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1. A Serpent's Dare by Always_Late

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   05 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Ginny Weasley/Blaise Zabini
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Hermione Granger
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Theodore Nott
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Neville Longbottom
   • Harry Potter
   • Ron Weasley
   • Pansy Parkinson
   • Not Beta Read
   • Fake Relationship
   • Post-War Hogwarts
   • eighth year
   • Slow Burn (Sort Of)
   • slytherin shenanigans
   • Bad Ideas Fueled by Firewhisky
   • Emotional Damage as Character Development
   • Banter & Angst
   • Dare Gone Wrong
   • Hermione Granger Deserves Better (but she’ll take him anyway)
   • Angst with a Side of Sarcasm
   • Redemption arc (kinda)
   • “This Wasn’t Supposed to Mean Anything”
   • the boys are a menace
   • Ron bashing because i cant help myself
   • Possessive Draco Malfoy
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • brief mention of panic attack
   • Draco Malfoy is Clueless About Muggle Things
   • Mentions of exploitation
   • Mentions of trafficking
   • Eventual Smut
   • enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers
   • Happy Ending
   • Yearning
   • Devotion
   • Pining Draco Malfoy
   • POV Draco Malfoy
   • POV Hermione Granger
   • Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug
   • HEA
   • Love Letters

   Summary

   The war is over, but peace feels like a punishment. Then one night, a bottle of Firewhisky and a careless dare change everything. Draco Malfoy never expected a stupid dare to turn his eighth year into something he couldn’t control. It was supposed to be simple, charm Hermione Granger, win the bet, walk away.

   But somewhere between the lies, the late-night conversations, and the way she looks at him like he’s worth saving, Draco forgets which parts were meant to be pretend.

   Language:

   English

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