#carpemermaid original fics

[sitp-recs]

15 fics with Harry pursuing unusual careers

I love the adrenaline and potential angst within the Auror partners trope as much as the next guy, but we can all agree that our mental health improves 10 times when we see Harry leaving the Ministry, embracing other possibilities and making his own destiny. This rec list hopes to celebrate those creative, disruptive, feel-good fics that are not afraid to come up with the most absurd positions and original job titles. They can be fun, smutty, depressing, hopeful or cathartic; there’s a little bit of everything in here and I’m hoping to bring some hidden gems into everyone’s radar, too. Happy readings!

Twisted Wizards by Enchanted_Jae (T, 3k)

Draco is just putting his life back together when Potter comes along and mucks it all up again. Job: storm chaser

The R. Correspondence by noeon (T, 7.5k)

While working on the Bagshot papers, Draco makes an important discovery for British Wizarding History. Now if only Harry can keep him alive long enough to enjoy it. Job: private security consultant

Per my last letter (I hope you choke on it) by @fluxweeed and @lastontheboat (T, 10k)

Or: the one where Harry has writer’s block and Malfoy isn’t helping. Job: writer

Home County, orphaned (G, 10k)

Harry is an architect and the reluctant part-owner of his own firm. Malfoy works at The Ministry but doesn’t actually have a proper job title even though what he does sounds as though it’s pretty important. Job: architect

A Working Title by mindabbles (E, 12k)

Another in the long line of absurd biographies finally drives Harry to a desperate act. How desperate he doesn't know until his ghost writer shows up at his door. Job: Daily Prophet columnist

An Improbable Bout of Summer Madness by acari (E, 16k)

Draco had planned a quiet, peaceful summer holiday with his son. The last thing he expected was to find Potter here, in Draco's little Cornish retreat. Making fudge in a shop? The idea was too ludicrous for words. Job: fudge shop owner

The Strongest Affinity by @eidheann (T, 17k)

Trouble finding a wand for Scorpius leads Harry and Draco to something they never imagined. Job: wandmaker

Phoenix Repair Services by carpemermaid (E, 20k)

Draco hires a suspiciously private wizarding handyman to fix his kitchen when he returns home to find it destroyed. He expects a middle-aged wizard with greying hair and a pudgy gut to show up. Instead, he gets Harry Potter—with a utility belt and a charming smile—who is more attractive than he has any right to be. Job: Handyman

The Snitch-Maker by Omi_Ohmy (T, 21k)

Draco is content with his Snitches, with the tap tap tap of his hammer, and the tiny gears and sharp scent of metal in his workshop - until one day Harry Potter appears, asking for help to solve a rash of Snitch-tampering in the Quidditch world. Job: QUABBLE official (Quidditch representative)

Silhouettes in Sunsets by Pie (T, 22k)

Draco Malfoy was a Gringotts accountant by day and a luthier by night, making musical instruments that sang the language of the player’s heart, language audible only to the ears of his soul mate. Harry Potter was a struggling quill pal to the children of war and the owner of Hedwig’s Owl Emporium on Diagon—haven for future pets, owls retired from services and orphaned chicks. Job: Owl Emporium owner

Better To Burn Than To Fade Away by Ren (E, 23k)

Harry Potter is a legend in the world of broomstick racing. He's won almost every cup, trophy, and bowl – except for the historical London-Nome which has been on hiatus for the past several years. Now the London-Nome is starting again, and Harry will do anything to pull off one last big win. Job: broomstick racer

Doing the Lambeth Walk by @blamebrampton (T, 26k)

There are only three traditional choices for the cashed-up hero after victory. Harry Potter is too young to settle down and provide the wizarding world with a happy ending, and has too acute a sense of humour to spiral downwards into a spectacular flame-out. That leaves a life of good works. Job: Owner of a Social Housing and Care Centre

All Roads by @korlaena (M, 36k)

Draco hates his job at the Prophet. He hates it even more when he’s assigned to write an article on Harry Potter, who left the country three years ago after their falling out. Draco doesn’t want to face the truth about himself, but he’s stuck between Harry and his duty, and he’s out of options. Job: Magizoologist

Whimsical by strawberryrose (T, 42k)

In which Draco is completely out of his depth (until he isn’t), Harry builds something improbable with the help of his friends, and everyone bonds over food. Job: amusement park owner

What Shall Not Be Unearthed by @iero0 (E, 49k)

At the northernmost point of Shetland, surrounded by pointed cliffs, towers the Ootsta Lighthouse on a small isle in the middle of the open sea. Little does Harry know that he's not the only new lighthouse keeper. Draco Malfoy is as obnoxious as he always was, with his posh tone of voice and his luxury yacht jumpers. Job: lighthouse keeper

[carpemermaidtales]

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[foularcadebanana]

This one’s for you, Mary!

