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Isolation
Summary
Isolation
by bexchan
He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Now complete with the epilogue.
Notes
Summary: Post HBP. Ron and Harry are Horcrux hunting and Hermione has been left at Hogwarts to help the Order make it safe for the other students. Draco is forced by Snape to stay in Hogwarts for his own protection, but he can't leave the room he is given; Granger's room. Hermione is the only student trusted with this information, so her and Malfoy share the small space, and Draco tries to avoid insanity as he becomes increasingly isolated with only the Mudblood for company. Something's going to give...
Mature content and themes, and explicit language.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything...check my purse...Cool, a bat!
Isolation
by bexchan
He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Now complete with the epilogue.
Notes
Summary: Post HBP. Ron and Harry are Horcrux hunting and Hermione has been left at Hogwarts to help the Order make it safe for the other students. Draco is forced by Snape to stay in Hogwarts for his own protection, but he can't leave the room he is given; Granger's room. Hermione is the only student trusted with this information, so her and Malfoy share the small space, and Draco tries to avoid insanity as he becomes increasingly isolated with only the Mudblood for company. Something's going to give...
Mature content and themes, and explicit language.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything...check my purse...Cool, a bat!
618 pages, Unknown Binding
First published September 2, 2010
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June 24, 2017
Never have I read a 1,053 page book faster.
January 16, 2024
they are the definition of “you’re going to suffer but you’re going to be happy about it.” definitely ironic cause ron said that oh well- romione is not welcome here I will block you💞
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bex chan could have written deathly hollows 1-2 but jkr couldn't have written one sentence from this absolute work of real fucking literature.
reread 1: 9/1/2022- 5 stars
reread 2: (with m ♡) 1/29/2023- 5 stars
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bex chan could have written deathly hollows 1-2 but jkr couldn't have written one sentence from this absolute work of real fucking literature.
"A reality without his and Hermione's isolation from the rest of the world, and all the events that had been catalysed by that, was not something he could even bear to contemplate."
reread 1: 9/1/2022- 5 stars
reread 2: (with m ♡) 1/29/2023- 5 stars
July 19, 2017
Fucking hell.
Bex-chan, you have RUINED my life.
Isolation was a recommendation from my sis and I was quite eager to read it after she told me about a few scenes. She told me to read it during my exams, but I started it after my exams were finished.
Best fucking decision I ever made.
Isolation was just... I can't even express into words what Isolation made me feel. It was just... breathtaking. Wait. That would be the understatement of the year.
I wasn't really into Dramione or Harry Potter for that matter (shocker? tell me about it) until I read this. This is the first Dramione that I've ever read and I am pretty sure that now I'm going to have very high expectations for every other Dramione that I read.
It crept me out, wait, scratch that, it STILL creeps me out how freakishly perfect each and every song recommendation was for each. and every. chapter. It was as if she had listened to the songs and then written the chapters. And I still get teary-eyed when I listen to Come Home.
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Isolation.
And Bex, I don't even know if you're reading this but I just want to tell you that you SIMPLY CANNOT stop writing stories. Ever.
When I was in some chapter between 30 and 40, I just went to wattpad to read a story that I had been reading (of one of my favourite wattpad authors) and frankly, it just sucked.
I never compare wattpad and ff.net cause I know that most of the people in wattpad just suck. No offense to them. But this story was going quite well, but after reading Isolation, all the other stories I read just felt... suck-ish.
So yeah, you can’t stop writing because I’d probably kill myself if you did.
I am in a book hangover right now. I can’t read any effin book cause they all seem so dull! There’s no angst in them! They are all WAY too fluffy! I am also seriously considering changing all the ratings of the books I've read cause they are nothing compared to this book.
I can’t seem to stop thinking about Isolation. I finished it a couple of days ago and well, I’m still obsessed with it! Cause, oh my gosh Draco…. *_*
And I’m glad I didn’t read it while it was still updating. I think I would’ve died waiting for the updates.
And I was never bored throughout the story. Not even during the filler chapters. Bex, you have a talent and I really hope you don’t stop writing. EVER. I loved each and every freakin chapter so much!!
And this was the first ever story which made me cry. I was teary-eyed during loads of parts but I really cried when Theo died. I had to stop reading for a few minutes. I have never ever cried for any book not even for tfios (seriously that isn't even that good!) and well Isolation means a lot to me.
Gosh, that sounds so dramatic.
And one last thing: DRACO!!!!!!!
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Update: 21st Jan' 15
Read this piece of beauty again and it was still fan-freakin-tastic. If possible, my love for it has increased.
Oh and... I cried. Again.
Bex-chan, you have RUINED my life.
Isolation was a recommendation from my sis and I was quite eager to read it after she told me about a few scenes. She told me to read it during my exams, but I started it after my exams were finished.
Best fucking decision I ever made.
Isolation was just... I can't even express into words what Isolation made me feel. It was just... breathtaking. Wait. That would be the understatement of the year.
I wasn't really into Dramione or Harry Potter for that matter (shocker? tell me about it) until I read this. This is the first Dramione that I've ever read and I am pretty sure that now I'm going to have very high expectations for every other Dramione that I read.
It crept me out, wait, scratch that, it STILL creeps me out how freakishly perfect each and every song recommendation was for each. and every. chapter. It was as if she had listened to the songs and then written the chapters. And I still get teary-eyed when I listen to Come Home.
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Isolation.
And Bex, I don't even know if you're reading this but I just want to tell you that you SIMPLY CANNOT stop writing stories. Ever.
When I was in some chapter between 30 and 40, I just went to wattpad to read a story that I had been reading (of one of my favourite wattpad authors) and frankly, it just sucked.
I never compare wattpad and ff.net cause I know that most of the people in wattpad just suck. No offense to them. But this story was going quite well, but after reading Isolation, all the other stories I read just felt... suck-ish.
So yeah, you can’t stop writing because I’d probably kill myself if you did.
I am in a book hangover right now. I can’t read any effin book cause they all seem so dull! There’s no angst in them! They are all WAY too fluffy! I am also seriously considering changing all the ratings of the books I've read cause they are nothing compared to this book.
I can’t seem to stop thinking about Isolation. I finished it a couple of days ago and well, I’m still obsessed with it! Cause, oh my gosh Draco…. *_*
And I’m glad I didn’t read it while it was still updating. I think I would’ve died waiting for the updates.
And I was never bored throughout the story. Not even during the filler chapters. Bex, you have a talent and I really hope you don’t stop writing. EVER. I loved each and every freakin chapter so much!!
And this was the first ever story which made me cry. I was teary-eyed during loads of parts but I really cried when Theo died. I had to stop reading for a few minutes. I have never ever cried for any book not even for tfios (seriously that isn't even that good!) and well Isolation means a lot to me.
Gosh, that sounds so dramatic.
And one last thing: DRACO!!!!!!!
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Update: 21st Jan' 15
Read this piece of beauty again and it was still fan-freakin-tastic. If possible, my love for it has increased.
Oh and... I cried. Again.
November 9, 2023
✅ Angst (especially in the first half)
✅ Smut and sexual tension
✅ Hate to love
✅ Characters
✅ Pace
✅ Plot
✅ 2 POVs
That was a TRUE hate to love.
This fiction takes place after the events of The Half-Blood Prince. Harry and Ron decided to go hunt the Horcruxes on their own, while Hermione went back to Hogwarts to help Minerva and continue her training. Snape, stuck in his unbreakable vow to help and protect Malfoy, sees no other way for him to remain safe than to hide at Hogwarts. Voldemort believes Draco to be dead but will not hesitate to kill him for his failure at killing Dumbledore if he ever finds out that Draco is very much alive. That's how Draco ends up being forced to share living quarters with no other than Hermione.
It's a good thing that Draco does not have his wand because there is SO MUCH hate and tension between them at first. Especially on Draco's side because of all his pureblood prejudices. Hermione is trying not to let this situation affect her too much, but her safe space is now a synonym for constant fights and insults, and on the other hand, she is determined to help Malfoy "see the truth" once she glimpses some good in him.
This fiction follows the storyline of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I am happy that the second half happens outside of Hogwarts. I loved the tension and explosive dynamic between Hermione and Draco in the first half when they were forced to live together, but I was afraid that it would become repetitive after a while. The second half is about Hermione trying to help Harry and Ron, while Draco is trying to figure out on what side he is before it's too late.
This is a TRUE hate-to-love romance. No secret crush at school, or hidden physical attraction. It's just pure hate on Draco's end and hate and disgust on Hermione's. They do end up in a relationship eventually, but it's a tough ride to get there, and there is a lot of back and forth between "I'm obviously attracted to you" and "WTF is happening, you're a filthy mudblood and I don't want you to touch me" because Draco is so confused. He's had those beliefs for his whole life, but now that he's forced to live in close quarters with a mudblood, he cannot overlook the fact that some of those beliefs are completely wrong, but at the same time, he has no intention of starting to unravel everything because he is scared of what it means if his parents were wrong about muggle-borns.
Draco's evolution in this fiction is impressive. It's a long fiction, and it allowed the author to create a slow and very realistic arc for him. Draco's prejudices very slowly start to crumble when he realizes that Hermione is not inferior or that different, and he then starts wondering what else was pureblood brainwash forced on him. There is a lot for him to process, and Hermione's determination to help him and her patience, even when he insults her and tries to make her feel worthless as a defense mechanism, is really the key to him finally reaching this point where he realizes that his family was wrong.
