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Harry Potter is a teenager's universe, but a somewhat dark one and with some well characterised adults to add to the mix, which is probably why it has such an extensive adult following. The books centre on Harry, and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and their allies such as Albus Dumbledore, Rubeus Hagrid and Minevera McGonagall, but have some wonderfully ambivalent characters like Severus Snape (as the kind of teacher you hope never, ever to encounter) and some downright evil characters such as Death Eater Lucius Malfoy and, of course, Voldemort, the dark lord. It is essentially a story about good and evil with young Harry as the reluctant hero and Voldemort as the repulsive and powerful villain. The setting is both muggle and magical Britain, Hogwarts is in Scotland possibly near Aberdeen, Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Magic are based in London, while Harry lives at 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey (South England) with his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon and piggish cousin, Dudley. The Dursley's are almost a comic book creation of spite and malice, and the surprise is not that Harry is so resourceful and independent after such a neglected and abusive up bringing, but that Harry manages to remain so normal.

Most of the recommendations below are slash Harry/Draco - I have a fondness for enemies colliding and eventually coming together, with some gen and het (mostly Ron/Hermione alongside H/D). While I am not naive enough to believe that young teens do not indulge in sex before the magical age of 16/17 - hey, I was a teenager - I really don't wish to read about it, so all of my recs take place when Harry et al are at least 16 (age of consent in the UK), but most recs are Post Hogwarts, that is with the characters as adults particularly now the last book has been published.

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Mainly H/D slash, but gen, het (mainly Ron and Hermione) and a few other pairings as well. 100 recs on this pages while latest recs are on Page Two. An ever-expanding listing of Harry and/or Draco as Veela or other magical creature is here and Harry/Draco AU Stories is here while Harry/Draco in unusual careers is here and Harry/Draco as Quidditch star is here

  • Irresistible Poison by Rhysenn. Under the influence of a love potion, Draco learns that poison doesn't always bring death -- there are other ways to suffer and live. Chemical emotion runs feverish as Harry and Draco discover the intoxication of love. Harry and Draco are in their last year at Hogwarts, still enemies until Draco makes a terrible mistake and ends up taking a love potion that affects his feeling towards Harry. Harry's distrust and dislike of Draco are tested as he comes to understand the agony Draco is going through and, with the reluctant help of Hermione, tries to help Draco counteract the spell. This long, intricate story touches on love, loyalty, compassion, hatred, betrayal and friendship and is an excellent read.
  • Transfigurations by Resonant. Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry returns to England to help re-open Hogwarts. This is a long, well plotted story full of magic, curses, angst, history the works. Harry fled to America after the battle and can't remember what actually happened. He hasn't kept in contact with his friends and finds things have changed considerable, as have certain people, Draco Malfoy for one. Draco may have turned his back on his father and helped them, but Harry can't forgive and forget, can he? Even if they do have to work together to protect Hogwarts from the lingering evil. Nicely written Harry, and a still very cool Draco.
  • Dancing Queen by Maya. This is just silly, but also a fun read.
  • Seamus is Seamus and You are Yourself by Ari Munami is funny, somewhat silly and highly improbable - Harry returns to school at the beginning of the sixth year with 'it' in spades . Written in varying points of view, this has the most wonderful description of a an obsessed, baffled, infuriated and protective Draco. I still snigger at this thought from Draco in regards to his musings about wanting to get to know Harry  "I don't just want to fuck Potter. I want to *know* him. Jesus. You know how hard that is for me to admit to? I'm not meant to feel like this, I wasn't built this way. But every time I get close to him the fucking tiniest violin in the world starts playing its little melody just for me. The birds start singing. It's a wonderful fucking day."
  • Only your shadow by PhoenixSong (gen). Draco discovers that it's easy to hate someone from a distance. When you talk to a person up close things can look very, very different. A very angsty story from Draco's point of view. Very well written with a hurting Harry into the bargain.
  • Lustre by Calico and Julad.  Draco's is extremely proud of the wonderful gift his father has sent him for his 16th birthday, but slowly he comes to realise that there is far more to the gift than meets the eye and he needs someone to explain just what is going on and what exactly his father intends. He needs someone who can speak Parseltongue. He needs Harry Potter. A very in character Draco and a strong assertive Harry.
