Serpent and Scholar - Dramione Fanfiction

When Crabbe and Goyle decide to prank Slytherin's prince by slipping him a love potion keyed to the last witch he'd ever want, Hermione Granger, Muggle-born know-it-all and general thorn in his side, Draco Malfoy assumes he's in for the worst week of his fourth year.

There's just one problem: Goyle can't brew toast, let alone Amortentia.

The potion is useless. But Draco doesn't know that. Neither does Hermione, who's been dosed with the same rose-scented water and is furiously researching why the symptoms don't match any known formula.

Convinced they're under magical compulsion, both start paying attention to each other because it doesn't count if it's just the potion, right? The watching becomes noticing. The noticing becomes something harder to explain. And as the Yule Ball approaches and half of Hogwarts competes for Draco's attention, he can't seem to look at anyone but her.

The excuse is perfect. The logic is flawless. The only problem? There was never any magic.

Rating: Teen and Up
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: F/M
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, Pansy Parkinson, Viktor Krum
Tags: Fourth Year, Yule Ball, Fake Love Potion, Enemies to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Oblivious, Slow Burn, Misunderstandings, Humor, Fluff and Angst
Words: 45,000

When Crabbe and Goyle decide to prank Slytherin's prince by slipping him a love potion keyed to the last witch he'd ever want, Hermione Granger, Muggle-born know-it-all and general thorn in his side, Draco Malfoy assumes he's in for the worst week of his fourth year.

There's just one problem: Goyle can't brew toast, let alone Amortentia.

The potion is useless. But Draco doesn't know that. Neither does Hermione, who's been dosed with the same rose-scented water and is furiously researching why the symptoms don't match any known formula.

Convinced they're under magical compulsion, both start paying attention to each other because it doesn't count if it's just the potion, right? The watching becomes noticing. The noticing becomes something harder to explain. And as the Yule Ball approaches and half of Hogwarts competes for Draco's attention, he can't seem to look at anyone but her.

The excuse is perfect. The logic is flawless. The only problem? There was never any magic.

Rating: Teen and Up
Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: F/M
Fandom: Harry Potter
Relationship: Draco Malfoy/Hermione Granger
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, Pansy Parkinson, Viktor Krum
Tags: Fourth Year, Yule Ball, Fake Love Potion, Enemies to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Oblivious, Slow Burn, Misunderstandings, Humor, Fluff and Angst
Words: 45,000

Selina Kyle is Gotham’s best‑kept secret: a crime‑beat journalist by day, a world‑class thief by night, and Carmine Falcone’s most valuable asset since childhood. When the Don assigns her to neutralize crusading DA Harvey Dent, it should be simple. Seduce. Manipulate. Destroy. She’s done it before.But Gotham has other plans. A masked vigilante keeps crashing her heists. Bruce Wayne keeps showing up where he shouldn’t with questions he shouldn’t know to ask. And somewhere between the rooftops and the galas, Selina starts to suspect she’s not the only one in this city wearing a mask.A noir slow‑burn where the cat burglar and the bat circle each other through fifty chapters of heists, lies, and the dangerous gravity of two people who see too much in each other. Trust no one. Burn it all down.Rating: ExplicitCategory: F/MFandom: Batman – All Media Types, DC ComicsRelationships: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle/BatmanCharacters: Selina Kyle (Catwoman), Bruce Wayne (Batman), Harvey Dent (Two‑Face), Carmine Falcone, Vicki Vale, Alfred Pennyworth162,028 words · 49 chapters · CompleteTags: Enemies to Lovers; Slow Burn; Noir; Gotham City; Dual Identity; Organized Crime; Journalism; Heists; Morally Grey Characters; Mutual Pining; Identity Porn; Secret Identity; Power Dynamics; Found Family (Deconstructed); Grooming Recovery; Competence Kink; Rooftop Encounters; Gala Infiltration; Sexual Content; Dark RomanceContent Warnings: Violence; organized crime; psychological manipulation/grooming (past); trauma; explicit sexual content