Capitu's Harry/Draco Recs

Title: You cannot save people, you can only love them
Author: amorette
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 51,500 Approx.
Summary: Upon returning for Eighth Year, there are so many strange things going on with Malfoy, Harry doesn’t know where to start. He won’t talk to Harry, but he’s talking to ghosts. He won’t apologize for his past, but the Black Family tapestry has crossed him off its tree. And the worst of it all, he still has that infuriating, snotty mouth on him that gets Harry’s dick hard as a rock drives Harry insane.

This is such a smoking hot fic! :D There's hung!Harry, which I looove. :D But there are a ton of awesome stuff going on. It start with Harry & Co returning to Hogwarts for their 8th Year, only Harry is very, very annoyed indeed because Draco has been ignoring him. He's not looking at him, he's not talking to him, and he didn't even reply the owl Harry sent along with his wand during summer. The nerve!

So that's the state of things when they are paired together for the year-long 8th Year project of re-building Hogwarts. Fun! *thumbs up!*

And that's not all, while they aren't roommates, they do share a bathroom, and of course they keep running into each other there. And of course one of those times is when Harry forgot to carry his towel to the shower. And of course he flashed Draco.

Anyway! Yeah, it's a lot of fun to see these on the verge of exploding into each other's faces, then Harry being obsessed with Draco all over again, seeing all that UST finally burst. :)

Title: How We Throw Our Shadows Down
Author: thistle_verse
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 14,000 Approx.
Summary: Draco has finally found the perfect, rare piece to complete his collection. The only problem is that the item belongs to Harry Potter, the last wizard on earth Draco wants to ask another favor from.

This is such a lovely fic. There's a feeling of belonging and finding each other at the end that will leave you with a smile on your face.

But the whole thing starts with Draco, a serious tea cosy collector, find this very perfect one that he badly ones. And by perfect I mean an ugly thing. :D He finds it via Zabini Imports. It's something like an ebay play for wizards, and the owner of this particular unique tea cosy is one Harry Potter.

Of course, Draco doesn't want to go around asking Harry favours, especially since years ago he already asking something important and promised it was going to be the last time he asked Harry something.

Anyway, he figures he should at least try to ask about this tea cosy – he really wants it. And Harry in turn invites him to have dinner. They continue having dinner, but let me tell you, the characterisations are so, so lovely. They are in this moment when they are trying, they are healing from the war and finding each other and it's beautiful. Beyond a collection being complete and beyond dinners, Harry and Draco see each other. It's wonderful. :)

Title: The Malfoy Conundrum
Author: omi_ohmy
Rating: R
Word Count: 49,700 Approx.
Summary: Harry’s miserable living with his memories at Grimmauld Place, so after a chance meeting he takes the opportunity to move somewhere new. His housemates, though, are rather unexpected. Especially the blond, pointy one…

This is such a wonderful, gentle story. It's so touching and emotional because here we see a Harry who is not doing well, who is trying his hardest but he's simply not well, he's depressed and he doesn't know what to do. He's not happy where he's living, he's not happy at work, he's just existing, sort of drifting. But there's people who loves him and care for him, so to help him his boss tells him to take some time off, a work sabbatical and it's in this time that he randomly runs into Dudley, who has changed, who is glad to see Harry, who apologies and that's how Harry learns that Dudley is looking for someone to rent his room to while he travels. Harry who very much needed a change jumps of the chance, mindful of Dudley's roommates, Dick and Blaine. :D

Which of course turned out to be Draco and Blaise, and we learn why Draco's nick name is Dick (so very fitting, too, you'll see!) and we see these two, them three, actually, learning to live with each other, getting to know each other.

Harry and Draco pretty soon, after deciding to be civil, realise they have some things in common, they spend time together and start to understand each other. There are so many lovely interactions between them. Flirty, friendly banter, UST, but it's all so natural, and then the people around are seeing this happen, seeing them be happier than they've been in years. It's super sweet and lovely. :)

Title: My Name Was Safest in Your Mouth
Author: alpha_exodus
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 46,000
Summary: Harry didn’t ask for Malfoy to walk into his shop after so many years. But one event leads to another, and soon they’re scrambling to help Hermione find the solution to one of the most insidious viruses the wizarding world has ever seen. To make matters worse, Malfoy’s hiding something, and Harry really wants to kiss him—except Malfoy doesn’t date. Ever.
Content/Warning(s): Creature fic Veela, Bonding fic.

