DRAMIONE FIC RECS: A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
i’ve gotten a few asks recently inquiring about dramione fic recs, so i sat down and made this list. i realize this is a lot, so i’ve organized them by theme and ***marked must-reads like this. happy reading, y’all!
***the fallout by everythursday: a classic, everyone recommends this one. storyline is perfect, characterization is perfect. romance is perfect. hogwarts era dramione, during the war. 310k words, 49 chapters, complete.
the serpent, the witch, and the broom closet by bitchywitchy: draco and hermione get stuck in a broom closet during winter holidays. 106k words, 30 chapters, complete.
***isolation by bex-chan: honestly if you’ve read a dhr fic rec list, you’ve seen this one. a classic. true dramione nostalgia. i remember reading this when i was a sophomore in high school. but if you haven’t, here’s the rundown: draco goes into hiding at hogwarts. hermione is the only one who can take him in. there is drama, there is violence, there is pride and prejudice, there is blood, there is passion and love. isolation is honestly a masterpiece. i was a little miffed at the conclusion, but hey. that always happens when good things come to an end. 279k words, 48 chapters, complete.
***silencio by akashathekitty: THIS SHIT MADE ME CRY tbh sigh. hogwarts!fic. draco and hermione have a secret relationship. 92k words, 15 chapters, complete.
the virgin conundrum by akashathekitty: hermione wants to get rid of her virginity. she makes a list of suitable candidates. 57k words, 10 chapters, complete.
love thy enemy by alphaLMN: honestly kind of basic, but the story is fun. head boy/head girl. hermione transformation. 27k words, 35 chapters, complete.
vitrius et iudicium by anjalimalfoy: i love the writing style of this one!! 78k words, 13 chapters, complete.
what the room requires by alydia rackham: hermione is the one who finds draco crying in myrtle’s bathroom. he runs away to the room of requirement, she follows him, and they get locked in. 111k words, 26 chapters, complete.
the bracelet by akashathekitty: honestly i didn’t like this one at first, but you get into it after the first few chapters. hermione and theo nott are heads. she and draco make a bet. 303k words, 103 chapters, complete.
linked by philyra 912: potions assignment gone wrong. fun, hogwarts era. 61k words, 24 chapters, complete.
and we all fall down by rumaan: the spring term at hogwarts starts with a bang with the return of draco malfoy, back for his eighth year after a stint in azkaban. but all is not right when draco and head girl hermione granger can’t help but get involved. 127k words, 30 chapters, complete.
if it kills me by hidge: 8th year fic. canon compliant through DH. head boy/head girl dynamic. 101k words, 31 chapters, complete.
temptation by jodielove: hermione is intrigued by draco malfoy. hogwarts fic. 70k words, 26 chapters, complete.
***seven times by kerriclifford240879: this is one of my favorites. draco goes insane after watching bellatrix torture hermione, and switches sides. beautifully written. 16k words, 7 chapters, complete.
***when the bell tolls by everythursday: this is honestly my favorite dramione fanfic of all time. sage’s writing is flowery, but this is just beautiful. draco is in azkaban, hermione’s working for the ministry, they need to hatch a plan to catch old death-eaters. everyone needs to read this. it’s long and wonderful and thrilling. 148k words, 20 chapters, complete.
turncoat by elizaye: draco switches sides and acts as an informant for the order during the war. he has one condition: he wants hermione to be the liaison. 256k words, 101 chapters, complete.
***static by galfoy: I LOVE THIS fic. voldemort turns on draco and lucius, so they go to the order for help. hermione has to take them in. she’s just suffered a nervous breakdown. 75k words, 21 chapters, complete.
unanswered by kyra4: he dove in after her. angst. angst. angst. 8k words, 3 chapters, complete.
***bad faith by morrighan256: another one of my favorites, war!fic with reformed draco. i love. 56k words, 24 chapters, complete.
we learned the sea by luckei1: beautiful. draco offers to be a spy for the order. 201k words, 37 chapters, complete.
***cruel and beautiful world by lena phoria: i loved this one. it has some darker themes than most of the other stories on here, so beware. voldywins!au. 422k words, 50 chapters, complete.
sugar water by everythursday: draco is on the run and forced to supply information to the order through hermione. 60k words, 7 chapters, complete.
the boy in the hammock by galfoy: amazing. basically canon compliant through DH. hermione and the trio are on the run, when they get separated. hermione makes a startling discovery at her new location. 61k words, 18 chapters, complete.
