Entries tagged with contains: bodyguard/charge

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What We Pretend We Can't See by gyzym

Title: What We Pretend We Can't See
Author: gyzym
Rating: R
Word Count: 131,200 Approx.
Summary: Seven years out from the war, Harry learns the hard truth of old history: it’s never quite as far behind you as you thought.

This story is simply gorgeous. It's beautiful and Harry and Draco's characterisations are amazing.

The story starts when a very distressed Kreacher shows up crying that Grimmauld Place and its new Master are being attacked. Harry had sold Grimmauld Place after the war, unknowingly to him, Draco had bought it and turned it into The Modern Museum of Wizarding History, and now that it's been attacked (along with Draco), Harry as the previous master of the house is called for aid. Being an Auror of course he goes to help, but the attackers escape and now he has to deal with Draco and some children who were visiting the Museum for the day.

That's how it starts, but, god, there's so much more than that, because Harry is really unhappy, he thinks he's doing OK but slowly starts realising how unhappy he truly is, how much more he could have, and Draco starts being there for him, because the attacks continue on Grimmauld Place and Draco, and Harry protects them, then slowly realising all these feelings he has for Draco (so, so slowly and then all of the sudden and—) and it's gorgeous, truly, this journey of discovery, this journey to happiness. And again, the characterisations are so rich and fun and deep, of Harry and Draco, Ron and Hermione, Blaise, Pansy, even Kreacher. It's amazing, this story.

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There's You by epsilonargus

Title: There's You
Author:

epsilonargus
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 19,000 Approx.
Summary: When Draco is attacked and turned into a Veela, he falls under the protection of Auror Harry Potter.
Content/Warning(s): Creature fic [Veela]

As the summary says, Draco is attacked, and to save his life he's turned into a Veela. The moment he wakes up though he realises Harry is his Heart's Desire by the sheer want he feels for Harry. However the story is only starting, and so are Draco's problems for his life is in danger, so in order to protect him he goes to live with Harry, the Auror in charge of his case.

It's a lovely story with a redeemed!Draco and plenty of pining and UST between Harry and Draco. Brilliant ending, too! :)

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Before the World Was Made by daftfear

Title: Before the World Was Made or here at AO3
Author:

daftfear
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 42,000 Approx.
Summary: Draco has done everything in his power to leave the past behind him. He’s established himself a successful business and built a reputation around the quality of his work and the breadth of his knowledge. But when aurors show up at his shop one afternoon, seeking his expertise on a peculiar item of questionable origins, they completely overthrow the precarious balance in Draco’s life. Trust Potter to bring danger and destruction in his wake, along with a painful reminder of all the things Draco is trying to forget.

This story is amazing. Draco is a jeweller and the story starts when Harry brings Draco a magical ring, a bonding ring, in which the magic is dormant, only, once Harry puts in on (because he had to, yeah?), it bounds Harry and Draco. And let me tell you, there's so much want and tension between them, it's delicious. But it's not just the bond, and Harry knows it, and Draco knows it too, but he tries to fight it.

I'm telling you, their characterisations are brilliant, it's emotional and touching, the plot and the mystery whether who sent Harry the ring and later robbed Draco's shop is intriguing, and did I mention all the sexual tension between them? Because, damn! Read it, you won't regret it! :D

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Pinky Promises Are Powerful Magic by megyal

Title: Pinky Promises Are Powerful Magic or at AO3
Author:

megyal
Rating: PG
Word Count: 12,000 Approx.
Summary: Ickle Harry wants to stay with his newest hero.
Content/Warning(s): De-age.

Oh my god, this story is just so, so wonderful!!

