Lionheart

wow. i get it. i 100% get it.
i read this bc i saw one of the fanfic bookbinders i follow on instagram mentioned it and BOY am i glad. this was incredible. it might actually beat out Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love as the best fanfic read of the year. i have already printed out a typeset for my own paperback copy.
Basic premise: Draco gets sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin. Hilarious and painful character growth ensues.

This fic stays very true to Draco's original character and his racist (blood purist? not sure the right word) beliefs/upbringing, but also realistically shows change as Draco realizes that maybe his family legacy isn't all that. the change does not happen overnight. it does not even happen in the first two books. which makes it all the more rewarding when he finally starts to relinquish the pureblood beliefs he's clung to. I also appreciated the effect of the anti-muggleborn sentiments are a serious threat throughout the entire series, greenTeacup does a great job of making you SO MAD where i feel like other fics gloss over the heftiness of the ingrained racism in wizarding society. Of course the romance is so fun when it finally picks up in year 4/5. 10/10. the story is still a WIP so i will be revisiting this in a year when year 5 is done.