these long buried and ignored feelings of yours, a small and painfully poorly timed voice called out from behind you.
And when you shifted your gaze to see your ex's face more clearly, all you saw expressed upon it was a deep and sorrowful dread as he stared just past you at the once empty door frame, which you hoped against all hope and sense was still bereft of life.
Of course though, you could already tell from Fred's face alone that this was not the case.
"Mummy?"
The young voice that you immediately identified as that of your son questioned curiously from behind you, and finally you swallowed your hopes and fears and turned around to face the music for what felt like the one millionth time in that day alone.
And of course, standing there, backlit by the slightly yellow glow of the bulbs from the kitchen that sat just inside, was your boy, your darling Augustine, looking the very picture of the man that stood just a few feet away from him.
His hair was an absolute mess from his clearly restless sleep, and he was rubbing at his eyes in a manner that made it nearly impossible to make out their color, but even so that inarguable likeness was there.
He looked every bit the quintessential Weasley child, and it made your heart flutter in your chest when you noticed the way that your former love seemed to take this in, as if it were a knife to the gut.
Clearing your throat to rid it of the sudden thickness that you found there, you were quick to reply.
"Yes, love?"
You murmured softly, reaching out gently to help guide the young boy to you when he began to fumble all but blindly in your direction, eyes still blurred by sleep.
"Can sissy and me sleep with you? We've had another bad dream."
At that, you frowned immediately, maternal instincts quick to take over in spite of your stressful situation.
For nearly a year now your twins had suffered from nightmares, often on the same nights, though thankfully from what they had shared with you, they at least seemed to be about differing things.
That said, it did cause you rather significant grief as a parent to see your children suffering so with something you could not even hope to control or change.
It made you feel weak, helpless, and above all else, afraid of your own potential errors or failures in raising your little one's to have something like this plague them for so very long.
Several nights a week you would awaken to the sounds of pattering feet on hardwood, petrified voices crying out your name from down the hall, or little fingers poking at your body to rouse you as one or both of your children sought out the comforts of their mother.
Most often during times like this though, you'd found that it was Winnie who came to get you, her brother (younger by a whopping nine minutes and twenty-three seconds), typically favoring bundling up beneath his covers until you went off to gather him up in your arms and carry him to your bedroom before cocooning him alongside his sister within the blanket that smelled soothingly of you and the detergent you used on it once weekly.
So, naturally, it worried you to note that it was August who sought you out on this particular evening.
Sympathetically, you cooed to the boy standing before you, reaching down to pick him up with ease before setting him familiarly upon your hip with a skill that was rather jarring to the nearly forgotten man standing with his back to the wall just opposite you and your son.
"Of course you can sleep with me, darling."
You assured him gently, rubbing his back with your still free hand as you allowed your voice to take on that soft and soothing tone that all mothers seemed to master at one point or another,
"Does sissy need me to go and get her tonight?"
Your son had just begun quietly shaking his head when the sound of small feet on tiled floors caught your attention, and you immediately turned to better see the source of it as your daughter came into view.
There, backlit in the very same way that her brother had been, stood your ever so brave and dreadfully witty Winnifred, whose hair was still up in messy pigtails from earlier that day due to her refusal to allow you to take them out at bedtime.
You often claimed that she didn't get such stubbornness from you whilst you were teasing her, but you knew deep down that such a statement was far from true.
She was, after all, just as much your daughter as she was Fred's, and it seemed that the apple did not fall far from the tree in that particular regard.
"There's my sweet girl,"
You began, squatting down to offer your unoccupied arm to her,
"Would you like a cuddle as well, then?"
And immediately, the elder of your two children all but launched herself into your arms, muttering softly of her nightmare and the fading details she recalled of it as she buried her face into your neck, relaxing herself with any and all familiaritites you carried about your person.
You shushed her gently, swaying your body back and forth with a practiced rhythm until all of the sudden, Fred's voice snapped you straight out of your reverie.
"They truly are real then."
