Hi friends, so I am back again this year... trying to promote DRIZZLE. We just posted the ANONYMOUS MASTERLIST so check it out at @hpdrizzle but also... here's a list of DRARRY IN DRIZZLE under the CUT.
For all things drizzle, check out: @hpdrizzle
ART | Link: You Waited For Me? Prompt: Music in the rain
ART | Link: The last time I'll stay Prompt: I'd love a fir or art based on Here Comes the Rain Again, by the Eurythmics.
ART | Link: Swimming in the Rain Prompt: "Have you ever been swimming in the rain?"
ART | Link: out of the blue clear sky Prompt: Waking up to the sunrise, one character musing about the other. Could be an established relationship or following a first night sharing a bed together. Something tender and soft that links feelings with the gradual progression of the sunrise from light rays to strong feelings.
FIC | Link: Falling on My Head Like a Memory Prompt: They like to play outside whenever there is a storm outside.
FIC | Link: Think of me fondly Prompt: I'd love a FIC or ART based on Here Comes the Rain Again, by the Eurythmics.
FIC | Link: Throwing Rocks at Your Window Prompt: Draco’s cursed so that his mood reflects the weather, but for the first week or so no one notices because it’s been raining. One day, though, the sun comes out
FIC | Link: Summer Changes Prompt: Teddy is having trouble with powerful accidental weather magic. Harry and Draco are babysitting him.
FIC | Link: The July Tree Prompt: Harry and Draco are Hogwarts eighth year and have a project of perfecting the weather controlling enchantments in the school greenhouses.
FIC | Link: November Snow Prompt: Draco and Harry reconnecting, when one of them brings Teddy outside to play in the fresh snow.
FIC | Link: The Love You Find Prompt: "“I'm so tired of moving on Spending every weekend so far gone
Heat wave, nothing to do Woke up in my clothes having dreamt of you”
FIC +ART | Link: Under The Weather Prompt: Self Prompt
PODFIC | Link: Lovely Weather for a Sledge Ride (Together With You)
Outside of @etl-echo-audiobooks fests (see Winter Wonderfics 2022 and Draco's Quarter Life Crisis Fest 2023), this is my first year participating in fests, including @hprecfest. I've had so much fun and met some really lovely people. I'm so grateful to this fandom for being so welcoming and constantly coming up with new, fun ideas for fests. And of course to all the participating authors, artists, podficcers, and endlessly patient and hardworking mods for shepherding all these new works out into the universe.
Amorous As This Lovely Green written by @annanother-thing for @hd-fan-fair Career Fair
Pairing: Lingerie Designer Draco x Unwilling Celebrity Harry
Word count: 14,646
Rating: E
This fic just flies by. The descriptions are so great, I could picture every lacy frill of the lingerie that Harry models. It's hot and sweet and has typically great banter. Thank you @annanother-thing! And an additional thank you to @hd-fan-fair; they've really developed something special. Besides the more than a decade's worth of fics they've collected, they have a competitive reading contest to encourage commenting and reccing during the anonymous posting period. It was so much fun to participate and I encourage everyone to join in next year! And read everything from this year's fest; it's a treasure trove of really interesting and diverse fics.
Rainfall written by Saras_Girl
Podfic by @semperfiona recorded for @hpdrizzle 2019
Pairing: Draco x Harry
Word count: 4,420
Length: 30:09
Rating: T
No one who has been in the Drarry world for a while needs me to rec them Saras_Girl, who would be on the Mt. Rushmore of Drarry writers, if that were a thing that existed. So this rec is really for @semperfiona, who is an exemplary podficcer with over 50 podfics under her belt. This fic is very sweet (part of Saras_Girl's Fluffy!Verse) and @semperfiona renders it perfectly in audio form.
Only Happy When It Rains written by @pineau-noir for @hpdrizzle 2020
Podfic read by Cailynwrites for @hpdrizzle 2023
Pairing: Draco x Harry
Word count: 13,604
Length: 1:29:25
Rating: T
@pineau-noir's summary is too perfect not to include:
Weather-Be's, the up-and coming business of Draco Malfoy, guarantees* perfect weather for your event! If you need warm sunshine, Weather-Be's will provide it. If you want atmospheric fog, we can make that happen. We have a 100%** success rate at giving you the weather you want.
*guarantee invalid if Harry Potter is in attendance
**success rate drops to 97% when Harry Potter's attendance at events is counted
Draco is hilarious in this fic and so is little Scorpius! I love Draco with an interesting job, especially when Harry manages to screw it up somehow.
