The Trials and Tribulations of Draco Malfoy's Employment

by LadyUrsa

Genres: Fan Fiction, Romance

433 pages, ebook

Published February 10, 2024

Reviews

[notonlyselfies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Until about 70% of the book, it was so good! The character development, especially, was great. But after that point, the story just kept getting more confusing and repetitive.

I felt like I was trapped in a strange dream after a night with way too much tequila.

[Madison Coats]

This was…. A journey?

[Kaitlyn Hoyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the change of pace I loved!!! Fun!

[Maria InkSorceress]

I cried laughing. I think I have started developing abs. Draco is wonderfully ridiculous.

[Meggy D · Rating 4 out of 5]

adorable, hilarious, wholesome

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost 5 stars.

I LOVED it. there was some comedic PLATINUM (Fuck off, Todd)

But there were also some places that was trying a little too hard

a CLASSIC

[Mallory Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has made its way into my top 5 Dramione fics 🙌 Same vibes as DMATMOOBIL with pining Draco, enemies to lovers, forced proximity and the witty banter and Draco POV. Hermione is a total BAMF and is honestly a really perfect portrayal of how I could see her ending up after the HP series.

If you loved DMATMOOBIL and want that + some Indiana Jones level action and ancient Egyptian mythology thrown in, this one is for you.

P.S. LadyUrsa's chapter notes are the cherry on top and made me laugh out loud almost every chapter.

[amber mccann · Rating 4 out of 5]

BAMF Hermione is so cool. i loved her in this and i loved her opening up and having a soft spot hidden deep down.

the adventures and all the mythical god stuff was really cool and intertwining it into the magic world was really neat.

-1 star because while the god stuff was cool, it got really boring the more it went on.

[Audio Athena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pros:
-Egyptology, the underworld, and a tomb robbing fun adventure of a time.
-The most BAMF Hermione I have ever read.
-The vibes were the closest thing to DMATMOOBIL that I've ever seen.
-Magical beast tattoos and where [on Hermione's body] to find them.
-Great elaboration on the magical systems of arithmancy and curse breaking.
-Excellent use of Draco's "shan't".
-Teasing "Todd" about his name was hilarious.
-This is just enough crack to be different and interesting but still sane enough to be coherent.

Cons:
-Some scenes lasted way too long. Them being in the underworld drug on. The pacing could have been cleaned up a bit.
-It lost the "curse-breakers" plot a bit. They are curse breakers for the bank, so why are they intent on finding Atlantis and why do they have to tomb-rob and steal and go to the underworld to get there?
-Why/how were they constantly being chased by idiots through impossible situations? The evil "Todd" being behind it all felt added in as an afterthought. Was the curse-breaking and tomb-robbing not enough tension? We had to add buffoons to it?
-"Let's crack on then" was used too much. Way too much.

[Catherine Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This felt like an alternate universe. I loved the characters and the storyline. I felt the plot had similarities to other fanfics - specifically Green Light and searching for myths and legends in Egypt and across the world. But the writing style is entirely different. This is an adventure story with romance and not a romance with adventure/plot. Some of the concepts felt overdone. And aspects of the story lacked a certain maturity when required. It was fun but needed editing/condensing and rounding out. Plus a literal edit for all the typos and grammar mistakes that interrupted the flow of enjoying the storyline.

[suneater · Rating 1 out of 5]

draco would never say "ah-righty-o" and hermione would never find entertainment and joy out of killing magical beasts.

the action was written atrociously:

"Granger threw up a Protego before they both dropped themselves to the ground and a volley of five flaming spears flew through small slits in the door directly where their heads had been the moment before.

lastly, the exposition of hermione's past was done via explanation which was a) written poorly and b) bored me to tears.

[Giulia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prima di tutto, una premessa doverosa.

Le fanfiction nascono come atti d’amore: scritte nel tempo libero, gratuitamente, senza alcun obbligo verso il lettore. Non sono “prodotti” da giudicare con il righello dell’editoria tradizionale, e valutarle come se lo fossero rischia di essere profondamente irrispettoso.

