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Darling, Darling by @tsauergrass​

Word count: 757 Author: @tsauergrass Rating: GA Warnings: Fluff Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20833355

This Fic Back Friday, I want to rec some of my old favourite fics that I love, and yet have less than 300 kudos on AO3:

No Romance (Merely That Which Is)

Harry is tired of sweet nothings and romantic comedy cliches.

Author:  AuroraExecution | Rating: Teen and Up | Wordcount: 2k

Why I love it: This fic is anti-cliche/trope-twisting (which I love to do to and read), and yet at the same time the writing itself feels soft and romantic and slice-of-life.

❤️

Stay Close to Me 

A decade after the Final Battle, after years of memories and recovering, Harry and Draco return to Hogwarts. But the memories there are stronger than anywhere else, and Harry finds himself forced to come to terms with something he’s denied for ten years.

Author: shadowofrazia | Rating: General | Wordcount: 3k

Why I love it: The relationship between Harry and Draco is so loving, and Draco cares so much about Harry, and looks out for him. And the writing is utterly soft and gentle and the steady, meaningful pacing of it is sublime.

❤️

Searching Diagon Alley

Harry’s looking for somewhere he belongs; what he finds is Draco.

Author: SapphireQuill | Rating: Mature | Wordcount: 10k

Why I love it: Firstly, Draco is an event planner! And so there are wonderful descriptions of displays. There’s also a touch of Harry (secretly) helping Draco out, and they become friends, and they start working together, and then there’s pining before the happy ending.

Having seen yet another call out about personal blog recs in Drarry fandom, I wanted to take an opportunity to say something on that topic. 

Beneath a cut because as ever, it got long.

Theme: Magic Theory | Rec Tag | #drarryunder300 Info Post

this high hill in a year’s turning by apollo [T, 5.4k] Summary: As the only known wizard to survive being Vanished, Draco Malfoy is suddenly very well liked in the magical community, despite that old tattoo on his arm and all of his family baggage. He gets his own chocolate frog card, and the Minister for Magic even presents him with a Medal for Distinguished Magical Contribution, for his "work in the burgeoning field of magical research."(or, the one where Draco finds himself in the place where Vanished things go, and after his findings are published, no one can argue that he hasn't contributed to the post-war society.) Reasons to check it out: This lovely fic features Harry and Draco in an established relationship and a clever, puzzle solving Draco who thirsts for knowledge of all kinds! I really enjoyed the scene where he explores the place where Vanished things go, and his subsequent obsession with the place when he returns to where he belongs.

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Lamp in the Cooling Room by Libby Drew (erin_myecourt) [T, 8.8k] Summary: Draco and Harry become snared in a trap, but they're not alone. Love guides our path for reasons we can't always understand. [Written for the 2010 LJ Harry/Draco Worldcup, team EWE. Tarot Prompt: The Lovers: A card of crossroads, tension, and a decision. Duty or your heart's desire? A test that affects the rest of your life.] [Warning: Ambiguous Ending] Reasons to check it out: This story is beautifully told through an outsider POV of a Muggle girl stuck in a cursed trap on Malfoy property. It’s so cool to see everything through her eyes from her interpretations of magic in general to seeing how Harry, Draco, and others are trying to solve the mystery of the trap. This is really such a treat of literary beauty, there’s some gorgeous imagery throughout, and it will even touch on kidfic feelings at some points. This is one that masterfully manages to pack so much into the narrative and pull at your heartstrings in under ten thousand words.

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Landslide by Libby Drew (erin_myecourt) [T, 24.2k] Summary: Harry Potter disappears, taking a sick Teddy Lupin with him. While everyone searches for their missing hero, Draco's life continues as it always has. Rumors of curses and kidnapping don't interest him. As Hogwarts' guardian, he has only one concern: the strange, miraculous events occurring on the cliffs outside the castle walls. [Warning: Temporary Character Death] Reasons to check it out: This fic is a race against time with a mysterious curse and a revenge plot that’s targeting Teddy Lupin. Harry and Draco end up working together to find the solution, while also finding a temporary fix. It also features some wonderful found family dynamics, which I’m a huge sucker for, and is a beautiful and poignant kidfic.

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There’s Something About Harry by Barry_Manilows_Wardrobe [M, 28k] Summary: Harry Potter is just your average Parapsychologist. In conflict with his Department Head, D. Lucius Malfoy, and sometimes venturing into a paranormal world in order to help people in distress. Who just happens to be surveilled by MACUSA and the Ministry. Reasons to check it out: Omg this fic was so fun!!! It will keep you guessing at every turn, making up your own theories to what’s going on in this modern american au that may or may not steer closer to canon than you’d think. It’s the first part of a series that follows Harry, a parapsychologist who has a bit of a savior complex and just happens to stumble on the wildest things. I don’t want to give away too much of the surprises here, but let’s just leave it at Harry’s always known he’s a little different from everyone else.

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Summary:

On the 6th day of Christmas I give you … Draco plotting, and Harry reaping the benefits

Auror!Harry and Ministry Worker!Draco

Summary: The Ministry of Magic is concerned with the increase of dark artifacts that are turning up, and Harry and Ron are assigned to work the case. Draco Malfoy, who now works for the Artifact Collections Department , is called in to be a consultant on the case. Both men have matured greatly since the War, but that is all put to the test when they are required to work side by side to save people they both care about.

So this story is quite intense, it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened!  This is definitely a race against the clock story after Ron ends up in St. Mungos being drained of his magic.  Lots of familiar faces from the books in this one!

Jelly Legs

Word count: 2299 Author: @zandragorin Rating: T Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16232024

“Really, it’s not your fault that you find my leg, well, any part of me really, irresistible,” Draco smirks with a quick shrug of his shoulder.