🏷️ Post War
120 entries tagged with this trope
Breath Mints / Battle Scars
Onyx_and_Elm · 2018
Eighth year at Hogwarts. Draco and Hermione start a secret physical arrangement. No feelings allowed. You already know how that ends.
Apple Pies and Other Amends
ToEatAPeach · 2020
Draco opens a bakery in Muggle London as penance. Hermione keeps showing up. Soft Draco baking his way to redemption is everything.
Away Childish Things
lettered · 2018
Draco is accidentally de-aged to a child. Harry is assigned to care for him. Watching Harry fall for adult Draco through knowing him as a kid is devastating in the best way.
And the Floorboard Creaks
senlinyu · 2018
Post-war. Hermione is assigned to monitor Draco during his house arrest. By senlinyu, who also wrote Manacled. Dark, devastating, unforgettable.
Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2012
Draco Malfoy has rebuilt his life after the war. When Hermione enters it again through work, old wounds reopen. One of the most beloved Dramione fics.
Chosen
kittenshift17 · 2016
Draco discovers Hermione is his Veela mate. She wants nothing to do with him. The bond doesn't care. Enemies-to-mates Dramione.
The Binding
curly_kay · 2020
A magical binding ties Draco and Hermione together. They can't be more than a few feet apart. Classic forced proximity Dramione with excellent world-building.
Beginning and End
mightbewriting · 2020
Post-war. Draco and Hermione are forced to confront what happened during the war — and what's happening between them now. Beautiful prose.
Clean and Marked
olivieblake · 2018
Post-war healing fic where Draco and Hermione work together at St. Mungo's. The emotional journey is devastating and beautiful.
Wait and Hope
mightbewriting · 2020
Hermione wakes up with no memory of the last few years. Draco is there, claiming to be her husband. The slow reveal of what she's lost is devastating.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2014
Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is the last person to have seen him. A haunting mystery wrapped in a love story.
In Free Fall
kbrick · 2017
Harry and Draco are Auror partners. The tension between them is suffocating. When a case goes wrong, everything they've been avoiding comes to the surface.
The Revenant
TakingFlight48 · 2021
Draco returns from the dead as something not quite human. Hermione is the only one who can help him—if she's willing to risk everything.
The Phoenix and the Dragon
Poetheather1 · 2011
Hermione bonds with a phoenix, Draco with a dragon. Their magical creatures know something about their future that they don't. Epic magical creature romance.
Wild Blue Yonder
SilentAuror · 2013
Harry becomes a dragon tamer in Romania. Draco shows up as his new partner. Working with dragons is safer than working through their feelings.
The Avatar State of Mind
FictionMachine · 2013
Post-war politics force Katara and Zuko into a marriage alliance. The slow burn from political necessity to genuine love is masterfully done.
Isolation
Bex-chan · 2010
Hermione disappears from the wizarding world after the war. When she resurfaces eight years later, Draco is the only one who recognizes her. The original post-war Dramione classic.
Apple Pies and Other Amends
ToEatAPeach · 2019
Hermione starts working at Draco's restaurant. They bond over food, healing, and learning to trust again. The perfect comfort read after dark war fics.
Dragon Heartstring
LeilahMoon · 2018
Hermione goes to Romania to study dragons. Draco is there working with Charlie Weasley. Dragons bring them together in unexpected ways.
Azoth
Zeitgeistic · 2014
Harry becomes interested in alchemy. Draco is the expert he needs. The slow transformation of their relationship mirrors the alchemical process.
Southern Lights
colourwhirled · 2011
Katara and Zuko travel to the Southern Water Tribe together. Cultural exchange and growing feelings amid beautiful worldbuilding.
The Stalking Zuko Series
emletish · 2010
Post-war comedy where Zuko keeps ending up wherever Katara is. The humor is perfect and the romance develops naturally. Pure joy to read.
Letters to a Demigod
seaweedbrainsam · 2012
Percy and Annabeth maintain their relationship through letters while dealing with post-war trauma. The epistolary format is beautifully done.
