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[edit] Introduction

Draco/Hermione is the relationship between Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books. This ship has the largest amount of fics and supporters on Fanfiction.net ^{[citation needed]}. It is considered by some to be a difficult relationship to write in the Harry Potter Fandom, since Draco Malfoy is prejudiced against Muggle-borns and Hermione is a muggle-born. However, like fans of other "Rival ships" (such as Draco/Harry, Snape/Hermione, or Snape/Harry), its fans enjoy writing about opposing, contrasting characters falling in love.

[edit] Terminology

Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in the D/Hr fan community.

• D/Hr: Stands for Draco/Hermione. A piece labeled D/Hr concentrates on the pairing of Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger.

• Dramione the nickname for the Draco/Hermione fandom, created from the characters' names.

• Leather Librarians the first nickname for Draco/Hermione shippers, due to Hermione's love for books and the leather pants Draco wore in the Draco Trilogy. The ship is commonly referred to as S.S. Leather and Libraries.

• DHR stands for Draco Hermione Romance.

• H/D

[edit] Tropes

Below is a list of common tropes in Draco/Hermione fanfiction.

• In pre-Deathly Hallows fanfiction, Draco and Hermione were sometimes made Head Boy and Head Girl, often with adjoining or shared bedrooms, and especially a shared bathroom. This would lead to romantic-comedy situations and eventual romance.

• Subversion of the Snape/Hermione Marriage Law Challenge: in some fics the Ministry for Magic would decree that all Purebloods must marry Muggleborns in order to preserve the wizarding race. Due to some kind of circumstance (either through the law or Hermione's stubbornnness), Hermione would be forced to marry Draco, leading to eventual romance.

• In some fanfiction, generally dystopic futures after Voldemort won the war, Draco would be forced to claim Hermione as his concubine in order to keep her from being given as a slave to someone who would rape and torture her, leading to eventual romance.

[edit] Shipping timeline

Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan fiction community.

[edit] 2000

• In March of 2000, Gypsy Silverleaf allegedly wrote the first Draco/Hermione fanfic to ever hit the fandom titled "Across Enemy Lines" although this cannot be verified and should only be accepted as hearsay.

[edit] 2001

• February 2001 rolls on in. According to Heidi, in an interview with UrbanWire in June of 2004, this is the month that plans for FictionAlley.Org began. FictionAlley.org allowed posting of non-canon ships, such as Draco/Hermione, which the Sugar Quill did not.
• 2nd of June, 2001 is the earliest recorded update at the "Draco/Hermione Archive".
• On July 7, 2001, "We'll Always Have Paris" by Melissa D[1] was posted on Fiction Alley. Although the Draco/Hermione Ship had been established by Gypsy Silverleaf, the Fan fiction helped to engage more interest in the pairing. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2002

• "Sleeping With The Enemy" was the first Draco/Hermione Yahoo Group created by Melissa D and Lissanne on April 8, 2002, prompting the creation of the now very popular "Contra Veritas", on April 26, 2002as an Angelfire website. It has since grown.
• "DracoxHermione" was the first Draco/Hermione community at Livejournal, created on the 24th of October, 2002 by Archica and Lone wolf 84. While not as popular as communities that came later, it is still active.

[edit] 2003

• The "Draco_and_Hermione_Community", "Contra Veritas"'s sister Yahoo Group, was created on June 12, 2003.
• The "Draco/Hermione Archive of Great Fanfic" was also created on the 12th of July 2003 by Jade. This archive is no longer updated.
• Raffy created the "Smut Vault." [2]
• "Forbidden Paths" was created by kataclysmic on March 3, 2003 followed closely by the "Dramione" community on December 17, 2003.

