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    I always have multiple tabs open in my browser with stories that I intend to read. I have ADDED them here for my reference. You are welcome to read any of these, just know that I have not read them yet and they are not recommended either. Thanks!
    Oh, and I keep this list in alphabetical order for my convenience. Thanks.

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"1000 Points from Gryffindor
by orphan account
AO3 Author
    The story of how Harry Potter single-handedly lost Gryffindor the House Cup while attempting to have a “normal” year at Hogwarts. Featuring Harry's suspicious nature turned up to eleven again, a new DADA teacher who is so not here for Harry’s fame, multiple detentions, Slytherins being sneaky, Hufflepuffs being sneakier, and the mystery of Draco Malfoy's hoodie because seriously Hermione who gave that to him and is he wearing it just to torment me? This is ridiculous!
ADDED 11 April 2024

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"A Private Reason for This"
Femme (femmequixotic)
by Femme (femmequixotic)
AO3 Author
    When the wife of a star politician in the Scottish Ministry turns up dead just outside Hogsmeade, Draco Malfoy and his murder investigation team are called in from the Edinburgh Auror force to find her killer. What DCI Malfoy doesn't expect, however, is to have an ex from two decades past end up in his murder room, endangering not only his case, but also his heart.
ADDED 14 February 2024

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"All Possible Worlds"
by gafna [archived by TheHexFiles_archivist]
AO3 Author
    Harry and Draco inadvertently fall through a magic mirror that reveals more about them than they ever wanted to know, changing their relationship forever. HBP compliant.

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"Antediluvia"
zeitgeistic
by zeitgeistic
AO3 Author
    Everyone always forgets about the Merpeople. So did Harry until the day his, Lee’s, and Hermione’s Portkeys land at Reagan National Airport’s Arrivals dais. He’s just had to leave a job he loves and pack his entire life—literally—into his luggage. Then Malfoy and his subplots arrive, and suddenly, saving the world again, one Mermaid at a time, sounds like the perfect excuse to do something he’s always wanted.
The one with mermaids and DC.

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"Antonym of Silence"
XxTheDarkLordxX
by XxTheDarkLordxX
AO3 Author
    No witnesses, no sign of a break-in, wards intact and a missing person. Just what happened to Draco Malfoy? Was he even still alive? All Harry's got to go off of is a wrecked house, a silent painting, and a journal full of private emotions. Is it enough? Or will Malfoy remain a mystery unsolved?
    Completed reading this on 20 June 2021 ... jury is still out.

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"Azoth"
zeitgeistic
by zeitgeistic
Archive of Our Own
    Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care.

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"Bashing a Queer"
by Nigel Gordon
    "Oh, my God," Barry exclaimed, as he watched the new boy mince across the yard and into the school entrance, "I don't believe it."
    "Did you see what he was wearing?" Grant asked, not certain he could believe his eyes. Nobody, but nobody could be that stupid; everybody knew how Barry felt about queers after one of them had made a pass at him. And everybody knew that Barry was the boss around here.
    "Yes, a fucking Gay Rainbow badge. He's going to get it. This is going to be fun."
    "Careful Barry, you're on your last warning about bullying."
    "I know, but I'm not putting up with queers around here. We'll have to take him off school premises. Paul, find out where he lives." The fourteen-year-old, the youngest of the Q boys, nodded, wondering why Barry always picked him for that sort of job.
ADDED 15 November 2023

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"Bloodlines"
by Mark Arbour
    This is a continuation of the Chronicles of an Academic Predator Saga. Many of the characters in this story were introduced in “Chronicles of an Academic Predator,” “1968,” “The Land Whore,” “Be Rad,” “Man in Motion,” “A Summer Love,” and “If It Fits.” You don't have to read them before this story, but it will give you a deeper insight into those characters and their pasts.
High School/College
Thanks Mike!

