dicta_contrion

Title: Moneymaker
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 16.5k
Warnings/Enticements: suits, martinis, leather jackets, Draco in the muggle world, Muggle/wizard relations, Auror!Harry, Banker!Draco, Negotiations, Banter, Mildly Dubious Consent, Kink Negotiation, Blow Jobs, Face-Fucking, Anal Sex, Office Sex, Suit Kink, Praise Kink, Dom/sub undertones, Tension
A/N: This was my fic for the always fabulous dracotops_harry fest, and since it's been, oh, two months since reveals (*headdesk*) seemed a good time to claim it! Many many thanks to disapparater for the wonderful beta and britpick and support, to gracerene for the fantastically fun prompt, to birdsofshore for cheerleading and flailing with me, and to shiftylinguini for INCREDIBLE art to go along with this! (Have you seen it? You must! It's absolutely magnificent and I was entirely agog upon seeing it for the first time and still am, really.)

Summary: As a top trader, Draco has power and money, suits and cars, houses and good champagne - everything a person could want. So when Auror Potter comes looking for help, Draco can't think of anything that might persuade him to lend a hand.

Well...maybe one thing.

Here on AO3//Return to Part 1

( Moneymaker, Pt. 2 )

Title: Leather Bound Histories
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 9k
Warnings/Enticements: established relationship, Quidditch, uniforms, oral sex, face fucking, facials, dirty talk
A/N: My dear, dear birdsofshore, I have been looking forward to your birthday for ages for the excuse to jump back in to this universe, which was such a delight to create. I hope it brings some extra happiness to an already fabulous day, and that the year ahead is full of wonderful things. Happy birthday!!

Huge thanks to disapparater for multiple rounds of thoughtful and quick above-and-beyond type beta-ing, and to eidheann_writes and firethesound for brainstorming, tea, all commentary on tender loving face-fucking, and serious patience every time I needed just another half hour for blow jobs. And birdsofshore again, for being born, being wonderful, and serving as perpetual inspiration to make things just a little bit dirtier.

Summary: “Like the time you Vanished your favourite cock ring?”
“More like the time I Vanished my old Quidditch leathers.”
“The first time or the second?”
“The first.”

A timestamp to The Vanishing Department, occurring halfway between Chapter 8 (drinks, Dickens and bedrooms) and the Epilogue.

On AO3

( Leather Bound Histories )

Title: Endowment (Part 1/2)
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 11k
Warnings/Enticements:hung!Draco, bottoming-virgin!Harry, oral sex, anal sex, fingering, comeplay/post-sex fingering, super mild dubcon in that Draco talks Harry into something, dirty talk
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
A/N: Thanks to disapparater for the beta-ing and britpickery!
Summary: Potter has got under my skin for far too long, in far too many ways. I fully intend to return the favour.

Dear, dear gracerene,
Sharing a fandom with you is such a joy. Your comments, your recs, your fic, your posts on lj and tumblr, the very fabulous postcard from Tasmania that's decorating my refrigerator, your lovely brunch company. I'm so happy I've gotten to know you! So when the lovely nia_kantorka organized a birthday event to celebrate your awesomeness, I was fully on board. "I'll just hammer out some porn!" I thought. Ha. Best laid plans, right? Erised kicked into high gear, and then RL, and then dracotops, and, well, keeping things short has never really been my forte. A new plan was hatched: half-birthday porn! So today, on the occassion of your half birthday, I offer you birthday porn, with interest. I hope I've managed to hit some of the right spots, and that you enjoy. Most of all, thank you for being such a brilliant, kind, thoughtful, fantastic person. Here's to a wonderful, exciting half-year to come!! ♥♥

Below on LJ, posted in its entirety on AO3

( Endowment (Part 1) )

On to Part 2 or Read on AO3

Title: Make Me a Headline (I Want to Be That Bold)
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson/Blaise Zabini, mention of Harry Potter/Lee Jordan, general mention of past sexual partners
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 31k
Warnings/Enticements:
Pining, getting back together, penseive memory sex, oral sex, face-fucking, semi-public sex, anal sex, bit of dirty talk, feelings

Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Draco never expected to see Harry doing that again. Especially with someone else, in a grainy photograph that's landed on his desk one Monday morning.

