Harry/Draco

Drarry, or Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy is one of the most popular slash ships in the Harry Potter fandom. Tens of thousands of fanworks have been created around this pairing since it first appeared in 2000 and quickly gained in popularity. 
The ship is also known as Guns and Handcuffs, a name popularised by FictionAlley's SCUSA forum and derived from two fanfics that were extremely popular in the early stages of the ship's development: Snitch! by Al and Irresistible Poison by Rhysenn (which feature guns and handcuffs respectively).
==History==
The first Harry/Draco story posted online is thought to be The Kiss of Life by Jack F., posted to HpSlash on June 18, 2000. 
A H/D shipping thread was started on FictionAlley's SCUSA forum in December 2001, where the name "Guns 'n' Handcuffs" was popularized. The ship has historically been the most popular slash pairing and second most popular pairing overall at that forum.Guns'n'Handcuffs Ship Information, archived 22 July 2007 by the Wayback Machine.
In 2015, Snowgall posted a List of Drarry Veterans. These 21 writers wrote Harry/Draco fic before July 21, 2007 when Deathly Hallows was released.
As of 2017, it remains one of the most popular pairings in Harry Potter fandom. It is currently the most popular HP pairing at Archive of Our Own by a wide margin.
See also: H/D Timeline by phoenixacid (last updated 07 April 2011).
==Relationship to Canon==
Shippers can point to a lot of subtext supporting this pairing although very few have believed that it could ever become canon.Harry/Draco Subtext In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by aldebaran1977, July 2007 (Accessed November 2008). Some fans are attracted to the pairing because they like exploring the dynamics of their enemyslash or rivalry, which can be interpreted as UST. Some simply think Harry and Draco would be hot together.
After Order of the Phoenix, some shippers were worried for the ship because in the end of the book, Harry ignored Draco, while others argued that Harry had outgrown his rivalry with Draco.Just call me a Hippogryff: Why Harry/Draco is not Dead, an essay about Harry/Draco after OotP by Ivy Blossom, June 2003 (Accessed November 2008) However, much to the fans' glee, Harry spent most of the next book, Half-Blood Prince, stalking and obsessing over Draco. In Deathly Hallows, shippers saw even more possible evidence to support their ship: Draco didn't confirm Harry's identity to the Death Eaters, thus giving Harry and his friends the chance to escape; and by the end of the book, Harry saved Draco's life. After DH, some fan writers have chosen to ignore the epilogue, while others write around Harry's and Draco's respective marriages. It also marked the departure of some shippers to the Albus Severus/Scorpius fandom.
==Fannish Tropes==
Some popular story tropes for Harry/Draco fanfiction include:
* Aurorfic - where Harry and Draco are Auror partners. Example: Drop Dead Gorgeous
* Animagusfic - where Harry or Draco is an animagus. 
* Epistolaryfic - where the Harry/Draco relationship is conveyed through collated documents.
* Bonds - where most often Harry and Draco are forced to be together through a magical bond. Example: Gold Tinted Spectacles 
* Disabilityfic - in which either Harry or Draco have a disability.
* EWE - where Harry's marriage to Ginny and Draco's to Astoria is ignored.
* Epiloguefic 
* Ever so slightly longer but not quite as thick
* Forced to be intimate scenarios such as Fuck or Die or Forced Bed-Sharing
* Holidayfic 
* Mpreg - where Harry and/or Draco is pregnant.
* Quidditchfic - where Harry and Draco are professional Quidditch players.
* Slytherin!Harry - a Sorting AU scenario. Example: The Sacrifices Arc
* Time travel Example: Draco at Nineteen by Birdsofshore
* CreatureFic in which either Harry or Draco is a vampire, a werewolf, an incubus and so on. A category which includes Veelafic - where most often Draco is a Veela and Harry is his soulmate. Examples: Angels and Devils and Magnetic Attraction
Some tropes focus on Draco Malfoy:
* Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World - where Draco Malfoy discovers or lives in the Muggle world. Example: The Miseducation of Draco Malfoy by magpie_fngrl
* Down and Out Draco - where Draco has lost everything after the war and is penniless and without friends.
==Fanfiction==
===Firsts===
* The Kiss of Life by Jack F., posted July 18, 2000, was the first H/D fanfiction posted online. It was posted to the mailing list HpSlash. This was followed by the series' continuation, Winner Takes All on July 2, 2000. 
