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This is such a great analysis! I absolutely loved it!

And of course another possibility to explain this very scene (a scene I'm obsessed with) is the one I explore in Draco Malfoy and The Aeternum Caput: Draco was a spy and was working to help Harry while pretending to work for Voldemort. But he is not a Spy of the Order Of the Phoenix. He is a spy of the Aeternum Caput! 😉

Draco's Motivations in the Book 7 Room of Requirement Confrontation

I just reread the Fiendfyre sequence and based on a close reading Draco's motivations and actions are a lot more complex and sympathetic than I remembered.

First, the context:

After the incident at Malfoy Manor, we know from Harry's psychic connection to Voldemort and from the Carrows' overheard discussion that Voldemort's wrath was exceptionally terrible. The Malfoy family became virtual prisoners in their own homes for months and were subjected to especially brutal (even by Voldemort's standards) torture that was also likely quite protracted. Lucius has visible marks on him months later - which, given what we know about magic in that world, really speaks to the level of what has been going on. While he probably got the worst of it, it's certain that none of his family members escaped unscathed. After their other failings they have at this point probably permanently fallen out of favor and have nothing but a (likely short) life of misery to look forward to.

Draco bears a lot of responsibility for this state of affairs since it was he who chose not to identify Harry. This likely adds to his sense of conflict as his conscience tells him one thing and everything he has ever been taught tells him something else. He presumably feels responsible for the suffering his family (we know from book 6 that he does genuinely care about them) has to endure.

Not to mention that he himself is suffering along with them. It would be unsurprising therefore if he felt tempted to "rectify" his earlier moment of what he probably perceived as weakness and made a last ditch attempt to save his parents' (and his own) lives and prestige. While Harry has been taught that love and mercy are noble and valuable impulses, Draco has not. In his world love and mercy are called weakness.

Quite possibly as he suffered and faced death alongside his family, part of him must have felt ashamed of the impulses that led to his choices when Harry was a prisoner at the Manor. Everything he has been taught tells him that Voldemort's victory is inevitable and that his moment of shameful weakness has accomplished nothing except to fail his own family and condemn them (and himself) to a likely short life filled with suffering.

At most what we see in the Room of Requirement is a replay of what we saw on the Astronomy Tower - where Draco is deeply conflicted and when confronted with the reality of violence in support of Voldemort cannot go through with it even under tremendous pressure and even though his failure to carry out these acts of violence will inflict danger and suffering on himself and his loved ones.

But, is that even what actually happens? In my opinion, the answer is "no."

The scene in question:

If we actually look at the text it's not even clear that's what's going on at all. Draco's motives are ambiguous at best here. The scene starts when Harry is stretching out his hand to take the diadem. Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle come up behind him and he is completely unaware of them. Draco then announces their presence, alerting Harry that he is being watched. He could've very easy simply stunned Harry or attempted to put the Imperius Curse on him (or killed him) while his back was turned. But he didn't do any of those things. Instead he talks, thereby ruining the element of surprise.

And that's not typical of Draco at all when he actually wants to attack Harry. He's never beaten Harry in a face-to-face confrontation. (In fact, the last time he tried - in 6th year - he almost ended up dead.) The two times he has managed to incapacitate Harry - when he petrified him on the train in 6th year and when he hid and caught Harry for Umbridge with a tripping jinx in 5th year - he did so by using the element of surprise to his advantage.

Given that Draco knows that Harry is a very formidable opponent (AND that Harry's friends are nearby) if he truly simply wanted to capture or kill him, announcing his presence is the last thing he would ever do. Then he says "That's my wand you're holding." He still doesn't cast any spells - not even to try to disarm Harry. He also doesn't say he wants to hand him over to Voldemort. He doesn't even tell Harry to drop his own wand, attempt to take him prisoner, or even threaten him.

It is Crabbe, not Draco who says "We're gonna be rewarded...We decided to bring you to 'im." Draco doesn't say anything about his own intentions other than that he wants his wand back - and we certainly know that even in 6th year he didn't trust Crabbe and Goyle, much less now, and thus is unlikely to speak openly in front of them. 