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"Bloody But Unbowed"
by Lomonaaeren
    Nothing in Harry's life has gone the way he expected, and that includes being the mediwizard assigned to treat Lucius Malfoy. But he's Harry; he can deal with this. And he can deal with Draco Malfoy's nonsensical flirting, too.
ADDED 10 April 2024

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"The Burning Times"
by DracosDirtySecret
    At the end of the War, wizarding governments worldwide have reconstructed themselves from the ground up. People from the wizarding world now find themselves co-existing with those from the Muggle world and vice versa. Draco Malfoy finds himself appointed an Ambassador by the new Minister of Magic, Albus Dumbledore, and Harry Potter is teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. This is where life as they know it ceases to exist.     When Draco is sent away to a far off land, he lands himself in a world of trouble and is sent to a Muggle prison. Stripped of his ability to perform magic, and denied any contact with the outside world, Draco finds himself unable to even contact the new husband he left behind. But Draco’s woes are nothing compared to those of his husband’s.
    Thanks to Maya for the recommendation!

"From the Ashes: The Sequel to The Burning Times"
by DracosDirtySecret
    From the Ashes: The Sequel to The Burning Times. It has been a long and bumpy road, but Harry and Draco, along with their daughter, are back in England and ready to begin a new life as a family. Hopeful, the two are determined to make it work, even if the odds are against them. M/M, slash, sexual situations, adult content, language, Mpreg. Read at your own risk!
    Thanks to Maya for the recommendation!

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Castle Roland Website
    The Castle is your premier destination for online gay fiction and hosts some of the finest authors of gay oriented stories to be found anywhere online. The Castle’s goal is to provide a warm and welcome place for a diverse group of authors; to share their talents with readers from all over the world. We have taken time and care to find and bring to you the best authors and stories to be found online. We have authors whose stories take place in various settings and time periods, and stories that span many genres. So no matter what you’re in the mood for, we are sure you can find it here.

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"Changed Circumstances"
by Jean-Christophe
    Lucien and the Norwegian Slave. Thanks Norman!

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"Changeling"
by CrookedArchive
    The assignment seems to be an excuse to get the Boy Who Lived away from the press for a while – Head Auror Savage is human, after all. But when they arrive to Barebone Castle, Aurors Potter and Malfoy realize that something sinister may indeed be going on. It's terrifying. It's cursed. It's some next level freaky shit that nobody can explain. But not to worry! Two lovestruck idiots are on the case.

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The Clan Short Universe Stories

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"Cloak and Dagger" Series
by Lomonaaeren
Archive of Our Own
    Draco and Harry are partners in the Socrates Corps, with a mandate to hunt down the twisted, the Darkest of the Dark wizards- and standing permission to kill them once cornered. Pre-slash, evolving towards a slash relationship. The series alternates one-shots and longer chaptered stories. Fair warning: this will be dark, with lots of death, blood, gore, and violence.

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"The Contract"
by rdwind [archived by HPFandom_archivist]
Archive of Our Own
    A contract between Lucius Malfoy and James Potter leads Draco to claim Harry, before his Father can. But what happens when both boys harbor a secret crush? Will the Slave stay a slave to the Master? Will the Master be strong enough to keep him from his Father's ambition? It is Lucius they need to be worried about? Join the boys on a year long trek through their seventh year of finding how to live together as their magic unites. Family and friends seek to discover the truth behind the contract.
    From the author: After almost three years on the "Most Reviewed Story Ever" list, I feel it will be soon that it is overtaken by another. Thank you to all those who have reviewed the story.

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"Contract Under Love"
by CelticKitsune
    Harry has always felt his life has been nothing more then a downwards spiral. Tired of being controlled by Dumbledore, Harry vows that his seventh year at Hogwarts will be unlike any other so far. However Dumbledore has one more final move.

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"CONTROL and KAOS"
An author at Awesomedude
by David Buffet
    That was why EJ had suggested he switch to boys -- at least for the next one. Girlfriends were great, EJ had said, but they were very high-maintenance, and this was a year that was too busy to be worrying about stupid shit like that. They were seniors. This year was supposed to be fun!
    "Boys would probably be easier," he had said. "Make them cum and they're happy." Topher laughed at this, pointing out that he was much the same. "That's the whole idea," said EJ. "You don't have to spend all your time worrying about what they're thinking or what they want. Girls are fucking baffling."
ADDED on 10 December 2023

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"Coup de Grâce"
FibromyalGIA
by FibromyalGIA
    Harry Potter is dead and Voldemort has won-- at least that's what everyone's been told to believe. The world is at war, Hogwarts is more dangerous than ever, and Draco Malfoy finds himself part of a group of rebels, hell-bent on fighting back against the system of oppression now in place. Their numbers are small and hope is difficult to hold onto, but Draco is willing to risk his entire life in order to change the world for the better. He hadn't wanted things to be this way... not really.
ADDED on 10 December 2023

