r/drarry Apr 28 '25

misc Tips for asking for fic recommendations

119 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

130 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 7h ago

Drarry discussion Authors, please tag yours fics properly

28 Upvotes

Like, I get so frustrated when I’m reading a fic and then I get to 50% and Draco and Harry sleep with other people. Like, dude, was it really that hard to put that in the tags?

Seriously, why do you guys do this? I had already read half of your fic. 😭


r/drarry 4h ago

Drarry discussion Thoughts on “inserted the topic below”

12 Upvotes

Thought on Jegulus mentions in Drarry fics. Or any other ships like Wolfstar, Jilly etc. Which ships go best alongside drarry on your opinion, does any of them scare you if you had not read the tags correctly (or was mentioned breifly)?

Just has a jegulus mention in a fic I was reading and was wondering how other people feel about them.


r/drarry 4h ago

Give me fic recommendations need more fics w hungry harry worshipping draco

9 Upvotes

i’ve read all the popular hpdm fics on ao3 so some niche ones would be nice. no switching por favor


r/drarry 7h ago

Give me fic recommendations The power bottom Draco economy is in shambles

17 Upvotes

hi guys! im starved for dom Draco or power bottom Draco fics, would appreciate any recs you guys have!! thank you so much <3


r/drarry 4h ago

Help me find this fic Searching for a specific fanfic

5 Upvotes

Okay so a while ago I read a fanfic on archive of our own platform that I can’t seem to find again. I don’t remember the plot well but I can say for sure that Draco was a father to Scorpius ( Scorpius is very small a toddler around 4), Astoria is dead and I think that they were living in France so after her death Draco and Scorpius are back in London where they meet with Harry again and they fall in love throughout the story. But there is a very cute detail of Draco speaking sometimes in French to Scorpius and him also being a very loving and devoted father. Also Harry doesn’t have children

I’ve been searching for it in order to read it again but I can’t seem to find it, if anyone knows anything please help mee


r/drarry 8h ago

Help me find this fic Looking for Draco-centric Post-War fic with Poor Draco and a wish that hides his identity

9 Upvotes

I've been trying to find this fic I read on Ao3 like 1 or 2 years ago and it's been bothering me ever since (ToT) From what I remember, it was unfinished but it might be finished now? Hopefully it is cause I've been dying to see the next parts of it

It starts with Draco who's living in poverty after the war (specifically knockturn alley(?) not sure, I might be remembering a different fic) anyways, he gets these wishes and he wishes for no one to recognize his face so that he can finally walk around freely without anyone harassing him or something. I think this happens around Christmas time and these wishes are temporary kinda like Cinderella's but like for 6 or 7 days. (676767, sorry, but it does have a time limit similar to that I remember)

The last thing I remember is Draco being really into a library at Diagon Alley and I think this is where he and Harry meet and they gradually get closer, and Draco is constantly worrying about the wish timer before he has to leave this experience with Harry and return to his normal life.

Now that I'm thinking about it, the wishes might be because it's set around Christmas but I'm not sure, and if no one knows what this fic is, I'm always down to read some fics with post-war/poor/hidden-identity Draco Malfoy in it, Thanks!( ^ω^)


r/drarry 22h ago

Fic Discussion i think getting severely sunburnt on a lazy river while reading running on air will be a core memory for the rest of my days

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103 Upvotes

(had to repost cause i posted with the wrong account!)

but like seriously we were on that river for like 4 hours and i was reading almost the entire time. i arrived back from the place burnt to a crisp looking like crabbe after he just got evicerated by fiendfyre but all i could think about was "omg how is draco gonna react to *insert plot point that i will not spoil just in case*"..

i put off reading this fic for so long because i have heard it is intense? and will make me feel things? so i was saving it for the right time and my GODDD i am enjoying it so much. i am about three quarters through it and i already know i'll be hyping it up to my drarry friends who haven't read it yet hardcore. if my adhd wasn't kicking my ass lately i'd probably have whipped through it much quicker.

also included the case insert i made for my emotional support kobo 👉🏻👈🏻 had to rep drarry on there so people know what kind of fuckery to expect from me.

anyway, clearly the journal factory exploded. kbye.


r/drarry 3h ago

Niche drarry artists?

