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[personal profile] capitu2017-12-09 08:57 am

The Two Days That Changed His Life by themightyflynn

Title: The Two Days That Changed His Life
Author: [personal profile] themightyflynn
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 11,000 Approx.
Summary: Draco believes he is happy with his current arrangement with Harry. A conversation with Pansy and Harry being injured force him to re-evaluate that belief, however.

This is such a sweet, lovely fic. Harry and Draco have been seeing each other for a few months in secret. It's been mostly a physical relationship, you see. But this one day, the day the Prophet published an article about Harry and Draco being seen together, is when Draco finally admits to himself (and Pansy, who is ~super surprised~ with this new development, and by surprise I mean she totally knew ^^) that what he feels for Harry goes deeper than just this sort of friends with benefits arrangement.

However, once Draco's determined to talk to Harry, Harry and many ministry Aurors fall mysteriously ill. But don't worry, everything turns out well. :D
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[personal profile] capitu2017-05-03 10:10 am

Balance, Imperfect by bixgirl1

Title: Balance, Imperfect
Author: [personal profile] bixgirl1
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 91,000
Summary: When Harry sustains an injury in the line of work, he no longer knows how to navigate the life he loved, and finds help and solace from the most unexpected source.
Content/Warning(s): Physical disability, angst, depression, anger, healing, hurt/comfort, Auror Harry, Healer Draco, dubious medical ethics, romance, domesticity, falling in love, EWE, anal fingering, anal sex, rimming, bottoming from the top, oral sex.

This story is fantastic. Seriously. It's incredibly touching and beautiful. As the summary says, Harry is injured during an Auror raid and now the life he loved, the life he enjoyed, the life he dreamt for himself is no longer possible, at least that's what he thinks.

He sinks in to a deep depression and Hermione, desperate to help, seeks Draco, who is now a Healer with also a Muggle degree who specialises in physiotherapy, and he's the best, so really, it is Harry's best and last chance.

Harry doesn't take this news -- that Draco is his new doctor and will be moving in for the duration of his treatment -- very well. Well, that's an understatement. But really, Draco is the best, and soon Harry's progress start to show and little by little they work together, toward maybe giving Harry his life back, to Harry finding himself again.

But of course isn't easy, because it's them, they have a whole history and they fall in love, which is, at the same time amazing and complicated.

It's truly a journey, not just Harry's physical recovery, but also realising he can be and is loved, that he doesn't have to do things alone, that people want to be there for him and it's OK to let them, to forgive them and most important to forgive himself. And Draco, falling in love with this amazing man and being scared of what it means, afraid of all the unethical reasons why their relationship might not work. It's gorgeous, really.
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[personal profile] capitu2017-03-08 10:25 am

The Shape of the World by bixgirl1

Title: The Shape of the World
Author: [archiveofourown.org profile] bixgirl1
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 48,200 Approx.
Summary: Five years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco's life is finally getting back in order. Until, that is, he sees a familiar face that has been missing since that last awful morning of the war. // When has knowing Potter done anything other than complicate his life? // Although, for two people such as Potter and Malfoy, how can they fall in love except to put aside their preconceived notions about one another?
Content/Warning(s): Memory loss

I so love memory loss fic and this one is wonderful. :)

The story starts when Draco travels to California for business and sees a familiar face, one that has been missing from the Wizarding world since right after the Battle of Hogwarts. It's Harry, though he quickly realises Harry doesn't remember him, doesn't remember himself, doesn't even know he's a wizard and—well. Obviously Draco has to do something, and that something is basically kidnap him and bring him back to London. :D

Of course he calls Ron and Hermione (who are very wary about the whole thing to say the least) and the process of bringing Harry's memories back starts.

