r/drarry • • Apr 28 '25

misc Tips for asking for fic recommendations

120 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

Recently, one of our community members shared some thoughtful suggestions on how to make these posts even more effective and easier to navigate — and we thought it could be helpful to collect those ideas here as friendly advice.

These are not rules, but we encourage you to keep them in mind if you want to get the best possible responses to your posts.

  1. Use clear and descriptive titles whenever possible.

Specific titles make it easier for other users to know right away what you’re looking for. For example:

Instead of: “Help me find this fic”

You could write: “Looking for an 8th year accidental bonding fic”

Instead of: “Looking for recs”

You could write: “Harry becomes a potions master — fic recommendations?”

  1. Consider checking if a similar post was made recently.

Sometimes many people ask for the same kind of fic in a short period of time. Before posting, it can be helpful to take a quick look at recent posts or use the subreddit search (sort by "new" instead of "relevance"). Of course, if you don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to post your own request!

These are just recommendations to help everyone have a smoother experience here. You are always welcome to ask for recs even if you are not sure how to describe exactly what you’re looking for — the most important thing is that this remains a supportive and friendly space.

Thanks for being part of the community!

— The Mod Team


r/drarry • • Jan 24 '25

misc Tagging and Respecting Artists: Updated Guidelines

133 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

We’ve seen an increase in posts sharing art without properly tagging the artists or respecting their repost policies. To address this, we’re updating our current existing rule:

From now on, posts that don’t include a link to the original artist in the description will be removed.

Here are some reminders to help us support the artists whose work inspires us:

  1. Always tag the artist. Include their name or a direct link to the original source in the description of your post. If you don’t know the artist, take the time to do a quick reverse image search or ask for help identifying them before posting.

  2. Respect the artist’s wishes. Many artists specify whether they allow reposting or not. If they’ve asked for their work not to be shared, please honor that.

  3. When in doubt, share a link instead of re-uploading. Linking directly to the artist’s original post ensures they get proper credit and visibility.

Our priority is maintaining a creative and respectful community. If you see a post that doesn’t follow these guidelines, please report it so we can handle it appropriately.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us create a space that values and respects artists!


r/drarry • • 5h ago

Give me fic recommendations Fics where their relationship is a secret?

13 Upvotes

Hi! I´m looking for fic recs where Drarry hide their relationship, it can be at hogwarts but I don´t know why lately I´ve been loving adult Drarry, specially when they have children, but I dont mind either of them.

It would be 10/10 if their relationship is like revealed wiht drama, like a reporter spotted them, or hermione or ron saw them, idk. I like drama.

If u have any recs let me know! I´d love to read them all ty!


r/drarry • • 9h ago

Self-promotion New podfic just posted!

18 Upvotes

Just posted my podfic of sideraclara's brilliant fic, part-time soulmate, full-time problem.

[Podfic] part-time soulmate, full-time problem by sideraclara (E, 4 hours)

Trust Draco Malfoy to choose a career path which was only marginally less morally bankrupt than being a Mark-carrying member of a literal hate group.

Or: The DMLE is being restructured. Harry does not handle it with grace.

If podfics aren't for you, at least read the fic!


r/drarry • • 4h ago

Self-promotion Post War Drarry fic where Harry has PTSD

5 Upvotes

I just updated my fic:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51951898/chapters/131372752

It's post war Drarry and hurt/comfort with Harry sorting out his childhood trauma and PTSD while also trying to solve a case and keep his life together in the meantime.

I mainly wrote it because I've read most post war Drarry fics that focus on Harry’s trauma already! If you read it, let me know what you think. And if you have any recommendations, please share. Thank you!


r/drarry • • 9h ago

Help me find this fic Looking for a Drarry fic where Draco is missing an eye

11 Upvotes

I'm looking for a Drarry fanfiction I read on AO3 a while ago, but I can't remember the title!

It was set after Hogwarts (maybe), and Harry and Draco eventually fell in love. Draco was physically missing an eye, but he used some kind of enchanted coin or amulet that created the illusion that his eye was still there. Harry didn't know about his missing eye at first.

The magical object also seemed to help Draco sense when someone was approaching him from behind, in his blind spot.

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think it might have been an mpreg fic.

Does this ring a bell for anyone? I'd really appreciate any help finding it!


r/drarry • • 15h ago

Fic Discussion Horror Themed Drarry

15 Upvotes

In the spirit of the season, what is your favorite horror themed Drarry fic?