* Bloody Glass by Cathryn was posted to HPSlash on July 17, 2000, then to Fanfiction.net on September 15, 2000.
* A Weather of the Heart by Astolat was posted to HPSlash on July 29, 2000.
* After Ten Years by Izzy was posted to Fanfiction.net on October 29, 2000. Some fans state that it was the first H/D fic posted to that site, but the author denies this, saying they had read others there previously.
* Harry Potter & the Friends of Dorothy by mink was posted to Fanfiction.net on December 8, 2000. 
* Protective Bonds by Sadie Dragonfire was posted to Fanfiction.net on January 8, 2001.
* Snitch! by Al was first posted to Fanfiction.net in January 2001, and then to HPSlash on July 16, 2001. It remains an abandoned WIP.
* Irresistible Poison by Rhysenn was posted to HPSlash on February 9, 2001. On July 16, 2001, it was posted to FictionAlley.
===Classics===
The massive and varied output of Harry/Draco fans makes a definitive list of influential works difficult, if not impossible, to establish. Perhaps for this very reason, H/D fans are particularly obsessed with drawing up lists of "Fandom Classics", and many reccers have compiled variously comprehensive, selective, and thematic lists to aid the floundering newbie.
Some of the most-recced H/D classics include:
* Irresistible Poison by Rhysenn (2001–2003)
* Snitch! by Al (2001–2002; abandoned WIP)
* Daisychain!Draco by Aspen (c. 2001)
* Origins by Ivy Blossom (2002)
* Underwater Light by Maya (2002–2005)
* Tissue of Silver by Fearless Diva (2002–2004)
* Beautiful World by Cinnamon (2003)
* Transfigurations by Resonant (2003)
* Seeker to Seeker by BaronNomaw (2003)
* A Thousand Beautiful Things by Geoviki (2004)
* Left My Heart by Emma Grant (2004)
* Angels and Devils by Beren (2005)
* The Sacrifices Arc by Lightning Wave (2005–2007)
* Drop Dead Gorgeous by Maya (2006–2008)
* Desperately Seeking Someone by alaana_fair (2008)
* Running on Air by eleventy7 (2014)
* 19 Years and 5 Minutes Later by TheMightyFlynn (2014-2015)
===Other Examples===
*Harry Potter and the Bound Prince
*The Malfoy Family Silver- by blackhemlock, In his dreams Draco sees horrors and when he wakes, he remembers that each and every one of them is real. And when he wakes, he straps on his dragon-hide armour and goes out to stop what he can. Rated Explicit. 
*He Was He and I Was Bunny by bryoneybrynn, The war is over and “eighth year” is about to begin at Hogwarts. But for Harry and Draco, nothing is quite the same. Harry’s looking for an escape, Draco’s looking for a friend. Does a little black bunny hold the answers for both of our boys?. Rated Explicit. 
*Break-Up Sex by gracerene, Harry doesn't miss the bond, but he does miss Draco. Rated E
*Beyond the Mirror's Edge by VivacissimoVoce, Harry Potter is dead! A spell goes wrong in Advanced Charms class, leaving nothing but a charred ring and a pair of empty shoes. Draco Malfoy must figure out what happened and try to bring Harry back. Rated Mature 
*Haute Allure by zeitgeistic (faire_weather), Harry is famous for his menswear now. Malfoy is the inside leg that he loves running his tape measure up. Rated Explicit 
*And a Malfoy in a Pear Tree by lauren3210, Draco works in a coffee shop. Harry drops by every day to get his fix. Of coffee, Ron. Rated Explicit
*Potterella by VivacissimoVoce, Harry’s friends want him to find true love. But when a spell that promises happy endings goes out of control, fairy tales come to life and Draco becomes Harry’s Prince Not-So-Charming. Rated Mature
*Death Dreams by Writcraft, Draco likes to keep things casual, or at least he did before Harry Potter barged back into his life. Rated Explicit
*The Care and Management of Volatile Veelas by dracogotgame, Harry adopts a Veela. He really didn’t mean to. Rated Explicit 
*The Weight of Eternity by venis_envy, Desperate for survival, Draco takes what he needs from others while avoiding the one he’s meant to be with. His newfound compassion will not allow him to trap the one he loves, even if it means his own life is the price paid for Harry’s freedom of choice. Rated Explicit 
*The Boy Who Died by magpie_fngrl. Harry dies in the forest. Sixteen years later, he comes back to life. Rated Explicit
*Time to Eternity by calrissian18, Malfoy has wings. Rated Explicit
*He's got fire for a heart, and I'm scared of burning by Samcgrath, Harry returns to England to help solve a particularly tricky case but nobody bothered to mention that he'd be working with Malfoy, who seems just as happy about it as Harry. In his absence, the wizarding world has changed in ways Harry's having some trouble adjusting to while Malfoy struts around in his elegant robes and effortlessly charms everyone he lays eyes on. Months of grappling with his own feelings, trying to understand Draco's, pining day in and day out - it can get a little tiring especially when Draco Malfoy is as infuriating as ever. Rated Explicit. 
