A Lick and a Promise [Harry Potter, Drarry, nc-17]

 A Lick and a Promise by tackytiger

Something sinister stirs in Hogwarts! 

When magical creatures and students at the school are hit with a debilitating blood curse, Minerva McGonagall approaches the Ministry for help. 

Star Auror Harry Potter seems to be the obvious choice to go undercover—as DADA Professor, naturally. He’s going to need the help of the Ministry’s foremost expert in blood magic to get to the bottom of the mystery, though, and he’s not entirely convinced that going back to Hogwarts with Draco Malfoy is a good idea. 

Things are complicated between them—what’s new?—but they know they have to learn to work together (and keep their hands off each other in the corridors) in order to solve this case. Luckily for them, Hogwarts itself wants to lend a hand. 

A tale of love, lessons, and learning to really live.

There was two things I was waiting to happen. Which one cracks first about wanting a real relationship. When does Harry crack about loving teaching (or is it Draco who has had enough of watching Harry love it and cracks for him).

And well. I had to wait a really long time. In the end, both crackings were kind of sidenotes and not so magnificent. Or maybe I had just hyped a little too much and waited something a little too much. But they were there! And they were still awesome.

I didn't really think about the actual plot that much for some reason. But in the end, the plot was good and one of the best parts of this. I was just shit at appriciating it along the journey. 

Even the ending was satisfying and everything I wished for. So yea. Just awesome piece of literature this was.

 

Ink (My Skin With Your Name) [Harry Potter, Drarry, oneshot]

Ink (My Skin With Your Name) by Kandakicksass

Several years after the war, an ostracized Draco Malfoy covers himself in tattoos, becomes best friends with a muggle, and debates abandoning magical society entirely to work in a tattoo shop. All in all, he's having a hell of a time trying to figure out who he is and what he wants to do with his life. The last thing he needs is to run into Harry Potter, who seems intent on becoming his friend, even if he has to get a lot of ink to do it.

I was not sure if I wanted to write about this one. Not because this isn't good, because this is, this is awesome. But more like, do I wanna come back to this fic and read this again and would I still like this that much. I probably would, but the point. 

Maybe the part that worries me more is about how I have nothing to say about this one. Or that, this wasn't the lighlight of my day or maybe Im just missing something. Maybe. I don't know. 

The main thing still is that this is goooood. So goood. And I recommend this to everyone. Seriously. I just have problems. 

Can You Feel my Heart? [Harry Potter, Drarry, Nc-17]

Can You Feel my Heart? by MelCalder 

There are no words in the English language to describe what Draco has been through, nor is there anything worth talking about. Until that changes Draco is going to stay mute.

I almost gave up reading this in the beginning. I dont remember why and I am glad that I didnt. 

This whole thing feels real. Like you really survive a war and this is how you end up. There is nothing to live for, everything is shit, you cant deal with the sadness or anything else and everything has fallen apart. 

My favorite part was how others talked about Harry. How they saw Harry and how he was broken and how Draco in a way helped him. One other good thing was the comments about Harry's childhood and how he doesn't even comprehend how bad it really was. Like to him it was just normal day, but to everyone else it was the worst. Same goes with the line "they tried to beat the wizard out of him". 

Draco being lost was also really well written. Everything moved forward, but he didn't. Things happened, but he didn't notice, care or wasn't even aware of them. Just because he was lost in his own head. The same goes about his recovery and how slow it was, even when it sometimes it felt fast and rushed. But it was slow and you could enjoy every little milestone that he took. 

This whole thing just hit me so deep and got stuck. And I really don't even have to words to express that. 

If stars died of old age [Harry Potter, Drarry, oneshot]

If stars died of old age by DefNotForWork 

His mother had had six months after his father had died. But it was expected; they had prepared and were already rather distanced. Draco hadn’t been ready, and Merlin, he had been so in love. He knew he was counting down in weeks, not months.