When I found out a few weeks ago that today was Mary’s, @carpemermaid‘s, birthday, I was so excited because she is one of the reasons that Drarry discord exists! I have had such a wonderful time since I joined it and have made so many wonderful friends, had so many amazing conversations. Now truth be told we’ve never directly talked before, but I remember some time ago, I reblogged your amazing art and headcannons about Prince Harry and Prince Draco and the arranged marriage, which truly was a beauty. So I immediately knew what I’d love to write for you, but unfortunately, I have my exams the entire month and with so many fests coming up, I knew I couldn’t afford to write anything new because it wouldn’t be of quality and hence it wouldn’t make any sense.

So this is a very small one-shot that I wrote literal years ago and have saved in my folders because it is just so close to my heart and the first piece I’ve ever written of anything even resembling romance. Here you go Mary, I don’t know if it’s much to offer but I hope you enjoy reading this little piece.

A smile stretched across her lips as she looked through all of the photographs that she’d taken that day. He looked perfect in every single one of them. She was fascinated by him. The way his hair looked when the wind blew through them, the way he tried to make her laugh by making funny faces, the way he smiled, everything about him seemed so perfect. The pictures in the camera came alive in her mind and seemed to clearly run through her head as she looked through the many that she’d taken to capture all of the amazing moments forever.

 He sat there with a paintbrush in his hand, trying to remember the look in her eyes when she smiled at him, the way her lips titled upwards and the expressions on her face just before she laughed. The way she pushed her hair back out of her vision, her eyes brightly lit and her hands already reaching for the camera. He felt frustrated as he ripped the page out of his drawing book. The painting didn’t do her justice. Not one of the many pieces of paper he’d overflowed the trashcan with managed to capture her beauty or the very essence of everything that made her her.

 When she spotted him the next day, she called out his name excitedly, slinging the strap of her pack containing the camera tighter around her shoulder. But he didn’t respond, his back to her, and seemed to not have heard her. So she caught up with him and put her hand on his shoulder, turning him around gently.

She gasped when she saw his face. “What happened to you?”

He raised an eyebrow and looked at her in confusion. He couldn’t even open his eyes fully and he felt horrible. “What do you mean?”

She stepped forward in response, standing up on her toes and carefully putting her hand through his hair which was a complete mess. She brought it down, her thumbs brushing the black clear circles under his eyes and then traced his cheeks with her fingers as she eventually softly pressed her lips to his. Just as she was about to quickly pull away, her cheeks a scarlet red, she felt him kissing her back passionately.

He pulled her towards him, not wanting to let go of her, his eyes finally completely closing. She let her hands wrap around his neck and pulled his face towards hers instinctively, her eyes staying closed. She wanted to remember this moment forever, the one moment that her camera could never capture, and she desperately grasped onto it trying to keep every single piece of detail trapped in her mind forever.

As he pulled away from her, all he wanted to do in that moment was to draw her and paint her into his drawing pad. That was, until he remembered that he couldn’t. None of his drawings could even come close to the way she looked at that moment.

“I mean this,” she said as she finally let go of him, her hands dropping down to her sides. His arms still hadn’t let go of her waist and as they slowly did he saw her arms moving. He feared that she would bring her camera out. That she’d take a photograph and show him how bad he looked and how much of a mess he was, but instead she stood still and simply asked. "What’s wrong? Are you hurt? Did something happen to you?”

He had promised himself that he wouldn’t tell her, that he wouldn’t show it to her until he had gotten it right, until he drew her perfectly. But now he knew that he never could so he told her that he would show her instead of telling her.

She reached his house, concerned and worried. This was the first time that she hadn’t taken her camera out of her pack in quite some time and she wasn’t planning on doing it anytime soon either. In fact, taking photographs was nowhere near her mind right now. She was far too busy trying to think about the hundreds of things that could be wrong, the thousands of possibilities. When they finally entered into his house, he wordlessly pointed towards the trashcan.

It contained tens of crumpled-up pieces of plain A4-sized paper and she opened them one by one, silently smoothing them over. She didn’t utter a word, she couldn’t, as tears continuously flowed through her eyes and they didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping.

He cringed as he looked at her, looking back down in shame. “Are they that bad?” He asked.

He heard her answer shakily, “These are beautiful. I can’t- I’m not-” she managed to take a pause and wiped at her tears. More managed to spill. “How did you manage to capture me like this? I look…beautiful.”

“You are beautiful,” he said.

“I know, but not this much. This is too perfect. This looks too real.”

“That’s a bad thing, right?”

“No. It’s a good thing. It’s a very good thing.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!!! I REALLY HOPE YOU HAVE LOTS OF FUN TODAY!!!

[thedrarrylibrarian]

hi librarian! could you please recommend some secret relationship fics? especially eighth year fics but anything is fine, thank you so much !

Hello! Your holds have arrived!

There's something about the sneaking around that makes secret relationships such a fun trope. I hope you enjoy the fics I've picked for you!

If anyone is looking for secret relationship fics post-hogwarts, I'll be putting that list out next week!

Secret Relationship - 8th year

Small Comforts by Craftybadger1234 (1,387 words, rated G)

Ron is certain that if anyone deserves small comforts, it's Harry.

Shadows Where We Meet by @carpemermaid (2,330 words, rated T)

Their secret relationship is starting to be a point of contention for Harry when he tires of faking fights with his boyfriend.

