Top 10 Most “Kudos-ed” (Completed) Fics on AO3 of 2025:
A Good Prisoner by greenflowerpot - E, 33 chapters, Words: 122,850 - During his brief stint as a prisoner of the Order, Draco Malfoy notices that Hermione doesn't look to be doing too well. He had always assumed that, given her brilliant mind and gentle nature, those on her side would ensure she is taken care of. Evidently not. Must he really do everything himself? - OR: Dark Draco decides he'd rather like to keep the pretty Healer for himself, since it seems no one else can take proper care of her.
A Season For Setting Fires by mightbewriting - E, 32 chapters, Words: 96,380 - Torture smells like spring. Like daffodils and tulips and snowdrops. Like the bouquets brought inside from the manor gardens to lend their life to cold stone walls that house criminals. Easter mixed with madness makes sense in this twisted landscape; Draco’s only chance at survival is to endure it. He knows this. But that doesn’t quell the twitching in his calves, the flexing in his fingers. Granger lifts her hand off the floor and Draco nearly loses his lunch, stomach churning as he watches her extend her arm, reaching through the translucent cord, reaching towards him. He tries to blink it away, blink blink blink, but both she and the cord are stubborn, persistent things. [In which a soulmate bond appears while Hermione is tortured at Malfoy Manor. Canon divergent from that moment onward.]
A Year and A Day by AMLKoko - E, 89 chapters, Words: 299,145 - Hermione had hit rock bottom when Narcissa Malfoy offered her something she couldn't refuse. She was without a job, without prospects, and nearly homeless, so she had to say yes. But Hermione regretted ever opening that door to Narcissa Malfoy because falling in love hurt, especially when she knew her marriage to Draco Malfoy wasn't built to last forever.
Sacramentum by MyDelphi - E, 34 chapters, Words: 320,000 - Five years after the war, Hermione Granger has very little time for something like a relationship. She's far too busy trying to run the Bureau for Endangered Creatures efficiently, dealing with budget cuts and ignorant ministry officials and finding a way to somehow restore her parents' memories, who are still in Australia and none the wiser about the existence of their daughter. When she discovers that the Wizengamot plans to use Draco Malfoy as a scapegoat whilst dealing with elusive Voldemort loyalists, she offers to testify for him. She's not quite sure how it led to her trying on wedding dresses under the watchful eye of Narcissa Malfoy.
This Bitter Earth by ikorous - E, 34 chapters, Words: 426,554 - Control isn't the only thing Draco Malfoy has lost. But he will get it back. He will get everything back.
Against All Odds by quicknotesquim - E, 21 chapters, Words: 185,214 - A bad bet at London's most popular magical casino leads to an indecent proposal. Hermione Granger has a choice: Spend one night with Draco Malfoy, or lose her boyfriend Ron Weasley's childhood home forever. Will she accidentally lose her heart in the process, against all odds?
Dancer Adjusting Her Shoulder Strap by adathoroughgood2018 - E, 48 chapters, Words: 179,021 - ‘Well it doesn’t make any difference whether or not Malfoy wants a torrid love affair because he can’t have one on his own.’ ‘Oh please. Are you trying to insinuate that if he rocked up to you with that face and that body, and said hey Granger let’s do something my Father will never hear about, you would walk away?!’ ‘I am not going to have a torrid love affair with Malfoy!’ ‘We’ll see.’ Ginny said knowingly. --- Seven years after the Battle of Hogwarts and Harry's dropped a bombshell on everyone. Draco Malfoy's been recruited as his Auror Partner and 'he's not as bad as he used to be'. But if he's Harry's problem, why does it constantly seem to fall to Hermione to babysit that bloody ferret? And just how much babysitting is going to be expected of her?
The Script by bekslea (MalfoysMuggleMrs) - E, 9 chapters, Words: 43,141 - “I was afraid back then,” says Draco, “of how much I loved you. I was broken. It wasn't the right time.” “And now is? How old are you?” “Forty -one.” Draco uses an illegal Time-Turner, returning to the night before Hermione and Ron's wedding.
The Wrong Choice (2025 Edition) by BlueZeldana - E, 41 chapters, Words: 152,516 - His trial took place on the day of his 18th birthday. Three witnesses joined the room to testify on his behalf, and Draco knew he was fucked the moment her brown eyes bored into him. His blood burned in his veins, and his skin tingled, the change already starting. Hermione Granger was his mate.
A Shift in Loyalty by Soap1 - E, 36 chapters, Words: 95,574 - In a world where Harry Potter has died and Voldemort has won, the Malfoys have positioned themselves at the top of wizarding society, but when a competing faction in Voldemort's ranks rises, Lucius Malfoy decides it's time to strike a bargain with those he has fought against. And a marriage law that was meant to work against the Malfoys might be what keeps them in power...
