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April Fests in Review

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Down, Down [R] by amethyst18 (with art)

HP April Fools
You Had a Busy Night? [PG-13] by drcjsnider (art)

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The Charms Assignment [R] by swissmarg
To Bend or to Break [R] by dynonugget
This Mortal Coil [R] by terrayn
Ready Ankles [PG-13] by inadaze22
When Strange Things Happen [R] by jenl3227
Rising Above the Odds [PG-13] by midnight_birth
An Impossible Attraction [NC-17] by dynonugget

dmhgaprilfools
Nonsense and Mirth [PG] by silverotter1
Teamwork [PG-13] by hanako_no_yume
Colors of Pride [NC-17] by solas_divided
With Friends Like These… [R] by dracodew17
Truths [PG-13] by ldymusyc
Fear, Frustration and Fascination [15+] by kataclysmic
Drink and Make Merry [PG] by cyyt
The Third Date [NC-17] by ningloreth
Salty But Sweet [PG] by kansol_encore
I Can Do Funny All By Myself [PG] by punchycat
A Phoenix, a Witch, and a Blunder [PG-13] by rafiki_tiki
The Family Jewels [NC-17] by vox_rowan
Just Good Business [R] by luciannamalfoy
Silk & Gossamer Things, Dainty Sandwiches, Decadent Desserts & Aromatic Tea [PG-13] by margaritaabate

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The Future That Waits [PG-13] by peegilita
She Believes in Magnificence and Fear [PG-13] by suprockstar
Beauty [PG-13] by scarletladyy
Sometimes Goodbye is a Second Chance [R] by alexajohnson
Draco’s Secret [NC-17] by ningloreth


