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The Order Of Serpents
During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter walked into the forbidden forest, died, and walked out with crimson eyes as the new vessel of the Dark Lord. Since then, Hermione Granger served as an elite member of the True Order, isolating herself from other Order members and going on missions alone, not only haunted by the loss of her best friend, Harry, but Ron who had run away after the battle.
Three and a half years later, Draco Malfoy shows up with his two year old son on the Order’s doorstep seeking to switch sides. Together, Draco and Hermione are forced to deal with not only each other, but their own past and confront who they’ve become because of the war.
Three and a half years later, Draco Malfoy shows up with his two year old son on the Order’s doorstep seeking to switch sides. Together, Draco and Hermione are forced to deal with not only each other, but their own past and confront who they’ve become because of the war.
634 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2021
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May 27, 2023
Im dnfing @ 30% because its 2023 and i just dont have the energy to finish books im not enjoying.
The writing wasn’t horrible or anything, but to me it just wasn’t mature enough.
- the author’s thoughts are very loud- something that shouldn’t happen in a book.
- i think the constant switching from war-dramione to play-house-with-scorpius-dramione ruined the tone of the book. I dont think the author connected both worlds properly.
- there are a lot of cute moments, especially with scorpius, but other moments were cringy asf (ex: draco going on a killing spree when the whole wolf pentagram thing happened and roaring to the sky with his hands spread out like some bat like bitch tone it down. Whats even cringier is the lightning happening at the same time he roared lmfao).
- my last comment is. Wasnt draco ranked really high in voldys army? Why was this mans not put in hiding? It wouldve made more sense than him getting sent on small raids and getting caught all the time…
I dont want to be a hater lol. A lot of the scenes were great. Draco’s jealousy got me giggling. But the read overall just wasnt giving what it needed to give.
The writing wasn’t horrible or anything, but to me it just wasn’t mature enough.
- the author’s thoughts are very loud- something that shouldn’t happen in a book.
- i think the constant switching from war-dramione to play-house-with-scorpius-dramione ruined the tone of the book. I dont think the author connected both worlds properly.
- there are a lot of cute moments, especially with scorpius, but other moments were cringy asf (ex: draco going on a killing spree when the whole wolf pentagram thing happened and roaring to the sky with his hands spread out like some bat like bitch tone it down. Whats even cringier is the lightning happening at the same time he roared lmfao).
- my last comment is. Wasnt draco ranked really high in voldys army? Why was this mans not put in hiding? It wouldve made more sense than him getting sent on small raids and getting caught all the time…
I dont want to be a hater lol. A lot of the scenes were great. Draco’s jealousy got me giggling. But the read overall just wasnt giving what it needed to give.
October 14, 2022
Recently I am just skipping through the books that I read after reaching the half of them, nothing gaining my attention, BUT this masterpiece!!!
Chef’s kiss 🤌🏻
I loved it! I even cried at the end!
The writing - 20/10
I love strong Hermione and protective Draco! For me, this is some Manacled level fanfic. It was captivating, funny, angsty and the spicy scenes were really good and tastefully written!
Chef’s kiss 🤌🏻
I loved it! I even cried at the end!
The writing - 20/10
I love strong Hermione and protective Draco! For me, this is some Manacled level fanfic. It was captivating, funny, angsty and the spicy scenes were really good and tastefully written!
February 11, 2023
masterpiece. no words to describe it. ❤️🩹
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August 17, 2025This review is gonna contain some spoilers later on, but I'll warn you, so don't worry. I just want to say: Very, very, very heavy warnings for anyone who is triggered or even just disturbed enough by Rape/Non-con that you may not be able to read this. It's something mentioned pretty often (usually in Death Eater context) but there's a certain scene in which it is SO graphically described it made me sick. (Not that it wouldn't in any other degree, but I think you know what I'm saying.) It's also...sort of not what you think, though.
OKAY SO. Believe it or not, for the first half of this fic I was convinced it was going to be a 5-star read for me. I was excited to read more every day. (I had virtually no notes, except that I hated the phonetic spelling-out of Scorpius' toddler-talk.) It starts off with a bang, it's got a very solid plot (one I'm lowkey jealous I didn't come up with myself) and some fun characters. All is well, right? Well...sort of.
Around the 53-54% mark, Draco and Hermione well--don't really get together--but I'm pretty sure the first kiss is somewhere around the halfway point. It’s still good, believe me. I don’t review fics if I didn’t enjoy them, out of respect for fanfiction authors, so if I’m reviewing, I enjoyed.
Major respect to this author, of course. I couldn't do this myself, and it's their first long-form writing as they've mentioned before.
I genuinely just could not get into it after the halfway mark. What starts off with a one-two punch becomes this slow, dragging...sappy fanfic. I thought this was going to be dark and gritty and violent! And I guess it is, to a certain extent, but it's not...it didn't hit FOR ME. It wasn't as angsty and romantic and passionate as I thought, it fell a little flat for what I was looking for.
Speaking of flat, the characters felt a little flat sometimes. Not always! Sometimes, they've got some depth: but a lot of that relies on earlier knowledge. I know, this is fanfiction--that's sort of part of the brand--but I feel like if you can't show ANY new side of them, then it just feels kind of surface-level. Draco had some depth to him, sure, but this version of Hermione had me a little bored.