Mornings by @fleetofshippyships (2,330 words, rated T)

All that the rest of the world saw of Draco Malfoy was an emotionless mask, sometimes broken by a false display of some petty, angry emotion. His true feelings only seemed to be revealed to Harry, in secret moments such as this, that they stole when they could.

A Crown that Seldom Kings Enjoy by @whimsicaldragonette (2,907 words, rated T)

Harry Potter is a little bit confused and a lot in denial. And even more an idiot. Luckily, the truth hits him like a ton of bricks (with a little help from Pansy) before his entire 8th year is ruined. Or, Harry Potter is in love with Draco Malfoy, and he really thinks this should bother people more than it does.

Sexplanations (Of the Horrible Sort) by @bixgirl1 (7,048 words, rated E)

Harry's willing to put up with a certain amount of injury, as long as he and Malfoy can keep doing... whatever it is they're doing. Maybe. Mostly. Especially if there might be more to it than sex.

Starting Positions by @bixgirl1 (8,224 words, rated M)

Later, Harry would wonder if Malfoy regretted that first, surprised mutter after three days of hard-pointed silence. Later, Harry would wonder about his own lack of regret over looking up when he heard Malfoy’s voice. But that would come after everything had already happened, the way events always seemed to, when even a Time-Turner couldn’t change things. The shape of a path, as Harry knew very well by then, once walked, was a lot like a paper crane — unfolded and pressed flat, you could try to fashion it into something different, but the original creases would always remain.

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

Lots of Love and Happy Reading!

P.S. You can find these fics and the other lists been recommended in my AO3 Sub-collections!

[gameofdrarry]

