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January 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Holy Batman! I have only read five chapters so far but I need to express my admiration. The construction and syntax are flawless. I almost didn't read past the first paragraphs, I'm not into AU and OOC, but, thankfully, your skilful writing hooked me up.
Can't wait to see what happens next !
Can't wait to see what happens next !
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June 27, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Wow! This was an amazing story, I loved it all the way through! Keep writing, you have a wonderful gift.
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December 5, 2010 at 12:00 AM
I absolutely adore this story. It made me laugh out loud, it made me cry, and it made my heart twist!! I loved it so much. What an original idea, and you did such a great job with it. Love love love!!
Thank you for writing it and sharing it with us!
Thank you for writing it and sharing it with us!
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May 8, 2010 at 12:00 AM
I am a rather industrious reader of fanfics, and yours is one of the best ones I have ever read, Dramione or not. I like HP quasi-erotica as much as the next girl ;-) and in the first couple of chapters that's what I thought it was going to be. Great, I thought - light, fluffy, hot. And then 4-5 chapters in I was completely sucked in and stayed up all night reading. Starting at Ch 25/The Last Dance, I just started sobbing uncontrollably, and that lasted for the next 2-4 chapters. The heartbreak in the story was so palpable, MY heart war breaking for both D and H. I never completely relaxed - even thought I knew a "happy end" was coming - until the very last line of the pre-epilogue chapter.
Draco was so human, so vulnerable, so honest, so conflicted, driven to the edge of insanity by thinking he MUST be insane to think he is magical :) when that is in fact who he is, so desperate and resigned at once, needing love and salvation, and my heart just broke for him (esp at ch 25) ever more than before. I loved that he could be all of those things yet not be OOC - it was a logical result of the memory charm and the following ordeal he went through. He was entirely different and still entirely the same. The situation forced him to act out his best innate qualities. I think one of the most complex things you have portrayed is that dichotomy between Draco seemingly embracing his 'job' and lifestyle, reveling in the attention and admiration - he was always a bit of an exhibitionist, - and at the same time secretly viewing it as some sort of cursed inevitability, craving an escape and some normalcy. Absolutely amazing. I have read many, MANY Dramiones in the last year, but this is the first and only Draco that I have completely fallen in love with.
I love Hermione's moral conflict both before and after she has discovered how Draco has come to be in his situation. The first being having the guilt of just KNOWING and not telling him too early or too late. The second was the guilt of knowing she caused him to live this life that he detests yet accepts, and yet knowing that she shouldn't feel guilty because she did the best she could in that situation, and because when she did it, he probably deserved much worse a fate. You have pulled off this complexity brilliantly.
Also, I nearly never read AU/non-canon-compliant fics (not counting EWE), and I saw that you started the story before book 7 came out, and I think you did a great job at sticking to canon as much as possible while making historical alterations to fit the necessary plot lines of your story. Kudos. Thank you for an amazing story, and I am voting for your story for 1st place in every category it's been nominated.
AB
Draco was so human, so vulnerable, so honest, so conflicted, driven to the edge of insanity by thinking he MUST be insane to think he is magical :) when that is in fact who he is, so desperate and resigned at once, needing love and salvation, and my heart just broke for him (esp at ch 25) ever more than before. I loved that he could be all of those things yet not be OOC - it was a logical result of the memory charm and the following ordeal he went through. He was entirely different and still entirely the same. The situation forced him to act out his best innate qualities. I think one of the most complex things you have portrayed is that dichotomy between Draco seemingly embracing his 'job' and lifestyle, reveling in the attention and admiration - he was always a bit of an exhibitionist, - and at the same time secretly viewing it as some sort of cursed inevitability, craving an escape and some normalcy. Absolutely amazing. I have read many, MANY Dramiones in the last year, but this is the first and only Draco that I have completely fallen in love with.
I love Hermione's moral conflict both before and after she has discovered how Draco has come to be in his situation. The first being having the guilt of just KNOWING and not telling him too early or too late. The second was the guilt of knowing she caused him to live this life that he detests yet accepts, and yet knowing that she shouldn't feel guilty because she did the best she could in that situation, and because when she did it, he probably deserved much worse a fate. You have pulled off this complexity brilliantly.
Also, I nearly never read AU/non-canon-compliant fics (not counting EWE), and I saw that you started the story before book 7 came out, and I think you did a great job at sticking to canon as much as possible while making historical alterations to fit the necessary plot lines of your story. Kudos. Thank you for an amazing story, and I am voting for your story for 1st place in every category it's been nominated.
AB
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May 3, 2010 at 12:00 AM
What a wonderful ending! It took you a long time to finish it but at least you did it and did it well! Thank you so much! This story has brighten my days and one of the best that i've read. I hope that you will continue to write more!
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April 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM
wait... I thought that Draco and Hermione obliviated each other when Draco was found guilty, then they were captured... I'm so confused! But I like a happy ending, so I won't complain. Lovely story, thank you!
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March 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
i like Ron and i hate Draco.
but i like your story
you tried the ron and hermoine and had them fall apart, but bit by bit you had them come together as friends, that will allways be there for each other.
as for draco you took your time and made them have a real contection, so at the end i like him
that show some real talant.
but i like your story
you tried the ron and hermoine and had them fall apart, but bit by bit you had them come together as friends, that will allways be there for each other.
as for draco you took your time and made them have a real contection, so at the end i like him
that show some real talant.
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March 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM
On a recommendation from the reviewer who signs herself tenoh27, I read 'Pound of Flesh' over two weeks ago, and from the first chapter I was hooked. Excellent plotting--particularly the use of dream and nightmare to hint that the memory charm went both ways, so that it felt like no surprise, just a horrible revelation, when we found out who had done the deed. What was interesting about this piece was how the plot structure worked so well with the memory charm scene. There's no point in writing HP fanfiction if you don't play about with some of the magical technology, and this story did not disappoint in that regard. You made masterful use of Draco's amnesiac alter ego to point out the way he might have been without the upbringing he got... which is very much one of my own themes, so it was interesting to see it played out another way. The story definitely foregrounded the romance, but the background work did not feel like mere backdrop. It could well be edited differently and be a noirish detective thriller.
Oh yes, and it's 180,000 words long and it ate my Sunday afternoon. But that's OK, because it really was candy--the first four chapters were absolutely the most splendid, addictive setup I have seen in a while, and I have been returning in the spirit of industrial espionage to see how you did it.
Magic. Sheer magic.
As writer and reviewer alike, I
Oh yes, and it's 180,000 words long and it ate my Sunday afternoon. But that's OK, because it really was candy--the first four chapters were absolutely the most splendid, addictive setup I have seen in a while, and I have been returning in the spirit of industrial espionage to see how you did it.
Magic. Sheer magic.
As writer and reviewer alike, I
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March 7, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Wow... that was one of the best fanfics I've ever read. ^^ I just couldn't stop reading. The plot was so original, so complete and well thought out. The emotions and reactions were very realistic and so detailed. The writing style... absolutely incredible. I'm am seriously in awe and jealous of your talent! The descriptions, metaphors, and attention to detail... I was completely consumed by this story; absorbed in their world and emotionally enthralled by each step they took and each piece of their history that was revealed. This fanfic was phenomenal. Thank you!
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January 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM
Your story was recommended to me to me the other day and I just got through an unbelievably hot chapter one. Yum!
Although, I was secretly hoping that he'd known exactly who she was the whole time.
I love when boys are wicked!!!
Although, I was secretly hoping that he'd known exactly who she was the whole time.
I love when boys are wicked!!!