It's wonderful, to see Harry starting to remember little things, and while this happen all this sexual tension between Harry and Draco growing – since Harry is staying at Draco's place while he's remembering. But of course it's not easy once the press gets wind of Harry being back. ^^
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[personal profile] capitu2016-12-26 09:54 am

The Three Golden Tears by nerak_rose

Title: The Three Golden Tears
Author: [profile] nerak_rose
Rating: G
Word Count: 13,800 approx.
Summary: Draco is the Queen's Appointed Unicorn Caretaker in the Forest of Dean, and is therefore obligated to take care of every living thing in the forest. That also means cursed Saviours...right?
Content/Warning(s): Brief description of animal death,

This is just utterly lovely. As the summary says, Draco's appointed Unicorn Caretaker in the Forest of Dean, and this one day a (completely delightful!) unicorn named Bob fetches Draco because there's someone hurt in the forest. That person is Harry, who has been cursed blind, and more so, he doesn't remember who he is, who his friends are, and while it's clear he knows he's been cursed, his curse also stop him from even explaining that in the first place.

Draco takes him in, he tends his wounds (Draco is a vet! <3) as best he can, and Harry, not knowing who he is, asks to stay with Draco until he's more sure of himself, figure out some things out. Harry has been missing, Draco knows this, and tells Harry as much, but Harry insists on staying for a while. And in that time they start knowing each other, truly getting to know each other, and it's just lovely and magical. It doesn't come without a bit of complications, and there's also the curse to solve, but happy ending is happy. :)
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[personal profile] capitu2016-10-17 04:25 pm

Strange Bedfellows by ravenclawsquill

Title: Strange Bedfellows
Author: [livejournal.com profile] ravenclawsquill
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 30,000 Approx.
Summary: When Harry encounters a frail and fidgety Draco Malfoy at the Ministry, he just knows something is wrong and he’s determined to get to the bottom of it.
A story about Deadly Nightshade, crippling insomnia, excellent wine … and finding what you need in the strangest of circumstances.
Content/Warning(s): Potions addiction

There's so much lovely hurt/comfort in this fic. It starts when Draco summons Harry to his office for a work-related interview (Draco's working on a reform of Wizengamot Hearing procedures) and he needed to interview Harry about his hearing back from Fifth Year. Anyway, Harry is super curious about what Draco's been up to but once he sees Draco he realises there's something wrong with him. Days pass without hearing from Draco again so he takes a chance and goes to see him again, only to find him unconscious, and after taking him to St Mungo's, learning he had an unintentional overdose of Dreamless Sleep Potion.

He's surprised by how worried he is, how much he cares, and from then on, he's there for Draco every step of the way. There's a lot of emphasis on the comfort here, to the point that Draco practically moves in with Harry. And of course, eventually realising their feelings for reach other. Lovely. :)
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[personal profile] capitu2016-08-17 08:44 am

A Thousand Beautiful Things by geoviki

Title: A Thousand Beautiful Things
Author: [livejournal.com profile] geoviki
Rating: R
Word Count: 104,000 Approx.
Summary: Draco Malfoy struggles with changed fortunes, shifted alliances, an ugly war, and an unusual spell, with the help of a concerned professor, an insightful house-elf, and an unexpected Gryffindor friend.
Content/Warning(s): Canon divergence (AU) after OotP.

I cannot believe I hadn't recced this before, because it's really amazing and definitely one of my favourites.

It's an AU after Order of the Phoenix, in which Draco is a spy for the Order and starts training with Snape for when the time comes. It's not linear, because the story starts when the war is over and won and Draco's facing Lucius's death.

It has different POVs, and all brilliant. We got to see the development of Dean and Draco's friendship after the war (Dean is so, so awesome! But so is Seamus!), after Draco saved Dean and Seamus, we get Draco's POV and even Snape's POV. It's very complex and rich in characterisations.

The heart of it is, we learn that back when Harry and Draco were at Hogwarts, before the war broke, Lucius cast a spell on Harry that would trigger after his death. This spell would make Harry every evening to insult and abuse his friends (verbally) until exhaustion, and if left alone he'd be a danger to himself. Draco witnessed Lucius casting the spell, but during the war, and even after the war, dealing with the Ministry and the aftermath - because even though he was cleared as an ally of the Light, people still don't trust a Malfoy - he forgot, and it’s not until Dean mentions Harry's having a hard that he remembers, sees the effect of Lucius's curse first hand, and he's faced with a choice. He could break the spell, but he could also lose everything, for to break the spell he needs to make a Vow of Silence.