At this point Ron comes to investigate and Crabbe tries to use magic to cause a mountain of debris to fall on Ron and crush him. Harry counters the spell and Draco then grabs Crabbe's arm when he tries to repeat the spell. He gives as his justification the need to avoid the diadem being crushed but since we know he doesn't trust Crabbe it's likely this isn't truthful. Especially since Voldemort has not said anything about wanting the diadem (and even if it wasn't a Horcrux it likely wouldn't be damaged in any case).

Crabbe points out this very thing and Draco argues with him at which point Crabbe says "Who cares what you think? I don't take your orders no more, Draco. You an' your dad are finished." So arguably he was not even including Draco in the "We" he imagined would be rewarded. Crabbe then tries to use Crucio on Harry.

Draco then again intervenes and tries to stop him. 

"STOP" Malfoy shouted at Crabbe, his voice echoing through the enormous room. "The Dark Lord wants him alive--"  

He doesn't even just say it. He shouts. We rarely see Draco shout. He is someone who generally keeps his deeper emotions hidden - it's why he's so naturally gifted at Occlumency to the point that he is powerful enough at a young age to lie to both Snape and Voldemort.

What he says here doesn't really even make sense because Goyle isn't even trying to kill Harry; he's just trying to hurt him. However Draco is so distressed by this that he actually starts yelling, something we NEVER see him do at ANY other point in the book. "The Dark Lord wants him alive" is also exactly what Snape says to Bellatrix as they flee in book 6, and we know that Snape's real intent was to protect Harry with a believable excuse. It's the only thing Draco could reasonably say in that moment as a justification. 

Crabbe (rather sensibly) points out that 1) he didn't even try to kill Harry and 2) Voldemort ultimately wants Harry dead so it probably doesn't matter that much. This makes perfect sense. And yet Draco is inordinately concerned with preventing harm to Harry & Co rather than with taking any action to capture or even disarm any of them.

Clearly he did not expect to lose control of Crabbe and Goyle like this and as a result is now losing control of the situation (and himself). (Unlike Harry, Draco is more of a planner and is not as good at reacting in the moment.) Also the possibility that Harry could be killed seems to drive him nearly to the point of hysteria - rather like how Ron reacted to Hermione being in mortal peril at the Manor. This is not just a general aversion to killing. This is something more. He find the idea of Harry dying truly unbearable. (I don't need my ships to be canon; this one just happens to be.)

At this point they start fighting and Draco loses Narcissa's wand. Wandless, he STILL tries to intervene. Crabbe and Goyle are both aiming their wands at Harry and Draco once again starts yelling -  "Don't kill him! DON'T KILL HIM!" and is obviously in significant distress and is not at all happy with what is going on. 

After that the Fiendfyre gets loose and the rest of the scene goes down without much dialogue.

At NO POINT does Draco 1) actually say he wants to hand Harry to Voldemort OR  2) attempt to attack Harry or Ron or Hermione at all OR 3) use his Dark Mark to call Voldemort OR 4) tell anyone he's seen Harry after they get out of the Room of Requirement - even in a later scene when he's been cornered by a Death Eater who is considering killing him he doesn't reveal this information even though that probably would've proven his loyalty or at the very least distracted the Death Eater.

Conclusions about Draco's motivations:

So, where does that leave us? What went down there and what was Draco trying to do?

We really have 3 options.

Option 1: Draco tried to hand Harry over to Voldemort in order to save himself and his family, got cold feet and couldn't really go through with it, and then lost control of the situation due to Crabbe and Goyle's changing loyalties. 

Verdict: Possible but unlikely given the remarkably bad job he does of it and how inconsistent his approach is with his usual MO. Even if we assume his heart wasn't in it you'd think he'd at least have got as far as disarming Harry before announcing his presence. Especially since Harry almost killed him last time they fought (and Draco probably doesn't know Harry didn't know what the Sectum Sempra curse would do.)