***ambition’s end by hanako a: i don’t generally like marriage law fics, but this is good. ambitious ministry!fic. 255k words, 37 chapters, complete.
the case of the creature kidnappings by frostykitten: draco and hermione make a good team. ministry!fic. 102k words, 32 chapters, complete.
find your way back by musyc: draco and hermione working on a case for the ministry. 76k words, 25 chapters, complete.
everything changes by inadaze22: “thank you for cheating on me, ron. it’s the best thing you could’ve done. thank you for stopping me from making the worst mistake of my life.” draco and hermione ministry!fic. looove. 76k words, 17 chapters, complete.
***hunted by bex-chan: honestly, can’t remember much of this one. it’s been a while, sorry fam. but i do remember that it was a dramione ministry!fic, which i love. they were hunting down a killer. good read, i promise! 191k words, 36 chapters, complete.
the ends of the earth by silverstar24: love this one. 112k words, 21 chapters, complete.
flickering flames by akashathekitty: infidelity!fic. ooooh. 27k words, 8 chapters, complete.
***the nietzche classes by beringae: this fic changed my life. hermione is assigned the task of helping reform death eaters and pureblood sympathizers. 45k words, 15 chapters, complete.
***when love and hate collide by RZZMG: written kind of ooc. draco and hermione are compelled to be together. 205k words, 39 chapters, complete.
a marriage most convenient by annem. oliver: hermione lost everything when she divorced, draco would lose everything if he didn’t marry before he turned 30. 184k words, 54 chapters, complete.
the essence of life by cklls: astoria can’t conceive, draco has to turn elsewhere to find an heir. 56k words, 3 chapters, complete.
***picture retribution by eirawen: this one’s nice and long, tells a dramione story across a decade. 97k words, 8 chapters, complete.
the dragon’s bride by rizzle: draco and hermione wake up naked in a hotel room, married. oh shit. the beginning has some non-con, so don’t read if you’re not interested in that. 225 words, 61 chapters, complete.
how hermione granger got her ring by drcjsnider: this one is fun. basically hermione is trying to get draco to propose when he doesn’t think he wants to. 23k words, 6 chapters, complete.
seven days in april by inadaze22: they were still the same people with the same problems on either side of a bathroom door. angst. 40k words, 7 chapters, complete.
***it’s all uncharted by redhead414: this one is quite fluffy. hermione comes back in town, draco and harry are friends, she stays at draco’s house. babies are involved. 232k words, 38 chapters, complete.
broken by inadaze22: “he felt something close to pity for the woman in front of him. and while that disturbed draco to no end, what really disgusted him most of all was the harrowing fact that someone or something had broken hermione granger’s spirit beyond recognition.” i haven’t read this one in a while. brilliant, though. 368k words, 36 chapters, complete.
the accidental malfoy by rumaan: hermione is sick of being left behind, so she takes matters into her own hands in order to have a child. 86k words, 21 chapters, complete.
beneath your window by crookshanks: hermione decides to leave, but apparently draco has, too. 90k words, 24 chapters, complete.
***the revenant by atalanta85: i love this one! story about second chances. 69k words, 10 chapters, complete.
an illustrated guide to torturing house-elves by captainraychill: funny two-shot. kind of weird and ooc, but fun. 11k words.
the gates of istanbul by pagan: there’s a death eater attack and draco and hermione are both in turkey. 18k words, 5 chapters, complete.
switch by RZZMG: this is really smutty. BDSM stuff. hermione’s looking for a sub. 44k words, 18 chapters, complete.
***creatures of the wind by everythursday: a beautifully written one-shot. if you’re not one for chaptered fics, i definitely recommend this one. 15k words.
***little, fragile toys by bex-chan: i love this one. it reminds me a bit of cook and effy from skins. fuckbuddy relationship. just a one-shot. 12k words.
a little something extra by rumaan: cute one-shot. christmasy. 1.5k words.
private & confidential by mihnn: inter-office memos between draco and hermione aren’t marked private, when they probably should have been. one shot, 1k words.
***silhouettes by bex-chan: cute one-shot. kinda sad. 11k words.
***the mind trap by lainella fay: this made me cry so hard. st. mungo’s. 5k words.
lesson/absolution by eilonwy: one-shot. angsty. love. 600 words.
how we imagined light by atalanta85: the war is over, and draco and hermione find each other at a ministry ball. one-shot, 5k words.
***graveyard valentine by bex-chan: SO SAd and cute this made me cry ok. it’s another commonly recommended one but it’s brilliant. draco and hermione meet in a graveyard on valentine’s day every year. 9k words.
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