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"The Cowardly Lion (A Drarry AU: Book One)"
by hermione_writes
(No longer online)
    Draco Malfoy has played Quidditch since he was a little boy. He's been tutored in Potions since he was little by his godfather, Severus Snape. He's been told all about the savage oaf Hagrid, how Muggle-borns are inferior to purebloods like himself, and how blood-traitors are simply horrible human beings. All Draco knows is a miserable life with parents who don't show their love very often, a father who enjoys cursing him as punishment, and "friends" who are more like minions. Draco's room is so big it feels empty most of the time. Draco has never been the most courageous of wizards.
    Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had birthday party in eleven years.
    But what will happen when Draco gets Sorted into Gryffindor, Harry refuses to believe Draco's a bad person, a Muggle-born girl is smarter than Draco was told any Muggle-born could ever be, a blood-traitor is understanding of Draco's situation, the only friends Draco ever had turn into bullies, and Draco realizes that maybe he has never held the same beliefs as his father?
    Note: Apparently "HarryPotterFanFiction.com" has gone dark. That's where this story was originally housed. I'll keep searching. There is a story by Lomonaaeren, but the plot is very different.

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"The Darkness Within"
Kurinoone
by Kurinoone
    What if Wormtail hadn't told Lord Voldemort the Potters hideout. What if he took Harry straight to him instead? A Dark Harry fanfic.

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Dementor Kiss
luss
by Luss
    Draco Malfoy escapes from his cell in Azkaban, the ministry has no choice but to send their best Auror, Harry Potter, to find him. And between the walls of the world's toughest prison, Harry discovers not only the origin of the most terrifying creatures, but a love against time.

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Dragon Bait
Dragon Bait by Bullied
by Bullied
    Harry discoveries that being a virgin sacrifice for a fire breathing dragon isn’t ... quite what he expected.

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Dragon Kissed
by Zakaira
    Draco Malfoy, after losing most of his family, has retreated to a cave in the middle of a dragon reserve, in the hopes of receiving the kiss of the dragon spirits. He succeeds, but when a terrorist organization takes over the reserve putting his life in danger, Harry Potter comes to his rescue. Only Draco doesn’t want to go and is clearly hiding something. Matters are complicated when Draco is kissed a second time. Can Harry discover what is really going on with Draco and the dragon spiritualism that everyone in the reserve seems to believe in?

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"The Cicatrix Cycle"
by Ivy Blossom
Book One - Origins
    Draco was already far gone on Harry before Haven started, so I figured we might as well have a look and see how that happened. - First Chapter is Night Swimming
Book Two - Haven
    After a whirlwind romance with Draco Malfoy that ends in an explosion of clashing political beliefs, Harry Potter graduates from Hogwarts and takes a job with the Ministry. He hopes that Draco wil not join the Death Eaters and will come to him in time, and he doesn't guess what Voldemort has in store for him.
Book Three - Belong
    Having betrayed Harry Potter and been forgiven by him, Draco Malfoy tries to be worthy of a normal life, but strange elements of his past keep him from looking as though his is. With Voldemort on the lose, his father's image appearing in strange places, and all fingers pointing at him, Draco hopes he can clear his own name and save the world before Harry admits that Draco can't be trusted.

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"Fire"
by Str8mayb
    Me and my big mouth. I just had to get all full of self pity and whine to my friend Linda that my life was over and all a waste. You see, I’m a 27-year-old ex-school teacher. Yeah, ex. Last summer while visiting my sister in Birmingham, Alabama a drunk driver ran off the road and three yards later stopped on me. My back is now a mess. I set off all the alarms in airports and courthouses. The up side is the drunk was old money so now I’m new money (well I can live comfortably anyway). Anyway back to my big mouth. I’m complaining that I have this nice four bedroom house (was my grandparents) with a nice piece of land and I can’t do anything.
    Linda says she can fix that if I want. So, BIG MOUTH me, tells her to go for it. A mere two weeks later she has me set up as a foster parent. No little ones just ages 9 and up. Since I’m a single male, no girls. When Linda had everything all legal, she gave me a plaque that says “Lee’s Boys Club.” We had a good laugh at that.
    I’m not laughing now, I’m sweating. Tuesday afternoon the middle of October and Linda just called, and is bringing over my first foster son.
    I started reading this story on Nifty, then I discovered AC's Corner Cafe and there is a ton of shit going on over there. Tons of authors and tons of stories. I'm a new fan!

