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The Pure and Simple Truth
Drarry Fanfic
Harry, Draco, and Hermione go to a pub. Harry, Draco, and Pansy go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Pansy, and Hermione go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Hermione and Ron go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, and Pansy―you guessed it―go to a pub. I could go on. In fact, I did. Harry, Draco, Hermione, Pansy, Ron, Blaise, Luna, Goyle, Neville, and Theodore Nott go to a pub. In various combinations.
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Harry, Draco, and Hermione go to a pub. Harry, Draco, and Pansy go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Pansy, and Hermione go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Hermione and Ron go to a pub. Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, and Pansy―you guessed it―go to a pub. I could go on. In fact, I did. Harry, Draco, Hermione, Pansy, Ron, Blaise, Luna, Goyle, Neville, and Theodore Nott go to a pub. In various combinations.
Words:65482 complete
197 pages, ebook
First published March 23, 2013
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August 6, 2023
i'm gonna read something other than drarry one of these days i promise
February 8, 2017
5 stars
Very good fan fiction. Nice to see some of the former Gryffindors and Slytherins getting along. Hope to see more fics like this in the future.
Would recommend to fans of Harry Potter!!!
Can't wait to read more Harry Potter stuff!!!!
Very good fan fiction. Nice to see some of the former Gryffindors and Slytherins getting along. Hope to see more fics like this in the future.
Would recommend to fans of Harry Potter!!!
Can't wait to read more Harry Potter stuff!!!!
October 1, 2016
I think I already read this one.. I did, didn't I...?
I've read everything else by this author...
The start sounds quite familiar..
But I can't remember the plot as a whole.... Hmmmm.
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Turns out, I did read this fanfic, but never actually finished it.
Hell, why I dnf it in the first place, I've no idea, because clearly, this was great fun to read!
I've read everything else by this author...
The start sounds quite familiar..
But I can't remember the plot as a whole.... Hmmmm.
_______________
Turns out, I did read this fanfic, but never actually finished it.
Hell, why I dnf it in the first place, I've no idea, because clearly, this was great fun to read!
July 24, 2024
Truly lovely friends.
The more you add, more you have.
Slowest burn Drarry.
The more you add, more you have.
Slowest burn Drarry.
November 1, 2016
post-Hogwarts Drarry
I've always been fascinated by psychology, and this felt like a fantastically interesting psychological analysis of these characters and what they might do say under certain circumstances.
And having it told from Harry's mostly-oblivious pov just added to the fascination.
Just wonderfully entertaining and delightfully thought-provoking.
Some Favorite Quotes:
Hermione looked really disgruntled. "You read my interview?"
Malfoy's gruntle was going somewhere in the direction of Hermione's.
Harry decided then and there that he was going to try and see if he could make Pansy Parkinson form a third expression. "I had a terrible childhood," said Harry. "My aunt and uncle locked me in a cupboard."
"You were a very Victorian orphan, then," Parkinson said.
Parkinson turned back to Harry. "I had a terrible childhood too. I suppose I could tell you my story, about how I was lonely and spoiled and rich, but you would never understand, having been raised in a cupboard. It's just like every other spoiled rich girl's story. I suppose Draco has already told you his."
Harry shook his head. "Malfoy almost never talks about being a spoiled rich girl."
Ron, because he was Ron, and thirty times the man Harry ever gave him credit for,
"I pay attention," Harry said. "I just don't like what I see."
"Here you are, Harry," said pansy. "Meet the most useless man in England."
"I hope I'm useless in more countries than that," said Zabini, putting out his hand.
"Plan on throwing mud at my face, Potter? Need to practice your slashing hexes?"
"No," said Harry. "Mostly I thought we could just get a pint."
The smirk changed into a sneer. "Maybe I'll bring some Dementors along. I could invite some Death Eaters. Perhaps a werewolf for good measure? I'm sure I still have some Peruvian Darkness Powder. Maybe you can bring a Hufflepuff or two, and I'll have them murdered for afters."
"Again," said Harry, "mostly I was just planning on the pint."
"Doesn't our perception of reality limit our understanding of it?"
The way Harry thought about it, they were all just going to the pub.
