Hi Serra! I'm a huge fan of your recs and always come back for more so thank you for taking the time to do this for us Drarry fans. One of your recs became my ultimate favorite, We Are Young by Femme, and I've been recommending it too to another Drarry group, however we were wondering if you know of other similar fics that are also about politics? Thank you for taking your time for this! xxx
Hi! I’m super glad you enjoyed We Are Young (I’ll Carry You Home Tonight), it’s such an amazing fic that’s filled with my favorite tropes. You can try these as well :)A Private Reason for This by @femmequixotic (92k) When the wife of a star politician in the Scottish Ministry turns up dead just outside Hogsmeade, Draco Malfoy and his murder investigation team are called in from the Edinburgh Auror force to find her killer. What DCI Malfoy doesn’t expect, however, is to have an ex from two decades past end up in his murder room, endangering not only his case, but also his heart. Black Coffee on a Lonely Night by @femmequixotic (21k)Draco owns a café in the city. Harry’s a MP who comes in every morning, newspapers in one hand, BlackBerry in the other, and orders a triple espresso macchiato.Draco owns a café in the city. Harry’s a MP who comes in every morning, newspapers in one hand, BlackBerry in the other, and orders a triple espresso macchiato.A Young Radical’s Guide to Love by blamebrampton (66k)Memories of the war are still fresh, which is all the excuse Decent People need to do appalling things. In this quietly waged conflict, Draco Malfoy is happy to be on the right side of things for once, and even happier to find he’s not alone.Appallingly Wrong and Irreparably Broken by Tessa Crowley (26k)Everything in Harry’s life is pretty terrible, all things considered. His ex-wife won’t stop sleeping around, the government is broken, and his life is an endless cycle of crippling self-hatred and bitter sarcasm. So when Draco Malfoy comes sauntering back into it, sharp as a tack and twice as fit as he has any right to be, the only comfort Harry can find is that he can’t possibly make it any worse. You know, probably.Any Instrument by @dictacontrion (131k)Draco Malfoy wouldn’t go back to England for anything less than an exceptional case. Being asked to figure out why Harry Potter can’t control his magic might be exceptional enough to qualify.Now The Shining Sun Is Up by tkp (lettered) (22k)Epilogue, What Epilogue? About five years after the battle of Hogwarts. Someone at the Ministry has it in for former Death Eaters. Draco Malfoy launches his political career as a rebel. Harry thinks it’s all a laugh.We Are Young (I’ll Carry You Home Tonight) by@femmequixotic (69k)Harry and Draco have been falling into bed on and off again since the last election five years ago, much to the amusement–and financial gain–of their circle of friends. But when Harry agrees to work with Draco to put Kingsley Shacklebolt into the Minister’s office, they can’t work side-by-side again every day and sleep together; that would be courting disaster. Wouldn’t it? Little Red Courgette by blamebrampton (31k)When this season’s purple courgettes are woefully thin, Draco Malfoy thinks it amounts to small beans. Next thing he knows, the Department of Standards is over-run with leeks, Brussels sprouts all sorts of legislative difficulties, and somebody appears to have put a roquette under Harry Potter. Can Draco seize a marrow victory? Or will his plans for peas be squashed?All along, Kingsley Shacklebolt finds himself pining for the good old days, when, instead of governing, all you had to worry about were Dark Lords and imminent deathUn Noël très parisien by @femmequixotic and @noeeon(14k)When Draco crossed paths with Auror Potter at a political function in Paris, he was not expecting their former animosity to change into something rather more intriguing. But he could be certain their casual flirtation would not last more than the night, couldn’t he?For the Public Good by blamebrampton (23k)Harry is loaned to the Muggle government to assist relations between the two governments after the London bombings. When his counterpart in the Communications team comes to him with evidence of a plot to expose wizarding Britain, he is all ears. And only in part because the messenger has such a familiar voice.Corridors of Power by blythely (24k)Being An Originally Intermittent Accountof the Political (Mis)Adventuresof the Viscount Northallerton, Lord Malfoy of Wimbledon;and the Rt. Honourable Harry J. Potter,Member of Parliament for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Liberal Democrat). Annotated, with FootnotesAdjournment by blythely (15k)“You want to know my political views, don’t you? Why haven’t you asked me?–Though I can’t answer in one word. First of all, I haven’t changed much as I’ve got older. I’ve learned a bit more, that’s all… As I told you, I’ve never been dedicated to politics as a real politician is. But I’ve always been interested. I think I know something about power. I’ve watched it in various manifestations, almost all my life. And you can’t know something about power without being suspicious of it." – Corridors of Power, C.P. Snow [Sequel to Corridors of Power, followed by a snippet called DB9 Coupe, 2004, in dark grey] REVOLVEVLOVER by firethesound and zeitgeistic (46k)The work Harry does is justifiable. It’s justice. He works for his country, and his country is a republic—the magical side, anyway. It’s not laudable work, it’s not work he’s proud of, but it’s necessary work. Harry has always taken the necessary jobs that no one else has the stomach for.It’s just that he’s never deciphered a kill sheet and seen Draco Malfoy’s name on it.