  • Naked Quidditch by Anya (gennish, ok, mild sexual innuendos of all kinds). A hilarious tale of the result of the Weasley twins losing a bet. The story is told via e-mails and is howlingly funny at times. The ending falls a little flat, but the whole story left me grinning.
  • Beautiful_World by Cinnamon. Draco is afraid of living and Harry is afraid of dying, but sometimes the choice isn't offered. Draco's got to learn what it is to really live, while showing Harry how beautiful the world really is when you're not too scared to see it. Harry learns something about himself, something that changes the way he views the world and his life. He also starts up a strange friendship with someone totally unexpected, Draco Malfoy. It is Draco who sustains him and supports him during the worst moments of his life. This is a very moving story that develops the Harry/Draco relationship gently and beautifully. I have a few problems with it, Dumbledore's and Sirius' action in telling Harry his fate in such a manner and being so unsympathetic with his reaction towards it for a start, but nethertheless, this story will remain with me, and I guarantee the ending will make you cry.
  • Left My Heart by Emma Grant. Post-Hogwarts. Auror Draco Malfoy has disappeared, and Harry Potter has been sent to find him. This is about Harry and Draco meeting as adults in Los Angeles. I was very amused and impressed by the wonderful detail Emma provides us for international flight via portkeys and I liked the whole feel of the story. Most enjoyable with a great Hermione. Surrender the Grey or here is the sequel.
  • Somnio Salvus by Invisibabe. Year Six at Hogwarts, and Draco finds a way to spy on Harry's deepest fears. But will he use this knowledge to gain power over Harry, or to change his own destiny This story has many features that are typical of H/D, but I liked the way Lucius was portrayed as a loving father rather than the hateful disciplinary of so much fiction. The idea of Draco invading Harry's dreams to cause harm, but being shocked at what he discovers and how that alters his whole outlook on life was nicely done.
  • Objects of Desire by Azrael .The dream team sign a magical contract promising to lose their virginities within the year, they soon fix on the objects of their desires, but will the bitterness left in the wake of the war prove too hurtful for love to exist? HG/SS, HP/DM. This is a superbly written and very long story. Azreal has imagination, flair and a deft touch. Her 'heroes' are young adults matured by the ferocity of the war and struggling to make sense of adulthood. I even bought her Snape/Hermione, a pairing I've never considered and never wanted to read (I have this problem with the age difference, but the Hermione portrayed certainly knows what she wants). I have to admit to skimming  some of the SS/HG stuff, particularly the sex, but I liked her kick arse Hermione. Ron's story made me cry, while Harry and Draco are fascinating in their love and insecurity. Also Azreal has written a devious, arrogant, evil, selfish Lucius who happens to love his son above everything, and that plot thread is absorbing.
  • A Thousand Beautiful Things by Duinn Fionn. Draco Malfoy struggles with changed fortunes, shifting alliances, an ugly war, and an unusual spell, with the help of a concerned professor, an insightful house-elf, and an unexpected Gryffindor friend. This is very Dracocentric, and despite longing for more Harry in this post Hogwarts tale, I found the story fascinating and different. I loved the other characters Duinn creates, and I enjoyed Draco's friendship with Dean, who has become a celebrated painter. So, despite far too little Harry for far too much of it, this is worth reading. There is a sequel entitled Delicate Sound of Thunder.
  • Legacy of Slytherin Series by Angie Astravic (gen) is a sequence of stories that is rather like reading a HP novel. Harry obviously features heavily, but the rest of the characters get their opportunity to shine and a few of the stories, while related to Harry, do not actually involve him. A couple of moments I laughed out loud, particularly at this snippet of dialogue; 'Yes, they're a bit like buses, Dark Lords,' said the Serpent. 'You wait and you wait, for a thousand years -- then three of them come along, one right after the other.'  To read the series check out the order here. The author's page is here.
  • Invisible to see by FayJay is a long, involved story that begins with Draco's realisation that whatever he thought in the past, becoming a Death Eater is the last thing he ever wants to be. So he flees from home back to Hogwarts and sanctuary, but also to suspicion, hatred and trouble. He begins to learn things about himself he never suspected courtesy of Hufflepuff Justin Finch Fletchley, surprises himself by accepting the friendship of Neville Longbottom and tries hard to sort out his feelings for the smug, infuriating and attractive Harry Potter.