Because of all the changes in Draco's beliefs, and Draco himself, we can really see how a toxic and very negative relationship slowly becomes "normal" and good even. I loved how at the end we could see how Hermione and Draco were both making each other stronger, and how they were not ashamed of their love and were not ashamed to show others that they were together. It's such a HUGE change from the beginning of the story, it's really impressive that the author managed such a drastic change in the relationship while still keeping it smooth and believable!
Some ex-Slytherin make their appearance in the second half of the story, and while they were secondary characters, I really liked the dynamic between Blaise, Theo, and Draco. Blaise is the perfect steady and mature responsible one who trying to keep hot-headed and impulsive Theo under control, while they both try to figure out if Draco is really on their side, and if he's really "good" now. Of course, it's not at easy as good or bad when it comes to Draco, it is a lot of shades of grey, because while he's willing to admit to his feelings for Hermione, a part of him is still attached to his old beliefs, and while he wants to save Hermione and make sure she survives the war, he has no interest fighting on the Order's side either at first.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story, and after hearing so much about it, it definitely lived up to my expectations!
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✅ Smut and sexual tension
✅ Hate to love
✅ Characters
✅ Pace
✅ Plot
✅ 2 POVs
That was a TRUE hate to love.
"Do you still hate me? "
Did he hate her? Yes, just not in the same way. He hated her now for confusing him and screwing with his predefined perceptions of her. He hated her because she had somehow become borderline tolerable, but he hated her most because she made him think; made him question himself.
"Do I hate you?" he repeated with a flawless patronizing snarl. 'More and more each day."
This fiction takes place after the events of The Half-Blood Prince. Harry and Ron decided to go hunt the Horcruxes on their own, while Hermione went back to Hogwarts to help Minerva and continue her training. Snape, stuck in his unbreakable vow to help and protect Malfoy, sees no other way for him to remain safe than to hide at Hogwarts. Voldemort believes Draco to be dead but will not hesitate to kill him for his failure at killing Dumbledore if he ever finds out that Draco is very much alive. That's how Draco ends up being forced to share living quarters with no other than Hermione.
It's a good thing that Draco does not have his wand because there is SO MUCH hate and tension between them at first. Especially on Draco's side because of all his pureblood prejudices. Hermione is trying not to let this situation affect her too much, but her safe space is now a synonym for constant fights and insults, and on the other hand, she is determined to help Malfoy "see the truth" once she glimpses some good in him.
This fiction follows the storyline of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and I am happy that the second half happens outside of Hogwarts. I loved the tension and explosive dynamic between Hermione and Draco in the first half when they were forced to live together, but I was afraid that it would become repetitive after a while. The second half is about Hermione trying to help Harry and Ron, while Draco is trying to figure out on what side he is before it's too late.
"To make it clear," he carried on, eyeing the Dark Mark on his forearm with bile rising in his throat. "I'm a Death Eater-
"No you're not-
"A shit one, I'll admit," he muttered in a low voice. "Shit enough that I managed to piss off Voldemort within a year, but a Death Eater nonetheless, Granger. And you are a member of the Order-
"You were never really one of them," she argued adamantly. "And you know it-
"You fight for the Light," he continued with an almost dejected tone. "And I am part of the Dark, and that's how it is."
This is a TRUE hate-to-love romance. No secret crush at school, or hidden physical attraction. It's just pure hate on Draco's end and hate and disgust on Hermione's. They do end up in a relationship eventually, but it's a tough ride to get there, and there is a lot of back and forth between "I'm obviously attracted to you" and "WTF is happening, you're a filthy mudblood and I don't want you to touch me" because Draco is so confused. He's had those beliefs for his whole life, but now that he's forced to live in close quarters with a mudblood, he cannot overlook the fact that some of those beliefs are completely wrong, but at the same time, he has no intention of starting to unravel everything because he is scared of what it means if his parents were wrong about muggle-borns.
Blaise exhaled. "You know, I am on your side, Malfoy."
"Are you?"
"Yes."
"Well," said Draco, skimming his tongue across his teeth. "When you figure out what side we are actually on, let me know."
Blaise looked like he might respond, but he simply gave Draco a parting dip of his head and walked away. "You'll figure it out, Malfoy. Goodnight."
Draco's evolution in this fiction is impressive. It's a long fiction, and it allowed the author to create a slow and very realistic arc for him. Draco's prejudices very slowly start to crumble when he realizes that Hermione is not inferior or that different, and he then starts wondering what else was pureblood brainwash forced on him. There is a lot for him to process, and Hermione's determination to help him and her patience, even when he insults her and tries to make her feel worthless as a defense mechanism, is really the key to him finally reaching this point where he realizes that his family was wrong.
Hermione licked her lips and hoped her voice didn't waver. "Because I feared this War had made me lose hope," she breathed. "But you reminded me how to smile."
Because of all the changes in Draco's beliefs, and Draco himself, we can really see how a toxic and very negative relationship slowly becomes "normal" and good even. I loved how at the end we could see how Hermione and Draco were both making each other stronger, and how they were not ashamed of their love and were not ashamed to show others that they were together. It's such a HUGE change from the beginning of the story, it's really impressive that the author managed such a drastic change in the relationship while still keeping it smooth and believable!
Blaise rubbed his chin. "It could have been worse, mate-
"It could've been fucking avoided," he barked fiercely. "I want to know why the hell Weasley was saying it was his fault."
"Ah, yes, the Weasel," Theo remarked. "The plot thickens. I've already booked my front-row seat for that inevitable confrontation."
"Good, you can hold him down for me."
"Sounds like fun," quipped Theo, and Draco couldn't help a brief smirk. "A little weasel-beating sounds therapeutic."
Some ex-Slytherin make their appearance in the second half of the story, and while they were secondary characters, I really liked the dynamic between Blaise, Theo, and Draco. Blaise is the perfect steady and mature responsible one who trying to keep hot-headed and impulsive Theo under control, while they both try to figure out if Draco is really on their side, and if he's really "good" now. Of course, it's not at easy as good or bad when it comes to Draco, it is a lot of shades of grey, because while he's willing to admit to his feelings for Hermione, a part of him is still attached to his old beliefs, and while he wants to save Hermione and make sure she survives the war, he has no interest fighting on the Order's side either at first.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story, and after hearing so much about it, it definitely lived up to my expectations!
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May 30, 2022
4.5 ⭐ Solid enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn Dramione fanfic
Word Count: 264,105 | Chapters: 49
" 'Do you still hate me? '
Did he hate her? Yes, just not in the same way. He hated her now for confusing him and screwing with his predefined perceptions of her. He hated her because she had somehow become borderline tolerable, but he hated her most because she made him think; made him question himself.
'Do I hate you?' he repeated with a flawless patronizing snarl. 'More and more each day.'"
Summary:
Post Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron and Harry hunt for Horcrux while Hermione is left behind at Hogwarts to help the Order. On the run from Voldemort, since he failed his mission to kill Dumbledore, Draco is sent to stay at Hogwarts by Snape. Only two people know of his presence at school: Headmistress Mcgonagall and his new Mudblood roommate, Hermione Granger.
Wandless and unable to leave Hermione's living quarters, Draco tries to keep himself busy so he won't go insane. On the other hand, Hermione struggles to keep up her studies, research information on Horcruxes, help the Order, and manage Draco. What once Hermione's safe space is now a battlefield with no end in sight. How do you make peace with an enemy who refuses to yield? If anyone can find a way, it's Hermione.
Despite Draco's constant verbal sparring and bad attitude, Hermione offers him kindness. Seeing that Draco has been brainwashed with pureblood ideas, she makes it her mission to change his mind by introducing him to muggle authors like Shakespeare and Martin Luther King. As they spend more time together, their prejudices against each other start to crumble. However, nothing could prepare Hermione for when she starts developing feelings for the former Death-Eater, and he begrudgingly starts to reciprocate them back.
"Everything that happens in this room remains between us."
The storyline follows the general events and timeline of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and ends with the Battle of Hogwarts.
My Thoughts:
This is the first fanfiction I've ever read, and it did not disappoint!
The story concept is amazing! I obviously love the Dramione relationship aspect of the plot, but what really makes this story stand apart from other fanfics is the process Draco goes through to sort through his beliefs about muggle-borns / muggles. Draco is a product of his environment. The Malfoys are pureblood fanatics, and those prejudices were ingrained in Draco from childhood. So when he is forced to live in isolation with a muggle-born, the falsity of his beliefs cannot be overlooked, and he is forced to question everything he thought to be true. The process is painful and slow, but thanks to Hermione's kindness and patience, Draco finally sees the error of his ways.
I definitely think many readers will appreciate his story and find it relevant to what is going on in American society today. (I'm specifying American society since I live in the US, but I'm sure it can apply everywhere since racism and prejudice exist in every corner of the world).
I want to thank the author for writing this story because even though this is fiction, it gives me hope that people in the real world are capable of change.
I love that Isolation goes back and forth between Hermione and Draco's POV. I would say it's half and half, which really allows the reader to relate to and understand each character on a fundamental level.
The writing is colorful and poetic at times. You have to read it to see what I mean, but trust me, this story is beautifully written.
This is a true enemies-to-lovers story. So many fanfics write how Draco and Hermione secretly had crushes on each other while at school, but I never find it believable. So I'm glad that is not the case in Isolation. Instead, Hermione and Draco loathe each other to begin with and slowly, over time, soften towards one another. Their 'love' takes time to grow.
