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I did a reread of Manacled (and also partial listen to a podcast) recently and I have a question: who fed Hermione when she was kept in the dungeons at Hogwarts for 16 months? Did that ever get covered and I missed it? Is there an explanation that exists? I like to think the house elves stepped in, but honestly, that’s not the best explanation lol.
I’ve started reading Secrets and Masks and girl…… these grammatical errors 😭
So glad it wasn’t just meeee
Harry Potter, specifically Dramione, fanfics are my midlife crisis. Going through perimenopause and wanting to cry every 37 seconds is so confusing. Is it my kids? My parents? My job? My attachment to fictional characters?… that is making me cry in public? Who knows? I wish I had real life friends who read what I read, I need someone to talk to about this stuff!!!!
Edit to add: Narcissa just told Draco “I’m proud of you” at the same time as my son walked in and now I’m actually sobbing in public so…….. yay hormones?
Speaking of perimenopause and my job: I just wanted to let everyone know that it was in fact (partially at least) my job. The job that loved and dedicated every thing to. It ended. Threw me out. But I landed and found new work, hopefully in my same field it a little askew.
Harry Potter, specifically Dramione, fanfics are my midlife crisis. Going through perimenopause and wanting to cry every 37 seconds is so confusing. Is it my kids? My parents? My job? My attachment to fictional characters?… that is making me cry in public? Who knows? I wish I had real life friends who read what I read, I need someone to talk to about this stuff!!!!
Edit to add: Narcissa just told Draco “I’m proud of you” at the same time as my son walked in and now I’m actually sobbing in public so…….. yay hormones?
As far as I’ve seen (that’s not far- between the full time job 2 hours away from home, and the teenagers), Neville is never Bad. And I love that.
Bad Omens by Onebedtorulethemall probably captures the absolute absurdity that is Jo’s ministry of magic the best. It’s all effing ridiculous and too many acronyms that spell out the silliest things. Like W.A.N.K and G.I.T.S
The Ordeal of Being Known and The Rewards of Being Loved by louisfake destroyed me. I don’t think I’ve read a more beautifully written fanfic so far. I’m still a sucker for Dramione, but omg this version of the Drarry ship ripped my heart out only to rebuild it. The love story in the first fic and the smut in the second were absolutely perfect. Probably one of the best fics I’ve read yet.
The Ordeal of Being Known by louisfake broke my heart and then put it back together… for my first Drarry fic, it was beautiful.
I finished the fic I had to slog through. It was a sweet story and very gentle, but sooooooo boring! I’m glad I finished it though. I also got through the audio version of one of the most toxic fics I’ve read to date! It was great, but dang! The Dramione relationship in that one was so unhealthy! I won’t be sharing the name of the toxic one because apparently that author got a lot of hate online and pulled all her socials and everything and that’s so not ok. It’s ok for us to not like a Thing, but I can’t really get behind online, anonymous bashing.
One of my other loves, something I’ve been into since high school and not at all related to my Dramione mid life crisis, is visible mending and crust pants. I am far removed from the all black, mohawk, dressing crusty part of my life, but I do still wear mostly punk mom clothes lol. I’ve been working on these pants for about 6 years and I will not be showing the outside because they are very distinctive and I don’t want my real life people finding my fanfic blog lol. Visible mending and crust patches are a wonderful way to extend the life of your clothing and to express your self, both artistically and politically. These pants feel like armor when I wear them, and I can’t wait to show more of the insides of my mending work.
There are fics I absolutely fly through, even when there are elements I don’t like, they keep my interest long enough to get to the good parts. I talk about most of those here. And then there are fics are just a slog to get through! I don’t know how to explain it lol. The concept is great, but the story is kinda boring. I’m going to finish it because like I said, I really like the idea.
Working my way through a very tedious, though sweet, little fic. The story is a nice fairy tale style version of Dramione, but honestly I’m finding it kind of boring, with inconsistent magic rules that throw me off every time I encounter them lol. It’s a sweet little tale though and I do recommend it as it’s pretty short, especially if you’re into fairytales.
I ended up really like the fic I thought I wouldn’t like, then I really also like The Auction by LovesBitca8 but then I read Remain Nameless by HeyJude19 and I think that might have been my favorite so far!
Ok so I’m reading a fic that I might actually not like so I won’t be sharing the name of it unless I get to the end and decide I actually liked it lol. I’m basically 50% of the way through and it is getting better so I want to give it more time. I WILL be finishing it lol, it’s not *bad*, it seems worth finishing, especially the further into it I get, but dang, it did not start off strong. Hermione is weak willed and kind of… flaccid? Draco is really mean and guarded (and not really in that weird, cool, toxic kind of way?). Harry is… just kind of lame. Ginny is over bearing. Honestly, Ron is probably the most well written character lol! Well, Ron and Narcissa. The good news is, as the story (which in and of itself is actually pretty entertaining) progresses, I am seeing some character development that I like a lot. Even if this doesn’t end up to be my fave fic, I am excited to finish it and maybe even read the others in this series.
"Oh, you haven't read the classics..." I'VE READ THE CLASSICS
✨Dramione edition✨
Manacled by senlinyu
Rights and Wrongs by LovesBitca8
Isolation by bexchan
The Fallout by everythursday
Breath Mints / Battle Scars by Onyx_and_Elm
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare
Wait and Hope by mightbewriting
Meet Your Match by morriganmercy
Measure of a Man by inadaze22
Love In A Time Of The Zombie Apocalypse by rizzlewrites
Secrets and Masks by EmeraldSlytherin
Remain Nameless by HeyJude19
Bring Him To His Knees by musyc
The Eagle's Nest by HeartOfAspen
Dragon's Heartstrings by pinkinku
"undoing this character's death would take away his sacrifice and character arc" girl I don't give a shit. I'm bringing him back through the power of ao3 fix-it fics and there's nothing you can do to stop me x
to be a pedantic navel-gazer on what's obviously a joke post for a minute. I think the value of fanwork comes from its ability to explore things the source material couldn't or shouldn't have done. Maybe it was the absolute correct thing for blorbo to die at the end of act 1 and his survival would have torpedoed the rest of the plot from that point on, but it would also be so interesting to see how he would have interacted with the story after that point!
It's great to be able to explore 'what if the stupid thing happened in the story' ideas in a medium everyone knows is unofficial and can't affect anything. It's the peak of having your cake and eating it too.