  • The watchman by madmadharri is a HP/Darkness is Rising crossover. It is short, sparse and seen entirely through Ron's eyes as Harry tries to come to terms with his part in the war. A stranger called Will Stanton calls for Harry, and slowly makes him come alive again, much to Ron's gratitude and (misplaced) jealousy.
  • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by November Snowflake. In the war-torn world after Hogwarts, one man has no knowledge of his yesterdays. (Harry/Draco slash)  This is an intriguing and well written story that manages to be sad, angsty, angry and fascinating. Or go here. Daybreak or here is a companion piece to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. and Tomorrow is a prequel.
  • Eclipse by Mijan. Power, Prestige, and Sweet Revenge. What's it like when you finally have everything you've ever wanted, right at your fingertips, and your entire world turns upside down? Draco Malfoy is about to find out, and the answer will take him through hell and back. An excellent, beautifully written story that takes time to show the changes in Draco that make Harry's willingness to trust and eventually befriend him totally believable. Harry and Draco both suffer considerable hardship as they struggle together to return to Hogwarts.  (note, Mijan is also called PheonixSong).  Here is Eclipse: Interlude . The interlude takes place between chapters 8 and 9 of "Eclipse", specifically just after Draco sends Biddy to Hogwarts.
  • Something Impossible by Cassandra Claire. Draoc's twisted, paranoid and highly egotistical view of the world is absolutely hilarious, and this line sums of the whole mood of the piece - It was even better than kissing his own reflection in the mirror, which Draco knew because he had tried it on several occasions - snigger! Mind you, I thought at first that Harry and his backbone had parted company, but, thankfully, it grew back very quickly.
  • Snakes And Lions by GatewayGirl When Ron and Hermione get together, they notice only each other. A nightmare prompts Harry to return alone to the empty Chamber of Secrets, and leads to a new look at an old enemy. This is a long, 43 chapters, superbly written and plotted tale of a surprising friendship which develops and grows despite all obstacles put in its way. The Harry and Draco depicted here feel so very possible and very much in character, and I loved  her Hermione. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the promised sequel.
  • Commencement by Aja is a post war, leaving Hogwarts 'romantic' tale. Beautifully written and the set up between Harry and Draco is so well depicted I could both feel and believe it.
  • Dahlia's Silver Chain Trilogy consists of The Silver Chain, Power Play and The Ebony Box  the writing is good, the characterisation excellent , no sanitised Draco here, and the sex undeniable hot. The other characters, especially Ron and Herminie are very well written as well.
  • Moving Company by Lady Lance, When Harry becomes Slytherin, everything changes. Old relationships end, new bonds are formed. This is one of the best 'Harry gets resorted'  stories I've read. It takes a slow look at Harry's reactions to the move as well as those of the people around him.
  • A Scrap of Humanity  and its sequel  The Metamorphosis of Narcissus by HF are superbly written stories about Harry, Draco and Ron a number of years Post Hogwarts and two years after the end of the war. In the first Draco is called out of exile to assist the Ministry and in so doing makes contact with both Ron and Harry. In the second, Ron helps Harry to keep in contact with Draco despite the risks, but all three fall foul of a vengeful Fudge.
  • Ruses by Empress of the Eclipse. After his father challenges him, Draco ends up inviting Harry to his house for the summer. But what SHOULD have been a fairly harmless visit goes horribly wrong. A very different take on how Harry and Draco might become friends and then lovers with some fascinating twists, a somewhat out of control Harry and a cover up between the boys that almost destroys them.
  • Doppelganger by Vichan. Harry sees himself in a mirror with a green towel. Draco is nice to him one second, and his typical self the next. What does it all mean? A Slytherin Harry and his 'mate' Draco Lucius fall into Harry's world and turn it upside down. For this Harry has defeated Voldemort, this Harry is very much in love with his Draco, and Draco Lucius is all together easier and more likable than the Draco Malfoy of his universe. Linked to author's page as each chapter is not linked together. A WIP. Or available here or her  LJ
  • When, Not Yet,  Hold On,  Now by zionsstarfish is an interesting study of Draco's insecurities, pride, hopes and fears in a future where he and Harry are friendly, sort of.
  • And We Are At Our Apogee by Nicole. Harry doesn't remember. Draco wanted revenge, but it didn't work out that way. A beautifully written, almost dreamy piece from Draco's pov. Harry slowly remembers, and Draco waits, watches and fears.