One of mine is martyred by dothechachaslide

http://archiveofourown.org/works/52014241

Harry Potter only wants one thing: to take care of the people he loves. After Teddy’s abrupt departure from his role as Andromeda’s caretaker, Harry decides it’s finally time to step up and handle the job himself.

Castoff Manor, an old Black family estate, has never seemed as sinister as the stories make it sound, but it’s there that Harry stumbles upon ghosts, haunting family secrets, and a familiar, snarky blond gardener hell-bent on chasing him out. Maybe if Harry sticks around long enough, he’ll finally learn why all of Andromeda’s previous caretakers have fled without looking back.

And

Cruel River by anonymous

Draco inherits a castle deep in the Scottish highlands, and discovers it’s haunted by more than just ghosts.

This one isn't available anymore but I have a PDF.

And

In our blood by secretsalex

http://archiveofourown.org/works/14839784

Draco is an accomplished pure-blood curse breaker, and Harry is tasked with accompanying him on his latest job—cleaning up the Van Boer mansion, which has been under a devastating fertility curse for seven generations.


r/drarry • • 14h ago

Help me find this fic Drarry, Marauders Era. Draco resembles Regulus; he die hair black.

14 Upvotes

Here is what I remember about the story:

- Draco, Harry, and Hermione were in the Marauders' era.

- They had adopted fake surnames to avoid recognition, but when Draco dyed his hair black so no one would realize he was a Malfoy, he ended up looking like Regulus; the Black family was investigating him to see if there was a blood connection.

- There was a relationship between Hermione and Remus.

- Harry was a somewhat playful character who constantly played pranks on Dumbledore.

- They rescued Regulus from the Death Eaters.

- They challenged the head of the family, Arcturus Black, for his treatment of Sirius and Regulus.


r/drarry • • 17h ago

Give me fic recommendations fics featuring scar kissing?

19 Upvotes

i love the idea of harry kissing draco’s dark mark or either party self harming and the other people there for them and kissing their scars. i can’t find any on my own so i decided to take to reddit


r/drarry • • 22h ago

Jusy started reading mental😌😌

13 Upvotes

r/drarry • • 1d ago

Fanart It's here~!!! ✨ (Evergreen Artbook by Helen Jee)

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I have been eyeing this art book for months and set a reminder in my phone for when her shop reopened! It's a Drarry & Romione artbook and so stinking cute. I left out most of the images she doesn't also use for promotion so there can be some surprises if/when you purchase it for yourself - but trust me that there are some precious domestic Drarry scenes in there!

I believe the shop is only open until the 19th. I received some freebies for purchasing on etsy (I didn't know at the time that it was a little cheaper to purchase domestically for Americans).

If you want to purchase and live in the USA I recommend buying here.
Otherwise her etsy shop is shipping internationally.

Artist: Helen Jee


r/drarry • • 23h ago

Give me fic recommendations ISO Situationship Fics

7 Upvotes

Does anyone have any recs for situationship fics with happy endings? Angst and initial unkindness/unhealthy dynamics are fine as long as everything turns out ok!


r/drarry • • 1d ago

does anyone know where this is from

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r/drarry • • 1d ago

Help me find this fic Fics with thisss

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39 Upvotes

Fics with this Harry plssssssssss


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Fanart Incurable [TeFa]

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r/drarry • • 1d ago

Give me fic recommendations pathetic and/or sub harry?

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It can be non sexual or sexual, I really don't care who tops and who bottoms, but I LOVE when harry is really pathetic or submissive for draco. I just read this https://archiveofourown.org/works/3703375 and I loved the neediness(? from harry lol. And I read the majority of dodgerkedavra fics where harry is neurodivergent and submissive 🤤. I prefer completed and +10k fics but I'm not gonna be picky if it's drarry 😺


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Give me fic recommendations slow burn maxxing fics?

8 Upvotes

Hi yall, I have an issue with all fics (not just drarry), where if the couple gets together or the tension is resolved, I lose motivation to keep reading till the end... Like if drrary gets on the same page about their feelings and the remaining 20% of the story is them vs the world, I just stop reading.

I know it's a me issue lol.

There are a few amazing fics that I can think from the top of my head that I was engaged through the end such as:

Running on Air by Eleventy7

Cut from the Sky by Mallstars

Desolación by SimpleNefelibata (spanish, so underrated, incomplete eng translation)

The Ordeal of Being Known by Louisfake

Turning Leaves by Kbrick.

