Unleashed! Fest

Unleashed! is a drarry fest celebrating all animals, pets and magical beasts. Mods: @getawayfox and @stavromulabetaaa

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🐾 RULES & GUIDELINES

🐾 CLAIMING FORM

🐾 PROMPTING GALLERY

Timeline: Prompting opens: May 1st Prompting closes: May 15th Claiming starts: May 16th Claiming closes: August 31st Submissions due: September 1st Posting begins: September 15th

🐾 Mods @getawayfox and @stavromulabetaaa

[getawayfox]

UNLEASHED FIC CLAIM! 🐾

GREENHOUSE MELODRAMA: THE WOES OF AN INNOCENT HERBOLOGIST

Drarry | Teen and Up | 3.4K | written for @unleashed-fest

Tags: Hogwarts Professors, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Neville POV, Outsider POV, First Person POV, Humor, Fluff, Magical Creatures, One (1) Niffler, Betting Pools

Neville is not meddling. He’s just trying to grow plants, avoid drama, and maybe win a betting pool or two; certainly not track the slowest-burning romance in Hogwarts history.

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Title: [Podfic] A Hop, a Skip and a Jump by @rockingrobin69 Rating: Mature Lenght: 2-2.5 hours Tags: Secret Identity, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Depression, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, unusual career choices(Harry is an Auror but only for two minutes), supportive friends, Recovery, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Post-War, Panic Attacks, Slow Burn, Harry Potter Needs a Hug, LITERALLY, Draco could probably use one too, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, but the hurt is canonical abuse, Mentions of Blood, smoking miss it if you blink, Pining, soft in a hard way, or hard in a soft way, Angst

Summary: Harry's finally reached the bottom. Took a while, but here he is, right where he should be. Miserable, angry, terrified, and most importantly, numb - isolating himself in Grimmauld Place seems the natural next step. Alone, all alone. Except for this pesky little problem.

Sneak peek: “It’s weird, isn’t it?” Harry asked no one, but actually the rooster. “Being human. How some things always make you feel this way? It’s so… dunno. Weird.”

The rooster hummed, or made a noise that Harry interpreted as consent. “What do you even know. you have a beak.” Then, laughing like he told a wonderful joke, Harry leaned back. He hadn’t done this in so long, just sat back and let something hold him. “God, this is depressing.”

But that night he went to his room fairly early, rooster at his heel, and it wasn’t too awful to bear.

Listen to A Hop, a Skip and a Jump on AO3!

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'Officially' claiming the pod. Thank you to @getawayfox nad @stavromulabetaaa for running this fab fest - I had so much joy seeing the tumblr banners along with all the usual fest delights!

Thank you to @rockingrobin69 for giving permission to share this podfic - sorry it was so late! This is the second fic that I have podficced of Robin's work: both a testament to her immense talent and skill as both will make you cry - one with laughter and this one... Harry isn't in the happiest of headspaces so please mind the tags whether you read or listen 💚

[ponnie1980]

Harry meets the peacocks

This was my art for the @unleashed-fest !

My very first fest, ever! I have to give a massive thank you to @getawayfox and @stavromulabetaaa for hosting such a brilliant fest and for looking after me when I was very, VERY nervous!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[shewhxmustnxtbenamed]

Rescued | 21k | G

After the war, Harry struggles to cope. He hopes that taking humanity out of the picture will help.

Preview under the cut

It was better to be an owl, Harry thought, as he watched Hogsmeade pass underneath him, wings stretching wide, wind catching. He could go anywhere and nobody recognised him. There were no strangers to thank him—no friends to stare at him and ask what was wrong when everything was wrong, but he couldn’t say that or they’d worry. As an owl, he couldn’t say anything, and that suited him just fine. 

He looked up and saw Hogwarts castle, collapsing his wings to dive lower, making a loop around, coasting over the surface of the Black Lake and letting the wind take him up to the highest point of the astronomy tower. He perched there and looked down, ruffling his feathers, watching students as they crossed the courtyard on their way to classes. After preening himself, and hunting a few mice that lingered on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, he went to the owlry at sunset. 

