Recs
I’ve decided that I need a space to keep all my favourite fics, because the number of bookmarks on my iPod is getting ridiculous. Hopefully this will also help someone who is looking for some good reads :)
This rec list has Harry Potter, Merlin, Big Bang Thoery and Torchwood fics for you to sink your teeth into ...
Each of these fics have been read by me, and I’ve thought they were worth saving for some reason - I may not be able to remember why - but most of these should be of a high quality.
Each of the summaries were written by the author and any warnings can be found through clicking on the links
Includes Harry/Draco, Ron/Draco, other SLASH ships and Gen fics that will make you laugh, cry and turn you on ;
* = a favourite of mine
O = oneshot
S = steaming hot sex scenes
C = made me cry
W = warning (this could be for kinks, non-con, dub-con, things people might not want to read about)
V = violence
WIP = work in progress (as of 5th April 2012)
(I haven’t read some of these in a long time so some of this criteria may be missing or wrong for a fic. If you do spot any of these, leave a comment and I’ll change it. Thanks)
Harry Potter Fandom
Harry/Draco
101 Ways to Heal Your Wizarding Woes (Or, an Unfortunate Incident with a Traffic Cone and a Policeman’s Helmet) by who_la_hoop
Harry is a trainee Auror, and Draco is living at Malfoy Manor, bored and petulant with nothing to do, and no career prospects. Draco’s attempt to heal himself via Muggle psychology - including writing a series of ‘why I hate you’ letters to Harry - backfires when an overanxious house elf delivers the results to Harry. Harry is bemused, Draco is angry and together they have a lot of issues to work out. [NC-17]
O
A Bedroom During Summer Months by pottyweepotter [also here]
The summer after his sixth year, Harry has an unexpected visitor. Sheer, graphic and unadulterated PWP [NC-17]
* S W O
A Time to Move On by sesheta_66
With the war behind them, and wounds still raw, the students at Hogwarts try to work out what their futures might hold for them, and perhaps recapture a little of their lost youth along the way. [8th year fic, PG-13 / light R]
A World Without You (is my own little brand of hell) by BIKINI_MONSTER
One day, Draco wakes up in a world where Harry Potter didn’t exist. [T on fanfiction.net]
C O
After Effect by kc404duh
No one knew Draco had a daughter, but due to unfortunate circumstances surrounding the end of the War he'll have to bring her to school for his eighth year. Perhaps a bit of innocence can help to open eyes. [NC-17]
Aftermath by cello_of_doom
Post-war. Harry returns to Hogwarts to finish his education but there have been a few changes - the most important of which is a Slytherin in the Gryffindor dorms and a teacher who is acting suspiciously. [8th year fic, NC-17]
W
All the Answers by maxine_chan
Finding himself saddled with Draco Malfoy is just about the last thing Harry expected to happen this year. Too bad ignoring the git is something he’s never been able to do. Horcruxes, war, and teenage hormones - no one ever said this would be easy! (This is a post-HBP 7th year fic that is not compliant with Deathly Hallows at all.) [WIP, NC-17]
* S WIP
Anyone for Scrabble? by fr333bird
McGonagall's inter-house unity nights bring Harry and Draco closer than they ever would have thought possible. Originally a one shot, now with a sequel. Muggle games, broom cupboards, fluff, humour, smut. Hogwarts 8th year fic, EWE [NC-17]
Sardines
A Muggle parlour game during an inter-house unity night leads to Harry and Draco being very close indeed [NC-17]
S O
At the end of the day by sara_holmes
No brooms, a distinct lack of balls, no comprehension of the offside rule and a Malfoy who apparently has magic feet. Harry never knew this stupid game could be so much fun. [8th year fic, PG-13]
O
At Your Service by faithwood
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. [8th year fic, epic oneshot, NC-17]
* C O
Bond by Anna Fugazzi
It seems 95% of H/D writers feel compelled to write a "Harry And Draco Are Forced To Be Together By Something Beyond Their Control And Then Unlikely Stuff Happens That Leads To Twoo Wuv" story. Count me among the 95% ;) [R]