SO MUCH GOOD FIC. So much good fic that reccing is hard because narrowing it down is so difficult. Just go over to hd_erised and read everything. Everything.

Some things to start with:

Another Mask Behind You by lettered - NC-17, 120k - Draco is a high-end prostitute who hides his identity. Harry unknowingly hires him. And then there is porn, questions about identity, domestic bliss, more porn, and truth as seen through a web of lies. (And then more porn. Seriously, if you don’t want sex scene after sex scene you probably shouldn’t read this. And please read the warnings.)
If anything, I think this summary sells the story short because while the sex is hot - and hot damn the sex is scorchingly, meltingly hot - there is so much more to this fic than the sex. The hidden identity component becomes a fascinating device for exploring the evolution of these two men's beliefs about themselves and each other. Draco, especially, is explored in such beautiful, complicated ways as he sees who he could be without the baggage attached to being a Malfoy post-war. The whole story is moving and engaging and the end had me quite literally gasping out loud. It was so easy to get invested and so worth it, and even at 120k (which really flew by) I would've been happy to read more.

House Style for Gryffindors by femmequixotic and noeon - NC-17, 11.5k - The Slytherins have always ruled the Sortilegus, a wizarding society magazine popular since the Middle Ages which lost most of its staff during the recent Unpleasantness (informally known as the Campaign against Noses). Pansy Parkinson has just been made the youngest witch ever to head the publication and has been charged with livening up the magazine and helping it move into post-war society whilst maintaining tradition. Which is all fine by Draco until she brings Harry Potter on staff, an obvious attempt to force Draco into a nervous breakdown by requiring him to work cheek-by-jowl with his arch nemesis.
This fic is so brilliant snarky. Draco is delightful - snappy and clever and just a bit hilariously oblivious, and his interactions with Harry are fantastic. There's an excellent cast of secondary characters - Blaise and Pansy are everything wonderful you could imagine about Slytherins running a fashion mag - and the hilarity that ensues at the big main event at Hogwarts is, well, hilarious. To say the least. One of those fics that is seamless and lovely and feels like such good, indulgent fun. Like a good cocktail in fic form.

On the Turning Away by blamebrampton - PG, 25.5k - It's one thing to be good at not making a besotted fool of yourself over a man when he's busy being the most famous wizard in the world and you're tucked away quietly in Wiltshire. It's quite another when you have to see him every morning.
This story was positively lovely. It was full of fabulous lines and descriptions that were funny and warm and clever. Every line of dialogue hits the nail on the head; I could read these conversations forever. Harry and Draco are both more adult, in a really charming way - they have a different sort of appreciation for each other and come to slowly enjoy each others' company on new terms, but without forgetting the past. There's also a fabulous OC, a fabulous Luna, and a moment with Lucius that is positively priceless. The whole experience of reading was a pleasure.

A Private Reason for This by femmequixotic - NC-17, 92k - When the wife of a star politician in the Scottish Ministry turns up dead just outside Hogsmeade, Draco Malfoy and his murder investigation team are called in from the Edinburgh Auror force to find her killer. What DCI Malfoy doesn't expect, however, is to have an ex from two decades past end up in his murder room, cocking up not only his case, but also his heart.
I don't even know where to begin. As evidenced by the at least half a dozen lengthy comments I've left? (*cringes* Sorry, MA!) Anyway. Whew. Deep breaths. This was my gift, so perhaps I'm biased, but jfc, it's perfection. It's so beautifully written that it felt less like reading a story and more like taking a trip into another world. Every setting and every character felt so perfectly, amazingly real. The way they speak to each other and know each other, the complexity of everyone who is in this story, is mindblowing. And I haven't even talked about the plot yet, right? Well. It's a murder mystery, and it's a really good one. There are interesting, viable suspects and the pursuit of the killer is excellent. Draco's team - Pansy, Susan Bones, Lee Jordan and, in this case, Harry Potter - are all motivated to solve the case by different and equally compelling reasons that tell us so much about them, and seeing how they work together is a pleasure. (The whole cast of secondary characters is a thing of beauty.) And the relationship between Harry and Draco...holy shit. They're brought together by the case, but it goes so much further. Their relationship becomes - already is, in some key ways - really close, and they challenge each other and know each other. And the sex is fucking steamy as hell, and there are also not-quite-sex scenes that blew my mind for the sheer intimacy between these two. There's no amount of flailing I can do that will really convey how much I love this story. I will say, though, that this is one of those stories that I wanted to read all in one go but also had to ration out so it wouldn't end, and then when I got to the end just started reading it again. Which I highly recommend doing, and then we can be speechless together.

Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop - NC-17, 70k - It's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter steps in and ruins it all, just like always. At first, though, the time loop seems liberating. For the first time in his life, he can do anything, say anything, be anything, without consequence. But the more Draco repeats the day, the more he realises the uncomfortable truth: he's falling head over heels for the speccy git. And suddenly, the time loop feels like a trap. For how can he ever get Harry to love him back when time is, quite literally, against him?
I was not necessarily expecting to get totally sold on the time loop premise. I got totally sold on the time loop premise. It's brilliantly done. Draco's reactions to repeating the day are so telling. He evolves slowly and beautifully over time as he rethinks/re-imagines his options and gets to know Harry. This characterization of Draco in general felt really wonderful and spot-on. There's snark and cleverness, but also that desperation and frustration that we see in the books, and his evolution in this story is one I can absolutely see as an extension of canon. And the depiction of Harry is brilliant as well, as is the whole world of the story. Thoughtful and skillful and wonderful.

Un Noël Très Parisien by noeon - NC-17, 14.5k - When Draco crossed paths with Auror Potter at a political function in Paris, he was not expecting their former animosity to change into something rather more intriguing. But he could be certain their casual flirtation would not last more than the night, couldn't he?
Somehow, someway, this fic came out feeling like the best parts of the holiday season. It's got a wonderful, festive, glamorous feeling in parts, and really moving warmth and nostalgia in others, and loads of humor and wit all the way through. Harry is fabulously (hotly) confident, Draco is both wonderfully skillful and doing Slytherin proud in moments of sneakiness. Hermione and Pansy, as their besties, are a delight as well. And while it's going along being funny and charming, the feels are building and building, towards a conclusion that is hot, then gut-wrenching, then sweet.

Title: No Greater Victory
Author: dicta_contrion
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilery details): *recreational drug use (not H, D or H/D), sexual blackmail (Blaise/Neville, with the aid of alcohol and at Draco's behest), sex used for revenge, brief cruelty to Muggles. Basically, Draco starts out being angry and bitter and, sometimes with Pansy's encouragement, does some genuinely shitty stuff as a result.*
Word Count: 27k
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Back at Hogwarts after the war, a defeated Draco Malfoy is prepared to settle for life's simpler pleasures: snark, sex, and Slytherin scheming. That is until Pansy, newly in possession of Malfoy Manor, offers to return his ancestral home. Just one condition: he has to win, and break, Harry Potter's heart to get it. That's no problem. Draco's got this situation completely under control. Completely. At least until he doesn't.



No Greater Victory



This fic was full of firsts: the diary format, writing from Draco's perspective, writing a closer-to-the-war/still-unredeemed Draco, Harry's first sexy-times and remixing something, which was the theme of this year's Smoochfest. I remixed the movie Cruel Intentions, which is one of the trashy/darkly humorous teen movies that had a heyday in the late 90s, and which is itself a remix of Les Liaisons dangereuses. If you've seen the movie, let me assure you that this ending is significantly different from the film's. If you haven't seen it, let me assure you that (a) you don't need to have; the basic plot has been reinterpreted many times already and prior knowledge is not required or particularly helpful except, (b) it may be useful to know that the Draco character in the movie is a handsome, charismatic arsehole and this Draco starts out the same way. However, this story is absolutely compliant with Smoochfest's "happy ending" requirement.

Special thanks to my prompter, to the awesome hd_smoochfest mods, and to disapparater for being an awesome, thorough, supportive beta. (I do tinker, so any remaining mistakes are entirely my own.)

Title: Potter’s Parselprostate (and the Chamber of Secrets)
Author: dicta_contrion
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 17.5k
Warning(s): (highlight for details): *mild dubcon – Harry is pressured to have sex to help Hogwarts/Hermione.*
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: Hogwarts’ future depends on Malfoy’s texts. Too bad the key is up Potter’s arse.