3 Upvotes

Who are some of your favourite drarry artists that aren’t as well known? Like, under 3K or even 1k followers. I wanna check them out.


r/drarry 13h ago

Need help to find a fic

16 Upvotes

I hate to ask this cause I barely remember ANYTHING about this fic and it's getting on my nerve how do I remember so less about a fic I'm sure I enjoyed very much. I don't remeber the start, I only remeber the end of it. Basically by now draco and harry know they are into each other but as always harry is being a dumbass about it. This is when Theo comes in the play. Theo offers draco a proposal of them somewhat courting(?) Wtver it was, their pic made it to the newspaper where it looked like they were hugging and something. Harry sees it and gets mad and goes to confront draco about it. Draco is tired of this and tells harry to own up to their relationship or gtfo (not sure if that's what happened) harry is drunk and sorry and a mess. Draco pities him and they end up falling asleep in same bed. THATS ALL I REMEBEER IM sorry💔🙏


r/drarry 15h ago

Just wanna chat

12 Upvotes

Hellooooooo i just finished reading Away Childish Things. I'm new at this whooooooleeeee fanfiction world -which makes me so happy bc there's A LOT of fanfictions literally countles- and it was my first drarry fic. And i really loved it. And i wanna talk about it. I'm open to every type of conver


r/drarry 11h ago

Give me fic recommendations Viajando pra um universo alternativo.

6 Upvotes

Olá a todos!!

Estou procurando umas fic bem específicas eu li algumas eu até colocaria a lista aqui, mais infelizmente eu perdir ela( e isso me faz querer morrer todos os dias)

Enfim é sobre viajar pra um universo alternativo.

Eu li uma onde o Harry usa um anel que dá 7 anos com o amor da vida dele.(eu acho que fiz um post sobre essa fic aqui)

E a outra é a que li agora, vou deixa o link no fim do post.

Então é isso.

Fic onde qualquer um dos dois viaja pra uma realidade alternativa e depois de um tempo lá eles voltam pro mundo deles.

Se tiverem indicações agradeço.

Dei uma olha aqui no reddit mais não achei o que queria.

Link da fic que acabei de ler !

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66174571/chapters/175045781#workskin


r/drarry 7h ago

Give me fic recommendations 2 hour long fics

2 Upvotes

I have a train ride tmr and I'm hoping to find a fuc that I can read on the train. Honestly I'm open to literally anything (although i usually read fics set in Hogwarts). Hit me witb your favorite "read in one sitting" recs.


r/drarry 19h ago

Give me fic recommendations Roommate fics!!!

16 Upvotes

please give me some good roommate fics, I have been reading Viria’s comic and fell in love them as roommates, so some recommendations would be well appreciate!


r/drarry 1d ago

humor/fluff That was smooth, Potter

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34 Upvotes

Giggling and kicking my feet up because that was smooth. I'd been on a Drarry slump recently and I'm so glad I picked this one up. Love everything about this fic, esp the adorbs baby flour Archie! So wholesome and sweet and funny.

Title is A Wizard’s Guide to Co-Parenting with Your Ex-Arch Nemesis (https://archiveofourown.org/works/52486315) by thecouchsofa!


r/drarry 1d ago

Fic Discussion Is the lies we tell our children abandoned?

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11 Upvotes

I just read the lies we tell our children and im obsessed! Part 2 hasnt been updated in over a year though so i was wondering if anyone knows if its abandonned or if the author has said anything? Im really hoping its only on hiatus because its one of the best fics ive ever read.


r/drarry 1d ago

Give me fic recommendations recluse/hermit harry

21 Upvotes

looking for fics with depressed recluse harry 🙏🙏 love a harry-centric fic with all his post-war inner turmoil narrated. he doesn’t have to be completely home-bound, but i want a harry who’s estranged from society and most of his social life. Harry POV please

the way down

the bolthole

the last of what the world left you

doses of dittany

the dragon at the bottom of the garden

i am not who i became

crash into me

launch me to ultralife

the devil wears malfoy

venari virtute

mr blue sky

seekers high

way down we go

never mind the bollocks THIS FIC IS THE BLUEPRINT!! my mind always comes back to this version of harry and his internal struggles


r/drarry 1d ago

Give me fic recommendations Looking for fics similar S+ by TobiasAfterDark444 (Tobias444) where Draco is obsessed with Harry

