Team Epilogue: 1. "I'll never lay a wand on..."

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Title: Parallels
Team: Epilogue
Author: curia_regis
Prompt: 1. "I'll never lay a wand on..."
Wordcount: ~2300
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Probable child abuse.
Summary: Harry's worst nightmare is losing his family.
Author's Note: Thank you to emerald_dragon8 for the awesomely quick beta. A special thanks to everybody in Team Epilogue for their support. And last but not least

Comments

[pervyunitwins]

I really liked the way that you narrated this tale; at first keeping Draco and Harry's perspective separate but them bring them together at end, while at the same time showing the parallels between their lives. Harry's perceived happiness vis-a-vis Draco's hard work to gain happiness and acceptance. Harry's crumbling perspective next to Draco coming into his true self. It was brilliant I liked the way that they came together. Your story was lovely and sad and happy all at once.

[curia_regis]

Thank you for your review! ♥ I'm really glad you liked the parallels. :)

[pennswoods]

What a shock I experience when I saw where this was going and how successfully brave you are in taking us there. I truly enjoyed the episodic nature of the story in which we saw a snapshot over the years of the unraveling of the two families, the utter heartbreak of abuse, and then of the weaving together of the Harry and Draco piece.

[curia_regis]

I'm really glad you liked it! :) I got the prompt as a pinch hit and immediately thought of this. Thank you for your review!

[phoenixacid]

This was really sad but the ending, where Harry and Draco found happiness with each other, was lovely. I enjoyed the structure of the fic, and how you showed us only glimpses of their lives and the parallels between them. And I thought the story flowed well. But I'm a little conflicted about the abuse issue, because while half of me wanted to know more about it - what made Ginny abuse her own son like that - the other half, liked it the way it is.

[curia_regis]

But I'm a little conflicted about the abuse issue, because while half of me wanted to know more about it - what made Ginny abuse her own son like that - the other half, liked it the way it is.

I think several people felt the same way. I was a bit hesitant of tackling the abuse issue straight on because I felt that explaining the reasons why might have made Ginny too sympathetic (for somebody who was abusing her children). Plus, I didn't think it would have gone well with the story structure.

Thank you for your review! ♥

[ura_hd]

interesting story

[curia_regis]

Thank you for the review! :)

[dracofiend]

This was really, really good--I've got it ticked in my mind as one of my 2 favorites of the fest so far. I loved the thoughtful introspection and how you kept each thought brief, so it didn't get too self-absorbed. I loved you unveiled the story via precise scenes and short but illuminating lines of dialogue. The characterizations of Harry and Draco were wonderfully straightforward and real. I have to admit the idea of Ginny as a physical child abuser is still a bit shocking to me to have fully sunk in, but I found the presentation to be so clean and effortlessly done. Truly fantastic storytelling here!

[curia_regis]

Yay! I'm glad you consider it one of your two favourites so far. ♥

Thank you for your review!