S
Catch Me If I Fall by alisanne
As the world recovers from war, Draco faces an uncertain future. Unusual advice sets him on a new path, but only time will tell if he can avoid the pitfalls [R]
Corruptela Vox by Constant Vigilance
Draco’s kink is revealed. Pretty much a PWP. [NC-17]
S O
Corruption by beren_writes
Voldemort has captured Harry and for his own twisted reasons has chosen not to kill him outright. Revenge in the Dark Lord’s mind requires a fate worse than death and Harry is about to find out what that is. [NC-17]
Distortion
Alteration
Reformation
S W
Fast Forward, Two Steps Back by emmagrant01
Everyone knows that Draco Malfoy died in the Room of Requirement ten years ago. So when he suddenly reappears at Hogwarts ten years later, still seventeen years old, Professor Harry Potter's life gets very complicated. [NC-17]
Friend Like Me by Lady Vader
Draco's rendition of the Love story that never was. [NC-17]
Friend Like You by Cheryl Dyson
This fic is a sequel to a fic by LadyVaderWrites called Friend Like Me. Go read it. ANGST WARNING LIKE WHOA. TAKE TISSUE. YOU WILL CRY. You might cry when you read this one, too, but don't read it unless you read hers first. Posted with permission [M on fanfiction.net]
C O
Hexed! by Randominity
The spell was only supposed to shut his mouth… MPREG. [R]
How to Handle an Enemy by who_la_hoop
Everyone knows that it’s no fun playing truth or dare with a Slytherin. But add a little Veritaserum, a scheming duo of Slytherin girls and surprising things can be revealed. Particularly about the fine line between love and hate… [NC-17]
S O
In Pieces by dysonrules
Harry returns to Hogwarts as the new DADA instructor, only to find his teaching efforts thwarted by a very familiar ghost. This fic contains mature content and major character death. *grin* [M on fanfiction.net (is also on LJ)]
* S C
Kiss A Boy In London Town by femme
Kiss A Boy In London Town (And Other Intimate Misadventures of A Society Whore) There's only one cardinal sin for a whore. [X[V,S] on Skyehawke]
O S
Leave Your Field to Flower by emmagrant01
Draco Malfoy is like all the other Survivors of the disaster -- except for one called Harry Potter. [Adult]
C O
Like Heaven to Touch by ?
Harry thinks his life is absolutely fine, until his son asks him a question that makes him realise it might not be. Draco thinks that working as a supply teacher will be an easy way to earn some extra money. McGonagall thinks it's a pity they're not actually going to meet each other. [NC-17]
Love is... by melusinahp
This is a story about love. It is not a romance. [NC-17]
O W
Malfoy Child by Vorabiza
A potions accident turns Draco into a four-year-old and Harry takes over his care for the next four months. [GV on HP Fandom]
Matinee by LadyVaderWrites
This is why you don't let people film you when you're drunk - or do you? [M on fanfiction.net]
O S
On a Clear Day by saras_girl
Draco Malfoy is waiting for his real life to begin, and it appears that he's not the only one. Coffee, charity, and the wisdom of the elderly. HPDM. Oneshot of epic proportions. [M on fanfiction.net]
O
On License by slitherincesss
Following a terrible crime and four-and-a-half years in Azkaban, Draco Malfoy is granted early release and is placed on license with an innovative new programme through the Auror Office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Draco finds he doesn't know which is worse: Azkaban, or being under the legal supervision of Harry Potter. Even the most sacrosanct of boundaries can be breached. [NC-17]
O
Reparations by saras_girl
Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places. HPDM pre-slash/slash. [R]
Foundations by saras_girl
The sequel to ‘Reparations’. When one door closes, another one opens… with a bit of a push. Life, love and complications. HPDM slash. [NC-17]
S
Reparo by amalin