  • Tissue of Silver by Fearless Diva, Draco Malfoy's life is threatened and Auror Harry Potter is sent to protect him. Draco is presented as a spy for the order, also he is a reformed, if not particularly liked or trusted, Death Eater. His confidant is Snape, who is the only one to know that Draco has the hots for Harry Potter, but first, he has to survive, and make friends with Potter.
  • Gold Tinted Spectacles by Beren or (here) Harry's sixth year has come and gone, part of him has been alone because of everything he knows and everything he has seen. As his seventh year dawns he's looking for something and he's not sure what but he knows it's out there. Things start to look interesting when Draco Malfoy becomes involved. A long, involved and enjoyable love story with a strong plot and well constructed history.
  • Corruption by Beren and the sequels Distortion and Alteration revolve around the premise that Voldemort has captured Harry and for his own twisted reasons has chosen not to kill him outright. Revenge in the Dark Lord's mind requires a fate worse than death and Harry is about to find out what that is. Beren takes us on a different path with a much changed Harry who, despite all that has been done to him, retains enough of his humanity to save Draco and to feel grief and despair at what he has done and what he has become. Carvedwood has written an authorised companion piece Draco's Story: Corruption and it is both well written and similar in style to Beren's original story.
  • A Slytherin In Gryffindor Clothing by maheliem Draco hits his head and wakes to find himself in another world where he's a Gryffindor and Harry Potter is a Slytherin. This is both an interesting and fun story. Draco finds himself in Hogwarts that's not his, although only he appears have been changed. The Harry Potter here is not a hero, and doesn't have a lightening scar on his forehead. Plus he's a Slytherin, but Draco slowly finds out that he is still the same Harry when given the chance to be heroic, Funnily enough, Draco finds out that he has the potential to be heroic also.
  • Happiness involving a tea house by Nope. Harry just happens to be sitting in a tea house sipping camomile tea when in walks Draco Malfoy. The waitress listens with interest to the ensuing conversation.
  • How to cope when your best friend is in love (with a Slytherin) by Annie is a funny piece of narrative and observation from Ron's pov.
  • Phoenix Song by xylodemon Certain situations force Draco to reevaluate his alliances. He turns to his former enemies, and finds love in an unexpected place. A very long and rewarding read with some great characterisations not only of Harry and Draco, of Ron, Hermione, Lupin and many other. I was particularly fond of Ginny while Snape was wonderfully nasty, vile and malicious yet still able to show his real concern for Draco.
  • View Askew by Brenda Antrim. Voldemort opens up an unusual channel of communication between Harry and Draco. Draco doesn't react well. Written from Draco's POV and very much as a third person narrative, this story has some very amusing asides, as well as some pretty scary visions.
  • It's all about the subterfuge by Abra Draco likes boys. So does Harry. A very unromantic and amusing look at a potential Harry/Draco relationship where they still hate each other, but find the other sexy!
  • Breakfast in bed by Anjali Since they had started sleeping together, they'd had exactly nine Deep Conversations, all involving Them and where They were going, but Harry always blushed and sidled around certain issues... Anj calls this smutty, smutty fluff, I thought it was delightful.
  • Unthinkable Thoughts by Aidan Lynch. Harry and Draco slowly overcome their enmity as forces beyond their control played with their emotions and push them together. The author takes his time building up to their acknowledgement of their emotions, and creates considerable angst, particularly for Harry, while doing so. The story makes great use of Hermione, Ron and the rest of Harry's Gryffindor friends and is very well written, detailed and romantic.
  • Blue Vase by Ivy Blossom. When Harry seems to forget who he is, Draco seizes the opportunity to change history . A gentle tale from Draco's perspective of his observations and thoughts on Harry post war
  • Angels and Devils by Beren. Harry defeated Voldemort: his act of heroism is famous throughout the wizarding world. He's trying to finish his final year at Hogwarts in peace, but something peculiar is happening to him, something he never would have expected. It's all rather embarrassing and making his life very complicated. Draco as Veela fics are something of a cliché in this fandom. Some are very badly written, a few are fun and one or two like this one are clever and original.
  • A consummation devoutly to be wished by Mirabella is also a Draco as Veela story, but this one is a very funny parody of the whole genre.
  • Just Another Recollection by Nepenthe Draco's short-term memory is destroyed from Harry's duelling spell, causing him to wake up every morning like it's just the next day. When, in fact, it has been three years. We come in on the morning that Draco wakes up early and finds a Mister Harry Potter in his bed... A bittersweet tale of love, memory and friendship.
