The Standard You Walk Past - by bafflinghaze
word count: 46k
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Description: 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 Draco's bed.
Rate: 7.5
Mature? Yes.
Opinions: honestly, this fic wasn't very memorable aside from the fact i remember thinking it was like super long when it was, in all actuality, under 50k words¿ but at the same time, i remember liking it all the same... but then again i'm a sucker for a good roommate & 8th year au.
including...
-roommate drarry
-8th year
//excerpt from first chapter//
"It was almost six in the morning when Draco's wards pinged, and Potter entered the room.
For a brief moment, Draco entertained the idea of ignoring Potter just like Potter had ignored him, but a desire to actually see Potter—to make Potter see him—made him twist in his seat to regard the Saviour.
Potter had some parchment in one hand and the silky shimmering Invisibility cloak in the other. His eyes were heavy with tiredness but they widened when Draco faced him. Draco had a sudden feeling of something wrong: there was no dislike, hatred, or fire of self-righteousness in Potter's gaze.
Draco blinked, disoriented. How was he supposed to interact with Potter now? Sneer? Draco remembered Potter's words and actions at his trial—extending not friendship but an agreement to be civil. Draco had been uncomfortable then, but Mother had prompted him to shake Potter's hand.
Mother. She would want him to be polite. If it were not for Mr. Potter, we could all be in Azkaban, Draco.
Draco smoothed his face and greeted Potter with a curt nod. Potter responded with a nod of his own, but his eyes remained wide with surprise. Draco had no wish to pursue a silent conversation, so he turned back to his desk.
There was some pattering around from Potter, before a whumfp as Potter collapsed onto his bed. When Draco left the room an hour later, Potter was asleep."
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