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"Forgive Those Who Trespass"
by Lomonaaeren
Horror/Adventure
    Harry was convinced he had an ordinary, if inconvenient, life. Then Ron and Hermione vanished into the Department of Mysteries. And it seems the only person who might know where they are is a mute Draco Malfoy.

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"The Freshmen"
by Mark Arbour
Romance/Adventure
    It is August of 2004, the month that the Olympics were held in Athens. Will Schluter will be there, then he'll start his freshman year at Harvard with his cousin Marie. It's a bittersweet event because the man he loves, Travis Buck, has to remain in Hollywood to work on his acting career, and they'll have to deal with being separated by thousands of miles. Meanwhile, Will's brother JJ is firmly established in New York City, trying to deal with the inevitable challenges life throws at him, while his father Brad will face a crisis that could ruin his marriage.

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"Harry Potter and the Power of Reverse Psychology"
by The Sentient Duck
    It's yet another fic where Harry faces down that Machiavellian scoundrel Albus Dumbledore, learns he's the heir to more houses than he can shake a stick at, discovers he's been manipulated all his life, and starts taking control of his own destiny. Or so it would appear. But looks, especially when magic is involved, can be deceiving.

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"Hush of War (Black Empire) Series"
by zeitgeistic
Archive of Our Own
    Part One - Harry Potter is rescued from the Dursleys and spends the summer with his god…father? This is the prequel to The Hush of War. Beta'd by giesha_kitten/laureen.
    Part Two - Voldemort has made a bargain with Harry to stop killing muggles and muggle-borns (when at all possible, of course) in exchange for Harry's cooperation. While Harry thinks he's using the time to find a way to defeat the Dark Lord, he will realize that Voldemort is always one step ahead, and so long as he isn't killing anyone...what's the big deal? He has bigger things to worry about now, anyway. Includes dementors, pureblood culture, the prophecy, what exactly happened with Lily's sacrifice, magical breakthroughs, children Death Eaters, and portraits of family.

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"In a Heartbeat"
by Grasshopper
Part of the "Just Hit Send" Series
    "David made wrong choices and then have to live with them. He had let people arrange his life, from his job to his sexuality, and the frustration of it all was eating him alive."
    Marcus slammed his laptop shut. What a bunch of whining drivel. He didn't want to write about himself. There was nothing to say. If he kept this up much longer, he'd never ever get his novel written. He was just putting his frustrations on the screen. No one wanted to read about his screwed up life.
Thanks Rigel!

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"The Invisible Man"
by Faith Wood (faithwood)
    Sometimes unforeseen side effects aren't the worst thing that can happen to a person.

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"It Always Rains"
by Winnett
    Dark conspiracies, unlikely friendships, and the endless weeping of the sky. Harry must follow a trail of clues to not only save his friend, but perhaps even the British wizarding world.
    "I started writing this story pre-Deathly Hallows and began posting this story in 2009, years and years ago, so it's AU to an extent. This is how I envisioned the final battle, the Horcrux hunt, and the lives these brave men eventually led."
Thanks Rigel!
ADDED 11 February 2024

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"JNCOFT 1: Just Not Cut Out for Torture"
by shilo1364
    The summer before 7th year, a restless Harry Potter is captured and taken to Malfoy Manor. Together, he and Draco Malfoy escape to Grimmauld place, where they are instructed to stay put while the Order takes care of more urgent business. Left out of the Horcrux hunt, they hatch their own plans to defeat Voldemort. Kreacher and the sentient Black House play a pivotal role, joined by a reluctant Snape and all the usual suspects. With the help of their friends, Harry and Draco learn to tolerate one another, defeat Voldemort, and even death itself. In this alternate Battle of Hogwarts, pranks and scheming carry the day.

