Drarry

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Drarry, [1] also known as H/D, Harco, Draco x Harry, and Harry x Draco [2] is a popular [3] pair in slash fiction between Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter from the Harry Potter franchise. [1] The pairing is a form of shipping, support for or a particular interest in a romantic pairing between two characters in a fictional series, often when this relationship is one portrayed by fans rather than depicted in the series itself. [4] There are over 70,000 works written about this pairing posted on the website Archive of Our Own . [5] [ non-primary source needed ]

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Background

Harry Potter franchise

Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy first appeared in the first book in the Harry Potter book series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone . [6] [7] [8] Harry Potter is the main protagonist of the series and Draco Malfoy is a major antagonist in the series. Both characters appear in all seven of the books and all eight of the films. Harry is a boy wizard who survived the killing curse from Lord Voldemort and Draco is the son of Death Eater Lucius Malfoy. In the books, Harry first encounters Draco at Madam Malkin's where Draco brags about his pure blood heritage and ridicules Harry's mentor Hagrid, immediately setting of their relationship on a bad note. [9] In the films, Harry first meets Draco in Hogwarts on their first day of school where he attempts to make friends with Harry out of recognition that Harry is The Chosen One. Simultaneously, Draco belittles Harry's new friend Ron Weasley, which marks the beginning of their relationship as enemies throughout the series. Harry and Draco continue to be enemies throughout the seven books as Draco repeatedly bullies Harry and his friends by mocking them, spreading rumors, and even attempted harm. (See also Draco Malfoy). In the final book, a disguised Harry is captured by allies of Voldemort. Although Draco recognizes him, he chooses not to positively identify Harry, saving his life. Harry later saves Draco in return from an explosion of magical Fiendfyre.

Analysis

Many fans of the franchise have written fanfictions where Draco and Harry are in a same-sex relationship and mutually experience same-sex attraction. Aligning with the originial enemies dynamic of the pair, fanfiction depicting this ship often follow an enemies to lovers, in which the pair begin as enemies (aligning with canon) and end up as lovers. These fan fictions often stay faithful to the original characters and storylines from the franchise, while adding new elements and romantic moments between Harry and Draco. Often, Draco's emotional journey and transformation are depicted through his relationship with Harry. [3] Some hippers have indicated subtext promoting this pairing although very few have trusted that it could ever become canon. On popular fanfiction website Archive of Our Own, only about 1/10 of fanfictions contain the enemies to lovers or enemies to friends to lovers tag; [5] however, upon closer consideration many of their fanfictions contain elements of enemies to lovers [10] despite the lack of tagging.

Response

During an exclusive interview with AOL during their 'In The Know’ segment, Tom Felton, who portrayed Draco Malfoy in the film series, stated that he shipped Drarry stating, "I think it was clearly a fact. Harry was constantly crushing on Draco. He just couldn’t hide it.” [11] [12] According to Elite Daily , Daniel Radcliffe, who portrayed Harry Potter, stated that he read some Drarry fanfictions, stating, “I’m obviously aware there’s a lot of shipping of Harry and Draco as characters together, so I’ve read some of that.” [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Underhill, Fiona (17 August 2023). "Harry Potter ships are still popular as ever, but Drarry isn't first". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Khan, Fawzia; Rai, Ashvaria; Sandoval, Andrea (8 April 2023). "15 Most Popular Harry Potter Ships, According To AO3". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 Rai, Ashvaria (10 November 2022). "Harry Potter: 10 Most Popular Harry & Draco Fanfics On AO3". ScreenRant . Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Definition of shipping". Oxford English Dictionary . Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter - Works | Archive of Our Own". Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter - Works | Archive of Our Own. Organization for Transformative Works. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Draco Malfoy | Origin and History". Dictionary.com . 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Harry Potter". Britannica . 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Harry Potter". Dictionary.com . Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Shaw, Angel (9 March 2023). "Harry Potter & Draco Malfoy's First Meeting Has A Dark Secret Meaning". Screen Rant. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Bauman, Hannah (16 February 2021). "Writing the Enemies to Lovers Trope". Between the Lines Editorial. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  11. 1 2 Dylan, Kickham (18 October 2023). "Daniel Radcliffe Has Read Your Harry/Draco Fanfics". Elite Daily . Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tom Felton SHIPS 'Drarry' And REJECTS 'Dramione'". Exclusive Hollywood. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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