The Faintest Trace of You

by GingerBaggins

A love told over two timelines.

One of two adversaries, who learn to love in secret.

One of two lovers, separated by the dividing line of war.

In the center, the hearts that thread them together, beating in tandem.

Genres: Fan Fiction

352 pages, ebook

Published April 5, 2024

Reviews

[Manon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I, too, would like to live in a remote Alaskan cabin with fanfiction Draco Malfoy. Sue me 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Tris |"I'll leave the morrow for the morrow. Today is enough and more."| Prior · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I say this is one of the most emotionally destroying, heart warming, tear wrenching, jaw dropping, heart skipping, healing piece of work I can remember reading- it's an understatement.
Oh. My. Goodness. The. Perfection.
The way this author weaves a web of Draco and Hermiones past using events from the books but also doesn't hold back from absolutely putting them through hell is absolute perfection.
I love love love love the connection they have and being able to watch their friendship grow in the come and go room and watch as love blossoms only for them to be ripped apart for years then finally reunited as broken pieces and heal each other.
This is by far the best fan fic of them I've ever read. It makes so much sense thar even after Voldemort dies the war goes on. And I really like how the author makes it real. She doesn't make Hermione the perfect heroin who has herself together and perfectly brave and sensible. Anyone who goes through a war changes and this portrays it perfectly. Seeing Hermiones grief and complete break down really changes how you see her.
I very rarely ever read fan fics- only if they are really good- and this is by far the best one I have ever laid my eyes on seriously kill me now because even normal books are now destroyed to me.
I really wish some of these could be published because it really needs more readers than it has.

482948819492084/5 stars (obviously)
There's a couple smut scenes and mentions of past sex but you can skip over it without really missing anything.
Blood, gore, murder, and violence

READ IT‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

A refreshingly realistic take on post war battle of hogwarts. There is so much healing, understanding and love.

I really enjoyed the jumps between past and present and don’t think they slowed the story down at all.

This fic stars an A+ pining Draco and fucking badass Hermione. Love love loved it!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

ahhhh i love love, and i love good fan fiction. no notes. just give me more.

perfect rewrite in a concise but also well thought out way. the intertwining of past and present in every chapter so beautifully suits each other. ready to read more from this author.

[KC · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is grief, but love persevering?

PICTURE THIS -
You (Draco) + Me (me frfr) + the Room of Requirement that includes a fireplace (?!?!) = HEA baby

This story was actually so beautifully written. I loved the duel timelines and the way the author painted a picture that was not black and white, but so many shades of grey! I am a sucker for a hidden Dramione romance in Hogwarts that picks up later in life! Their love is 5ever!!!!

[liya · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️| 5/11/24 | 24/02/26 |

“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵, 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦— 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘨. ”

[Emmy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had to DNF this one because the pacing felt rushed and the character dynamics didn’t make sense. One minute she’s punching Draco, and the next she’s tending to his wounds? It just didn’t feel believable, and the characters seemed off the whole time. I couldn’t stay invested.

[Violeta Fernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

Demasiadas cosas, demasiado dolor, pero uff que bueno

[A · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was well written. I really liked the different timelines, but found the current one without much Dramione action lacking/boring. The end reminded me of a reverse Manacled.

[Abbott Price · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too long but I liked it. I liked the split timeline

[Rosie]

Dnf