Wizards Hearts Recs: Patronus Themes

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 Changing Tides by carpemermaid Rated:  Explicit Words:  109687 Tags: Bisexual Harry Potter, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Auror Harry Potter, Auror Partners, Auror Draco Malfoy, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Patronus, Gardens & Gardening, Cultural References, POV Draco Malfoy, Hogwarts Fifth Year, POV Alternating, POV Harry Potter, Wandless Magic, Coming of Age, Mutual Pining, War AU, Romance, Falling In Love, Humor, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Healing, Post-War, Ministry of Magic, Minor Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, Soulmates, Community: hd_erised, Sexual Fantasy, Wet Dream, Snogging, Frottage, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Masturbation, Mutual Masturbation, Non-Penetrative Sex, Emotional Sex, Hand Jobs, Professor Harry Potter, Person of Color Harry Potter Summary:  Draco has spent half of his life spouting the things his father has taught him without much thought about how he feels about what he says. When he unexpectedly comes face to face with the Dark Lord, he grapples with the harsh realities of the world and struggles with his changing views on life. Instead of doing what’s expected of him fifth year, he joins Dumbledore’s Army and learns how to defend himself, how to make his own choices, and how he can be something greater than his father’s example as he grows into his own man rather than his father’s shadow. The choices he makes change both his and Harry’s fates, intertwining their paths until they converge. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Eight Days (to Save the World) by Gnarf Rated:  Mature Words:  47632 Tags:  Post-Hogwarts, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Housemates, Friends to Lovers, Minor Character Death, Mentions of Death, Dementors, Dementor's Kiss, Inferi (Harry Potter), complot, Unforgivable Curses (Harry Potter), Potions, Spells & Enchantments, Auror Harry Potter, Unspeakable Draco Malfoy, Arrests, Duelling, Corrupt System, slytherin friendships, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter), Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, House Elves, Blood and Injury, Scars, Oblivious Harry Potter, patient draco malfoy, Abuse of Authority, Abuse of Auror Authority, Corruption, Law Enforcement Corruption, Ministry of Magic Corruption, Breaking and Entering, Drinking, Drinking to Cope, Lies, Manipulation, Veritaserum, Memory Charm | Obliviate (Harry Potter), Interrogation, Battle, Murder, Supremacist Group Murder of a Black Character followed by Government Cover-Up, H/D Erised 2020, Ministry of Magic (Harry Potter), Case Fic, Conspiracy, safe houses, Minor Seamus Finnigan/Dean Thomas, Love Confessions, Auror Ron Weasley, Patronus Charm (Harry Potter), Friendship Summary:  Darkness returns to the Wizarding World. People disappear without a trace, and all they leave behind are rumours. When the Aurors are tasked with arresting innocent witches and wizards, Harry once again takes it upon himself to fight against the evil infiltrating the Ministry. But this time he isn't alone. And one of his friends is especially determined not to let him die a second time. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 It's Joggers Season (or so the Muggles say) by carpemermaid Rated:  Explicit Words:  10160 Tags: Romance, Joggers, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Pining, Falling In Love, Growing Up, Person of Color Harry Potter, Studying, working together, Banter, Patronus, Bets & Wagers, Sharing Clothes, Hung Harry Potter, First Time, Sexual Inexperience, POV Draco Malfoy, Post-War, Redeemed Draco Malfoy, HP: EWE, Wandless Magic, Fluff and Humor Summary:  Everything about Draco’s life since May has been one bloody long exercise in subverting everything he’s known, that’s expected of him, in an effort to get as far away from the mistakes he’s made—the wrong choices he was forced into. He’s returned to Hogwarts to take his N.E.W.T.s and everything is different—namely, Harry Potter strutting around in clingy joggers that Draco can’t get off his mind. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Promise of Summer by Omi_Ohmy Rated:  Mature Words:  66713 Tags: Post-Second War with Voldemort, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Hogwarts, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Minor Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil, Lack of Appetite Due to Stress, Studying, Exams, fire damage, Post-War Trauma, Scars, Injury, facial injury, Fade to Black, Slow Burn, Fire, Room of Requirement, Healing, Bubble Bath, Bisexual Harry Potter, Self-Discovery, Coming of Age, Coming Out, Friendship, marbles, Toast, Transformation, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Grief/Mourning, Sexual Identity, H/D Erised 2019, POV Harry Potter, Past Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Sentient Hogwarts, Rebuilding Hogwarts, Apologies, Hogwarts Prefects' Bathroom, Transfiguration (Harry Potter), Patronus, Kissing, Frottage, Coming In Pants, Gay Draco Malfoy Summary:  How was Harry supposed to know that coming back for eighth year would be so confusing? Everything is the same, and yet not the same. And nowhere is this more obvious than with Draco Malfoy. Harry finds himself once more watching and following Malfoy, trying to work him out. When they are drawn together to heal the castle, Harry doesn’t just find Malfoy - he also finds himself. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Love-Lines crossing by acGranger Rated:  General Audiences Words:  4573 Tags: Enemies to Lovers, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Divination, Palm Reading, Amortentia, Patronus Charm (Harry Potter), Fluff, Getting Together Summary:  One Divination lesson is all it takes for Harry to become obsessed with Draco Malfoy all over again. When he notices that the Slytherin can’t produce a Patronus, Harry decides to help him, only to keep tabs on him of course. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 We Are One by orpheous87 Rated:  Mature Words:  80748 Tags: Accidental Bonding, Humor, Fluff, Angst, Auror Harry Potter, Drarropoly: A Drarry Game/Fest, Slow Burn, Bonding, Magical Bond, Pureblood Culture (Harry Potter), POV Alternating, First Kiss, traumatic memories, Complete Summary:  Harry and Draco haven't seen each other for two years, then suddenly they're thrust together in bizarre circumstances. Determined to make the best of a bad situation, they get on with their new way of life. Eventually, they realise that this might not be so bad. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Show Me by loveglowsinthedark Rated:  Mature Words:  7355 Tags: eighth year, Patronus, Getting Together, Awkward Flirting, THEY'RE DORKS, Fluff, Harry Teaches Draco to Cast a Patronus, And like, other cute stuff happens, Gift Fic, background Ginsy Summary:  “We can be friends, if you like,” he says instead, nonchalant and careless. “What I’d like,” Potter says seriously, “is to kiss you.” Draco feels his jaw drop, feels the way his hair tumbles into his eyes when he whips around to stare at Potter. “What?” he breathes. “I think I’d like to kiss you,” Potter repeats sombrely, no hint of mirth evident. “You think?” Draco says steadily, proud of himself for holding himself together. Potter’s eyebrows slide up briefly but then Draco can’t think or act or speak or breathe because Potter is leaning in and cupping his cheek gently. “I know,” Potter says simply, and kisses Draco. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Expecto Patronum by Magicaltally Rated:  General Audiences Words:  1432 Tags: Cute, Romance, Fluffy, Like, super fluffy, and cute, maybe? - Freeform, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Drarry, Oneshot, One Shot, Short, but not really, Love, Sweet, Patronus, Harry is a Little Shit, draco is frustrated, Happy, can be funny at times Summary:  Draco is struggling to find a happy memory to produce a patronus, and Harry steps in to help. -Slash- my attempt at a fluffy oneshot! ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Potter-Malfoy School of Patronus Licensing and Identification by AhaMarimbas Rated:  Teen And Up Words:  1849 Tags: Original Character(s), Patronus, working together, Draco hates his job, Draco also likes to swear Summary: The Potter-Malfoy School of Patronus Licensing and Identification Unit 69 B, 303 Diagon Alley Open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 4pm Please floo for all queries or to schedule private instruction. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Til Death, Never May We Part  by carpemermaid Rated:  Mature Words:  5150 Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Injury, Near Death Experiences, Dementors, Patronus, Romance, Drama, HP: EWE, Post-Hogwarts, Post-War, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:  This was meant to be their wedding day and here they are, both dying at the hands of Dementors. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 When I Put My Eyes On You by Zzzara Rated:  Explicit Words:  31160 Tags: Blindness, Blind Character, Blind Harry Potter, Disability, Physical Disability, Disabled Character, Slow Burn, Falling In Love, Love, Idiots in Love, Love Confessions, Dorks in Love, Friendship/Love, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Requited Unrequited Love, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Amortentia, Potions, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt, Emotions, Emotional, Emotional Roller Coaster, Pining, Pining Harry Potter, Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Developing Friendships, Romantic Friendship, Best Friends, Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter Friendship, POV Harry Potter, Patronus, Spells & Enchantments, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Feels, Angst and Romance, Jealousy, Jealous Harry Potter, Male Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Spin the Bottle, Halloween, Party, Party Games, Mistletoe, Kissing, Surprise Kissing, Boys Kissing, Rough Kissing, Drunken Kissing, Gentle Kissing, Boys In Love, Drinking, Drunken Shenanigans, Drunkenness, First Time, Explicit Sexual Content, Sex, Gay Sex, Hand Jobs, Emotional Sex, Awkward First Times, Sleeping Together, Literal Sleeping Together, Dancing, Showers, Masturbation in Shower, Sexual Fantasy, Sexual Tension, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Resolved Sexual Tension, Dreams, Fantasizing, Desire, Self-Esteem Issues, Substance Abuse, Angst with a Happy Ending, Happy Ending, Lights Camera Drarry 2020, Lights Camera Drarry, LCDrarry, LCD - Freeform, The Way he looks, film inspired, Self-Prompt, Healing Summary:  When a hero defeats a villain, there's supposed to be a happily-ever-after... but when did anything ever happen to Harry Potter the way it was supposed to? Having sacrificed himself to the greater good, Harry is left alone in the darkness, blindly groping for the shreds of the life he knew. When the enemies meet, how is the story supposed to go, once they learn there's more to it than the eye can see? A story of pain, hope and things we discover, once we stop looking for them with our eyes. ❤️ Read on AO3

