Harry Potter and The Bound Prince

AHHH!!! I finally finished it! Although I just started two days ago, Harry Potter and The Bound Prince by Slashpervert and Sayingsorry_hh was a long, thorough read. It was unbelievable. This was my first venture into the Harry/Draco pairing, and it was enjoyed!

I don't even know where to start....

Location: The Quidditch Pitch, LJ

The summary for this story is:

*BELOW*

Warnings: BELOW

Rating: ADULT

Length: Novel Length, 125K

Time Period: Hogwarts, 6th Year

How Good?: So so so good. 10/10

And the Smut?: Hot, constant nonstop. HOT.

Status: Complete

Pairing: Harry/Draco

"In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince there is a pivotal moment where things could have gone very differently. That is the bathroom scene where Harry nearly kills Draco by accident. Draco is upset that Harry has caught him crying and throws a hex. It escalates and ends in blood. Our story begins with the simple premise of "what if" something changed in the bathroom scene so that Harry and Draco talked instead of throwing hexes. It also takes the assumption of unvoiced attraction between the two. Draco takes a chance and kisses Harry. Once sparked, their mutual desire and exploration becomes the driving force in the alternative ending to that of Half-Blood Prince. Draco's "mission" from Voldemort turns out to be more complex than that presented in canon and their solution even more difficult. [Rating: ADULT. Heavy sexual content, slash, kink, D/S and monogamy. 125,000 words, 37 chapters.] Harry Potter and The Bound Prince won the 2007 Quill to Parchment Awards for 1) Best Male Slash, 2) Best Novel Length and 3) Best Trio Era fan fiction."

This is a big story. A BIG STORY. Not just in length but... When I started this story, and just now looked it up for links, I didn't realize that it was such a huge deal. That it was novel length, part of a series of HUGE HUGE novels. This is the kind of writing all writers should aspire to. Prolific, plentiful, and well betaed.

The entire series (though incomplete) is (here).

There was so much smut, so much drama and angst. It was so long, and everyone knows I like long stories, long fics. This is the most complete fic I have ever read, especially because of the continuance of the story with Harry Potter and The Secret Keeper which I have yet to read, but plan to today.

Everyone should read this, everyone. It's a little overwhelming at first, especially if you are new to slash, but then it's just so great. Draco and Harry are so equal, so even...

And you know, there is something that I find throughout both the HP and Twilight fandoms, in fanfiction, where this is some remarkable pairing, event, that goes unnoticed by the outside world. Draco and Hermione are a great pair, but rarely are they seen in public together, do anything in public together, and most certainly don't come out to everyone with anything even indicating how everyone takes it and how they go on. Perhaps that didn't make sense...

The writers who created this story/fic/novel, did a great job of continuing the story, exposing the couple, and explaining and showing the reactions of the school. Most stories keep the couple, whether a slash or just a het fannon pairing, a secret, or just end the story with the pairing coming out. No reaction, no backstory, just THE END.

I'm so happy that I get another story after this one, and then another, and another. I'm so excited! 10's all around!

**Reading List

PERMANENT

Will be edited over time

Scales and a Tail

Newly found, reading faithfully!

Water

Waiting for Coloured Grey to reappear! So I can read the ending... which apparently does exist. 

Claiming Hermione

Waiting for update!!! Ch. 29

A Licentious Proposition

About to read new update! Ch. 15

Out Of Control

Slowly working through, a little bit iffy at the moment as to whether I like it or not :(.

Girl Talk (L/Hr)

Waiting for updates, but rereading past chapters to keep me going...

List: Beyond the Veil, Ball and Chain, Diamond in the Rough...

Addictions

I started and finished reading Addictions by Cliodna yesterday, and I was not disappointed! It was just the thing to keep me entertained :). 

Location: -Personal Website-"Cliodna Writes"

The summary for this story is: "Hermione can't seem to figure out why Draco Malfoy wont stay away from her-and even more disturbing, neither can he.

Warnings: None Listed, but contains the usual. M/F sex...

Rating: NC-17 (not really)

Length: 15 Chapters, Mid-Length

Time Period: Post Hogwarts

How Good?: 9/10, perfect length, a great amount of everything, but falls a teeny bit short in the smut...

And the Smut?:  Where that point is lost. Though sexy, descriptive, and nicely timed, but a little more angst/experimentation could be given. Explanation below.

Status: Complete (2005)

Pairing: Draco/Hermione, Harry/Hermione

This Round 4 Dramione Award winner was a definite treat, and a great day read. It was rather predictable, but not disappointing in the least. Sometimes a story that has a major twist is ruined because of it! 

SPOILER!

And about the smut... The only problem I had was that if Hermione was experienced sexually, why on earth would the wildest thing she tries (illustrated in one of the sex books) be oral sex. If she is having sex with Draco Malfoy, there is definitely going to be some spanking, anal, the works. Not necessarily, but he is painted to be a bad boy in this story. Although the little bit of DubCon is very sensible, and used quite well, the idea that Draco needs/wants more than the usual that he's getting with Natalia should be played upon. He's sex starved, and should want as much and as many different versions as he can get, and should have no problem using it to mess with Hermione. 

Anywhoo! It still got a great rating, and with good reason. Harry is perfect for Hermione, in the literal sense... but logically, she belongs with Draco. It's clear with this story.