Iāve fallen into the Dramione fanfiction hole lately due to a friendās recent obsession with Dramione and Draco Malfoy tik tok, so I wanted share some favorite stories Iāve read, especially with those who are also new to the pairing. Many of the fics below are pretty popular within the fandom, but maybe there will be something new as well for those who come across this post.
Iāve included the rating and word count in parenthesis, and the fics are set in the magical universe unless otherwise noted. Please mind the tags when you click throughāmany fics may have triggers. Happy reading!
wait and hope by mightbewriting (M, 95k)
āHarry,ā Hermione began, voice very controlled, but she could feel the blade of panic slicing at her vocal cords. āWhy was Draco Malfoy just screaming bloody murder about his,ā and the word almost strangled her as she said it, āwife?ā Harryās green eyes blew wide. Healer Lucas pinched the bridge of her nose, clearly displeased with the recent series of events. āHe was referring to you, my dear,ā she said. āThat was the other question you got wrong. Your name is Hermione Jean Granger-Malfoy.ā
Part of the Wait and Hope story universe. Dracoās POV, Beginning and End, is a WIP. (Iāve read and reread Wait and Hope multiple times in a few weeks span, so itās safe to say that itās my favorite Dramione story universe.)
the politicianās wife by Pir8fancier (M, 66k)
This story is set twenty-three years after the fall of Voldemort. Our main characters are Ministry employees, middle-aged, and the majority of them not very happy. (This was the first Dramione fic Iāve ever read and is still one of my favorites)
the right thing to do by LovesBitca8 (E, 176k)
Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadnāt meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl. Part of the Rights and Wrongs story universe (highly recommend Dracoās POV, All the Wrong Things, as well).
remain nameless by HeyJude19 (E, WIP)
The monotony of Dracoās daily routine had become both a lifeline and a noose. But this new habit of grabbing coffee with Hermione Granger is quickly becoming a reason to get out of bed and is unfortunately forcing him to re-evaluate his inconsequential existence.
seeker fit by selinyu and etlithien (T, 2.6k)
āWill the Head Girl grace the pitch with her presence for todayās match?ā The timbre of Malfoyās cool lilting drawl slid down Hermioneās spine. I recommend all the fics in the SenLithien Dramione Collaboration collection.
breath mints / battle scars by Onyx_and_Elm (E, 148k)
For a moment, sheās almost giddy. Because Draco Malfoyās been ruined by this war and heās as out of place as she is and ā yes, he has scars too. Heās got an even bigger one. She wonders whether one day theyāll compare sizes.
apple pies and other amends by ToEatAPeach (M, 76k)
Itās not until sheās brought a basil and strawberry sponge cake to Neville Longbottom and his new girlfriend, Hannah Abbott, a dozen rhubarb hand-pies to Luna and Xenophilius Lovegood, and another basket of ganache-covered muffins to Dean and Seamus, that Hermione admits to herself what sheās actually doing: Ā sheās making a thing of this. Itās a veritable PTSD tour. With pastries. And hand-skimmed clotted cream. And she has no idea why sheās doing it, but itās becoming very apparent that she is.
clean and marked by olivieblake (M, 118k and 178k)
Malfoyās handsome face was contoured into a condescending smirk. āNo faith in that giant brain of yours, Granger?ā She looked up at him defiantly. āMaybe I donāt have faith in you!ā she said, raising her voice. Malfoy only looked at her. āYouāll find Iām very surprising.ā Basically a sixth year retelling.
the best of me by MrsRen (E, 148k)
Officially, Hermione Granger was killed in action during the Battle of Hogwarts. Unofficially, Draco Malfoy has never stopped searching for her. Years after the war during a mission in France, his salvation comes in the form of a little blond boy and a familiar half-Kneazle.
fortuitous by MrsRen (M, 93k)
Recently divorced Draco doesnāt believe in the ideology of having one true love. He certainly doesnāt expect to meet his match in a Halloween themed coffee shop, but fate has a peculiar way of giving you just what you need.
bring him to his knees by Musyc (E, WIP)
Draco is on the case of a murderer, but to investigate, he needs a fake relationship - and a kink club play partner. When Hermione volunteers to take the role, both do their best to maintain the lie without letting each other know the truth: neither of them are acting.
looking glass by kyonomiko (M, 99k)
No one knows what happened to Draco Malfoy in the final battle, but, when his portrait shows up at Harry Potterās house, itās readily assumed he didnāt make it. Hermioneās perspective on the wizard starts to change as she learns more about who he really was. The more she knows, the more tragic his apparent demise seems to be.
isolation by bex-chan (E, 264k)
He canāt leave the room. Her room. And itās all the Orderās fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, somethingās going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. āThere,ā she spat. āNow your Bloodās filthy too!ā
thirty-five by raven_maiden (M, 2.3k)
Itās Draco Malfoyās birthday, and youād think heād have some say in the matters concerning his birthday. Then again, the will of four other Malfoys is hard to overcome. Part of Meet the Malfoys collection.