This is such an amazing fic. It's so creative! You see, it's been years since Harry and Draco have interacted. In fact, the last time was back at Hogwarts in Eighth Year when they kissed. It was—well, it was amazing, even after all these years Harry hasn't forgotten how it felt. But Draco has been avoiding him ever since.

That is until recently, when unknowingly to Draco goes into Harry's shop and, well, there's a spark. Almost literally, but the thing is, even if all those feelings that Harry had are still alive, Draco is very clear on something: he doesn't date. Harry's curious about why is it, they’ve been spending time together and Draco obviously enjoys it, too. After more ~dates~ that aren't dates, finally Draco comes clean and tells him he's part Veela, and he has a mate, but he doesn't want to be mated. Harry is. . . Harry has a lot of complicated emotions about this, but one thing he knows, he wants to be with Draco however possible, so they start this relationship, this unique relationship where they are so invested, their feelings for each other are clear and yet never taking that one step they obviously want.

As their relationship progress we learn there's a new virus targeting Purebloods, draining their magical core and one by one, people close to Harry start getting sick. But don't worry! Hermione is one of the Healers in charge.

Like I said, it's super creative and Harry and Draco's interaction are full of love and want. So good!

Title: Changing Tides
Author: carpemermaid
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 110,000 Approx.
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.
Content/Warning(s): Elements of Magical AU/Canon divergence (5th year AU).

This is such a beautiful, complex story. It's slightly AU, in which, as the summary says, Draco joins Dumbledore's Army to learn to defend himself, and this decision changed Draco's life so much, and that's one of the many awesome things about this story. It shows us exactly how. We see Draco in Fifth Year, learning these spells, watching Harry, seeing a different side of him, interacting and while not everything is completely different, enough it is that Harry and Draco had the foundation for an amazing friendship that they cultivate way after the war.

We see Draco seeing Harry being so happy in the DA, sees him again at his best when he encourages Harry to reform the DA again and more than that for it to become a club where students can practice and learn.

Then they join the Auror academy and ultimate become partners, but through all these there's this amazing friendship and chemistry—something that had started back in Hogwarts grow.

And we see both POVs, too! Harry, through the story see him grow and learn more about his heritage, discover it, sort of, and feel like he belongs, learning costumes and sharing them with his friends, with Draco. It's a journey, from them being young and living through so much to finding each other and happiness. Amazing!

Title: For The Greater Good
Author: jadepresley
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 62,000 Approx.
Summary: When Harry and Draco discover they’ve been bonded to one another, neither one of them is prepared for the secrets they begin to uncover. // They learn that they can’t escape their past, or the things that have been left hidden there, and that sometimes the only way to move forward is to look back.
Content/Warning(s): bonding!fic

bonding!Fic is awesome! This fic starts just as Harry and his unlikely Auror Partner one Blaise Zabini are sent in a very, very boring mission to monitor an old Muggle building, but the thing, just as Harry is there, out of the blue he feels sick and passes out.

Of course nothing is just simple when it comes to Harry, is it. His Healer informs him she's found traces of a bonding spell in Harry that had been doormat all this time. The nature of the bond is a mystery, but pretty soon we learn that, yes, Harry is bound to Draco, as soon as Blaise mentions Draco Harry feels the urge to go to him.

Eventually they discover they've started to share dreams, only to realise they aren't dreams, they are remembering things. . . It's a mystery to solve, all the time Harry and Draco can't be apart, and of course neither make it easy for the other, at the beginning, but soon they see each other under a different light as they try to unravel how they got bonded all those years ago, and what the dreams of them interacting at Hogwarts mean. Super cool fic, beautiful trio dynamic and rich characterisations. :)

Title: The Claiming of Grimmauld Place
Author: bixgirl1
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 74,200 Approx.
Summary: When Grimmauld Place begins fighting against Harry’s ownership of it, he decides he needs help to train the historic home — but little does he expect that it’ll be Malfoy who’s most suitable for the challenge. However, as Malfoy and Harry get closer, Harry comes to understand that expectations aren’t always the best path by which to guide his heart — and in the process learns just what is needed to make a house a home.