The intimate scenes are hot! 🥵 Some are slow-burn while others are explosive, but all of them will have you feeling hot and bothered. The chemistry between Draco and Hermione is undeniable and so addicting. Isn't that the case with all forbidden love stories?
I am obsessed with Blaise and Theo. Blaise is the perfect older responsible 'brother' type and Theo is that sarcastic jack-ass you can't help but love. They are my favorite representations of these characters. ❤️
I swear this fanfic story is better and makes more sense than what actually happens in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Here are some things that annoyed me in Deathly Hallows that are corrected in Isolation:
1. Ron and Hermione. Barf. 🤢 I will NEVER understand why they became a couple. It was so forced and not romantic in any way possible. In Isolation, their romantic relationship doesn't continue (thank Godric) and their incompatibility is properly addressed. Both Ron and Hermione agree that it would have been a relationship of convenience, and Ron even says he wouldn't be able to keep up with Hermione since she's so intelligent (which is true!).
A relationship with Draco actually makes sense once you take away his prejudices. Hermione and Draco are top students, love to read, stubborn, determined, loyal, and passionate. When they come together, it's explosive in the most beautiful way.
2. The Malfoys changing allegiance last minute during the Battle of Hogwarts. Sure, we know they only really do things out of fear versus true loyalty, but it didn't quite make sense. In Isolation, only Draco and Narcissa change sides, and that's exactly what I would have imagined happening. Lucius has been a strong supporter of Voldemort for years. Let's not forget he gave Ginny a god damn Horcrux to help bring back the Dark Lord, and he's tried to hurt/kill Harry multiple times. So when I read fanfics where Lucius is secretly good, it's just not realistic to his original character. Narcissa, on the other hand, only supported Voldemort because defying him would further endanger Draco. All she has done as a mother is protect him, and in the end, I can't fault her for that. I love that in Isolation, we go deeper with the Malfoys and see them act in a realistic way that aligns with what we know of their personalities.
I only have two complaints:
I was more invested in the first half of the story than the end. This really isn't a complaint, but more of a statement. The beginning of the story centers around Draco and Hermione's isolation together, and the second half is more action-oriented and aligns with the events in Deathly Hallows like getting tortured at Malfoy Manor, breaking into Gringotts, and the Battle at Hogwarts. I prefer romance, so seeing how Draco and Hermione come together is more exciting than the events I mentioned above. However, the second half is still amazing and will definitely have you emotionally invested for other reasons. "Goodbye, Brother." 😭
Some of the mannerisms described confuse/annoy me. For example:
• What is up with the lip biting? Many fanfics write how Hermione bites her lip, and it's supposed to be sexy. But in real life, this is not sexy.
• What does it look like when a character licks their teeth? Maybe I have no imagination, but I just cannot picture this in a way that isn't gross. Why would they do this to Draco?
• Why is Hermione 'moaning' in the shower? It's not even meant to be read as sexual, but you can't write that someone is moaning and not expect the reader to think it's sexual. I think using the word 'humming' would have been better.
Overall, I would 100% recommend reading Isolation. The story is believable and the best alternative to what happens in Deathly Hallows.
My Current Dramione Fanfic Rankings
⭐ = Must-Reads
🌶️ = Best Smut
Novels (150,000+ words):
1. Manacled - SenLinYu ⭐
2. Remain Nameless - HeyJude19 ⭐🌶️
3. Cruel and Beautiful World - Lena Phoria
4. The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy - Speechwriter ⭐
5. Various Storms and Saints - ViridianAtNight
6. Isolation - Bex-Chan ⭐
7. Bring Him To His Knees - Musyc 🌶️
8. The Auction - LovesBitca8 ⭐
9. All You Want - SenLinYu 🌶️
10. Breath Mints / Battle Scars - Onyx_and_Elm 🌶️
11. The Right Thing To Do - LovesBitca8
12. Beginning and End - MightBeWriting
13. The Gloriana Set - ThebeMoon
14. All The Wrong Things - LovesBitca8
15. Hunted - Bex-Chan
16. The Fallout - EveryThursday (DNF)
Novellas (less than 150,000 words):
1. Hot For Teacher - MotherOfBulls ⭐🌶️
2. Apple Pies and Other Amends - ToEatAPeach ⭐
3. Thirteenth Night - Nelpher ⭐
4. Sex Ed - MrBenzedrine89 🌶️
5. Still Life - monsterleadmehome
6. A Second Look - RiverWriter
7. The Best Of Me - MrsRen
8. Silencio - AkashaTheKitty
9. Wait and Hope - MightBeWriting
10. Between Certifiable and Bliss - HeyJude19
11. Incomplete - Niffizzle
12. Love and Other Misfortunes - SenLinYu
13. An Indefinite Amount of Forever - MotherOfBulls (sequel)
14. Making Amends - slytherin_prince27
15. Proximate - In_Dreams
16. The List - AureliaBlack90
17. The Erised Effect - Ada_P_Rix
Short Stories (less than 50,000 words):
1. Best Shot - AccioMjolnir ⭐
2. The Library of Alexandria - SenLinYu ⭐
3. The First Rule of Fight Club… - LadyKenz347
4. Until The Ink Runs Dry & Indelible Ink - AccioMjolnir
5. Break For Me - Ada_P_Rix 🌶️
6. Call It What You Want - HawthorneWhisperer
7.Under The Wings of The Shadow - AccioMjolnir
8. The Watergaw - smokybaltic
9. Write For Me - Ada_P_Rix
10. Amateur Cartography - worksofstone
11. Blood Rights - uselessenglishmajor
12. Big Dick Energy - louiseob
13. Jammed - Ada_P_Rix
14. One and Done - PacificRimbaud
One Shots (less than 15,000 words):
1. Your Lonely Calls To Me - SenLinYu ⭐
2. The Unbearable Tedium of Romance - smokybaltic
3. For Her - dirtymudblood
4. Because You’ll Like it - BedtimeFantasies 🌶️
5. A Patient Man - LadyKenz347
6. Between Pages - DarkoftheMoon
7. An Unlikely Companion & An Unlikely Family - happy_valley
8. Potions, Perfume, and Apples - ellywolf111
9. Les Pelerins - PacificRumbaud
10. Like A Dagger To The Heart - hxllowsandhorcruxes
11. Fantasy - krissyxkat 🌶️
12. Head over Dragonhide Thigh High Heels - rubykrishna
13. Coming Down - nikitajobson and raven_maiden
14. A Matter of Practicality - OlivieBlake
15. Elevator - its_banannaz
16. Preface - ephemeraltoxic
17. Friends - poppyclocks
18. Familiar Faces, Worn Out Places - LovesBitca8
19. The Art of Seating Etiquette - inadaze22
20. Self-Preservation - SenLinYu
21. Height - SenLinYu
22. Minimal Risk - Galfoy
23. The Seduction - SenLinYu
24. Chasing For Keeps - In_Dreams
25. The Labyrinth - AccioMjolnir
26. Who Am I To You? - ViridianAtNight
27. Knee Socks - trix_of_bella
28. Quiver - Keii_sha
Word Count: 264,105 | Chapters: 49
" 'Do you still hate me? '
Did he hate her? Yes, just not in the same way. He hated her now for confusing him and screwing with his predefined perceptions of her. He hated her because she had somehow become borderline tolerable, but he hated her most because she made him think; made him question himself.
'Do I hate you?' he repeated with a flawless patronizing snarl. 'More and more each day.'"
Summary:
Post Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron and Harry hunt for Horcrux while Hermione is left behind at Hogwarts to help the Order. On the run from Voldemort, since he failed his mission to kill Dumbledore, Draco is sent to stay at Hogwarts by Snape. Only two people know of his presence at school: Headmistress Mcgonagall and his new Mudblood roommate, Hermione Granger.
Wandless and unable to leave Hermione's living quarters, Draco tries to keep himself busy so he won't go insane. On the other hand, Hermione struggles to keep up her studies, research information on Horcruxes, help the Order, and manage Draco. What once Hermione's safe space is now a battlefield with no end in sight. How do you make peace with an enemy who refuses to yield? If anyone can find a way, it's Hermione.
Despite Draco's constant verbal sparring and bad attitude, Hermione offers him kindness. Seeing that Draco has been brainwashed with pureblood ideas, she makes it her mission to change his mind by introducing him to muggle authors like Shakespeare and Martin Luther King. As they spend more time together, their prejudices against each other start to crumble. However, nothing could prepare Hermione for when she starts developing feelings for the former Death-Eater, and he begrudgingly starts to reciprocate them back.
"Everything that happens in this room remains between us."
The storyline follows the general events and timeline of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and ends with the Battle of Hogwarts.
My Thoughts:
This is the first fanfiction I've ever read, and it did not disappoint!
The story concept is amazing! I obviously love the Dramione relationship aspect of the plot, but what really makes this story stand apart from other fanfics is the process Draco goes through to sort through his beliefs about muggle-borns / muggles. Draco is a product of his environment. The Malfoys are pureblood fanatics, and those prejudices were ingrained in Draco from childhood. So when he is forced to live in isolation with a muggle-born, the falsity of his beliefs cannot be overlooked, and he is forced to question everything he thought to be true. The process is painful and slow, but thanks to Hermione's kindness and patience, Draco finally sees the error of his ways.
I definitely think many readers will appreciate his story and find it relevant to what is going on in American society today. (I'm specifying American society since I live in the US, but I'm sure it can apply everywhere since racism and prejudice exist in every corner of the world).
