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hdcup_mod (hdcup_mod) wrote in hd_worldcup,
@ 2008-04-03 07:15:00

Entry tags:

fic, nc-17, prompt: judgment, round i, team ewe

After Eden -- Team EWE
Title: After Eden
Team: EWE
Author: rickey_a
Prompt: Judgment
Word Count: ~15,000
Rating: NC-17
Warning(s): None
Summary: Life threatening injuries are an occupational hazard even for a seasoned Auror, but Harry Potter never considered the possibility of life altering injury. And why is it that Draco Malfoy has to be the one to help him?
Author's Notes: Huge thanks to my betas (to be revealed), the unsung heroes of fan fiction, and my marvelous EWE teammates.

After Eden

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greenjuly
2008-04-06 10:16 pm UTC (link)

I likes me a magical injury story! I liked the premise of this fic, because it’s totally believable that Harry would undergo some kind of accident in his line of work. Draco here is quite far removed from his canon-self, but this works given that the fic is set when they’re 30ish. I like the way you have written him and dealt with the events of the past; it works really well.

I like confirmedgay!Harry, too, even if I did kind of hate the line "So how's my favorite homosexual ex-boyfriend today?" But I do appreciate its utility in getting a bunch of backstory out of the way.

I loved the eventual tension that developed between Harry and Draco :

Suddenly, Harry felt awkward and unsure, much like his first days at Hogwarts. There was something strange and unsaid between them, only Harry hadn't the faintest idea what it might be. Certainly, they had overcome many of their differences and much of their past.

"Well good night then," said Harry, grabbing a handful of Floo powder.

Ah, yes. The awkward end of a ‘non-date date’! You captured that feeling very well. And Harry’s attempt to make a joke about the newspaper article! I adore scenes like that.

The (first) dinner scene was priceless. Eating crow, indeed. As Bill and Ted would say, that part was so righteous. Oh, and it was neat that Dean and Seamus made an appearance! I’ve always had a soft spot for those characters. And Ron’s rules! Too brilliant.

Props to your betas, too. This story is well-edited and considered. I really enjoyed this.

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	rickey_a 2008-05-27 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks for your comments. And yeah, I knew the Ginny line was going to be love/hate. I loved it and later showed their relationship as close, honest and playful, so I left it in;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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