[edit] 2004

• "D/Hr Valentine", the first successful shipwide fanfic exchange was created on January 18, 2004 by melon_and_naga and smashingsugar.
• "Coloured Grey", was launched on January 2004. CG is also part of "Contra Veritas" and has almost 4000 registered members.
• "DM/HG Fic Exchange", a second fic exchange for Draco/Hermione fanfic writers, was created on July 28, 2004 by Itsbeenvery and Maplesugrrrl. They have since hosted many more fic exchanges.
• In December 2004 "Dangerous Liaisons Awards", the first Draco/Hermione Fanfiction Awards site, was created by Reetinkerbell.

[edit] 2005

• On February 15, 2005, "The Ferveo Project", an LiveJournal community for recommending the best Draco/Hermione fanfics was created by Maplesugrrrl and Eucalyptus.
• "D/Hr News" [3] was created on the May 6, 2005 by Soror Ava (Broken deity) with Erythros (Red erythros soon joining her. Many other posters come later but none were very active if active at all, allthingsgood lasting the longest. D/Hr news is now maintained by Firefox1490 and updates infrequently with a short summary of the D/Hr fandom. More information "here".

[edit] 2006

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[edit] 2007

Harry Potter pairings featuring Draco Malfoy: Harry/Draco, Draco/Ginny, Draco/Hermione mentions on blogs according to IceRocket for the past three months as of June 28, 2007.

Harry Potter pairings featuring Draco Malfoy: Harry/Draco, Draco/Ginny, Draco/Hermione mentions on blogs according to BlogPulse for the past six months as of August 25, 2007.

• In July 2007, the bebo group xxTHE-SPECIAL-2xx was created. [4]
• On August 4, 2007, the Draco/Hermione InsaneJournal community dramione was created. [5]
• In August 2007, due to a rumor that Yahoo!Groups was removing users who were lurking on mailing lists in this Fandom, a number of mailing lists saw an increase in participation so that would not happen. While this rumor was not true, and Yahoo was only removing people who had e-mail accounts bouncing in excess of six months, it did not stop a certain level of hysteria.
• In October 2007, the bebo group dracomionewedding was created. [6]
• On December 5, 2007, the Harry Potter Secret Santa fanfiction Exchange at LiveJournal was created for all dramione fans to come and sign up for a Christmas exchange. [7] On December 25, 2007, posting of the fanfiction began, with stories ranging from ratings of G to NC-17.
• On November 22, 2007, Good Luck Charm RP, the first Dramione centric RPG community on LiveJournal was created.
• In November 2007, the Draco/Hermione bebo group hermione-and-draco was created. [8]

[edit] 2008

• In January 2008, the Draco/Hermione bebo group HG-DM-Wedding was created. [9]
• In January 2008, the Draco/Hermione bebo group BEBO_5586708847 was created. [10]
• In June 2008, the Draco/Hermione bebo group dramione4ever was created. [11]

[edit] 2009

• On June 15 2009, the Draco/Hermione Dramione Forum Community DM-HG was created. [12]
• On July 5 2009, the Draco/Hermione Dramione Twitter Page DM-HG was created. [13]
• On July 5 2009, the Draco/Hermione Dramione Facebook Page DM-HG was created. [14]

[edit] Kerfluffles

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[edit] Manifesto, Essays

• "Of Mudbloods & Ferrets" by Wynn An analysis about how the books support fanfic explorations of a relationship between Draco and Hermione.

• "Why Draco Hermione? Canon Provides Proof!" by Bohemian Vixen

• "DHr Moments in OOTP" by Pixyzombie

• "D/Hr is Possible" by Tripsy

• "Fire and Ice | There is a fine line between love and hate."

