Draco's secret (NC-17) for serpenscript

[dmexchangemods]

Title: Draco’s secret
Author:
Pairing: Draco/Hermione
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Mentions of character death, of dubcon, and of torture
Summary: Nineteen years later, Draco tries to put things right.
Notes: What I said I was willing to write and what serpenscript requested were somewhat at odds (see End Notes), so this is my attempt to reconcile the seemingly

Comments

[scarletladyy]

This was fantastic! Absolutely brilliant, and I loved it so much, it was beautiful <3

Although, you kind of gave yourself away, I think ;P

[dollfaced]

Very creative! Intense and quite hot at the end. Beautifully written.

[junewilliams7]

I love this! You've worked very hard at keeping the Time Turner and timeline consistent with canon, with Draco unable to use the device to fast-forward. I think it's very plausible that Draco would become a changed man, esp after being stuck alone for years waiting for his other self to go back. Hermione is a loving stepmum to Scorpie, and she and Draco can now have the marriage they both want. Thank you for sharing this!!

[dianoram]

An amazing story! Very creative... It kept me at the edge of my seat in some instances. Wonderfully done.

I completely agree with the comment above about keeping Time Turner consistent, and I especially liked all the differences between Draco in the past and this one...

[parseltonguepen]

Sorry for not posting sooner - I was overdue in another fest, so I was focusing on finishing before I let myself read anything.

Ok, now to the actual comments! This was a very lovely read, and was lovely, dark, and angsty while skirting around the things you don't like, 'mystery' author XD

I can't imagine calculating how many turns it would have taken - anything with numbers makes my mind boggle (no doubt Arithmancy would have had me in tears). The moral dilemma Draco has, and the changes he makes, and the paradoxes, and his double life, and other!Draco - oh, it makes my head hurt to contemplate, but it was really quite fun to read. And the tucked in bits of wry humor - Draco's line about his hand was priceless! Thank you!