  • Dream Verse  by Really Sunny It began innocently enough is the start of this long involved series. Harry decide that he needs to understand Draco and spends his time researching everything about him. Slowly, he learns and much of what he learns frightens him, he also begins to fall in love. Meanwhile, Draco is not as oblivious as Harry thinks. Once you have finished, it is worth reading the Q & As  just to see how well plotted the series was.
  • Not Just Another, "Oh no, Draco's a Veela story by Relle is a funny parody of Frizzy's somewhat sweet and simpering  Magnetic Attraction  a story that has both its fans and detractors.
  • Tempus Fugit by Stylophile A monumental cock-up in Potions leaves Harry and Draco contending with more than mutual enmity, and a strong desire to utter all manner of profanities. What could have been a cliché its done beautifully in this story.
  • Matinee by Lady Vader. People do silly things when they're drunk, usually no one is a round to record it, but this time... A funny story with a great ending.
  • Draco and the Not-Potter by Circe. Short, clever and funny.
  • The Pendulum of Choice by Rushlight The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. Harry, from a defeated universe, travels through parallel universes to find somewhere he can live again and be of some use. This is not exclusively H/D, but a number of pairings as well as none. The different realties Rushlight creates are very clever and intriguing, the different Harrys all surprisingly similar in many respects.
  • Icarus Rising by Darla Darco is a Draco as Veela story, but it is so much more than that, and so very well written and planned out. I recommend it highly.
  • Three Little Pigs by Nope. 1,000 word ficlet involving hangovers, snarkiness, implied slash and an umbrella plus a surprise/shock . *g*
  • A Moment in Time by The Shadow Bandit.  AU: During his seventh year, Harry learns that his life can change forever in a single moment in time. I found the premise of this story hard to swallow as I'm not fond of stories that  show Dumbledore and Harry's friends in such a negative light, but as it continued I found myself absorbed almost against my will.
  • The Lodger by Mad Martha. Harry takes in a lodger. This delightful story takes it's time and tells us so much about both Harry and Draco as it does. Martha has a prequel to The Lodger along with three post Lodger ficlets. All are very much worth a read. Check in her Master List of Stories and scroll down to The Lodger Series. The stories are Caught Unprepared (Harry/other), The Lodger, One Moment For All Time, Things That Go Bump...,  Chipped Off The Old Block
  • Things That Seem by Maeglin Yedi. or here as Starkiller A potion gone wrong. A desperate wish. A new future. And a...horse?   Harry's desperate thoughts as he tries to come to terms with what is happening to him are often very funny.  An intriguing 'what if' story with a great ending. Well worth a read
  • Mutual Interest by Olivia Lupin. The war is over, it's been over for exactly one year, and there is a special event at Hogwarts to celebrate. Harry attends, and runs into an old adversary-turned-ally, Draco Malfoy. There's Ron, Hermione, and Pansy. There's conversation and dessert. And there is the acknowledgement of long-denied attraction and lots and lots of possibilities. I enjoyed this even as I thought that Harry was just a little naive, particularly in his conversation with Pansy. Worth the Wait 1 Part 2  is the companion piece in Draco's pov (first person) and is perhaps even better than the first story.
  • The Waters of March  by Duinn Fionn. Voldemort's final victim resides with the other spell-damaged wizards in St. Mungo's Hospital. Harry suffers survivor's guilt and finds an unusual beta. Cream-colored knee-high leather boots make a brief appearance. This is beautiful, the slow development of the relationship between Harry and Draco is realistic and delightful to read. It also has some wonderful moments of humour and a nicely depicted Ron.
  • Invisible to see by Rebecca Lizard. Draco comes to terms with some bad decisions, Harry faces some rather unpalatable facts and Voldemort is up to his tricks. This is a well written and intriguing story with a very clever use of Hogwarts itself.
  • On the last day of our world by Sansa1 During a detention, Harry and Draco are locked in a strange room overnight. When they escape the next morning, they are alone. Love, angst and adventure abound as they struggle to survive in an empty world. AU, written pre-HBP. A really excellent story that keeps you guessing all the way through. The ending may require some tissues, but is beautiful.