[edit] Influential Fanworks

[edit] Stories

[edit] Novel Length

• "Basketcase" by Attica
• "We_Learned_the_Sea" by Luckie1
• "We'll Always Have Paris" by Melissa D  The popularity of the 'Exchange Program' cliche has its roots here.
• "Once Upon A Thyme" by Zensho Once Upon a Thyme gave birth and started the huge boom of ongoing time-travelling stories in the fandom. Mixture of 'Potion Gone Wrong' and 'Time-Travelling' plot devices. A plot-driven, cleverly written and well-liked piece in the fandom.
• "The Fires Of Beltane" by Sorceress
• "No Longer Helpless" by DB2020
• "Pansy's Volcano" by Bluemidget Hormone-driven Draco and Hermione at it's best, Pansy's Volcano started and popularized several cliches that Dramione fans have come to love and hate. Status: Work in Progress
• "Their Room" by Aleximoon
• "The Passion of Hate and Love" by Callisto Callispi Noted for its heart-wrenching romance and elaborate plot, Callisto Callispi's story was the first major work that ever explored the now-common plot device of what would happen if Draco and Hermione were to spend time in detention together. Status: Work in Progress.
• "Future Parents Program" by Avari20 This story took the Draco/Hermione baby premise and expanded it to a whole new level. As one of her early works, it's clear that FPP was pre-beta days, but Avari20 doesn't disappoint. Draco's capacity for dry wit and snarkiness are exploited to the fullest, creating a story that is genuinely funny. Draco's mother and Dumbledore create the Future Parents Program, an experimental course that is to teach students vital aspects of daily life through parenting a 'real' baby. Draco and Hermione are paired, and throughout the story we are entertained by their mishaps coupled with that of Harry, Ron, Luna, Pansy, and Neville. Complete.
• "Adamo Fidelitas" by Pixiezombie 'Potions Gone Wrong' is one of the most conventional plot devices within the ship, and Pixiezombie's fresh spin on this devise is one of the most frequently cited examples. Status as of 1/6/07: Work in Progress.
• "Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing... Rat?" by Maya The comic potential of D/Hr is given free reign here with Hermione Granger cast as the straight man to an over-the-top version of Draco Malfoy. The ever popular potion making mistake plot devise is delivered with an amusing twist. Complete.
• Even more deliriously twisted is "Draco's Delicate Condition" by Alice In Muggleland Complete. A sequel "Draco's Other Declicate Condition". is in progress
• "A Dowry of a Single Galleon" by Krissy shares lineage with the Marriage Law challenge (arranged marriage) that cleverly exploits the portrayal of wizard culture from the novels and films with conventional plot devices (marriage contract, dowry, trial marriage, virgin bride) from historical romance. Complete.
• "The God of the Lost" by Gravidy Widely acknowledged as one of the best novel length stories attempted in the ship, Gravidy's work in GoTL is distinguished by the hyper-realism of her depiction of racism in the wizard world and by her perspective on house politics at Hogwarts. Status: Work in Progress as of 27 June 2009.
• "The Dragon's Bride" by Rizzle This epic love story may have a cliche premise, but the author puts a fresh spin on the plot. Summary: 7th year. Draco and Hermione awaken in a Muggle hotel room, naked, hung-over and tattooed. They also happen to be married. Thus begin a desperate search for a solution to their sticky situation. After all, who in their right mind would want to be married to Draco Malfoy? Surely not Hermione… Written in response to the challenge issued by ‘Piaa’. Complete.
• "The Fool, the Emperor, and The Hanged Man" by "ian_waiting" Masterlist of FEH, located at lj, also including drabbles of other different characters located in FEH's universe. Complete.
• "The Bracelet" by AkashaTheKitty WIP and as of 7/6/09 82 chapters long.

[edit] One-shots, Short Stories

• "Lights Out" by Phoebe, "As Beautiful As Days Can Be" Recognized as one of the fanfics that popularized the pairing, Lights Out is widely recced in the fandom for its spot-on characterization and the realistic take on its dynamics of Draco and Hermione. Draco's POV. 
• "The Lions of December" by Gravidy
• "Counting To None" by Nope 
• "The Tie That Binds" by Isis and Sanna

