Harry Potter

Drarry

Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter

The enemies-to-lovers pairing of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, two rivals from opposing houses at Hogwarts.

65,000 works

What is Drarry?

Drarry is arguably the ship that built modern fandom infrastructure. Two decades of continuous output means the archive holds everything: eighth-year fics that quietly rebuilt Hogwarts, Auror partner slow burns, veela nonsense played completely straight, and some of the most technically accomplished long-form writing on AO3. The enemies-to-lovers arc works because canon did half the setup — six years of obsession disguised as rivalry — and writers have spent twenty years finishing the sentence. If you're new, start with the eighth-year classics; if you're a veteran, the rarepair-adjacent character studies are where the fandom's best prose lives now.

Drarry is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter from Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling. With over 65,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Drarry

Fans love the tension, the redemption arc potential, and the idea that love can bridge even the deepest divides.

Most Popular Drarry Fanfics

The highest-rated Drarry stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

Evitative

Complete

by Vichan

In the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn.Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hog

91,378 kudos 222,453 words ~890 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Slytherin Harry Potter Dark Arts Hogwarts Fifth Year
2

Lily's Boy

Complete

by SomewheresSword

Before his third year of Hogwarts has even begun, Harry faces three whole weeks of unsupervised time in Diagon Alley. In that time he takes a trip to Gringotts - and that changes everything.Burdened with the knowledge that Dumbledore has been blocking his family magic, and manipulating far more than

88,284 kudos 746,386 words ~2986 min read Explicit
AU from PoA Powerful Harry Potter Manipulative Albus Dumbledore
3

Then Comes a Mist and a Weeping Rain

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by Faith Wood (faithwood)

It always rains for Draco Malfoy. Metaphorically. And literally. Ever since he had accidentally Conjured a cloud. A cloud that's ever so cross.

80,547 kudos 21,139 words ~85 min read Explicit
Humor Romance Hogwarts Eighth Year
4

The Standard You Walk Past

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by bafflinghaze

On returning to Hogwarts for their Eighth Year, Headmistress McGonagall decided to room Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter together. She may have hoped for a leading example of house unity; the other students fully expected insults and fights. But nothing happened.That was, until Harry sleepwalked into D

71,910 kudos 46,202 words ~185 min read Mature
Hogwarts Eighth Year Some Homophobia in the Wizarding World Romance
5

you've got the antidote for me

Complete

by Kandakicksass

When Harry Potter unintentionally severs their soulbond before it can fully form, Draco Malfoy resigns himself to a slow death and decides not to burden Harry with a soulmate he's made it very clear he doesn't want.He's never been selfless before, but for Harry, he can try.

71,256 kudos 20,730 words ~83 min read Mature
Alternate Universe - Soulmates Soul Bond Red String of Fate
6

Running on Air

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by eleventy7

Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects.

71,183 kudos 74,880 words ~300 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Mystery Drama Friendship
7

survival is a talent

by ShanaStoryteller

In the middle of their second year, Draco and Harry discover they're soulmates and do their best to keep it a secret from everyone. Their best isn't perfect. ~“Are you trying to get killed, Potter?” Malfoy drawls, stalking forward. Quick as a serpent himself, he reaches out and grabs the snake just

68,682 kudos 530,377 words ~2122 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Soulmate AU Indian Harry Potter Black Hermione Granger
8

Away Childish Things

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by lettered

Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.

60,891 kudos 153,881 words ~616 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Age Regression/De-Aging Past Child Abuse Past Malnutrition
9

hello goodbye ('twas nice to know you)

Complete

by tamerofdarkstars

Draco Malfoy thinks he might know whose thoughts are scrawling themselves on his skin, but that's crazy. Impossible, even. It has to be a mistake.-Self-indulgent soulmate AU where the thoughts of your soulmate inscribe themselves on your skin in a shifting magic tattoo

60,076 kudos 4,807 words ~20 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Soulmate-Identifying Marks Alternate Universe - Soulmates finally finished this holy hell
10

Tea and No Sympathy

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by who_la_hoop

It's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter step

57,587 kudos 70,045 words ~281 min read Explicit
Slow Build Draco-centric Tea Drinking
11

All Our Secrets Laid Bare

Complete

by firethesound_HP_archive

Over the six years Draco Malfoy has been an Auror, four of his partners have turned up dead. Harry Potter is assigned as his newest partner to investigate just what is going on.

