What's Best for Her

by Jadelilly

Hermione Granger finds herself back at Hogwarts after the war has ended to finish her 8th year. With a magical soulmate bond at play, a tall, blonde Slytherin has found her rather intoxicating and can't stay away even though he is betrothed to another. An impulsive decision leads Hermione into a fake dating arrangement with none other than Theodore Nott. When feelings become more real than faux between the pair, a startling discovery takes Hermione by surprise. Hermione creates enemies with those who used to be friends and friends with those who used to be enemies. Luna is prancing around the castle, throwing parties and passing out her own brand of joints, with Neville in tow. And Pansy Parkinson is a friend to count on.

Genres: Fan Fiction

358 pages, ebook

Published October 13, 2022

Reviews

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly don’t know if this is four stars or not. But i loved it. The smut was iconic, the feelings were feeling and the heartbreak was breaking. I hate pregnancy tropes but i liked this. That ending made me sob. Fuck you jadelily. I just wanted smut and angst. Instead I got emotional damage.

[Hayden Hamby]

You know those stories where you're like "I'm not really sure why I'm still reading this" but you can't stop reading it becasue you need to know what happens? This story is that.

They return for 8th year. Draco and Hermione have this, like, sort of thing going on and then it gets out that Draco and Astoria are under a contract marriage. Draco is toxic AF and Hermione decides to be toxic AF back by asking Theo Nott to fake date her and make Draco jealous.
It works.
But it also makes Theo and Hermione see that maybe they have feelings for each other.
Every devolves from there.

I will say: the soulmate thing is, like, explored in a single paragraph. So don't go in for the soulmate thing.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were a lot of grammatical errors so fic definitely needs a beta. The love triangle was interesting but I wish there had been more. The story ended really abruptly. It honestly could have used another chapter to really make it a Dramione fic.

[LaRisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This would have been a solid 4 if the barest whisper of editing would have graced at least half of it. I did cry though, if I could give 2 1/2 stars I would. I was not ready for the ending. 🥲

[Jenna B · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a lot 🤣 I feel like the concept of the story was interesting, but it all just felt very dramatic/immature

[Athena]

This was a train wreck that I couldn’t look away from. I will not get these 7ish hours back BUT that’s ok. This love triangle reminded me of Bella, Edward & Jacob tbh. The end was interesting… I am not sure how to feel about this whack ass story. Did I like it? No. Did I still eat it up? Well yeah.

[Sienasummerrreads]

This was a quick Dramione and Theo read. I haven’t read many fanfics featuring Theo yet, but I absolutely loved him in this one. It was super spicy and exactly what I needed—something to dive into and feel back in the comfort of the Dramione world. It was a fun and enjoyable way to pass the time, and I’m honestly shocked it took me just over 24 hours to finish.

Be mindful, though—this one contains very graphic content and intense themes. Also, I loved that Hermione is pregnant in this story. It felt so meant to be, especially since I’m currently pregnant myself!

Genre/Type: Dark Dramione Fanfic 18+
APK: Kindle Read
Pages: 406
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Tropes or Themes: Love Triangle, Fake Dating, Accidental Pregnancy, Forced Proximity, Dramione, Magic, After The War, Finishing Eighth Year, Cheating, Toxic Relationship, Alcohol, Past Trauma, Depression, Cursing, Physical Abuse, Rape, Death, Self Harm, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Medical Content, Sexual Content, Dirty Talk, Praise, Impact Play, Spit Play, Sub, Dom, Squirt and Little Degradation.
Check Triggers ⚠️ 💫

[Valéria · Rating 2 out of 5]

just for Theo (and the ending) 😭

[Madison Lovely · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 - loved the plot idea but not necessarily the execution.

[Shauntea Barton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fic broke me. That’s honestly all I can say right now—I’m still sobbing.

[Johanna Epp · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sooo short compared to my usual which was so nice!! A great book for straight spice with minimal plot/unimportant plot. Made me fall for Theo, love that man, need more of him in other fics so I am now on the hunt.

Was not great quality writing (no hate JadeLilly, it’s better than I could do!) but still a good and short enough book to actually finish and not add to the DNF shelf :))

Wouldn’t read again or even recommend to someone unless they already love Theo (side note, the morbid ending to such a happy fun book was so uncalled for!! why all that heartbreak with such a short epilogue?!)

[Emma Bernard · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of telling and little showing made it difficult to fully understand the depths of their relationship.

I’m confused about the soulmate bond - D’s mother confirmed a soulmate bond, H making multiple mentions of D having her soul but at the end, T is her soulmate and the gold magic exists? Who was the second little boy? How could he exist if his dad dies? Why couldn’t they send a patronous to her friends asking for back up when the resistance broke into the manner?

Regardless, I’m heartbroken for T. He was the good one.