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"Joseph Andrew Collins"
Nifty Author
by LBJ
College
Thanks Don!
    It is Saturday mid-morning and I'm standing in front of Roberts Hall, which is suppose to be my temporary home as I begin my college education. I'm not pleased. It's suppose to be a temporary residence, because my Dad and Brad have decided I am going to pledge to Delta Phi Delta and once I become a member, move into the Fraternity House. It's a tradition. Dad has been a DPD since he attended this college and Brad is currently a Brother, starting his third year of studies.
    I'm not pleased, because I have no intention of pledging DPD as is expected and I had anticipated Roberts Hall would become my permanent 'home away from home'. The problem is simple. It turns out this is a jock hotel and I don't want to live in a jock hotel, which is also one of the reasons I don't want to pledge DPD, the best known and most esteemed Frat for athletes on the east coast.

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"Just a Matter of Time"
Gracerene
by Gracerene
Post Hogwarts/Time Travel
    Draco's in a bit of a rut. He's nearing forty, divorced, and he still can't figure out how to make his Time Turner reconstruction work. He's bored, he can admit it, so he's not nearly as concerned as he should be when his pet project malfunctions and sends him twenty years into the past. That is, until he ends up relying on a nineteen-year-old Harry Potter for help and starts developing some very inconvenient—and possibly reciprocated—feelings.
ADDED 31 January 2024

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"Kenny"
Nifty Author
by Charlie
High School
    When we graduated in 1961, we were like most grads I think. We were going to change the world, discover a cure for cancer, win a Nobel prize, be heralded as the greatest engineers ever to live. Well, we didn't do all that; we didn't do any of that! We never even got to graduate school like we'd intended. But we managed to find happiness and I think you'll agree that's something that is all too rare these days. I am still happy today... perhaps happier than I've ever been! I still cannot hold LilCharlie in my arms and feed him or sing to him without tears in my eyes. Cathy, recalling how my father acted, misinterpreted those tears. She thought I was thinking things like "I'll never live to see him grow up!" etc, etc. I assured her that is not the case. I am simply overwhelmed with emotion whenever I look into his face. My daughter named her first son after her faggot father!
Completed 04 Jan 1980
Thanks Pee Jay!

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"Level Two: Series One"
by Ashii Black (ashiiblack), blamebrampton, Catsintheattic, dustmouth, epithalamium, incandescent (lmeden), JosephineStone, leveltwo, nerakrose, raitala, Romaine, Vaysh, Writcraft
Archive of Our Own
    Witches and wizards are disappearing in a seemingly random fashion. Coincidence? Abductions? But no one is claiming ransom. The Aurors are not even sure the disappearances are connected, then one of the missing turns up dead. Meanwhile, Auror Harry Potter is thrown into the infamous Sirius Black Muggle murder case from 25 years ago. Given a chance to clear his godfather's name for good, Harry is not above accepting even the help of magical specialist Draco Malfoy.

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"Live to Remember, Remember to Live"
by Mosraelt
Archive of Our Own
    The Department of Magical Law Enforcement has just taken on a new case involving a dangerous experimental potion. Neuromagicologist and Potions Master Draco Malfoy is the one man in Britain who may be able to determine what it does and who’s brewing it. Harry Potter just feels lucky that he gets to tag along.

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"Love at First Bite"
by CrackerWriter
Note: Crackerwriter passed away 25 May 2012
Thanks Mike!
    Rob was hungry for sex; the frustration of finding someone willing had been driving him mad. He knew his chances of doing the full thing were pretty slim at the moment. There was something wrong, but he didn’t know quite what it was just yet. He hadn’t been able to get fully aroused on the last occasion, even though it had virtually been handed to him on a plate. But then maybe that was because he felt too many demands were being placed on him. He’d been secretly scared, knowing he was expected to make the first move.
    105 Chapters! Wow!

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"Love is a Deserter"
Author WantsUnicorns
by WantsUnicorns
One chapter and 15,912 words rated Explicit
    After an unexpected encounter, Harry finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about the world he lives in. The deeper he digs, the more disturbing are the things he finds. He is torn between setting things right and the harm that could do to the people he loves. Eventually he has to realise that some things are larger than him and that or everything to get better he might actually have to start with himself.
ADDED on 26 April 2024

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The Merlin Slash Archive

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"Mr. Pym"
by Jack Kendel
Short Story
Thanks Rigel!
CAN NOT FIND THIS STORY 22 July 2018

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"Murder in St Mungo’s"
XxTheDarkLordxX
by XxTheDarkLordxX
Post Hogwarts/Thriller/Suspense
    Bodies were popping up dead all across Great Britain. Nothing connected them, no eyewitnesses, no motive, and not a single suspect in sight. Junior Auror Harry Potter was not given the cases nor asked to help, but that wasn’t going to stop him from getting to the bottom of it. Even if he had to work with the Ministry’s least favourite employee, Draco Malfoy.