[potter-loves-malfoy]

Top 10 Drarry Smut Fics of 2017 (Extremely Subjective)

This was a very very hard list to make because I read so many good fics this year. I excluded all Erised fics, which made it a little bit easier to narrow things down to 10 out of the hundreds that I must have read.

This Christmas, I Give You My Everything by loveglowsinthedark

Summary: 

“I didn’t mean to imply that I wouldn’t risk it for you.”

“I see. Because you would? Risk it for me, I mean?”

Harry’s reply comes out a growl, his arms tightening around Malfoy. “I’d risk everything for you and you bloody well know it.”

This holiday season, Harry decides to claim the gift he wants more than anything else.

Phoenix Repair Services by carpemermaid

Summary:

Phoenix Repair Services — We’ll bring it back to life as if it was new! Draco hires a suspiciously private wizarding handyman to fix his kitchen when he returns home to find it destroyed. He expects a middle-aged wizard with greying hair and a pudgy gut to show up. Instead, he gets Harry Potter—with a utility belt and a charming smile—who is more attractive than he has any right to be.

Cabin Fever by aphiceland

Summary:

“We’re trapped. We’re fucking trapped!” Malfoy exclaimed, throwing his hands above his head and turning away in disbelief. “I'm trapped in a fucking love-cabin with Harry Potter!”

Harry and Draco end up trapped in a twisted, perverted, and royally fucked up house in the middle of the Forbidden Forest, also known as a Love-Cabin. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.

Moon-Eyed by loveglowsinthedark

Summary: 

Draco Malfoy, Head of Veela Affairs at the Department of Magical Beings, does not do people favours.

Harry Potter, recently turned werewolf, is not “people” – not to Draco anyway.

Does Draco plan to fall in love with Harry when he decides to help him? No. Does he end up falling in love with him anyway? Pft, what do you think?

Proof of the Pudding by gracie137

Summary:

When Goyle’s bakery opens on Diagon Alley, Draco doesn’t expect it to the place he ends up finding love, but then again things with Potter always had been anything but what Draco expected.

AKA: The One Where Goyle somehow ends up running both a bakery and a match making service.

Better To Burn Than To Fade Away by Ren

Harry Potter is a legend in the world of broomstick racing. He's won almost every cup, trophy, and bowl – except for the historical London-Nome which has been on hiatus for the past several years. Now the London-Nome is starting again, and Harry will do anything to pull off one last big win.

Draco Malfoy is one of the organizers of the London-Nome. The race is infamous for its accidents, but Draco is adamant that this year nothing will go wrong. However, between bad weather and international problems en route, the biggest trouble is he can't stop running into Potter.

Fallaway by PalenDrome (nerdherderette)

Summary:

Following his disastrous outing at the Ministry Ball, Harry is determined to learn how to dance. So why do his lessons with Malfoy leave him feeling like he has two left feet?

[excerpt]:

Blaise softened upon seeing Harry’s expression. "If you're serious, however, I know the best person for the job. The man could teach an Erumpent to pirouette. He also happens to be in town for the next ten days, which may be just enough time to whip you into tolerable shape."

"I can't go through another night like tonight. Do whatever you need to make it happen, Blaise." Harry took a deep breath. “Please.”

Inclement Weather by jadepresley 

Summary:

Draco is the best Unspeakable the Ministry have; his skill in magical control makes him the perfect person to help a struggling Harry Potter learn to contain his wild magic.

Or, Harry needs to learn control, and Draco needs to learn to let go.

