Capitu's Harry/Draco Recs

Title: The Two Days That Changed His Life
Author: 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

Title: The Shape of the World
Author: 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. ^^

Title: Strange Bedfellows
Author: 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. :)

Title: Now My Neck Is Open Wide (begging for a fist around it)
Author: 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. :)

Title: The Haumiaroa Magical Society for the Conservation of Indigenous Wildlife
Author: 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

Title: Kiss Me (Under the Light of a Thousand Stars)
Author: sophie_french with illustrations by 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 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.

Title: At the Crossroads There We’ll Meet
Author: 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!

Title: Christmas With Draco
Author: 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.

Title: Hello, China
Author: 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.

Title: Eternity with You
Author: 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.

Title: Holly and Hawthorn, Thistle and Thyme
Author: bryoneybrynn
Rating: PG 13
Word Count: 31,000 Approx.
Summary: After the war, Harry can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong with him and he has a terrible feeling he knows what that “something” might be. He has a terrible feeling Malfoy might know, too.


Oh my god, this is such a beautiful hurt/comfort story.

After the war, Harry feels there's something wrong with him, so he checks himself into St Mungo’s, though nobody seems to find what's wrong with him. A short while after, Draco is cursed, and the only room to provide security for a treatment for Draco's curse is Harry's.

That's such a simplified version of what this story is about, because we see Harry taking the chance and offering Draco comfort from the pain of the curse that cuts him open, and we see Draco trying to coax Harry into opening up about what's really wrong with him, we see them pushing each other and then backing off, giving each other the space they need, we see them cherishing each other's presence and the understanding they find in one another grow into something beautiful.

It's heart-aching, but it heals, too. Beautiful.

Title: All Life is Yours to Miss
Author: saras_girl
Rating: R
Word Count: 115,000
Summary: Professor Malfoy's world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go.


This story is amazing. It's got Harry and Draco as teachers at Hogwarts. It starts with Harry playing a prank on Draco, turning his eyebrows red, Gryffindor red, in retaliation Draco plays another one on Harry, but this one goes horribly wrong combined with another spell, which leaves Harry immobilised for months. Sort of like a Petrificus Totalus, if you will, and so Draco has to take over Harry's responsibilities, classes and extra obligations.

It's truly amazing, because even though Harry spends much of the story immobile, we get to see Draco change, we learn his frustrations, his vulnerabilities, but we also see him grow, open himself to life and live it, really live it. He visits Harry constantly, he talks him, it's easier while Harry is quiet and still, and Draco, behind this safety of Harry's motionless and silent form, he sort of lets himself go, he talks about his life and fears and new experiences while taking over Harry's duties, but never forgetting about that silent person whom he know is listening.

He falls in love, not just with the idea of Harry he has, because he has got to know Harry as well, as impossible as it sounds he does get to know him, because now that Harry is laying on a bed, motionless it's like Draco can truly see him, beyond all the noise and preconceptions, you know? And when Harry wakes up, their whole dynamic, their relationship, is different. It's fond and full of admiration, and damn it if it's not the sweetest prelude to the love story that it unfolds.

It's very rich in characters and details and scenes that will steal your heart. It's absolutely brilliant. And you're going to love Stanley (Draco's beetle pet) and much as you'll love Harry and Draco.

(Link goes to the final part, but all the previous ones are listed there)

Title: We Are Legend or at AO3
Author: vaysh11
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 38,200 Approx.
Summary: Eighty years into the future, Voldemort won. Harry Potter is a renegade wizard, Portkeying Muggles out of London to Hogwarts, last sanctuary in a Britain ruled by the Dark Lord. On a mission he encounters a powerful phoenix Animagus fighting on the Death Eaters' side. He recognises Draco Malfoy whom he thought long dead. But the differences between them are perhaps even greater than before. Enemies may become lovers, but can Harry return Draco the phoenix to humanity? And will they together be able to defeat Voldemort? This is the legend of Flash Man and the Blue Phoenix …
Warning(s): Major Character Death, AU


I think this is the first time I read a character death story and it leaves me with a huge smile on my face and makes me feel everything is right in the world, leave me with such a sense of peace.

I'm always wary of reading these "Voldemort Wins" scenarios, but this story is so beautiful, it's probably like nothing you're expecting. It's filled with such a sense of hope rather than despair all through it you will feel it in your heart.

You can't quite know it from the warnings and the summary, but this story is not about death, it's about hope and life and the future, it's a story about love that goes beyond mortality.

The summary gives you a very good idea of what the plot of the fic is about, but the writing that brings it to life has so much feeling, beautiful in its intensity and so sexy and lovely that you'll meet two people who bring the best in each other, the best of their humanity. Let this story surprise you, people. It's gorgeous.

Title: Come For Me
Author: frayach
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 26,000 Approx.
Summary: After Draco is paralyzed in an accident, he and Harry discover a new way to make love.
Warning(s): Watersports (but please read more about this warning on the author's note).


I cannot believe I haven't recced this story before, because it's one of my absolute favourite fics in the whole world.

It's not only hot as hell, it's so emotional and intense as well.

After a one-night stand, which Harry believed to be more, Draco reveals he's getting married. Harry never quite forgot his night with Draco, but life went on. Then one day Draco has an accident, which Harry witnessed, and Draco's wife and unborn child died. Draco after seeing Harry there blames him, and that's when Harry truly decided to move on with his life.

But a while after Draco sends Harry an Owl asking him to meet, just to talk. Harry agrees and discovers he was never past Draco as he thought. From then on they discover together new ways to be together, to love and make love.

This is such a superficial description of such an amazing story. If you're squicked by watersports or think you are, I assure this story is nothing like you're thinking, it will surprise you in its tenderness and how insanely hot it is. This author even admitted this might be the hottest thing she ever wrote, and if you know her you know what she means.

It's a pleasure to read in every way.

Title: Remind You What You Did When You Wake
Author: arsenicjade
Rating: NC 17
Word Count: 22,000 Approx.
Summary: A damaged-but-not-broken Harry in the clutches of Death Eaters and a caught-up-in-circumstances Draco who's not actually evil.
Warning(s): NonCon, Sex, Torture, Violence, Character Death (not Harry or Draco)


This is such a powerful story, one of those high-impact fics that stays with you for a long time.

Harry and Ron have been captured by Death Eaters, Lucius Malfoy chief among them. They torture and violate them, both mentally and physically, and Draco, he's there too, but he's a spy, yet, he is coerced into torturing Harry, but as he does this, he opens his mind to Harry, letting Harry know how much he hates doing this, how sorry he is.

Eventually though Harry and Ron escape and defeat Voldemort, and I know I'm rushing here, and you'll have to forgive me because this 'eventually' covers Draco and Snape playing a huge part of it, with Draco actively keeping them alive during their captivity. But even after all this happened, that connection of the mind that Draco opened for Harry didn't close, and so Harry and Draco are bonding in a way, Harry has complete access to Draco's every thought.

Now, that the war is over and won, you have to remember that Harry and Draco are both very damaged and traumatised by what they did and suffered, yet, they have this link, a kinship of sorts, and are living together, trying to live past what happened.

It's not easy, it's not easy with Draco's growing feelings for Harry, which he practically shouts at Harry constantly without even meaning to, his desire, his want, and Harry's reactions to them, because part of him, a huge part of him can't forget what happened while he was a prisoner of the Death Eaters, but an even bigger part of him wants to forgive Draco, too.

It's a great story, intense and powerful, and I know it comes with some pretty strong warnings, but if you only give this story a chance, you're not going to regret it. It's pretty amazing, this fic is.