I want to thank the author for writing this story because even though this is fiction, it gives me hope that people in the real world are capable of change.
I love that Isolation goes back and forth between Hermione and Draco's POV. I would say it's half and half, which really allows the reader to relate to and understand each character on a fundamental level.
The writing is colorful and poetic at times. You have to read it to see what I mean, but trust me, this story is beautifully written.
This is a true enemies-to-lovers story. So many fanfics write how Draco and Hermione secretly had crushes on each other while at school, but I never find it believable. So I'm glad that is not the case in Isolation. Instead, Hermione and Draco loathe each other to begin with and slowly, over time, soften towards one another. Their 'love' takes time to grow.
The intimate scenes are hot! 🥵 Some are slow-burn while others are explosive, but all of them will have you feeling hot and bothered. The chemistry between Draco and Hermione is undeniable and so addicting. Isn't that the case with all forbidden love stories?
I am obsessed with Blaise and Theo. Blaise is the perfect older responsible 'brother' type and Theo is that sarcastic jack-ass you can't help but love. They are my favorite representations of these characters. ❤️
I swear this fanfic story is better and makes more sense than what actually happens in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Here are some things that annoyed me in Deathly Hallows that are corrected in Isolation:
1. Ron and Hermione. Barf. 🤢 I will NEVER understand why they became a couple. It was so forced and not romantic in any way possible. In Isolation, their romantic relationship doesn't continue (thank Godric) and their incompatibility is properly addressed. Both Ron and Hermione agree that it would have been a relationship of convenience, and Ron even says he wouldn't be able to keep up with Hermione since she's so intelligent (which is true!).
A relationship with Draco actually makes sense once you take away his prejudices. Hermione and Draco are top students, love to read, stubborn, determined, loyal, and passionate. When they come together, it's explosive in the most beautiful way.
2. The Malfoys changing allegiance last minute during the Battle of Hogwarts. Sure, we know they only really do things out of fear versus true loyalty, but it didn't quite make sense. In Isolation, only Draco and Narcissa change sides, and that's exactly what I would have imagined happening. Lucius has been a strong supporter of Voldemort for years. Let's not forget he gave Ginny a god damn Horcrux to help bring back the Dark Lord, and he's tried to hurt/kill Harry multiple times. So when I read fanfics where Lucius is secretly good, it's just not realistic to his original character. Narcissa, on the other hand, only supported Voldemort because defying him would further endanger Draco. All she has done as a mother is protect him, and in the end, I can't fault her for that. I love that in Isolation, we go deeper with the Malfoys and see them act in a realistic way that aligns with what we know of their personalities.
I only have two complaints:
I was more invested in the first half of the story than the end. This really isn't a complaint, but more of a statement. The beginning of the story centers around Draco and Hermione's isolation together, and the second half is more action-oriented and aligns with the events in Deathly Hallows like getting tortured at Malfoy Manor, breaking into Gringotts, and the Battle at Hogwarts. I prefer romance, so seeing how Draco and Hermione come together is more exciting than the events I mentioned above. However, the second half is still amazing and will definitely have you emotionally invested for other reasons. "Goodbye, Brother." 😭
Some of the mannerisms described confuse/annoy me. For example:
• What is up with the lip biting? Many fanfics write how Hermione bites her lip, and it's supposed to be sexy. But in real life, this is not sexy.
• What does it look like when a character licks their teeth? Maybe I have no imagination, but I just cannot picture this in a way that isn't gross. Why would they do this to Draco?
• Why is Hermione 'moaning' in the shower? It's not even meant to be read as sexual, but you can't write that someone is moaning and not expect the reader to think it's sexual. I think using the word 'humming' would have been better.
Overall, I would 100% recommend reading Isolation. The story is believable and the best alternative to what happens in Deathly Hallows.
My Current Dramione Fanfic Rankings
⭐ = Must-Reads
🌶️ = Best Smut
Novels (150,000+ words):
1. Manacled - SenLinYu ⭐
2. Remain Nameless - HeyJude19 ⭐🌶️
3. Cruel and Beautiful World - Lena Phoria
4. The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy - Speechwriter ⭐
5. Various Storms and Saints - ViridianAtNight
6. Isolation - Bex-Chan ⭐
7. Bring Him To His Knees - Musyc 🌶️
8. The Auction - LovesBitca8 ⭐
9. All You Want - SenLinYu 🌶️
10. Breath Mints / Battle Scars - Onyx_and_Elm 🌶️
11. The Right Thing To Do - LovesBitca8
12. Beginning and End - MightBeWriting
13. The Gloriana Set - ThebeMoon
14. All The Wrong Things - LovesBitca8
15. Hunted - Bex-Chan
16. The Fallout - EveryThursday (DNF)
Novellas (less than 150,000 words):
1. Hot For Teacher - MotherOfBulls ⭐🌶️
2. Apple Pies and Other Amends - ToEatAPeach ⭐
3. Thirteenth Night - Nelpher ⭐
4. Sex Ed - MrBenzedrine89 🌶️
5. Still Life - monsterleadmehome
6. A Second Look - RiverWriter
7. The Best Of Me - MrsRen
8. Silencio - AkashaTheKitty
9. Wait and Hope - MightBeWriting
10. Between Certifiable and Bliss - HeyJude19
11. Incomplete - Niffizzle
12. Love and Other Misfortunes - SenLinYu
13. An Indefinite Amount of Forever - MotherOfBulls (sequel)
14. Making Amends - slytherin_prince27
15. Proximate - In_Dreams
16. The List - AureliaBlack90
17. The Erised Effect - Ada_P_Rix
Short Stories (less than 50,000 words):
1. Best Shot - AccioMjolnir ⭐
2. The Library of Alexandria - SenLinYu ⭐
3. The First Rule of Fight Club… - LadyKenz347
4. Until The Ink Runs Dry & Indelible Ink - AccioMjolnir
5. Break For Me - Ada_P_Rix 🌶️
6. Call It What You Want - HawthorneWhisperer
7.Under The Wings of The Shadow - AccioMjolnir
8. The Watergaw - smokybaltic
9. Write For Me - Ada_P_Rix
10. Amateur Cartography - worksofstone
11. Blood Rights - uselessenglishmajor
12. Big Dick Energy - louiseob
13. Jammed - Ada_P_Rix
14. One and Done - PacificRimbaud
One Shots (less than 15,000 words):
1. Your Lonely Calls To Me - SenLinYu ⭐
2. The Unbearable Tedium of Romance - smokybaltic
3. For Her - dirtymudblood
4. Because You’ll Like it - BedtimeFantasies 🌶️
5. A Patient Man - LadyKenz347
6. Between Pages - DarkoftheMoon
7. An Unlikely Companion & An Unlikely Family - happy_valley
8. Potions, Perfume, and Apples - ellywolf111
9. Les Pelerins - PacificRumbaud
10. Like A Dagger To The Heart - hxllowsandhorcruxes
11. Fantasy - krissyxkat 🌶️
12. Head over Dragonhide Thigh High Heels - rubykrishna
13. Coming Down - nikitajobson and raven_maiden
14. A Matter of Practicality - OlivieBlake
15. Elevator - its_banannaz
16. Preface - ephemeraltoxic
17. Friends - poppyclocks
18. Familiar Faces, Worn Out Places - LovesBitca8
19. The Art of Seating Etiquette - inadaze22
20. Self-Preservation - SenLinYu
21. Height - SenLinYu
22. Minimal Risk - Galfoy
23. The Seduction - SenLinYu
24. Chasing For Keeps - In_Dreams
25. The Labyrinth - AccioMjolnir
26. Who Am I To You? - ViridianAtNight
27. Knee Socks - trix_of_bella
28. Quiver - Keii_sha
October 3, 2016
YESSSSS
YES THIS TOTALLY DESERVES TO HOLD ITS VERY OWN SPOT ON GOODREADS, IT DOESNT EVEN MATTER THAT IT ISNT A PUBLISHED BOOK BEX CHAN IS A MASTER OF WORDS AND PULLING JUST THE RIGHT STRINGS OF YOUR HEART WITH THIS DRAMIONE BEAUTY DKXNKSLSJSSK
(Re-reading after a looong time and boy does it feel good to be back in this world! Almost as good as even The Fallout.)
YES THIS TOTALLY DESERVES TO HOLD ITS VERY OWN SPOT ON GOODREADS, IT DOESNT EVEN MATTER THAT IT ISNT A PUBLISHED BOOK BEX CHAN IS A MASTER OF WORDS AND PULLING JUST THE RIGHT STRINGS OF YOUR HEART WITH THIS DRAMIONE BEAUTY DKXNKSLSJSSK
(Re-reading after a looong time and boy does it feel good to be back in this world! Almost as good as even The Fallout.)
