9 Works by raspberrybalm
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Harry’s good with his hands, better with machines than people. Engines make sense; you take them apart, study every piece, and fit them back together until they run smooth again. When Draco Malfoy returns after six years abroad, Harry finds himself wanting to do the same with them- break down the distance, sift through the sharp edges, and reassemble what they once had into something that finally works.
He’s waited a long time. And time is a tricky business, isn’t it?
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Harry's slaying. Draco's decaying.
You ever wish upon a bolt of lightning and accidentally bring your former rival/lifelong crush back to life and decide to go on a fully unhinged revenge murder spree to satisfy his new post-mortem cravings?
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Deep in the bowels of the Ministry, Unspeakable Thomas uses new magical Foresight technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. It's highly classified and morally ambiguous work, so of course he has no choice but to forget everything as soon as he steps off the lift.
Literally.
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"I know you’re a good person. I trust you. You’re Harry bloody Potter. So.”
Draco stole his tea back, leaving Potter wide-eyed and grasping at empty space.
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Detective Harry Potter is an ordinary bloke. He is not the type to hear voices. Until he is.
While his friends worry he's finally gone 'round the bend, Harry becomes convinced that he is the ill-fated protagonist of someone else's narrative. And if this narrative seems to be about him developing inconvenient feelings for a suspect, well, that's hardly Harry's fault. But why is the voice in his head so suspicious of Mr. Malfoy, anyway? Enlisting the help of an accomplished literary professor, Harry and Albus work to determine if Harry is losing the plot- or finding it.
On the other side of London, the author of the world's most celebrated book series suffers from a case of writer's block.
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“You’re the one with the magic typewriter,” Harry agreed quietly. “But what about all the minutes I exist without you? I don’t disappear when you lift your fingers from the keys. I’m still here. I’m directionless. But I’m my own.”
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Nineteen years after the war, aging patriarch Lucius Malfoy has no plans to step aside as head of Malfoy and Co., the Wizarding World's most wildly successful media conglomerate. Despite this fact, Lucius is, inconveniently, in a coma. Draco Malfoy, Lucius' eldest and only son, is the heir apparent. As interim CEO, Draco is immediately thrown into the deep end: Head Auror Granger is playing a game of political chess, idiotic interns are waving around confidential documents, and he's dodging Avadas left and right. When the chaos sends a certain former school rival back into his life, Draco is faced with a difficult choice as love and family loyalties collide.
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He ignored the excited whispering of the reporters. All he could hear, at the moment, was Potter’s voice in his head.
Ruined. Loved. Wasted.
Killer.
He’d failed in sixth year, that was true. He wasn’t a killer.
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Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy host "Weekend Update" on a popular Wizarding sketch comedy show. When Seamus, the showrunner, forces the boys to promote the show via a press tour, some repressed feelings make themselves known. Featuring political critique, joke swaps, lie detector tests, and thirst tweets!
“Harry Potter could still [redacted] my [redacted] until he [redacted] and [redacted] all over my [redacted]."
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They approached one another with the distinction of gladiators, prepared to fight to the death in a display of debased gore. The crowd screamed around them, cameras flashing excitedly at the clasp of their hands. 'Fire and Ice Together Again!' the headlines would read. Draco squeezed his fingers, not in a display of strength so much as a reminder- this was real. He was here, with Harry. They were about to play a game together.
He doubts they ever stopped. It was never really about Quidditch, was it?
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All Harry knows is football and Malfoy. When the storm comes, these remain.
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A vile of Felix Felicis, a Resurrection Stone, and a blond walk into an Avada... The punchline? Draco's life, it would seem. He can't win for losing. His mother's gone, his girlfriend's in love with his mate, and The Order won't take him no matter how many baddies he slaughters. The solution? A Time Turner. The solution to the consequential havoc of messing with time? Harry Potter, of course. Only, the bloke's been dead for fifteen years.
Good thing Draco eats Death for breakfast.
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“A higher purpose?” he spat, equally disgusted. “Me?”
“Don’t hex the owl, Draco.”
The rarity of his given name on Severus’ tongue quieted his rising indignation. The older gentleman lowered his chin, leveling him with a look even more serious than usual.
“Your life will be painful. Lonely. Utterly dreary. And,” he clucked his tongue. “Unavoidably necessary.”