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• Announcements/Discussion
  • dmficexchange began posting.
  • dmhgaprilfools is still posting.
  • hp_spring_fling put up the 2010 Master List.
  • hawthorn_vine opens writer sign-ups for the Reverse Challenge Phase 1.
  • dmhg_icontest wants you to vote for your favorite icons!
  • draco_chorus needs more people and icons for Challenge 109.
  • dramione_awards announces 2 weeks left to second favorites.
  • hawthorn_vine showcases another of April’s Featured Stories.
  • dmhgchallenge reveals April’s winners.
  • do_me_veela opens posting to anyone with veela!fic.
  • pokeystar wants your input on why you ship Dramione.
  • jensport searches for a war fic, Draco’s parents under house arrest.
  • doinitforjohnny wants recs where they’re captive.
  • purpledna wants dark!Draco or confused!Draco recs.
  • suprockstar asks for flangsty romantic smut.
  • msadrianamalfoy searches for Hermione fired and working for Draco.
• Graphics/Art
  • calistokerrigan created a fabulous 007 Dramione manip.
  • draco_chorus announces the winning iconage.
  • katicons made a ton of gorgeous Emma icons.
  • masterofmystery posted many lovely Emma icons.
• dramione fanfiction
  • Wicked Game (7/?) & Wicked Game (8/?) by dracos_damsel [NC-17] | Summary: 1998: After Voldemort's defeat, Hogwarts is rebuilt and students return to finish their education. When a bet amongst the Slytherins backfires, Malfoy seeks revenge - by getting under Granger's skin. Or into her pants. But isn't it common knowledge that things never go according to plan?
  • The Bracelet (91/103) by akashathekitty [R] | Summary: When Hermione Granger loses a bet she was sure she'd win to Draco Malfoy, it's the beginning of her own personal hell. And his.
  • Leaving Him by uniquepov [PG-13] | Summary: Hermione has a run-in with Draco in the library at Hogwarts. Events are set during HBP, prior to Dumbledore's death. Hermione has secretly decided to leave school to join the Order. Canon-compliant one-shot.
  • Secrecy’s Rule by ldymusyc [NC-17] | Summary: Sequel to South of Stockholm. As Draco Malfoy's captive in Hogwarts, under the Dark Lord's rule, Hermione has had to learn to play by the rules of a game she doesn't understand - rules that change at a moment's notice. Draco is her captor and her protector, and she fights to protect him in turn.
  • My Mistake by lokifan [R] | Summary: Hermione’s told Ron and Harry the truth; Draco wants to tell her the truth.
  • Midnight (11/?) by spankinghalo [M15] | Summary: AU. Three years after Voldemort won the war, Hermione Granger is a fugitive concealed in the ruins of Hogwarts. For three years, she has sent up signals for the Order, and hoped someone would answer. And at last, someone has - the last person she wants to see...
• Hawthorn & Vine
  • Completed:
    • The Master's Tool by Darkrivertempest [MA] / Summary: Under his father's orders, Draco is entered into a charity slave auction in an effort to rebuild the Malfoy image after the end of the war. When his Master claims him, he's inadvertently drawn into a game he wants no part of, especially if it involves a certain...
    • Beer Goggles by MargotGentry [M] / Summary: This St. Patty's Day, Hermione decides to take a chance on a party...and comes out decidedly tipsy. When Draco shows up, where will it lead her, besides the dance floor?
    • The Bane of Her Existence by scarletladyy [MA] / Summary: Hermione's once simple suggestion to spice up their sex life is now the bane of her existence, and Draco is more twisted than she ever thought possible.
    • Atonement by Terra [MT] / Summary: He counts meals because they don't let him have calendars in Azkaban. | Draco isn't interested in being redeemed.
  • WIP:
    • The Reluctant Veela by sapphire_phoenix [MA] / Summary: Draco Malfoy has come into his father's Veela legacy, and is fighting it at every turn. The Fates aren't giving him an inch though, and neither is Hermione Granger, his destined mate!
    • To Conquer Her by sapphire_phoenix [MA] / Summary: What will Hermione Granger do to escape the Marriage Law? What will Draco Malfoy do to get the girl of his dreams? Whatever it takes.
    • Ready Ankles by inadaze22 [MT] / Summary: When Draco and Hermione join forces in an effort to mend a broken relationship, things instantly start to change. Before they know it, nothing is safe anymore. Not the margarine…or even their own hearts.
    • It’s a Wonderful Life, He Hopes by pokeystar [MT] / Summary: A series of Christmastime drabblish vignettes, in the lives of Draco & Hermione.
    • A Dish Best Served Cold by Mistress Lynn [MA] / Summary: Someone is out to get Hermione. Draco gets caught in the middle and doesn't mind one bit!
    • The Politician's Wife by pir8fancier [MA] / Summary: This is now AU (now that we know that Draco does not marry Pansy but Astoria), however, if you forget that wee little thing, this could be considered canon. The war has been over for twenty years. Our heroine is a mucky-muck with the Ministry of Magic, and our hero...
• Other
  • crack_broom recs Friday Night Secrets [MA] by yesterday4
  • crack_broom recs Easy There Granger [G] by moxicrimefightr
  • crack_broom recs Fourth Time’s the Charm [PG-13] by atalanta84
  • Goodbye Draco, Goodbye Hermione [M] by beetlethebardz at dramionedrabble