Return to Part 1 or read the whole thing on AO3 here


( Potter's Parselprostate (and the Chamber of Secrets), pt 2 )

Title: If Memory Serves
Username: dicta_contrion
Prompt Number & Prompt Author: #62 by capitu
Beta(s): disapparater
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Gregory Goyle, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley
Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings (Highlight to view): *Dubcon, for Harry being persuaded to give consent in an uncomfortable situation and for Draco consenting to or pursuing sex while experiencing memory loss and unable to understand the implications of his actions*
Word Count: 30.4k
Summary: Maybe Draco wants to forget. Maybe it’s wrong to make him remember.

(If Memory Serves)

This was my first foray into writing these two, and the experience was exciting and noteworthy in a million ways. Thinking about who Draco would be without his memories and how Harry would react was a thought-provoking, intense way to get started and whoa, was it a great way to explore the two of them, individually and together. There were some moments when I thought this fic might kill me, and I’m beyond grateful for all the support and commiseration that happened during the writing process and for all of the comments and kudos that have come since. I really can't tell y'all how much each one has meant.

Special thanks to capitu for such a rich, interesting, wonderful prompt and a rec that made my heart sing, to kedavranox for putting together an awesome fest and especially for being so incredibly patient with my first timer's nerves, and to disapparater, my beta, brit-picker, and fic writing doula, for incredibly thoughtful, thorough comments and a level of speed and support that went way above and beyond.

Hurtfest!! There were many awesome reads and lots and lots of feels and, yes, there was hurt. But it was some damn good hurt. Also some damn good sex, character development, plot twists, and writing. A few that especially stood out (and are totally worth the hurt, with a whole week left before reveals):

And I Know the Spark - (NC-17, 15.5K) - This starts with a familiar premise; Draco is willing to give up his relationship with Harry in order to save him. This author does a superb job of showing what that costs him. Draco’s sacrifice is the heart of the story; the things he has to do, and what it does to him, are given admirable depth and respect. What it means to be a Death Eater and a spy and a person in a terrible situation is never taken for granted. Parts of it turned my stomach and made my heart just break for them, even while it was living in my throat for the whole last third. The suspense and, well, all of it really, had me rooting for them so, so hard.

I Am Your Shadow - (NC-17, 3k) - This story was one of the first posted for hurtfest and it’s stayed with me and demanded several re-readings. The author does an amazing job of conveying Harry and Draco’s emotional states. I don’t want to say more for risk of giving it away, but this one just gets more devastating with time and the ending gave me actual, physical chills. Like, whoa. Just. Whoa. This story does a phenomenal job of getting at the slippery nature of feeling and love and desire, of flatness and intensity, and the ending is the perfect cap to it all. This one will make you feel and make you think, and if anyone wants to talk about the ending, I want to talk about the ending.

A Multitude of Sins - (NC-17, 44k) - I didn’t mean to read a 44k fic in one sitting, but once I started this I couldn’t put it down. The sun set. Dinnertime came and went. And I was totally absorbed into the incredible cadence and detail and atmosphere of this story. It’s a non-magic AU where Harry is a priest, Draco is one of his parishioners, and Bishop Dumbledore has tasked Harry with getting through to a reclusive, socially isolated Draco. I was, admittedly, a little skeptical about the premise, but it worked. They’re still them, and while this story is ostensibly about religion, it’s also a story about loving two impossibly incompatible things. Beautifully written, totally engaging, and with the kind of detail that makes AUs work.

Stop All the Clocks (This is the Last Time I’m Leaving Without You) - (NC-17, 44k) - I’m not a crier, really at all. Holy shit, this story made me cry. And cry. And cry. I’ve seen some people avoiding it on that count. Recommendation: don’t. In between (and during) bouts of crying, this story reminded me why I love the people I love and made me get in touch with them. It was cathartic and refreshing and an experience, and it's such a universally human story that it transcends its pairing. But it doesn't neglect it's pairing. Draco and Harry are so on point, so wonderfully themselves. Their love story is epic, and it’s heartbreaking precisely because this author does such an incredible job of showing why, and how deeply, they fell for each other. Which means that there's also happiness, and love, and (fucking hot) sex, and humor. It's the whole package, and it's worth the pain. Get the tissues, set aside some time, and read. this. fic. Instant classic.