Out of Place written by faelyee for @snarryauctoberfest 2021
Podfic read by Cailynwrites for @snarryauctoberfest 2023
Pairing: Harry x Severus
Word count: 28,102
Length: 3:08:01 (11 chapters)
Rating: T
I was excited when I found this fic, because it's not just one AU, it's a bunch. Harry is traveling through various alternative universes trying to get back to his own. There's one common thread throughout: Severus. This fic is heartbreaking and sad because not all AUs are bad for Harry. When I decided to record this, I hadn't really thought about the number of characters I would need to voice, including some original characters. I think it's worth a listen or a read on the strength of the writing alone.
Here are some of my favorite fics from @hpdrizzle 2023. Listed in alphabetical order.
Fall on the Earth by @dodgerkedavra [15k]
Harry Potter hates being separated from Draco Malfoy. Not because he's in love with him, for Merlin's sake! Because they're Auror Partners.
One time is all it takes for Draco to be attacked with an illicit potion.
Until it wears off, Harry's job is taking care of his partner. Harry thinks the effects of the potion can't possibly be as serious as Robards says.
He thinks wrong.
May All Your Christmases Be White by @slyth-princess [16k]
It is impossible for Draco to deny the inherent festivity that Christmas brings. From Yuletide carols to fairylights, evergreens festooned with baubles in a rainbow of colors to pub nights with friends wrapped in their warmest coats. There is a level of hope that the season always seems to bring, even when life is at it's darkest. All around him are the things making the spirit of the season. People are happy.
At least, that's what he assumes. At this point, he doesn't know. For him, the holidays have not always proved to be a merry season.
What Draco does know, without any doubt, is there is one thing Christmas always needs to feel like the holiday has truly arrived. And that one thing is snow. Although, over time, he realises there is one other thing that he has begun to associate with Christmas, something he needs for the holiday to feel real. Harry Potter.
Summary: The war is over and all Harry wants is a normal year at Hogwarts. But he hadn’t counted on hanging out with Draco Malfoy and liking it. Not to mention Malfoy’s bizarre obsession with the weather. Or is there something else behind Malfoy’s odd behaviour?
Tags: Friends to lovers, oblivious Harry Potter, eighth year, fluff and humor, first kiss
Written for @hpdrizzle - go check out all the lovely weather-centric fics in this fest!!
TITLE: THE JULY TREE
PAIRINGS: DRARRY, HINNY (like… the gayest version of hinny)
RATING: E
WORDCOUNT: 51.6K
READ ON AO3 HERE!
TAGS: 8th Year, Sexuality Exploration/Discovery, Tree of Life, Magical Plant Theory, Oops You’re Dating Now Surprise, Falling in Love, the Mortifying Ordeal of Being 18, Banter, Dating, Drinking, Smoking (cigarettes and weed), POC Harry, Desi Harry, Master of Death Harry, Alternating POV, Masturbation, Anal Fingering (more fingering than you’re expecting), First Time Sex, Angst & Humor, Mentions of Blood & Discussion of Micro-Aggressions (details in the chapter notes where they happen—no surprises)
SUMMARY: Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail… nor well-meaning friends, nor questionable communication skills, nor seven years of hating each other’s guts can keep Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy from falling in love.
OR: It’s Eighth Year, and Harry Potter has detention. What else is new? Well, since you asked: Greenhouse Four and the Tree of Life, for a start, and then there’s the new shared Eighth Year common room, and Harry’s sexuality, and these pesky dreams he keeps having about a blond man pushing him into things…
when i saw @ladderofyears incredible @hpdrizzle prompt about harry and draco being set a project to repair the temperature regulation charms in hogwarts’ greenhouses, i immediately knew i wanted to do something involving all the fun weather tropes you get in romcoms (heat = stripping naked, crying in the rain, cold = huddle together)… what we ended up with is a short novel that IS about all those things, but is mostly about being young, dumb, and full of cum.
this wasn’t supposed to be this long, but as i started writing i realized i really wanted to explore an 8th Year story centering the paradox of being young but also an adult: that time in life where you feel everything very much but have no idea who you are, and by that i mean: where everything feels like it’s only happening to you, where every love is the most powerful love that’s ever existed, where every mistake is the end of the actual world, where you barely know how to be alive but desperately want everything.
if it’s not too bold to say, i think i achieved that, but i absolutely would not have done if it wasn’t for three very important people: @sorrybutblog @sweet-s0rr0w and @maziktheli. these three heroes held my hand and listened to my woes and busted my many many commas, and their feedback and time and thoughtful critique absolutely shaped not only this story but my writing in general. a special kudos to @sorrybutblog who was quite literally waiting in the wings for the final chapters as i pushed this thing out through my 3rd extension.
i’m going to be bold again and say that this is my favorite thing i’ve written, maybe my 8th year magnum opus (and probably the last 8th year i will write for a very long time) and it was an honor to write it for you @ladderofyears! you are such a tour de force in this fandom, and we are so blessed to have you.