July 28, 2022
i read this shit fueled by RAGE. felt like i was reading after i swear to god it was a toxic relationship but not in a sexy way like bs/bm or well thought out like manacled. it was just toxic point blank period.
the worst characterization of Hermione I've ever read in my LIFE. in the beggining she is weary of draco as she fucking should but then has this ridiculous ephiphany out of fucking nowhere when she remembers her mom saying some shit about bullies thriving on reaction so she decides to just be fucking passive while draco spits on her face constantly. he is repeatedly racist and agressive and hermione continues to be nice and cook him meals and leave books for him to read like what the actual fuck. and the whole "theres no racism towards black people in wizarding sociaty" BARF. I ACTUALLY BARFED gun pointed to my head i would bet the author is white. relying on fantastical sociaties not being biggoted the way ours is so you dont have to put in the work to deconstruct those ideals? white. making draco realize he is racist after reading a martin luther king book? not only white but furiously AMERICAN.
overall worst plot I've read in the fandom. The whole premise doesn't make any sense ????? the author explains that the ministry didn't fall and hogwarts wasn't invaded at bill and fleur's wedding until like 30% of the story so i was reading with a big question mark on my face wondering why the fuck was minerva headmistress of hogwarts. and when the reason was explained, it looked like a poorly thought-out idea. in my eyes the author simply forgot about this detail and had to patch up the story in a hurry.
not only that but the justification for hermione not going with harry and ron?? researching the horcruxes and helping minerva. OK. she helped minerva do shit she was just hiding in her room she didn't talk to anyone she hated life she didn't do anything. and researching horcruxes? It looked like a scene from a Hollywood movie where a hacker just sits in front of a computer and press the keys and says "I'm breaking the firewall" but no one understands anything they're doing. it's exactly that. She only reads and reads books but she does absolutely NOTHING useful with the information she was supposed to obtain. information so important that she stayed behind to find. NOTHING. what a missed opportunity; for example, she could have figured out how to destroy horcruxes and passed the info to the boys, she could have figured out tom's horcrux chosing pattern or even destroyed revenclaw's diadem (since she was literally in hogwarts), she could have found out about the deathly hollows... she could have done many useful things staying back in hogwarts but the author is lazy and writes like her ass.
There are a million more things I could comment on but this was going to get huge. I hated this fic. I hated. it.
the worst characterization of Hermione I've ever read in my LIFE. in the beggining she is weary of draco as she fucking should but then has this ridiculous ephiphany out of fucking nowhere when she remembers her mom saying some shit about bullies thriving on reaction so she decides to just be fucking passive while draco spits on her face constantly. he is repeatedly racist and agressive and hermione continues to be nice and cook him meals and leave books for him to read like what the actual fuck. and the whole "theres no racism towards black people in wizarding sociaty" BARF. I ACTUALLY BARFED gun pointed to my head i would bet the author is white. relying on fantastical sociaties not being biggoted the way ours is so you dont have to put in the work to deconstruct those ideals? white. making draco realize he is racist after reading a martin luther king book? not only white but furiously AMERICAN.
overall worst plot I've read in the fandom. The whole premise doesn't make any sense ????? the author explains that the ministry didn't fall and hogwarts wasn't invaded at bill and fleur's wedding until like 30% of the story so i was reading with a big question mark on my face wondering why the fuck was minerva headmistress of hogwarts. and when the reason was explained, it looked like a poorly thought-out idea. in my eyes the author simply forgot about this detail and had to patch up the story in a hurry.
not only that but the justification for hermione not going with harry and ron?? researching the horcruxes and helping minerva. OK. she helped minerva do shit she was just hiding in her room she didn't talk to anyone she hated life she didn't do anything. and researching horcruxes? It looked like a scene from a Hollywood movie where a hacker just sits in front of a computer and press the keys and says "I'm breaking the firewall" but no one understands anything they're doing. it's exactly that. She only reads and reads books but she does absolutely NOTHING useful with the information she was supposed to obtain. information so important that she stayed behind to find. NOTHING. what a missed opportunity; for example, she could have figured out how to destroy horcruxes and passed the info to the boys, she could have figured out tom's horcrux chosing pattern or even destroyed revenclaw's diadem (since she was literally in hogwarts), she could have found out about the deathly hollows... she could have done many useful things staying back in hogwarts but the author is lazy and writes like her ass.
There are a million more things I could comment on but this was going to get huge. I hated this fic. I hated. it.
July 17, 2018
I have really mixed feelings about this fan fiction. The first 40% irritated the hell out of me and I can honestly say I HATED everything about it. Draco is a cruel asshole who treats Hermione like she is shit on his shoe. Hermione is a simpering mess who slobbers all over Draco and practically thanks him for his abusive behaviour. Their relationship read neither as romantic nor endearing to me, but as extremely toxic and unhealthy. Not only that, but the spelling and grammatical mistakes in this are frankly atrocious. They were so bad that I eventually just started correcting them myself in my copy because it was pissing me off so much!
On the other hand, the last half of the book won me over much more than I thought it would be possible to do. Once Draco turned down the dickhole knob by about 700 notches, it became more tolerable. I am still not in the Dramione camp (because I don't dig him cheating on Harry ;)), but the last half of this at least made me see the appeal. Once he stopped being purposely cruel to her and she stood up to him when he was treating her like crap, I got more on board with the ship. Their take on "the Enlightened" was really enjoyable and their handling of the Battle of Hogwarts was gripping and actually had me tearing up in places. I really liked the redemption story of the band of Slytherins and Theo's storyline was especially touching.
Would I read it again? Probably not (though at least if I do I will have a wonderfully beta read/edited version to read). Would I recommend to others? Possibly, with the recommendation that they jump in at about the 40% mark (Draco's a dick and is hiding out at Hogwarts with Hermione because Voldemort wants to kill him and everyone thinks he's dead. There, that's the first 40% summed up for you.)
On the other hand, the last half of the book won me over much more than I thought it would be possible to do. Once Draco turned down the dickhole knob by about 700 notches, it became more tolerable. I am still not in the Dramione camp (because I don't dig him cheating on Harry ;)), but the last half of this at least made me see the appeal. Once he stopped being purposely cruel to her and she stood up to him when he was treating her like crap, I got more on board with the ship. Their take on "the Enlightened" was really enjoyable and their handling of the Battle of Hogwarts was gripping and actually had me tearing up in places. I really liked the redemption story of the band of Slytherins and Theo's storyline was especially touching.
Would I read it again? Probably not (though at least if I do I will have a wonderfully beta read/edited version to read). Would I recommend to others? Possibly, with the recommendation that they jump in at about the 40% mark (Draco's a dick and is hiding out at Hogwarts with Hermione because Voldemort wants to kill him and everyone thinks he's dead. There, that's the first 40% summed up for you.)
January 19, 2021
DNF. This is way too long. And I’m all for forced proximity trope (it was actually what made me want to read this) but the fact that draco can interact with no one but hermione is actually bothering me which i didn’t expect. It just feels like Stockholm syndrome because Draco HATES himself for liking Hermione, like reallllyyy badly. I’m 25% in but there’s been soooo many pages of back and forth and honestly it’s not even hot hate sex it’s just them saying actually horrible things to one another and then draco tossing hermione aside and she’s just like “Awh he’s changing for me and it’s taking time so it’s fine that as soon as he’s done fucking me he marches out the door” and it’s not even that great?? Like where’s the passion!??? It just feels immature and I’m sorry but once a man says he’s only interested in you for a “convenient fuck” it’s time to never talk again lol.
Girl... some self respect. I just don’t think their dynamic is fiery enough to justify what’s happening. And we’re not even getting much smut😂
Girl... some self respect. I just don’t think their dynamic is fiery enough to justify what’s happening. And we’re not even getting much smut😂
October 4, 2017
My love for Draco and Theo knows no limits.
This is the second best Dramione fanfic out there and it hits me right in the feels.
"I'm just d-done," said Theo, feebly shaking his head in Blaise's lap. "I'm just...just sick of it."
"Sick of what?" asked Draco
"Of this...this p-pathetic excuse for a life. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of being unhappy, but doing nothing to try and be ha-happy. I'm sick of crying out for help and then rejecting anyone who t-tries to help me. I'm sick of w-wanting things and doing nothing to get them. I'm sick of feeling dis-disappointed, and I'm sick of being a disappointment. I'm sick of not feeling passionate, or excited, or f-fucking anything about anything. I'm sick of being angry, and af-afraid, and sad. I'm sick of pretending that I'm okay. I'm sick of pretending that I un-understand. I'm just s-sick of it all, because all of it's nothing. And it's my fault it's nothing."
"Your fault?" echoed Blaise. "What do you mean?"
"It's like...my life is this c-cage and from my cage I can see you all being happy, and living, and just being...n-normal. I just sit in my cage and watch you...wondering what it's like. And every now and then, someone will hand me a k-key to unlock my cage, but I never do. Because it's my cage. Even though I detest it, it's mine. And people keep giving me keys, and I keep throwing...throwing them away. I'll always throw them away and I don't even know why." He coughed, spraying blood across Blaise's shirt. "Th-there's your speech, arseholes."
I never related so much to a character than I do to Theo. 🖤
This is the second best Dramione fanfic out there and it hits me right in the feels.
"I'm just d-done," said Theo, feebly shaking his head in Blaise's lap. "I'm just...just sick of it."
"Sick of what?" asked Draco
"Of this...this p-pathetic excuse for a life. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of being unhappy, but doing nothing to try and be ha-happy. I'm sick of crying out for help and then rejecting anyone who t-tries to help me. I'm sick of w-wanting things and doing nothing to get them. I'm sick of feeling dis-disappointed, and I'm sick of being a disappointment. I'm sick of not feeling passionate, or excited, or f-fucking anything about anything. I'm sick of being angry, and af-afraid, and sad. I'm sick of pretending that I'm okay. I'm sick of pretending that I un-understand. I'm just s-sick of it all, because all of it's nothing. And it's my fault it's nothing."
"Your fault?" echoed Blaise. "What do you mean?"
