The Nietzcshe Classes

I read The Neitzcshe Classes by Beringae was a nice little treat! I finished it yesterday, and enjoyed it for the most part. I'm taking Intro to Philosophy currently, and just read The Gay Science so this was really interesting to find! I almost want to school my professor on fanfiction and Dramione just so he could effectively check out this fic! 

Location: FF.net

The summary for this story is:

"The Ministry takes action against the remaining prejudice in the wizarding society and asks Hermione for help. “What do you want? Money? Power? Name your price, Granger. I’m not about to let pride get in my way when an Azkaban sentence is on the line.”

Warnings: None listed, but your usual angst, drama, maybe some dubcon. Oh, and character death

Rating: M

Length: 15 chapters, 45K. Not very long, but big for this number of chapters I suppose. 

Time Period: Post War/Hogwarts

How Good?: Pretty good. 7/10

And the Smut?: Beautiful, but not the focus of the story. 

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

***Spoilers

This is very... questionable. When I finished it, I didn't really feel like it was actually done, but not for the normal reasons. It wasn't as if there was this big dramatic  turmoil left unresolved, or a conflict that took a load of chapters, only for it to be scrambled closed hastily. I don't really know how to describe this.

The first thing I thought of after the last chapter was "that was dry." It wasn't full of pain, or passion, and Hermione was COMPLETELY hung up on Ron's death. Throughout the entire thing. And Draco is so detached he should be in an asylum. Practically everything he says is because he's lashing out. Well, maybe not...

You'd think that with Hermione in mourning, and Draco having everything (his parents, his status) taken away from him, that there would be a hot, dramatic, clash of minds and bodies once the initial hate and disgust wore off. But the only connection is the sex, and even in that Hermione is still imagining Ron hating her for it. 

Sigh. This is still wonderfully written, edited, and a plot that I've never read before. I love the quotes, and the themes of each chapter. I loved that. I guess I'm just so used to the big hot messes that I usually read that this was sort of different. But not in the refreshing way. 

:(. 

Freedom's Consequence, Rapture's Reward

Me, the terrible Dramione reader hadn't even heard of this fic, Freedom's Consequence, Rapture's Reward by CelticSass. But then again, I usually don't search for other people's rec lists. I found this story on a list that dynonugget made and immediately started reading it. It was everything I could hope for, and sometimes even more!

Location: FF.net

The summary for this story is:

"When trying to fulfill the terms of a relative's will Hermione Granger enters into a dangerous bargain with her childhood nemesis Draco Malfoy. Fate conspires against Hermione and the arrangement grows more complicated."

Warnings: Mild violence, briefly mentioned dark themes, sexual situations (duh!), adult language and themes. (Nothing out of the ordinary.)

Ratings: M

Length: Long, 26 very full chapters

Time Period: Post War

How Good? Surprisingly good, remarkable, something I would definitely recommend. 8.5/10 for many punctuation problems. If you aren't used to a lack of break indicators, it may take you a while to get in to the flow but it's worth it to try! But it's only punctuation that's the problem, the grammar and phrasing is so perfect, and the "English" like terms are aplenty! 

And the smut? Not the focus of the story, but 9/10 when it is in a chapter. Super hot... 

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

What I look for as soon as I find a potential story to read is first, length, second, completeness. Almost every story that is complete, or has at least 20K words is worth reading and reviewing. So although dyno rec'd it, I still would have read it some day or another...

The warnings for this story are just something I made up from her introductory paragraph. There is no BDSM, no unseemly bloodplay, or Mpreg plotlines. Nothing worth being warned about. Which was pleasant! Shockingly so since I've been reading such "edgy" fics lately that this was so refreshing! 

And you know what else is refreshing? A disgustingly in character Draco. Hermione is her usual stubborn, narrow-minded, bookish self (perfect for the inevitable courting and romance)... but Draco, instead of transforming into this perfect, loving, though still snarky husband who is doing everything imaginable to make Hermione happy and raise a family and yah-dah, CelticSass leaves all of that alone. I trust she did this on purpose, cause it was amazing! To have a heartless, self-centered, self serving, user, prat, unfeeling sociopath Draco as, to me, the focus of the story was just so different, quirky, and just laughable at times. 

And although a slight change was apparent in his attitude toward the end of the story, it was really questionable. He maintained this attitude, and instead of changing to accommodate Hermione's soft/hard loving nature, he had other things to think about. Getting laid, protecting his possessions, and finding every possible way to keep his arse alive. This is what I'm talking about!

Hermione is, at times, just as thickheaded, but it works! He rubs off on her (not just like that), and it works so that Mione isn't trampled over completely in his bossiness...

For those planning on reading this, don't skip ahead! Ever. This fic has quite a few twists and turns, and they are all presented and resolved so well...

***I plan on reviewing "What Happens in Paris" by ArieSemir tomorrow after work... Yes, work! I got a job! Finally!