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[dramioneficrecommendations]

Dramione Fic Rec No. 66

Time and Tide by Misdemeanor1331: While ferrying a message for the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione Granger is caught by jaded Death Eater, Draco Malfoy. Unlikely and unwilling allies, the pair begin a cross-country journey where their survival depends on learning when to stand strong against the elements’ fury, and when it’s acceptable to erode.

Rated: M - Chapters: 9 - Words: 27,870 - Status: Complete

[kanamesharisenwrites]

✨💌 self promo time: reply with five of your favorite creations and pass this on to some of your favorite creators! Thank you for making such lovely things 💌

Ah, I’m late answering this! The hubby and I were busy with the pokemon go fest all weekend. Thank you @misdemeanor1331!!!

My five favorite creations, in no particular order:

The Rationality of Tragedies and Sins: (fandom: harry potter, complete) this dramione piece not only contains one of my favorite lines -  But in this sea of happy, vibrant energy, Hermione and her children are a small, hushed island. - but it was also the first piece that showcased my experience as a mother and child-care worker

Anatomy (of a Butterfly): (fandom: naruto, complete) Ino/Cho was my first ship as a fanfic writer, and this piece is, imho, my best work for them. Plus, it’s Chouji-centric. The boy doesn’t get enough love

take my hand (it’s as easy as): (fandom: harry potter, complete) I don’t write holiday fics often, but I adore how this one came out. it centers around an older, wiser version of Draco and Hermione - one of my favorite tropes for this pairing - and is somehow melancholy and hopeful at the same time

Lens of Truth: (fandom: naruto, complete) this kakasaku story is the first longer fic I’ve managed to complete. It’s not my strongest technical writing - I mean, it’s pretty old; older than the timestamp on it on ao3 - but the concept/storyline is still one of the favorite plunnies I’ve ever had

home: (fandom: naruto, wip) i almost feel guilty including my current fic since it’s not finished, but honestly, my love for it knows no bounds. this kakasaku fic explores all the hard things i was afraid to tackle before - both as a writer and as a woman. it’s the love story i’m writing for myself

[colubrina]

Hey, I saw your post re: the Dramione critique Discord and I'm curious. However, I have a few questions. How big is the group? What happens if we don't submit by the 15th or if we miss a month (either submitting or critiquing)? Most importantly, is concrit genuinely wanted, or is it more of a writing support group? Thanks!

Right now there are four of us.

People missing a month has never been an issue, so we’ve never established a policy.  In my larger original fiction group people bow out frequently because life happens, and if you don’t post one month you are excused from critiquing.  If you post but don’t critique, honestly, I’d give you one warning to get your feedback in and if you didn’t would kick you out before the next month.  If you never made yourself vulnerable by sharing your own work but dumped harsh critique on everyone you would similarly be asked to leave.  I’ve had experience on both ends, with groups where someone was very happy to tell people all their flaws but ducked out when it was her own turn on the hotseat, and with people who stick around just long enough to get feedback then bail.  I’m unamused with both.  The group is a small community.

OK, so your last question is going to spawn an essay.

When I critique people I generally start out fairly gently as I get a feel for what a person can handle.  After a few months, I feel more comfortable with someone moving from “Perhaps this is a bit wordy” or “maybe you don’t need to say this twice, it’s a bit of overkill” to “awkward” and “cut” and “you’re killing me with the book saidisms.”  I also think it’s incredibly important in critique to tell people what you like as well.  Even a quick “nice” on something that’s really working matters.  And trust is hugely important in critique relationships and that takes time to build. 

Do people only want feel good strokes?  No.  But that doesn’t mean it’s a no holds barred situation either.  Giving good critique is a skill, and one we are all constantly learning, and I have a bit of a hot button about people who disguise sadism and emotional abuse as “just genuine critique.”  I’ve also gone through two pretty prestigious mentoring programs and paid a professional editor for critical feedback and have never EVER gotten the sort of cruelty from professionals in the field as I’ve gotten from fic writers who are “being honest.”

So, do people want genuine critique?  Yes.  We’re all there to work on our craft.  But tact is a thing, as is caring about other people’s feelings and keeping in mind, “Would you say to the other person over a table in a cafe?”  

Context:  Our small dramione critique group is looking to expand.

[ghostspines]

Title: Hell & High Water [M] / Standard of Care [T] Author: Mel88 / Misdemeanor1331 Summary H&H: Life's choices are unfair, difficult, and occasionally impossible. But to stand in inaction is to perish, and to perish is to fail. What determines survival, and ultimately success, is one's ability to adapt to the consequences of the action taken.

Summary SC: St. Mungo’s doesn’t play politics. They expect their Healers to deliver a high standard of care to every patient, regardless of past associations. But when Hermione discovers that Draco is her assigned Healer, she doubts that St. Mungo’s had ever considered a past association as fraught as theirs.

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Okay, this is a major cheat. Unfortunately, I couldn’t pick just one from this author after re-reading these and reaffirming why she’s an utter gem. 

But, full disclosure, none of the pieces I selected hit all marks mentioned in the RP in one go because, as I said, rarely anything I’ve read and loved do. The office setting doesn’t exist in either of these recs, unfortunately, but like I said: I cheated. I just love this author a lot.