I wanted her to be intially emotionally unavailable and I wanted it to be angsty and I wanted them to fight!! Banter, people. Give your characters banter!!! Again though, I don’t think this was the author’s fault, I think I was just looking for something else at the time. I’m definitely a mood reader.
Now, this is a really complicated storyline, so bear with me.
Draco mentions his trauma from the whole Astoria situation a lot, but so cryptically that you're still left with more questions than answers. Until, the Backstory Chapter.
SPOILERS BEGIN:
Draco and Astoria are forced into a marriage, for their like--yknow, lives--and made to produce an heir. Neither of them want to do this. But um...they do. And it's pretty icky, I've got to say. What separates this from Manacled or anything similar (to me, at least) is that Draco does not have an upper-hand. Yes, he does, as a cis man in a heterosexual sexual circumstance, but it's not like Astoria was sold into some sex slavery system like in Manacled or something. She's married to him for the purpose of a pureblood heir, but Draco is too.
SPOILERS END.
However, that's not to say it didn't leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I wasn't keen on a lot of the latter half of this fic, but that part felt wholly unnecessary to me. Okay, fine. Maybe it had a point, but I felt so disgusted by it that I couldn't even focus on the rest of the fic. And I feel like Hermione's reaction could have been a bit more realistic. If you've read it, you know.
Anyway, be careful with this one. It can get pretty dark. All in all, not what I was looking for at the time but I did enjoy.
OKAY SO. Believe it or not, for the first half of this fic I was convinced it was going to be a 5-star read for me. I was excited to read more every day. (I had virtually no notes, except that I hated the phonetic spelling-out of Scorpius' toddler-talk.) It starts off with a bang, it's got a very solid plot (one I'm lowkey jealous I didn't come up with myself) and some fun characters. All is well, right? Well...sort of.
Around the 53-54% mark, Draco and Hermione well--don't really get together--but I'm pretty sure the first kiss is somewhere around the halfway point. It’s still good, believe me. I don’t review fics if I didn’t enjoy them, out of respect for fanfiction authors, so if I’m reviewing, I enjoyed.
Major respect to this author, of course. I couldn't do this myself, and it's their first long-form writing as they've mentioned before.
I genuinely just could not get into it after the halfway mark. What starts off with a one-two punch becomes this slow, dragging...sappy fanfic. I thought this was going to be dark and gritty and violent! And I guess it is, to a certain extent, but it's not...it didn't hit FOR ME. It wasn't as angsty and romantic and passionate as I thought, it fell a little flat for what I was looking for.
Speaking of flat, the characters felt a little flat sometimes. Not always! Sometimes, they've got some depth: but a lot of that relies on earlier knowledge. I know, this is fanfiction--that's sort of part of the brand--but I feel like if you can't show ANY new side of them, then it just feels kind of surface-level. Draco had some depth to him, sure, but this version of Hermione had me a little bored.
I wanted her to be intially emotionally unavailable and I wanted it to be angsty and I wanted them to fight!! Banter, people. Give your characters banter!!! Again though, I don’t think this was the author’s fault, I think I was just looking for something else at the time. I’m definitely a mood reader.
Now, this is a really complicated storyline, so bear with me.
Draco mentions his trauma from the whole Astoria situation a lot, but so cryptically that you're still left with more questions than answers. Until, the Backstory Chapter.
SPOILERS BEGIN:
Draco and Astoria are forced into a marriage, for their like--yknow, lives--and made to produce an heir. Neither of them want to do this. But um...they do. And it's pretty icky, I've got to say. What separates this from Manacled or anything similar (to me, at least) is that Draco does not have an upper-hand. Yes, he does, as a cis man in a heterosexual sexual circumstance, but it's not like Astoria was sold into some sex slavery system like in Manacled or something. She's married to him for the purpose of a pureblood heir, but Draco is too.
SPOILERS END.
However, that's not to say it didn't leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I wasn't keen on a lot of the latter half of this fic, but that part felt wholly unnecessary to me. Okay, fine. Maybe it had a point, but I felt so disgusted by it that I couldn't even focus on the rest of the fic. And I feel like Hermione's reaction could have been a bit more realistic. If you've read it, you know.
Anyway, be careful with this one. It can get pretty dark. All in all, not what I was looking for at the time but I did enjoy.
October 21, 2024
The most adorable war story?!
August 28, 2023
Y’all I can’t stop with the Dramoine i ate this shit up
August 16, 2022
Word Count: 190,103
Chapters: 43
Rating: 5 ⭐
I loved this unique Dramione fanfic. Harry becoming Voldemort. Draco asking for sanctuary. Opening up to each other. Enemies to friends to lovers. Scorpius as a cute addition. Family time. Love blossoming in the time of war. This fanfic was amazing 💖
Chapters: 43
Rating: 5 ⭐
I loved this unique Dramione fanfic. Harry becoming Voldemort. Draco asking for sanctuary. Opening up to each other. Enemies to friends to lovers. Scorpius as a cute addition. Family time. Love blossoming in the time of war. This fanfic was amazing 💖
May 14, 2024
The house elf really 😭
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 4, 2024
Plus je lis des fanfics et plus elles sont incroyables.