He said softly, as if in utter disbelief of the sight unfolding before him.
Unsure of what to say, you simply nodded, avoiding his gaze to the very best of your ability as you prayed he didn't notice the quiver in your bottom lip upon hearing the hurt and confusion in his voice.
"I-"
Seeming to choke a bit on his words, Fred faltered for a moment, floundering in place until finally, he simply shook his head and sighed.
"I should go."
Your eyes widened at that, and your head quickly snapped up as the man standing before you pulled a small pen and notepad set from his back pocket, the front of it clearly stained with ink and worn from use.
No doubt for his ideas, then, you realized idly before putting a stop to any familiarity you felt for the individual standing before you.
He was a different man now, a totally new person.
You had no right thinking of him as if you still knew who he was today.
Scribbling out a few lines of text in writing that you knew all too well, the ginger sighed before tearing the piece of paper he had been using out and handing it to you.
"That there is the address to mine and George's shop and our apartment just above it. If you don't find me there, I'm likely at Mum's or somewhere just down the road. Have someone let me know if you ever stop by while I'm not in."
Shocked, you nodded absently before finally finding it within yourself to speak up once more.
"So I'm guessing you'll be wanting me to come to you about all of this sooner rather than later?"
Shrugging in a manner that you would almost describe as hopeless, Fred looked to you briefly before quickly glancing away, as if pained by the mere sight of you alone.
"I would have wanted you to come to me about our children years ago, but better late than never I suppose."
Opening your mouth as if to argue with his statement, you found that nothing worth saying would come.
Once again, it seemed he was rather justified in how he felt.
Once again, it seemed you were the bad guy for doing what you had felt was right all those years ago.
What a mess.
Seeing your apparent speechlessness, Fred simply nodded in farewell before apparating out of your apartment complex without another word, leaving you to wonder how today could have begun so typically and ended in such a life altering manner.
Fics posted: 25 across 4 different fandoms (Heated Rivalry, Harry Potter, Captive Prince, and Superman 2025).
Total written: 549,046 words
My favourite fic I wrote in 2025: Socratic Methods (Drarry, 79k, E), closely followed by Divinity Says (Damen/Laurent, 73k, E).
My most kudos'd fic of 2025: Holding Patterns (Hollanov, 5k, E)
My most productive writing month was January, with 100,275k written, while my most productive writing day was January 11th, with 11.5k written on that Saturday alone! I participated in 7 fests, wrote 8 unique pairings, and ended up with a total of 487k words posted in 2025.
My goals for 2026 are to write another 500k and post a fic every month of the year - both of which I achieved in 2025. For Hollanov, I hope to get a longfic smashed out, and I'll be keeping an eye on pairing-specific fests in the new year. Also aim to finish Clex babytrap by the end of 2026; based on my notes, it'll clear 100k on completion. Here's to a creative 2026! ⭐
Fics are listed below the cut by pairing/fandom, then longest to shortest
🍁 Heated Rivalry / Game Changers series 🏒
🍁 The Night Shift | E | 10k | Tags: Cock Warming, PWP, Pining while Fucking, Established Situationship
Hollander is always a bit like that, in increments. He takes every loss personally – every missed shot, every empty netter, every failed pass. He could stand to get out of his head for a while.
It would be good, Ilya thinks, for him to calm down.
To sit and relax, maybe.
🏒 Magnetic Fields | E | 8k | Tags: Multiple Orgasms, Light BDSM, Sexual Overstimulation, PWP, Established Situationship
Lily: How many times can you come in an hour?
Shane doesn’t know. But he’s happy to test it.
🍁 A Drag Path | T | 7k | Tags: 5+1 Things, Pining, Love Confessions
5 times Ilya says I love you in Russian, and the first time he says it in English.
🏒 Win Conditions | E | 6k | Tags: s01e04: Rose, Fix-It, Canon Divergence, Getting Together
At the club, Shane realises what he wants.
So he follows it out the front door.