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"Now I Know I'm Not Alone"
Nifty Author
by Dimi and Joey
High School
    This is a true story, with some names changed for obvious reasons. Joey and I are now 18 and decided to publish the stories of our adventures and discoveries on the net at-large. They first appeared on a now defunct website.
    Thanks Pee Jay!

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"OR."
zeitgeistic
by zeitgeistic
    He should've told him. Or he should've quit. Or he should've said something. Or he should've stopped it. Or he should've done something. Or he should've said anything.
    The premise of this story is a forced/accidental love bond. It is not between Harry and Draco. There are no sexual "actions" between the two bonded, but there is going to be a lot of angst caused by this bond until it's resolved. If you can't bear the idea of Harry or Draco being accidentally bonded to someone else, this is not the story for you.

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"Origins"
by ivyblossom
Archive of Our Own
    It started as a rumour on the Hogwarts Express. Billy Huggins, a sixth year Ravenclaw, had been visiting with his great-uncle Benny, one of the most renowned pranksters in Ravenclaw history (and, incidentally, the only wizard to date to swim across the English Channel), and over the summer he had learned one of the legendary and wholly illegal Hogwarts' student capers; Balineum Abnocto, popularly known as the Swimming Hole spell. The lake that the first years ritually traveled across by boat every year was not the most inviting place to swim at the best of times; it was filled with all kinds of nasties with tentacles, poisoned spines, exploding glands, spiked tongues, iron fangs, and other, darker things that upper years whispered into the ears of new students on the train. "Don't fall in!" So rumour had it that that Billy Huggins intended cast the spell on the lake by the docks that night after dark, allowing a few lucky students the chance to enjoy a couple of hours of fun in the otherwise inaccessible water. It's time for nightswimming.

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"Paws of Fury"
Veritas03
by Veritas03
    Harry has a furry little problem – but Draco’s scent soothes the savage beastie. Will Draco be able to save him when Harry’s world begins to crumble? Bubbles, blowjobs, mystery – and something rotten in the place of Grimmauld. Yes, yes - it's a Kitten!Harry fic. I know what you’re thinking - but it was there and I had to get it out of my system. Give it a chance.
    Thanks to Maya for the recommandation!

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"The Pendulum of Choice"
by Rushlight
    From the author: I plotted out this series during the long and barren wait for HBP to come out (yes, it's really been that long since I started writing this). What this means is that at the time, I'd never heard of a Horcrux. I thought about changing certain parts of the storyline as that part of canon unfolded, but then I figured hey, these are all alternate universes anyway, right? So maybe Horcruxes don't exist here, or else the diary was the only one.... In any case, let's all just pretend they aren't as important as they are in JKR's world, 'kay?
    General Caveat: Here you will find pairings for Harry/just about everyone you can think of (along with other varied m/m pairings). There is noncon and death and angst and other assorted nastiness. On the flip side, there is also love and humor and hope and trust. Ratings range between episodes from G to NC-17.

    Thanks to Maya for the recommandation!

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"Romancing the Sorcerer's Stone"
by shilo1364
AO3 Author
    After the war, Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter fall into a strangely comfortable partnership as treasure hunters. Draco turns up rumors of Dark artifacts and cursed treasure through his mostly-legal antiques business; Harry tracks down said treasure. As time goes on, they spend more and more time dashing about the world in search of treasure together.

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"Saved by Death"
Saved by Death by The Calming Draught
by The Calming Draught
Rated: Fiction T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 6 - Words: 60,029
    From the author - Every writer must attempt at least some sort of time-travel, so here I am. At the Final battle, after the AK by Voldemort, Harry travels back to his 11 year old body. Harry/Draco pairing, Good Snape, Dumbledore/Granger/Molly/Ron/Ginny bashing, the not so insane dark lord, animagus transformations, and lots more fun.
READ/CONTEMPLATING addition on 13 March 2024

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"Saving Draco Malfoy"
Saving Draco Malfoy
by Dayspring
    While the Wizarding world waits for Harry Potter to save them, Draco Malfoy decides to save himself.