Malfoy, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, Ginny, Hannah Abbot, Dean Thomas, Padma Patil, Cho Chang, George and Angelina Weasley, Gregory Goyle, they all came.
Pansy Parkinson came in trousers.
I've always been fascinated by psychology, and this felt like a fantastically interesting psychological analysis of these characters and what they might do say under certain circumstances.
And having it told from Harry's mostly-oblivious pov just added to the fascination.
Just wonderfully entertaining and delightfully thought-provoking.
Some Favorite Quotes:
Hermione looked really disgruntled. "You read my interview?"
Malfoy's gruntle was going somewhere in the direction of Hermione's.
Harry decided then and there that he was going to try and see if he could make Pansy Parkinson form a third expression. "I had a terrible childhood," said Harry. "My aunt and uncle locked me in a cupboard."
"You were a very Victorian orphan, then," Parkinson said.
Parkinson turned back to Harry. "I had a terrible childhood too. I suppose I could tell you my story, about how I was lonely and spoiled and rich, but you would never understand, having been raised in a cupboard. It's just like every other spoiled rich girl's story. I suppose Draco has already told you his."
Harry shook his head. "Malfoy almost never talks about being a spoiled rich girl."
Ron, because he was Ron, and thirty times the man Harry ever gave him credit for,
"I pay attention," Harry said. "I just don't like what I see."
"Here you are, Harry," said pansy. "Meet the most useless man in England."
"I hope I'm useless in more countries than that," said Zabini, putting out his hand.
"Plan on throwing mud at my face, Potter? Need to practice your slashing hexes?"
"No," said Harry. "Mostly I thought we could just get a pint."
The smirk changed into a sneer. "Maybe I'll bring some Dementors along. I could invite some Death Eaters. Perhaps a werewolf for good measure? I'm sure I still have some Peruvian Darkness Powder. Maybe you can bring a Hufflepuff or two, and I'll have them murdered for afters."
"Again," said Harry, "mostly I was just planning on the pint."
"Doesn't our perception of reality limit our understanding of it?"
The way Harry thought about it, they were all just going to the pub.
Malfoy, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Luna, Ginny, Hannah Abbot, Dean Thomas, Padma Patil, Cho Chang, George and Angelina Weasley, Gregory Goyle, they all came.
Pansy Parkinson came in trousers.
November 8, 2015
Harry and Draco (and a lot of other HP characters) met in a bar during the course of the story and talk about the war, and the aftermath of the war, and about metaphysics, and life, and the talked and talked and talked. And no action, almost no romance, just a lot of dialogue. I don't talk much in RL, and don't want to read about it either, so this is only a two star read for me
October 17, 2014
Easily one of the best HP fanfics that I have read. Lettered writes all the characters the way that I have always imagined they would have been after the war.
June 6, 2020
I really liked the characterizations especially Blaise and Pansy. It was very droll. Did not enjoy the way Harry’s POV would put down Draco before switching to pointing out why Harry still thought Draco was swell. I get the intention but it started to feel mean- wasn’t really as much rooting for them and it is so UST that we never see them together and I was okay with that.
August 14, 2025
2.5 It was a great story but it wasn't a romance really. There was no conclusion to the couple, not even a conversation saying they like each other and it left me wanting. I dont need it to be explicit but I need the relationship confirmed at the very least. They literally could be friends forever at this point. And what about his career? Too many questions left and no really conclusion.
January 21, 2019
Me encantó. Super bueno como los personajes se conocen entre sí y se hacen amigos, o no.
January 21, 2021
*Chef's kiss* to whoever adds fanfics to this site.
June 2, 2023
devastatingly beautiful
January 15, 2024
A fucking classic
March 6, 2025
Sweet, romantic and well written. I really really liked it.
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September 8, 2025Cute. Lots of witty conversation.
October 20, 2015
Let's be clear here : it's 5 stars for a fic. We're not talking about an actual book here, although I almost wish we were because that was incredible.
This has some slow-burn, Slytherins and Gryffindors trying to communicate and a lot of debate. Everything I aprove of.
This has some slow-burn, Slytherins and Gryffindors trying to communicate and a lot of debate. Everything I aprove of.
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