The Hush of War (Hush of War

Hush of War (Black Empire) #2

by Zeitgeistic

Fandom: Harry Potter
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Voldemort has made a bargain with Harry to stop killing muggles and muggle-borns (when at all possible, of course) in exchange for Harry's cooperation. While Harry thinks he's using the time to find a way to defeat the Dark Lord, he will realize that Voldemort is always one step ahead, and so long as he isn't killing anyone...what's the big deal? He has bigger things to worry about now, anyway. Includes dementors, pureblood culture, the prophecy, what exactly happened with Lily's sacrifice, magical breakthroughs, children Death Eaters, and portraits of family.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Fantasy

1406 pages, ebook

First published May 21, 2012

About the author

Fanfic Author aka: faire_weather
http://zeitgeistic.livejournal.com/pr...
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Reviews

[GrEatE · Rating 4 out of 5]

this took me quite some time to read (it is rather long), but it was well worth it. fantastic writing and world building. loved this different take on their seventh year.

[mirabilos · Rating 2 out of 5]

URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/178070

Long but complex to follow, most of the time the reader is floating around and wondering when the plot will come together. Too romancey and too detailled at that, too.

[Bea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the most amazing Harry Potter fan fiction I have read. Read this series. End of story; I am overwhelmed.

[Cherie Chen · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great adventure! There were some controversial issues, for sometimes the right things to do are not easy -- or even, good from moral aspects, yet the ideas present are enlightening.

However, for Drarry fans, do notice the author's wording "final pairing", meaning Harry had been with other character before he and Draco got together, and there also were explicit sex scenes (and thankfully the author did warn beforehand). Also, the story is NOT about their love story, it's part of it indeed, but only about one-fourth of the whole story (and that doesn't count in the prequel).

Since the author had changed some of the backgrounds of the characters, I wouldn't say they are out of character, but I did find some notions I'm not comfortable with: Lily's complicated relationship with James, Sirius and Snape was unsettling (and a bit disgusting); why Ron had to be addicted to alcohol was beyond me, it seemed to me that he was of no importance in the story, but he was Harry's best friend; the side pairings were just wrong for me. And in the end, I felt sad for Regulus and Sirius. Despite this, I did feel loss for some of the characters, especially Voldemort. I'm not saying he had become a good man, it's just that the author made a successful depiction of him, just like the way JK Rowling depicted Severus Snape. For me, he was the most vivid character in the story, and I liked him so much (even more than I loved Draco).

Regardless, as an AU of HBP, it's fascinating and thoughtful. Hope you enjoy it as well!

PS. There seemed to be some clues the author didn't finish collecting. What's the effect of the second potion Harry had been given in the Apothecary in 'Black, in the Smothering Dark'?