Janieohio - Fanfics

Three years ago today, on 30 March 2020, I had the honour to hit the Post button on our very first @sevenshadesofdrarry​ fic. Wrath | I Am Pain, Hear Me Roar!, written by the collab’s initiator Drarrymadhatter, was the perfect opening of our Seven Shades of Sin anthology, and I still get nostalgic goosebumps whenever I hear Believer by Imagine Dragons — the fic’s bombastic (and very fitting) soundtrack.

Three years later, with six anthologies and forty-nine fics on the shelf, the members of this writing group have become some of my closest friends. Merlin, I can’t even begin to imagine what my life would look like without these awesome people in it.

As I’ve told you before, I’ve been stuck in a major writing slump lately — an experience I, unfortunately, seem to be sharing with several of my fellow Shady Ladies atm — and while I wait for my Muse to return, I’ve been exploring another art form to express my Drarry love.

No, traditional art isn’t anything I’ll ever be good enough at to even consider. However, as some of you already know, I do have access to an abundance of plastic bricks and pieces in my home, in all the colours of the rainbow, so I figured I’d try to be creative with them…

The result?

Well, I call it Seven Shapes of Drarry — a tribute to the Seven Shades of Drarry collab. Seven scenes from seven fics written by seven authors as contributions to the collab’s various anthologies through the years.

Each one of these builds is a love letter to the author of the fic that is its inspiration, a dedication to a friend I can’t imagine my life without. Thank you for always being there, through thick and thin, through highs and lows. I love you all so much. 💙

Find the entire series here on AO3

@aedwritesfic​, @bottseveryflavorbeans​, @flickoflostsocks​, @evaeleanor​, @janieohio​, @jessica-doom​ and @ladderofyears​ — can you spot your fics in this lineup?

It's December 1st, so that means it's time for 25 Days of Harry and Draco!

Or Draco and Harry. Or Drarry. Whatever, you know what it is. 😁🎄

Title: Christmas Memories

Author: Janieohio

Rating: E on AO3, M on FFnet (FFnet has an edited, less explicit version of explicit chapters)

Tags: Advent Fic, Established Relationship, Fluff, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Christmas, Traditions, Family, Auror Harry Potter, Potioneer Draco Malfoy, Short Chapters, Part of Series, 25 Days of Harry and Draco 2021 Early Bird

Summary:

It's Draco's first Christmas living with Harry, and okay, maybe it's a little bit "extra", but he's Draco sodding Malfoy and if he wants to give Harry the best Christmas ever, it's his right as his boyfriend. So strap on your Santa hat and hang on tight, because this is going to be a bumpy and slightly ridiculous sleigh ride.

One chapter posted each day for 25 days. Set in That's Life Together universe but can be read alone.

Read on AO3 | Read on FFnet

Each chapter will also have a song and a recipe that goes with the chapter. Click below for those (though they'll also be linked in the story).

Christmas Memories Spotify Playlist

HP/DRARRY Fic Fests 2022

★ Source(s) : @hpfests || Banner © : @capipuff || as of 2022.08 ★ BOLD = announced