Harry and Draco are Auror partners, but while on a mission Harry is de-aged and oh my god, much adorableness, okay? Because Draco saved him and then Harry only wants to stay with Draco, and yes, it's super cute, and then lovely at the end. Such a delightful story. :)

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You Just Have to Try by queenvandal

Title: You Just Have to Try
Author:

queenvandal
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 15,000 Approx.
Summary: Seven years after the fall of Voldemort, a magic-less Harry is set upon by an unknown organization, and having Auror Draco Malfoy assigned as his bodyguard really is the least of his problems.
Content/Warning(s): Dysthymia/Depression Featured Heavily, Mentions of Suicidal Thoughts, Oral Sex, Bad Language

This story is so lovely. The thing is, for reasons unknown, after defeating Voldemort Harry lost his magic, but it's more than that. Harry is not well. He lost touch with this friends, the magical world and he's become something or a recluse. Yet, there are still attempts on his life, and the Ministry has seen fit to protect him and the Auror to do it is Draco Malfoy. And Draco is actually perfect for it, because he encourages Harry to do things, to go out, to fight his Dysthymia and depression.

It's wonderful the way he cares for Harry, the way he pushes to Harry to do things, to get better. And more wonderful still, it's the way Harry tries and even open himself to the chance of happiness.

Lovely.

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The Bodyguards by dracogotgame

Title: The Bodyguards
Author:

dracogotgame
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: 50,000
Summary: Harry and Draco are brought together for a seemingly dull security mission. Things however, are not as they seem.

This story, oh, it's excellent. It's action-packed, with Harry and Draco as bodyguards. But it doesn't start easily.

After a bad experience as an Auror, Harry is dismissed and has made a rule of working solo as a Security Consultant. Draco, on the other hand, not having the best background (the Mark on his arm), can't really afford not to pick a job. Unknown by them, they are both booked to protect a famous singer, and her ~revel~ daughter, and what seemed a simple, easy job, they soon realise is much more dangerous, and the only way they can pull this off is working together.

And now that's the thing, are they going to be able to? Will they work well – or at all, as partners?

It's really fantastic, there are awesome characterisations of Harry, his focus on the job, the way he sees Draco, the way he, Harry, changes, because, yes, he hates having a partner, with reason, he doesn't want anyone getting hurt because of him, but will he be able to trust Draco having his back? And Draco, oh, how much he grew, yet in many ways he's the same, the way bit by bit learns Harry trusts, feeling someone truly has his back, too. Brilliant. And the mystery and conspiracy, oh, that's really exciting too! Great story.

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The Darklist by dysonrules

Title: The Darklist
Author:

dysonrules
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 83,000 Approx.
Summary: When Draco Malfoy, wanted criminal, strolled into the Ministry to give himself up, he seemed destined for Azkaban, until he offered to hand over information to avert an upcoming crime. Of course, he refused to divulge that knowledge to anyone but Harry Potter.

This story is amazing. It's action-packed and the plot is super! It's a remix of The Blacklist, but the author's note says you don't have to have seen the show to get the story, and it's true, I've never seen the show and I loved this story.

The story! Well, it starts just as Harry is thinking about retiring from the Aurors, Draco, one of the Most Wanted criminals on the Ministry list walks in to the Ministry offering information for a crime yet to be committed, but he would only speak to Harry.

Like this it begins a sort of information trade which brings Harry back to Auror action. Their relationship develops too, and that's gorgeous; the flirting, the growing sexual tension, the way Draco is so tempting to Harry, the way Draco starts falling [harder] for Harry, the way they start to care about each other, and makes Harry seriously question about his relationship with his boyfriend, who might or might not be what he seems. It's intriguing and exciting and boy, it's going to keep you glued to your screen because it's brilliant. :D

Awesome Auror case-fic, and even more awesome Harry/Draco story.

Oh, also, sex on screen is bottom!Draco, but there's a small mention of switching, just so you know. ^^

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Draco Malfoy and the Seven Weasleys by fantasyfiend09

Title: Draco Malfoy and the Seven Weasleys
Author:

fantasyfiend09
Rating: PG
Word Count: 6,000 Approx.
Summary: Draco's wicked uncle is trying to kill him, so he seeks refuge in an unlikely place.