And if his heart WAS in it then then this makes even less sense since he not only didn't attack Harry while his back was turned but also didn't call Voldemort or even inform anyone that he'd seen Harry. 

Option 2:  Draco wanted to get himself captured in a way that looked convincing so that he could take the chance Dumbledore offered in 6th year, only it went quite badly wrong.

Verdict: This would be an interesting possibility but I think it's also unlikely as it's simply too risky. He doesn't know Harry was there on the astronomy tower or that Harry would make the same offer. His family would also likely be murdered if Voldemort realized this had happened.  

Option 3: Draco wanted to cut a deal in order to improve his family's situation without actually handing Harry over - perhaps he hoped for some kind of exchange where he could get his wand back and bring Voldemort the diadem as some kind of consolation prize - but overestimated his control over his cronies and lost control of the situation. 

Verdict: I actually think this works best given his behavior during the scene. He initiates a conversation because he wants information about what and where the diadem is (and what value it would have to Voldemort) and because he wants to make some offer along the lines of 'give me my wand and the diadem and we'll let you go.' This could get him what he wants and help his family without actually harming anyone.

Also it hedges his bets a bit because if Harry wins he will owe Draco. The problem of course is that Crabbe and Goyle aren't happy to just take orders anymore and have their own goals. At that point, instead of caving and going along with what Crabbe and Goyle want to do instead, Draco actually tries to intervene, albeit in a way that doesn't actually expose him as questioning Voldemort.  

Draco made his choice at the Manor. If he wanted to hand Harry over he would have. But he couldn't. He cares about him too much. But he also feels tremendous guilt and fear over the price he and his family are still paying for that decision. This is his attempt to try to fix things - to try to find a middle ground between the conflicting imperatives that are tearing him apart. The reality though, as he shortly discovers, is that there is no middle ground. And when he sees that, once again he chooses Harry.

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Drarry/HP headcanons - Pt4

How many parts am I going to write for this? I have no idea! Lol... I guess as long as I have ideas in my mind that I want to keep registred, I'll be adding them here!

Headcanon #4: The friendships Well, we all know well the Golden Trio dynamics from the books. I stand by the fact that Harry and Hermione have always been just really good friends, and Harry and Ron are a very good team. I do imagine Harry and Ron working as Auror partners as a possible future, while Hermione goes on to become a political figure. And I think Romione is a good ending for Ron and Hermione, I really like this ship. Ron and Hermione really complete each other. I think, of course, that the trio remained very close friends, but the love between Ron and Hermione always made Harry feel a bit like an outsider, even though that was never the intention of Ron and Hermione, and they always tried to make Harry feel a part of their lives. But once they get married, or move in together, and Harry has to live alone, he starts to feel a bit more distanced to his friends. He watches as they move on with their lives, while he still feels stuck in the past, and on the ghosts of the war. And of course that we all know how this emptiness on Harry's heart can be fixed! It's a great trope for me to see Draco and Harry connecting throught their 'loneliness'. Because of course that Draco would be lonely after the war! He would try to distance himself from the whole world. During Hogwarts, my headcanon is that he only developed a real friendship with Pansy Parkinson. And this is all because of the scene in the train on Book 6, where Draco is sitting on Pansy's lap and she's brushing her fingers through his hair (and our boy Harry makes sure he details how Pansy seems to be very happy doing that - we see you Harry, you already wanted to be her! 👀). This intimacy between them is a sign of a real friendhip to me. Crabble and Goyle were just henchmen, and I think that Draco's pureblood upbringing wouldn't let him be completely vulnerable and honest with other Slytherins, like Theo Nott or Blaise Zabini. They would be 'school friends' because they kind of have no other option, and like, their parents all knew each other, but they never really open up to one another. But with all that happen in the war, I think Draco would shut himself out, even from Pansy, so he would naturally feel lonely after the war. And then you all know what happens! 🤣

#drarry #fanfic #harry x draco #hpdm #draco and harry #draco x harry #my fanfic #my headcanons #drarry headcanon #headcanon

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So cool!!!! 😍

Animation I did for an school assigment😋 I'm really proud of this one

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Drarry/HP headcanons - Pt3

So I'm back with another headcannon, and today we'll be talking about Ginny Weasley, and her relationship with Harry and Draco! Yes, I believe she deserves a post just for herself!

