2025.06 ~ Top 18 longest fics posted on AO3

1. The Azkaban Letters by @romaine2424 [E, 357k]

Harry and Draco’s lives are headed in two different directions. One is destined for death or glory, while the other is going to Azkaban. Harry needs answers, and he goes to visit his Slytherin nemesis while being held for trial. The meetings in a barren, white cell changes Harry’s life. He learns the beginnings of his rich family history that had been denied him. And that there's much more to fight for than just ridding the world of Voldemort.

2. broken merry go round by cordelai [T, 235k]

When Harry is 10, Death visits, leaving behind memories of what things would've been like without intervention. What will change with this new knowledge? Everything.

3. The Shape of What's Missing by @fergordie [M, 223k]

The summer after losing Sirius, Harry is lonelier than ever. In a moment of impulsivity, he learns things about himself that he isn’t sure how to handle. Back at Hogwarts, Harry has to deal with a new school year–a new potions professor, Occlumency lessons, trying to keep up with friends who seem to forget about him, and, as always, Draco Malfoy. But beneath it all, there’s something else. The feeling that there's something deeply wrong with him. As war looms closer, Harry has to learn what to hold onto and what to let go.

4. Harry Potter and the Masked Murderer by @wayofthemagicbean [M, 201k]

Harry Potter and the Golden Trio find themselves once again at Hogwarts, this time as eighth year students. Harry sneaks around the castle, gets himself and others caught up in dark magic, becomes an animagus, and once again finds himself in the center of another dark wizard's attention - someone who is perhaps more deadly and terrifying than even Lord Voldemort.

5. The Form We Take by UnfortunatelyNonFiction [?, 149k]

In the wake of Voldemort’s defeat, as the lines between justice and vengeance begin to blur across the magical community, Draco returns for his eighth and final year at Hogwarts under the terms and conditions of his probation. With nothing left but determination and a sneer, Draco resolves to pass his NEWTs and make a future for himself that he’ll never be ashamed of. Then students start taking their own revenge, the Weasel is set to go off at any moment, and an angry, haunted Potter begins stalking him again. In all of the madness of nightmares and dueling rooms, auras and side effects, Patronus charms and starry lights, Draco finally learns that the only thing more difficult than facing who you’ve become, is becoming who you are.

6. In Your Dreams by JStevens [M, 139k]

Harry had only returned to Hogwarts for Eighth Year because he was no longer sure he wanted to spend his entire life fighting bad guys—or at least not without a little breather since the last time he’d marched off to his own death to save the world. [...] He had NOT come back to be stuck with Draco Malfoy for another year. So how the hell had he ended up sharing dreams with the bastard every night?

7. Fragile Contents by Velvet_Riptide [T, 136k]

Harry is at his wit's end, trying to find a therapist that suits him. With some help from Minerva, he settles on the unassuming, hard-hitting Dr. Ashford--the same therapist, interestingly enough, Draco Malfoy visits. Brought together once more, Harry finds an unlikely companion in Draco, in between sessions. Draco, whose glare has softened. Draco, who no longer relies on his name to get by. Draco, who might know Harry's struggles a little better than Harry gives him credit for.

8. Wix Ever After by Year_ofthe_Rabbit [?, 134k]

The newly launched MAGE TV, the wizarding world's first broadcast network, has the chance to cement themselves as the future of Wizard entertainment. The one and only Harry Potter, seven time Witch Weekly most eligible bachelor, will star in their hit new show Wix Ever After, where fifteen eligible Wix will compete for the chance of marriage with the Boy (now hot, hunky man) who lived. [...]

9. Warlock's Heart by @madriddler [M, 123k]

Wanting a better life and to keep their remaining family safe, James and Regulus Potter decided to leave the Order of the Phoenix and escape the war by moving to America. Everything was going for the Potters until the Ministry found them, they were dragged back to England, and Harry was forced to go to Hogwarts. Housed in Slytherin, Harry now faces a new school with new problems and new boys. Especially Draco Malfoy. Hier to the Malfoy Family, and a snobbish prick who is unfairly devilishly handsome. How will Harry survive such challenges? And why is the Boy Who Lived so interested in him?