It's fantastic, this fic. The way Draco is there for Harry through these 'cursed' evenings, the way he see the story (past and present) unfold, the way Draco changes with time, friendships made, and Harry's growing need for Draco, it's all so very good, man! Read it if you haven't, and you know, if have, read it again because it's truly brilliant. :D

Tagged both War!Fic and EWE because it jumps in time)
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[personal profile] capitu2016-05-25 08:57 am

Now My Neck Is Open Wide (begging for a fist around it) by vampyrerayne

Title: Now My Neck Is Open Wide (begging for a fist around it)
Author: [livejournal.com profile] vampyrerayne
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 79,500 Approx.
Summary: Six months post-war, Harry meets Grayson Wenke, a famous Quidditch player. Harry believes he's found the love of his life, and a Happily Ever After ending suitable for the storybooks. When Grayson slowly goes from Prince Charming to a monster behind closed doors, Harry finds himself trapped, and alone, and fearing for his life. When Harry realizes he's pregnant, the opportunity for escape - and a real Happily Ever After - presents itself as none other than Draco Malfoy. The only question is if Harry is brave enough to take a chance, and strong enough to heal.
Content/Warning(s): Domestic Violence; rape; coerced sex; physical abuse; mental abuse; emotional abuse; animal abuse. (none between Harry and Draco.)


God, this fic is so incredibly emotional. It's about Harry, after the war feeling a bit lost, and finding "love." At first everything seems perfect, that he's found the perfect, loving partner, someone to love, who loves him, someone he can make a life with. But eventually all these illusions are broken, because Grayson Wenke, Harry's partner, shows his true self. Harry is subjected to all sorts of abuse and violations; physical, mental, verbal, unspeakable things Grayson does to him until Harry is nothing but filled with fear. And we can see that, how everything Harry is, is slowly chipped away until there's nothing but a ghost who lives to be someone's punching bag. It's so emotional, so heart-breaking, how alone he feels.

Eventually Harry learns he's pregnant, but Grayson wants to show the illusion of them being the perfect family, so he signs up a contract for a book with the Prophet, and the writer who'll document their life is one Draco Malfoy, who, thankfully sees more than Grayson wants to show, and is determined to help Harry.

There are strong warnings in this story, and are not to be taken lightly, because everything Harry goes through is truly terrible, but if you read it, go through all this with Harry, you'll see there's hope and the possibility of the happiest ending with someone who truly loves him and values him. :)
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[personal profile] capitu2015-09-16 07:23 am

The Vestigials by ichigogalaxy

Title: The Vestigials
Author: [livejournal.com profile] ichigogalaxy
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 23,000 Approx.
Summary: Ron is sent to an abandoned warehouse to respond to disturbances, only to get there and find Draco Malfoy, bloody, naked and surrounded by dead people. In comes Healer Harry, assigned to help him and figure out why Draco Malfoy has shown up in St. Mungo’s after he was supposed to be dead.
Content/Warning(s): Blood, language


This fic is very interesting and intriguing. Draco, presumed dead for years, is found in a warehouse surrounded by dead people, who apparently he killed. Ron found him and, realising how delicate the situation is asks, Harry, who is a Healer, to treat Draco, whom, we latter learn, is malnourished and can't talk, has been experimented and tortured.

As the story develops we begin to understand the whos and the whys, while Harry, who is the only person Draco trusts, helps him.

As I said, very intriguing!