The other owls stayed away from him. They’d evacuate whatever perch Harry chose for the night. If they had any thoughts at all, Harry was sure they knew there was something off about him—that he wasn’t like they were, and part of him wished his animagus had taken the shape of a less intelligent species. If he were a dog, for example, he was sure that he could find a pack to accept him. Then, at least, he wouldn’t be lonely in both human and animal form. 

Once the nocturnal owls cleared out, the other diurnal owls slept on the other side of the owlry from him each night, and were gone when woke up in the morning. Not one of them had ever shared their food, or preened his feathers, or done anything that the other owl friends would do. He ruffled his feathers to interrupt his thought, letting his instincts clear his mind, the edge of hunger in his stomach telling him to hunt. 

He decided to go further, toward the woods in Hogsmeade village, finding the spot where he knew mice dwelled behind a restaurant, where food scraps would be thrown. He perched on top of the roof, watching, waiting, his mind blank aside from when he’d catch a bit of movement and zero in, searching for a mouse or squirrel he could snatch up. Entirely still, he waited, hardly blinking. When a juicy-looking mouse scurried toward the building, Harry swooped, grabbed it with his talons and flew into the woods. 

He’d found a nice patch of earth to enjoy his meal, near some flowers. There was a footpath nearby, and Harry watched people pass by from the brush as he let his meal digest a bit before flying. He was watching a little girl as she ran toward her parent, stretching up for their hand, just old enough to walk. The parent picked her up, out of Harry’s eye-line, and only then did Harry hear the soft patter of paws from behind him. He turned just in time to see the face of the fox as it lunged to attack him, its pointy teeth ripping into his chest, clamping his wing, lifting him from the ground as Harry’s other wing outstretched, trying to get away. 

The fox clamped its jaw harder, and Harry let out several loud shrieks that he’d never heard himself make before. The fox rammed him into the ground, smushing Harry’s head into the dirt, and Harry heard a loud snap just before a wave of pain rocketed through him, his shrieks growing louder. From under the brush, he saw a pair of shoes running toward him, his spirits lifting as he realised someone had heard—someone was coming to help—and then everything went dark.

[shewhxmustnxtbenamed]

This was my fic for the @unleashed-fest ! thank you so much to @getawayfox and @stavromulabetaaa for hosting such a lovely fest!

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🐾 REVEALS!!! 🐾

Put your paws together for the incredible creators of Unleashed! We've been chomping at the bit to reveal them and today is the day! Please show them some support by leaving some kudos and comments, sharing this post, and squawking at all your friends about the fest. Thank you so much to everyone who participated this year and to all readers and commenters!

🐾 ART

Cafe Meow (G, digital art) by @digthewriter One of them runs a cat cafe. The other is a frequent visitor.

Harry meets the peacocks (G, digital art) by @ponnie1980 Harry meets the peacocks

🐾 PODFIC

A Hop, a Skip and a Jump (M, 2-2.5 hours) by @reveriepi Harry's finally reached the bottom. Took a while, but here he is, right where he should be. Miserable, angry, terrified, and most importantly, numb - isolating himself in Grimmauld Place seems the natural next step. Alone, all alone. Except for this pesky little problem.

🐾 FIC

The Meandering Matchmaker (E, 4k) by @maraudersaffair Draco has a pet snake. Harry still speaks Parseltongue. The snake knows Draco is in love with Harry.

to sleep with you (or stay awake) (E, 19k) by @owl-of-fandom Draco hears noises on the roof. To calm him down he gets to sleep in Harry's bed.

A Cat's Curiosity (E, 20k) by @handledwithgloveswithgloves After an incident in the Hogwarts' Greenhouses, Harry Potter ends up in a completely new form. What makes matters stranger is that he'd somehow found himself as the Malfoy family's new pet.

Greenhouse Melodrama: The Woes of an Innocent Herbologist (T, 3.4k) by @getawayfox Neville is not meddling. He’s just trying to grow plants, avoid drama, and maybe win a betting pool or two; certainly not track the slowest-burning romance in Hogwarts history.