10. Just scratching an itch by VanessaCG [E, 118k]

After leaving his job as an Auror after twelve years, Harry finds himself presented with an opportunity he had never considered. When McGonagall offers him the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, it seems like a crazy proposition at first. But sometimes life throws a few curveballs, and the thought of coming home to Hogwarts is unexpectedly tempting. Still, adjusting to life as a professor would have been a lot easier if his former nemesis Draco Malfoy wasn't on the staff. [...]

11. Nine Lives by @xx-thedarklord-xx [E, 113k]

The first time Draco’s life was saved he didn’t think anything of it—miracles happen. Only, it kept happening. Over and over his life was spared by the same person, and Death wasn’t happy about it. Will he be saved once again when Death finally comes to collect? Or will his nine lives have run out?

12. Draco Malfoy and the Second Chance by dreamofroses [E, 97k]

When Draco and Harry are hit by a spell that sends them back ten years to Harry's eleventh birthday, they try desperately to get home before they damage the timeline too much. As it becomes apparent, however, that there is no way home, they must decide how they will spend the years they must relive. The more they change, the less they'll be able to predict. Lives are on the line, as is the fate of the Wizarding world.

13. Albus Potter and the Summer at Malfoy Manor by @cak3fictions [E, 95k]

Albus Severus Potter's life was changed by three letters all written by his dad. The first was about his parents' divorce. The second came telling about his dad's new marriage. And even then, the third was the bomb which brought the fact that he was going to spend his summer holiday with Dad and Dad's new husband at the Malfoy Manor. Albus already had a complicated relationship with Harry, and this new family dynamic just made everything all the more complicated.

14. I Feel Better by Jungatheart [E, 88k]

Draco Malfoy is not losing his mind, thank you very much. He’s just... hearing voices.

15. Take My Shame to The Grave by queerbonafide [E, 65k]

Muggles suddenly start tattooing the Dark Mark on their forearms. Harry Potter discovers that his ex-nemesis - Draco Malfoy, after disappearing from the wizarding world, is pursuing a career as a singer. When Malfoy unexpectedly asks him to join him on his European tour, Harry knows the decision will affect the rest of his life.

16. This Ache in My Bones by Gently_into_that_Good_Night [E, 60k]

Fleeing the aftermath of the Second Wizarding War, Draco Malfoy finds himself hiding out in 12 Grimmauld Place, a Black family ancestral home. However, the house no longer belongs to the Black family, and only a few days into his exile, Draco finds himself with an unwelcome roommate. For what it's worth, Draco is also unwelcome, and Harry has half a mind to throw him out when he finds him camping out in his godfather's home. [...]

17. Switching Alliance by @hufflepuffromantic & Jess_eklom [T, 44k]

During the war, whilst on the run, Harry, Ron and Hermione get captured by snatchers and brought to Malfoy Manor. From there things go a little differently. Ron and Hermione escape and Harry is left behind. He manages to escape too but when he does he's not as alone as he thinks… Harry ends up with a rather surprising companion who he very quickly has to learn to trust. Will they manage to work together to end the war?

18. The Shadow Child by Polly_Flint [T, 42k]

Everything changes that day, this child shows up at the Ministry of Magic and asks for help. A child claiming his father is Draco Malfoy. Draco Malfoy, who disappeared without a trace more than six years ago. A case that the Auror Harry Potter has never been able to solve. But the more Harry tries to find out, the more he gets caught up in a web of lies and unspoken secrets. Who is Scorpius Malfoy? And what will happen to Harry's life when the truth is revealed?

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Cherries by the Sea by aberthknox [?, 20k]

Cherry by @itsphantasmagoria [E, 33k]

Dumb Luck by @amandarin-orange721 [E, 17k]

The Finlays Portrait by Zellgalette [M, 19k]

Harry Frankenstein by raspberrybalm [E, 36k]

I'm in a Better Place, Except for a Thousand Mistakes by @elusiveclownbox [E, 37k]

This Unholy Notion by togepip [E, 28k]

XXIX by @toomuchplor [E, 19k]

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