Drarry I Explicit I 15k I weather curses, Healer Harry and librarian Draco, mutual pining, d/s dynamics, intimacy, first time, internalised kink shame, but also positivity, stunning art by Pato, NSFW art.
Summary: Harry Potter arrives on a Friday afternoon.
The sun is shining outside, and the Hogwarts grounds are covered in purple and white crocuses; the first yellow daffodils peeking timidly from behind the trees.
Spring is beautiful this year, Draco thinks, and yet, there’s a dark grey cloud, rumbling ominously and leaving a big puddle right in the middle of the staffroom.
The cloud appears to be right above Harry Potter’s head.
Okay, I genuinely feel so utterly spoilt, but also still in disbelief that @pato-roldnart decided to do this collab with me for @hpdrizzle and that they did not one, but TWO amazing pieces for it (please have a look at their stunning art post).
A rainbow of thanks goes to my betas, @crazybutgood, and @purplehotmess who were absolutely fantastic and so enthusiastic about this story. Thank you sooo much for every single one of your comments and suggestions.
This fic would not have seen the light of day without my cheerleaders, supporters and loveliest friends @avenueofesc and @bubble-gumhead. Thank you for telling me to continue writing and for reading the first draft and being so nice about it. <3
And finally, a huge thanks to the mods for organising this beautiful fest and for giving me an extension. You're a ray of sunshine!
Title: out of the blue clear sky
Author/Artist: @getawayfox
Prompt: # 120
Pairing(s): Draco/Harry
Word Count/Art Medium: Digital
Rating: G / general audiences
Summary: The decision to propose to Harry is the easiest Draco’s made in his life. There was little doubt about how to do it, too - a message, four words written in neat cursive on a piece of expensive parchment, carefully folded into a paper crane (for old time’s sake, and because he knows it will make Harry laugh). It has been sitting hidden in his trouser pocket for days. Now there’s only the matter of finding the perfect moment.
Demisexual Harry Potter, Auror Partners, off-screen magical injury, Injury Recovery, Hurt/Comfort, canon child abuse, Road Trip, Confessions of love, Australia, Getting Together, Denial of Feelings, Fluff and Angst, Happy Ending, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Pining, Mutual Pining, Oblivious Harry Potter, Running Away Together, Beaches, love letter to Australian scenery, Harry Potter Needs a Hug, but it's ok because Draco gives him many
They never talked about it, but Harry took to crawling into Draco’s bed during the night, until they just pushed their two beds together. Harry wondered if they should discuss it, but he didn’t know how he’d handle it if Draco wanted to stop.
Or, the one where Harry gets injured, Draco drags him to Australia, and ten years of feelings come bubbling to the surface
This was such a labour of love and is so close to my heart. As soon as I saw the prompt I knew I had to do an Australian road trip, and this fic is one long love letter to this vast country. It also marks my first anon fest, my longest completed fic, my first completed multi-chap and my first ever smut.
This fic wouldn't be here without a huge village but special thanks go to @makeitp1nk who would ask "are you working or drizzling?" every time I popped up in the sprint channel, @crazybutgood and @vukovich for their last-minute wrangling of both grammar and smut, and my dearest @phoebe-delia who hold my hand through the whole thing, constantly convinced me it was actually good, and is just the best friend/little sister I could ask for.
Harry/Draco | T | 4.5k | friends to lovers, potions accident, a brief stay in St. Mungo's, angst with a happy ending
'Maybe it's worth the risk' was possibly the worst, most Gryffindor thought that Draco could have acted on. At least London's rainy weather fits his mood.
Or, Harry causes a minor potions accident, Draco is heartbroken, and everything will return to normal soon, thank you very much.
written for @hpdrizzle for prompt 104, prompted by delicioisblizzardshark on ao3! I loved the idea of no one noticing something was up with the weather because they expect London to be rainy and ran with it.
