Warning: Tentacles

Some Harry/Draco recs from hd_holidays for you.

ART
Backroom Deals
Every Breath You Take [NWS]
In the Garden of Erised [WS]
But If You Really Hold Me Tight [NWS]
Department of Mysteries [NWS]

FIC
To Be Back Again in the Rest of the Room by anon
Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 16k
Summary: Harry’s just defeated Voldemort, and has had enough trouble for a lifetime. All he wants to do now is to get into his four-poster bed in Gryffindor Tower and sleep. Too bad he soon finds himself unexpectedly stuck in a malfunctioning Room of Requirement... with Malfoy.

This fic takes place immediately after the final battle. Harry and Draco are trapped inside the Room of Requirement and it’s all shrouded in mystery as they try to figure out how to escape and get to know each other in the meantime. It’s a pretty familiar concept but it’s clear that there is more at play here than appears. I suggest you don’t skim the comments of this fic as this fic is better without being spoiled.

Fearless by anon
Harry/Draco | NC-17 | 35k
Summary: "There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance." -- John Lennon

I adore Harry in this fic. He is wonderfully complicated, faulted in all the right (very believable) ways. It has heartwarming friendships with Ron and Hermione. Hilarious moments with Dudley and this great exploration of mortality and grief and finding something to live for.

Hello again internet... I lost you for seven hours today. Just *poof* no internet. ;_;

In unrelated news... I scrubbed my kitchen floor, cleaned all my bathrooms and made a three course meal for dinner...

It's true: idle hands make the devil's work.
if by idle you mean not able to be on lj or gdocs and by devil's work you mean use a mop and bucket.

so. anyway. back.

And here are a bunch of crazy hot Harry/Draco recs:


From harry_submits:

[ART]
Lust [NWS, bondage]

A Week in the Life of a Happy Sub. [NWS, bondage (and rhyming. (*g*)]

From hp_kinkfest:

[FIC]
Counterpoise by faithwood [NC-17, bestiality] (7k)
Summary: Draco, as per usual, is in trouble, but this time Harry cannot help him. Or so he thinks. (Basically, it's like The Frog Prince, but without frogs, a princess and a magical kiss, and with a tiger, a cranky Auror, self-confidence issues and penetration.)

I could easily be flippant about this fic. The premise makes it easy to be flippant, but I think the author takes this trope (of someone being stuck as an animal) and makes the fic more about Harry and Draco's relationship, their trust issues, their ability to forgive than it is about Draco's talented tiger tongue. Don't get me wrong, the fic is hot like burning, but as with Faith's usual style it's mixed with humour and emotion and an underlying point which just makes the sex all the hotter.

I'm still terribly behind in reading at hd_holidays. But I did manage to get one last 56k fic in before reveals and it was a fabulous read.

The Boy Who Only Lived Twice by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry Potter is an Unspeakable. Draco Malfoy is the wizard who shagged him. Adventure! Intrigue! Secret identities, celebrities, spies! It's all right here, folks.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 56,000

There have been a ton of recs for this, long beautiful recs that I can’t hope to match. But just in case you haven’t seen any of them, or need to see one more, I’ll add my two cents. First, I loved the writing of this fic. It had great pacing and charming style that made for an easy read. Second, the sex was hot like burning. And third, the fic has such an interesting take on Unspeakables, and this whole concept of assuming another identity through polyjuice. I love the idea of not just using polyjuice for occasional disguises, but using it to create a single different identity over a long period of time to ensure your own identity is kept secret. That concept is a key element through the entire fic and it felt fresh and really worked for me.

Also... I'm reccing H/D at crack_broom this month! \o/

Sneaking in one more rec post in the lull between Christmas and New Years.

[ART]
The Manner of Giving by anon @ hd_holidays [NWS, crossdressing]
Summary: It's been a long while since Harry's wanted to surprise anyone with a present and even longer since he's been surprised. Trust Draco Malfoy to change all that.

but better than rain or rippling streamsby anon @ hd_holidays [NWS]
Summary: Harry and Draco in a bathroom at Malfoy Manor. I think they've just finished the bath, but maybe they are about to get in?
[MINE MINE MINE!!!! *twirls*]

[FIC]
An Inconvenient Wedding by anon @ smutty_claus Draco/Hermione, background Scorpius/Lily
Summary: When Scorpius and Lily announce their engagement, it really couldn't come at a worse time for Draco and Hermione.
Rating: NC-17
Length: ~19,000 words
Warnings: Infidelity

I have a not-so-secret love of Draco/Hermione and this infidelity fic basically blew my mind. It’s ~complicated. There’s nothing easy about this affair or the decisions these two are faced with, but the author manages to make me wholeheartedly hope for these two because I felt they truly belonged together and my heart ached for them to finally be happy and open and honest with themselves and everyone around them (which doesn’t always happen to me with infidelity fics)

The Cottage with the Purple Door, A Non-Linear Love Story by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: A story that's all about love, unlikely friendships, and a place to call home.
Rating: Hard R
Warning(s): Smut scene contains rimming.
Epilogue compliant? Somewhat. Epilogue children exist, but the marriages that produced them didn't last.
Word Count: ~10,500

This is a simple, sweet, romantic tale - but the interesting way it’s told (jumping all over timelines as to how they meet and eventually find their happily ever after together) adds a really fun and interesting twist to the storytelling.