Flying with a broken wing (G, 2k) by Yunchae_Heart Now that the war has ended, Harry’s come back to finish his last year of Hogwarts. Sometimes, when he can’t sleep at night (which is often), he visits the owlery. Hedwig is gone, but the owl Harry used to see her cuddle and fly around with is there. The eagle owl keeps him company on the nights the insomnia is bad. Harry becomes rather fond of the bird, talking to it about school assignments amongst other things. "Other things" being his growing feelings for Malfoy…

Little does Harry know that his new owl friend belongs to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

Are you sure it's a dog? (T, 4k) by @written_willis Draco finally folds and finds himself at the local muggle animal shelter.

Bite Me (E, 41k) by karaoke_knight The only warning Harry got was a slight tickle before Malfoy bit his arm.

When the Dust Settles (T, 6.3k) by @peachydreamxx Something is hiding in the shadows of Malfoy Manor, something Harry doesn't expect.

Rescued (G, 21k) by @shewhxmustnxtbenamed After the war, Harry struggles to cope. He hopes that taking humanity out of the picture will help.

The Heart Of Buckbeak (T, 3.8k) by @adam-my-adam Harry needs a break and chooses to visit the magical animal sanctuary in Scotland. He gets a very unexpected surprise, and learns to live in the moment.

Night Owls (E, 5.9k) by @citrusses, @getawayfox, @hoko-onchi-writes, @houndsinhades, @maesterchill, @oknowkiss, @peachydreamxx, @sweet-s0rr0w, @tackytigerfic, @wolfpants Tuppence didn't know a lot about human relationships, and whether or not they had intricate mating rituals the way owls did. All she knew was that ever since Harry moved them into that new house, the unpigmented man's feathers seemed awfully ruffled, and Harry had become obsessed with nesting and preening.

Spicy Lemon (M, 27k) by @quilledart When Harry is called in to help with a case of smuggled unicorn horn, he can’t say no to helping a fellow magical creature. But he becomes conflicted as he quickly develops a crush on their prime suspect, Draco Malfoy, who just so happens to operate a unicorn sanctuary.

[unleashed-fest]

That's a yap wrap! We have officially posted all of the wonderful works from our lovely creators, and all that's left is to let the cat out of the bag about who is behind each masterpiece! Want to take a guess? You have until Monday to catch up, share with your friends, and toss a bone leave some nice kudos and comments. Hop to it!

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🐾 ART

Cafe Meow (G, digital art) One of them runs a cat cafe. The other is a frequent visitor.

Harry meets the peacocks (G) Harry meets the peacocks

🐾 PODFIC

A Hop, a Skip and a Jump (M, 2-2.5 hours) Harry's finally reached the bottom. Took a while, but here he is, right where he should be. Miserable, angry, terrified, and most importantly, numb - isolating himself in Grimmauld Place seems the natural next step. Alone, all alone. Except for this pesky little problem.

🐾 FIC

The Meandering Matchmaker (E, 4k) Draco has a pet snake. Harry still speaks Parseltongue. The snake knows Draco is in love with Harry.

to sleep with you (or stay awake) (E, 19k) Draco hears noises on the roof. To calm him down he gets to sleep in Harry's bed.

A Cat's Curiosity (E, 20k) After an incident in the Hogwarts' Greenhouses, Harry Potter ends up in a completely new form. What makes matters stranger is that he'd somehow found himself as the Malfoy family's new pet.

Greenhouse Melodrama: The Woes of an Innocent Herbologist (T, 3.4k) Neville is not meddling. He’s just trying to grow plants, avoid drama, and maybe win a betting pool or two; certainly not track the slowest-burning romance in Hogwarts history.

Flying with a broken wing (G, 2k) Now that the war has ended, Harry’s come back to finish his last year of Hogwarts. Sometimes, when he can’t sleep at night (which is often), he visits the owlery. Hedwig is gone, but the owl Harry used to see her cuddle and fly around with is there. The eagle owl keeps him company on the nights the insomnia is bad. Harry becomes rather fond of the bird, talking to it about school assignments amongst other things. "Other things" being his growing feelings for Malfoy…

Little does Harry know that his new owl friend belongs to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

Are you sure it's a dog? (T, 4k) Draco finally folds and finds himself at the local muggle animal shelter.