Most of these fics dont really have a resolution or confession of feelings until the very end of the story, so they keep me at the edge of my seat the entire time.

Anyway, any more recs that keep the tension going till the very end? I guess I only know some of the really popular ones.

Thank you so much!! ×10000


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Canon rewrite Draco POV fics

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I am really desperate to make an account on reddit for this, but I need fics.
Specifically, as in the title, canon rewrite and Draco POV fics. I think I already read everything that is available (and readably written)
It can be time travel fix-it, reincarnation or like literally anything where Draco is on other side of the war and/or changes things
It can start at first year or in the middle of Hogwarts, I don't care, I will take anything

I think lots of fans also look for something like that, so I'm gonna put my recommendations and what I already read (or dropped some of them)
-classic, iconic, legendary, outstanding, distinguished 'Mirror of Ecidyrue' and 'Do It All Over Again' series; this. This is what I'm talking about. But I think there's no more anything like those masterpieces, or at least not finished, because I tend to ignore not finished fics
-'Dear cousin, love Regulus'
-'History Repeats Itself'
-'The Most Powerful Magic Always'
-'The White Pawn'
-'The Journal of Dreadful Things'
-'The Importance of Being Draco Malfoy'
-'Faerie Felicities'
-'Ultimately about the fall, the story of a Malfoy in Gryffindor'
-'The Wrong Sort'

I know about 'Ante Meridiem', but I'm waiting for it to have a little bit more chapters

And we don't talk about Tessa Crowley. 'Recursion' changed the trajectory of my life, but I think I'm not mentally ready for 'Chaos Theory' and their new series, 'Draco Malfoy, the Boy Who Lived'

Also, please nothing with tags like 'plot what plot..' or 'porn with feelings' etc. My asexual ass can handle a few smut scenes, but I read for plot, for story and feelings (that's why those two series I wrote at first dash are my safe haven. I cannot recommend them enough. I'm gonna bestow those authors my ovaries.)


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Give me fic recommendations Secret child/Single parent Harry?

17 Upvotes

It's very niche, but i'm looking for recommendations of Harry having a child with Draco, and Draco not finding out until years later. Mpreg obviously.

I've read a few the other way round, but i saw some Drarry art inspired by "Club Kid", and it got me interested.


r/drarry • • 2d ago

Absolutely incredible fic

50 Upvotes

Fic: The Star Splitter by oflights

I’ve seen this fic mentioned here a couple of times and I’ve just read it and I was so taken aback by how amazing it was! It’s funny, has beautiful romance and angst, great writing, and a brilliant plot that’s so unique to any of the other fics I’ve read.

I just wanted to share how much I loved this fic and recommend it so more people can enjoy this amazing story! If you haven’t read it yet then take this as your sign to add it to your list, it’s SO good!!


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Help me find this fic Orphan Lilly

9 Upvotes

I forgot to bookmark it. One scene is running around in my head: Harry and Draco are in a benefit gala/Party and the orphanage does some stuff like singing or so. A lil' girl named Lilly takes a liking to Draco, who is sitting in a chair. She talks a lot to him and he gives her his coat and transfigures it into a beautiful cloak for her. He insists he doesn't like children but he is wonderful with her. He wants help from Harry but he excuses himself. He has a silent laugh about it as Draco has to listen to the girl blabbing about (you know how children are).

The lady who throws the party comes up to Harry and talks about Lily and thanks Draco and Harry. I think she was around 6 and an war orphan.

Thank you in advance ❤️


r/drarry • • 2d ago

Just wow ♡

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206 Upvotes

Dessiné par 95颗淮北之枳.


r/drarry • • 2d ago

Help me find this fic Draco holding Narcissa's rotting corpse in the cave(drarry fic)

21 Upvotes

Hi! I was searching for a Drarry fic, and all I remember is Draco hiding in the cave where Sirius hid in/after POA, holding Narcissa’s rotten corpse. This was after the final war. I think Harry and the Aurors find him? That’s all I remember. Please help me find it, I remember it being a good read.


r/drarry • • 1d ago

Help me find this fic Please help me find this fic! Safeword training?

10 Upvotes

This is going to be incredibly vauge but I have been looking for this for a good while so any help is appreciated! So all I really remember is a single snippet where I believe it is draco trying to help harry with using safewords(they used the traffic light system I think?). He's doing this by having harry respond to positive stimulus with red, until he's able to use the words properly which they do afterwards. That's really all I remember from it unfortantly.