J’ai pleuré comme jamais pour Watson. J’adore les trope où Scorpius est impliqué et où l’on voit le développement de sa relation avec Hermione.
C’était vraiment une très belle histoire
J’ai pleuré comme jamais pour Watson. J’adore les trope où Scorpius est impliqué et où l’on voit le développement de sa relation avec Hermione.
C’était vraiment une très belle histoire
August 19, 2024
4.75 stars
dramione-fan-fiction
December 18, 2023read: 12/4/23 - 12/17/23
November 13, 2024
may have teared up when watson died😞
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 9, 2024
if i say this is the most surface level iteration of dramione…
they pulled this fic in every direction possible. it didn’t have a real centre so it quite easily feels like a try-hard piece. its ambitiousness killed it in the end.
shame really, they had a voldemort inhabiting harry’s body. do you know what kinda sick material you could produce with that alone?
they pulled this fic in every direction possible. it didn’t have a real centre so it quite easily feels like a try-hard piece. its ambitiousness killed it in the end.
shame really, they had a voldemort inhabiting harry’s body. do you know what kinda sick material you could produce with that alone?
October 22, 2023
Dramione
I feel like the stage and setting and world building just need a little more setup. I'm at 2%, and I feel like so much, and so little has already happened. Lay some groundwork, please. Build something.
-more on why Malfoy left. What did he leave? Why did he leave?
Why is he assigned to her? What does that mean? What does she have to do? How are they expected to interact?
What is expected to happen next?
Who is watching his son?
I think I prefer this Hermione that is more isolated and on her own. (Maybe I just identify with her more) over the super together, perfect at everything, Hermione. Because with the perfect Hermione, he's falls in love because he's amazed by her, obsessed with her, and he's driven to be better because of her. But, the isolated Hermione - he finds connection with her, relates to her, and they have common ground.
Maybe it's slowing down a little bit now that he's in her home. Scorpius may become a good character. 👍 but it really did rush to get here. Like, it wasn't made clear before that he would be living with her.
I kind of liked their first fight. I really got the anger. But he apologized and said he never really believed the blood purity superiority. At the same time, I kind of struggled following the switch from anger to apologetic...
It's neat that Scorpius likes her when he normally doesn't warm up to people that easily.
Another story with forced marriage and repopulation...
She feels like the others don't really understand her. All they can do is say they're sorry and that she doesn't deserve the hardship. But Hermione wants to be angry. Hmm.. she got angry with D. When she was with her friends, she felt like she was standing behind glass, like an intruder, too detached to feel present.
He feels like she must pity him, and he doesn't like that. He thinks she hasn't suffered, like he has.
Scorpius adds an interesting dynamic because Draco is in a position where he has to trust her with his most precious possession, further because Scorpius really likes her and he probably doesn't want to take that joy from him. They're going to bond over their mutual desire to protect him, and I think that is a good motivator.
He snapped at her for being motherly towards Scorpius if/since they were only an "assignment." It doesn't seem like you've tried very hard to keep him away from her. What did you expect... further, do you expect to be more to her than an assignment? Like, are you disappointed that she called you an assignment? Seems unreasonable given that you've only sneered towards her.
Then, following right after, their conversation about her coping mechanisms... seems awfully open and vulnerable about it for having no relationship with each other yet... or, at least, it hasn't been well established to me, the reader yet. Or, at least the ongoing quips and anger from him don't make it realistic that he would engage in this conversation with her. Or, that he would ask those questions? 'How many times'... 'anyone now'...?
Again, a foundation is lacking. He refers to their earlier fight as though it happened a long time ago. For me, though, it's almost like it just happened. The passage of time isn't being well established.
I feel like the connection between the two is being kind of forced, too. It's not developing smoothly. It's been kind of a jagged progression. But like unintentionally, I think.
The familiarity should have been better developed. I feel like several steps have been skipped over. Like, they went from snarls and insults to meaningful conversations, and I didn't quite see how they got there. I feel like I missed something... and he has this thing with holding her hand?
They have no right to express jealousy about each other. To feel it sure, but it has not been established between them that they would understand why the other would be jealous. But they talk about it like they've had this conversation several times before and like they've established some kind of mutual interest. Why is he expressing anger over her bringing a guy home? Has he tried to claim her in any way, shape, or form? No!
His thoughts don't really match his actions. Maybe that's my issue. He felt compelled to hold her hand. I have access to his thoughts, and I don't know where that's coming from. The first thing he admitted was that she seemed to be melding into their lives, and he didn't mind. Why is he holding her and caressing her face... like where is this coming from?
I feel like I have to fill in a lot of gaps. This is one of those stories where I spend more time complaining about the writing than reflecting on the characters and their choices...
It's trying to be deep and meaningful in their conversations, but it comes off kind of jagged because the connecting pieces that should have been built in between are missing.
They keep, or at least seem, to keep switching locations and homes, but I'm given almost zero descriptive information and barely even a confirmation that they're in a different location.