Bite Me (E, 41k) The only warning Harry got was a slight tickle before Malfoy bit his arm.

When the Dust Settles (T, 6.3k) Something is hiding in the shadows of Malfoy Manor, something Harry doesn't expect.

Rescued (G, 21k) After the war, Harry struggles to cope. He hopes that taking humanity out of the picture will help.

The Heart Of Buckbeak (T, 3.8k) Harry needs a break and chooses to visit the magical animal sanctuary in Scotland. He gets a very unexpected surprise, and learns to live in the moment.

Night Owls (E, 5.9k) Tuppence didn't know a lot about human relationships, and whether or not they had intricate mating rituals the way owls did. All she knew was that ever since Harry moved them into that new house, the unpigmented man's feathers seemed awfully ruffled, and Harry had become obsessed with nesting and preening.

[unleashed-fest]

That's a yap wrap! We have officially posted all of the wonderful works from our lovely creators, and all that's left is to let the cat out of the bag about who is behind each masterpiece! Want to take a guess? You have until Monday to catch up, share with your friends, and toss a bone leave some nice kudos and comments. Hop to it!

🐾

🐾 ART

Cafe Meow (G, digital art) One of them runs a cat cafe. The other is a frequent visitor.

Harry meets the peacocks (G) Harry meets the peacocks

🐾 PODFIC

A Hop, a Skip and a Jump (M, 2-2.5 hours) Harry's finally reached the bottom. Took a while, but here he is, right where he should be. Miserable, angry, terrified, and most importantly, numb - isolating himself in Grimmauld Place seems the natural next step. Alone, all alone. Except for this pesky little problem.

🐾 FIC

The Meandering Matchmaker (E, 4k) Draco has a pet snake. Harry still speaks Parseltongue. The snake knows Draco is in love with Harry.

to sleep with you (or stay awake) (E, 19k) Draco hears noises on the roof. To calm him down he gets to sleep in Harry's bed.

A Cat's Curiosity (E, 20k) After an incident in the Hogwarts' Greenhouses, Harry Potter ends up in a completely new form. What makes matters stranger is that he'd somehow found himself as the Malfoy family's new pet.

Greenhouse Melodrama: The Woes of an Innocent Herbologist (T, 3.4k) Neville is not meddling. He’s just trying to grow plants, avoid drama, and maybe win a betting pool or two; certainly not track the slowest-burning romance in Hogwarts history.

Flying with a broken wing (G, 2k) Now that the war has ended, Harry’s come back to finish his last year of Hogwarts. Sometimes, when he can’t sleep at night (which is often), he visits the owlery. Hedwig is gone, but the owl Harry used to see her cuddle and fly around with is there. The eagle owl keeps him company on the nights the insomnia is bad. Harry becomes rather fond of the bird, talking to it about school assignments amongst other things. "Other things" being his growing feelings for Malfoy…

Little does Harry know that his new owl friend belongs to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

Are you sure it's a dog? (T, 4k) Draco finally folds and finds himself at the local muggle animal shelter.

Bite Me (E, 41k) The only warning Harry got was a slight tickle before Malfoy bit his arm.

When the Dust Settles (T, 6.3k) Something is hiding in the shadows of Malfoy Manor, something Harry doesn't expect.

Rescued (G, 21k) After the war, Harry struggles to cope. He hopes that taking humanity out of the picture will help.

The Heart Of Buckbeak (T, 3.8k) Harry needs a break and chooses to visit the magical animal sanctuary in Scotland. He gets a very unexpected surprise, and learns to live in the moment.

Night Owls (E, 5.9k) Tuppence didn't know a lot about human relationships, and whether or not they had intricate mating rituals the way owls did. All she knew was that ever since Harry moved them into that new house, the unpigmented man's feathers seemed awfully ruffled, and Harry had become obsessed with nesting and preening.