[ashlee ❤ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hermione, Draco, + Theo

-love triangle
-8th year AU
-surprise pregnancy

Please read your tags & triggers on this one. The ending can be hea depending on how you look at it. But think Hermione & Draco become fck buddies after the war…while he’s arranged to be married to Astoria…so then Hermione proposing a fake relationship to Theo to make Draco jealous. & it’s just a roller coaster of emotions from there y’all. Ugh so good

[Weronika · Rating 1 out of 5]

absolutely insane and ridiculous with more grammatical mistakes I could count which will always take me out of the story. It’s badly written, Draco is a cold toxic murderer, Hermione is a stupid hoe and Theo is a sweet simp. This is what I would call peak wattpad story, I still read it tho (kinda, I skipped like 60% of it and read almost only the dialogue, especially towards the end).
I would be surprised if it wasn’t written by a 14 year old, because it’s highly immature and dramatic

[heyitsvals bookaholicvals · Rating 2 out of 5]

wtf is that??? bad written, mistakes all over the story, no editing, time jumping with no clue at all. wtf is that????? this love triangle doesn’t make sense at all, and the pregnancy? out of context… she loved theo more but ended with draco just because Theo died! nooooo

[Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

OH. MY. GAWD. THEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The whole time I kept wondering HOW it could end?!?!!? WHY!!!

annotations:

-Because to him he'd bleed her dry, he'd soak up every ounce of innocence and light, strangle it right f*cking out of her till there was nothing good left. He's the means to an end for Hermione Granger and no matter how good this feels, how she makes him see the light. He can't let her into his dark, it'd kill her, he'd ruin her. He drinks in his last fill of those honey eyes and makes a decision he knows he'll always regret.

-He doesn't need to see the light because he could never live up to everything she would need him to be.

-I told you I will try for you Granger and when you're willing to try for someone, you take the good with the bad. So right now, I'm taking the bad, I'm taking the bad for the first and last time because you will not make this mistake again. Am I right?

-We started this under as a ruse and while I understand your mind was elsewhere, mine has always been with you

-This wasn't about taking the pain away, it wasn't about taking him away. It was about them coming together for the first time just enjoying the pleasure they both pulled from one another.

-Theo was the love of her life, but Draco was the love of her soul.

-While Draco may be my fated love, you are my chosen.

[Olivia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I fully agree with what other reviewers have already pointed out - if this fic had been thoroughly edited it would be a solid four star fic. There are just so many errors that it pulled me out of the story on too many occasions.

Now to the things I liked about this fic.

1. Theo. This is one of my favorite versions of Theo.
2. The love triangle, even though it was a bit black and white. It is obvious that Theo is the better choice, Draco is just way too toxic and he doesn't really redeem himself enough for me to want him with Hermione.
3. The epilogue. I was actually really sick of this fic the last 200 pages and I considered not finishing it. However, I'm glad I did because the epilogue is beautiful and heartwrenching. This was the part of this fic that I enjoyed most.

I wasn't crazy about the storyline about Dean Thomas and some other fellows being overly hostile against Hermione, and ultimately wanting to kill her. It felt a bit extreme and OOC.

[K Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have so many mixed feelings.

At first the characters didn’t exactly feel like themselves. Theo is mostly the product of whatever author writes him but something about Hermione and Draco felt off. Draco was toxic but different in a way I wish I could articulate.

I knew this was Dremione but really it was a love triangle and although it wasn’t what I had expected I think it played out beautifully (in a heartbreaking way).

This is labeled as Dramione endgame but honestly I wouldn’t call this a HEA. I desperately want another epilogue to see there this duo ends up.

That being said the second half was so good. Interesting plot and Draco felt more like toxic Draco. Hermione was still a little off but it didn’t take me out of the story.

Did I cry? No. But the last couple chapters had me bumping this back up to four stars.

[Penny · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nope. Hated this with every fiber of my being. Hermione was annoying until the very end. Theo was bland and I think she “chose” him to punish herself. She really wanted Draco- we all know it. I don’t know why everyone loved theo so much in the comments. I swear the writer pivoted their original story cause of them. The epilogue isn’t even satisfying. The main character death was a cop out. Turn around. Do not read. Zero stars.

[Zuzanna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm not exactly sure how this was a 'dark AU', apart from the constant swearing and everyone just being shitty people; the writing errors were quite bothersome and I ended up DNFing before the halfway point

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 🌟
Hermione's wishy-washy behavior in this drove me crazy. She literally could not decide who she liked and anytime Draco gave her 1 second of attention she went for it 🙄
Also, pregnancy troupe, really?!?

[Jeanna Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved Theo in this one. There were some good moments but it didn't do it for me like it did for others I guess. However, I'm not really a fan of the pregnancy trope. Draco was hot, Hermione was ok. It didn't have the emotional impact on me that I though it would have.

[Diana_thebooknerd · Rating 2 out of 5]

To many grammatical errors. The story was good I guess. We all love a Toxic Draco moment and we got it until we didn't. Hated this version of Hermione. Teo and pansy are the best part of the fic. Also I DNF it 70% in. I was just bored, it's was to repetitive.

[Katie S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really good. I was hoping for a little more of a happy ending but the last quarter was great. Hermione is torn between a soul bond with a messed up Draco and a completely dedicated Theo. Nice twist at the end.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

She warned us this hadn’t been edited and she was right. While there were lots of egregious mistakes, I didn’t remove any stars for it since we were warned. I wish there was more to the ending as it just sort of ended abruptly, but I did enjoy the story.

[Malak Tarek · Rating 3 out of 5]

It felt rushed overall especially the ending , but it wasn't horrible, I liked some parts of it but ai wished we got more chapters that focused on her relationships and how they got build instead of rushing through memories.

[Brenda Aguilar · Rating 5 out of 5]

COMO POOOOR ESE FINAL NOOO DEBÍA SER YO MALDITA SEA

sé que lo empecé por el dramione pero no mames este theo es magnífico debió quedarse con éeeeeel pinche draco hijo de la chingada debieron ser poliamor

[Flor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Screaming, crying and throwing up. I am unwell

[She Reads So Much · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ouch

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't been wrecked this way in a while, thank you <3