Naked by bixgirl1

Summary:

Harry and Draco are sent on an undercover assignment to catch a Dark wizard — which might not be so bad if it weren't at a Muggle nudist resort.

Now Draco has to deal with a very interested Harry, temptation he's long-since learned to ignore, and threats around every corner — including the one to his heart.

The Rules of Matchbreaking by PalenDrome (nerdherderette)

Summary:

When Draco gets fired, he reluctantly agrees to break up a girl’s relationship for her disapproving mother. Through word of mouth, the one-time gig turns him into a professional Matchbreaker, however he winds up falling for one of his clients and must somehow balance his secret job and love life. [excerpt]:

“So who is it? The Curse-breaker and the Veela? The head of the Department of Magical Transportation?” Draco’s eyes lit up. “The Dragon-tamer?” Now that particular Weasley could be fun.

“No. It’s Harry,” Hermione said, the name exploding out of her in a rush.

Draco blinked, stunned into silence.

“Harry,” he said, after he recovered his faculties. “You want me to break up Harry and the Weaselette?!"

//Edit 

It has been brought to my attention that Ligabus Filium was originally published in 2015 and reuploaded in 2017, so it’s been made into a bonus rec and another fic, Better To Burn Than To Fade Away has been added to my top 10. Thank you @snowgall for pointing it out to me!

Bonus: 

Ligabus Filium by Tessa Crowley (tessacrowley)

Summary:

It should be careful, deliberate, but it isn't. Like every other part of their relationship, it happens gradually and then all at once, before they even realize it. And when the little blue threads bind them together, there's no going back.

[sassy-cissa]

Last Sentence Meme

I was tagged by @gracerene09 - thanks for the tag sweetie.

Rules: post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic/original/anything!) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

I hesitated about posting this - as it’s a fest fic - but I’m pretty sure it’s about to be deleted and never seen in the fic again. lol

But he was so tired, all Draco could do was close his eyes and surrender to the darkness.

I’m not going to tag like it says...mostly as I don’t have that many tumblr friends. But I will tag: @femmequixotic, @bixgirl1 and @carpemermaid

Feel free to do this if you think it might be fun.

[hd-remix]

H/D Remix 2017: Stats!

A few fun stats from @hd-remix fest volume 9.0 before reveals are posted on Sunday ♥

Also, Don't forget about our guessing poll! It's fun to see everyone's guesses, so please try your hand! The poll closes at 11:59pm Saturday :)

(1) This year's hd_remix fest had six more entries than last year's! We feel very encouraged by the continued interest in the fandom :)

(2) Remixes come in many forms, but this year the most popular type of remix was creating a sequel to the original story (much more popular than it was last year!)

Breakdown of remixes by type (with the caveat that not every story fits neatly into a single designation, so if you think your remix belongs in a different category, let us know!):

3 artworks inpired by fic (violet light, At the Leaky Cauldron on a Friday night, and If We Only Had A Rubber Duck)

2 fics inspired by artwork (Shadows Where We Meet and The Best First Kiss)

4 prequels (Dark Places, Hijinks, The Shape of the World Is the Shape of You In It, and Bite Your Tongue)

8 sequels (Two Things About Harry Potter, Sea Glass, A Special Blend of You and Me, Dream for Me, A Recipe for Happiness, What Love Really Means, Living Secret, and Mending (in the Mountains, with Monkeys))

2 stories refocused (A Hot Cross Bundle of Draco Malfoy and How To Catch A Weasley (And Maybe A Potter, Too))

4 POV changes:

2 retold from Draco's POV (5 Times Harry Tried to Propose (and The Time They Get it Right) and Sinking Under)

2 retold from Harry's POV (Keats and Yeats are On Your Side and Dogged)

(3) We love that we get both veteran authors and artists and relative newcomers participating in our fest. It really showcases the enduring popularity of our fandom ♥

Our participants this year include an author who has been a part of the HP fandom since 2002, as well as many more who span the years between then and now:

@bookshop (2002)

lyonessheart (2004)

@darkravenwrote (2008)

@penmaries (2009) - megyal has also now participated in the hd-remix fest for her SEVENTH straight year!!!

scarletladyy (2009)

@stripedsilverfeline (2010)

germankitty (2011)

@i-didnt-wanna-do-it (2011)

khalulu (2011)

@awesomedig (2013)

@acciotomriddle (2013)

@persephoneapples (2013)

@carpemermaid​ (2015)

@nephila-clavipes​ (2015)

@snowgall​ (2015)

@kikibluemay​ (2015)

@alienlover13 (2016)

@bixgirl1​ (2016)

@gingertodgers​ (2016)

@spindlekiss​ (2016)

@unadulteratedstorycollector (2016)

(if we have the wrong date for your first HP work, please let us know!)

And once again, Don't forget about our guessing poll!

[bixgirl1]

Works In Progress Meme

Do Dis: List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, art, vids, gifsets, whatever. Tagged by the amazing @oceaxereturns 

Works In Progress

The Man In The Scarlet Cloak: Drarry gift fic for @capitu that takes place in the Forbidden Forest. 