Headcanon #3 - Ginny is not a bitch It's a common trope, especially in post-war fics, or fics where Harry and Draco did marry and had their kids, to see Ginny portraid as a bad person, or as someone will stand in between Draco and Harry. However, I can't see Ginny like that! Nor do I think she would actually stand between them, if you take into account how she's developed in the books, and the personality traits she has by the end of the series. There is a lot of my personal opinion in this headcanon, because overall, I love Ginny. Every since I read the books for the first time, I imagined that the shy girl Ginny was in the first book evolved and blossomed into a very goodlooking, popular, quiddich player, confident girl, who takes no shit from anyone. She's her own person, she dated before Harry and she would for sure date after him, if they ever broke up. I don't see her as the type of person that would be manipulative or gaslight Harry into staying by her side. Of course that sometimes fic authors do that for the sake of the plot, or because that's how they see Ginny and it can be really well done, don't get me wrong! I don't mind OOC writing, after all we all can see things differently, and that's the beauty of fanfiction. But for me, I really see Ginny's personality resonating with Draco's personality somehow! So I can see them developing a great friendship over time. Let's try to explain that! I think Ginny's long crush on Harry naturally came to an end once they got together and they both understood that it was really just a teenage crush. Without the war, I think they would have had a fun relationship, that would come to an end naturally as they moved on with their lives. But there was a war and I don't see them getting back together after the war ended. Still, I think Ginny kept caring a lot about Harry, and vice-versa. So I believe they ended their relationship really smoothly and kept being friends who occasionally play quiddich, or went out for a drink together. I also believe they both would be bissexual! That's just a random feeling of mine, and while Harry is almost canonically bi, I don't know it there is a consensus about Ginny. But in my head that's something else they could talk about with each other... I imagine Harry coming out to Ginny before anyone else, and she also coming out to him first. Anyway, I think that Ginny would still be a part of Harry's life when and if he ended up dating Draco. So, Draco and Ginny would have to live with each other. Maybe they hated each other at first, maybe they hit-it-off really well, but I think Ginny would like Draco's sarcastic and sassy personality, and Draco would like her cheerful and 'I'm-my-own-girl-who-takes-no-shit-from-anyone' vibes, and they would end up being friends.

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And then some people wonder how can we shipp them... Like, duh...? It's all there! In the books...

7 most unhinged canon drarry moments

Harry calling Draco his arch nemesis just a few months after Lord Voldemort tried to murder him for the second time but also immediately thinking that he kinda misses him

Harry getting hit in the head by a piece of luggage because he got so distracted by the sight of Draco changing that he didn’t notice someone swinging a large object at his face

Harry lying to the Order and Magical Law Enforcement to obfuscate Draco’s crimes at the end of sixth year

Voldemort immediately assuming Draco has gone looking for Harry when he goes missing during the Battle of Hogwarts…and being right

Narcissa assuming Harry will know where Draco is and if he’s still alive…and being right

Lucius getting mad at Draco in book 2 because he has spent the entire summer talking nonstop about Harry Potter

Harry forgetting about the time Voldemort possessed and nearly murdered Ginny but remembering every item he saw Draco look at in Borgin and Burkes 4 years previously

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Drarry/HP headcanons - Pt2

Today I'm going to talk about a headcannon of mine that is a bit different from the most common representations I see in the fandom, and I'll try to explain why I think it would make sense! I got some questions about this in the comments of my fic (DMATAC), so I'll leave my full view on this matter here!