This is my last rec until the end of the month as I'm going on vacations. Sorry! But I'll see you guys soon. In the meantime, happy reading. :)
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[personal profile] capitu2015-08-20 08:54 am

The Haumiaroa Magical Society for the Conservation of Indigenous Wildlife by musamihi

Title: The Haumiaroa Magical Society for the Conservation of Indigenous Wildlife
Author: [livejournal.com profile] musamihi
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 15,700 Approx.
Summary: Harry escapes to New Zealand in search of privacy and relaxation, only to find himself caring for an injured (and ungrateful) kiwi chick. After releasing the bird into the wild, he's more than a little surprised to find it waiting for him when he arrives in Peru for the second part of his vacation -- and to discover that it can spell. Poorly.
Warning(s): Animagus!Draco


This is a cute story of Harry, who travelled to New Zealand wanting to get away from the Wizarding world, and so it happens he runs (crashes, really) into a little kiwi chick in danger. Of course he saves it and even brings him with him to his hotel.

Later we learn (not Harry!) that this kiwi chick is really Draco, and refusing to be left behind when Harry decides to change destinations follows him.

But you see, at first Draco didn't quite remember how to turn back, being around Harry helps, helps to the point he's finally able to change back to his human form. They have words. :D
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[personal profile] capitu2015-03-31 09:39 am

Hero by leontinabowie

Title: Hero
Author: [livejournal.com profile] leontinabowie
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 17,900
Summary: Harry is a drug addict, and helping him proves more difficult than Draco initially thought.
Content/Warning(s): Drug addiction, drug usage, referenced rape (not between Harry and Draco), non-con due to drug use (not between Harry and Draco), violence, language, sex


This story is just heart-aching, it's so visceral and real, it's incredible.

As the summary says, Harry is a drug addict, and at first Draco tries to help him for selfish reasons, he didn't truly know anything about addictions, but then he starts to see how afflicted Harry really is, how bad and deep his addiction runs. It breaks the heart. Of course, it stops about being Draco's reasons and it's all about helping Harry, trying to help him, and discover again and again how far Harry's fallen into this.

I'm telling you, it's amazing. Yes, it hurts, it hurts so bad for Harry, for Draco, but read it, it's amazing, it's real and the ending is wonderful.
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[personal profile] capitu2015-02-06 06:13 pm

Kiss Me (Under the Light of a Thousand Stars) by sophie_french

Title: Kiss Me (Under the Light of a Thousand Stars)
Author: [livejournal.com profile] sophie_french with illustrations by [livejournal.com profile] iwao
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 115,000 Approx.
Summary: Harry rescues Draco Malfoy from Azkaban, where he has been imprisoned for three years after the war. Draco is not as Harry remembers, as Azkaban leaves its mark on even the strongest of wizards. With no memory of who he was or how he came to be in Harry's care, Draco needs Harry's help if he is to have any hope of making a full recovery. But Harry has his own demons to fight and together with saving Draco, Harry must also discover a way to find himself.
Content/Warning(s): Mildly Dubious Consent

This is such a beautiful story. Gosh, it's going to take you in a rollercoaster of emotions.

As the summary says, the story is about Harry saving Draco from Azkaban, who instead of being there the one year he was supposed, he was imprisoned for three years and placed in complete isolation. And from then on, we live with both Harry and Draco the hard road to recovery, because, again, as the summary says, Draco has lost all his memories, he's locked himself in a place in his mind he feels safe, and leaving the comfort of his cell and his routine is traumatising.

In one hand we have Draco trying to cope with these changes, all these little mechanisms that help him (OCDs), and little by little, he start reacting to Harry. And then we have Harry, trying to hard to do well by Draco, to help him, find him treatment, comfort him, and working through his own issues as well -- for Harry is something of a recluse himself, and ultimately falling in love.

And the thing is, them falling in love with each other seems it's happening from the beginning, because they find comfort in each other. It's hard for Harry, because Draco doesn't remember anything, and then it's harder still when Draco finally does.

But don't worry. It's beautiful, it's gorgeous, see them healing together and apart, it's such a beautiful ride, painful at moment, but worth every second.

This story has beautiful illustrations by [livejournal.com profile] iwao. Most are safe for work, though there are a couple of steamy one that you're just going to love, but every single one gorgeous and make this story even more beautiful.
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[personal profile] capitu2014-11-25 03:31 pm

Nine Days of Draco by dysonrules

Title: Nine Days of Draco
Author: [livejournal.com profile] dysonrules
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: 7,300
Summary: Draco gets hit with a hex and discovers his very own (reluctant) personal healer.