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• Announcements/Discussion
  • dmhgaprilfools has begun posting.
  • dracobigbang opened Phase I Art where you write fic for art.
  • dramione_awards wants you for the SECONDING phase.
  • hp_prisonerfest posted its 2010 Timeline.
  • dmhgchallenge opens April sign-ups.
  • hawthorn_vine interviewed April's Featured Author.
  • quiet_ones issued Challenge 39: 'Kissing you is like forgetting all the lyrics'
  • karmicsunshine hosts Uncanon Drabble-a-Thon.
  • ldymusyc asks you to VOTE for dramione's new header.
  • janefire wants to know how to write a fanfic.
  • suprockstar wants recs that aren't the popular fics.
  • mehar_mia1 is searching for fics with role reversal.
  • rural_juror wants fic in the Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell style.
• Graphics/Art
  • nejna drew Don't be a bad girl [G] for doowopbloopy
  • celestialsoda drew We Learned the Sea [G] for floorcoaster
  • eightyfourmiles drew The Only Way He Knows How [PG] for everythursday
• dramione fanfiction
  • Second Chapter (2/?) by eilonwy1 [NC-17] | Summary: Newlyweds Draco and Hermione leave their student days at Oxford behind and begin a new chapter of their life together... in London.
  • Undisclosed by reetinkerbell [PG-13] | Summary: "What do you hate most?" he asks. "A lie. And you?" "Ownership," he says. "When you leave me, forget me."
  • Diagon Alley by reetinkerbell [PG] | Summary: It was the end of summer and in front of witnesses, a couple resolves an argument.
  • Down, Down by amethyst18 [R] | Summary: The war is over, Harry Potter is dead, and the Dark Lord reigns victorious. Goodness and light no longer exist in the world. But for Draco Malfoy, there is still hope…and hope leads to redemption.
  • Tethered by grander_fanfics [NC-17] | Summary: After the war, Draco and Hermione finally find each other. Can they find each other again once love is lost?
  • Casualties | Casualties II by dormiensa [M15] | Summary: Just when they thought the war was over and Voldemort vanquished...
  • She measures her life in cups of coffee (three sugars, no cream) by dysenchanted2 [PG-13] | Summary: She fought in the first war because she believed in it—back when she still believed in things like truth and goodness and love. She fights in the second war to survive.
  • The Bracelet (90/103) by akashathekitty [R] | Summary: When Hermione Granger loses a bet she was sure she'd win to Draco Malfoy, it's the beginning of her own personal hell. And his.
  • Prescription by ldymusyc [NC-17] | Summary: So if you please get on your knees//The first step of the cure is a kiss - Nurse Granger deals with a patient and prescribes a little something for him.
  • I Had the Loveliest Dream by riptey [G] | Summary: Hermione is cursed, and so are you. So's everyone.
• Hawthorn & Vine
  • Completed:
    • Torn Asunder by dracodew17 [MA] / Summary: Hermione Granger is getting married to someone other than Draco Malfoy, but he's got something to say about it first. Written for the hp_kinkfest on LJ.
    • A Fool in the Rain by silverotter1 [M] / Summary: At the end of it all, Draco Malfoy ponders the beginning of his relationship with Hermione Granger. How could he have bene so stupid?
    • Challenges and Acceptances by Gryffindor_Slytherin [T] / Summary: All my drabbles for the Dramione Drabble-a-thon
  • WIP:
    • DMHG Challenge Drabble Collection by leopion [T] / Summary: A collection of 100-word drabbles written for DMHG Challenge
    • The Hunt for Revenge by elektra30 [T] / Summary: The golden trio begin their sixth year, only to find nemesis Draco Malfoy more dangerous than ever, after his father's murder by Voldemort. Hermione is sent to find out more, but will she get more than what she bargained for? The story with a Horcrux twist.
    • Babysitting Blues by scarlettcat [MA] / Summary: The summer before her seventh year, Hermione gets her first official Order assignment. Babysitting Draco Malfoy! Lots of banter, hexes, Weasley products, puns and general craziness! Some unusual pairings (or so I'm told anyway!)
    • To Conquer Her by sapphire_phoenix [MA] / Summary: What will Hermione Granger do to escape the Marriage Law? What will Draco Malfoy do to get the girl of his dreams? Whatever it takes.
    • The Widow Weasley by drcjsnider [MA] / Summary: Twenty years after the Battle of Hogwarts the heroes of the Second Wizarding War begin to be assassinated. How far is the Ministry willing to go to stop these attacks?
    • In the cold cold night by cedari [M] / Summary: It started of as something to meet their needs, but then... “So now she craved for the sweet, warming flow of passion to wash over her. Bathe her. Flood her insides. That’s why she was here, looking for him.”
    • Uncoffined by lady_of_clunn [MA] / Summary: When all is lost, we are willing to do whatever it takes to survive.
• Other
  • The Charms Assignment [R] for aleysiasnape at hp_spring_fling | Summary: Hermione needs to get that book. She also finds that she needs something else, and Draco Malfoy happens to be handy.
  • To Bend or Break [R] for the community at hp_spring_fling | Summary: Hermione knew her fiancé was stubborn, and he quickly learned she could be, too. They had learned to compromise on the big things, but their refusal to compromise over one small issue could cost them everything.
  • This Mortal Coil [R] for inadaze22 at hp_spring_fling | Summary: Draco is in a pub and drunk and has a story to tell. Hermione listens.
  • The Bane of Her Existence [NC-17] by scarletladyy | Summary: Hermione's once simple suggestion to spice up their sex life is now the bane of her existence, and Draco is more twisted than she ever thought possible.
  • Harder to Breathe | That Would Be Crazy | Something More [PG-13] by fallenmelody at dramionedrabble
  • His Way | For Once [PG] by leopion at dramionedrabble

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