Headcanon #2 - Draco and Harry's relationship with food/cooking It is common to see two scenarios in the fandom: Harry loving to cook and Draco being clueless in the kitchen, or Harry developing an eating disorder (I haven't read fics like this, but I know they're out there). And for me it would be neither of those options... I do believe that Harry would not have a very healty relationship with food/cooking after what he went through at the Dursleys, so Harry loving to cook never really made 100% sense to me. It's not something that bothers me, but I just thought it could have developed the other way around. But I wouldn't go as far as developing an eating disorder mostly because of Molly Weasley, and the role she played in Harry's life. Harry was underfed, and sometimes forced to cook in order to eat, so that's something that leaves emotional scars. But the Weasleys and Hogwarts changed this for Harry to some degree, and I think it could have made Harry actually like to be given food, instead of preparing it himself. He would see it as an act of love and care for him, that would fulfill a need of his 'inner child'. So I believe Harry would dislike cooking, but he would love to eat, and be given food. I like to believe that in his daily life he would mostly eat take-out food from restaurants, and in general he would melt down for anyone that cooked for him. As for Draco, he grew up in the oposite situation and not once in his life he needed to cook, and always had food served to him, as a regular pureblood/rich child. So he would naturally develop into some spoiled 'picky eater', that would always complain about food that was given to him. But I believe this would change after the war. Draco would be broken and emotionally scared after all he went through, so discovering himself capable of small achievements in 'lesser' and 'simpler' activies, such as cooking a dish that he liked, and managing to get the taste that he wanted, and that pleased his picky palate, would give him a sense of satisfaction that could develop into a love for cooking something 'perfect', for his own standards. I like to stand by the idea that Draco is good at potions, and cooking is somehow similar, so Draco could develop great cooking skills. After having his beliefs challenged during the war, Draco might try to cook even as an act of 'rebellion' that would go against who he used to be. Now, you can see how this can work out perfectly for Drarry in a post-war scenario, right? 🤭😏😌 That's my version of their relationship with food/cooking, and the reason why I wrote them like that! 😝

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I was late (you were early)

These was commissioned by @dodgerkedavra for her fic “I was late (you were early)”

These scenes took place in two different time, the first and second one when they were 19 and the third one when they were 29. A portrayal of a ten years story. I’m really happy with the way the colors turns out and finally drawing the auror robes I had in my head haha.

The three small part of the fic that I used to illustrate these scene was

Malfoy pulls Harry’s other hand away from his ear and places it over the buttons of his jacket, his fingers warm over Harry’s shaking ones. His chest rises and falls under Harry’s palm, and he can feel Malfoy’s heart beating even through his uniform.

One second his hand is flat on Malfoy’s chest and the next it’s a fist. One second he’s against the wall and the next he’s crumpled forwards into Malfoy’s arms.

One last stroke, and Harry leans into Draco with a contented sigh. He inhales the scent of roses and early summer heat and Draco’s soap. Birds titter in the branches nearby. Draco’s heart beats against Harry’s back. The rhythm never falters, never stops.

There’s a second part to this story which was told from Draco’s pov which is angsty as well 🥹. It was “I’ll find you again (I always do)”

Working on these reminds me again how I loved drawing with red colors. I hope these illustrations manage to brings out or at the very least showed glimpse of the emotion these two portray in dodger’s wonderful fic ;-;

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The vibes of DMATAC on the latest chapters! 😂🛐🥹

harry likes laying on his husband every morning in hopes of him letting the both of them call a day off for once. it's worked once, so it might work again

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I wrote a fic for this amazing art!!! It was too good of an inspiration to let go!

Strangers?

An au. Where Harry is the local sheriff, and Draco is a wanted criminal, who’s currently on the loose. Harry’s job is to capture him but surprise surprise it was his own heart that was captured. (Feel free to write about this if you want (this is me pleading for someone to write this)). This is like pt 1 of the illustration. I try to draw the part 2 maybe.