Voldemort's final defeat does not mean Harry Potter's troubles are over; far from it. In the aftermath of war, he returns to a Hogwarts that is fractured and divided, but this is no break that can be fixed with a spell. New owls, fading scars, surprising alliances-- and along the way, the hardest task of all, to live with it…[8th year fic, NC-17]
Rising From the Ashes by oldenuf2nb
Draco Malfoy never knew that he was, for a short time, Master of the Elder Wand. He also never expected to be saved from a fate worse than death by Harry Potter, of all people. But when “The Chosen One” chooses not to save his father, Draco sets out on a course to either reclaim the wand or make Potter pay, or both. [8th year, R]
Secrets by Vorabiza
Beginning with Draco's unexpected arrival at the Dursleys, Harry's summer after sixth year becomes filled with activity and many secrets. As his summer progresses, Harry generates several unexpected allies as he finds himself actively becoming the leader of the Light side. H/D post-HBP [MV on HP Fandom]
*
Seeker to Seeker by BaronNomaw
What begins as a slashy bet on the Quidditch field soon develops into something much more significant. [X[V,S] on Skyehawke]
* S W
Starts With a Spin by maxine_chan
It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing. [R]
*** S
The Goodwill Games, Or How To Heal A Wounded School by juwel_fic
In order to heal Hogwarts, the other Houses must learn to embrace Slytherin. Harry takes this somewhat literally. [NC-17]
The Next Twenty Four Hours by sara’s girl
In twenty-four hours, the Ministry will take your life. Until then, I’m all yours. HPDM slash, first person narrative. Character death. Quick, rough, raw, sad. My apologies. [Oneshot, M on fanfiction.net]
C O
The Sound and the Fury by lavillanueva
Harry wished he didn’t respond to Malfoy this way, wished his self-control wasn’t reduced to nothing the second Malfoy touched him. [PWP, N-17]
S O W
The Squad by valinorean
Within the Ministry of Magic is a department that takes on the assignments that the DMLE cannot. They are composed of an elite group of individuals that specialise in combat, infiltration and reconnaissance. Their identities are classified and missions are top-secret. They answer to no one save the Minister of Magic himself. [PG-13]
The White Dragon by sassy_cissa
Even knights in shining armour need white dragons to save them occasionally. [R]
C
Trajectories by bookshop
Rembrandt's phrase in describing his painting: "Die meeste ende di naetureelste beweechgelickheijt", can be translated as greatest, most natural movement (emotion or motive). [8th year fic, PG]
C
Transfigurations by Resonant
Five years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry returns to England to help re-open Hogwarts. [NC-17]
S
Trust in Hope by ?
It's Eighth year, and Draco is broken, ostracised. One person prefers him the way he was, full of life. Draco just needs to learn to trust in hope. [R]
Unsinkable by dark_branwen
She was the jewel of the White Star Line and a marvel of modern, Muggle innovation. She was the history-making Titanic, and while her story is known far and wide, there is another story that has never before been told. Of Draco Malfoy, a fallen, hunted aristocrat, who has chosen to flee Britain and go into hiding from the magical world. And of Harry Potter, steerage class and unregistered wizard, who is traveling to meet his friends and the mother of his young child in America. When Draco senses another magical presence on board, he seeks it out, thinking he is in danger. But what he finds is Harry and with him, danger of an entirely different kind. [NC-17]
O S C
Veritas by Constant Vigilance
Gryffs and Slyths having a cozy get-together wherein the alcohol abounds and veritaserum changes the rules to a standard party game. [NC-17]
S O
You Align My Stars by bsmog
Harry Potter has been hiding since the end of the war. A request from an unlikely source to return to Hogwarts could teach him a lesson or two about life and how to live it. Post-war, EWE. [M on fanfiction.net]
S
Ron/Draco
Admittance by thrihyrne
After a suicide attempt gone awry, what could make Draco's unexpected life any worse? Being forced to share a hospital room with Ron. [Hard R]
O S (Sex Addict Ron!)