Spicy Lemon (M, 27k) When Harry is called in to help with a case of smuggled unicorn horn, he can’t say no to helping a fellow magical creature. But he becomes conflicted as he quickly develops a crush on their prime suspect, Draco Malfoy, who just so happens to operate a unicorn sanctuary.

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Title: Spicy Lemon Rating: M Word count: 27k Tags: Unicorns, Case Fic, Idiots in Love, Banter, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Werewolf Harry Potter, Good Draco Malfoy, Brief mention of animal death, brief implied animal abuse, brief mention suicidal ideation, House Elves, Original Female Character(s) - Freeform, I promise it’s not at dark as it sounds, there was only one bench, Rating for Language

Summary: When Harry is called in to help with a case of smuggled unicorn horn, he can’t say no to helping a fellow magical creature. But he becomes conflicted as he quickly develops a crush on their prime suspect, Draco Malfoy, who just so happens to operate a unicorn sanctuary.

Sneak Peek: Tabitha's voice, don't shag the suspect, rings in Harry's head. 'Well, maybe it's just because I'm Harry Potter.'

Malfoy snorts inelegantly. There, tension broken. 'Again, fuck off. Go back to writing homoerotic poetry or whatever the fuck you have in your twee little notebook.'

'Hey! I write hetero-erotic poetry as well,' Harry shoots back as he returns to his chair. He feels happy and free and only a little bit like he's bollocksed up this whole case.

Read Spicy Lemon on AO3!

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Title: to sleep with you (or stay awake) Rating: Explicit Word count: 19k Tags: Friends to Lovers, Roommates to Lovers, Roommates, Sharing a Bed, Literal Sleeping Together, draco works in an animal shelter, mentions of blood and injury, Mentions of Anxiety, Mentions of Nightmares, but it's all rather fluffy I promise, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Hand Jobs, Sexual Content

Summary: Draco hears noises on the roof. To calm him down he gets to sleep in Harry's bed.

Sneak peek: Harry stirs beside him, disentangling their bodies and stretching with a loud yawn.

"Good morning," he murmurs, voice rough with sleep. "Merlin, I don't remember the last time I slept this well." He settles on his back leaving Draco cold where they were pressed tightly together just seconds ago.

Oh fuck, Draco thinks as realisation hits him.

He's in love with Harry Potter.

Read to sleep with you (or stay awake) on AO3!

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Title: The Meandering Matchmaker Rating: Explicit Word count: 4k Tags: Snakes, Friends to Lovers, Pining Draco Malfoy, Fluff and Angst, Crying Draco Malfoy, Top Harry Potter, Bottom Draco Malfoy, Bottom Draco Malfoy/Top Harry Potter, Rejection, Happy Ending, Draco Malfoy Has a Pet Snake, Smut, Dirty Talk, Falling In Love, Getting Together, Parseltongue Kink (Harry Potter), Parselmouth Harry Potter

Summary: Draco has a pet snake. Harry still speaks Parseltongue.

The snake knows Draco is in love with Harry.

Sneak peek: She stared at him with her big yellow eyes. My master. He’s in love with you.

“What are you two talking about?” Malfoy said worriedly.

Harry laughed and dragged his gaze up. “Your snake is saying the barmiest thing.”

Read The Meandering Matchmaker on AO3!

[unleashed-fest]

Another incredible week of furry, scaly, and feathery fics! We absolutely love getting to share these with you, and we hope you will keep the tail-wagging support going by reblogging and sharing with your friends 😻 We have a few more for you next week so stay tuned! 

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🐾 ART

Cafe Meow (G, digital art) One of them runs a cat cafe. The other is a frequent visitor.

🐾 FIC

A Cat's Curiosity (E, 20k) After an incident in the Hogwarts' Greenhouses, Harry Potter ends up in a completely new form. What makes matters stranger is that he'd somehow found himself as the Malfoy family's new pet.

Greenhouse Melodrama: The Woes of an Innocent Herbologist (T, 3.4k) Neville is not meddling. He’s just trying to grow plants, avoid drama, and maybe win a betting pool or two; certainly not track the slowest-burning romance in Hogwarts history.