Sometimes, they have these lengthy thoughts that summarize how they're growing towards each other, with examples of he did this... and she did this... about lengthy conversations that help them to bond. It's a shame I don't see those when they're happening. I'm very much being told, not shown.
Something about his memories.. the writing is different... better. Like, had it been like this all along, this would have been a really good book. It didn't start that way, though.
'Touch has been the thing he'd been denied and scarred from...'
I'm getting tired of the lack of foundation. The descriptions are lacking just enough that I'm constantly pausing to fill in the gaps of where they are and how they are physically interacting with each other. That coupled with the too perfect introspection.
Draco's story is really good. His dilemma and his reaction/struggle with it are really compelling. But, the order that it was told in was done poorly. Her story was okay. It's realistic, whatever. Her complete surrender into the reformed thinking she has once she realizes her feelings for him, once she's with him, is too perfect. It's too good. and therefore unrealistic.
The passage of time is done so poorly. What feels like a couple of days to me ends up being a much more stretched out period of time, and I don't learn about it until later, and it throws me into confusion.
I guess there's a large contrast between the occasional slow detailed internal monologues that happen and the present time interactions that don't give enough detail to be fully immersive. Clearly, the author can be detailed but chooses not to be when it's needed. Like, I feel like the author had a clear view of the story in mind but didn't understand when it wasn't apparent to the reader.
Oh, also, like every raid they go on - there's trouble. She's injured multiple times - badly, but the consequences are gone by the time the event is over.
I feel like Draco lost his personality after he showed her his memories. Yes, he had thoughts, but he wasn't himself anymore. He was a different person. The author very much had a vision of the story she wanted to tell and the growth and journey she wanted them to go on, but it's not really Draco and Hermione anymore (86%). It didn't really need to be. The characters have gotten lost along the way.
I dont know that abandoning Scorpius to be heroes was the right move. Noble? Possibly leaving him without parents because you think you are the only hope for the war? I don't buy it. At some point, if you have the choice, you choose your family. Especially after just going through this soul bonding ceremony with a man who is blood bound to his son and when she just told him she is his mama... bad choices are being made. Not protecting the child.
I skimmed through the last 1 1/2 hours. Didn't read the bonus story at the end.
I definitely enjoyed some of this but so much of it was also poorly done. It could have been really good, but the same problems kept getting in the way, over and over.
3
I feel like the stage and setting and world building just need a little more setup. I'm at 2%, and I feel like so much, and so little has already happened. Lay some groundwork, please. Build something.
-more on why Malfoy left. What did he leave? Why did he leave?
Why is he assigned to her? What does that mean? What does she have to do? How are they expected to interact?
What is expected to happen next?
Who is watching his son?
I think I prefer this Hermione that is more isolated and on her own. (Maybe I just identify with her more) over the super together, perfect at everything, Hermione. Because with the perfect Hermione, he's falls in love because he's amazed by her, obsessed with her, and he's driven to be better because of her. But, the isolated Hermione - he finds connection with her, relates to her, and they have common ground.
Maybe it's slowing down a little bit now that he's in her home. Scorpius may become a good character. 👍 but it really did rush to get here. Like, it wasn't made clear before that he would be living with her.
I kind of liked their first fight. I really got the anger. But he apologized and said he never really believed the blood purity superiority. At the same time, I kind of struggled following the switch from anger to apologetic...
It's neat that Scorpius likes her when he normally doesn't warm up to people that easily.
Another story with forced marriage and repopulation...
She feels like the others don't really understand her. All they can do is say they're sorry and that she doesn't deserve the hardship. But Hermione wants to be angry. Hmm.. she got angry with D. When she was with her friends, she felt like she was standing behind glass, like an intruder, too detached to feel present.
He feels like she must pity him, and he doesn't like that. He thinks she hasn't suffered, like he has.
Scorpius adds an interesting dynamic because Draco is in a position where he has to trust her with his most precious possession, further because Scorpius really likes her and he probably doesn't want to take that joy from him. They're going to bond over their mutual desire to protect him, and I think that is a good motivator.
He snapped at her for being motherly towards Scorpius if/since they were only an "assignment." It doesn't seem like you've tried very hard to keep him away from her. What did you expect... further, do you expect to be more to her than an assignment? Like, are you disappointed that she called you an assignment? Seems unreasonable given that you've only sneered towards her.
Then, following right after, their conversation about her coping mechanisms... seems awfully open and vulnerable about it for having no relationship with each other yet... or, at least, it hasn't been well established to me, the reader yet. Or, at least the ongoing quips and anger from him don't make it realistic that he would engage in this conversation with her. Or, that he would ask those questions? 'How many times'... 'anyone now'...?
Again, a foundation is lacking. He refers to their earlier fight as though it happened a long time ago. For me, though, it's almost like it just happened. The passage of time isn't being well established.
I feel like the connection between the two is being kind of forced, too. It's not developing smoothly. It's been kind of a jagged progression. But like unintentionally, I think.
The familiarity should have been better developed. I feel like several steps have been skipped over. Like, they went from snarls and insults to meaningful conversations, and I didn't quite see how they got there. I feel like I missed something... and he has this thing with holding her hand?
