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Summer, 1980. Harry is floating between university and becoming a Real Certified Adult. He's not ready. He really isn't.
In a desperate attempt to have the Best Last Summer ever, he takes a casual job at his godfather's bookshop in London, starts an illicit pen pal affair with a wordy posh boy that he's catching feelings for, all while dealing with the son of Sirius's business rival, one Draco Malfoy, insufferable know-it-all extraordinaire.
A story about trying to figure out who you are, where you're going in life, and who you want to take along with you.
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08 Jan 2026
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A few years after the war, Harry receives a ministry notice that Draco Malfoy’s house arrest will soon be lifted and that the wand he has kept may be sent to the ministry. He doesn’t think much of it when he sends the wand directly to Malfoy Manor with a note.
But one letter swiftly follows another and Malfoy sneaks his way into Harry's every day life without either of them minding.
Or; a very soft love story of how Harry and Draco find reasons to write letters to each other and Black heirlooms and family histories are uncovered while they figure out why that is. Lunch dates, careful friendship, confusing feelings and Draco's art included.
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12 Dec 2025
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I fucked up again
Hide behind my sins
I've found everything but closure
Learn to swallow pride
Behind these hollow eyes
I don't see change getting closer
I'll never get sober.Harry has everything he could ever want- fame, fortune, adoring fans, a brilliant band.
Harry has nothing that he truly wants- a lost love returned, a firm hold on sobriety, peace from the demons haunting him.
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25 Oct 2025
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Harry Potter has had enough of pleasing the public, and his reckless tendencies are finally getting out of hand.
The Quidditch World Cup is only a week away; as Captain of the English National Team, Hermione has assured him that his immaturity won’t be tolerated by the Ministry.
And then Malfoy shows up.
(Inspired by the blink-182 song of the same name.)
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04 Oct 2025
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Harry didn't expect his life to turn out this way. To be honest, he'd just been grateful to be alive, so facing his challenges alone didn't seem to be too much to ask. But after a life-altering injury changes the Potter family forever, Harry has to accept outside help from a truly unexpected source. In doing so, he's forced to question the choices he's made along the way.
Draco needed this job. A recommendation from Harry Potter would be all it took to get him into the Healer program that had refused him for years. He didn't expect to start caring for the Potter family beyond the confines of his position. He did expect that the Weasley family wouldn't exactly be thrilled he was caring for one of theirs.
Both Harry and Draco are forced to confront their long-ignored feelings and define exactly what they deserved in life, after tragedy offers them a second chance.
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07 Sep 2025