Flying with a broken wing (G, 2k) Now that the war has ended, Harry’s come back to finish his last year of Hogwarts. Sometimes, when he can’t sleep at night (which is often), he visits the owlery. Hedwig is gone, but the owl Harry used to see her cuddle and fly around with is there. The eagle owl keeps him company on the nights the insomnia is bad. Harry becomes rather fond of the bird, talking to it about school assignments amongst other things. "Other things" being his growing feelings for Malfoy…

Little does Harry know that his new owl friend belongs to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

Are you sure it's a dog? (T, 4k) Draco finally folds and finds himself at the local muggle animal shelter.

Bite Me (E, 41k) The only warning Harry got was a slight tickle before Malfoy bit his arm.

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Title: Are you sure it’s a dog? Rating: T Word count: 4k Tags: Established Relationship, Draco really is not a dog person, Harry and his bleeding heart, Pet Adoption, Empty Nesters, Smitten Draco Malfoy, Fluff, Touch-Starved Harry Potter, Day At The Beach, Herbert the Dog, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Animal Abuse/Neglect

Summary: Draco finally folds and finds himself at the local muggle animal shelter.

Sneak peek: Before them is Harry, lying on the ground, his arm wiggled between the gap between the cool tile and rusting metal of the cage door. He is humming and stroking the overly long snout. Draco foolishly falls even harder for the infatuated idiot. “Darling, must you wallow on the dirty ground?”

‘Dray!” He exclaims, “Look, he rested his little head in my hand.”

“You are one dangerous creature from turning into Hagrid.”

Read Are you sure it's a dog? on AO3!

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AO3 is down for maintenance!

Let's all take a little break and let AO3 get ready for us! We'll post today's fic on Saturday and the Week Two round up on Sunday. See you then!

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Title: Bite Me Rating: Explicit Word count: 41k Tags: Healer Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter Has a Pet Snake, Snakes, Parselmouths & Parseltongue (Harry Potter), Parseltongue Kink (Harry Potter), Minor Injuries, Magically Powerful Harry Potter, Harry Potter is Obsessed with Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy is Obsessed with Harry Potter, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Frottage, SwearingSwearing in French, Swearing in Parseltongue, There's a lot of snakes in here, And one of them just really hates Harry, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE

Summary: The only warning Harry got was a slight tickle before Malfoy bit his arm.

Sneak peek: Harry was frustrated. He hadn’t been bit by one of his snakes since…well, actually ever. Once they could understand each other, the need for biting was gone, since the snakes could just tell Harry all of their needs, no matter how small. Leave it to Malfoy to break his streak. His namesake always had a way of getting under his skin, too.

“Arsehole,” he muttered. That was another swear that Malfoy had graced the snake sanctuary with. Well, it translated more to “cloaca,” but the effect was the same."

Read Bite Me on AO3!

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Title: Flying with a broken wing Rating: General Audiences Word count: 2k Tags: Post-War, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Falling In Love, Hedwig Dies (Harry Potter), Flashbacks, Fluff, Attempt at Humor, Short Harry Potter, Tall Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy has a heart

Summary: Now that the war has ended, Harry’s come back to finish his last year of Hogwarts. Sometimes, when he can’t sleep at night (which is often), he visits the owlery. Hedwig is gone, but the owl Harry used to see her cuddle and fly around with is there. The eagle owl keeps him company on the nights the insomnia is bad. Harry becomes rather fond of the bird, talking to it about school assignments amongst other things. "Other things" being his growing feelings for Malfoy…

Little does Harry know that his new owl friend belongs to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

Sneak peek: Harry’s eyes snap open and meet orange ones.

An eagle owl stares at him, scratching his lap, and chattering indignantly.

It’s the owl Hedwig used to fly with.

Read Flying with a broken wing on AO3!

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Title: [ART] Cafe Meow Rating: General Audiences Type: digital art Tags: Cat Cafe, meet cute, cafe setting, Cats, Fluff, Art, Digital Art, Mixed Media, Lots of Cats, Cat Love

Summary: One of them runs a cat cafe. The other is a frequent visitor.

Ever wondered what a date at a cat cafe looks like? Click and see! 😻 VIEW ON AO3!