*Harry Potter and the Sentinel Phenomenon by elyssblair, Everything changes the summer after fifth year. Draco refuses to take the Dark Mark and must deal with leaving behind the life, friends and family he's always known.The Dursley's abandon Harry alone in the woods for a week, triggering his Sentinel gifts and leaving him hurting and in need of a Guide. Can two rivals put aside five years worth of antagonism in order to work together to save Hogwarts and each other? Rated Mature
* The infamous My Immortal (Harry Potter story) doesn't exactly include the couple, but does have references to it in the past, and the main character expresses jealousy over their relationship at one point.
* Running on Air by eleventy7, "Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects." Heavy and depressing overall mood but HE.
== Fanart ==
Popular fanartists who are noted for their Harry/Draco works include:
* Fiendling
* Glockgal's HP fanart includes a number of H/D endeavors, including this one, spotted in LiveJournal icons from time to time.
* Lunulet
* Lillithium
* Naadi is a very prolific, intensely romantic Harry/Draco fanartist. Her most well-known works include The Pumpkin Juice Incident (2006) and The Everblooming Rose (2010).
* Sherant has done several pieces of Harry/Draco art in various media (oil, photoshop, etc.)
=== Example Works ===
* Why didn’t you tell her, Bellatrix, you knew it was me? You didn’t say anything. by alekdar formerly alek-r
*Wicked Kiss by chouette-e
*Drarry kiss by ales
*Start Over Again by milkandhoney
====Gallery====
File:Kanashii Saga front.jpg|doujinshi cover: Kanashii Saga by G-Zero
File:A Day On The Lakesmall.jpg|A Day on The Lake by mhyden - digital color art illustrating a scene in Maya's Underwater Light (2004)
File:HarryDraco Manip.jpg|popular H/D manip by Eneada that has received attention outside fandom
File:HarryDraco PotterPuffs.jpg|Harry/Draco PotterPuffs blank by Naomi
File:Tumblr lt6uhePssk1qltdmd.gif|Harry/Draco Tumblr gif using scenes from the films
File:Flying Kiss animated by ashjay.gif|"Flying Kiss", animated art by ashjay (2003)
File:HP Gold Tinted Spectacles by TACS.jpg|Cover of Gold Tinted Spectacles
File:Drarry by Myrkky.jpg|Art by Myrkky of POC!Harry comforting a crying Draco (2019).
File:Screenshot 2024-11-29 at 3.07.49 PM.png|Art by ItsPhantasmagoria (2023)
== Resources ==
* H/D Art Fest, an annual fest hosted by the hd_fanart community (last round was 2017)
* phoenixacid's Epic List of H/D Fandom's Favourite Fanarts
== Vids ==
Notable vids include:
* My Love by hrmheatherrenee
* If You Love Me by hrmheatherrenee
* Don't Ever Say Goodbye by mio1515
* Choke by SciFiNerd92
* My Sweet Prince by volchiha
* Lying is the most fun... by josie
* You Look So Fine by josie
* I Feel You by gypsyraeyven
* Suffocating by sapphiamur
* You Are A Runner And I Am My Father's Son by astolat
== Other Fanworks ==
=== Wizard Rock ===
* The Whomping Willows have a song from their 2007 album Welcome To The House Of Awesome entitled "In Which Draco And Harry Secretly Want To Make Out" which became a fan favorite.