🍁 Holding Patterns | E | 5k | Tags: Top Shane Hollander, Sub Topping, Light BDSM, Orgasm Delay, Established Situationship
“Do you want to know how it feels?”
Shane let his hand fall back to the couch. He pushed himself up onto his elbows and lifted a brow at Rozanov. “What – holding the Cup? You’ve already made that joke once.”
“No.” Rozanov’s fingers encircled Shane’s wrist and then he was pulling Shane’s hand between his legs.
Or: Shane tops.
🏒 Risk Management | E | 5k | Tags: Car Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Riding, Established Situationship
Ilya gets the Spyder’s windows tinted.
Then he takes Shane for a spin.
⚡ Drarry ⚡
❤️ Socratic Methods | E | 79k | Tags: Game Shows, Compatibility Tests, Cockwarming, Somnophilia, Getting Together, Humour
Against his better judgement, Harry agrees to appear on WENIS – a charity gameshow designed to lead contestants to the deepest desires of their hearts, while also showcasing Wheezes’ new line of adult products.
The aphrodisiac tea quickly gets the better of him.
So does Malfoy.
🧡 Something in the Orange | E | 75k | Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Azkaban, Down and Out Draco, Miscommunications
Draco is sentenced to five years in Azkaban.
Upon his release, life does not go on as expected.
💙 Men in the Holocene | E | 59k | Tags: Time Travel, Age Gap, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Domesticity, Getting Together
While fleeing for his life, Draco finds himself suddenly transported to the woods behind Harry’s cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. Harry looks different – there are small lines at the corners of his eyes, a sliver of grey at his nape, and more muscle than he’d had in school.
Harry’s even more surprised to see Draco, who disappeared fifteen years prior and seemingly hasn’t aged a day.
💛 Much Ado About Draco | T | 31k | Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Resorting, Gryffindor Draco, Humour, Initiation Rituals, Crack-Adjacent
“That’s the first Gryffindor trade secret you’ll get tonight.”
“But,” said Finnigan, grinning from ear to ear, “it won’t be the last. We’ll give you the proper rundown now that you’re one of us.”
It was like nails on a chalkboard. The sound of a brand new broom snapping in half. Moaning Myrtle’s undead wail.
One of us.
Good Merlin. He’d stumbled into a nightmare.
💜 Draco Malfoy: Cockologist | E | 12k | Tags: Soulmates, Soulmarks, Crack Treated Seriously, Humour, Getting Together
A tattoo appears on the body of every witch or wizard on their eighteenth birthday, showing the greatest passion of their soulmate.
The spurting cock that spans the left side of Harry’s ribcage is, unfortunately, very real and not a joke.
On the bright side: at least his soulmate probably has a sense of humour.
🩵 Actually Romantic | T | 10k | Tags: Romantic Comedy, Crack Treated Seriously, Journalist Draco, Getting Together
Pissing someone off is not an accepted love language.
Except, in this case, maybe it is.
🤍 A Fan of the Classics | T | 4k | Tags: Established Relationship, Fluff, Cooking, Humour
To make an omelette you have to break a few eggs.
Or so Draco’s learning.
🩷 Adagio | E | 3k | Tags: Established Relationship, Soft Cock Kink, Phallophilia, Terms of Endearment
The best time to do it is when Draco’s just waking up, his limbs loose and his hair mussed from sleep.
💚 Modern Vices Series | E | Tags: Hand & Finger Kink, PWP, Dom/Sub Undertones, Praise Kink, Getting Together
Part 1: All tied up and too far gone | 4k
Draco’s rather fit, yes, but he’s just a bloke. Most blokes are relatively average, which there’s nothing wrong with. Draco dresses well, he styles his hair, and he walks and talks like he’s got the world’s biggest cock tucked inside his pants.
But what Harry can never take his eyes off of is Draco’s hands.
Part 2: oh, that boy's a slag (the best you've ever had) | 2k
“Well,” Draco says, nodding at his assistant in both thanks and dismissal. “The Quidditch World Federation – quite an obvious job for you, given your track record at school. How have you been finding it? Broom stocks keep going up, don’t they?”