"It's like...my life is this c-cage and from my cage I can see you all being happy, and living, and just being...n-normal. I just sit in my cage and watch you...wondering what it's like. And every now and then, someone will hand me a k-key to unlock my cage, but I never do. Because it's my cage. Even though I detest it, it's mine. And people keep giving me keys, and I keep throwing...throwing them away. I'll always throw them away and I don't even know why." He coughed, spraying blood across Blaise's shirt. "Th-there's your speech, arseholes."
I never related so much to a character than I do to Theo. 🖤
October 8, 2024
★☆☆☆☆ - 1 star
(🎧)
DNF at 30%
guys i am THIS 🤏🏼 close to running through the gate of platform 9 3/4, taking the train to hogwarts and murdering draco with my bare hands
this is the first time in my life that i dnf a book. THE FIRST TIME AFTER 96 BOOKS!!!!!
everything went too fast to begin with- they were kissing in, what, chapter 10/49 or so?? like i thought dramione is enemies to lovers so where’s the build up??
and everytime draco SCREAMED at her, giving HER the fault that HE kissed her😄 make it make sense?
nobody would react like hermione in this fanfic!! she was so cute and kind and st- st- stutterd everytime he FUCKING INSULTED HER AGAIN! and then she tries to calm him down like HELLOOOO lady haven’t you noticed yet that he’s a real dick?🙂 the way i would’ve fought with everything i have to remove this asshole out of my dormitory guys- even if it takes to threaten mcgonagall I WOULD NOT CARE!!
end of it all- i‘m very disappointed this didn’t work out for me but i would rather live with the feeling of not having finished a book than to continue this bullshit😜
(and never ever listen to the audiobook on spotify it’s horrible sorry not sorry)
(🎧)
DNF at 30%
guys i am THIS 🤏🏼 close to running through the gate of platform 9 3/4, taking the train to hogwarts and murdering draco with my bare hands
this is the first time in my life that i dnf a book. THE FIRST TIME AFTER 96 BOOKS!!!!!
everything went too fast to begin with- they were kissing in, what, chapter 10/49 or so?? like i thought dramione is enemies to lovers so where’s the build up??
and everytime draco SCREAMED at her, giving HER the fault that HE kissed her😄 make it make sense?
nobody would react like hermione in this fanfic!! she was so cute and kind and st- st- stutterd everytime he FUCKING INSULTED HER AGAIN! and then she tries to calm him down like HELLOOOO lady haven’t you noticed yet that he’s a real dick?🙂 the way i would’ve fought with everything i have to remove this asshole out of my dormitory guys- even if it takes to threaten mcgonagall I WOULD NOT CARE!!
end of it all- i‘m very disappointed this didn’t work out for me but i would rather live with the feeling of not having finished a book than to continue this bullshit😜
(and never ever listen to the audiobook on spotify it’s horrible sorry not sorry)
August 20, 2018
1.5. This didn't live up to all the hype. The writing isn't as good as I was expecting it to be. Hermione is always crying and licking her lips, and Draco even licks his own lips with a "serpentine" movement one time (not a sexy mental image). I got almost halfway through, but wasn't interested in wasting anymore of my time on it. (Also, the consent issues of Draco's probable Stockholm Syndrome squicked me out.)
January 5, 2024
“If everyone could stifle their feelings towards undeserving people, the world would be too perfect. We are only human, but we are sometimes at our most beautiful when we feel things we shouldn't.”
DNF 30%
If I were to describe this fanfiction in three words, those would be cringe, cringe, and criiiiinnnnngggeeeee! I know I’m rather new in the Dramione fanfiction game since I’ve only read Cruel and Beautiful World prior to Isolation, but this book came heavily recommended so I was eager to dive into it. I seldom DNF books, I actually have a 1.3% DNF rate, so that’s quite something rare for me but I’m sorry to say Isolation will join the small circle of books that are on that shelf. My two main reasons are that these fanfictions require a heavy commitment, as they tend to be extremely long – this one is 1.000 pages long – and after reading a few reviews I feel like the issues I have with Isolation will remain, so I decided to save my valued time and stop there.
This story happens post-Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, for some context, when Bex-chan started writing it, The Deathly Hallows was not out yet. Harry and Ron went Horcrux hunting and left Hermione alone in Hogwarts to help protect the place for other students and be able to act if the Death Eaters ever managed to take over the Minister or the school. Draco who has been travelling with Severus Snape has been brought to Hogwarts in order to hide from the Dark Lord looking for him. McGonagall decides that Draco will stay with Hermione, the only student she can trust, who now has private quarters since she is Head Girl.
“She had somehow become his weakness.”
This summary was the promise of a slow burn enemies-to-lovers, but it did not deliver. Obviously, to explain my point further, I will have to drop spoilers beyond this point, so be warned and proceed only if you already know the plot or if don’t plan to ever read this book.
Cringe n°1
In this book nothing make sense. I mean I know that Draco and Hermione despise each other ever since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I know it can be tricky to write the transition between enemies-to-lovers smoothly, but, and I mean it feels like the writer did not even try. There was nothing gradual in this relationship, very early on, and when I say early I mean on the first day he arrives, Draco is excited because he hears Hermione MOANING while taking a shower through the wall and then a few weeks later has the habit of jerking off to that sound. Other than that, both of them have ‘moments’ that are supposed to feel filled with anger and tension, but since it was way too soon, it just felt weird and OOC for both of them. These scenes ended up feeling awkward instead of vibrating with chemistry. The constant fighting between them for 300 pages felt redundant and overly dramatic over nothing, it never brought the plot forward but just served as a page filler.
Cringe n°2
Draco was supposed to have a redemption ARC to make us like him at least a little bit, unfortunately, he remained a cruel asshole who treated Hermione like shit. And while I was excited to see her put him in his place, she was just so weak I could not feel bad for one second when Draco used her as his personal doormat. Hermione was so poorly written and unrecognizable that it pained me to read her name associated with these actions, it made my experience much less enjoyable. Her sympathetic shit where she was always seeing the glass half full annoyed me to no end. On every other page, she had some inner debate saying that “since Draco only called her ‘Mudblood’ and not ‘dirty Mudblood’ this time, he was probably changing and what was this fuzzy feeling in her stomach when she was thinking about him? It could not be…” AND I’M NOT EXAGGERATING ANYTHING!
“You don't get it, do you?" she whispered, narrowing her eyes. "You have nothing. You are nothing. And now you're stuck here; forced to accept our help like some pathetic child.”
Cringe n°3
And probably the biggest of them all, as soon as I hit the first sex scene, something hit me like thunder; these MFs are UNDERAGED! I mean don’t get me wrong, I love spicy content, and I even read some books with characters barely over the age of legal majority (hi there The Awakening!), but this feels different for two reasons. First probably because we know these characters ever since they were 11 years old and it requires a lot to imagine them older and having sex, and second because the way the characters were written did not feel at all like adults. Hermione has a lot of responsibilities and pressure on her shoulders in this book but when she is around Draco, she became this stupid teenager and this is when I decided that this book was not for me. Just to be sure, I’ll stick with post-war Draco from now on.
Last but not least, something felt very wrong with the writing. Some images did not make any sense, some words felt misused, and the amount of spelling mistakes made it difficult to focus. I was bothered by they way Bex-chan kept calling the girls by their hair colour (the brunette for Hermione, the redhead for Ginny, I mean they have a name and a pronoun why not using them?). This book felt overall fake and very unnatural in every aspect. Some people said it gets better, and some others told me to not bother, so I will give this book the benefit of the doubt and rate it with two stars instead of the one star I feel it deserves.
February 26, 2022
Malfoy, you misguided little twat. 👁👄👁
I would have Stupefy ed ur ass as soon as you opened your mouth but otherwise...you were pretty decent entertaiment.
Possesive arsehole.🤌🏻
Salty too.🤌🏻
I loved the sardonic bastard in the end.🏃🏻♀️
I would have Stupefy ed ur ass as soon as you opened your mouth but otherwise...you were pretty decent entertaiment.
Possesive arsehole.🤌🏻
"While his taste of her had been brief, it was his now, even if he never wanted it again for the sake of his dignity."
Salty too.🤌🏻
"I'm bored of you," he replied over his shoulder. "And your face is starting offend my eyes."
I loved the sardonic bastard in the end.🏃🏻♀️
May 2, 2022
Reread was amazing, just as good if not better. Reminded me why I love Dramione... and Theo 😭😭😭 This fic is heartbreaking and amazing in the best way. Buddy read with Safa
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5 stars is not an appropriate rating for this work of art!
It's honestly a masterpiece and I can see how much energy and effort the author has put into this. It's such a beautiful book, I can't belive it's fanfiction actually, even though I don't read fanfiction, I had assumed that it was rusty and not very well-written. I'm not even joking, this writing was beautiful with colleen-hoover-worthy quotes and amazing emotive language.
Please click Read Amna's Review to see all the images and screenshots in this review because there are a lot. It's right beside the star rating and above where it says Read in July 2021.
The rest of this review is spoiler but if your name is Mary then you HAVE to read it ALL.
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5 stars is not an appropriate rating for this work of art!
It's honestly a masterpiece and I can see how much energy and effort the author has put into this. It's such a beautiful book, I can't belive it's fanfiction actually, even though I don't read fanfiction, I had assumed that it was rusty and not very well-written. I'm not even joking, this writing was beautiful with colleen-hoover-worthy quotes and amazing emotive language.
Please click Read Amna's Review to see all the images and screenshots in this review because there are a lot. It's right beside the star rating and above where it says Read in July 2021.
The rest of this review is spoiler but if your name is Mary then you HAVE to read it ALL.