(This was kinda unfinished? But I lose my motivation a while ago (apparently sleep deprived can led you to that). I try to redeemed myself on the next piece instead)

#drarry #digital illustration #harry potter #draco malfoy #drarry fanart #drarry fanfic #drarry art #drarry fic #cowboy #inspiration #fanfic #fanart #fandom

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Drarry/HP headcanons - Pt1

So, lately I've been answering some comments in my fic with some of my favourite headcannons for Drarry and Harry Potter characters in general, so I've decided to start sharing them here as well, just to keep them in mind, and maybe give you all an idea of what to expect of my longfic (DMATAC)

Headcanon #1 - Pinning Draco and Oblivious Harry I'm sold for this one. It's pretty popular in the fandom already, but it is my absolutely favourite dynamic for them. Draco wanted Harry's friendship from the first moment he saw him, and Harry denied him even that. The handshake that never happened forever lived in Draco's mind, as a ghost that insisted to haunt him. So Draco conforms with his role of Harry's enemy, simply because it meant he had a role in Harry Potter's life, and that was better than being nothing. Slowly, he notices that he didn't want only a friendship, he wanted even more. At first Draco can only admit he has a stupid crush on his enemy, because he's hot, and firmly believes that it will wear down over time. But it doesn't, so eventyally he has to admit that deep down he always loved Harry. And he also has to admit that after all he had done in the war, Harry would never love him back. As for Harry, he had always experienced very strong feelings towards Malfoy. It started with some irkness, an irritation because Malfoy was the only one that knew how to get under his skin. Then, that develops into a confusing mix of hatred and something else. Harry hated Malfoy for being on the wrong side, for being against him in the war, but at the same time something told Harry that Malfoy wasn't doing it all because he wanted to. That's why Harry followed him everywhere on sixth year. Then, after the war, when they meet again, Harry's confused and mixed feelings towards Malfoy slowly untangled, and he finally understood that the strongest feeling inside him was not hatred. It had been love all along! But after all he did to Malfoy, after almost killing him in sixt year, and misdjuging him for ages, Harry realizes that Draco will never love him back.

#drarry #drarry headcanon #harry x draco #fanfic #hpdm #draco and harry #draco x harry

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My new little one shot based on Lyrablack1883 art is out! Thank you so much for the mention!!! 🥰😍

2024.04.10

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. Beautiful Things by @rurikkirur [M, 5k]

►What if Harry Potter was a Sheriff and Draco Malfoy a wanted criminal? What if Harry found out that maybe Draco Malfoy was not entirely at fault? What if instead of capturing the criminal, Harry had his heart captured by the criminal instead?

2. Bloody Business by IlliterateBastard [E, 10k]

►Harry stumbles onto Draco Malfoy who had vanished from the Wizarding World, looking as fit as ever, behind the bar of a Muggle club, nonetheless. He consequentially becomes rapidly obsessed with him-again.

3. Kisser and Kissee by ProseMary [?, 4k]

►It’s another game night for Hogwarts’ eighth-year students and everyone gets to kiss whoever they want. So who will Draco choose to kiss? And more importantly, will there be anyone choose to kiss Draco?

#drarry fanfic #drarry fic rec #drarry #drarry fanart

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I generated this meme because it is exactly my life right now

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This hurts my soul.

in the epilogue it's 19 years later and harry potter is STILL staring at draco malfoy. draco is the only one who gets his hair and clothes described in detail. even if we go 100% canon compliant drarry is still a thing - it's just the sad drarry ending.

two people made for each other and meant to be together, but torn apart by the war. their potential never realized and yet still, 19 years later unable to look away from each other.

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your drarry art is too pure and too good for this world, what did we ever do to deserve it, i am in love

what did we all do to deserve this ship. now this is The Question

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Next Year

Next year, Draco and Harry will be in his flat, eating chocolate covered strawberries and letting the tension build between them slowly, daring the other to finally snap and whisk them off to the bedroom.

Next year, Draco won’t steadfastly ignore the pink and white decor covering every inch of Diagon Alley and the Ministry. He won’t decline one of the chocolates being passed around the office. He won’t shoot a silencer at the wireless for playing love songs.

But right now, he doesn’t know any of that.

This year, Draco picks up his favorite meal on the way home from work. He eats it while watching that show on the telly his coworker recommended. He calls Pansy on his new mobile, and they talk for hours; they laugh until they cry and cry until they laugh once more.

This year, Draco falls asleep. Next year, Draco will fall in love.