Bending Light
scullymurphy · 2020
Hermione and Draco are paired together on a Department of Mysteries case. ScullMurphy writes the most beautifully atmospheric Dramione — like reading a movie.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Draco is trying to be better. Hermione doesn't trust it. Watching him earn her respect inch by inch over 330k words is the most satisfying slow burn in the fandom.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Draco and Hermione keep running into each other after the war. They're both broken. They don't fix each other — they just learn to coexist. Quietly devastating.
Who We Are in the Dark
Mexempt · 2020
Post-war Drarry where neither of them is okay and they keep crashing into each other in the dark. The vulnerability here is next level.
The Boy Who Only Lived Twice
lettered · 2014
Draco becomes a spy for the Order post-war. The identity crisis, the moral ambiguity, the raw desire — lettered writes Drarry like literature.
Reparations
Saras_Girl · 2008
Harry is a Healer. Draco is his patient's father. Forced to work together on a community service project, they slowly realize everything they thought about each other was wrong.
i'll walk you home (in the morning dew)
Zutarafanficwriter · 2020
Post-war Zutara where they slowly realize that the friendship they built during the war was always something more. Soft, domestic, and exactly what your heart needs.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2020
A year in the life of Katara and Zuko after the war. Each chapter is a month, each month brings them closer. Beautifully paced — you can feel the seasons changing.
Remain Nameless
HeyJude19 · 2020
Draco is under house arrest after the war. Hermione is his Ministry-assigned probation officer. They meet weekly. The walls come down painfully slowly. One of the most emotionally intelligent Dramiones ever written.
The Right Thing to Do
LovesBitca8 · 2017
A Marriage Law fic elevated to art. LovesBitca8 takes the most cliché Dramione premise and turns it into a masterclass in tension and character development. The prequel to The Auction.
The Politician's Wife
pir8fancier · 2007
Hermione is married to Ron. Draco is a reformed politician. Their affair starts slowly and consumes everything. One of the OG Dramione classics that still holds up nearly two decades later.
What You Do with the Life You're Given
MotherMalfoy · 2021
Draco works to dismantle pureblood prejudice from within. Hermione doesn't trust his motives. Their collaboration at the Ministry turns into something neither expected. Beautifully paced redemption.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has disappeared. Harry follows a trail of enchanted paper airplanes to find him. Atmospheric, dreamy, and absolutely devastating. The prose in this is genuinely beautiful.
Kiss the Joy Until It Cries
ICMezzo · 2014
After the war, Harry retreats to Grimmauld Place and starts gardening. Draco, under house arrest next door, watches from his window. The quietest, most tender Drarry. Growth as metaphor — literally.
Secrets
Vorabiza · 2016
After the war, Sirius and Remus navigate PTSD, trust issues, and a world that's moved on without them. Grown-up Wolfstar that doesn't shy away from the damage war leaves behind.
United States v. Barnes, 617 F. Supp. 2d 143
fallingvoices & radialarch · 2014
Bucky Barnes goes to trial for the Winter Soldier's crimes. Told through court transcripts, testimonies, and evidence exhibits. A format experiment that's more emotionally devastating than it has any right to be.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2015
Post-war. Fire Lord Zuko and Ambassador Katara navigate politics and feelings over the course of a year. Beautifully written seasons-as-structure. eleventy7 brings the same atmospheric prose as their Drarry work.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Draco and Hermione start a physical relationship as a coping mechanism after the war. It's supposed to mean nothing. By the author of The Atlas Six. The Dramione that launched a published career.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Draco is working at a Muggle pub, living in obscurity. Hermione walks in. He's not the same person. Neither is she. inadaze22 writes redemption arcs like no one else — slow, earned, and beautiful.
Traditions
hystaracal · 2019
Hermione and Draco keep running into each other at holiday events. Each encounter shifts something. A quiet Dramione that builds intimacy through seasonal moments. Understated and lovely.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has vanished. Harry finds his journal. Each entry draws Harry deeper into Draco's world — and closer to understanding him. Poetic, haunting, and one of the most beloved Drarry fics.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2019
Post-war. Katara visits the Fire Nation as an ambassador. Zuko is Fire Lord. A year of political meetings that are really about two people orbiting each other. Slow-burn perfection.