Blackout by gypsyflame
Draco won’t admit why he keeps going back [PWP, NC-17]
S O
The Wood Was Dark, the Grass Was Green by cormallen
Post-HBP. There is a boy living in the woods near The Burrow. [hard R/NC-17]
* C O
Unforgivable by Lokifan
Draco has been accepted by everyone but Ron as they attempt to rebuild Hogwarts. He makes an agreement with him: Ron will have one night to punish him however he likes. After that, he has to forgive him. WARNINGS: dub-con, birching, forced blowjob [M on fanfiction.net]
W S O
Other Pairings
Harry/Draco/Ron
The Malfoy Guide to Productive Extortion by Mirabella
Harry's either drunk and horny or drunk and cuddly, depending on your point of view. Ron's straight but no one holds it against him. Draco could hand out detentions, but he has a better idea. [NC-17]
O S
Harry/Draco/Ron/Seamus
Do as the prefect says by Aspen
[Summary written by me] It’s Ron’s birthday and he’s in for a surprise. [NC-17]
O S
Blaise/Draco/Harry
Three’s a Crowd by WinterStorrm
Draco walks in on Harry and Blaise and realises too late what - or rather who - he really wants. [M on fanfiction.net]
S
Various Pairings
And Just Plain Wrong by amanuensis
Voldemort has won, and Hogwarts is the Death Eaters’ twisted playground. [Dark, Non-con, NC-17]
O S V W
Gen
At the Other End by misanagi
Terry, Michael and Anthony go through war and go through peace and the get through together.[PG-13]
O
Cauterize by Lady Altair
“Of course it’s missing something vital. That’s the point.” Dennis Creevey takes up his brother’s camera after the war. [Oneshot, K+ on fanfiction.net]
C O
Death and King’s Cross by sciathan file
Who knew death had etiquette enough to be personalised? Post-DH Afterlife story. [Oneshot]
C O
Dudley Dursley and the New Normal by alikat522
Bad things happen. Life gets strange. Dudley tries to carve out a little bit of normality in a world that has gone mad around him. [T on fanfiction.net]
Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness by Thanfiction
A novel following Neville and the D.A. through the 7th year at Hogwarts under the reign of Snape and the Carrows. [M on fanfiction.net for violence]
* C V
Hogwarts Houses Divided by Inverarity
The war is over, and all is well, they say, but the wounds remain unhealed. Bitterness divides the Houses of Hogwarts. Can the first children born since the war's end begin a new era, or will the enmities of their parents be their permanent legacy?
*
Leave Out All the Rest by Anna Fugazzi
Nobody expected the year after Fred's death would be easy. But nobody expected George would have to lose so much, just to live through it. Or: George is doing his best to make his way after the war and Fred's death. Everyone is trying to help, and he wishes they would just stop. Especially Fred. [15 on Fiction Alley]
*C
The First Day by little0bird
The first year after the battle. [Harry/Ginny, T on fanfiction.net]
C
The Secret of Slytherin by Kirinin
Amidst misconceptions and reconciliation, the lines that separate the Wizarding World will be destroyed. Enemies will serve one another as friendships are tested and forged. But first, the Sorting Hat has a message for Hogwarts... 1st in Kindred Powers [T on fanfiction.net]
*
Geas of Gryffindor (sequel to Secret of Slytherin)
When Harry accidentally disrupts the spell Snape fashioned to retrieve Sirius, Ron and Draco of the SoS universe are sent... elsewhere. Second in the Kindred Powers Universe. [T on fanfiction.net]
WIP
These Walls Stand Silent by celestineangel
It was all in the name of tolerance. It was all in the name of understanding. It was not supposed to happen this way. [NC-17]
V W
What Always Has Been by ???
Five years after the war, The Daily Prophet published a series of articles calling Neville “The Boy Who Might Have Been.” Harry was embarrassed, but Ginny was incensed, because she knew better than anyone that Neville was no Might Have Been. [PG]
* O
Merlin Fandom
Arthur/Merlin
The Student Prince by FayJay
A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...
This story was inspired by the thought of Prince William of Wales (and indeed the current Max von Hapsburg) studying at the University of St Andrews; it is also, as the title suggests, at least a little inspired by the operetta 'The Student Prince'.
* S
Big Bang Theory Fandom
Sheldon/Penny
The Near-Apocalypse Scenario by rj_anderson
In the wake of the unthinkable, the implausible becomes inevitable.[T]
Gen
Anything-Can-Happen Thursday by Ailelie
After aliens come to Earth, Penny is one of the survivors who helps form the Resistance.[Teen and Up on AO3]
Torchwood Fandom
Jack/Ianto
Following Orpheus by capecruisader92
The end is where we start from. Part of my Five Ways The World Was Put Right series. [PG13]
[A Children of Earth fix-it]
O
world enough, and time by soraismus
A man gets so many chances.
It's not a fix-it for COE, but it's pretty close. In my head, anyway. (Author's comments) [PG]
O
The Tudors Fandom
Henry VIII/Charles Brandon
Sinful by ladyredvelvet
Nothing could compare the aroma of lust that is boiling underneath Charles Brandon's skin for a certain King of England....
S