[edit] Ship supporters, shippers

• Vividink "fanfiction.net" - ?
• Cassandra Claire - Influential author and captain of SS Leather & Libraries at fictionalley.org
• Heidi8 "LJ" - Influential author and owner of fictionalley.org
• Ladycalalily "LJ" - ?
• Krissy "LJ" - Influential author
• Raffy "LJ" - Maintains a popular rec list of NC-17 D/Hr fics, various D/Hr yahoo groups and Contra Veritas
• Emnorth "LJ" - Influential author
• Alice In MuggleLand "LJ" - Influential author
• Jules "LJ" - Influential author
• Inell "LJ" - Influential author
• Lorett "LJ" - Influential author
• Cappy "LJ" - Influential author, and helps maintain Contra Veritas
• snow winter "fanfiction.net""Crimson and Silver""Coloured Grey Fanfiction Archive" - ?
• Desdiamonds "LJ" - ?
• Shiv5468 - ?
• Maya - Influential author
• MizzHope [15] - ?

See also Category:Draco/Hermione fans.

[edit] Ship Size

Comparing the size of various ships on LiveJournal for the Harry Potter fandom: Snape/Lupin, Snape/Hermione, Draco/Hermione, Draco/Ginny, Snape/Harry, Harry/Draco, Harry/Ron, Hermione/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Harry/Hermione, Harry/Ginny.

• 1,455 fics on "AdultFanFiction.Net - Draco/Hermione Section"
• 24,675 on "FanFiction.Net - Draco/Hermione Catagory"
• 1,283 stories and 4,111 members on "Coloured Grey" (as of May 24 2008)
• 78 on "draco hermione {dot} org"
• 312 on "Fiction Alley" Fiction Alley’s sorting system is relatively new. A lot of the older fics do not have a ship verified. But will have Draco and Hermione listed as the characters.
• 6,328 on"HarryPotterFanfiction.Com - Draco/Hermione Catagory"
• 2,795 members of the "dramione livejournal community".
• 583 fics on "IATQO".

Some of the now dead archives not listed in the timeline... dracoandhermione.com, dramione.days-go-by.com/fanfiction/, geocities.com/dracomione4ever/, geocities.com/intimidation_hd/ and entangledblood.silver-willows.org

[edit] Fan fiction archives

• Smut Vault

[edit] External Links

• "Draco and Hermione Forever - Bebo Group"
• "The Leather Library"
• "Contra Veritas"
• "Coloured Grey Fanfic Archive"
• "Raffy's Smut Vault"
• "draco hermione {dot} org"
• "Draco and Hermione Archive of Great Fanfic"
• "Silver and Gold - Draco/Hermione Fanlisting"
• "Secret Attraction - DM/HG Fanfiction Fanlisting"^{[citation dead link]}
• "That Felt Good - DM/HG Adult Fanfiction Fanlisting"
• "Dangerous Liaisons Awards || Draco/Hermione Fanfiction Awards"
• "The Lost Ones || A DM/HG WebComic"
• "Sonorus"
• "The Draco and Hermione Fanfiction Archive"
• "Dark Haven - A Draco/Hermione Adult Fanfic Archive"
• "Clandestine - Draco/Hermione Fan Art Fanlisting"
• Fire and Ice - a Draco and Hermione fansite
• The Ultimate Dramione Fan Forum

[edit] LiveJournal Communities

• "Dramione"
• "The Ferveo Project"
• "DracoxHermione"
• "Forbidden Paths"
• "D/Hr Valentine"
• "DM/HG Fic Exchange"
• "DM/HG Ficathon"
• "Dramione Drabbles"
• "Draco/Hermione Graphics"
• "Draco/Hermione 101"
• "DM/HG Challenge"
• "D/Hr News"

[edit] Yahoo Groups

• "Slytherin Ideas"
• "Draco_and_Hermione"
• "Draco_Hermione_Fanfiction"
• "Draco_and_Hermione_Community"
• - A Draco/Hermione shipper friendly site.
• "Crimson and Silver".

[edit] See also

• Draco/Hermione fanzines

[edit] Sources

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