  • Welcome to the Real World by IamtheLizardQueen. A Harry/Draco romance, set post-Hogwart's in muggle London. Includes red mittens, linoleum, witty retorts, angst, love, dance clubs, strange friends, cooking shows, and coffee. This is a romance, but is beautifully written with a great plot and a wonderful real beginning and superb descriptions of Draco learning to cope in the muggle world.
  • Draco Malfoy and the Tome of Entrapment by Saber Shadowcat. Draco took a deep breath and let it out slowly. It sucked being in love. This is a great preslash novel from Draco's pov with great portrayals of Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, Pansy and, especially, Neville.
  • The Art of Seduction by Michi Chu. Frills, finances, and a French maid costume. What could be better? Draco & Blaise make a bet that the former can't seduce a "certain someone". This is extremely well written, witty and fascinating. It's also a WIP and taking time to be updated.
  • Meaningful Conversation by rurounihime. The best conversations happen at the oddest times. Harry Potter comes back to London and finds Draco Malfoy there, ready to pick up where they left off. Post-Hogwarts. A witty exploration of Harry and Draco as adults managing to have sex,  but not quite managing to ever talk about anything really important.
  • Secrets of the Forbidden Broomcloset by Anthea Rose. Draco Malfoy is beyond infuriated when a bored Daily Prophet pins him as gay, and he's willing to do anything to prove his heterosexuality - even accept help from an aloof but sympathizing Harry Potter. This is fun and very well written. WIP
  • Casualties of War by miichan2. When the Second War begins, Remus Lupin and Draco Malfoy are its first casualties. In which secrets are revealed, decisions are made and friends avenged. Not an easy story to read, this is dark, sad and angsty. but also very well written with a wonderful description of the awakening friendship between Harry and Draco.
  • The Warlock by MysticShadow. Harry met the fury in the ice-blue eyes of the Warlock with defiance. He was Draco's prisoner, but his slave he'd never be. Yet Harry could not know how Draco ached to posses his body - or that the world's fate will rest on the strength of their bond. I'm enjoying this, very slow to be updated, AU WIP. Draco is perfectly depicted in his icy calm and power, while Harry is beautifully written and while lacking Draco's knowledge and influence, is certainly not powerless, nor quiet in his defiance and anger.
  • Marked by S-Star.  Draco wants everyone to keep off his property...  Short, not particularly sweet, but rather amusing and pretty clever. *g*
  • The Annointed by  C Dumbledore. Voldemort appoints 12 students to aid in the planned siege on Hogwarts. Lucius is dead, Draco is Lord Malfoy. A long intriguing read giving us a plausible reason for Draco's change of allegiance and some nice interaction between the Golden trio and Draco.
  • Momenti Diversi by Zarah.  In which you'll find the Italian sun, some sexual tension, a reluctant Harry and a persuasive Draco. A beautiful story that really evokes the taste and smell of Italy.
  • No Need to Talk by furiosity. Sometimes a change of perspective is all that is needed to change your mind. A very realistic description of how and why Draco changed sides.
  • Black Magic by Moonlight by Beren Harry Potter could find trouble in paradise and when Draco sends him to St Louis for a holiday it's not paradise and there's lots of trouble. With dark magic, vampires, lycanthropes and more, who else could sort it out but Anita Blake? Beren is an excellent author. This story is a crossover with Anita Blake, but you don't need to know the universe at all. Her Harry and Draco are to die for, particularly her strong, young, adult Harry, but Draco is beautifully realised as well.
  • Hall of Mirrors by Ella Bane. In the summer before Harry Potter's sixth year, he confronts a frightfully suspicious wizarding world, where friends are strangers, mirrors hide secrets, and enemies become lovers. This has an intriguing and original plot and a wonderful description of the slowly developing relationship between Harry and Draco.
  • Transformation by Amalin. Harry/Draco, with a mild shot of Harry/Tonks. In Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, he must face the consequences of the attack on the Department of Mysteries and the effects of Voldemort's return. And in doing so, he finds that even your enemies can teach you valuable lessons - about the world, and about yourself. A long enjoyable read with a fascinating and believable relationship depicted between Harry and Draco.
  • The Flight of The Draco Malfoy by ZS. The seventh years try their hands at Animagus Transfiguration. This is fun and gives a plausible reason for Harry and Draco actually bonding.
  • The Summer After by Silent Auror  or here. The first story I read that was based on HBP/Book 6. It is a hurt/comfort story, and is, as usual with this author's work, a very good read.
