I love this bit with Harry :) it’s just really great

Stab me
Gut me
Shatter me
I love it al

Gahhhhhhhh!

The KISSSSSSSS
THE PORTRAIT!
Love

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! The angst and the love and ohhhhhhhhh!

My heart!
“Hermione gave a small sigh and a tiny smile, and then left him to mull in a sea of confusion and the crackling of hope and desire.
Which he would promptly do his best to quash.” —just shatter me, why don’t you?

So much love love love!

The books, the painting. The house. Le sighhhhhg

Such a perfect beginning

I loved this story very much. I even loved it more than your story We Learned the Sea. I was so intrigued with Draco's character from the start. It's one of the best versions of Draco I have read ever in dramione stories. It was a treat to explore his character. His deep feelings towards Hermione, his emotions, the way he observed everything affected me very much. He was a simply masterpiece.

Honestly I was going to stop reading this story when suddenly the relationship between Hermione and Fred was revealed. Because I absolutely hate love triangles. But then I had fallen for this Draco very hard so I have to come back. And I am glad I did it. It helped a lot there is not any major parts of the other couple. Dramione moments were so beautiful. The way slowly Draco's feelings towards slowly started changing and getting deeper was an incredible experience to read.

It was hurting to see him struggle with his emotions, his pain when Hermione stopped meeting him, his jealously and pain to see Hermione with Fred which I hated too. I loved the way the relationship between developed dramione. The moments they spend with each other were so cute and it felt like they were already together. Draco was complicated but reading from his pov I could understand him. It was difficult to understand Hermione. I couldn't fathom why she suddenly stopped having contact with Draco at the first time and started seeing him again without explaining anything. The second time when she did it again I thought she was jealous and was taking time to work on her feelings. I thought like Draco she also don't want to accept her feelings. I didn't know at that time she was actually struggling because of Draco's lack of emotions.

I don't blame her for not understanding him but I still hate the fact that she was with Fred so that he could fight her. But I understand why she did it and like every characters she has her own flaws. I was gobsmacked when she revealed her feelings. I didn't expected that and it certainly answered many of my doubts regarding her actions. Also I felt relieved when she finally broke up with Fred. I loved that part very much when Draco finally confessed his feelings to her and said that he is ready for her. It was so worth to wait for such a moment. I can't describe in words how much I loved that moment.

I was at first scared by Draco's fascination of jumping from the cliff. I thought he was suicidal but then when I understand her reason I become fascinated by it too moreover the way he compared it with his emotions regarding Hermione. I wanted to hug him for what he did for the girl Erin. No wonder why Sarah was so easily smitten with him. His interaction with Lucius was interesting. And I felt really revealed that he didn't kill Narcissa and loved it how it finally free Draco from everything. I loved that moment very much when he finally conquered the height and forgive himself.

Apart from dramione I loved how you portrayed the friendship of Draco with Harry and Ron. I cherished every moments of them. Some of my favourite dramione stories have Draco's friendship with Harry but I have read only one dramione story where he was good friends with Ron but he was not friends with Harry there. I hope you would again portray this friendship when you write a dramione story again. I loved every moments of their friendship but my favourites were when Ron asked his permission to marry Pansy, when Harry made him godfather for his son and when he told Ron that he had jumped from the clif. I am thankful that you have presented their friendship so beautifully. I hope you would write it again. This is an earnest request from me.

I also loved his friendship with Pansy very much. I am always a big fan of his friendship with her. Also I loved how the Weasleys were with Draco. This story has become one of my favourites. It was privilege to read this story. Thanks for writing this story xx.

Such a cute story! I didn’t want it to end.

I know I am very very late to reading this, bit I am glad i took the plunge (pun intended). This was, I literally don't have words apart from "oh wow". Thank you for this beautiful story about self discovering and acceptance, and letting one self fall for someone...

he strings her along and won't commit. it's so sad

Wow a surprising visit with Lucius, and what a relief to Draco! Loved the end. I was surprised he went to the cliff first before finding Hermione, but that was rather fitting with one thing ending and another starting.

It could have been really easy to rush the ending but I liked the 3 week wait before the prison visit, showing the reality that life was not all suddenly easy for Draco.
Great story. Must have taken a lot of hardwork.

this story is so good so original. so much push and pulls and inner conflict of malfoy. its nice on how you elaborate and explain in details of malfoy complicated ways of thinking, his doubts . well done author. wish i could read more of your pieces. :)