This fic is just so, so awesome~! :D

So, Draco has this crazy uncle who is trying to kill him for his inheritance, he goes and hires someone, who in turn warns Draco of the imminent danger he's in, and actually helps him hide. This is where the Weasleys come in, they take Draco because, of all things, Draco can cook and Mrs Weasley is away. I know it sounds crazy, and it is, but it's so, so awesome (I just said!) and there are so many little details that will remind of you of Snow White that you're going to love it. Well, I did, and I hope you do, too. :D

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Best Laid Plans by 6shotamericano

Title: Best Laid Plans
Author:

6shotamericano
Rating: R
Word Count: 9,100
Summary: After the war, Harry’s life is going exactly according to plan. All that is about to change.

This such a fun story.

You see, everything is going well for Harry; he has a peaceful, quiet life, which, really should have given him the clue that it's all about to change. There are plots to end his life, and unlikely (and snarky!) protectors, with a very colourful sidekick.

Really cool and entertaining.

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Rarely Pure and Never Simple by birdsofshore

Title: Rarely Pure and Never Simple
Author:

birdsofshore
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 29,000
Summary: Harry never thought taking a job as Draco Malfoy's bodyguard was going to be easy. Add in a curse that makes Malfoy even more of an obnoxious git than usual, and Harry's got serious problems.

This story is so much fun, it's hilarious!

You see, Draco was cursed; he can only speak the truth! Draco! Can't lie! And now Harry is working for him as his bodyguard, so of course things get crazy.

The situation is hysterical, but it's the writing that makes it so damn funny. :D It makes you laugh out loud at Draco's predicament while at the same time you feel sorry for the guy, blurting out the most insane things at all times. And Harry! Harry is so sexy, there's this one scene I reckon everybody is going to remember, and I'll only say two things: leather pants and wank. You do the math. ;)

Hot, funny and super original. Don't miss it, these 29k will fly by. :)

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Exiled by gryffindorj

Title: Exiled
Author:

gryffindorj
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 16,500
Summary: Draco is declared persona non grata by the Ministry after the War. Harry has been tasked with keeping an eye on him, ensuring he stays out of England.

Draco has been exiled from England, despite in spite of Harry's testimony in his favour and was appointed as Draco's control officer. But after eight years Draco breaks his condition and returns home, and how Harry has to go to arrest him.

This is how the story starts, but then it moves back and it shows you how Harry and Draco's relationship changed, how it stopped being a chore for Harry to check on Draco and he started looking forward, and going to see him more often than he needed to, and more so, it was the place he wanted to be.

It's beautifully written, Draco's despair at not being able to return home, but the obvious joy they felt in each other's presence. And god! The amazing sex. This story is brilliant.

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Protect Me by xenadragon_xoxo

Title: Protect Me
Author:

xenadragon_xoxo
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 33,500 Approx.
Summary: Harry Potter has spent the last seven years doing everything the Wizarding World’s saviour and Golden Boy shouldn’t – breaking it off with his childhood sweetheart, quitting Auror training, and living in isolation in Muggle London. Having just gotten out of an emotionally and financially abusive relationship, Harry hasn’t been out of his house in weeks. Meanwhile, after disappearing from the Wizarding World and moving to America for seven years, Draco Malfoy has become a famous Hollywood actor and is back in England to film his latest movie. When Draco begins to receive serious threats, he asks for a Wizard bodyguard to be assigned to him, and who should be more fit for the job than the fallen-from-grace Man Who Lived Twice himself? But can Harry and Draco set aside their differences and work together, or is this just a disaster in the making?

I had such a good time reading this story.

In one hand there's Harry, he's just coming out of a bad relationship, with a partner who always put him down, who cheated on him and took advantage of him, and now he's sort of lost, depressed, and maybe ready for a change.