===Meta and Other Essays===
* by dorrie6 for ship_manifesto (13 September 2004)
* My personal shippers' Manifesto. by aja (13 September 2004)
* Five Keys to Writing Post Deathly Hallows Harry/Draco at Slashcast (29 September 2007)
* “He wanted nothing more than to pull the bastard back against him and to shag him right then and there: Homoseksuaalisuuden representaatiot Harry Potter-fanifiktiossa, a blog article by Finnish writers Helena Haavisto & Helena Paloposki (2016)
===Games===
*Harry Potter And The Transformency Spell by Rivars Studio, October 2015
*Harry Potter And The Mysterious Thief Part I by Rivars Studio, April 2017
*Harry Potter And The Mysterious Thief Part II by Rivars Studio, September 2018
*Dating Draco, a Visual Novel by ItsPhantasmagoria, September 2023
=== Doujinshi ===
* Mahou no Kakera (2001)
* Crash Boy (2002)
* Day after day (2002)
* Dear Feeling (2002)
* Give and Take (2002)
* Le Livre des Figures Hieroglyphiques (2002)
* Scarborough Fair (2002)
* StarLess (2002)
* Yumemiru Saibou (2002)
* Inazuma (2002-2003)
* The Beginning Fault (2003)
* Central. (2003)
* Futatsu no Watashi (2003)
* Fuyuuhi (2003)
* HariDra Festa (2003)
* Kanashii Saga (2003)
* Love Songs (2003)
* Mikazuki Waltz (2003)
* Snow (2003)
* Steal (2003)
* Strawberry Fields (2003)
* Tactics (2003)
* What a Wonderful World (2003)
* Cruel Hero (2004)
* Fole (2004)
* Itaike na Shizuku (2004)
* Miniture Garden (2004)
* Purachina (2004)
* Trouble Menu (2004)
* Warau Hebi (2004)
* Touun no Shita (2004-05)
* Difference (2005)
* Equality (2005)
* Hentai Book of Hentai (2005)
* Gotcha! (pre-2006)
* Magic Mushroom (2006)
* Momoiro Torikki (2008 or earlier)
===My Immortal Web Series===
* The infamous story spawned a web series on youtube. The web series doesn't follow the plot of the original fanfiction exactly, and delves deeper into the Harry/Draco shipping than the original.
==Fanworks Resources==
* List of Harry/Draco Fests on Fanlore
* A poll about Fandom Favourites 2007-2010, posted to gunshandcuffs, June 2010.
* A poll about Fandom Classics by sulky_rhino, September 2007.
* The Directory of Harry/Draco Rec Lists by gossymer, February 2006.
* butmalfoy, an index of H/D fanfic
* H/D Directory, a directory of H/D fan writer and fanartist bibliographies
* après l'école, a masterlist of post-Hogwarts Harry/Draco fanfic (collected before Deathly Hallows)
* Drarry article on Shipping Wiki
* Drarry MUST READS!, a large community for Drarry fic on fanfiction.net
==H/D Sites & Communities==
===Mailing Lists===
* DracoxHarry
* Harry_and_Draco
* Harry_and_Draco_B-D-S-M_FanFiction
===Dreamwidth & LiveJournal===
* harrydraco - the largest Harry/Draco community on LiveJournal, though there are numerous others.
* hd_prophet - A Harry/Draco newsletter on LiveJournal.
* hd_fanart - A Harry/Draco artwork community.
* Harry/Draco Communities on LiveJournal by alaana_fair (from 2010)
* H/D Owlpost link - owned by kitty_fic
* HD Holidays (2006–2012) and Harry/Draco Erised (2013–present)
===Archives===
* The Hex Files - a popular Harry/Draco archive. (moved to Archive Of Our Own in 2017)
* Harry and Draco Fanfiction Archive
* Imperio
* Pure Magnetism
* Big Bang, Baby - the original Big Bang challenge.
* An Unlikely Pair
===Tumblrs===
* drarryrec
* reccingdrarry (deleted)
* Fuck Yeah Harry/Draco (deleted)
* Drarry For The Win a tumblr based on Top!Draco Drarry.
* justdrarryme 
* Drarry AO3 Feed - automatically posts Drarry fics from AO3 (deleted)
====Active====
* drarryfiles
* drarrylibrary
* drarryotp
* drarryfeels
* Whorecrux Archives
==References==
Category:Slash Pairings
Category:Harry Potter Relationships