In Hell & High Water, they don’t work together, but the opening scene features a brief look into the type of relationship they’ve developed that is sincere and believable. Draco as an adult is often written to display prattish tendencies, which isn’t an unrealistic characterization, but I don’t come across a lot of fics where he’s depicted in this way either. He’s dignified, believably worthy of his status as a company owner, and clearly smitten with Hermione in a way that isn’t overly saccharine in sentiment.

My other favorite thing about this is the scene in the last chapter that captures the feeling that I shamelessly enjoy, where his desperation and anger prevents her from leaving due to the presence of another woman. It’s a brief moment, but the emotions the author infuses in this scene gives me life.

In Standard of Care, there’s a moment where Draco misreads a situation, which gives rise to increasing tension that’s already occurring between them during Hermione’s visits. There’s a subtle sweetness that occurs between them even though there’s not a lot that actually happens. I’m pretty sure in my original review to the author, I expressed a wish for this to be lengthened because there was so much potential to explore where they could take their budding courtship. Like I would actually kill for an extension.

On a side note, something that I’d noticed and addressed to the author, is how believable Draco is as a Healer. Medicine comes up in more than one of her stories, but her knowledge in the field is so refreshing because it’s reflected when Draco tends to Hermione. It’s such a minor detail, but it adds another dimension to an already great fic.

[dramioneasks]

I can't remember this even if it's pretty recent. Draco and Hermione are married - marriage of convenience or marriage law - and she's cheating on him with Ron, who in turn is with lavander. Draco has to celebrate a sort of family magic rite and he's waiting for hermione. She comes back saying that lavander is pregnant an with ron is over. Draco is infatuated - or loves her. Does someone know it?

Anyone?

Edit” Thansk!

misdemeanor1331: This was my Advent piece, "Blood Over Bone." https://archiveofourown.org/collections/dhr_advent_2017/works/12776898

[dramioneremix]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Blaise Zabini, Original Characters Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Mildly Dubious Consent, Sex Work, Politics, Romance Summary:

Draco Malfoy needs an escort. Hermione Granger needs the money. One week in Italy could give them both far more than what they bargained for.

[colubrina]

misdemeanor1331 replied to your post “*looks at stats for Wiltshire Space Station* *contemplates drinking to...”

I mean, drink anyway? It's a Sunday, after all. No stress allowed until Monday morning. ��

Alas, if you mix my migraine medication with alcohol you risk accidental overdose and suicidal ideation.  I haven’t had a drink in a year.   I’m going to have to sort out the feels of realizing I’ve lost 90% of fic readers and have about the same number of people reading as I did when I posted my first fic and hadn’t spent five years building an audience all without the help of sweet, sweet emotional numbing agents.

6 original novels and winning mentorships in two (2!!!) contests and I can’t even get a request to read a full manuscript.  2 million word of fic and no one wants to read what I’m writing.

I probably should just have a drink.  Or five.  lol.

[dramioneasks]

Hi!! Do you know of any fic where hermione is really struggling with her mental health or something and Draco is there and super protective? Kind of like broken but without the kid and maybe if Draco showed his emotions a little more and their relationship developed a tiny bit quicker? She doesn’t have to be on the outs with harry and them.

Hi! Here are some:

Nightmares and Nocturnes By: olivieblake - M, 31 Chapters - A story per night to save her life. Dramione, dystopian post-war AU. HEA. COMPLETE.

Unhinged By: writerspassion18 - M, 43 Chapters - Running, hiding, secrets, and war. It’s only natural to go a little crazy.

Static By: galfoy - M, 21 Chapters - The Order rescued Draco and Lucius Malfoy after Lord Voldemort turned on them. All the safe houses are full, and Hermione Granger is the only one who can take them in. Will she agree after having suffered a drastic nervous breakdown? 

Hero of the Day by floorcoaster - PG, one-shot - Life is about the little things.

My Insides are Copper by realjane - M, 28 chapters - When her childhood nemesis comes to her rescue, Hermione is forced to confront past trauma–and the consequences of a war with no clear winners. The “Brightest Witch” no longer, Hermione finds herself immersed in a crisis of purpose, which is both hindered and healed by the presence of Draco Malfoy.When he sees her for the first time in ten long years, Draco is forced to reckon with past deeds he has long worked to forget. Despite having one foot planted firmly in the muggle world, and a tarnished heart, Draco finds something in Hermione that has evaded him his entire life: hope.Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione and Draco meet by chance in Muggle London. Mutual curiosity sparks an unlikely magnetism between them, but neither of them are the children that they once were. The nasty boy is gone, and in his place is a man left almost passionless. The passionate girl has been culled by the isolation of infamy, and in her place is a woman without much left to give. They’re both missing an essential piece: an anchor.

- Jamie

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Branded - Misdemeanor1331 - M, 4 chapters - Hermione knew she had to try harder, either to heal faster or hide her failing more effectively. She did not understand why the PsychoSocial Healing sessions hadn’t worked for her as they had for Harry and Ron. She did not understand why she was still lost, still low, still struggling to breathe, and talk, and see, and live.