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Bending Light
Anthology of amateur poetry.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published October 9, 2001
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October 4, 20262.5⭐️
I started reading it during my Italian vacation and loved the few things Hermione and I thought about the culture and differences. However, it was a lot of fluff at the end and zero plot. As it’s set between sixth and seventh year, I assumed it would have a bit of something? But it didn't. I liked the love triangle with Theo and the friendship built with Lavender, but that was it.
🚨 Story
Hermione and Draco are sent to San Cipriano, a warded Muggle town in Italy, to hide from the war and the Death Eaters. They are attracted to each other immediately, but Draco shuts it off and almost pushes her to anyone else available. She ends up eventually kissing Theo, who really likes her as more than a friend. Since Theo is a player, he understands why she wouldn't want to be with him in the long run.
Blaise comes to visit but lives in the outskirts of the town, close enough to visit but still safely outside of the protective wards. Draco still goes to visit him because he is already traveling to a monastery outside of town anyway so he doesn't care, but Hermione is not fully on board with the risk. Hermione gets invited into the circle because Lavender and Blaise start a relationship. Since Lavender and Hermione are roommates and now close friends, she decides to join the outings.
Draco and Hermione share a heated moment and kiss, but Death Eaters suddenly attack Blaise's place. Blaise is actually helping the Order of the Phoenix by sharing secrets from the Death Eaters. Hermione and Draco manage to successfully get away from the attack, and afterward, Draco finally tells her why he can't be with her, explaining that she would be in constant danger.
Anyway, after a lot of push and pull and Draco being a coward, they finally end up together for about a month. They are happy, but then she leaves to go find Horcruxes with Harry (who is written as bisexual in this fic), and Draco leaves to act as a double agent for the Order.
I started reading it during my Italian vacation and loved the few things Hermione and I thought about the culture and differences. However, it was a lot of fluff at the end and zero plot. As it’s set between sixth and seventh year, I assumed it would have a bit of something? But it didn't. I liked the love triangle with Theo and the friendship built with Lavender, but that was it.
🚨 Story
Hermione and Draco are sent to San Cipriano, a warded Muggle town in Italy, to hide from the war and the Death Eaters. They are attracted to each other immediately, but Draco shuts it off and almost pushes her to anyone else available. She ends up eventually kissing Theo, who really likes her as more than a friend. Since Theo is a player, he understands why she wouldn't want to be with him in the long run.
Blaise comes to visit but lives in the outskirts of the town, close enough to visit but still safely outside of the protective wards. Draco still goes to visit him because he is already traveling to a monastery outside of town anyway so he doesn't care, but Hermione is not fully on board with the risk. Hermione gets invited into the circle because Lavender and Blaise start a relationship. Since Lavender and Hermione are roommates and now close friends, she decides to join the outings.
Draco and Hermione share a heated moment and kiss, but Death Eaters suddenly attack Blaise's place. Blaise is actually helping the Order of the Phoenix by sharing secrets from the Death Eaters. Hermione and Draco manage to successfully get away from the attack, and afterward, Draco finally tells her why he can't be with her, explaining that she would be in constant danger.
Anyway, after a lot of push and pull and Draco being a coward, they finally end up together for about a month. They are happy, but then she leaves to go find Horcruxes with Harry (who is written as bisexual in this fic), and Draco leaves to act as a double agent for the Order.
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