They have no right to express jealousy about each other. To feel it sure, but it has not been established between them that they would understand why the other would be jealous. But they talk about it like they've had this conversation several times before and like they've established some kind of mutual interest. Why is he expressing anger over her bringing a guy home? Has he tried to claim her in any way, shape, or form? No!
His thoughts don't really match his actions. Maybe that's my issue. He felt compelled to hold her hand. I have access to his thoughts, and I don't know where that's coming from. The first thing he admitted was that she seemed to be melding into their lives, and he didn't mind. Why is he holding her and caressing her face... like where is this coming from?
I feel like I have to fill in a lot of gaps. This is one of those stories where I spend more time complaining about the writing than reflecting on the characters and their choices...
It's trying to be deep and meaningful in their conversations, but it comes off kind of jagged because the connecting pieces that should have been built in between are missing.
They keep, or at least seem, to keep switching locations and homes, but I'm given almost zero descriptive information and barely even a confirmation that they're in a different location.
Sometimes, they have these lengthy thoughts that summarize how they're growing towards each other, with examples of he did this... and she did this... about lengthy conversations that help them to bond. It's a shame I don't see those when they're happening. I'm very much being told, not shown.
Something about his memories.. the writing is different... better. Like, had it been like this all along, this would have been a really good book. It didn't start that way, though.
'Touch has been the thing he'd been denied and scarred from...'
I'm getting tired of the lack of foundation. The descriptions are lacking just enough that I'm constantly pausing to fill in the gaps of where they are and how they are physically interacting with each other. That coupled with the too perfect introspection.
Draco's story is really good. His dilemma and his reaction/struggle with it are really compelling. But, the order that it was told in was done poorly. Her story was okay. It's realistic, whatever. Her complete surrender into the reformed thinking she has once she realizes her feelings for him, once she's with him, is too perfect. It's too good. and therefore unrealistic.
The passage of time is done so poorly. What feels like a couple of days to me ends up being a much more stretched out period of time, and I don't learn about it until later, and it throws me into confusion.
I guess there's a large contrast between the occasional slow detailed internal monologues that happen and the present time interactions that don't give enough detail to be fully immersive. Clearly, the author can be detailed but chooses not to be when it's needed. Like, I feel like the author had a clear view of the story in mind but didn't understand when it wasn't apparent to the reader.
Oh, also, like every raid they go on - there's trouble. She's injured multiple times - badly, but the consequences are gone by the time the event is over.
I feel like Draco lost his personality after he showed her his memories. Yes, he had thoughts, but he wasn't himself anymore. He was a different person. The author very much had a vision of the story she wanted to tell and the growth and journey she wanted them to go on, but it's not really Draco and Hermione anymore (86%). It didn't really need to be. The characters have gotten lost along the way.
I dont know that abandoning Scorpius to be heroes was the right move. Noble? Possibly leaving him without parents because you think you are the only hope for the war? I don't buy it. At some point, if you have the choice, you choose your family. Especially after just going through this soul bonding ceremony with a man who is blood bound to his son and when she just told him she is his mama... bad choices are being made. Not protecting the child.
I skimmed through the last 1 1/2 hours. Didn't read the bonus story at the end.
I definitely enjoyed some of this but so much of it was also poorly done. It could have been really good, but the same problems kept getting in the way, over and over.
3
August 31, 2022
In a nutshell: Measure of a Man x The Fallout but it’s definitely unique on its own but if I had to give a vibe it would be those mixed.
I love the little family and the character growth of each character. Draco and Hermione can definitely stand alone as characters — they are not defined by their relationship with each other (unlike Manacled I felt like D’s character was defined by his want/love for Hermione). It’s slow burn but fast paced — lots of action and sometimes I felt like the characters couldn’t take a break but D and H are so badassssss 😫😫😫
I love the slytherins, little scorp, WATSON, oh and Narcissa omg. I still think about baby Draco and the little bird 😫😫
The plot and plot twist was also super solid and interesting and I’m shocked at the lemon scenes 🥵
Overall, solid plot, so many insightful life lessons, writing is superb. Great if you want action, good plot, found family, healthy relationships. Oh and did I mention Draco is the bestttttt father — so protective of bb scorp and ‘Mini’. And our mama lioness ruthlessly protective of her own family 🥺 (also I liked how there was no Astoria bashing and the slytherin are great — love a good Pansy and Hermione friendship)
I love the little family and the character growth of each character. Draco and Hermione can definitely stand alone as characters — they are not defined by their relationship with each other (unlike Manacled I felt like D’s character was defined by his want/love for Hermione). It’s slow burn but fast paced — lots of action and sometimes I felt like the characters couldn’t take a break but D and H are so badassssss 😫😫😫
I love the slytherins, little scorp, WATSON, oh and Narcissa omg. I still think about baby Draco and the little bird 😫😫
The plot and plot twist was also super solid and interesting and I’m shocked at the lemon scenes 🥵
Overall, solid plot, so many insightful life lessons, writing is superb. Great if you want action, good plot, found family, healthy relationships. Oh and did I mention Draco is the bestttttt father — so protective of bb scorp and ‘Mini’. And our mama lioness ruthlessly protective of her own family 🥺 (also I liked how there was no Astoria bashing and the slytherin are great — love a good Pansy and Hermione friendship)
August 23, 2025
DNF
The story had potential, it did! writing was mature, set after the Hogwarts battle with a twist I did not see in other fanfictions. The problem was it was too fast, too irregular and inconsistent. It was tragically missing chemistry, depth and felt familiar context wise with other fanfictions.