And in the other hand, there's Draco, a famous Hollywood actor -- and you wouldn't believe how well this works in this characterisation of Draco, who has been receiving death threats since he's back in London and is in need of a bodyguard.

The minister asks Harry as a favour to take this job, and Harry, though he's not sure of how well it'll work between him and Draco, accepts. And it's really lovely, because they start getting to know each other, though both of them are more mature, there's still bicker and bather, and all the time a growing attraction while Harry tries to protect Draco, they are both a little bit insecure in their own ways, but they met again at the right moment. Lovely.

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Blind Faith by jm9001

Title: Blind Faith
Author:

jm9001
Rating: R
Word Count: 21,000 approx.
Summary: Don't think of it as losing your sight. Think of it as gaining an Animagus who never quite learned the meaning of the word 'boundaries'.

This is such a delightful story.

There's nothing you're not going to absolutely love about this story. Draco was attacked in Diagon Alley, and he's been blinded temporarily. Harry Potter, Auror and dog Animagus (a big Fluffy thing, just like Harry, too! Which you're going to love) offers to help him in his time of need. Very reluctantly Draco finally accepts.

Seriously, the story is wonderful, the dialogues are amazing and Harry and Draco's characterisations are brilliant. And oh! Draco is a Gay romance novels author.

Like I said, there's everything to love about this fic. Read it and enjoy.

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Unexpectedly by alafaye

Title: Unexpectedly
Author:

alafaye
Rating: PG
Word Count: 5,900 Approx.
Summary: Harry decides to become Minister to try and make a difference, but gets something unexpected instead.
Warning(s): Mpreg.

This is such a cute story! Harry is running for Minister, but unexpected things happen, especially when Draco becomes his bodyguard (and so much more!). Will leave you with a smile on your face.

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Progressive Displacement by gatewaygirl

Title: Progressive Displacement
Author:

gatewaygirl
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 20,700 Approx.
Summary: Harry didn't mean the wish that way. From his point of view, it hadn't even worked.
Warning(s): Elements of Magical AU

This is such a cool story. You see, Harry, in a fit of temper wishes he had never heard of Horcruxes, and in doing so he's transported to a different reality where he hadn't, and this Harry is a Slytherin, an evil bigot Slytherin at that, too. But that's not all, that Slytherin!Harry is also transported to a different reality where a different Harry is also a Slytherin, but not an evil one, a very cool one. But that's not all, that one is also transported to another reality where Sirius is alive.

It sounds confusing, but it's not, it's actually pretty cool.

Now, while Harry and the people he is close to in each reality are trying to get their own Harry back, our Harry keeps jumping from one reality to the next. And the only thing these all realities have very much in common is that he and Draco are a couple. First an evil couple, then a cool couple, etc. You get the idea, so when finally Harry, our Harry comes back to his proper reality he Owls Draco and asks him for a drink, only our Draco is in Azkaban awaiting trial. Actually, that's how the story starts, with Harry freeing Draco, taking him to his place and telling him the stories of other Harrys and Dracos.

It's beyond cool, don't let my description confuse you, this story is awesome!

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Malfoy Child & sequel Summertime Kids by Vorabiza

Title: Malfoy Child & sequel Summertime Kids
Author: Vorabiza
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 138,000 Approx.
Summary: A potions accident turns Draco into a four-year-old and Harry takes over his care for the next four months. // Harry and Draco take their friends on a summer camping trip. For Harry especially, this trip represents a chance for them to just be kids for once, without all the adult responsibilities.

I know, I'm the last person in fandom to read Vorabiza's stories (and I still have Malfoy Flavour on my to read list!).

Malfoy Child is Harry taking care of Draco after an accident in Potions turned him into a four years old. It's very sweet, Harry caring for his little angel Draco!child is. Through this story, we see the feelings Harry already had for teenaged!Draco magnify, until he realised there is nothing he wouldn't do to keep both, little Draco and grown up Draco, safe.

