Team AU: 15. He who can, does. He who can't, teaches the Dark Arts.

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Title: In Summer Grass
Team: AU
Author: maja_li
Prompt: 15. He who can, does. He who can't, teaches the Dark Arts.
Wordcount: ~6700
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Character death, angst.
Summary: The people Harry loved had a funny way of dying-so why should it be so strange that he fall in love with a dead man?
Author's Note: THANK YOU to my brilliant,

Comments

[nolagal]

Wonderful story. I loved Draco and how Harry fell for him despite their situation. I also loved how you reworked the final battle.

[maja_li]

Thank you, darling! *smishes* The final battle was just kicks to write; I always wanted Harry to actually, you know, kill Voldemort, instead of the weird little thing he pulled with Expelliarmus, so this was my chance to make it happen! *laughs*

♥

[i_m_b00]

Hmm I think I may have offended with my last comment. Seriously that was not my intention at all. I truly loved this

[maja_li]

Thank you for such a lovely comment! :D I don't know what "last comment" you're talking about--if you deleted and then changed it, I didn't notice--but this one put such a big smile on my face!

I'm glad you liked Draco as a ghost; it was definitely a different way of working with his character than anything I've done before. What's "Ghost and Mrs. Muir"? I've never read it (seen it? is it a movie?) but at the risk of sounding awfully full of myself, if this story reminded you of it I'd love to take a look!

Thanks so much for reading and commenting! ♥

In Summer Grass

[joan_waterhouse]

I'm still dizzy after reading this.

Your writing is so beautiful, the AU that you built to believable. It makes so much sense going to AU from the Sectumsempra scene. I like that so many things from canon stayed the same (Snape kills Dumbledore, Snape dies, etc.), while the AU in itself was consistent as well. Very well done!

Re: In Summer Grass

[maja_li]

Hee. ^_^ Thank you, lovely! I hadn't done a lot of AU before I wrote this, so I wanted to stay as close to canon as possible...I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :D ♥

[sugareey]

So I know I only had the general idea of what this would be about...but OMG!

Love, this is amazing! I love the way you went back into 6th year to change things around. Draco as a ghost really helped to bring his character out, and another "what if Draco helped Harry?"

The direct quotations from HBP really put my mind right into bathroom scene and it really helps to envision what was going on, even though it happened so fast. But to Harry, I'm sure that was what he felt like, that it happened so fast. And for Draco to actually go to him, that was definitely a big step I think for the both of them.

I loved the way they fell for each other, and Harry is still Harry and Draco is still Draco and as sad the ending was, it worked. It really did.

You've done well for your team. WOOT! =)

[maja_li]

Wahey! I'm so glad you liked it, hon! *squishes and cuddles* I'm glad you liked the pacing; it does sort of dive right in, but I was hoping the quote from the book would ease that a little, and it sounds like it worked, so yay! :D Draco's character was also a blast--a snarky, sneaky, tricky blast, but a blast! XD

Hee. ^_^ ♥

[dacro]

Lovely!
I think this turned out great! (see? heh) You somehow managed to give us suspense, horror, romance and a battle all in one! Way to go! I know it was a long journey, but this was really great. You're right, they did need to part, but I love that you also used 'that place in between' to give them some time to be together. Amazing AU! Way to go, teammate!

[maja_li]

LOL, thanks for having faith in me, lovely! :D Looking back on this is all rose-colored and not stressful at all XD I had so much fun writing it in the end, and meeting all y'all! *squishes* ♥