This story is gorgeous! It's got one of my favourite tropes: Harry/Draco housemates! :) As the summary says, Grimmauld Place has been fighting Harry, it's not letting him into some rooms (oh god, the bathroom among other places) so Harry's looking for a housemate who has experience in generational wizarding homes. Enters Draco Malfoy (after a few other interviews that were hilarious btw), who is, of course, a perfect candidate.

And that's how Harry and Draco (and Draco's improbable exotic pet!!!) start living together. At first the house starts behaving just with Draco's presence but the problem is, the problem for Harry is that Draco's never around, you know? Where does he go? ;) So he demands that Draco starts giving him lessons in how to grace himself to his house. Naturally sparks start to fly, but it's a bit complicated because they are living together, though that doesn't quite stop them, but then Draco's not ready to have the sort of relationship Harry wants to have—and there's the mystery of where Draco spends all his time when he's not in the house.

There are so many beautiful interactions, the characterisations are awesome, Ron is fantastic, but there's also Luna and Ginny and Pansy and Hermione and Gregg, the exotic pets I mentioned, Harry and Draco's growing feelings for each other, Grimmauld Place slowly accepting Harry, it's an incredible story! :)

Title: Shades Of You
Author: bloodyflammable
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 11,600 Approx.
Summary: Draco certainly never intended to be a style consultant for the seriously fashion challenged, but after the war and the reparations his family had to pay, it was clear he would need to earn a living. However, if having to earn a living meant he got to admire Potter’s arse and shoulders in well-fitted clothes, it wasn’t that bad. Or was it?

This is a delightful story, in which, yes, Draco is a style consultant and Harry is his most important client. But the thing is, Draco is both incredibly snarky and grumpy and completely smitten with Harry, which is just brilliant when it comes to actually dealing with Harry in such, erm, close quarters, sort of speak.

Harry is super charming here, too! And I swear, the whole story is a darling. Will leave you with a big smile on your face, promise! :D


The oddest thing happened to me with this rec. I posted at tumblr, I listed as posted in my spreadsheet. I added to the list of recs I keep, and yet somehow I failed to actually posted at LJ and DW and only today as I am adding the authors to my recs I realised. GOD. I'm so sorry!

Title: Phoenix Repair Services
Author: carpemermaid
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 20,500
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.

Well, this is such a cool fic. It's Handyman!Harry for your pleasure. And for Draco's, too, obviously. ^^

So the fic starts when Draco arrives after a rather terrible day, ready to relax with some wine to find his kitchen, (newly remodelled, too!) basically destroyed. After cleaning up as best he could, he decides to Floo Pansy and ask her about her repair people who fixed her bathroom extension and yes, Pansy knows someone all right. :D

So the next day Draco's confronted with - and I quote: Harry Potter standing on his doorstep with an honest-to-Merlin utility belt clipped around his hips. And you know it's only going to get better. There's flirting, there's Harry in dungarees (getting wet, because of course, oh my god), there are extra works for Harry coming up (at Draco's, naturally) and so much more (hung!Harry!). It's super fun and sexy, goes without saying. :D

Title: In the Shadow of Your Heart
Author: lq_traintracks
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 52,000 Approx.
Summary: And thus began the very strange circumstance of their fake dating in public and real fucking in absolute secret. It was, with no comparison, the weirdest relationship Draco had ever been in – which was to say, it wasn't one.

This story is simply gorgeous. It's a fake relationship fic but only it's a little different. The thing is, Draco and Harry come to an arrangement to pretend they are dating, but only after a bit they start fucking, but that's in private, you see. So they are pretending to date to the rest of the world, but are sort of together in private. :D

Of course, it's supposed to be a friends with benefit kind of arrangement, too, but as proven earlier, nothing is simple when it comes to these two. They are brilliant together, they have an incredible connection and chemistry, yet they have troubles communicating, actually telling each other what they are feeling.

And it's gorgeous, because Draco goes through this whole transformation, from someone trying to hide to someone ready to be happy, makes friends in the way that he didn't expect (trust me, Ron is amazing here!) and with a bit of a nudge he just might get everything he wanted.

It's really a journey, and it's beautiful. :)

Title: Dating for Dads in Denial
Author: aibidil
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 25,100
Summary: In which one wizard designs and another reluctantly patronises a magical matchmaking service, amidst the chaos of children and parenting.