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JAN

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FEB

H/D Candy Hearts Fest 2022 @hdcandyheartsfest : AO3

HP Kinkuary 2022 @kinkuary : AO3

HP Shipuary 2022 @hpshipuary : AO3

My Bloody Valentine 2022 @hpdarkarts : AO3

Dead Dove Valentine’s Day Fest @eatyourheartoutfest : AO3

MAR

H/D Cluefest 2022 @hd-cluefest : AO3

HP Call Me Daddy Fest @call-me-daddy-fic-fest : AO3

APR

Drarry Spin the Wheel Fest @drarry-spin-the-wheel-fest : AO3

HP Trans Fest 2022 @hptransfest : AO3

HP Triad!Fest 2021/22 @hptriadfest : AO3

MAY

Lights, Camera, Drarry Fest 2022 @lcdrarry: AO3

H/D Mpreg Fest 2022 @harrydracompreg : AO3

HP Flowers’ Spring Round @hp-flowers : AO3

Owlery Exchange 2022: To Days To Come @gameofdrarry : AO3

JUN

H/D FangFest @hd-fangfest : AO3

Quidditch Fest @quidditchfest : AO3

HP Pride Secret Santa 2022 : AO3

JUL

H/D Wireless 2022 @hd-wireless : AO3

H/D Summer Vibes 2022 @gwbexchange : AO3

HP Make It Musical: Encore @hp-make-it-musical-fest : AO3

AUG

HP Bodice Ripper Fest @hp-bodiceripper : AO3

HP Soulmates Fest @hp-soulmates : AO3

SEP

Harry/Draco Reverse Bang 2022 @harrydracobang : AO3

HP Drizzle Fest 2022 @hpdrizzle : AO3

Kill Your Darlings 2022 @hp-mcd-fest : AO3

OCT

H/D Food Fair 2022 @hd-fan-fair : AO3

31 Days of Fear Fest @hp-fearfest : AO3

HP Kinktober 2022 @/hpkinktober : AO3

NOV

H/D Sudsfest 2022 @hdsudsfest​ : AO3

First Wizarding War Fest 2022 @firstwizardingwarfest : AO3

DEC

H/D Erised 2022 @hd-erised : AO3

H/D Owlpost 2022 @hdowlpost : AO3

25 Days of Draco and Harry 2022 @/slythindor100 : AO3

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HAPPY NEWS: Red White & Royal Blue Collector’s Edition w/ illustrated endpapers ❤️🤍💙

Y’all do not KNOW how hard it’s been to keep this a secret for FOUR MONTHS. (Thank god I’ve never been interrogated because this news would have been the first thing to fall out of my mouth.)

What can I possibly say to express how honored and grateful I am that Casey Mcquiston chose me to illustrate their endpapers? If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know this book holds incredibly special meaning for me, especially as a queer Latine who at the time this book was released was still working for the federal government (a stone’s throw from where so much of this story takes place). This was an absolute dream commission, and involved collaborating with Casey on refreshed character designs for Alex & Henry (see above).

From their Instagram post this morning:

Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed my art of Alex and Henry since the very beginning. I did my best to deliver endpapers that match the celebratory feel of this collector’s edition. The bonus chapter is *glorious*, the foil treatments are gorgeous, and I hope that, when you pick up your copy, you feel the illustrations have done this truly special book justice. ❤️💙🤍

Pre-order yours here to get a signed copy! (It’s also available for pre-order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold. As soon as I find out about overseas editions, I’ll edit this post!)

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-white-royal-blue-casey-mcquiston/1141346152

Sorry to bother you guys, but I was wondering if there are some fics where Harry and Draco are both professors, but they are dating

Bônus points if some students don't know

My patrons are never a bother! So glad you've come to visit the library, and just in time! Your holds have arrived!

Professors List 2

Drarry by @drarrily-we-row-along (1,138 words, rated T)

Harry closed the door and looked around the hallway. “They’re shipping us!” he hissed.

“Pardon?”

“The kids!” he exclaimed. “I overheard them. They’re smashing our names together!”

Is it true what the rumors say, Professor? by @drarrily-we-row-along (1,876 words, rated T)

Draco knows without a shadow of a doubt that hiring Harry Potter to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor midway through the school year is going to be an unmitigated disaster.

Still, when he sees the other man struggling with being a first-year teacher, he can't help but take pity on him and see how he can help.

Unspoken Affection by @janieohio (2,616 words, rated M)

Harry finds a stack of post-its, and what starts as simply leaving Draco a reminder with a bit of romance turns into a lifetime of memories.

The Decoy Date by @gallifrey1sburning (3,750 words, rated T)

Harry wants Draco to come with him to an upcoming charity gala. Draco can't figure out why Harry would want him, of all people, to be his fake date for the evening. Surely there must be better options?

Bubbles, Baths, and Bad Luck by @manixzen (5,004 words, rated E)

A poisonous potion covering Professor Potter nearly head-to-toe would normally be a pretty big deal. It should be as bad as his day gets. But that’s before he’s informed that the cure involves a steamy, hot bath with an unrequited crush.

The Ghosts of Hogwarts Past by @writcraft (30,071 words, rated E)

Draco has hardly had time to bask in his promotion to Head of Slytherin House when he gets news of Harry Potter’s return to Hogwarts. With his increased workload, the reappearance of the ex he never got over, the ghost that won’t let him sleep, and some curious coded diaries, it’s shaping up to be a hell of a year.

Water, Shadow, and Stone by Omi_ohmy (53,206 words, rated E)

Potions professor Draco notices DADA professor Potter’s increasing absences. He hates himself for caring, but where is he going? What is he doing?

Can't Afford to Fall by @p1013 (100,543 words, rated E)

Looking at Harry Potter, the Savior of the Wizarding World, curled in on himself on a classroom floor, Draco can't help but think of that scared sixteen-year-old version of himself. All he wanted was for someone to help, to save him from his own choices. And here he is, with Harry Potter pooled before him like blood on tile, needing the same.