54,335 kudos 149,549 words ~599 min read Explicit
Auror Partners Sexual Content Wandless Magic
12

Storm in a Teacup

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by Faith Wood (faithwood)

For reasons he'd rather not think about, Draco is obsessed with Potter's hair. This cannot end well.

53,596 kudos 7,954 words ~32 min read Mature
Hogwarts Eighth Year Humor Romance
13

punch-drunk fingerprints

Complete

by tamerofdarkstars

In a world where every touch of a soulmate leaves a temporary heat mark on bare skin, Draco Malfoy suddenly finds his life devolving into a massive cliche because the Boy Who Lived Twice has no idea how to respect the personal space bubble.

53,408 kudos 1,983 words ~8 min read Teen And Up Audiences
I Don't Even Know Fluff First Kiss
14

An Issue of Consequence

Complete

by Faith Wood (faithwood)

Draco has woken up in an alternate universe. Or he has woken up utterly insane. Nothing else can possibly explain why Harry Potter suddenly seems to think he's Draco's boyfriend.

49,901 kudos 20,798 words ~84 min read Explicit
HP: EWE Hogwarts Eighth Year Romance
15

Hey, Potter

Complete

by SunseticMonster

Harry returns to Hogwarts for his 8th year, determined not to let Malfoy get to him. But when the snarky teasing starts up again, Harry finds that returning the jibes with compliments has a far more interesting outcome.

48,749 kudos 16,024 words ~65 min read Mature
Ghosts Drinking Mind/Mood Altering Substances
16

Right Hand Red

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by lq_traintracks (lumosed_quill)

Harry felt Malfoy's breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory. Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy.  Malfoy felt inevitable.

47,962 kudos 73,173 words ~293 min read Explicit
Hogwarts Eighth Year Unresolved Sexual Tension Unresolved Romantic Tension
17

Another Mind Game

Complete

by May_May_0_0

Harry’s occlumency reveals his disturbing home life which sets off a chain reaction that cannot be undone. Snape finds himself begrudgingly caring about the bespectacled boy, Harry discovers what it's like to have adults who care, and Hermione finds herself becoming an accidental crime lord. Draco M

45,027 kudos 54,012 words ~217 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Child Abuse Mentor Severus Snape Strong Harry Potter
18

Mental

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by orphan_account

Harry has had quite enough of sharing his mind with someone else, thankyouverymuch. A miscast Legilimecy spell says otherwise.(Fic from 2010 FF archive being uploaded here.)AND FOR THE LAST FUCKING TIME, STOP REPOSTING THIS ON WATTPAD. I DO NOT WANT IT ON WATTPAD. YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO POST

44,432 kudos 186,678 words ~747 min read Mature
Romance Slow Build Getting Together
19

Slithering

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by astolat

Draco found the nest down in the Manor’s cellars, while he was clearing them out.

43,845 kudos 27,355 words ~110 min read Explicit
Post-War aftermath of war Reconciliation
20

Dangerous

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by Faith Wood (faithwood)

Being trapped in a dungeon with Malfoy — who's a werewolf, a former Death Eater, and a giant git — is definitely dangerous. Harry has no reason to be excited. None at all.

43,470 kudos 6,342 words ~26 min read Explicit
Knotting Trapped Post-Hogwarts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Drarry mean?

Drarry is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

How many Drarry fics are on AO3?

There are over 65,000 Drarry fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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