The trio are invited back to Hogwarts to finish the education they missed out in their seventh year (original concept - I know). However, McGonagall requests that they stay in the Slytherin dorms due to a bullying incident. Oh my god they have to share a dorm with Draco, who coulda guessed it. Anyhoo, I'm a sucker for Drarry, so the plot's pretty easy to guess. Hope you enjoy, leave a vote etc, etc...

Hogwarts Eighth Year \\ Not Epilogue Compliant \\ hot/cold dynamics \\ Cuddling & Snuggling \\ One-shot \\ Harry's far too hot. Draco's always cold. And somehow against all odds, together they create a perfect equilibrium.

Draco has been crushing on Harry since third year. Now in sixth year, he has finally decided it's not just a phase and wants to actually do something about it. He decides he'll do a 'twelve days of Christmas' anonymous gift thread (with prompt from Pansy). What better way to get Harry to love him then for Harry to get to know his sappy, romantic, soft side and forget about his cold, cynical, mean one? Edit: Dear Gods, it took long enough but I finally fixed the spelling and grammar. (23rd December 2020) The chapter lengths will vary but I can assure they won't be longer than 1,000 words (unfortunately) or shorter than 200 words. Inspired by Twelve Days by made.of.bees on fanfiction.net

"You know what Potter... I think I'll take that offer," Draco began, walking closer towards me, backing me against the wall. "Wait, really?" I looked at him suspiciously. This was the boy who had hated me ever since I declined his handshake when we were 11... and now he was agreeing to help me. Something was up. "Yes Potter. Really. You said you'd do anything and anything means everything doesn't it?" I wanted to interrupt him there, I didn't mean everything, I opened my mouth to disagree but he carried on talking, not giving me a chance to answer. " I can use it to my advantage in the future. Who knows when I'll need it?" A smirk appeared on his lips as he eyed me up and down. I felt naked under his glance as I looked at anywhere except his face. Regret filled me once again. Maybe this wasn't the best plan, maybe I could back out now, and maybe I could just- My thoughts went blank as I felt a pair of soft lips collide with mine. Harry Potter could be considered good at everything.... except kissing. When he finds himself crushing on Ginny, who better to teach him the arts of kissing than the Draco Malfoy? Highest rankings : #1 in #Harry-Potter #16 in #drarry #1 in #youth #2 in #lgbt

"potter! i heard you got a secret admirer!" the voice laughs. ALSO ON AO3 WITH CORRECT GRAMMAR AND MISTAKES: "Secret Admirer" by "blissfcll"

It started with just seven steps to try and win Potter's affection, but life and relationships are rarely as easy as a checklist on a piece of parchment.

Harry and Draco are both starting as Hogwarts professors at the same time. Their students quickly start to get a slightly different impression about their relationship than Harry and Draco have.

After quitting the Auror department at the ripe old age of twenty two, Harry Potter finds a nice, uneventful job in an apothecary. At least, it's uneventful until his old rival Draco Malfoy comes into the shop. They strike up an unlikely friendship, which evolves into an increasingly convoluted scheme, which then snowballs spectacularly out of control into a tangle of lies and blurred lines. They'd agreed to a fake relationship ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ̶ in Harry's case, to get the wizarding world to take him off his 'perfect saviour' pedestal, and in Draco's case, just to be given a chance in wizarding society at all ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ̶ but neither of them expected just how difficult that might really turn out to be. Especially when the stakes grow ever higher, and they both start falling for each other. Just a little bit. ______________________________________________ •Written March 2017 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ̶ May 2020• [Complete, 52k words] The first 5 chapters were beta'd back in early 2018 by @ItsATwix, @SimonTheVampir, & @drarryislifeforme; the first 7 in autumn 2019 by my friend @CoraWritesThings. Thank you all for the feedback! ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Title & original inspiration from '18' by Anarbor. (Photo featured on cover by Vasilisa A./Hoang Thien Nga [user: @lisaeeva] via Instagram; 'Le Pain Quotidien'. Link to original post in first chapter. All edits Mine.)