Draco takes a hesitant step forward. He's on the edge of something, though he doesn't know what it is yet. But there's a choice before him, one he almost doesn't want to make.

Bolts by @lqtraintracks (114,500 words, rated E)

Harry joins the Hogwarts staff as the new History of Magic Professor, while Draco has already been teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts for the past year. When Samantha, a first year, is being bullied one day and throws a made-up Truth curse at her harasser, only to accidentally hit Harry instead, Harry becomes cursed to tell the truth, and not only that, he has to regularly tell it to Draco Malfoy. Samantha is clearly gifted, maybe the most powerful witch or wizard to ever come through Hogwarts, and yet she has no idea how to take the curse off. As they work to remove it—and also teach Samantha how to control a power that's becoming more dangerous by the day—will Harry's truths become too much to handle? And will whatever’s going on with Draco just make everything exponentially worse?

All Life is Yours to Miss by Saras_Girl (114,741 words, rated M)

Professor Malfoy's world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go.

For those going back to school soon, I'm sending you support! I know many teachers have been working to get their classrooms set up for weeks. I know students have been buying supplies and textbooks and beginning to feel nervous. I wish everyone luck for the new school year!

❤️ As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or a comment! ❤️

How to Finish

Goonies never say “die”!

Hello hello! Your holds have arrived and I am SO very excited about this list!

Drarry + Sirius Lives

The Everyone Lives Bar Trivia AU by @americanmoths (1,013 words, not rated)

Everyone lived, and now Sirius owns a bar, and Draco works there, and Harry plays trivia there. You can see where this is going.

Easy (like Sunday morning) by @kittycargo (1,359 words, rated G)

Sirius and Remus spend a lazy Sunday together.

Starman by a_vaughn (1,670 words, not rated)

Remus and Sirius meet Harry's new boyfriend.

Anger by sadbibarnes (2,941 words, rated G)

Draco learns about the cupboard and bonds with Remus.

Secrets Kept, Secrets Revealed by @etymolo-drarry-ig (8,523 words, rated T)

Harry and Draco decided to keep their relationship a secret until they were ready—unfortunately, they didn't do the best job of hiding it.

head over heels by @bisexualhaz (21,666 words, rated T)

Everyone in Harry’s life thinks he’s engaged to Malfoy. The solution to this is not pretending to date Malfoy, but here he is doing that anyway.

(This Will Be) An Everlasting Love by @drarrelie and @janieohio (45,138 words, rated T)

Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan. That’s what Draco’s mother always used to tell him, but Merlin, who could have predicted how right she would be?

A story about feisty dragons, loneliness, family, and friends — and finding love in places you least expect.

A Drarry cover of the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping.

Pages of You by @wolfpants (102,665 words, rated E)

Summer, 1980. Harry is floating between university and becoming a Real Certified Adult. He's not ready. He really isn't.

In a desperate attempt to have the Best Last Summer ever, he takes a casual job at his godfather's bookshop in London, starts an illicit pen pal affair with a wordy posh boy that he's catching feelings for, all while dealing with the son of Sirius's business rival, one Draco Malfoy, insufferable know-it-all extraordinaire.

A story about trying to figure out who you are, where you're going in life, and who you want to take along with you.

Please also check out my very first list, Wolfstar + Drarry!

❤️ As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or a comment! ❤️

Here are some of my favorite fics from @lcdrarry 2022. Listed in alphabetical order.

embrace the deception by vocatives [13k]

Draco Malfoy shouldn’t feel like the stable one, not when he spends his days pretending to have clairvoyant powers and solving mysteries with Neville Longbottom.

Harry Potter, however, seems to be on the edge of a breakdown, and he’s growing increasingly obsessed with his former rival.

Our Time by @m0srael  [39k]    

Draco Malfoy is an expert in Ancient Runes at Oxford University’s College of Advanced Magical Studies. When he isn’t at the head of a lecture hall, he spends his time alone in cavernous libraries with only crumbling scrolls and runic dictionaries for company. One day, a group of Ministry officials interrupts his research with the aim of recruiting him to lead an elite team of investigators in a top-secret race against time to decrypt a set of recently uncovered ancient runes that threaten the very fabric of time. Draco feels certain he can save the world, if only he didn’t keep getting distracted by his co-lead, one Chief Cursebreaker Harry Potter. If only that distraction didn’t evolve into something so much more.