Way Down Dark:Small sequel to The Shape Of The World and The Edge of The Earth, where “the thing” is written about in great detail.

Every Breath We Drew: Non-linear drarry detailing their relationship from end to start to end to start.

Exclusive!:Reporter!Draco, who has been given all-access to Auror!Harry for a week of hijinx, irritation, and eventually very smutty sex.

Untitled Claim For HP Drizzle:  Which I will not discuss more than that.  lol

Untitled Rentboy fic:  Because.

Untitled Mpreg fic: Which will almost certainly lose me some readers but I wanna do it so I’m gonna.

 Simply You: Original work, which is sort of complicated to describe in a blurb, but is a YA fantasy that is set in contemporary times but has flashbacks that go back to the Salem witch trials.

And various others that are in some stage of plot development that I may or may not ever start because crap, I didn’t realize I was working on so many simultaneously and I really sorta need to get myself under control. lol

Tagging: @carpemermaid, @cat-wolfe @l0vegl0wsinthedark, @bloodyflammable, @jadepresley

[daily-snitch]

The Daily Snitch: Tuesday, 7 February 2017.                                        

Harry Potter – Actors and Movies: • New Trailer and Poster Unveiled for Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Lost City of Z’. • Ralph Fiennes Aids the Dark Knight and Directs ‘The White Crow’. • Harry Potter U.S. books' original artist Mary GrandPré talks drawing characters, more. • New 'Beauty and the Beast' Promo Clips. • Happy 67th Birthday, Arthur Weasley! • Dame Maggie Smith and Others Added to BFI and Radio Times Television Festival Line-up. • Daniel Radcliffe talks why he won't see 'Cursed Child' in London, new West End role. Fantastic Beasts – Actors and Movies: • 'Fantastic Beasts' new visual effects clip with Gnarlak the goblin, Niffler, Erumpent. • 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' nominated for six 2017 Empire Film Awards. • New Special Effects Clip Released for 'Fantastic Beasts'. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: • John Tiffany on Directing “Cursed Child” and Bringing New Audiences to Theater. • ‘Cursed Child’ Producer Bringing ‘1984’ to Broadway. • 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Broadway/NYC auditions taking place this February. • 'Cursed Child' play's new London cast to be announced soon, U.S. actors on Broadway. Prompt Challenges: • poetic_hp posted February Prompt: Date. • hogwarts365 posted Prompt 178. • draco100 posted Prompt 11: A secret admirer. Communities: • hd_remix reminds you Sign-ups for the 2017 Remix fest are open till Feb. 10th. • hprarefest announced: Claiming for the 2017 HP Rare Pair Fest is Opne! • serpentinelion posted Appreciation Fest – Sign-ups extended. • serpentinelion posted Appreciation Fest  - Promoting Banner. • one_bad_man posted First Friday in February. • hp_shoreofangst reminds you: Prompting for the fest is Open. • dracotops_harry posted Back-up at Dreamwidth. • hp_darkarts announced Claiming is open. • HPfanfictalk posted TV Tropes Challenge – Deadline: 1 March 2017. • hp_mhealthfest announced Claiming is Open! • snape_potter posted Snarry-a-thon 2017 Prompts. • HPfanfictalk posted  The Take it Seriously Challenge – Deadline: April 15th. Masterlists and Weekly Round-ups: • draco100 posted the Round Up Post: Prompt 10. • hogwarts365 posted the Prompt 177 Masterlist. Fandom Recs: • sabethea recced four Harry/Draco (2), Neville/Draco (1), Albus/Scorpius (1) fics. • carpemermaid recced four  Harry/Draco fics. • theimpossiblegl recced one Snape/Harry art. • kellychambliss recced one Snape (gen) fic. • toblass recced one Snape/Hermione fic. • capitu recced one Harry/Draco fic. • themightyflynn recced one Snape/Harry art. • carpemermaid recced one Ginny/Luna fic. • mywitch recced one Severus/Hermione fic. • besamislabios recced four Lavander/Parvati arts. Resources: • hd_prophet: Sunday 5th. • potterfests:  Schedule of Upcoming Events from 5 February -- 11 February . • sshp_prophet:  January 29 - February 4th. Participate: • nerak_rose posted: Fandom History Preservation Project (DW). Essay/Meta: • What Fanwords Mean to Me 2017. Nifty: • Five "Potter" Stars Who Would Be Perfect as the Thirteenth Doctor. Please send your fandom news to the Daily Snitch.

[carpemermaidtales]

HOLY SHIT!!!!! That’s my book sitting pretty at #53 on the top 100 best sellers in LGBT Mystery!!!!

