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hdcup_mod (hdcup_mod) wrote in hd_worldcup,
@ 2008-04-06 14:29:00

Entry tags:

fic, prompt: justice, r, round i, team canon

Darkness Is Not the Absence of Light - Team Canon
Title: Darkness Is Not the Absence of Light
Team: Canon
Author: janicechess
Prompt: Justice
Wordcount: 13,500
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry only wants what's fair for Narcissa Malfoy. But Narcissa has other plans, and Draco is willing to go along with just about anything to stay out of Azkaban.
Author's Note Many thanks to my betas and teammates for all their help.

Darkness Is Not the Absence of Light

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Poll #1328
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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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	ineffabili_tea 2008-04-06 03:20 pm UTC (link)
	This story is one of my favorite post-DH Harry/Draco stories I've read yet, even though I'm usually more drawn to happy endings. I especially liked how Ginny provided a foil to Harry's views on justice after the war while still being in character. Very well done! (Reply to this)

	greenjuly 2008-04-06 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. This was just so fantastic. So true to both Harry and Draco's canon-selves, and really well written. This works so well with canon : everyone is in character, the plot was great, and there was not the slightest hint of contrivance. I am very impressed! I will definitely be rereading, and re-review with more comments at that time. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greenjuly 2008-04-06 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Oh and also, I wanted to say that you used the prompt very well, Mystery Author. (I have my suspicions as to who you are, but I guess I'll just have to wait and see!) (Reply to this) (Parent)

fandomlurker
2008-04-06 05:33 pm UTC (link)

The Malfoys are such Slytherins. :) I liked "Malfoys who had apparently been positive contributors to society" & the bits of (snarky) humor throughout. Even though Ginny's anger annoyed me, I can understand where she's coming from since her brother was killed by Death Eaters & she was pretty much at their mercy her 6th year. And I love your Harry. He really is the teenager we know from the book. Not superpowered or some beacon of light & justice. He has a temper, is still oblivious, is a little more mature and will basically do what he thinks is the right thing.

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	ships_harry 2008-04-06 07:56 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh, ouch. That was really well put together - the trial process was interesting, and I enjoyed the duplicitous Narcissa - so wonderfully manipulative. Poor Draco, used again :-/. Great story! (Reply to this)

meredyth_13
2008-04-07 12:52 pm UTC (link)

This was slippery and dark and quite diabolic. Narcissa was exceptionally true, manipulative and sneaky and putting nothing before protecting the family and her interests. I really liked Lucius' pride in her. Draco was all bile and spite and fear and repression - he could have walked off the pages of the books.

And Harry - I think Harry being clueless and a step behind everyone else is not only canon, it's embedded in stone. He may one day get his act together, but not this week.

Ginny, though - oh, yes. She may be broken and fragile, but all the things I can see in her in the books, the shallowness, the anger, the selfishness, the hero worship - all come into play here. Grief hasn't changed her, it's just taken the filters off for others to see. This is very much how I can see her being. (don't get me started on how the hell JK ever really thought Harry would end up with her for the long haul).

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	ariadneelda 2008-04-07 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	This was wonderful! I loved the characterisations, from Harry and Draco to the elder Malfoys to everyone. Great fic, everything felt very canon. :-) (Reply to this)

splashedsilver
2008-04-11 03:51 pm UTC (link)

I know I'm just condemning myself to an agonising ending when I read Team Canon, but gosh... you just reeled me in with your description of post-DH, completely believable, with Harry incredibly IC with his need to see justice done - even though that justice involves Narcissa Malfoy. The debt he feels towards Narcissa is also very well-coloured, and it's something I'd see happening if we'd been given more DH in between the end of the war and the epilogue ;)

Thought the fic ended a bit abruptly after the trials started; would have loved to see more of the progression.

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	sivullinen 2008-04-12 09:02 am UTC (link)
	I loved the plot, and the POV changes worked well for this story! It was hot and believable and awesome ♥ (Reply to this)