Recipe for Life by @drarrelie and @janieohio  [66k]

Draco has the perfect life. He’s a star chef at one of Manhattan’s most highly acclaimed wizarding restaurants, he has a lovely apartment in Brooklyn facing the park, and in just a few days, his best friend and her daughter are coming up from Virginia for their yearly summer visit. Life couldn’t be better.

True, he would’ve preferred it if his dependable sous chef hadn’t been counting down for her maternity leave. He could have lived without the hassle of finding her replacement.

But life isn’t always made to order.

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A love story in thirteen courses. Bon appétit!

Summer Place by wolfpants [14k]

Draco has the perfect life: a perfect house on a perfect street with his perfect husband. It’s all he’s ever wanted. So why does something still feel wrong? 

This is a fic rec for @gameofdrarry Exploding Snap Game. This is for a team Rec card for Club Magicana!

TITLE: (This Will Be) An Everlasting Love

AUTHOR: Drarrelie and Janieohio

RATING: Teen and Up

WORDS: 45138

TROPE: Everyone Lives AU (Or at least one canonically dead character lives) This one it’s Sirius!

TAGS: Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Charity Worker Draco Malfoy, Charity Auctions, Dragons, Draco Malfoy has a pet fox, Draco Malfoy Has a Crush, Oblivious Harry Potter, Crafts, Misunderstandings, Family, Family Feels, Family Shenanigans, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Injury Recovery, Marriage Proposal, Weddings. Sirius Black Lives, Past Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Loneliness, Pining, Sexual Tension, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Romantic Comedy, Romance, Rom-com inspired By While You Were Sleeping (1995)

EXERPT:

“I’m so sorry. It all happened so fast. I was in Charlie’s room, checking on the man I saved from a dragon, the man who worked for my friend, and then you all came in and there were so many of you, everyone talking and worried about Charlie. When someone said I was his fiancé, I was as shocked as you, but then you hugged me, welcomed me into your family—” His eyes burned and his throat was closing up, but he cleared it and kept going, ignoring the quiver in his voice. “And I couldn’t bring myself to tell you the truth; I didn’t want to make you more upset than you already were. And then I didn’t want to tell you the truth, because the truth was, I’d fallen in love with you.

Molly’s eyes widened comically large. “You fell in love with me?”

Draco gave in and laughed through the tears in his throat. “No. Yes. All of you. I fell in love with all of you.” He gestured with his hand across the sea of red hair before him. “I went from being all alone, and then suddenly I had parents and siblings and nieces and nephews.” He met Sirius’ eyes behind the rest. “Even a godfather.”

REC NOTES: This fic! Like I can’t even express all the wonderful words about this fic! First off, SIRIUS LIVES, which is actually the whole point of this rec, but this fic is pretty much everything. It’s based on 1990’s RomCom which is just the absolute best things ever. There is also a fox. Draco and Harry are adorable in this, and the Weasley family really shines through with all the love in this one. It’s just the most adorable thing even and I can’t help but fan girl so hard over this.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30796505/chapters/76019276

TITLE: Recipe for Life ( Fic+Art)

AUTHOR: Drarrelie, Janieohio, Marinelelp

RATING: Explict

WORD COUNT: 66,245

TAGS: Lights Camera Drarry 2022, Minor Character Death, Misunderstandings, Epilogue What Epilogue, Alternate Universe, Draco Malfoy Never Becomes a Death Eater, New York City, Chef Draco Malfoy, Chef Harry Potter, Godfather Draco Malfoy, Godfather Harry Potter, Cooking, Orphaned Pre-Teen,Grief/Mourning, Hurt/Comfort! Found Family, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Explicit Sexual Content, SwitchingPOV, ROM-Com, Inspired by a Movie

SUMMARY: Draco has the perfect life. He’s a star chef at one of Manhattan’s most highly acclaimed wizarding restaurants, he has a lovely apartment in Brooklyn facing the park, and in just a few days, his best friend and her daughter are coming up from Virginia for their yearly summer visit. Life couldn’t be better.

True, he would’ve preferred it if his dependable sous chef hadn’t been counting down for her maternity leave. He could have lived without the hassle of finding her replacement.

But life isn’t always made to order.

