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• To Be Perceived by drar

  Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  13 Jun 2026

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  • Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
  • Draco Malfoy
  • Harry Potter
  • Hermione Granger
  • Ron Weasley
  • Remus Lupin
  • Minor Characters
  • Hogwarts Eighth Year
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Slow Burn
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Powerful Harry Potter
  • Panic Attacks
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Past Child Abuse
  • Slow Burn Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
  • Touch-Starved Harry Potter
  • Touch-Starved Draco Malfoy
  • Angst and Feels
  • Disordered Eating
  • No Smut
  • Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Mutual Pining

  Summary

  Back for their Eighth Year at Hogwarts, Harry and Malfoy's mutual hatred persists. Malfoy appears unwell, guarded, and as usual, up to something. Despite his own mental struggles, Harry is determined to uncover Malfoy's secrets.

  Malfoy catches him spying one night. During their confrontation, Filch starts heading their way. They hide in a cramped closet together, triggering Harry's childhood memories and sending him into a panic attack.

  “I’m not them,” Draco whispered, his voice losing its edge, replaced by a hollow, aching realization.

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