Harry/Draco Portal Explanations
~* HARRY/DRACO PORTAL *~
~*~ Explanations ~*~
Hullo! :D Here is where I ramble on about what kinds of stories are on my rec list, how I organised them, and boring things like that. I thought that since the rec list looks a bit complicated it would be better if there was a section where I explained things a bit. :D
Types of stories? On my rec list you'll mostly find stories with happy, or at least hopeful, endings, because angst makes me sad and wibble, so I usually like the happy stories better. There are a few a bit more angsty stories on the list, but I've made a note under them to warn you. :)
Recs? All stories are provided with summaries by their authors or by me. I've also made some notes about how long they are, when are they set, etc.
Sorted by...? I've sorted all of my recs alphabetically, by author, by length and by era.
* Alphabetically: Self-explanatory, I hope.
* By author: I know some authors use several different names when they post their stories, but I tried to match them. I'll probably post some kind of index of their names the next time I have some spare time and I'm feeling bored. :D
* By length: Short (up to 12,500 words), Medium (between 12,500 and 50,000 words), Long (50,000 words or more). I counted the sequels as part of the word count.
* By era: The Hogwarts years (self-explanatory), post-Hogwarts (self-explanatory). I added another section to this: Directly post-HBP. I did this because so many stories are set right after the 6th year (post-HBP), and are not set at Hogwarts (they don't go to classes), but they're not set post-Hogwarts either. So this category is a sort of in-between category. :)
Miscellanous sortings?
Relationships:
* Bonds & forced marriage - accidental or forced bonds and forced marriages.
* Established relationship - fics where Harry and Draco are already in a relationship.
* Infidelity-fic - fics where Harry and/or Draco cheat on each other or somebody else.
* Mpreg & children - Mpreg and also fics where one of them has either adopted a child or had a child with somebody else.
* Wooing - fics where one of them is pursuing the other.
Healing:
* Healers - fics where at least one of the two is a healer or something similar.
* Illnesses & conditions - Illnesses (the flu, dragon pox, etc.), Other conditions (depression, addiction, etc.), Minor conditions & injuries caused by magic (conditions and injuries which are not that serious or are only temporary), Loss of magic and loss of control of magic.
* Disability-fic - more serious injuries and conditions, as well as amnesia and coma.
Animals & creatures:
* Animagi - fics where at least one of them is an Animagus.
* Ferret!Draco - fics where Draco is either a ferret Animagus or is transformed into a ferret.
* Magical creatures - fics where one of them is a magical creature.
Jobs:
* Aurors & similar - Aurors (fics where one of them is an Auror), Other crime fighting professions (such as police officers, bodyguards, etc.).
* Other Ministry jobs - Ministry jobs (one of them works for the Ministry - not Aurors), Other official jobs.
* Healers - fics where at least one of the two is a healer or something similar.
* Quidditch - fics where at least one of them is either a Quidditch player or works with something to do with Quidditch.
* Hogwarts jobs & teaching - Hogwarts teaching jobs, Other Hogwarts jobs (librarians, groundskeepers, etc.), Other teaching jobs (teaching jobs outside of Hogwarts).
* Bookshops, libraries & similar - fics where one of them has a profession which deals with books.
* Office jobs - fics where one of them works in an office.
* Service jobs - Food & drink (bar, B&B, caffé, baking, etc.), Other service jobs (other jobs where they have customers).
* Artistic jobs - fics where one of them does something creative for a living (writing, singing, even modelling).
* Prostitution - fics where one of them is a prostitute.
Misc.: WsIP (Works-in-Progress), HBP-compliant, DH-compliant, Humour (I love humour! :D), Lower ratings (fics with PG-13 rating or lower), AU (AU fics, parallel worlds, no magic, and similar), Leaving the wizarding world (one of the two left the wizarding world), Holiday-fic (Christmas fics).
New additions to the rec list: New fics added to the rec list. :D
Additional explanations
*NEW* - New fic added to the rec list.
WIP - Work in progress
DH - Compliant with Deathly Hallows.
DH/EWE - Epilogue, What Epilogue? This fic ignores the Epilogue of Deathly Hallows, but is more or less compliant with the rest of the book.