A big thank you to @teawithpotter without whom this fic would probably still be only half finished and to orangeyou_gladitsfriday for the beta. Also thank you to @peachpety for the last minute reassurance <3
Here is my favorite fic from @hpdrizzle 2022 fest.
Under the weather by shushu_yaoi_lj [15k]
Harry Potter arrives on a Friday afternoon.
The sun is shining outside, and the Hogwarts grounds are covered in purple and white crocuses; the first yellow daffodils peeking timidly from behind the trees.
Spring is beautiful this year, Draco thinks, and yet, there’s a dark grey cloud, rumbling ominously and leaving a big puddle right in the middle of the staffroom.
The cloud appears to be right above Harry Potter’s head.
Just a bunch of Harry Potter fests & events dates for September; it's under the cut. I've probably messed something up or missed something. Let me know if there are any mistakes. For the full list of fest dates that goes beyond September, see here.
If you would like to know which HP fests are running right now or will be happening soon, see HP Fests News Round-up (as of September 5) on Potterfests. The post is available on Dreamwidth and Livejournal.
September 1
Marauders Omegaverse Fest: Posting begins.
Wolfstar Bingo 2023 (Discord members only): Last day to submit fills.
Drarry Let's Play 2023 (gaming): Posting begins.
Kill Your Darlings 2023 (major character death): Posting begins.
Sounds Like Dramione 2023 (Facebook members only): Awards announced.
Black Brothers Fest (DW; Sirius & Regulus): Works revealed.
Dramione Month: Challenge begins.
HP Snooze Fest 2023: Prompts released. Claiming opens.
HD Suds Lite 2023: Claiming opens.
Totally Teachers Fest: Prompting opens.
September 2
Shadows and Spells (drarryfest Twitter; Halloween, horror): Claiming closes.
September 3
Ladies of Harry Potter Fest: Challenge ends.
HoggyWartyXmas Prompt Fest: Prompting opens.
Wicked Wizards of Hogwarts: Claiming & sign-up opens.
September 4
Tomarry Big Bang (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Posting begins.
HP Soulmates Fest (Tumblr): Posting begins.
H/D Erised 2023 (Tumblr; exchange): First check-in.
HP Cottagecore Fest: Prompt challenge begins.
HP Bard Fest: Fest announced.
25 Days of Draco & Harry (LJ, Tumblr): Challenge announced.
September 8
H/D Owlpost 2023: Sign-up closes.
September 9
Tomarry Big Bang (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Posting ends.
September 10
Tomarry Big Bang (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Masterpost published.
September 12
Anything But Human Fest (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Prompting ends.
September 13
HP Socmed AU Fest (social media AU): Claiming opens.
Anything But Human Fest (Tom|Voldemort/Harry): Sign-up opens.
I was tagged ages ago by @uncannycerulean and @crazybutgood and when @shealwaysreads tagged me the other day I finally got my thumb out of my ass. Thank you all!
Three ships: Drarry, Jeddy, Scorbus (yes I’m a basic bitch, what about it?)
First ship: Uuuuh, probably Legolas x female original character 🙈 (I WAS 17 AND HAD JUST WATCHED THE MOVIES AND DISCOVERED FANFICTION, OKAY?!)
Last song: Blinding Lights with The Weeknd (twice!)
Last movie: My neighbour Totoro
Currently reading: Priset på vatten i Finistère by Bodil Malmsten (though I have to say it was even more pleasant to listen to her reading it)
Currently watching: Only murders in the building (I think last episode drops today?)
Last thing I wrote: My Drizzle fic (which sadly is anon, and I want to yell about it)
Currently writing: Alternating between the brainrot that is “Draco has a vibrator stuck in his arse”, and a lil’ something something for Sudsfest.
Tagging (if you want!) @mono-chromia @fictional @julcheninred @dragonbornphoenix @getawayfox @nv-md @curlyy-hair-dont-care @thehoneybeet @wo2ash @roseharpermaxwell @basiatlu @mystickitten42 and anyone else who wants to do this!
My fave @squintclover tagged me for this, and it's such a lovely idea.
Rules: Make a 24-hour poll with the names of your WIPs and then for whichever wins, write one sentence for every vote it gets. (I'm going to do it for each WIP, though, in order of winner to loser)
Go on, give me some work to do!!
Tagging @crazybutgood @stationintern @epitomereally @roseharpermaxwell @queenie-jinny (sorry for any double tags)