November 3, 2022
First off, I’d like to point out the fitting name of this book for the time I read it. Now, for the review.
Yes, let’s put it right at the top. This is a fan fiction book, or ‘fic’ for short: “fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc.” Although the definition sounds simple, it is a genre of fiction that many do not take seriously. And I understand why.
Most people hear ‘fan fiction’ and immediately think thirteen year old girls writing about how Edward was madly in love with Jacob, followed by 10 pages of smut. Here’s the thing, that can be true for some, but it is certainly not true of everything that falls under the genre. Here’s why you should give it another chance, blended with my review for Isolation.
DEPTH OF STORY: The key part of fan fiction, is the word ‘fan’. The authors of these stories are mostly super fans of the original novels their fiction is based off of. They’ve read the books front to back, back to front, watched the movies (if they exist), read the original author’s blogs, notes, and extra tidbits about the story. These fans know everything there is to know about their source material. For example, in most Harry Potter fic’s I read, so many Hogwarts students are name dropped who I’ve never heard of, but with a quick google search I find they were mentioned once in one of the books. In Isolation, Andromeda Tonks, only briefly mentioned in HP, is now given a rich backstory and takes on a whole new life, while still somehow remaining believable based on what I know is Rowling’s writing feel. I can picture Andromeda being written the same way by Rowling, if she had chosen to make her a bigger part of the story. Most fic writers know their source material, and that goes such a long to make their new story, feel like a natural extension of the original book. This is probably the most important thing to remember about these stories, and this depth of story ties into the other topics I’ll cover below.
POINTS OF VIEW:
Don’t get me wrong, Harry Potter is a great guy (except in the fifth book, can’t even read that book because he’s so annoying). But there are so many wonderful characters in the series that it’d be great to get some different perspectives. You can find a HP fic written from the perspective of just about any primary or secondary character. The best fic authors know their source material inside and out, and can make their protagonist think and act in a way that fits with how JK wrote them from the outside in HP. I find this aspect of fics especially interesting when their timeline matches their source material. Isolation, for example, takes place during Harry’s 7th year at Hogwarts, but we get to experience the entire thing from both Hermione and Draco’s perspective. While Draco’s story line differs drastically from the source, a large part of the book focuses on Hermione’s adventures with Harry and Ron from being on the run, to impersonating Bellatrix during their Gringotts break-in. And author Bex-chan writes Hermione so well, that the whole thing is incredibly believable and totally in line with what I believe Hermione would be thinking of in those moments. I also find getting inside Draco’s head to be fascinating. We very much see one side of him in the source, and don’t get me wrong, he’s still a jerk for a large part of Isolation, but we also get to see how he thinks, what he prejudice is based on, and how he slowly realizes that maybe pure-blood aren’t the be-all, end-all.
RELIVE THE MAGIC
Many times in my life, I’ve caught myself getting “upset” thinking about how I will never get to attend Hogwarts. It is probably my biggest FOMO that I experience somewhat regularly. More often when I’m reading HP or an HP fic. These books were such a big part of my childhood, and I just wish I could relive the entire thing over and over again for the first time. Although I can easily read the HP series over again, which i’ve been known to do, sometimes I just feel like I want to know more. JK has dropped many tidbits over the years, but sometimes I just want to know what it’s like to sit by the Black Lake, or study in the library, or any of the other mundane parts of life at Hogwarts (though I wouldn’t say any of it would be mundane). Fics can help fill in the gaps and provide that extra insight into student life. And again, going back to the part by the authors are superfans, any well written fic will closely align to the source material down to the very last moving portrait.
Now it should be said. Not all fics are created, or written rather, equal. I’ve read some really good ones, Isolation included, and I’ve read some that were less than stellar. This is also super subjective, as everyone has their preferences with the types of fics they enjoy reading. Personally, I prefer things that stay in the realm of the original universe, with no major character changes or personality quirks. But, I don’t mind a small twist thrown in now and then. Isolation fits my preferences perfectly as it’s written to align well with JK’s story, is believable, well written, and well organized. At the same time, I also get my good old Dramione pairing that I love like that 13 yr old girl I truly am inside. BUT, it’s written in a way that makes the pairing believable - ie. Draco doesn’t turn into a dewy eyed sop and Hermione isn’t like ‘oh let’s forget you called me derogatory slurs for 6 years of my life’.
Overall, Isolation was a great read that really brought the good feelings while I was still in the social distancing adjustment period. It made me laugh, reminded me why I love this universe, and gave me an escape into an wondrous world while mine isn’t doing so hot. I will definitely continue to pepper in some more fics throughout the next few months and provide reviews when the books exist on goodreads. Happy to provide recommendations on where to find them, no matter what type or universe you’re ready to dive into.
Yes, let’s put it right at the top. This is a fan fiction book, or ‘fic’ for short: “fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc.” Although the definition sounds simple, it is a genre of fiction that many do not take seriously. And I understand why.
Most people hear ‘fan fiction’ and immediately think thirteen year old girls writing about how Edward was madly in love with Jacob, followed by 10 pages of smut. Here’s the thing, that can be true for some, but it is certainly not true of everything that falls under the genre. Here’s why you should give it another chance, blended with my review for Isolation.
DEPTH OF STORY: The key part of fan fiction, is the word ‘fan’. The authors of these stories are mostly super fans of the original novels their fiction is based off of. They’ve read the books front to back, back to front, watched the movies (if they exist), read the original author’s blogs, notes, and extra tidbits about the story. These fans know everything there is to know about their source material. For example, in most Harry Potter fic’s I read, so many Hogwarts students are name dropped who I’ve never heard of, but with a quick google search I find they were mentioned once in one of the books. In Isolation, Andromeda Tonks, only briefly mentioned in HP, is now given a rich backstory and takes on a whole new life, while still somehow remaining believable based on what I know is Rowling’s writing feel. I can picture Andromeda being written the same way by Rowling, if she had chosen to make her a bigger part of the story. Most fic writers know their source material, and that goes such a long to make their new story, feel like a natural extension of the original book. This is probably the most important thing to remember about these stories, and this depth of story ties into the other topics I’ll cover below.
POINTS OF VIEW:
Don’t get me wrong, Harry Potter is a great guy (except in the fifth book, can’t even read that book because he’s so annoying). But there are so many wonderful characters in the series that it’d be great to get some different perspectives. You can find a HP fic written from the perspective of just about any primary or secondary character. The best fic authors know their source material inside and out, and can make their protagonist think and act in a way that fits with how JK wrote them from the outside in HP. I find this aspect of fics especially interesting when their timeline matches their source material. Isolation, for example, takes place during Harry’s 7th year at Hogwarts, but we get to experience the entire thing from both Hermione and Draco’s perspective. While Draco’s story line differs drastically from the source, a large part of the book focuses on Hermione’s adventures with Harry and Ron from being on the run, to impersonating Bellatrix during their Gringotts break-in. And author Bex-chan writes Hermione so well, that the whole thing is incredibly believable and totally in line with what I believe Hermione would be thinking of in those moments. I also find getting inside Draco’s head to be fascinating. We very much see one side of him in the source, and don’t get me wrong, he’s still a jerk for a large part of Isolation, but we also get to see how he thinks, what he prejudice is based on, and how he slowly realizes that maybe pure-blood aren’t the be-all, end-all.
RELIVE THE MAGIC
Many times in my life, I’ve caught myself getting “upset” thinking about how I will never get to attend Hogwarts. It is probably my biggest FOMO that I experience somewhat regularly. More often when I’m reading HP or an HP fic. These books were such a big part of my childhood, and I just wish I could relive the entire thing over and over again for the first time. Although I can easily read the HP series over again, which i’ve been known to do, sometimes I just feel like I want to know more. JK has dropped many tidbits over the years, but sometimes I just want to know what it’s like to sit by the Black Lake, or study in the library, or any of the other mundane parts of life at Hogwarts (though I wouldn’t say any of it would be mundane). Fics can help fill in the gaps and provide that extra insight into student life. And again, going back to the part by the authors are superfans, any well written fic will closely align to the source material down to the very last moving portrait.
Now it should be said. Not all fics are created, or written rather, equal. I’ve read some really good ones, Isolation included, and I’ve read some that were less than stellar. This is also super subjective, as everyone has their preferences with the types of fics they enjoy reading. Personally, I prefer things that stay in the realm of the original universe, with no major character changes or personality quirks. But, I don’t mind a small twist thrown in now and then. Isolation fits my preferences perfectly as it’s written to align well with JK’s story, is believable, well written, and well organized. At the same time, I also get my good old Dramione pairing that I love like that 13 yr old girl I truly am inside. BUT, it’s written in a way that makes the pairing believable - ie. Draco doesn’t turn into a dewy eyed sop and Hermione isn’t like ‘oh let’s forget you called me derogatory slurs for 6 years of my life’.
Overall, Isolation was a great read that really brought the good feelings while I was still in the social distancing adjustment period. It made me laugh, reminded me why I love this universe, and gave me an escape into an wondrous world while mine isn’t doing so hot. I will definitely continue to pepper in some more fics throughout the next few months and provide reviews when the books exist on goodreads. Happy to provide recommendations on where to find them, no matter what type or universe you’re ready to dive into.