Such Selfish Prayers
andromeda3116 · 2016
Fire Lord Zuko and Ambassador Katara navigate post-war politics and personal feelings. The writing is gorgeous — every sentence earns its place. Literary Zutara at its finest.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2010
Post-war. Hermione and Draco are both broken. They find each other in the wreckage. This is the Dramione fic that set the standard — raw, emotional, and impossibly romantic. A classic for a reason.
Wastelands
mightbewriting · 2020
Post-apocalyptic wizarding world. Hermione leads a band of survivors. Draco shows up half-dead. Survival AU that shouldn't work and absolutely does. The world-building is phenomenal.
Breath Mints / Battle Scars
Onyx_and_Elm · 2018
Hermione uses Draco to forget. Draco lets her because he'll take whatever she gives him. Post-war hookup fic that's actually a devastatingly tender love story. 'She tastes like breath mints' hits different.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2019
Post-war. Katara travels to the Fire Nation as ambassador. She and Zuko circle each other for a year. Seasonal structure. Eleventy7 writes yearning like breathing.
Such Selfish Prayers
andromeda3116 · 2011
Post-canon. Katara and Zuko navigate politics, duty, and the thing neither of them is willing to name. The tension of almost-touching is unbearable. Every sentence does work.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry finds his journal. The prose is breathtaking. One of the most beautifully written Drarry fics ever.
The Right Thing to Do
LoveBitca8 · 2017
A Marriage Law forces Hermione and Draco together. Unlike most ML fics, this one makes you believe every reluctant step toward each other. LoveBitca8 doesn't miss.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
olivieblake · 2017
Post-war Draco tries to rehabilitate his image. Hermione is not impressed. Their verbal sparring is legendary. Olivieblake before she was a published author.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Draco is trying to be better. Hermione doesn't trust it. They work together at the Ministry and the slow, painful process of proving you've changed is the whole point.
The Waiting Room
Misstoria · 2021
Hermione and Draco keep running into each other at a Mind Healer's waiting room. Two broken people slowly putting themselves back together, side by side.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry finds his journal. Each entry leads deeper into Draco's disappearance and Harry's own obsession. Beautifully atmospheric.
Foundations
saras_girl · 2016
Harry and Draco end up running a children's home together. Slow-burn domestic bliss with kids, chaos, and the quietest kind of falling in love. Pure comfort reading.
A Creature of Habit
elizaye · 2016
Draco owns a coffee shop in Diagon Alley. Harry keeps showing up. Their bickering over coffee orders becomes flirting and neither of them notices until everyone else does.
Away Childish Things
lettered · 2018
Draco is accidentally de-aged to a child. Harry has to take care of him. Watching adult Harry confront child Draco — and everything that means about who Draco was vs who he became — is extraordinary.
The Auction
LoveBitca8 · 2018
In a dark post-war AU, Hermione is auctioned off to Draco Malfoy. The power dynamics are gut-wrenching and the love that grows from them is earned in every painful chapter.
Remain Nameless
HeyJude19 · 2020
Draco has a son. Hermione works at the Ministry. Their lives keep intersecting. 300K words of the most realistic, slow-building love story in the fandom. A masterpiece.
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love
isthisselfcare · 2021
Draco is reformed, working at the Ministry, and absolutely gone for Hermione Granger. She has no idea. The pining is EXCRUCIATING in the best way. Fan favorite for a reason.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2012
The OG long Dramione fic. Hermione and Draco end up as roommates after the war. 310K words of slow-burn perfection. Every Dramione reader's rite of passage.
The Politician's Wife
phlox · 2009
Draco is in politics. Hermione is his wife of convenience. What starts as a business arrangement turns into something neither expected. Classic for a reason.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has vanished. Harry finds his journal and follows the trail. Each entry pulls them closer together. The prose is genuinely literary. A Drarry classic.
All Life is Yours to Miss
Saras_Girl · 2012
Harry works at a rehabilitation center. Draco is one of his patients. The slow, careful rebuilding of two broken people is gorgeous. Saras_Girl at her finest.
Stately Homes of Wiltshire
waspabi · 2016
Malfoy Manor has a serious curse problem and Harry is the Auror sent to fix it. Draco is insufferable. Harry can't stop staring at his mouth. Peak banter Drarry.