A snort escapes Harry’s nose. He shakes his head, feeling a grin stretch across his face. “Fuck off, Draco, you twat.”
Part 3: put your loving hand out, darling | 4k
“Don’t drink yet.” Draco sets two of the shots down in front of himself and levels Harry with a cheeky look. “First, a game.”
“We don’t need a game,” Harry replies. “I’ve made it very clear that I’d like to get buggered by you. What more do you want?”
“Oh, Potter.” Draco curls his fingers into a fist before relaxing them, splaying them wide on the tabletop. “There’s so much that I want. Shall we begin?”
✨ Other HP ✨
⚡Goldrush | Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter/Ron Weasley | E | 24k | Tags: Time Travel, The Wild West, Auror Harry, Unspeakable Draco, Healer Ron, Only One Bed, Threesome - M/M/M, Light BDSM
“So, how far back are we going?” Ron asked, tapping his hands on his knees. “Five years? Ten?”
There was a twinkle in Michi’s eye as she said, “The mid-1800s was the last time we can credibly say that the cave entrance was exposed. Think cowboys, gambling that you won’t be allowed to participate in, and the wild fucking west.”
Guns, chaps that might or might not be assless, and the wide-open sky.
And Malfoy.
And Ron.
And, well, that could pose quite a large problem for Harry, if he was being completely honest with himself.
⚡Into The Sun | Sirius Black/James Potter | E | 20k | Tags: Resurrection, Second Chances, Friends to Lovers, Age Difference, to be loved is to be known
“You know,” James says, voice rough with barely suppressed emotion, “it doesn’t just feel like I’ve got another chance at life, but that I’ve been given a second chance with you.”
Seven years later, Sirius comes back through the Veil. But he’s not the only one — James follows him out too.
⚡The Good Side | Teddy Lupin/James Sirius Potter | E | 8k | Tags: Summer, Mutual Pining, Getting Together
Teddy Lupin is a lot of things.
But what he isn’t, is a brunet.
👑 Captive Prince 👑
⚔️ Divinity Says | Damen/Laurent | E | 73k | Tags: Gladiator Damen, Canon Divergence, Auguste Lives, Hidden Identity, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Getting Together
Damen had been fourteen the first time he killed a wolf with his bare hands.
He was a decade older when he killed his hundredth in a colosseum in Patras.
⚔️ Admissions to a Lover | Damen/Laurent | E | 5k | Tags: Bottom Damen, First Time Bottoming, Established Relationship, The Summer Palace
“What do we need to do?” Laurent asked, frowning.
“We,” Damen replied, placing a hand on Laurent’s waist and leaning in close, “need to call for some apricots. We’ll spend the day in bed.”
“There are tasks to do,” Laurent protested as he relaxed into Damen’s hold. “People to contact. Rebellions to overthrow.”
When Damen kissed him, the fire in his head went out, chased down to the embers.
“I want to listen to the rain,” Damen said.
Fic Recs Wrap Up June 2026 (ノﾟ∀ﾟ)ノ⌒･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*☆
In Loco Parentis by Phoenixstrike
Five years ago Draco Malfoy and his wife were kidnapped, and nothing has been heard or seen of the pair since. It’s been so long that Draco is presumed dead. Harry dotes on Draco’s son, Scorpius, with whom he has been living. But when it turns out Malfoy isn’t quite as dead as everyone assumed, Harry’s life is turned upside-down. Rec Post
Too Good At Raising Hell by The_Sinking_Ship @the-sinking-ship
When Harry Potter walks into Draco’s nightclub looking like trouble, Draco can’t stop staring. He really ought to train his dick not to react so enthusiastically to red flags, but where would be the fun in that? Rec Post
Let Me Be Your Voice by Queenie_Mab @mab-speaks
As the hero of the revolution, Harry leads the wizarding world in its efforts to rebuild; but first old wounds must be tended, rifts caused by hate mended, and his history with Draco Malfoy seems like the perfect place to start. Rec Post
Midnight Sun by Herald_of_Dreams
Neglected by his family, intelligence constantly underestimated, his placement in Slytherin house is a shock. Disowning him was their worst possible mistake. Along with his friend Draco Malfoy he faces the challenges of the Triwizard Tournament. Beware the Midnight Sun… Rec Post
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Let the Air In by graysmatters @graymatters
Draco does only ever as he wants, and especially when it's a test.