January 30, 2023
i know you see five stars here but there's no way i'd give this piece of literature 5 stars because it deserves the whole freakin world and 5 stars would never ever suffice
UHMMMM i'm literally speechless right now - like staring into the void and not uttering a single word speechless because the amount of emotions that i've gone through in the past 24 hours reading this masterpiece has me going INSANE, there's no other word to describe it - you just go insane with all the feels
is it possible to miss a book when you've literally just finished it right now?? cause I MISS THIS ALREADY ugh i'll write more when i'll be okay cause i'm not okay right now 😭✊
but
i think i'm officially gonna start considering THIS the real deathly hallows book and rightfully so cause bex chan has done what jkr could NEVERRRR
thank you so much marwah for reading this with me, ilysm there's literally no one else who i'd rather do this with <3
UHMMMM i'm literally speechless right now - like staring into the void and not uttering a single word speechless because the amount of emotions that i've gone through in the past 24 hours reading this masterpiece has me going INSANE, there's no other word to describe it - you just go insane with all the feels
is it possible to miss a book when you've literally just finished it right now?? cause I MISS THIS ALREADY ugh i'll write more when i'll be okay cause i'm not okay right now 😭✊
but
i think i'm officially gonna start considering THIS the real deathly hallows book and rightfully so cause bex chan has done what jkr could NEVERRRR
thank you so much marwah for reading this with me, ilysm there's literally no one else who i'd rather do this with <3
August 2, 2018
This book is better than most of the original, published fiction.
Just saying.
On another note, I gather that the Epilogue she mentions in the last chapter does not exist? If I'm wrong, please let me know, because I've been searching for it everywhere and I can't find anything :(
Just saying.
On another note, I gather that the Epilogue she mentions in the last chapter does not exist? If I'm wrong, please let me know, because I've been searching for it everywhere and I can't find anything :(
January 22, 2019
Why, oh why did I fall into the Dramione fanfic hole??
This is held up as one of the best Dramione fanfics around, and I have to say, the way she weaves this into the familiar canon, with a few changes, is quite clever, and that aspect earned a star on its own merit. The actual plot isn’t bad at all. But the writing... it’s just lacking something. Maturity, is the best word that comes to mind. I feel like most of the dialogue only serves to move Draco and Hermione into their next sexual encounter (of which there are many. I scrolled through a LOT of intimate moments in this one because I don’t care to read about it in detail). And yet, despite all the sex, there was very little passion between the two, and you got the idea that if it wasn’t for their physical relationship, Draco would just not be there at all until the last 25% of the book. IMHO, this was a weakness in the dialogue because I think the author may think she’s gotten us to believing Draco sincerely cares a bit earlier in the story. His change of heart regarding wizarding lineage is a welcome development, though. I just found it difficult to believe he’d had this huge ideological breakthrough and yet continued to behave like a petulant toddler 24/7. I also hated all of the swearing. It seemed excessive to me, and too far a deviation from canon for my personal taste.
So in summary- if you like trashy novels, you’ll probably enjoy this. The plot was clever, and I think the writing could have elevated it into a truly amazing story, but for me, the immature dialogue held it back.
This is held up as one of the best Dramione fanfics around, and I have to say, the way she weaves this into the familiar canon, with a few changes, is quite clever, and that aspect earned a star on its own merit. The actual plot isn’t bad at all. But the writing... it’s just lacking something. Maturity, is the best word that comes to mind. I feel like most of the dialogue only serves to move Draco and Hermione into their next sexual encounter (of which there are many. I scrolled through a LOT of intimate moments in this one because I don’t care to read about it in detail). And yet, despite all the sex, there was very little passion between the two, and you got the idea that if it wasn’t for their physical relationship, Draco would just not be there at all until the last 25% of the book. IMHO, this was a weakness in the dialogue because I think the author may think she’s gotten us to believing Draco sincerely cares a bit earlier in the story. His change of heart regarding wizarding lineage is a welcome development, though. I just found it difficult to believe he’d had this huge ideological breakthrough and yet continued to behave like a petulant toddler 24/7. I also hated all of the swearing. It seemed excessive to me, and too far a deviation from canon for my personal taste.
So in summary- if you like trashy novels, you’ll probably enjoy this. The plot was clever, and I think the writing could have elevated it into a truly amazing story, but for me, the immature dialogue held it back.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2024
Some fanfic authors are better than published ones. This is not one of them.
February 10, 2017
Let me start by saying I am DYING laughing right now. I did not expect a fanfiction to be in Goodread's book database. I had to look, obviously, I wasn't going to spend two full days reading almost 300k words and not make sure I wouldn't be able to count it as one of my 100 books read this year.
I will also say I do NOT ship Dramione. I'm sorry, I just don't. Romione is just too perfect for me. I love it.
"Susannah, if you don't ship Dramione, why on EARTH did you read a book length Dramione fanfiction??"
So I don't read fanfiction much. I'm very picky about what I read and if I'm constantly looking for fics to read, it's one, going to a pairing I really love, and two, it's going to be a pairing that isn't canon. If it's canon, I don't see much point in fanfiction when I can read the actual canon material. However, being an active member of Tumblr I do try to stay in the know and read the most popular fics in each Fandom I'm a part of. I've known about this fanfiction a while but I didn't read it because again, I'm not a dramione shipper. But with the newest HP book out (I don't have it yet and I'm absolutely dying) my dashboard has been full of Harry Potter, and Dramione. Curiosity got the best of me and I actually really liked this story.
I'm still not on board the Dramione train, but I understand the appeal of it now. I get why so many people ship this couple. And a lot of canon would need to change for me to hop on the bandwagon, but that's part of why I really did like this. The changes made to canon worked, and with it I was able to believe that these two characters COULD work together.
One last thing: After reading this, I think Rowling missed a HUGE opportunity to create a parallel between Snape and Draco. Think about it: Have Snape/Lily/James be Draco/Hermione/Ron and you've got a golden ticket to a beautiful redemption arc for Draco. Prejudice Pureblood (Okay Snape is halfblood I know but) befriends and falls in love with bright and beautiful Muggleborn but his hatred and rudeness drives her to her true love. Except with Draco don't let him be a slime ball who ends up torturing their child and being an overall dick. Something like that.
I will also say I do NOT ship Dramione. I'm sorry, I just don't. Romione is just too perfect for me. I love it.
"Susannah, if you don't ship Dramione, why on EARTH did you read a book length Dramione fanfiction??"
So I don't read fanfiction much. I'm very picky about what I read and if I'm constantly looking for fics to read, it's one, going to a pairing I really love, and two, it's going to be a pairing that isn't canon. If it's canon, I don't see much point in fanfiction when I can read the actual canon material. However, being an active member of Tumblr I do try to stay in the know and read the most popular fics in each Fandom I'm a part of. I've known about this fanfiction a while but I didn't read it because again, I'm not a dramione shipper. But with the newest HP book out (I don't have it yet and I'm absolutely dying) my dashboard has been full of Harry Potter, and Dramione. Curiosity got the best of me and I actually really liked this story.
I'm still not on board the Dramione train, but I understand the appeal of it now. I get why so many people ship this couple. And a lot of canon would need to change for me to hop on the bandwagon, but that's part of why I really did like this. The changes made to canon worked, and with it I was able to believe that these two characters COULD work together.
One last thing: After reading this, I think Rowling missed a HUGE opportunity to create a parallel between Snape and Draco. Think about it: Have Snape/Lily/James be Draco/Hermione/Ron and you've got a golden ticket to a beautiful redemption arc for Draco. Prejudice Pureblood (Okay Snape is halfblood I know but) befriends and falls in love with bright and beautiful Muggleborn but his hatred and rudeness drives her to her true love. Except with Draco don't let him be a slime ball who ends up torturing their child and being an overall dick. Something like that.
July 2, 2023
Read it all again and teared up at that part AGAIN
Peer pressured into rating it a full 5 😔
4.5 Rounded it up so Amna won't kill me on Wednesday
Peer pressured into rating it a full 5 😔
June 3, 2023
I absolutely see why this is a favorite. A very slow burn but then a deep and connected relationship that has its disagreements but it can outlast anything.
4.5 stars
2.5 on the spice scale
4.5 stars
2.5 on the spice scale
June 10, 2025
╰┈➤ 4.75 stars: idc this is what truly happened in deathly hallows
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July 15, 2022@DNF 25%
I'm going to dnf this one because I wasn't really vibing with it, it felt slow and I didn't like how Hermione and Draco were portrayed. I liked the writing but the story just wasn't of my interest.
I'm going to dnf this one because I wasn't really vibing with it, it felt slow and I didn't like how Hermione and Draco were portrayed. I liked the writing but the story just wasn't of my interest.
April 20, 2021
Wait, does reading this count toward my GR goal?
I had no idea this was listed on Goodreads!
I had no idea this was listed on Goodreads!
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August 22, 2022YALL THIS IS ON GOODREADS??
Anyways, I read this in like the sixth grade and yo why was this fan fiction better than the actually books LMFAO. Anyways merci for counting towards my goodreads goals 🤩🤌🤌
Anyways, I read this in like the sixth grade and yo why was this fan fiction better than the actually books LMFAO. Anyways merci for counting towards my goodreads goals 🤩🤌🤌
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October 9, 2024dnf-ing 50% through but that’s like 600 pages so i’m definitely counting it towards my reading goal. i know this fic is so beloved but sadly it didn’t work for me. i hate leaving reviews for fics that aren’t 5-6 stars for me so i’ll just leave it at that
February 5, 2016
I don't know what made me read this fanfic, but I'm so glad that I did because it was absolutely perfect. I can't even explain how I feel towards it. I really didn't expect it to be this good!
December 25, 2024
This was so great!
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