Far From the Tree
aideomai · 2020
Scorpius and Albus are best friends. Draco and Harry are begrudging co-parents. The domesticity will melt your heart. Dad Drarry at its peak.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2011
After the war, Hermione and Draco are trapped together in a safehouse. The proximity, the shared trauma, and the impossibility of them makes this the OG Dramione slow-burn. Legend status in the fandom.
Divided Hearts
nzvys · 2022
Draco and Hermione are forced to co-parent after a magical accident binds their children. The reluctant partnership becomes something neither of them expected.
The Right Thing To Do
LoveBitca8 · 2017
Sequel to The Auction. Hermione and Draco navigate married life in a world that doesn't want them together. LoveBitca8 delivers devastating emotional depth with every chapter.
Apple of My Eye
senlinyu · 2020
Draco needs a fake girlfriend for a family event. Hermione needs a date to make Ron jealous. What could go wrong? Everything. Delightfully.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has vanished. Harry finds his journal and follows the trail. Every entry brings him closer to understanding the boy he never really knew. Ethereal and heartbreaking.
Foundations
Saras_Girl · 2013
Set in the Turn universe. Harry and Draco build a life together, navigating parenthood and their relationship. Pure domestic bliss that makes you believe in happy endings.
Creature of Habit
purplewitch156 · 2016
Draco is turned into a vampire. Harry is assigned as his handler. The hunger isn't just for blood. Dark, sensual, and utterly compelling creature fic.
Dwelling on Dreams
aideomai · 2022
Harry and Draco keep meeting in dreams they can't control. What happens in dreams starts bleeding into real life. Aideomai's prose is like poetry.
Mental
astolat · 2017
A magical bond forces Harry and Draco to share thoughts. They're both horrified. They're both secretly delighted. Astolat at her most entertaining.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Post-war Draco is trying to rebuild his life. Hermione is assigned as his Ministry liaison. The slow, painful journey from hatred to respect to love is beautifully earned.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Draco is a recovering addict. Hermione is assigned to his case. From the author who went on to publish The Atlas Six — raw, unflinching, and devastating.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco has vanished. Harry finds his journal. Each entry pulls Harry deeper into understanding a man he thought he knew. The prose is gorgeous and the mystery unravels beautifully.
The Man Who Lived
sebastianL · 2017
After the war, Harry exists but doesn't live. Then he starts working with Draco at the Ministry. A raw exploration of PTSD, survival guilt, and learning to want something for yourself.
Stately Homes of Wiltshire
waspabi · 2016
Draco is cursed and his Manor is falling apart. Harry is the Ministry employee assigned to help. They fix the house. They fix each other. Cozy Drarry perfection.
Once Around the Sun
eleventy7 · 2020
Post-war political marriage between Zuko and Katara to unite nations. They barely tolerate each other. Then seasons change, and so do they. Beautifully paced.
A Court of Frost and Starlight (Extended)
illyriantremors · 2018
Extended scenes from ACOFAS with extra Feysand domesticity. The fluff, the banter, the spice. Everything the book should have given us and more.
The Right Thing to Do
LoveBitca8 · 2017
A marriage law forces Hermione and Draco together. What starts as obligation slowly transforms into something devastating and real. LoveBitca8 at her finest — the emotional payoff is extraordinary.
The Waiting Room
Indigoire · 2021
Hermione and Draco keep running into each other in the waiting room at St Mungo's. Both are broken in different ways. The quiet intimacy of this fic is something special.
Remain Nameless
HeyJude19 · 2020
Hermione works at the Ministry. Draco works there too, reinvented and trying to atone. The slow-burn office romance is exquisite — each chapter peels back another layer.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Draco returns to England after years abroad. He's changed. Hermione doesn't trust it. inadaze22 crafts one of the most believable Draco redemptions in the fandom.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Draco is an addict. Hermione is his Healer. The lines between professional and personal blur in the most devastating way. By the author of The Atlas Six — before she was famous.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry finds his journal. Each entry draws Harry deeper into understanding who Draco became — and what he feels. Beautifully atmospheric.
Mental
sara_holmes · 2015
A magical accident links Harry and Draco's minds. They can feel each other's emotions. They hate it. They hate each other. Until they don't. The forced mental intimacy trope done perfectly.
Far From the Tree
aideomai · 2020
Harry and Draco's sons are best friends. The forced co-parenting gradually becomes something more. Domestic Drarry with all the soft, aching feelings.