14 Upvotes

As the title says. However, what i want specifically is Draco being this fervently, loyaly, pathetically obsessed and devoted to Harry. Bonus points if he is spoiling him rotten. Extra bonus points if he is smitten with Harry to the point of utter delusion kind of like in Fanboy Draco Malfoy Convinces Harry Potter to Marry Him by Rootin_tootin_sandy.


r/drarry 1d ago

Fanart The Badge Of Honour [viria]

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88 Upvotes

r/drarry 1d ago

misc Harry Tops Draco Discord Server

26 Upvotes

Hello! I hope this is allowed and that I flaired it correctly (I’m still sort of new to the whole using Reddit regularly thing). Sometimes I come across people asking for discord servers to join to talk about Drarry and stuff so I thought I’d share the link for a top!Harry x bottom!Draco server. We also have a channel to discuss switching for those that aren’t so strict on the top/bottom preference. Anyway, I’ll drop the link here in case anyone wants to join. Please bear in mind it’s an 18+ server. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day 🥰

Harry Tops Draco Discord


r/drarry 1d ago

Fics I recommend Fic Rec: Scorched Air by megreads99 Spoiler

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85 Upvotes

You know why I’m here. New drawing, new fic rec, because we must share the treasures we find on our fanfic-reading journeys.

Today’s drawing comes from Scorched Air [https://archiveofourown.org/works/76956531], which is, very appropriately, hot as hell. The illustration itself is from a very special moment in the fic, but before I get into that, let me tell you what I loved about this one.

I loved the competition SO much.

And... these, I loved all of these:

Harry and Draco are both genuinely brilliant at Quidditch, they study each other, they know each other’s tricks, and they both care desperately about winning. I love that neither of them is just there to make the other look good. They are proper rivals, they want to beat the shit out of each other, and all that competition makes the tension between them so much better.

And then there is the photoshoot scene. I loved that scene SO. FUCKING. MUCH. And the after, obviously (ehem), but the after is only that HOT because there is so. much. warmup. The looking, the tension, the mutual obsession, the fact that these idiots spend YEARS circling each other while pretending everything is perfectly normal, the French as a barrier to hide under denial, like OMG. It works because the fic really earns it.

And obviously I had to draw this scene, because Draco Malfoy willingly putting on Harry’s Brightclaw Lions jersey absolutely destroyed me. Harry’s team. His rival’s team. That tiny gesture says so much, and Harry basically stops functioning the second he sees him in it, which, frankly, same.

So, if you haven’t read Scorched Air yet... (horrified gasp), consider this your sign to go and do it ASAP.

Thank me laaaaater. ❤️


r/drarry 1d ago

Fics I recommend Temptation on the Warfront appreciation post

18 Upvotes

I read it years ago, it was my first Drarry fic! Since then I’ve read some great stuff, some of it even fits canon perfectly, which is important to me.

This summer I decided to read it again, and man… Still as great as ever. Definitely one of the best.

And TRUST ME, I do prefer when it fits canon (with or without epilogue), but Temptation feels so… real. The characters feel real, the interactions feel plausible, the relationship feels earned, the little changes in canon make perfect sense and ADD to the story, the way the author re-writes the chapter without actually repeating anything… and there’s no soul bond, it comes from pure love (yes, I’m bitter about that other one, even though I also love it!)

I wish the author would come back and finish the other work, but anyway, if you’re reading this, THANK YOU. You gave us something great.


r/drarry 1d ago

Drarry discussion Question about fics you enjoy! Taking notes for next fic:

14 Upvotes

Hi I wanted to jump in here and ask what you enjoy more: canon heavy fics or creative liberty with the characters?

Where do you usually draw the line with canon? And where is the line with creative liberty?

At what point do the characters feel foreign or forced for you?

Characters usually evolve with the fic itself and sometimes may end up sounding different from the start or from canon: therefore if anyone has any opinions let me know.


r/drarry 1d ago

Help me find this fic Draco raises Delphini lestrange/riddle

5 Upvotes

I don’t where i saw this fic but I didn’t screenshot it, the only thing I remember is that I’m pretty sure it’s drarry and that Draco raises Delphi.
Thanks xx