So cute and funny. ^^

Indeed, as the summary says, Draco is hit by an unknown hex, and when he goes to St Mungo's for a diagnosis he discovers Harry is a Healer in training. Nevertheless, he demands Harry to check on him. And it goes like that for all nine days, driving Harry a little bit crazy – Malfoy style. :D
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[personal profile] capitu2014-07-30 03:30 pm

At the Crossroads There We’ll Meet by firethesound

Title: At the Crossroads There We’ll Meet
Author: [livejournal.com profile] firethesound
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 25,000 Approx.
Summary: Potter keeps dying; Draco keeps saving him.
Warning(s): Time-travel, temporary character death

This fic, this fic is such a ride! I mean it, it's going to squeeze your heart, and make you gasp out loud, and keep you on the edge of your seat, and make you so very happy at the end, you shouldn't miss it.

And it's just as the summary says, and at the same time so much more than that. Because you just have to read the way Draco feels every time he sees and know Harry's hurt, the way his reactions go from shock to personal ache, the way the potential loss of Harry's life affects him and the way he's willing to do, well, crazy things to save Harry. And at the same time, we see their friendship bloom, clumsily become something else, become everything.

It's got a lovely, beautiful ending, so don't let the warnings stop you from enjoying this story. It's super!
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[personal profile] capitu2013-12-08 09:29 am

No Time Like Christmas by eidheann_writes

Title: No Time Like Christmas
Author: [livejournal.com profile] eidheann_writes
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,500
Summary: How can you have a happy Christmas when you're stuck in St Mungo's?


This is such a darling story. The summary tells you Harry and Draco are stuck in St Mungo's for Christmas, but it doesn't say how sweet it is, how familiar it feels, the two of them together, the banter, the bickering, and oh my gosh, it's got the sweetest ending. This fic will leave you with a big smile on your face.
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[personal profile] capitu2013-12-04 07:32 am

Christmas With Draco by dracogotgame

Title: Christmas With Draco
Author: [livejournal.com profile] dracogotgame
Rating: G
Word Count: 9,900 Approx.
Summary: Harry tries to give a two year old Draco the best Christmas ever.
Warning(s): de-ageing


This is the sweetest de-age story ever. Draco, while on a mission, two spells mix and Draco is turned back into a two years old, Harry, his partner is resolute to give Draco the best Christmas he's ever had.

That's what the fic is about, but it's absolutely heart-melting. The way Harry is completely smitten with this tiny little Draco.

I know a lot of de-age stories are a bit bittersweet because eventually the child grows back to his older self, but this story is only going to make you go awww. It's super sweet.
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[personal profile] capitu2013-11-12 04:22 pm

Hit Me With Your Best Shot by sassy_cissa

Title: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Author: [livejournal.com profile] sassy_cissa
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 7,500 Approx.
Summary: Harry wasn't the only one in denial or as said best by Meredith on Grey's Anatomy: Denial: it's not just a river in Egypt. It's a freaking ocean.


This is a very sweet, very funny story in which Harry accidentally shoots Draco in the leg. No, seriously, it was an accident, and Harry is very sorry, and to prove so, he's going to take care of Draco during his recovery. And Harry having feelings for Draco has nothing to do with anything. Really! XD

It's really cute, with a very plotty Narcissa, a super smitten Harry, and Draco who is just perfectly (snarky) Malfoy about the whole thing. Wonderful, it's going to make you laugh and smile all the way.
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[personal profile] capitu2013-10-23 04:44 pm

Hello, China by nattish

Title: Hello, China
Author: [livejournal.com profile] nattish
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 19,500 Approx.
Summary: In a world where Voldemort has been defeated but the Death Eaters remain at large, Harry Potter is a war colonel leading a regiment across Muggle Eurasia. When he’s injured in the line of duty, he refuses treatment from anyone except Healer Malfoy, who is befuddled but perfectly willing to find out what this means.