I might add a few more categories if I get any good ideas or I see people looking for them. :D
That's it for the explanations, I think. I hope the way I sorted stories will come in handy when looking for stories. If you have any questions, suggestions, corrections, requests, or anything like that, just leave a comment or send me an email (found on my profile page). :D
To the Harry/Draco Portal
~*~ Explanations ~*~
Hullo! :D Here is where I ramble on about what kinds of stories are on my rec list, how I organised them, and boring things like that. I thought that since the rec list looks a bit complicated it would be better if there was a section where I explained things a bit. :D
Types of stories? On my rec list you'll mostly find stories with happy, or at least hopeful, endings, because angst makes me sad and wibble, so I usually like the happy stories better. There are a few a bit more angsty stories on the list, but I've made a note under them to warn you. :)
Recs? All stories are provided with summaries by their authors or by me. I've also made some notes about how long they are, when are they set, etc.
Sorted by...? I've sorted all of my recs alphabetically, by author, by length and by era.
* Alphabetically: Self-explanatory, I hope.
* By author: I know some authors use several different names when they post their stories, but I tried to match them. I'll probably post some kind of index of their names the next time I have some spare time and I'm feeling bored. :D
* By length: Short (up to 12,500 words), Medium (between 12,500 and 50,000 words), Long (50,000 words or more). I counted the sequels as part of the word count.
* By era: The Hogwarts years (self-explanatory), post-Hogwarts (self-explanatory). I added another section to this: Directly post-HBP. I did this because so many stories are set right after the 6th year (post-HBP), and are not set at Hogwarts (they don't go to classes), but they're not set post-Hogwarts either. So this category is a sort of in-between category. :)
Miscellanous sortings?
Relationships:
* Bonds & forced marriage - accidental or forced bonds and forced marriages.
* Established relationship - fics where Harry and Draco are already in a relationship.
* Infidelity-fic - fics where Harry and/or Draco cheat on each other or somebody else.
* Mpreg & children - Mpreg and also fics where one of them has either adopted a child or had a child with somebody else.
* Wooing - fics where one of them is pursuing the other.
Healing:
* Healers - fics where at least one of the two is a healer or something similar.
* Illnesses & conditions - Illnesses (the flu, dragon pox, etc.), Other conditions (depression, addiction, etc.), Minor conditions & injuries caused by magic (conditions and injuries which are not that serious or are only temporary), Loss of magic and loss of control of magic.
* Disability-fic - more serious injuries and conditions, as well as amnesia and coma.
Animals & creatures:
* Animagi - fics where at least one of them is an Animagus.
* Ferret!Draco - fics where Draco is either a ferret Animagus or is transformed into a ferret.
* Magical creatures - fics where one of them is a magical creature.
Jobs:
* Aurors & similar - Aurors (fics where one of them is an Auror), Other crime fighting professions (such as police officers, bodyguards, etc.).
* Other Ministry jobs - Ministry jobs (one of them works for the Ministry - not Aurors), Other official jobs.
* Healers - fics where at least one of the two is a healer or something similar.
* Quidditch - fics where at least one of them is either a Quidditch player or works with something to do with Quidditch.
* Hogwarts jobs & teaching - Hogwarts teaching jobs, Other Hogwarts jobs (librarians, groundskeepers, etc.), Other teaching jobs (teaching jobs outside of Hogwarts).
* Bookshops, libraries & similar - fics where one of them has a profession which deals with books.
* Office jobs - fics where one of them works in an office.
* Service jobs - Food & drink (bar, B&B, caffé, baking, etc.), Other service jobs (other jobs where they have customers).
* Artistic jobs - fics where one of them does something creative for a living (writing, singing, even modelling).
* Prostitution - fics where one of them is a prostitute.
Misc.: WsIP (Works-in-Progress), HBP-compliant, DH-compliant, Humour (I love humour! :D), Lower ratings (fics with PG-13 rating or lower), AU (AU fics, parallel worlds, no magic, and similar), Leaving the wizarding world (one of the two left the wizarding world), Holiday-fic (Christmas fics).
New additions to the rec list: New fics added to the rec list. :D
Additional explanations
*NEW* - New fic added to the rec list.
WIP - Work in progress
DH - Compliant with Deathly Hallows.
DH/EWE - Epilogue, What Epilogue? This fic ignores the Epilogue of Deathly Hallows, but is more or less compliant with the rest of the book.
I might add a few more categories if I get any good ideas or I see people looking for them. :D
That's it for the explanations, I think. I hope the way I sorted stories will come in handy when looking for stories. If you have any questions, suggestions, corrections, requests, or anything like that, just leave a comment or send me an email (found on my profile page). :D
To the Harry/Draco Portal