Remain Nameless
eilonwy · 2018
Hermione runs into Draco in the muggle world years after the war. He's not who she remembers.
The Auction
lady_bracknell · 2019
A charity auction gets Hermione a date she doesn't want. Or does she?
The Way to Mr. Malfoy
writcraft · 2016
Harry keeps finding reasons to visit Draco's shop.
Stately Homes of Wiltshire
waspabi · 2013
Harry keeps bumping into Draco in Wiltshire. Coincidence? Not a chance.
Wearing Down
triedunture · 2010
After the first war, two broken men try to find each other again.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
Post-war. Draco is an addict. Hermione finds him. They break each other open. By the author of The Atlas Six.
The Measure of a Man
inadaze22 · 2020
Draco is a single father. Hermione is his son's Healer. Slow-burn with impeccable character development.
Tremble & Depart
doriana_gray · 2020
A marriage of convenience where Draco is desperately, silently in love. The yearning is exquisite.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco disappears. Harry finds his diary. Each entry leads him deeper into understanding the man he never knew.
The Things We Learn in the Dark
Zutaralyfe · 2020
Post-war. Zuko is Fire Lord. Katara visits. They start something that shouldn't happen. Political consequences be damned.
The Odds Are Never in My Favor
MockingJayFly · 2019
Post-Mockingjay. Katniss and Peeta rebuild in District 12. The 'growing back together' that the epilogue glossed over.
Remain Nameless
HeyJude19 · 2020
Draco works at the Ministry. Hermione is his annoying colleague. A fake dating scheme spirals into something devastatingly real.
The Right Thing to Do
LoveBitca8 · 2017
Sequel to The Auction. Draco and Hermione navigate married life under a law neither wanted. The emotional depth is staggering.
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love
isthisselfcare · 2021
Draco is desperately in love with Hermione and everyone knows except her. The pining is Olympic-level. Comedy gold.
Bending Light
scullymurphy · 2020
Post-war rebuilding. Draco and Hermione work on a magical restoration project. The slow thaw between them is exquisite.
Running on Air
eleventy7 · 2015
Draco disappears. Harry finds his journal. The entries lead him on a trail across the countryside. Ethereal and devastating.
The Man Who Lived
sebastianL · 2017
Harry is falling apart after the war. Draco is the unexpected anchor. PTSD handled with incredible sensitivity.
the afterparty
provocative_envy · 2020
What happens after a one-night stand when neither of you knows what to do next? Post-war Ministry, sharp dialogue, and Hermione's very bad decision-making skills.
What Isn't Said
provocative_envy · 2019
Draco doesn't say things. Hermione is very good at not hearing things. The tension of what's unspoken between them is almost unbearable.
A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy
Countess_of_Abe · 2013
Hermione and Draco agree to fake-date so Hermione can make Ron jealous. It works too well. Draco feels too much. Everyone can see it except her.
The Fallout
everythursday · 2010
In the aftermath of war, Draco and Hermione circle each other slowly, inevitably. One of the great post-war Dramione epics. Beautifully paced.
Drop Your Weapons
proulxes · 2021
Post-war Diagon Alley. Draco is trying to rebuild. Hermione keeps appearing. Neither of them knows how to reach the other across all that history.
All the Wrong Places
everythursday · 2009
Hermione runs into a stranger at a bar who turns out to be Draco Malfoy. Neither of them is going to acknowledge this. Perfect comedic timing.
Reparations
Saras_Girl · 2009
Harry takes on a troubled Slytherin boy. Draco is the boy's Head of House. Slow, warm, domestic Drarry that makes you ache. Saras_Girl invented cozy Drarry.
The Vanishing Department
dictaphone · 2018
Auror Harry and Unspeakable Draco are assigned to investigate magical disappearances. The case is dangerous. The tension is more so.
No Competition
Endgame · 2009
Draco thinks Harry only hangs around him to annoy him. Harry thinks Draco hates him. Everyone else can see these two idiots are desperately in love.
Promise Me the Stars
laiqualaurelote · 2018
A fix-it where Sirius escapes Azkaban sooner. Remus doesn't know how to let himself hope. The reunion is everything we deserved.