This fic is delightful! Draco starts a dating service. :D Not just any dating service, an incredibly reliable and successful dating service, and Harry, recently divorced, after plenty of nudging from Hermione and co decides to try it (with less success than advertised, but you'll see why!).

But it's more than that because we get to see lovely family dynamics. Harry is a stay at home dad and his children are adorable, it's fun and crazy and chaotic seeing them all interact. Draco, also a single parent, has only Scorpius, and has also moved into Harry's neighbourhood, their kids get along and so they start to see more and more of each other. It's really lovely, guarantee to make you smile. :)

Title: Étoile des Neiges
Author: bloodyflammable
Rating: R
Word Count: 32,500 Approx.
Summary: Potter was leaning against the doorframe, feet bare, jeans low on his hips, ear pierced, nose red from the cold.
He was smirking as if the sole purpose of his existence was to drive Draco crazy. // In which the eighth years spend the holidays in a French ski resort and Draco comes to terms with his feelings.

This story is just soooo cute. I'm telling you, having the 8th years taking a ~Muggle~ Holiday was the best idea ever. \o/

The story starts when the whole group goes skiing and Harry and Draco end up alone during the first activity and apparently Harry's behind is very distracting for Draco. *nods* There's plenty of flirting and UST, board games, dares. . . Draco with a man bun (omg!) and—well, having all that UST eventually resolved. ;) Very fluffy, and lots of fun! :)

Title: Divination For Dickheads
Author: Seefin
Rating: PG
Word Count: 6,900 Approx.
Summary: It doesn't actually turn out to be the worst birthday present he's ever been given.

This fic is adorable! There's Seer!Draco here!

It starts with it being Harry's birthday and Ginny's gift to Harry is a session with Draco. Who Harry has a huge crush on. And who Harry is Very Bad at flirting with.

But it's OK because Draco seems to know something is going on. And it gets better because then Harry invites Draco to his birthday party (at an aquarium!) where a bit more of bad flirting might or might not ensue. It's really wonderful. :D

Title: Waiting for a Song
Author: korlaena
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 49,600 Approx.
Summary: After a couple years spent avoiding Draco in the Auror Department, Harry gets assigned to work with Draco on one of his strange cases. They investigate the mysterious disappearances of a witch and wizard, but in their search for the missing persons they find a lot more than they were looking for.

There's such a lovely development in this story. As the summary says, Harry is assigned to work with Draco in one of Draco's very strange cases. This one is about mysterious disappearances from these magical woods. At first Draco doesn't make it easy for Harry, but Harry is really going to try, he knows Draco is the expert and respects that. It also doesn't hurt that he thinks Draco is gorgeous. :D

But really, they make a great team; Draco is a bit of a workaholic and Harry makes him pace himself. We get to see Draco's Animagus form (so wonderful!), see their attraction becoming undeniable, eventually all the unresolved sexual tension coming to a head and they admit how they feel, even if Draco still has his reservations, and all through this the case that is so interesting! Really awesome stuff, I'm telling you! :D

Title: The Heart's Honest Truth
Author: bixgirl1 & carpemermaid
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16,000
Summary: “Don’t you think I would have gone to Pomfrey if I thought she could help me?”

“Then what can I do?”

“I nee—” Malfoy broke off with a soft grunt and a pained expression. He took a shaky breath and tried again, his voice wobbling. “Will you touch me, Potter?”

Draco is cursed to speak in questions. Well...Spelled, thanks to the stupidly improper archival practices of the fourth century. Harry Potter is there to save the day, but Draco isn’t going to give in to his help so easily. Fortunately, the method of saving might be more satisfactory than Draco expected this time.


Have you read this yet? This story is completely brilliant! So there's Draco who, in an interesting turn of events (and I really don't want to say anything about that because !!!!) is spelled to speak only in questions, but there's a catch, it's only in truthful questions. And it turns out that Harry is the only person who can help him in this predicament, which does not sit well with Draco because he sort of tired of Harry always saving him.

Harry in the meantime is barely coming to terms with him being, erm, interested (for not saying obsessed with) in Draco in a slightly different way than back in Sixth Year.

So now Draco has to ask for Harry's help (who is Most Willing to Help™) and he's only able to question his way into an explanation. It's all kinds of brilliant, this fic. And smoking hot, too!