apples & cream by LovesBitca8 (E, 1.4k)
She could have taken her things and gone through his Floo without a word. She could have ignored him on Monday morning, as though last night had been no more than a fever dream and too much Firewhisky. But sheād come back to bed.
universal truths by scullymurphy (E, 145k, pride & prejudice inspired AU)
Hermione Granger is a woman of intelligence and spirit. Draco Malfoy is a man of wealth and privilege. When they meet again, a decade after the second great wizarding warāthey are not impressed. But when circumstances throw them together, dislike turns to attraction, attraction turns to passion and passion may turn into something moreā¦ If they can stay out of their own way and let love take its course.
my brown-eyed girl by PacificRimbaud (M, 2k)
āGive it up, Granger. Weāve had our N.E.W.T. results for a week. What can possibly have earned your continued academic devotion in the last four days of term?ā Draco and Hermione have a lazy snuggle in the grass behind the Quidditch pitch.
bite marks by provactive_envy (E, 19.4k, muggle AU)
Dracoās mouth falls open. He clutches his cookie and ignores the shower of crumbs littering his grey cashmere fingerless gloves. He canāt decide if he wants to fuck this girl or fight with her. Maybe both? Maybe at the same time?
thirteenth night by Nelpher (M, 78k)
When Hermione is assigned to keep tabs on a memory-charmed Draco, she is faced with a decision that could change her life forever.
familiar faces, worn out places by LovesBitca8 (E, 7k)
āYou are at St. Mungoās. You were in a coma.ā He looks me over again, taking a pause. āI am a Healer here now,ā he says, like it explains something. My fingers stretch, drifting across his sleeve. He looks down, like Iāve thrown mud at him. Forcing my vocal chords together for the first time, I whisper, āWhatās your name?ā
bone mortar by mightbewriting (M, 10k, muggle AU)
Draco clenched his teeth, forcing sharp, shallow breaths through his nose as he ripped open the door to his usual lecture hall only to findā someone at his desk. Well, he supposed it was technically less his desk and more the desk as he didnāt actually own this particular classroom. But since heād taught in it for the last four semesters in a row he at least felt like heād earned common law ownership of some sort.
of mongolian fireflies and russian sharpclaws by barnettdidit (T, 37k)
As colleagues for the F.A.U.C.E.T. (Fetching And Uncovering Creatures Experiencing Terror) department, Draco and Hermione have had their fair share of arguments. When they face their hardest case yet, mixed with an odd swarm of fireflies that glow in the colour according to how they feel about each other, Hermione is struggling to keep a straight mind.
a muggle-born magic by Musyc (M, 50k, regency era AU)
Physicianās daughter Hermione Granger finds herself in need of a way to pay off her fatherās debts after his death. Draco Malfoy, retired from the politics of the Isolationists, a group of pure-bloods bent on separating ātrueā magic from lesser folk, finds himself in need of a tutor for his son, Scorpius, who appears to be incapable of magic and must learn to survive in a world without it. Draco also needs a wife and mother for Scorpius, to satisfy a promise to his unwell father. After she saves his son from an attack by Isolationists, Draco hires the Muggle-born Miss Granger for the former, and after a riot in Vauxhall Gardens and a scandalous discovery made by his mother, weds that selfsame Muggle-born for the latter. While making the best of her marriage of (in)convenience, Hermione discovers that Scorpiusā history of wild imaginings and dreams is more than just imagination. As she attempts to teach him about magical abilities no one expected he would ever have, she and Draco work together to raise Scorpius and learn to trust each other.
aurelian by BittyBlueEyes (T, 255k)
Two years after the war, a young stranger pays a visit to the burrow. His arrival alone is baffling, but the news he brings of an upcoming war turns the world upside down. Hermioneās quiet, post-war life will never be the same.
malfoy shrugged by uselessenglishmajor (E, 11k)
February 14th is just another day at the office for Hermione Granger. Shame no one else got the memo.
distance by In_Dreams (T, 138k)
Sheās a novice Unspeakable trying to earn her stripes. Heās a shafted Auror desperate to prove himself. When they end up forced together on a shared assignment, neither is willing to back down. But when the mission pulls them into an ancient world of mystery and adventure, they find themselves depending on each other in a race against time.
nonscents by In_Dreams (M, 10k)
Grangerās Amortentia smells like him and Draco canāt understand why. More importantly, he canāt let her figure it out.
correspondence by olivieblake (T, 5k)
Every year, Draco insists that Hermione take a picture for their Christmas card. Why? Hell if she knows, but if it will make him happy, so be it.
sandalwood and gardenias by secondbutton (E, 9k)
A balanced fragrance of sandalwood and something musky and earthy followed him like a shroud. Draco Malfoy smelled like a magical forestās best kept secret. Like the moment following a storm when the sun peeks back over the clouds and living beings stop what theyāre doing and pause to marvel at being able to roam outside again. It was a crisp top note with more robust undertones, and just a hint of sweetness. She thought she might love the scent if it lived on anyone else other than him.
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