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1. The Art of Pretending (Badly) by Inkandhex

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy
   • Theodore Nott/Harry Potter
   • Draco Malfoy
   • Hermione Granger
   • Harry Potter
   • Theodore Nott
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Neville Longbottom
   • Luna Lovegood
   • Lavender Brown
   • Hogwarts Eighth Year
   • Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter)
   • Head Girl Hermione Granger
   • Head Boy Draco Malfoy
   • Harry Potter bi panic
   • Slow Burn
   • Sexual Tension
   • Mutual Pining
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Harry Potter in Denial
   • Eventual Smut
   • very slow burn
   • I'm Sorry

   Summary

   Hermione Granger came back to finish her education, keep her head down, and avoid one very specific redheaded mistake.

   But now she’s stuck sharing a dorm with Malfoy—who’s taller, smugger, and hotter than ever.

   They’re not friends. They’re definitely not more than that.

   It’s just a little pretending.
   A little jealousy.
   A little lipstick and poor decision-making.
   Nothing serious.

   (Except maybe it is.)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,462

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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