And Summertime Kids is the fluffier, lighter version (and smuttier, too!) of their relationship after Draco is back to his sixteen year's old self, well, seventeen, as it's placed in the summer before seventh year. It's a camping trip Harry and Draco go with their Gryffindor and Slytherin friends. Very entertaining, with lots of camp-games and pranks.

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Dawn by kedavranox

Title: Dawn
Author:

kedavranox
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 30,000
Summary: The Aurors tend to assume that someone broke in That Night, and Harry doesn't want to make them think otherwise. He doesn’t want them to know that it wasn’t a break in at all. That it was Harry’s fault... that he let it happen.
Warning(s): Abduction, Non-Con

This story really has a certain disturbing feel about it, as it should be, because Harry has a stalker, one that has attacked him, and what's more, it makes Harry feel it's his fault it happened.

Harry has been attacked, and Ron, as the Head Auror, has put Draco, the best Hit Wizard in the Ministry, in charge of his security. But Harry, the thing is, Harry doesn't want to live like that, with a 'babysitter' of sorts, and maybe you'll think he's being stubborn, but you'll see his way, you'll understand why he refuses to be afraid.

It's the sort of story that will keep you on the edge of your seat because you keep waiting for something to happen, and it does, little by little until it's caught on you fully, just like it did to Harry, and shock you, and you'll feel with him the impotency of it all.

But through all of this, what goes through between Harry and Draco is lovely, filled with UST, and then sexy and sweet.

It's a gorgeous suspense story.

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Walking the Line by silentauror

Title: Walking the Line
Author:

silentauror
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 180,500 Approx.
Summary: Sixth year is over and Draco Malfoy is on the run. The war is on and an unwanted assignment is forced upon him by the only people he trusts - and a one-time arch-enemy just may be out to kill him.
Warning(s): War fic, placed after HBP.

This story is widely known as one of the bests post HBP fics written, it's a classic, and with reason.

After the events of the Half Blood Prince and Draco is on the run with Snape, he's taken to the Order where he's given a mission by someone, who might or might not be Dumbledore (you'll see!), to trail Harry Potter.

So he does, and he becomes Harry invisible protector and companion while Harry's in hiding, trying to find the remaining Horcruxes. But while doing so, Harry and Draco start to correspond, and they begin to have feelings for each other.

The thing is, this story is filled with so many twists and turns that I am very reluctant to tell you more, because the fun is for you to discover and be surprised as they develop.

This story is super entertaining to read. Everything a long fic by this author promises to be; friendship, love, some lovely smut and a very interesting plot.

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Let Me Be Your Voice by queenie_mab

Title: Let Me Be Your Voice
Author:

queenie_mab
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 48,000
Summary: As the hero of the revolution, Harry leads the wizarding world in its efforts to rebuild; but first old wounds must be tended, rifts caused by hate mended, and his history with Draco Malfoy seems like the perfect place to start.

This is such a cool story. It's very easy to read, it's very entertaining and so very naughty, too! Harry, here, he's such a kinky bastard. The things he gets up to, well, you'll be surprised!

But the plot that ties this story together comes down to Draco, who's not speaking at all. He's been cursed, and after a while, you along with Harry discover he can only speak and communicate in Parseltongue. Oh, but Draco is not going to make things easy for Harry to help him, is he? Fun, a touch of Draco, a touch of fluff and plenty of smut!

There are some beautiful art accompanying this story, too.

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Faerie Lights and Brandy by bsmog

Title: Faerie Lights and Brandy
Author:

bsmog
Rating: R
Word Count: 7,200
Summary: As a child, Draco unconditionally loved Christmas. As an adult, it wasn’t that simple.

This is a beautiful story.

It's written in Draco's POV, and it tells the story of Draco's Christmas. From the first one he spent in Azkaban after the war, through the one Christmas Day in which Harry rescued him from prison, and every Christmas afterwards they spend together, and finally the Christmas in which they finally get together.

It's incredible, emotive, and has the perfect touch of flangst.