Astoria & Draco got married and had a baby, she died, Draco runs for their lives and ends up in the Order in exchange for information from the other side. But when he does spend time in the safe house under the care of Hermione who btw has a strong character, he never thinks about his family or his dead wife. His son being like his father so much never misses his mother and immediately adapts to Hermione which is strange. The development had so much potential which we didn't get at all. Then the relationship between Scorpius and Hermione was fast as well as Draco. One moment she's holding the baby against her chest, the next he's at her leg.
Half the time nothing made sense however the plot twists like mutilation, experiments, Harry being Voldi, those were what made me want to read in the first place.
If written more at a clear pace, this book can go wild.
The story had potential, it did! writing was mature, set after the Hogwarts battle with a twist I did not see in other fanfictions. The problem was it was too fast, too irregular and inconsistent. It was tragically missing chemistry, depth and felt familiar context wise with other fanfictions.
Astoria & Draco got married and had a baby, she died, Draco runs for their lives and ends up in the Order in exchange for information from the other side. But when he does spend time in the safe house under the care of Hermione who btw has a strong character, he never thinks about his family or his dead wife. His son being like his father so much never misses his mother and immediately adapts to Hermione which is strange. The development had so much potential which we didn't get at all. Then the relationship between Scorpius and Hermione was fast as well as Draco. One moment she's holding the baby against her chest, the next he's at her leg.
Half the time nothing made sense however the plot twists like mutilation, experiments, Harry being Voldi, those were what made me want to read in the first place.
If written more at a clear pace, this book can go wild.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2025
Ok yea I’m with Hermione on this one—I too would fall in love with little Scorpius and be ready to die for him in a heartbeat 🥹
The flow of this one was weird—I sometimes had a hard time following the jumpiness of the scenes and the fact that we would change from Hermione’s to Draco’s perspective mid chapter—often times every other sentence. It’s one of my BIGGEST pet peeves with dual perspective because it makes it hard to follow the narration.
I also didn’t loveeee how quickly problems were solved. Big, climactic plot points were tackled in like 2 pages (kidnappings, severe injuries, arguments) so it was never tension filled or angsty enough for me because I always knew things were gonna be fine extremelyyy quickly.
That being said, I really loved the character development of not only Draco and Hermione, but the Slytherins as well as Hermione’s (ex?) friends. There were some beautifully heartbreaking moments that I adored and some gut-wrenching surprises that were really well written.
The flow of this one was weird—I sometimes had a hard time following the jumpiness of the scenes and the fact that we would change from Hermione’s to Draco’s perspective mid chapter—often times every other sentence. It’s one of my BIGGEST pet peeves with dual perspective because it makes it hard to follow the narration.
I also didn’t loveeee how quickly problems were solved. Big, climactic plot points were tackled in like 2 pages (kidnappings, severe injuries, arguments) so it was never tension filled or angsty enough for me because I always knew things were gonna be fine extremelyyy quickly.
That being said, I really loved the character development of not only Draco and Hermione, but the Slytherins as well as Hermione’s (ex?) friends. There were some beautifully heartbreaking moments that I adored and some gut-wrenching surprises that were really well written.
December 20, 2023
Es una historia bastante larga pero vale la pena leer todo el desarrollo. El aspecto romántico tiene sentido y se siente natural, considerando las circunstancias. Por otro lado, todo lo relacionado a la guerra y la lucha contra Voldemort tiene sentido y cuenta con buena construcción. Cuenta con bastantes herramientas del canon para sustentar las cosas que pasan pero dándole su toque y lugar en esta historia.
Tuvo más de un momento que me hizo emocionar, especialmente los relacionados a Scorpius que es el niño más dulce y amoroso del planeta y merece toda la felicidad del mundo mundial (!).
La historia de amor es muy bella y tiene momentos muy mágicos que te hacen desear que exista ese tipo de romance. Disfruté mucho leer cómo cambian los sentimientos entre ellos, la manera en que se van abriendo y cómo van superando las diferentes trabas, conflictos e inseguridades que posee cada uno.
Te quedan ganas de leer un poquito más cuando lees las últimas palabras y creo que eso lo dice todo.
Tuvo más de un momento que me hizo emocionar, especialmente los relacionados a Scorpius que es el niño más dulce y amoroso del planeta y merece toda la felicidad del mundo mundial (!).
La historia de amor es muy bella y tiene momentos muy mágicos que te hacen desear que exista ese tipo de romance. Disfruté mucho leer cómo cambian los sentimientos entre ellos, la manera en que se van abriendo y cómo van superando las diferentes trabas, conflictos e inseguridades que posee cada uno.
Te quedan ganas de leer un poquito más cuando lees las últimas palabras y creo que eso lo dice todo.