[thisdisc0ntent]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson, Kingsley Shacklebolt Additional Tags: Case Fic, Banter, Bickering, working together, Humor, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Accidental Voyeurism, Semi-Public Sex, Exhibitionism, Masturbation, Veritaserum, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Non-sexual dub-con, Angst, Auror brutality, Community: hd_erised, Romance, Drama, Misunderstandings, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Stalking, Auror Harry Potter, Potions, Potions Analyst Draco Malfoy, Pining, Switching, Post-War, Minor Original Character(s), Ministry of Magic, Enemies to Lovers, Hopeful Ending, Mistakes, Bad Decisions, Abuse of Authority, trigger warning, Forced Use of Veritaserum, Antagonism, self-sabotage, Breaking Protocols, Self Righteous Harry, and it goes to his head a bit when he gets stuck on a suspect, Draco has ulterior motives, they both make pretty bad decisions and hurt each other Summary:

Draco works as a consultant for the Auror Department, much to Harry’s continued consternation. The idea that Malfoy’s got an ulterior motive and hiding something rankles Harry enough to follow him home, discovering that Draco lives a decidedly Muggle lifestyle. Harry, sure that he’s Up To Something™, stalks Draco all over Muggle London. Draco, all too aware of Harry’s latest obsession with him, decides to take him on an adventure.

Meanwhile, they both need to work together in a race against the clock to get a deadly illegal potion off the streets of wizarding London. Draco has ulterior motives when it comes to the case at hand, and Harry’s suspicions get the best of him when the pressure is on to arrest a suspect.

[carpemermaidtales]

A DEMON SUMMONING GONE WRONG. THREE TIMES WRONG.

Calling a demon is Talia’s last resort. She doesn’t expect to end up with a twisted BOGO bargain—two extra demons for the price of summoning one. With three eager demons stuck by her side, she has to balance the urgent need to complete the binding ritual while resisting her desire for all three hot demons. Is this one supernatural call she should have let drop, or will Talia give in to the temptation?

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[carpemermaidtales]

Out now! 99c on Amazon and free on iBooks/Nook/Kobo! Reblogs much appreciated!!

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What happens when you call your rival opponent Daddy?

Erik’s whole life is indoor volleyball. He wasn’t born a talented player, but through hard work he has honed himself into a great one. With a competitive streak a mile wide, he’ll go to any length to win—even flirt with his opponents to rile them up.

After losing the chance to compete in nationals, Erik enters college with a stronger drive, throwing himself into his passion for the sport. Head back in the game, he will follow his dreams all the way. He trains harder than he ever has before, pushes himself to the limit, and spares no time for distractions. But summer break from college brings a surprise run-in with his old rival, Sam. Seeing him forces every bitter feeling about losing to Sam’s team to the surface and Erik can’t resist the opportunity to get some revenge. It’s only meant to be a joke, something to get under Sam’s skin and fluster him. Erik doesn’t expect interest to reflect in his rival’s eyes, or for the flirtatious prank to stir a serious need inside of him. It would be one thing if it happened once, but Erik and Sam’s paths keep crossing, making it impossible for Erik to ignore these urges. Erik has no idea they are both playing with fire and if he isn’t careful, it may get him burned. Riling Up the Rival is a steamy and fast-paced MM college sports romance featuring accidental kink discovery, flirting gone wrong (or very right), rivals to friends to lovers, a soft Dom, light daddy role play, a hot locker room encounter, and a HEA. This 22,000 word standalone short story contains explicit sex and strong language intended for 18+ readers only.

[carpemermaidtales]

Hey y'all!! Eeeeee, my book comes out in a week, I can't believe it! Driving by with a very quick update that my book is on sale for $2.99 (USD) until 5/23 and will then be $3.99 for release. If you have Kindle Unlimited you'll be able to read it for free!

Matchmaking Beyond the Veil is a 107k slow burn MM romance tale of rivals to friends to lovers. Featuring a meddling ghost playing at matchmaker, forced proximity, bed sharing, ghost tours that totally aren't dates, and tongue-in-cheek humor. This story ends on a HFN ending with a soft cliffhanger. Emery and Paxton's story will continue in Telltale Ghosts Book 2. This book contains denial, two men experimenting with sex magic, fighting what the heart wants, steamy explicit sexual scenes and colorful language intended for adults 18 and older.

I'm really so, so excited for everyone who wants to meet my snarky, emotionally-walled off walking disaster that is in major denial about his feelings and the sweet, warm, open cinnamon roll that chisels away at his walls to love Emery in the way he desperately needs! Book 2 is underway, and I'm planning to release this second part in this series this fall. There will also be two (maybe 3?) bonus stories released.

[carpemermaidtales]

Matchmaking Beyond the Veil (Telltale Ghosts #1) - Out Now!

Matchmaking Beyond the Veil is a 107k slow burn MM romance of rivals to friends to lovers. Featuring a meddling ghost playing at matchmaker, forced proximity, bed sharing, ghost tours that totally aren’t dates, and tongue-in-cheek humor. This story ends on a HFN ending with a soft cliffhanger. Emery and Paxton’s story will continue in the next book of the series, Telltale Ghosts Book 2. This book contains denial, an uptight unreliable narrator, two men experimenting with sex magic, fighting what the heart wants, steamy explicit sexual scenes and colorful language intended for adults 18 and older.

Available on Amazon Kindle ($3.99) + Kindle Unlimited (FREE!) and Paperback ($14.99)