I know this doesn't fit into the DLP criteria but there has to be a decent story or 2 that has Harry/Draco as friends.

No Slash
No Harry/Ginny

 

Well, most of the Slytherin!fic fics tend to lead towards Harry and Malfoy being friends (and slash, unfortunately), although I'd probably say the best example of Harry and Malfoy being friends was 'They Shook Hands', by Dethryl. Admittedly, that fic is not to everyone's taste, and parts of it get gutwrenchingly annoying, but it's a decent, well-written read, and since Dethryl's already on the fourth book in the series, odds are he's not going to stop anytime soon. Link's on Fictionalley... right here

 

I stopped reading 'They Shook Hands' when Harry and Slytherin co started to target the Grffindors for no reason.

Harry may do a lotta things but he should not be a bully.

 

It was actually recommended here I believe. That fic was just confusing as hell, interesting however.

 

Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama. Not best friends, but friends none the less and an excellent read.

 

Check out the RSeries by Regulus - which are completed by the way.
They are quite the read, though I stopped reading after "The Citadel of Azkaban". Lost interest, I guess too much angst and Draco slowly turning into the main character were just some of the problems.

 

Meh. R-Series is well written, but Harry was just too damn evil for my liking.

As for friend!Draco, look at Aduro's Code Trilogy, in which, due to certain events, Harry and Draco become quite friendly after the second story.

Then there is Come What May, which has Draco and Harry becoming friends after one of Dumbledore's plans goes well. A sequel is likely to the completed story.

Finally, there is Anything's Possible, which has a very slow developing friendship that doesn't really pan out until Harry and Draco go Horcrux hunting. Chapter 40 is win, in my opinion. Unfortunately, updates are outpaced by continental drift.

 

Anything's Possible looks like a H/G story? I just can't do Harry/Ginny at all :/ but I'll check out the others.

Also I've reading the Rseries right now (well trying to) on the first fic but meh I might have to just skip through it til fic 3 or something

 

Magical Relations is pretty decent, though I stopped reading this a while ago, so I can't say if it's still good.

 

A Year Like None Other and its sequels, by Aspen in the Sunlight, feature a redeemed!Snape who adopts both Harry and Draco. They become both brothers and best friends. The first fic of the series is in the library, and it's a pretty good read if you can stand all the hurt/comfort. I quit reading somewhere in the second fic when the plot stalled and Harry began cutting himself. The writer excels at characterization, but the angst is off the charts and the plot proceeds at a glacial pace. I have no idea what happens in the third fic.

http://archive.skyehawke.com/authors.php?no=781

 

Just type in Harry/Draco in FF.net's search engine. You might even add Soul-bond and Veela for better results. I'm sure you'll find something good!

Seriously though, what about that story titled The Founders' Heir? Isn't Harry and Draco quite chummy in that one or is my memory playing tricks with little me again?

 

I know a lot of people here don't like it, but Cassandra Claire's Draco Trilogy has a sort of semi-friendship between Harry and Draco. You might have a bit of trouble finding it since the author removed her fanfiction works from the internet, but some people still have it if you look hard enough.

Barb's Psychic Serpent series has a somewhat similar relationship between Harry and Draco in the second (?) book, but it's Harry/Ginny. That being said, it IS one of the best-written fanfiction works out there, despite the crappy ship.

 

Where in the World is Harry Potter (and sequels) by nonjon. Harry and Draco get along okay...

Spoiler

despite the latter being one of Harry's marked followers.

 

I remember actually enjoying this, despite it being nothing like my usual fare. I do not generally go for stories with excessive angst or Harry/Draco/Snape friendship, but I remember this one being extremely long, but pretty decent.

 

You should try rereading. Harry is definitely NOT a bully, and if you had kept with it a little longer you would have seen him stand up for himself. This really is a great fic! Especially if you're looking for a realistic Harry/Draco friendship.

 

Lost Hope by Adari is another where Harry and Draco get along. It's a little weird, but certainly readable.

 

In many Slytherin Harry fics where Harry befriends Draco, he instantly turns into a asshole rivaling Dudley or Vernon Dursley. The last one I read, The Simplicity of Slytherin (or something to that affect), had Harry practicing Avada Kedavra in the first year and chumming up to all the 'Pureblood Elite!' ideals of the most nasty young Slytherins.

 

Harry is fairly close to being a bully in canon, you know. He's not far off James Potter at all. Just less deliberate. But yeah, he's not a very nice person at all. He's the "popular" kid in the year who is the trendsetter and natural leader, even though everyone secretly thinks he's a cock (American jock).

 

Stories I'm following where Harry and Draco are friendly:

The Best Revenge by Arsinoe de Blassenville (this is the only Mentor!Snape I've ever read past the summary. It's pretty good)

Oh God Not Again! by Sarah1281 is a redo story in the style of Nonjon/Rorschach's Blot where Harry and Draco are friendly. No ship so far, although H/G is not out of the question.