Double-Oh Potter by aaliona
Harry knew he needed something different, something outside the Ministry. When a chance at the muggle secret service came up, he jumped immediately. He never expected the voice in his ear would be Draco Malfoy.
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Summary: After spending some time with your crush Harry, and while on your way to Hogsmeade, you decide you don't want him to be alone.
Word Count: 1.3K
Warnings: Fluff, English is not my first language!
A/N: Had this idea (which was supposed to be a drabble but oh well) while watching the third movie yesterday. Harry and y/n are supposed to be in their third year (to stay true to the books) but feel 100% free to imagine them being older if it makes you more comfortable. Enjoy! Comments and reblogs are deeply appreciated :)
The one thing new third years in Hogwarts were looking forward to the most was the fact that, after hearing their elders talking about how awesome all the shops in Hogsmeade were and all these rumors about the Shrieking Shack, they were finally allowed to go too. When you received your permission form, you immediately went to your parents so they could sign it. Soon, your friends wrote to you about how fun the trips to the village would be, and you answered , genuinely, that you were just as excited.
So when it was time for the new year to start and to get inside the Hogwarts express, your friends were already talking about it while looking for a compartment. After a while, you ran into three people, and you recognized them immediately, not only because they were in your year, but also because of them was your crush - Harry Potter. You immediately felt your heart beating faster and your cheeks becoming hotter, especially when, when he was about to enter a compartment after Hermione, he turned his head towards you, and seeing you, waved.
“Hi, y/n.”
You cleared your throat, trying to pull yourself back together, and managed to smile back.
“Hi, Harry.”
He gave you one last smile before going into the compartment, and you couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Your friends didn’t know you had a silly crush on the Boy who Lived, as you knew they wouldn’t stop teasing you about it if they did know, so you kept your disappointment - and hope of the dark haired boy truly noticing you - to yourself. He talked to you sometimes, and you two were sometimes paired together for group projects which all ended in a very good grade - and even a correct one with Snape - and he was nice and friendly, but you felt like he acted the same with most of your classmates, which made you believe that your crush wasn’t reciprocated.
The next month, the visits to Hogsmeade started, and you and your friends were just as excited as the other students. The day before the first visit, you went to the common room sometime after class and found Harry there, a book open before him - but it was obvious he wasn’t reading it, as he looked lost in his thoughts. There were only you two here, and you didn’t know whether you should go and talk to him or not. Gathering up some courage, you walked up to him.
“That book seems fascinating,” you teased.
Coming back to reality, Harry raised his head towards you and smiled.
“Oh, hum, yes,” he said. “We’re supposed to read it for Binns and write something about it.”
“Ah, yeah, that one. I planned to do it tonight, too.”
And before you realized what you said, Harry answered.
“Oh. Well, we can do it together if you want?”
You looked at him, incapable of speaking, and after a while, Harry cleared his throat.
“I mean, it’s fine if you don’t want to, I know you have good grades in that class…”
“No!” you almost screamed. “I mean, of course we can do it together. I’d love to.”
“Cool,” Harry said, nodding slightly. “Well, you should take a seat.”
“Oh, of course, sorry.”
You felt yourself blushing, feeling horrible for being so awkward around him, but he didn’t seem to notice or care. The two of you started doing your homework, but soon started to talk about other topics like Quidditch or Professor Hagrid’s classes, not noticing the people coming and going. You guys laughed a lot too, and for the first time, it felt easy to talk to him. You still managed to finish the homework, and when you did, it was already time for dinner.