  • The Shadow of His Wings by Mirabella. IIn which Evil faces an insurrection. Good faces an unexpected betrayal, and Harry means to find out which side Draco is on. A very interesting story with a very well conceived plot and a beautifully depicted universe.
  • Moment by Moment by Thwax. Voldemort and his followers have won the war. The Dark Lord rules Britain and those who oppose him are scattered, some in exile in the USA, and others underground in their own country. Harry Potter is one of those for whom America has become a home, that is until his nemesis is given a promise by those who represent authority for the exiled Britons. The promise will lead Harry into more than he could ever have expected. This is long, clever, original, blood thirsty, horrifying, frustrating and many more adjectives in between. Seen from Harry's view point with a wonderfully depicted and realised romantic relationship between Harry and Draco.  Read it!
  • All the Proud Shall Be by Ladycat. After the events at the end of Ootp, Harry takes stock and does some thinking. When he returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year, he finds that someone else has had a similar redefinition. A beautifully written, intelligent and intriguing story with Harry and Draco so wonderfully depicted. Seen from Harry's pov. WIP
  • Beyond the Lethe by ZS. For Harry, forgetting was easy... A very beautifully written story of Harry, the consequences of his battle with Voldemort and the lengths that those who care about him will go to to 'fix him' and ensure that Voldemort is truly defeated.
  • Black Tie Formal,  Someone Like You,  Untied by SilentAuror are a series of short stories that depict the adult Harry and Draco within a relationship. Draco is annoyed at Harry's tardiness and inability to tie his black tie. Blaise, makes him rethink his attitude. The middle story is a nice reflection on Harry and Draco from Seamus and Blaise's view point.
  • Genesis by akahanna This year isn't going to be like all the others. He just knows it. A Draco-centric reimagining of HBP with mpreg that actually works!
  • Scenes from a memory by Cephy. Waking up in the hospital wing is really nothing new for Harry. Except this time, he's missing four months worth of memories, and things are a little bit weird... Original and intriguing story.
  • It Started with a Spin by Maxine Chan  It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing. A highly enjoyable and original way of bringing Harry and Draco together.
  • Second Chances by kishijoten. For the first time in over a decade, Harry Potter crosses paths with Draco Malfoy. Both have changed a great deal, but what do those changes mean to them - and to each other? A Post Hogwarts story that allows Harry and Draco to slowly deal with their past history and learn to like and then love each other. However, there are complications in their path towards love, Draco's children and his father.
  • Per Solum Lacuna: By Words Alone by Wintermoon2 or here A set of enchanted journals bring solace to two very unlikely lost souls. Whoever said the art of penmanship was lost? I consider this long, involved, intriguing and beautiful story to be one of the classics of H/D fiction.
  • All the Proud Shall Be by Ladycat. After the events at the end of Ootp, Harry takes stock and does some thinking. When he returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year, he finds that someone else has had a similar redefinition. A beautifully written, intelligent and intriguing story with Harry and Draco so wonderfully depicted. Seen from Harry's pov. WIP
  • Beyond the Lethe by ZS. For Harry, forgetting was easy... A very beautifully written story of Harry, the consequences of his battle with Voldemort and the lengths that those who care about him will go to to 'fix him' and ensure that Voldemort is truly defeated.
  • Black Tie Formal,  Someone Like You,  Untied by SilentAuror are a series of short stories that depict the adult Harry and Draco within a relationship. Draco is annoyed at Harry's tardiness and inability to tie his black tie. Blaise, makes him rethink his attitude. The middle story is a nice reflection on Harry and Draco from Seamus and Blaise's view point.
  • Genesis by akahanna This year isn't going to be like all the others. He just knows it. A Draco-centric reimagining of HBP with mpreg that actually works!
  • Scenes from a memory by Cephy. Waking up in the hospital wing is really nothing new for Harry. Except this time, he's missing four months worth of memories, and things are a little bit weird... Original and intriguing story.
  • It Started with a Spin by Maxine Chan  It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing. A highly enjoyable and original way of bringing Harry and Draco together.
  • Second Chances by kishijoten. For the first time in over a decade, Harry Potter crosses paths with Draco Malfoy. Both have changed a great deal, but what do those changes mean to them - and to each other? A Post Hogwarts story that allows Harry and Draco to slowly deal with their past history and learn to like and then love each other. However, there are complications in their path towards love, Draco's children and his father.