June 27, 2025
L’avevo lì che mi aspettava da quando lessi Manacled. E finalmente mi ci sono buttata.
Qui abbiamo un bel AU in cui Harry alla fine della battaglia di Hogwarts viene del tutto abitato dall’anima di Voldemort.
Quindi la guerra magica sta ancora imperversando per qualche annetto fra le due fazioni, quando ecco che alle porte dell’Ordine bussa Malfoy. Ma non solo Malfoy: DADDY DRACO!
Ebbene Draco ha un figlio di due anni e decide di cambiare fazione per garantirgli un futuro migliore fuori dalle grinfie dei Mangiamorte. Ovviamente va a vivere nella stessa safe house di Hermione e ovviamente Scorpius è adorabile e la conquista subito.
Di base c’è un po’ di storia, nel senso che si deve comunque trovare una soluzione per far finire la guerra, ma la problematica è che si sente la frammentazione delle entries di queste fanfic. Non è bella sciolta, ma sembra formata da tanti eventi uno dopo l’altro che non si fluidificano.
Così così.
Qui abbiamo un bel AU in cui Harry alla fine della battaglia di Hogwarts viene del tutto abitato dall’anima di Voldemort.
Quindi la guerra magica sta ancora imperversando per qualche annetto fra le due fazioni, quando ecco che alle porte dell’Ordine bussa Malfoy. Ma non solo Malfoy: DADDY DRACO!
Ebbene Draco ha un figlio di due anni e decide di cambiare fazione per garantirgli un futuro migliore fuori dalle grinfie dei Mangiamorte. Ovviamente va a vivere nella stessa safe house di Hermione e ovviamente Scorpius è adorabile e la conquista subito.
Di base c’è un po’ di storia, nel senso che si deve comunque trovare una soluzione per far finire la guerra, ma la problematica è che si sente la frammentazione delle entries di queste fanfic. Non è bella sciolta, ma sembra formata da tanti eventi uno dopo l’altro che non si fluidificano.
Così così.
February 7, 2024
Order of Serpents by BL_CRTZ on AO3 was the Dramione I needed.
I’ve been in a funk and honestly overwhelmed by how many ARCs I have. Only 2-3 I remember even signing up for. Then I get 7 in 24 hours?!
Sometimes I wonder if you join these master lists they don’t randomly send you ARCs if they have a low sign-up. 😩
Some things are happening in my personal life and I am just mentally & emotionally in need of escapism and reading for pure enjoyment. Not a deadline. Which makes me feel horrible. Because I love these authors and want to read these ARCs.
Regardless. If you love Draco Malfoy redemption ARCs fanfics and a learning how to be morally grey Granger then I couldn’t recommend this more. It is not very spicy. Only two real scenes that are. But it was still enjoyable and there was so much tension and slow burn you didn’t even notice.
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I’ve been in a funk and honestly overwhelmed by how many ARCs I have. Only 2-3 I remember even signing up for. Then I get 7 in 24 hours?!
Sometimes I wonder if you join these master lists they don’t randomly send you ARCs if they have a low sign-up. 😩
Some things are happening in my personal life and I am just mentally & emotionally in need of escapism and reading for pure enjoyment. Not a deadline. Which makes me feel horrible. Because I love these authors and want to read these ARCs.
Regardless. If you love Draco Malfoy redemption ARCs fanfics and a learning how to be morally grey Granger then I couldn’t recommend this more. It is not very spicy. Only two real scenes that are. But it was still enjoyable and there was so much tension and slow burn you didn’t even notice.
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April 5, 2024
Wow. This Fic absolutely had me sobbing both sad and happy tears. It is one of the best written that I've come across and I 100% recommend it. Be prepared. It has plenty of trigger warning worthy parts, parts I cried so hard that I had to stop reading for a bit to clear my head. The injustice of the war and the many casualties was hard to stomach but it was written beautifully and it's absolutely haunting. The amount of effort that went into this is stunning. Definitely one of my favorite Dramionies to date.
Some trigger warnings you should be aware of if you are sensitive to it; mentions of non-consensual sex and forced pregnancy, mentions and scenes of horrific child brutalization and death, Torture of the main characters, there is serious mental health concerns brought up and this is a hard fic to stomach. I still give it 5 stars and would gladly give it more if I could.
Some trigger warnings you should be aware of if you are sensitive to it; mentions of non-consensual sex and forced pregnancy, mentions and scenes of horrific child brutalization and death, Torture of the main characters, there is serious mental health concerns brought up and this is a hard fic to stomach. I still give it 5 stars and would gladly give it more if I could.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 12, 2023
I’ve read so many war fics at this point that my expectations are really high. I’m giving this 3.5 stars because it was unique and I enjoyed it overall, but there were some things I was getting frustrated with.
It was so long and I get that there needed to be growth from both characters but it felt like there was unnecessary rifts between the characters just for the sake of creating conflict. There was already enough conflict that I don’t think it was necessary. Outside of that, it was cute. The writing was pretty good and the story had a lot of new and unique things I haven’t read before. Overall would recommend!