“Maybe we should go, don’t you think?” Harry asked.
“Yes,” you nodded.
You two went to put your bags in your respective dorms before meeting again in the common room a minute after, and went together to the Great Hall. Here, you saw your friends as well as Hermione and Ron, and wondered if Harry would decide to rather stay with them than with you, but you ended up sitting next to him, and actually talked a lot with him, inadvertently forgetting about your friends. After dinner, as if it was the most natural thing in the world, you and Harry walked together back to the common room, still chatting.
“y/n?”
You turned your head and saw your friend Parvati.
“Sorry to interrupt, but it’s time to go to bed.”
“Oh.”
You looked around and saw that the rest of the Gryffindor house had already gone to their dorms.
“I guess you’re right.” you said before turning back to Harry. “Well, good night, Harry.”
“Good night, y/n.”
The next day, everyone in your class was talking about going to Hogsmeade, which made you realize you maybe should have asked Harry if he was going. The afternoon came, and you rolled your eyes when hearing Draco Malfoy brag about whatever new expensive thing his father had bought him, and went to the courtyard to join the students who were allowed to go to the village. After giving your signed permission form to Filch, you saw Hermione and Ron, and looked for Harry, who usually wasn’t far away, and saw him talking to Professor McGonnagall. You couldn’t hear what they were saying, but seeing Harry’s face, it couldn’t be something positive. You saw your Professor shaking her head, and after walking away a bit, going back to him and petting him on the shoulder in a compassionate gesture. You wanted to go and talk to him, feeling sad for him, but Professor McGonnagall gently touched your elbow.
You followed Parvati into the dorm you shared, and fell into an easy sleep, dreaming of a boy with green eyes and a scar on his forehead.
“Let’s get going, Miss y/l/n.”
You nodded, and turned back your head. Harry was still here, and your eyes met before he turned on his heels and went back inside the castle. Your friends actually waited for you, so it was easy to catch up with them, but as you approached Hogsmeade, you couldn’t help but think how Harry and how alone he must be feeling at this moment. Pondering whether you should go back to stay with him and if he wanted you to stay with him, you decided on the second option. Ignoring your friends’ confused questions and calls, you turned and ran back to the school, and, catching your breath, you went to look for the boy you had your heart. You started looking in the common room, but there was only the kind Neville.
“Neville?” you asked. “Have you seen Harry?”
“Yes,” he nodded, “I saw him minutes ago, he was going to the library.”
“Thank you,” you smiled.
You almost ran to the library, and found him sitting alone, a fist holding his cheek. He saw you when you came closer to the table, still a bit breathless.
“y/n? You’re not in Hogsmeade?” he asked, confused.
“I was going, but…” you gulped and had a small smile. “I…I didn’t want you to be alone.”
Harry looked at you, not speaking a word, and after a moment, his silence made you doubt if you made the good decision.
“I mean, hum…I’d understand if you wanted to be alone, though? I…I can leave.”
Feeling like you were gonna die of embarrassment, you quickly turned around to leave but you heard a chair moving and, seconds after, a hand on your arm.
“y/n, wait!”
You stopped your pace, and when you turned around to face Harry, his hand was still on your arm.
“I’m sorry. I just wasn’t expecting you to come back for me. I…Maybe we can go eat chocolate by the fireplace in the common room?”
You smiled, and felt your heart beater faster than ever.
In an alternate universe where Voldemort died that night he went to the Potters before killing anyone, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, now thirty-six year olds, decide they want to adopt a child. When they go to a girl's home and meet a fourteen-year-old girl named Faye who has suffered tremendous childhood trauma, they realise just how life-changing that decision will be.
"It's an insane bit of poetry for you to be born on pretty much the worst day of our lives."
hi, this is me again giving some love to fics! if you're absolutely obsessed with parents wolfstar like i am this is the fic for you! this story has the canon characters we love so much AND ocs that you will fall in love with. extremely well written, it'll make you cry, laugh, scream, the whole package!