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"Secrets of the Forbidden Broomcloset"
by Anthea Rose
    Draco Malfoy is beyond infuriated when a bored Daily Prophet pins him as gay, and he's willing to do anything to prove his heterosexuality - even accept help from an aloof but sympathizing Harry Potter.

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"Ship of Theseus"
by GallaPlacidia
AO3 Author
    When Harry gets amnesia and forgets he and Draco were ever married, he refuses treatment to remember.

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"Souls Lost and Found"
by Romaine
AO3 Author
    Students at Hogwarts are being drained of their magic, Luna hears a distinctive voice beyond the curtain, and Draco's seeing things on a wall. They all add up to a mystery that takes Harry and Draco to a familiar island.

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"Shibboleths"
zeitgeistic
by zeitgeistic
    Muggle Immersion co-Professor Harry Potter spends his days hanging with his son, reading to his "dog," teaching magical kids about the internet with his cousin Dudley, and irritating Snape’s portrait. He’s understandably annoyed when his cosy life is interrupted by the Headmistress hiring on Draco Malfoy to be Hogwarts’ new Ancient Magical Cultures and Spellcasting professor. But then the explosion happens, and it turns out they'll all need Malfoy's knowledge if they want the magical world to survive.
The one with the scary things and Professor Dudley.

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Soup-pocalypse and The Great Curry Cataclysm
by SquadOfCats
AO3 Author
    Eleven years after the war, Draco Malfoy leads a quiet, boring, and perfectly respectable life, thanks very much. Or, at least he does, until a sudden and very unexpected veela awakening causes him to throw soup all over Harry Potter in the middle of the Ministry cafeteria.
    Something to consider: This is a Veela fic. I think it is a bit atypical for veela fics? It hits some of the classic veela tropes but not others. Just fyi as you go into this, this is not going to be the most veela-y veela fic you've ever seen.

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"Star Quality"
by who-la-hoop
who_la_hoop
    Two years after the war, and Harry’s content with his life. OK, so it’s a little annoying that he keeps winning Witch Weekly’s Most Eligible Bachelor award, and he’s really not looking forward to the unveiling of an enormous gold statue of himself, but he loves his friends, and he loves being an Auror. And if he yearns for something more, something he can barely bring himself to think about, well, he’ll probably get over it. No one’s happy all the time, are they? But then everything changes, and Harry’s thrown into a new and dazzling world he’s not sure he can actually escape from. And as time goes on, he starts to wonder: does he actually want to?
ADDED on 24 April 2024

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Stronger (Unbroken) ((REMADE))
by bafflinghaze
AO3 Author
    After months of being experimented on, Draco finally escapes...only to be locked up in a Ministry cell. But he knows he’s been changed: his magic is wilder, stronger, what he needs to escape the Ministry and to hunt down his captors and torture them as they did him. But then he comes in contact with Auror Harry Potter, and things take a sharp twist.

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"The Taste of Magic"
by Romaine
AO3 Author
    As the world's atmosphere changes, magic starts to disappear. Only a "lucky" few will stay in the magical world until the earth begins to heal.

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"Things Worth Knowing"
by Femme (femmequixotic), noeon (noe)
AO3 Author
    After the Battle, Harry thinks he's left Hogwarts for good, but Minerva insists that all students return for an Eighth Year if they wish to sit for NEWTs in the spring, and Harry needs those NEWTs to go into the Aurors. Draco's just grateful not to be in Azkaban. Or the Manor. He's hoping he can steer clear of Potter this year and grapple with his own problems. Unfortunately for him, Potter appears to be one of those problems. And that's not even addressing the fact that Potter's got serious issues of his own, which Draco realises as he's forced to share an Eighth Year dormitory room and several classes with the Gryffindor Git. If only they can make it through the year without killing each other, it should be all right, shouldn't it?
ADDED 20 March 2018

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"Tests of Blood"
by dkstories
Action-Adventure/Coming of Age/High-Epic Fantasy/Arcanepunk
    Prince Dalen Ashkeveron has long been weary of being compared to his famous relative. When one of the greatest challenges in the history of Valdemar rises, Dalen can't help but answer the call.
    Valedmar and its world belong to Mercedes Lackey and her publishers. Be sure to check our her books starting with "The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy".

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"Time to Spare"
by EmySabath
    Voldemort has a plan to catch Harry out of bounds and cast a spell to send him back two hundred years, but all does not go as planned and Harry isn't as gone as he'd thought ...

