FAQ FICS: Friends with Benefits
Enemies With Benefits By: Drusilla Maxima - M, 16 chapters - Hermione Granger thought it would be a one night stand. Then a two night stand. But try as she might, she could not break off her addiction to Draco Malfoy. Nor could he. But how long could they hide their illicit affair? (explicit adult content, almost PWP in places)
A Dish Best Served Cold By: Mistress Lynn - M, 8 chapters - Somebody is out to get Hermione. Draco gets caught in the middle, and doesn’t mind at all! AU, post HBP
High By: MotherofBulls - M, 32 chapters - He started out as an outlet for her. Somewhere along the way he became something more. But being the Brightest Witch of Her Age, she knows there’s something lurking beneath the surface.
The Sweetest Downfall By: xXBeckyFoo - M, 8 chapters - She saw potential in him, the kind that he liked to hide and pretend he was never capable of obtaining. He saw everything that he’s never experienced in her, the kind of things she freely gave to anyone who wanted it. One night, he decided to take from her. They kissed, and the rest came crashing down around them. [Mini-story]
Proximate By: In Dreams - M, 21 chapters - Following a tumultuous break-up with Ron, Hermione finds herself intoxicated and relatively prone to poor decision making after she runs into Draco Malfoy in a club, having been years since she has seen him. Upon seeking to escape the following morning, she realizes he is her new neighbour and is quite insatiable. Winner of best Healer!Hermione in the Granger Enchanted Awards 2018.
Randy Man’s Playbook - BittyBlueEyes and Aerinn Gwen - M, 25 chapters - A very unique book finds its way to the hands of Draco Malfoy - A book that, if utilized well, could help him fulfill his fantasies. A collaboration story with Aerinn Gwen.
Amateur Cartography - worksofstone - T, one-shot - That one-night stand with Draco Malfoy was a mistake. Hermione doesn’t make mistakes, or at least she isn’t supposed to. She’s working hard at her Ministry career, however frustrating and pointless her job may be, and she’s also got to live up to everyone’s expectations as Hogwarts’s most famous Muggle-born and a top-tier War Hero. So, why is she still sleeping with Draco Malfoy, ex-Death Eater and infamous pureblood? And why isn’t she certain that she wants to stop?
The Initiate - phlox - E, 2 chapters - "Want to impress upon people that you’ve changed, Malfoy? Take responsibility for your actions and your choices. Not liking where you ended up, not wanting what came after doesn’t change the fact that you wanted it at the time. You were a willing participant. Changing your mind can’t erase any of that.“
Demolition Lovers By: empathapathique - M, 3 chapters - Award winning story on LJ! Words didn’t mean anything. Only a man who was absolutely sure of what he wanted—or was far too comfortable where he was—could tell a woman that she was the only woman he’d ever love then run off to bed another. DHr.
Inescapable By: DMHP2014 - M, WIP - It happened one night. Neither of them know why they let it go as far as it did, but it’s too late now, their need for each other is inescapable. Find out how Draco and Hermione get themselves tangled up in a secret affair whilst on opposite sides of the war. There’s lies, deceit, lots of fights and even more love making. How will they fair in the end? 6th Year. DRAMIONE. HEA
Every Day, a Little Death By: lovesbitca8 - M, WIP - It has become common knowledge that Hermione Granger cannot have an orgasm. Many have tried, none have succeeded. Can Draco Malfoy offer his assistance? / 8th Year AU - WIP
The Good Girl By: attica - M, 12 chapters - He was a tornado and all she wanted to do was plant her feet down and grow roots. Draco/Hermione.
Ordinary People By: inadaze22 - M, 19 chapters - “Let me be clear about something tonight, Granger. You’re the only woman I’ve ever wanted…It’s always been you.” Draco steps in the fireplace, drops the floo powder, and disappears in a burst of green flames. Being re-written.
New Rules by riddlesinthedark11 - T, 4 chapters - It’s hard to make a FWB relationship work without someone catching feelings. Hermione and Draco both think the other is only in it for the sex-and they’re both wrong. Short multi-chapter fic based on the song “New Rules” by Dua Lipa and told from both perspectives.
Friends With Benefits By: LucindaRemyMalfoy - M, 18 Chapters - Hermione and Draco are best friends who’ve come up with a rather interesting arrangement that works for them - but what happens when fathers get involved, weddings get crashed, and true feelings are revealed? Stick around to find out. And grab your gloves ladies and gentlemen, because it’s about to get messy! AU/AH
Risky Business by lilyfanciesprongs - M, 3 chapters - Hermione wasn’t the type of witch who would enter into this sort of arrangement with anyone, and even if she had been, Draco Malfoy certainly wouldn’t have been her first choice, but there wasn’t anything inherently wrong about it, was there? She was an adult, and she was allowed to lighten up and enjoy herself. Rated ‘Explicit’ for language and sexual content. COMPLETE.
Sex Ed By: MrBenzedrine - M, 31 chapters - Hermione Granger comes to Hogwarts to teach a much needed Biology curriculum to the students. Draco Malfoy, the Potions teacher, doesn’t approve of the sex ed. A bet ensues. Who will come out victorious? Rated M for lemons. COMPLETE.
Being Love’s Bitch - vegetasbubble - M, one-shot - Two years after the War, Hermione Granger has made peace with the events that unfolded in her young life. She even went as far to become friends with Draco Malfoy. But being friends led to something more and that something more is starting to become something very powerful. EWE. Rated M for course language, sexual references and scenes.
Chasing Pavements By: ethereallie - M, one-shot - Can two people really just be “Friends with Benefits”? a songfic based on the song “Chasing Pavements” by Adele. Enjoy reading! :
Sunday Masquerade: Redux By: lyrically - M, one-shot - It’s only sex. This is what they keep telling themselves. // Draco&Hermione with ref. to R&Hr
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