Various pairings, though mostly H/D

[ART]
You Belong to Me by anon @ hd_holidays [NWS] Harry/Draco
Summary: Draco has a pet.

Fan by anon @ smutty_claus [NWS] Ginny/Draco
Summary: Ginny's playing Quidditch full time for the Holyhead Harpies. Draco comes to watch her play, but never seems to show any actual outward interest or team spirit during her matches. However, a secret fanboy lies within. :D


[FIC]
Harry Potter and the Problematic Partnership by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: Forced to work together on an important case within the Ministry, Harry and Draco find that if they're not letting their animosity get in the way, they might actually be brilliant together. For as long as the assignment lasts, at least.
Rating: R
Word Count: Approaching 25,000.

This fic sizzles with UST. The plot was fascinating and I got a little brain orgasm from all the clever ways that Harry and Draco used their complimentary skills to work together. But the UST and banter was really what sold me on this one. Delish.

At Your Service by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: Hogwarts students are in danger; Harry is determined to save them all. There's only one thing he knows for certain: Draco Malfoy is somehow involved.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~96,000

I want to do this justice, because it deserves it. So I’ll first direct you to melusinahp’s rec but be warned that there are spoilers in the comments because it’s the sort of fic you want to talk about. This fanfic is unique in that it feels like a book 8 – which I’m afraid has become a trope as far as comments go. ‘wow! This could be book 8!’ but this one... actually could (if JKR wanted Harry and Draco to have explicit sex in her book). But outside of the pairing, the characters and the plot are done perfectly in JKRs style. The humour is true to the book humour. The way Harry ‘notices things’ (how his friends are acting, insignificant details) and as a reader you know these things are clues and you tuck them away because they are clearly important and you’ll need them later. And mixed in with all the typical collection of characters moving through eight year with an odd mystery you have this slow burning ~thing~ going on between Draco and Harry. This wasn’t using fanfic to ‘fix’ canon, but using fanfic to continue canon... with H/D as a reasonable possibility.

Scenes From An Affair by anon @ smutty_claus Hermione/James II
Summary: Hermione knows it's a mistake. She knows she'll hate herself tomorrow, but she'd rather live with the regret of saying yes than saying no.
Rating: NC-17
Length: 3107 words
Warnings: Adultery, Cross-gen

The structure of this fic is really interesting, I liked starting mid affair and working backward through the guilt and denial to the very moment of that first spark.

Against the Wall by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco [NWS/PG-13]

Nibble 'Neath the Mistletoe by oldenuf2nb Harry/Draco [WS/PG-13]

Chasing After Impossibility by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: Quidditch is the only thing keeping Harry sane these days. It seems to be working for Draco as well.
Rating: R
Word Count: 6014

This is a lovely 8th year fic that captures the confusion and disorientation of both Harry and Draco after the war. And how sometimes it’s easiest to understand each other when you are both lost.

Searching Diagon Alley by anon @ hd_holidays Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry’s looking for somewhere he belongs; what he finds is Draco.
Rating: NC-17/Hard R
Word Count: @ 10 000

I have such a soft spot for unusual careers fic. This is a fun read, with some great moments of Draco and Harry dancing around each other.

[ART]
I will mark which must be mine by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry makes his move during a Quidditch match, when they're high enough that they're in the warmth of the setting sun and, more importantly, WELL beyond the range of even the best Omnioculars. Draco has not yet had enough time to figure out how he feels about this development, but he's doing all right so far. Title is a line from Edna St Vincent Millay's Afternoon on a Hill.
Rating: G

Behind Closed Doors by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Sometimes even aurors need to unwind.
Rating: NC17

Photo Shoot by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry and Draco, super Auror partners, are coerced into posing for recruitment posters for the Auror Department. They do the photo shoot, and afterwards Draco rewards Harry for his cooperation.
Rating: PG-13


[FIC]
Party of Two by anon @ hd_holidays
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Drinking, sex, and a total misreading of the concept of fuck buddies.
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): Unabashed alcohol abuse. Oh, and for some reason, Draco is a tailor. idek.
Epilogue compliant? Oh, no. I would say definitely not.
Word Count: ~13,600

This fic is so much fun to read. It’s funny and sexy and the drunk silly boys are pretty much adorable. Had a smile on my face the whole fic, a pleasure to read.

I've been meaning to pimp this fest since Oct 1st, but then I decided to just save up recs and then the fest started and I could pretty much have been reccing every single entry in this fest. SO MUCH PRETTY. so... better late then never: LOOK!!! A WHOLE FEST OF NOTHING BUT HARRY/DRACO ART!!! ♥





And while I've love all the entries so far, this one in particular got my jaw dropping. Hello there, biting kink.

And I never drink wine. by anon @ hd_fanart fest
Warnings: Blood, biting, vampires... possible non-con? (though Draco looks like he's having a pretty good time) [NWS]

Touchstone by faithwood Harry/Draco [NC-17] (7.5k)
Summary: Two years after their break up, Harry and Draco meet again under familiar circumstances: Draco is in danger, Harry saves him.

This is a wonderfully balanced fic -- by which I mean there's a very skillful mixture of plot, angst, humour, UST, porn and romance. These are all things I love, especially when someone can mix them together JUST SO and make my chest ache, my pulse race and my heart grow three sizes by the end of it. This was beautifully done, well thought out and so damn romantic I want to clutch it to my chest and hold it there for ever.

Brilliant, Faith. One of my absolute favs of yours.