  • Per Solum Lacuna: By Words Alone by Wintermoon2 or here A set of enchanted journals bring solace to two very unlikely lost souls. Whoever said the art of penmanship was lost? I consider this long, involved, intriguing and beautiful story to be one of the classics of H/D fiction.
  • Hogwarts Express by Closet Skeleton. Now boarding the Hogwarts Interdimensional Express. Please mind the gap. A fascinating and occasionally bewildering story that starts of slowly and just about spins out of control, but is worth reading.
  • Intrepid Teenage Hero by Jennavere. To save wizardkind from falling into the Dark Lord's evil clutches, intrepid teenage hero Harry Potter embarks on a dangerous quest: infiltrating Malfoy Manor and getting information from Draco using highly unorthodox methods. This made me giggle uncontrollably at times.
  • Cure for the Flu by Ivy Blossom. Draco's got the flu, and when Harry and Draco duel some of his flu medication ends up in Harry's ear, making him...you guessed it. Telepathic. Only, it turns out that Draco has the world's most mundane thoughts. Will Harry survive the tedium? Can Snape (or Hermione) cure them? Funny, clever and highly enjoyable. I loved the ending.
  • Forty Days of Christmas by hogwarts_daily. Forty one very enjoyable linked stories about Harry and Draco's slowly developing friendship and more, with a few kinks thrown in for good measure.
  • Sweet by lydiabennet. Draco is sent to meet Harry in Hogsmeade for purposes unknown. Magic, quarrelling, seduction, and dead geese ensue. This is highly enjoyable and I love her strong assertive Harry.
  • Sacrifices Arc by Lightning on the Wave or here. Saving Connor begins a seven book AU called the Sacrifices Arc of Harry Potter's school years where Harry's twin Connor (bearing a heart-shaped scar) is acknowledged as the Boy-Who-Lived. I'm came in half way through book three and was so intrigued I quickly read the first two books. This is immensely well plotted and written. It is worth reading the author's blurb on the whole arc at her authors page on ffnet or skyehawke. It also goes to show that good stuff can be found at a ffnet! *g* The H/D begins in the later years and is very present in Book 7, but Harry and Draco are very good friends throughout.. The series consists of Saving Conner  - Year1, No Mouth But Some Serpent's - Year 2, Comes Out at Darkness Morn - Year 3,  Freedom and Not Peace  - Year 4,  The Wind that Shakes the Sea and Stars - Year 5  A Song in Time of Revolution - Year 6 and I Am Also Thy Brother. - Year 7. I can't emphasise how absolutely superb these books are and how they get even better as time progresses. Yes, Harry is a very strong wizard, but the emotional fall out of his upbringing along with the plotting of his enemies, and those one would consider to be his friends, mean that nothing is a walk over for him and he struggles to survive in the maelstrom around him. Draco is beautifully conceived with much of the arrogance and conceit of the original tempered by his real love for Harry and the lessons he learns along the way. Each character in these books is well crafted and interesting. She talks further about her stories here lightningwave.livejournal
  • The Misadventure of Draco Malfoy Ferret by sabershadowkat. Crackfic Snape turns Draco into a ferret for his own protection. He would've been safer with the Dark Lord. I found this story highly amusing, but with an undercurrent of angst and pain which made it rather good. It is about Draco as a ferret, and he is beautifully written and well characterised, but it is also about Harry as both very human and all round hero good guy as seen through Draco's eyes. I enjoyed her Draco, but adored her Harry.
  • Resolution by Frances Potter. When you've spent six years fighting evil, all you really want is a quiet time. But when your name is Harry Potter the chances of that are very slim. A series of vignettes chronicling Harry's final six months at Hogwarts. Exams, friends, lovers, Quidditch, the war and Draco all conspire to make the year end seem a very long way away  This is something of a classic in H/D fiction. The first chapter was published in Jan 02 the tenth in July 05 and it is, frustratingly, still a WIP. This is a very good read, but the length of time between chapters is immense so you've almost forgotten the story by the time the next chapter comes along!
  • Finer than Spring by lashajayne. Wherein Harry takes a prisoner, enemies are more valuable than friends, and seduction is the weapon that could win the war. and it's sequel The Twilight Kingdom The world didn't end, but sometimes, Harry wished it had. An excellent if rather angsty story that is beautifully written and very inventive.

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