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1. A Life Not Given by soybean212

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter - Fandom  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
   • Cedric Diggory/Draco Malfoy
   • Cedric Diggory & Draco Malfoy
   • Cho Chang & Draco Malfoy
   • Draco Malfoy & Harry Potter
   • Draco Malfoy & Ron Weasley
   • Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley
   • Draco Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson & Blaise Zabini
   • Vincent Crabbe & Gregory Goyle & Draco Malfoy
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Cedric Diggory
   • Harry Potter
   • Pansy Parkinson
   • Vincent Crabbe
   • Gregory Goyle
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Ron Weasley
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Severus Snape
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Hermione Granger
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort
   • Draco Malfoy is Bad at Feelings
   • Draco Malfoy Needs a Hug
   • Slow Build
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Draco Malfoy goes through it
   • Self-Harming Draco Malfoy
   • Abusive Lucius Malfoy
   • Abusive Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Bad Parent Lucius Malfoy
   • Bad Parent Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • im sorry
   • idk why he has to go through it like this
   • I take canon and shake it up
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • Triwizard Tournament (Harry Potter)
   • Hogwarts Fourth Year
   • and after
   • i pick and choose what to focus on so harry isn't really there in chapter 1
   • i also skip plot points so they may or may not exist here
   • dont think about it too much
   • Time Skips
   • Godfather Severus Snape
   • story line is kinda messed up
   • just take it as it comes please
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Period-Typical Homophobia

   Summary

   Draco Malfoy has spent his life changing to fit what others want of him. As his mask begins to crack, he is forced to confront how little of his life has ever belonged to him. Will he be able to take control or will he be stuck at the whim of those more powerful that him?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   75,314

   Chapters:

   4/7

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   62

   Bookmarks:

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