Detto questo, recensirle può anche essere un modo per riflettere su ciò che ci hanno lasciato, su cosa ha funzionato per noi lettori e su cosa no — non per giudicare l’autore, ma l’esperienza di lettura personale.

E questa è solo la mia.

🧩 Trama (senza spoiler inutili)

Draco Malfoy ha un problema serio: la noia.

Così accetta un impiego come spezza-maledizioni… proprio insieme a Hermione Granger, ormai lontanissima dalla studentessa rigida di Hogwarts. Lei è dura, segnata da un passato traumatico e piena di segreti; lui è sarcastico, irritante e incapace di seguire le regole anche quando gli conviene.
I due vengono spediti in una missione internazionale piena di enigmi, magia antica, maledizioni, divinità arrabbiate e pericoli che sembrano usciti da Indiana Jones.

Tra battibecchi, sarcasmo, tensione crescente e una dinamica “non voglio lavorare con te / non posso fare a meno di guardarti”, il viaggio diventa un’avventura delirante, un po’ epica e un po’ assurda… con qualche rivelazione emotiva molto più pesante del previsto.

💬 Il mio parere

Per buona parte della lettura ero convinta di andare verso un 4 stelle pieno:

la scrittura è divertente, l’avventura è creativa e Draco ha un monologo interiore semplicemente iconico — a metà tra un gentleman annoiato e un principe di Shrek con la puzza sotto il naso.
Poi, dopo circa il 70%, la storia perde competenza:

le scene d’azione diventano più confuse, alcune sezioni troppo lunghe e la mitologia si incastra in un modo che mi ha un po’ stancata. Hermione è una versione super badass (che adoro), ma a volte così aggressiva e sboccata da sembrare quasi un altro personaggio. E la sua backstory, pur interessante, arriva tutta insieme in un grande spiegone che non rende giustizia all’impatto emotivo che potrebbe avere.
Nonostante ciò, non posso dire che non mi abbia intrattenuta:

ho riso, mi sono affezionata, e ho apprezzato la creatività della magia e il coraggio di uscire dagli schemi canonici.

❤️ Cosa mi è piaciuto davvero

✔ Draco sarcastico: ogni “non lo farò”, ogni commento acido, ogni momento di denial… perfetto.
✔ Il tono umoristico: brillante, pungente, coerente. Ho riso più volte.
✔ Le chapter notes dell’autrice: onestamente, da sole valgono 3 stelle.

⚠️ Cosa mi ha convinta meno

✘ La parte finale: prolissa, ripetitiva, meno chiara.
✘ L’azione: spettacolare, sì, ma scritta in modo confuso.
✘ Alcune scelte dei personaggi: un po’ OOC, soprattutto Hermione in certi momenti.
✘ L’esposizione del trauma: più raccontato che mostrato.

[Diana_thebooknerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

one of the best Dramione fics out there. it was hilarious, fluffy, romantic, magical, and dull of adventure. I was cackling like a mad woman during half the book. Lady Ursa writing is so engaging and entertaining I could take my mind from this for days.

[An Escapist's Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me almost a month to finish this read but it's definitely not because I find the story lacking or whatnot. It was thoroughly enjoyable and funny. It was written well too. Definitely a fun and light read overall.

[Jillian]

Absolutely brilliant

[Madison McElheney]

brilliant

[Megan Caudle · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Lisa Fulton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this. Only recently been to egypt and this story heads that was so was cool to read about the magic of those places I had visited.

[Twilightzoned · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fun thrill

[Madeira]

Dnf

[Lyndsay Capper · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF at 72%

[Brianna Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living for simpy Draco

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Egyptian Treasure Hunter. Dry humor Draco. Fierce Hermione.

[Alisha Juneja]

chapter notes were the highlight for me.
especially the one about A and B are X men. I still laugh at it.

[Rosalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Manuela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chef’s kiss. Top 10 fanfics of all time. Hilarious. Emotional. Witty. Perfection!

[Hope Vollm]

Badass Hermione is a new fav

[Nahia Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This definitely gave Batmobile vibes and I loved it. it was so fun to read about these two idiots arguing about arithmancy. The plot was really engaging.