Wanna have a good cry for the day? Wanna feel the worst sadness ever? Wanna break your own heart? Wanna read a story with a happy ending? If all of those were yeses, then read this. Thank you. 

Telling the Bees [Harry Potter, Drarry, oneshot]

Telling the Bees by hiimcibee 

Scorpius’ body was found in Hogwarts one early morning.

This wrecked me. I knew it would, before I even started reading but Im really in the mood for sad fics. The sadder the better. Or something. 

I just. The word I want to use is quietness. Slow life just happening and its just quiet. This is the only feeling I really got out of this. I dont even know if it makes sense. But thats how I feel about this. 

There were some really cute stories about how everyone became friends. What drove everyone to do the things they did. Even falling in love just was there, it was just part of life and happened without anyone noticing. Just life going and living. Yea. 

I still have to warn that this will wreck you. The best way possible. Will destroy every happy thing you have in you and just be the saddest, truest there is right now. But in the end, you will be happy that you read this. That is something I can promise. 

Still [Harry Potter, Drarry, oneshot]

Still by alexmeg 

Dating Draco Malfoy, Harry thinks, will mean being at arms length outside of sex. No unnecessary physical contact or displays of affection. He wants him anyway, inexplicably. Perhaps that is exactly the kind of person he should be with, someone who will never need Harry to kiss him first, because Harry doesn't think he'll ever be that person.

I felt that. All of that. Just. I know on some level what Harry is feeling and how hard that is. Because you get lost in your own head and don't know how to actually put it into words. 

Draco was so lovely and helpfull and just perfect. There was also finally some kind of communication and not just expectation that the other will know and understand. 

All in a day| Day One [Harry Potter, Drarry, Nc-17, oneshot]

All in a day| Day One by BreathingDreamsLikeAir 

Years after the war, Draco Malfoy is broke, disgraced, and trapped, his assets frozen by magical decree until he produces an heir. But no one will marry a former Death Eater, and being gay makes the demand even crueler. Desperate, he turns to the only man with enough power to help him: Harry Potter, now a respected Lord of the Wizengamot. Draco expects political aid or help finding a suitable wife. What he doesn’t expect is Harry’s offer: become his consort, bear their children, and earn back his legacy through submission. With nowhere else to turn, Draco agrees, plunging into a cold, commanding household where his body becomes both sanctuary and sentence.

I dont usually even read fics like these. Im not even 100% why I opened this or liked this so much. But this just hit some dark spot in me and I would love to read more of this. 

The thing is, this is dark. Harry is dark, the world is dar (for Draco at least). And there is no better life for Draco besides all this. So he makes do and Harry uses him for all his pleasure. Thats it. 

I have warned you. Only read, if you are really up to it and mind the tags. 

i demand to dig my own grave [Harry Potter, Drarry]

i demand to dig my own grave by M0stlyVoid 

Draco finds himself in hot water with the Aurors, and in a burst of panicked inspiration manages to wiggle out of it by claiming to be a Seer. There's just one little problem– Senior Auror Harry Potter, the Prat Who Lived, who's known him for a decade, knows full well Draco doesn't have a single psychic bone in his body and seems determined to pull him up for it. Now, the Department is demanding he help them solve cases, Potter's looming over his shoulder at every turn, and worst of all, he hasn't had a shag in weeks because of all this bother. What's a pseudo-Seer to do?

I have been reading a lot these past months. But for some reason I have to shared any of those fics here. No clue why, but I am trying to do better. Hopefully. We will see. 

This one was fun, quirky and somehow really deep. I dont usually like Auror Harry, but in this one he was really better than in most. And somehow, being a rich, jobless snobb fits Draco perfectly. Okay. Draco can be anything and it would fit him perfectly. 

One weird thing I really did like, was those small parts about Draco's childhood. It was so refreshing to see Lucius being a good father and how he gave Draco a good childhood. And at the same time, it explained really well why Draco was able to read people as well as Sherlock would. I really liked all that about Draco. 

So please. Go, read and have fun with this one.