Tied for Last

by Speechwriter

Hermione is killed by Voldemort, and is now dead. Well, sort of. Turns out that death is a little more complex than she knew. Ignores epilogue and last 50ish pages of DH.

Genres: Fan Fiction

Unknown Binding

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[Arielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

A spectacular and gut-wrenching ending. This tale of forgiveness and love was incredibly creative.

Also, a fascinating glimpse into the skill and progression of a teenage writer. I found it refreshing to read a story written about teenagers from a teenager’s mind. The awkwardness and naïvety (along with the slow budding of teetering maturity through many mistakes and poor decisions) remained incredibly raw and embarrassingly painful in such a refreshing way. It provided an air of truth to stories of such an age group that are so often unable to be fully captured and penned otherwise.

[Ashley S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

T was the perfect balance of dark and light in this fic, neither too much of one or the other, and was written in a way that made his later actions not too OOC.

I had so much fun reading T&H together.

Notes: The original version's ending is HEA and has been uploaded separately (ffnet) from the currently uploaded fic (also on ffnet). The full fic currently features the non-HEA ending, so you'll have to download the original version chapter ending separately.

[Athena]

One of the best, most creative fanfiction's to ever exist.

[Lola ❀ · Rating 3 out of 5]

In a chapter note, Speechwriter says she wrote this at 16.


It reminded me candidly of myself at that age, even younger. TDODM was published on AO3 10 years after that, and she grew so much as a writer. It warms my heart that she kept writing ff, if she was to publish a novel of her own I would definitely read it.

So, about TFL, it lost me right about the middle, when Tom acted a little too… normal? I do think his redemption came kind of out of nowhere, so did Hermione’s feelings for him, and because of that both of them felt a little out of character for almost the entire story. I did like the ending, though. Tom didn’t feel like Tom, but I grew to like him, feel for him and want him to be able to savor the new world Hermione created for him. I like happily-ever-after-endings as much as the next person, but sometimes it doesn’t quite tie the story together as a ‘kill your darlings’ kind of thing. It was also nice to see Tom ascending to heaven, detaching from the part of his soul that would descend into the 9th. It’s as much a happy ending as we could expect for him. For that reason I may not even read the alternative ending.

That being said, I’m definitely a Speechwriter fan now.