Such an exciting story!

You have to imagine this world; the Death Eaters are at large on many countries. Harry is a Colonel for the Ministry's army, and while on a mission he gets hurt, and he demands for Draco to be the one who treats him. But that's not all! This story is packed with action and original details of what it means to be stranded in a war zone.

And oh my god, the sexual tension between Harry and Draco here is both subtle and delicious. Harry is dead sexy here, too, in command and gorgeous. Oh yes.
capitu: (Harry/Draco Always)
[personal profile] capitu2013-08-09 08:59 am

Misplaced Memories by dacro

Title: Misplaced Memories or at AO3
Author: [livejournal.com profile] dacro
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 40,000 Approx.
Summary: Harry is hit by an unknown curse and loses eighteen years of his memories. When he wakes up, he doesn't remember magic, Hogwarts or that he's happily married to a former Death Eater. Draco struggles to adapt to the changes and tries to help Harry retrieve his memories without causing further damage.


This is such a lovely memory loss story. Harry has lost 18 years of memories after an attack in the field, and he wakes up, in the mind of a ten years old, not knowing why he's so 'big'. And there's Draco, who is his Healer and his husband, trying to help, but at the same time afraid he might do more damage to Harry's already fragile state. And on top of this he's also dealing with the people who attacked Harry in the first place.

It is dramatic, but lovely, too, because as Harry starts remembering we get to see pieces, moments of the life Harry and Draco built together. I loved Harry and Draco's relationship here, you can tell they have something real and strong, and you're cheering for them to get pass this.
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[personal profile] capitu2013-08-08 04:10 pm

Eternity with You by winnett

Title: Eternity with You
Author: [livejournal.com profile] winnett
Rating: R
Word Count: 18,400 Approx.
Summary: One moment with Harry was worth more than an eternity alone.
Warning(s): Creature fic [vampire]


This is one fluffy vampire fic. It's one of those lovely, friends-first stories, in which Draco is a vampire with special powers and Harry is completely oblivious to Draco's feelings, and his own.

All this changes though when Harry goes with Charlie to Romania to study a Dragon and he disappears for a week. Draco, frantic with worry goes to rescue him, and Charlie, too, of course. ^^

So very sweet, with lots of friendly banter and oblivious boys, and guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face.
capitu: (Harry [I'm about to die ~ angst])
[personal profile] capitu2013-08-02 07:56 am

The Price of Valour by leemarchais & Romany Walker

Title: The Price of Valour
Author: [livejournal.com profile] leemarchais & Romany Walker
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 400,000 Approx.
Summary: What happens when someone you hate needs you more than anything else? When it's life or death, either battle to the end, or die trying.


This fic just got back on line after the author had taken off, which is all kinds of awesome because it's really incredible. Harry is afflicted by a mysterious disease that keeps weakening him to the point he can't move, Draco becomes his Healer and full-time carer. And it couldn't have happened in a worst moment in Harry's life; he just found out Ginny has been cheating on him for months just a few weeks before their weeding, and the Weasleys side with her (there is some Weasley bashing on his fic).

One of the things that make this story so beautiful is the slow development of the characters. Harry's gradual acceptance of his condition and everything he goes through, his feelings and thoughts, there are scenes that will bring tears to your eyes, but many that will make you smile, the way he starts seeing Draco beyond what Draco shows to the world and Harry's own awareness of himself changes. And there's Draco, who is very stoic at first, but his perception of Harry changes as he takes care of him, he comes to admire Harry's strength and vulnerability and becomes extremely protective of Harry, making him the center of his own universe.

Narcissa eventually becomes a huge support for both of them, and she's lovely written, too.

It's such a beautiful, slow paced story, with a lot of character development and intense feelings. You're lucky it's back on line, don't miss the chance to read it.

This story is mostly bottom Harry, though they switch a couple of times.

I know you can get the PDF from AO3, but the author has a beautiful version of it that includes art. Get it here: The Price of Valour PDF.