A love story in thirteen courses. Bon appétit! 🥣

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39326187

—WHY I LOVED IT—

Let’s just call these authors what they are: Rom-Com Inspired Geniuses. This story has so much heart, so much emotion, and you will feel all the feels. There is a genuine sadness to the plot of this story, and a deep emotion, but it’s handled so organically and written beautifully that it doesn’t feel depressing. It feels like healing. And there are so many wonderful scenes in this story that just tug at all the heartstrings.

This Draco is a wonder. He is so removed from canon Draco (he even has a bit of an American accent) that he should feel so different, but he is written in a way that feels very true to his character and the core of who he is. Harry has a depth and charisma to him that is just normally so hard to capture, but comes across wonderfully in this story. And kudos to making a heartfelt OC, but also having her steal the whole show. Zoe (Draco’s goddaughter) is just a great addition to the overall story, and watching how both men care for and interact with her is the true heart of this story. Although, the boys try and steal it back, because Harry and Draco together are wonderful (and maddening when they screw it all up in true Rom-com fashion).

Featuring: songs that make the whole story better, wander-lust Harry, meticulous magical Chef Draco , love through food, New York City, grief and loss of a parent, an adorable 9 year old, found family, good-dads Harry Potter, scene stealer Teddy Lupin, board games, homemade pizza, stupid boys that can’t express their feelings, and hot man-bun sporting Harry Potter.

And I would be completely remiss if I didn’t mention the absolute GORGEOUS artwork that accompanies this masterpiece and brings it to life in such a wonderful way.

Go read this, I promise you will love it.

Draco was thirsty. He could have just conjured a glass and spelled some water into it, but the thing was, he was also curious.

It was the perfect excuse, really. He’d just slip out to the kitchen, get a quick drink, and if it also meant he’d be able to check on Harry and Zoe’s progress, well, no harm done, right? The Silencing Spell on his shoes had absolutely nothing to do with it. He just didn’t want to interrupt, is all.

Opening his door, the sound of a loud brass band smacked him in the face, but it was Zoe’s loud singing that had him hurrying down the hallway to peek into the kitchen.

I had the privilege of beta-reading this fic for my friend JanieOhio, and it was a complete joy!! It has love and angst and comedy and grief—all the fixings for a fantastic love story. JanioOhio and her co-writer, Drarrelie, wove all these elements together in a truly magical way. Their spin on No Reservations (2007) is fantastic, and I loved it so much I had to do a little art of my own—even though MarinelilP already has some beautiful companion art <3 

LCDrarry 2022 Master List

Dear lovely Participants, Creators, Alpha and Beta Readers, Cheerleaders, Readers and Fans of our fest,

Our 4th installment of LCDrarry has come to an end, and we’d like to thank you all for taking part in our (not so) little fest, for creating so many amazing new Drarry works for us all to enjoy, for commenting on your favourite creations, for sharing and recommending the LCDrarry gems with your friends and blog followers, and for making this fest another amazing experience for everybody!

Fests would not exist without their participants or readers! You’re all amazing! And we’re so happy that you chose our fest in the vast and wonderful offerings of HP and Drarry events.

You can find out under the cut who created what ;D

~Your LCDrarry Mods Tami (@celilasart) and Suzi (@erin-riwen)

PS: Please have a look at the author notes and tags on AO3 for additional information and more detailed warnings. Thank you! PPS: As always, reblogs are very much appreciated to promote all the wonderful works of LCDrarry. Thank you!

This week's author rec is a very special group rec.

I couldn't go further without mentioning my incredible IWSC family. We've been running this competition for over four years now, but I have known some of these wonderful people for the whole ten years I've been in fandom. They have laughed with me, cried with me, and made me better as not just a writer but as a person. They know my work hours, my sleeping patterns, the exact memes that will make me laugh until I cry.

Everyone needs friends like these, and I'm so lucky to have them.

So without further ado, I have somehow narrowed it down to one rec per person!

This fun little slice of life from Verity Grahams - Cheat (Hinny, Romione)

This absolutely gorgeous fic about being your true self from Janieohio @janieohio - Knowing Who I Was Before (Hinny, Drarry)

This beautiful Lily/Sirius sibling moment from Leprechaun123 @irishgeek98 - Dear Petunia

This sweet post-war fic featuring toddler Teddy and Draco's first outing into the Muggle world from xHemlockx - Courtly Company

This perfect Romione second kiss fic from Accio_Broom @accio-broom - Four Second Kisses

I'm ashamed to say I haven't read any fics from these two, but please go give them some love

For all the dramione goodness - Lun27

For all the Hamilton goodness, including a Harry Potter/Hamilton crossover - ei_leeny