My top 10 list of novel-length Drarry fics going into 2019.
1.) Turn by Saras_Girl | If you are going to read an Epilogue-compliant story, THIS is the one you read. If you’ve ever seen the movie The Family Man, this story is based loosely on that concept. Harry is sent to an alternative time where everything in his life has changed. 2.) Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by waspabi | The absolute BEST AU I’ve ever read. Forget the books, this is what the Harry Potter series should have been. Harry’s never been to Hogwarts and it’s up to Hermione and gang to teach him everything he needs to know about being a wizard. 3.) Silenced by the Night by parkkate | The absolute best canon divergence story set in 6th and 7th year of Hogwarts. After the sectusempra incident, Draco is left mute, Harry is left blind, and Ron is left deaf. 4.) Tales from the Special Branch Series by Femme | If you are craving an Auror story, this is the auror stories to take on any others. This series holds more than over 1 million words, and is truly epic. It is the only “unfinished” series on my list. Basically Draco gets involved with his superior officer, Harry, and things go crazy from there. 5.) Balance, Imperfect by bixgirl1 | Healer Malfoy and dealing with the hard topics of depression and physical disabilities. Beautiful story, but it hurts. 6.) Temptation on the Warfront by alizarincrimson | Deathly Hollows AU in which Draco joins them in searching for horcruxes. 7.) Right Hand Red by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill) | Anything by lq is just guaranteed to be good, but this is my favorite work by them. The best 8th year fic out of them all. Features beautiful original art, party games, and boys with feelings. 8.) The Man Who Lived by sebastianL (felix_atticus) | Set 12 years after the war, and the slowest burn of all. Beautiful character progression and study, and you’ll fall in love with these original characters too. 9.) All Our Secrets Laid Bare by firethesound | Another author that anything they write is just so good. Auror partners falling in love, perfection. 10.) Drop Dead Gorgeous by Maya | Older classic fic. There are so many newer fics I could put on this list, but this one will always have a place in my heart. Auror/veela trope and the angst ughhh.
This list is in no way in any particular order. I will note that TURN had such a strong impression the first time I read it that it’s the only one I feel to place at the top. I also want to acknowledge many of these authors have written amazing other stories for the Drarry fandom. These stories just happened to be my favorites written by that particular author. I also felt it wouldn’t be fair if I just listed multiple stories from one author. So if you are in the mood to read something shorter, check them out! They might have something you might like that’s just as amazing and not as lengthy.
This list is also focused entirely of stories at least 50k words in length. I have been reading Drarry for about 18 years now, so I’ve really lost track of all the amazing things out there. I have lots of other recs for stories that are shorter, and perhaps I’ll make a top 10 list for that at another time. This list is just stories I’ve thought of recently or that never really left my mind in the first place. (Also, a small disclaimer with the Tales from the Special Branch series–I’ve not actually finished reading it! I stopped reading it on part 3 of the 5 part series in order to binge read The Man Who Lived XD. Special Branch series isn’t actually finished at the time this list is posted yet, either. But I do remember them updating the story frequently. With 1 million+ words, who knows, you might never catch up with it as they update it?)
Would highly recommend most of these. They’re also on my top 10 list, particularly 1 and 5.
Have queued the man who lived as I’ve been meaning to read it for a while
