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   Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Dec 2020

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Pansy Parkinson/Blaise Zabini
   • Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley
   • Hedwig/Draco Malfoy's Owl
   • Harry Potter
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Severus Snape
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Nagini (Harry Potter)
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Theodore Nott
   • Pansy Parkinson
   • Ron Weasley
   • Hermione Granger
   • Plenty of people you know
   • Slow Burn
   • Harry Potter is a Horcrux
   • No one dies who doesn't in the books
   • Sirius is sadly already gone
   • this is set literally right before Harry almost kills Bellatrix
   • it goes very differently and spirals from there
   • Harry struggles with Morality
   • Voldemort is still evil
   • but like
   • he's honest about it at least
   • Use of the Killing Curse
   • Use of Imperio
   • Harry Potter is Going Through It
   • he's struggling yall
   • He does some not so nice things
   • but like its very theraputic tbh
   • Draco Malfoy is an asshole
   • that doesn't change
   • he just gets schooled by Harry
   • The Malfoys are Complicated
   • Narcissa Malfoy really takes on a life of her own
   • Lucius is that character we all love to hate
   • Honestly yall this is gonna be a long one
   • A lot of stuff happens
   • Harry being an oblivious idiot who we all adore
   • Draco Malfoy being a repressed prat who we all cherish
   • Pining
   • Literally so much pining oh my god
   • A deep look into how things are not always black and white
   • No Character Bashing
   • Slytherins get a bad reputation
   • which is partially their own fault
   • Soft moments over stars and sweets
   • Harry can't catch a break sometimes honestly
   • Let him liveeee
   • I don't think I can tag everything that happens in this fic
   • Harry is technically a murderer
   • in the sense that he embodies that joke that goes
   • if you kill one killer the number of killers stay the same
   • so just kill two
   • he is doing his best ok
   • Angst
   • Grief
   • Fluff
   • Family Feels
   • Found Family Dynamics
   • Accurate Depictions of Teenage Hormones
   • No underage sexual activity
   • Just some reckless kissing and Harry being a mess honestly
   • I just treat it seriously and authentically
   • so much happens omg
   • Seriously there is just A LOT
   • Added Tags
   • Minor Implied Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley/Daphne Greengrass
   • you will probably end up liking Voldemort
   • that was a complete accident on my part
   • whoops

   Summary

   When Harry fails to keep his anger at bay and Voldemort possesses his mind, the events that follow lead him down a long road to realizing the world isn't as black and white as it seems.

   Chaos, hilarity, and tragedy ensue with a Dark Lord being honest all the time, a rival becoming something else, and a world demanding to be saved. Featuring frightened Death Eaters, deep conversations with a monster, Pureblood traditions being ridiculous, and the fight to do the right thing with no true options.

   Harry's life just gets more and more bizarre with each passing moment.

   ~~~

   Or, the one where Harry's life gets split in half, and he has to figure out how to bring it back together.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Absence of Simplicity

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   456,640

   Chapters:

   30/30

   Collections:

   60

   Comments:

   5,155

   Kudos:

   28,366

   Bookmarks:

   9,558

   Hits:

   1,534,598

   Bookmarked by Aroruae

   04 Dec 2023

2. Public Bookmark *

   Draco Malfoy and the Path to Paradise by sobsicles

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Jan 2021

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Pansy Parkinson/Blaise Zabini
   • Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley/Daphne Greengrass
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Harry Potter
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Hermione Granger
   • Ron Weasley
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort
   • Blaise Zabini
   • Pansy Parkinson
   • Literally a lot of people you know
   • I'm not listing them all lol
   • okay
   • so here we go again
   • Draco Malfoy being dramatic
   • Healer Draco Malfoy
   • Lucius is both a terrible father and a complicated one
   • Narcissa is the best mom and no you can't change my mind
   • Malfoy Family Dynamics
   • Complicated Relationships with Not so Great People
   • Realistic Depictions of Relationships
   • Slytherins being weak for Gryffindors
   • semi explicit smut
   • sort of???
   • I keep it mostly light I think
   • Grief
   • Loss
   • Low Self Esteem
   • Angst
   • Healing
   • Humor
   • Fluff
   • marriage!!!
   • Children!!!
   • psst we see Voldemort again

   Summary

   Draco has been trapped in life so long that freedom always feels just out of reach. With the help of Harry and so many others, he learns how to get a grasp on it and never let it go.

   Featuring the pride of Slytherins, the complexities of Fathers, the weight of a name, and loving the biggest idiot in the world.

   ~~~

   Or, the one where Draco's life hasn't gone as planned for anyone, but maybe that's not such a bad thing. After all, life is full of surprises.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Absence of Simplicity

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   124,818

   Chapters:

   6/6

   Collections:

   3

   Comments:

   551

   Kudos:

   5,322

   Bookmarks:

   1,050

   Hits:

   119,254

   Bookmarked by Aroruae

   04 Dec 2023