The ninth in my series on one-shot gifts. This one was requested by misplaced_exile.

Title – Promises

Author – croatoan6000

Rating – PG-13

Genre – One-shot

Pairing – H/D              

Words – 3,145

Warnings – language

Summary – Hogwarts Year 8. Harry is late for his planned meeting with Draco, whom he has been romantically involved with for only two weeks. He thinks that his new lover will be angry with him, but Draco has other things on his mind.

Prompts – Flangst, adorable!Draco.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. Done for fun, not profit!

Promises

Number 8 in my gift!fic series - this one's for nimue_8. Hope you like it!

Title – The One That Got Away

Author – croatoan6000

Rating – PG-13

Genre – One-shot

Pairing – H/D

Words – 5,646

Warnings – language

Summary – Draco wanders into a Muggle theatre one night, and is astonished to find his old school nemesis, Harry Potter, taking the lead role in Hamlet. It is the start of a dynamic and inspiring creative relationship between the two men, but Draco never suspects that it could be so much more.

Prompts – Harry acting in a Muggle play, Draco as an artist, volatile, creative relationship.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. Done for fun, not profit!

The One That Got Away

Title: For the Want of a Nail
Author: thewickednix
Pairing: Draco Malfoy / Harry Potter
Category: Slash
Rating: NC-17
Sub Category: Angst, Weirdness, Creature, Violence, Character Death
Status: Complete
Word Count: 77 000+

Summary: Only months before Draco's upcoming initiation to the Dark Side, an unexpected situation in a dark alleyway causes distortion in his plans. Draco is forced to rethink his options of how he is to get through the war on the winning side. Because only one thing is for certain: he will live to see the end of it.

DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author's notes: Compliant with OotP, but begins in the middle of 6th year, and is not compliant with HBP. The story is mostly written in Draco's POV, but from time to time one or two of Harry's POVs pop in.

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Title: eislean cuir stad air 10/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 3778
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Start at Part One

Title: eislean cuir stad air 9/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 5006
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 8/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 6999
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 7/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 7763
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 6/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 7509
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 5/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 7509
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 4/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 6949
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 3/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 8279
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 2/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 7216
Author's Notes: This prompt ate my brain as you can tell by the size of the thing. Ever loving thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me, schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed. Not to mention twistedm for picking out typos, and nikki4noo who was beta/cheerleader/a wall for ideas to bounce off/shoulder to whine on, etc, etc...seriously the list goes on. Thanks to all of you.

Title: eislean cuir stad air 1/10
Author: aquila_star
Prompt: Written for bottom_draco's fairly tale fest, inspired by prompt 79. The Tragedy of Deirdre
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: It is universally agreed that fate is inevitable, though sometimes it can hang on a precipice. It only takes a breath to tip the balance, but on which side will it fall?
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer: All the pretty boys and the world they live in belong to JKR, etc, to whom I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to play.
Warning(s): AU
Word Count: 68,000ish, this part 5978
Author's Notes: I've had to mix things around quite a bit to make my vision of the prompt fit into JKR's world. While I've tried to stay close to canon, I have tweaked some things and outright changed others to make the fic work. In the end, I'm happy with it, and I hope you enjoy it too. :D The title translates loosely to 'Sorrow suspended,' and the cut text means 'if this be my lot.' I used Gaelic translations, as inspired by the roots of the fable.

Thanks to cybeleadam who claimed it for me on the big day, this prompt ate my brain as soon as I saw it, so I knew I had to have it. Bigger thank you's to schemingreader and annafugazzi who beta-ed this monster fic for me. Your suggestions were invaluable, ladies. Even bigger thanks and much love to nikki4noo who not only beta-ed, but was there every step of the way. She helped me with the concept, ideas, and plot, and sent me numerous pics of half naked men to inspire my smut. :P Poor Nikki listened to me chatter on about this fic for months, and bore the brunt of it more than any other person. I'd name my next baby after you if hubby would let me, bb. ♥ Some thanks also go to twistedm too, for picking out all the typos we four missed, while she was reading it on the comm!

All you ladies are awesome, I owe you so much. ♥ ♥

A few weeks ago, I asked over on harrydracowhether anyone would like me to write them a one-shot, and what they wanted it to be about. I got lots of exciting responses, and I've finally had time to get on with it! Here is my second offering, for the lovely hazel_wand, who wanted a fic where the boys are colleagues. Hope you like it ^___^

Title – Selective Memory

Author –croatoan6000
Rating – PG-13

Genre – One-shot

Pairing – H/D

Words – 4,150

Warnings – Mild violence, sexual references

Summary – Harry and Draco have been working well together as Aurors for some time now. Until something happened last week. But Harry is NOT going to think about that...

Prompts – Colleagues

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. Done for fun, not profit!

 

Selective Memory

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author –croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 20

Warnings – Language, angst, sex.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘Bad times are ahead’. Done for fun, not profit!

Chapter 20

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author –

croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 19

Warnings – Language, angst, sexuality, emo!Potter.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘What is true?’. Done for fun, not profit!

Chapter 19

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author – Croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 18

Warnings – Language, angst, mild violence.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘They condemn what they do not understand’. Done for fun, not profit!

 

Chapter 18


Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author –

croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 17

Warnings – Language, sexual acts.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘With new chords I sing to you’. Done for fun, not profit!

Chapter 17

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author –croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 16

Warnings – Language, sexual acts.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘Love is rich with both honey and venom’. Done for fun, not profit!

Chapter 16

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15

Title – Finite Incantatum

Author –

croatoan6000

Rating – NC-17

Genre – Drama/Romance

Pairing – H/D

Chapter – 15

Warnings – Language, sexual references.

Summary – What should have happened after Half Blood Prince! It’s the autumn after Dumbledore’s death, the Death Eaters are steadily gaining power, and Harry and his friends are desperate to find the remaining Horcruxes. But then Draco Malfoy arrives at Grimmauld Place, traumatised, starved and drained of all his magical ability. It falls to Harry to show the Slytherin how to adapt to his new way of life, never guessing that Draco has a few things to teach him in return.

Disclaimer – I don’t own the boys, they belong to Ms Rowling. The chapter title loosely translates as ‘But not satisfied’. Done for fun, not profit!

Chapter 15

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14