Nowhere Else to Go

by Cr0ftisprocrastinating

Hermione Granger doesn’t recognise her life anymore. She lives on her own, has distanced herself from her friends, from the wizarding world, from everything. Under the pressure of the secrets she has kept for fifteen years, she has shrunk.

Until Draco Malfoy turns up on her doorstep, his magic vanished, a deadly wound in his stomach, professing that he has nowhere else to go.

Genres: Fan Fiction

Fan fiction

Published June 25, 2023

Reviews

[Irina S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I want you to know that for me, this is it. I am yours, and you are mine.” 🥹🥹🥹

Sad and romantic at the same time. 😍

*what bothered me was that the dialogue was not marked. Pretty annoying. 😒

[Manon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The angst in this gave me chest pains, bloody brilliant

[cay · Rating 2 out of 5]

reading this after Greenlight was not a great choice, so this review is most likely biased.

[Jamie Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

[Jheneille · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did not expect this to be one of the best written things I'd read since this year. I've never experienced a stylistic writing choice so heavy, so demanding and potent in the story telling. It kept the entire tale tense, like a held breath as if constantly we were on the precipice of something. The lack of quotation marks and the 'experimental grammar' created an atmosphere... An environment that felt consuming in its sadness, it's loneliness. God. I loved it.

The complexities of both Hermoine and Draco... Especially Draco. When he's talking in the library, asking her if she knows what it's like only to admit that not only does he but also that it's hardly the worst thing to ever happen to him. They were so doomed and desperate from the start. Such a beautiful tale about two very damaged persons. Draco made so many mistakes (and we know why. We know why he did it. And we know what it cost him). This is literally my first dromine fanfic and I started with a banger.

[Natalia Cartagena · Rating 4 out of 5]

He de admitir que al principio batallé para entender porque Hermione terminó con los problemas que tenía, aunque bueno es un fic con temática de traumas y trastornos, pero después que mostró los throwbacks tuvo más sentido.

La premisa de que Draco llegara herido a la puerta de ella me encantó, y ese plotwist de porqué y como hizo para terminar es esa situación la neta si me sorprendió, no me lo vi venir, ni Hermione jajaja. Plan maestro he de admitir.

Si se me escapó un par de lágrimas por la situación en la que vivió Hermione esos años. La soledad y la depresión no son buena combinación.

También me dio mucha tristeza Crookshanks, aunque me alegré que tuviera a Lilith. <3

Fue un buen fic. Y gran spice, moderado pero bueno.

[Shea · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

[Shelby Dale Dean · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

This is physically hard to read.

[Layne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m a little slut for some Draco x Hermione fanfic…

What!!!! Sue me!!!!!

[Adrienne Adrimano · Rating 2 out of 5]

one of those short stories that feel like just a scene because it could have been so much more-- a novella, at least

[fay]

I think is say this literally every time but fanfic writers are just a different breed. Like why is every single fanfic just so good.
They just do yearning like no other.

[Adele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh, why not
2.,5 ⭐️

[Alison Harvey · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like an angsty fic, this one is for you. Its short, well written and I enjoyed it overall.

My heart actually bled for Hermione, you could feel her lonliness and pain through the page. Draco's reasoning and motivations - I had a hard time with this. His abandonment and subsequent returning hero complex irritated me.

I absolutely loathed Harry, Ron and Ginny too - shittest friends ever tbh. I suppose they redeemed themselves in the end, but Harry saying why he did what he did was insane. Hermione is a better person than I am, because I would have held and nursed a grudge against them until the end of time. There is no way I could hang out for pints every week after someone told me my suffering was inconvenient for them. Yikes.

[Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all want that ONE person who will not give up on us, no matter what!

annotations:

-Softly, quietly. She has to let him come to her.

-He always comes back, always holds her even tighter after a week apart, always hates his own weakness, but never her.

-His voice is snide and she relaxes into it. This is much better than the silence or the compliments.

-She glances at him and wishes she hasn't. She remembers that expression, even though it's slightly different on his adult face. That sick wanting, the knowing that something terrible is happening and it's too late to stop it.

-It's not healthy, he says with a short, mirthless laugh. But I don't care any more. You're mine, Hermione. You can pretend and lie to yourself all you want. But you were mine then, and you're mine now.

-She likes the desperation. It makes her feel better about the thing clawing her apart.

-Is this it, she thinks to herself often. But it's without the despair that she used to think those words. Rather, is this as easy as it can be? Can you just one day, be better?

[Jemieca A. Bulalhog · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did feel all the events in the book. It's just that it's not the kind of Dramione that I like. I wish there were more of the Trio moments and I just though the Draco character needs improving. He just isn't the Draco I need. Also, Hermione pinning over Draco is such a no, no. Hermione never just wait for a person especially if the person had hurt her. Hermione is not a weak person as depicted in the book, she's just not that. She's more and I think the book had not displayed that more well. And last but not the least, the grovelling, I hoped it was lengthen a little bit. If I were Hermione, it would be very hard for me to trust someone who left me once and I would probably give him a test but Hermione in the book just caved in immediately. Well, I did looked for a short read so I guess it's kind of a good one.

[LavinBlue23]

I really wish this was longer. I loved their dynamic.

[Brittani Milligan Edwards · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was nice. Even though it still had its dark and tough moments we all know and love in our fanfic it was a much shorter option and without any spoilers had an ending we can all sit with and appreciate IYKYK. Such an easy read as well. I finished in less than 24 hours and was consumed with the story. It registers in my kindle as 310 pages but I see here the good reads file hasn’t been updated in a while as there is not cover art and the page number is at 100 something but oh well!

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

I think this is the most angst-ridden Hermione I’ve ever come across. Both D and H are toxic and I wanted to scream at both of them at certain points in the story, but it was beautifully written and there were some passionately romantic moments that we can all appreciate. I don’t think I can handle this much angst + bad decision-making on a regular basis, but it was an interesting portrayal of the characters.

[˗ˏˋNat´ˎ˗ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This fic is heartwrenching painfully angst, 10/10 great service would recommend 👌🏻


I really liked the story, I didn't expect one of the plot twist so I appreciate it because very little plot surprises me, the fic is written very beautifully and you can feel that pain of Hermione, there is also a bit of groveling Draco something that I like to read too

[Rosa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things I loved:
Lilith🐈✨
The angst was angsting wtf
Anxiety-level gave me anxiety
The yearning

Things I didn’t like:
What the FUCK is going on with the others and why did literally no one stick with Hermione?!

[storybooksara · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars
Hermoine breaks my heart!

[sher · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.4!

[Rania · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the most depressing things that I have ever read.

[sofia · Rating 4 out of 5]

sob.

[Paula Claunch]

Dramione ❤️

[Laraib Zafar · Rating 2 out of 5]

i need to read something other than dramoine fanfic. i am rotting my mind.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure how I feel about this. The whole thing was in third person. Got me in the feels tho