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"To Fulfill a Prophesy"
Nifty Author
by LBJ
    It was not like me, Benton Dean Hillsborough McAdams III, to interfere with someone else's business. In fact, of late, the only thing I was involved in at all was my own business. As Owner, Chairman and C.E.O. of a multi-faceted conglomerate and one of the wealthiest men on the North American continent, I had immersed myself in the day-to-day operation of my many businesses and industries. `McAdams Corp.' was a well known and highly respected name in corporate America and since picking up the reins, after the sudden death of my father three years ago, I had become as well respected in the business community. My dedication and management skill were acknowledged at the highest levels of national corporate management. I worked 18 hours a day, 7 days a week and ate, slept and breathed business. I was totally occupied in my corporation, earnings were at the best levels in 25 years and I felt isolated and totally miserable.
Thanks Don!

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"Tomorrow is dead to me"
by Prototype_UP77
    Draco has no choice but to return to this horrible house. When Potter bursts in, Draco also has to face his biggest, best-kept secret. As always, Potter does not give up when it comes to uncovering things that don't concern him.

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"Tyler"
by Vance Lister
    Tyler’s a foster kid, after being abused by his parents and mistreated in foster care he’s angry with the world and all but given up on finding true happiness, until he meets Connor, but is he too angry to let himself be happy?
Thanks Boas!
ADDED 10 October 2022

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"Under Pressure"
by Corvette Clair
AO3 Author
    Draco Malfoy only smokes under pressure, and tonight he’s smoking like a stack. He’s stuck in an interrogation room with two hostile Aurors, trying to hide his identity and his Dark Mark, answering a lot of intrusive questions about an anonymous punter.
    Turns out the man is missing. Turns out he may not be as anonymous as Draco thought. Turns out Draco is suspected of kidnapping the Savior of the Wizarding World, and if that doesn’t entitle him to a fag or two, what does?

    OR

    Harry Potter mysteriously disappears from a Knockturn Alley dive. His Auror colleagues, having no idea why he was there, go into a panic and start questioning everyone who came into contact with him. At the top of that list is the nameless sex worker last seen taking his money.

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"Waiting By An Open Door"
femmequixotic
by femmequixotic
    Draco starts following Potterwatch secretly during the War. He wishes Potter would come save him too. But that sort of thing only happens in fairy tales, and Malfoys don't get fairy tale endings, do they?

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"We Are Young (I'll Carry You Home Tonight)"
femmequixotic
by femmequixotic
    From the author:
    Harry and Draco have been falling into bed on and off again since the last election five years ago, much to the amusement--and financial gain--of their circle of friends. But when Harry agrees to work with Draco to put Kingsley Shacklebolt into the Minister's office, they can't work side-by-side again every day and sleep together; that would be courting disaster. Wouldn't it?
    Warnings for emotional roller coasters, intense friendships, UST and sex and UST and sex, voyeurism, desperate kisses, Wizengamot elections, ongoing wagers, policy wonks behaving badly, mention of war crimes and police brutality, kittens, Blaise-as-Malcolm-Tucker, some bisexuality, lots of profanity (see Blaise-as-Malcolm-Tucker), the odd West Side Story reference.
    This story is a love letter not only to a few places in London which are special to me for one reason or another but also to Harry and Draco themselves, who will always hold a deeply meaningful place in my heart, and to those of you reading who love them as well. Buckle up, darlings, it’s going to be a bumpy ride at times, but we’ll get there in one piece. Mostly. :)

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"What Is This Feeling?"
by Rising Phoenix1835
    The war is over, and Harry Potter just wants to move on with his life and be a normal teenager. He returns to Hogwarts for his final year hoping for once that it will be a normal year. But when does normal ever describe Harry's life?
Last Updated 16 June 2009
Appears to be abandoned and incomplete.

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"You cannot save people, you can only love them"
by heyitsamorette (AmoretteHD)
AO3 Author
    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.

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"You Set My Soul Alight"
by parkkate
AO3 Author
    Students are going missing at Hogwarts, but that's not the only mystery Draco is determined to solve. Something’s going on with Potter. He can deny it all he wants. Draco is going to find out what it is. Unfortunately, trying to get to the bottom of it has some unexpected consequences and if Draco isn’t careful, he’s going to jeopardise their mission.

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