It was so long and I get that there needed to be growth from both characters but it felt like there was unnecessary rifts between the characters just for the sake of creating conflict. There was already enough conflict that I don’t think it was necessary. Outside of that, it was cute. The writing was pretty good and the story had a lot of new and unique things I haven’t read before. Overall would recommend!
November 13, 2023
The Order of Serpents Review
“It’s going to be okay, Draco,” she whispered. “We’ll figure it out together.”
Someone needs to take these fanfictions away from me.
Only Dramione could have made me put down Iron Flame for a day.
I really love these wartime romances for them. They’re enduring. Seeing how the war changes them and brings them together in so many different ways. Seeing the lengths that they will go to for each other.
I loved that Scorpius made an appearance in this one too. He was too sweet and adorable.
I didn’t expect to pause Iron Flame for this, just save it. But it was that good, sucked me all the way in instantly and I had to finish it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
🌶️🌶️🌶️
“It’s going to be okay, Draco,” she whispered. “We’ll figure it out together.”
Someone needs to take these fanfictions away from me.
Only Dramione could have made me put down Iron Flame for a day.
I really love these wartime romances for them. They’re enduring. Seeing how the war changes them and brings them together in so many different ways. Seeing the lengths that they will go to for each other.
I loved that Scorpius made an appearance in this one too. He was too sweet and adorable.
I didn’t expect to pause Iron Flame for this, just save it. But it was that good, sucked me all the way in instantly and I had to finish it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
🌶️🌶️🌶️
March 4, 2024
THIS. WAS. AMAZINGGGGGGGG OMFG!!!! i loved this so much!!! this might now be on my top 3 with manacled and remain nameless!!! it was so precious and so cute!!! so many moments that reminded me of measure of a man too! when the author said they were a poet normally IT MADE SO MUCH SENSE!! there are such wonderful quotes and beautiful prose in this. the pacing was PERFECT and a perfect mix of plot and romantic plot!! i was so invested it was so brilliant. i also loved the quotes so much before every chapter - i had so many highlighted. just SOOO GOOD i obviously wanted more because it wasn’t enough!!! just sooo so good wow
November 23, 2023
Overall I enjoyed the book. AU Voldemort wins and ends up possessing Harry’s body since his was becoming old. Draco defects to the True Order with his son Scorpius and Hermione oversees his probationary period. Some of the action scenes felt unnecessary and almost always ended with someone getting injured. I liked how the Slytherin gang ended up together though, always love a feisty Pansy and sweet Theo. The Gryffindors were a bunch of assholes to Hermione but some of them got a bit of a redemption at the end.
May 5, 2024
it wasnt the best. it was really long, which meant i was getting bored with how little prgress was being made. but i think that is more on me wanting a short easy flowing book then a long world building one. Also the communication between hermione and draco was euhhhh. not good, at all. scorp was fine but even i got sick of his toddler speak. i read maybe 30-35% and then skipped to the last 2 chapters and epilouges, so slight DNF but also not really, because what did i really miss that was critical to the story.
July 24, 2024
-war fic (44 chapters)
-“enemies” to lovers
- battle partners
-well written
- well constructed plot
- Adorable and crucial character of Scorpius
- HEA
- slowest burn
- 🌶
⚠️Spoiler⚠️
Draco was sexually violated and it took him time to come to terms with physical intimacy. Usually In books this plot is used for FCs but I LOVED that it was reverse and how hermione made him feel comfortable, also how his condition didn’t magical got cured because he was with the girl he loved. They both had to work up to it.
-“enemies” to lovers
- battle partners
-well written
- well constructed plot
- Adorable and crucial character of Scorpius
- HEA
- slowest burn
- 🌶
⚠️Spoiler⚠️
Draco was sexually violated and it took him time to come to terms with physical intimacy. Usually In books this plot is used for FCs but I LOVED that it was reverse and how hermione made him feel comfortable, also how his condition didn’t magical got cured because he was with the girl he loved. They both had to work up to it.
May 14, 2024
Una historia tan hermosa, ver a Draco siendo padre y reformandose para ser un mejor hombre es algo que enamora, y el pequeño Scorpius es tan adorable que 100% será tu personaje favorito, Hermione con todos sus miedos y traumas termina completamente enamorada de esa pequeña familia que la ayuda a tener esperanzas de nuevo. Y la historia entre Harry y Voldemort da miedo , no quiero imaginarme a Harry siendo el cascarón de Voldemort.
December 23, 2024
DNF on page 76/8%
The writing style just wasn’t for me. The cursing felt superficial & I felt it was excessive for this particular story. My reason for DNF’ing is simply that I wanted to get wrecked by a story that’s primarily focused on Draco being a single father. And a love connection to slowly develop between him and Hermione be a secondary focus. I felt that the immaturity levels displayed by both Hermione and Draco wasn’t something I enjoyed.
The writing style just wasn’t for me. The cursing felt superficial & I felt it was excessive for this particular story. My reason for DNF’ing is simply that I wanted to get wrecked by a story that’s primarily focused on Draco being a single father. And a love connection to slowly develop between him and Hermione be a secondary focus. I felt that the immaturity levels displayed by both Hermione and Draco wasn’t something I enjoyed.
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