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hdcup_mod (hdcup_mod) wrote in hd_worldcup,
@ 2008-05-04 18:03:00

Entry tags:

fic, nc-17, prompt: the hermit, round i, team canon

The Hermit - Team Canon
Title: The Hermit
Team: Canon
Author: ravenna_c_tan
Prompt: The Hermit
Wordcount: 16,000
Rating: NC-17/Adult
Warnings: Explicit sex
Author's Note: The Hermit: "Withdrawal, acting alone... Difficulty connecting with the world or other people," i.e. 6th year Draco, carried forward into this story, while Harry is reversed: integral to his society

The Hermit

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1. Is the author/artist true to their team? Yes/No vote ("yes" is worth 2 points, "no" is worth 0)

2. How well did the author/artist use their Prompt? 1 to 9 (1 being the least)

3. How much did you like this story/art overall? 1 to 9 (1 being the least)

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	lilithilien 2008-05-04 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	Very sweet. I especially liked how the solution to the problem required both Muggle and magical knowledge. And Harry and Draco's methods of staying awake were a wonderful tease. But I still want to know -- who kissed Andromeda? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	meredyth_13 2008-05-06 06:23 am UTC (link)
	hehehe, your question caught my eye. I think, once the book was destroyed, that a kiss of love would wake the afflicted, so I saw Lucius kissing Narcissa awake, and Cissy kissing her sister - sisterly love and all that. :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilithilien 2008-05-06 12:53 pm UTC (link)
	Hmmm ... maybe, but Harry still had to use, um, extreme methods to wake Draco, even after the book was destroyed. But maybe the spell will weaken as the others wake up. Who knows what Bellatrix would have thought of! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2008-05-06 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	Andromeda never succumbed to the charmed sleep. She was still fighting it off at the time the curse was broken, so no one needed to wake her up specially. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ravenna_c_tan 2008-05-22 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I'm glad you had fun reading it. And yeah, as noted below, Andromeda didn't need a kiss, since she didn't succumb to the charmed sleep. (Reply to this) (Parent)

meredyth_13
2008-05-06 06:19 am UTC (link)

This was a fairy tale itself - it had that light, lilting quality. There was something hazy and surreal in their interactions once Harry started waking Draco - deliciously rolling along.

Draco as an anxiety ridden agoraphobic was rather apt and believable, and Harry was nicely depicted. I really liked the gentle tone of their entire journey, how there was no great drama once they realised they were working for the same thing.

And a lovely use of the fairy tale and it's cure to underpin a new and fascinating curse!

Well done!

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	ravenna_c_tan 2008-05-22 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	I'm so glad you thought so! I really had fun writing it and swapping their points of view, trying to make it nuanced but not so subtle as to be boring. :-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	leela_cat 2008-05-08 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Very nice retelling of the fairy tale with your weaving in of magic and potions and Muggle knowledge. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ravenna_c_tan 2008-05-22 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ships_harry 2008-05-12 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	This was great! Draco's withdrawal was very believable, and the fairytale elements lovely. Plus, the wake up methods, yum :). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ravenna_c_tan 2008-05-22 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	Glad you enjoyed it! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2008-05-21 04:32 am UTC (link)
	This is sooooo familiar to me! :-p I know who you are, mystery writer ;-) Tori/Scarlett ;-) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ravenna_c_tan 2008-05-22 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	Hee hee! Yes, love, it's me! (Reply to this) (Parent)