Switch

I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, and right after starting the fic I was sure I had missed a chapter somewhere. It starts off quickly, but is worth the time taken to figure out exactly what's going on!

Switch by RZZMG

Summary: It was only supposed to be one night - a set-up with a hot guy at a fetish club in Muggle London for some mind-blowing, no-strings-attached sex where Hermione would play the submissive role. However, when her amazingly skilled and sensual partner, Draco Malfoy, kept sending her tickets and roses to return to the club to meet again and again, how could a single, sexually-experimental girl say 'no'? Hermione's about to learn the hard way that the sins of the flesh can prove to be too tempting for the body - and the heart - to resist.

Location: FF.net

Rating: M

Length: 45K

Time Period: Post Hogwarts

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

Very clever arrangement, not your typical BDSM story with the realistic twist of the 'switch.' A very adult take on life Post-war, for all characters.

Though this review sounds dry, the story is not! Only, it's unique and quite special. And of course, sexy. Sex themed festivals, anyone?

Price He Demands

I almost didn't want to finish Price He Demands by Curiositykills, but pushed through it anyways. The push was worth it, I must say! It has a very interesting concept, one of the first that I've read with a little bit of next-gen, a lot of Ron love... And a Draco that uses his snarky attitude defensively in a very obvious manner. Afterwards, I felt like I knew Draco just a LITTLE BIT more!

Price He Demands by Curiositykills
Summary: Just how far will Hermione go?
Location: FF.net
Rating: M
Length: 15K
Time Period: 20+ years Post War
Status: Complete
Pairing: Dramione

I didn't rate the smut on this one. One reason, it's not very in depth or elaborate (actually quite brief). Though the story is quite sexy in parts, a lot of it involves Hermione's love for Ron, and self denial. Without giving any spoilers, that is a big theme in the story and in some parts it overshadows the Draco/Hermione pairing. That can either be seen as a plus, or a big minus!

One Last Kiss

One Last Kiss by scifichick774 was a quirky little read just before bed--but I wish it had a sequel! Like most of the classic Dramione stories are now that they're years old, this fic is predictable. But it's well-written and on one of my favorite sites, IATQO!

One Last Kiss by scifichick774
Summary: Hermione comes across something unexpected while patrolling.
Location: IATQO
Rating: M
Length: One shot
Time Period: Hogwarts/War
Smut: 7/10
Status: Complete
Pairing Dramione

I miss these older fics! I suppose 2007 isn't that long ago but in terms of how Dramione has changed since then, or rather, how fanfiction in general has changed, there's a big difference in the quality and thought process that goes into fic writing. Back then, common sources were still being developed, plot lines were still new and exciting.

On Suffering

Such a great surge of stories from this writer! I just read 4 of her fics, and have just begun another... But a one-shot I read (so good that I actually searched for a one-shot!) by LiterarySpell, On Suffering, was the last of hers that I completed. Though short, it was perfect and perfectly erotic.

Summary: Draco kidnaps Hermione, intent on revenge. What he gets is so much more—and less—than he expected. Has he suffered enough, or is he only just beginning?

Location: FF.net

Warnings: serious dub-con (bordering on non-con), bondage, suggestions of mental disease/defect

Rating: NC-17

Length: ~4500

Time Period: PostWar

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

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Hunted

I'm currently reading, along with several others, a Dramione fic by LJ author Bex-chan. I'm a little over halfway through, and it is one of the few stories that I've read that have enough plot and drama that make me want to read the entire thing! I hate endings, truly, so I usually space the last chapters out over a few days, or a week if I really like it.

But this one has endured!

Location: FF.net (here)

Summary: Forced to work together when their old schoolmates start dying, Hermione & Draco must overcome their differences to solve the mysterious deaths. The tension in the office is getting rather...heated.

Rating: M

Length: 200K!

Time Period: 4 yrs Post-War

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

There are some very, very sexy matures in here... Like I like it! Ahhh office relations...

I hate to give much away, but even though the smut is wonderful it reads like a tv suspense drama. We're trying to figure out what's happening, while Draco and Hermione are going through it as well as developing an intimate relationship. Wonderfully paced, and full. No wasted chapters, and always surprising! And I love love love Narcissa!

Revenge Is All The Sweeter

Last week I finished Revenge Is All The Sweeter by TwilightoMidnight! After Parade of the Sun, it was hard going back into the normal swing of things, testing fics, picking through the bulk for a nicely written one...

Any fic that I actually work my way through deserves commending for grammar, punctuation, and good writing. Rave reviews come from a thick plot that makes me think and gets me excited. Although this one is fairly typical, it wasn't bad, and I did enjoy it!

Location: FF.net

Summary: A marriage law has come to pass; an unfaithful boyfriend has been caught and an enemy has been chosen. Draco and Hermione discover the fine line between love and hate.

No listed warnings

Rating: M

Length: Novel Length

Time Period: Post War

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

*2nd Place in the Dramione Awards for Action/Adventure, Best Draco

I always have fics that I go back to after reading something thwarting or riveting, or overly bizarre. Those are usually my favorites that I could read over and over again and never get tired of them. But every once in a while, I just need a certain type of fic to buffer between huge novel fics. Those with a common story line, and a well known plot. Like Marriage Law.

What usually carries through most Marriage Law fics is that Hermione (or the woman) has multiple suitors or is being forced into the coupling against her will. The richest, most detestable match (in her opinion) is set to catch her, and they spend a while hating one another, but then the spark ignites and they spend a load of time sexing. And then all is well. (End story).

This one had a nice little twist. I have to say, what drives this fic is the animosity towards Ron. I really don't like him as a character, and that just helped me right along! But many other things just didn't click for me as important, and I didn't feel like they were executed well. Mainly because I didn't know what was happening in most parts until the very end of the fic.

Some may call that suspense, but for me, it's just unfinished business that has to be tied up hastily at the end.

That being said, this is a very good FF.net fic. It's good for the masses, (hails 3300 reviews) and is great for an intro into Marriage Law. It's nicely written, and easy. And also introduces an OC Dolohov, which was very interesting! I wont rate this one, but it's definitely worth the read!

Parade of the Sun

I just finished quite possibly the best epic fanfiction I have ever, EVER, read in my years as an addict. Everything I was reading prior to opening this story really just dissolved in comparison, and I've stayed up nearly all night for the past week just absorbing all of the mystery and adventure and... Parade of the Sun is in it's own category of brilliance!

Location: Livejournal

Summary: Floralis Fati is a plant with the power to control time, hidden in the wild, and protected by a magic that strips people of their own while seeking to kill them. Hermione wants it to save the world. Draco wants it to save himself. Sometimes what we want can destroy us -- and sometimes it can build us new again.

Warnings: Sex, violence, cursing, EWE

Rating: NC-17

Length: Novel Length

Time Period: Post War

Status: Complete

Pairing: Dramione

If I were to elaborate much, I'd start giving things away... It's that good. There's so much to it, so many emotions, so many events. It never stops, and everything matters. No loose ends, no wasted space, just honesty, and comedy, and pain... Every emotion, every motion is illustrated to the fullest. I've never read anything this refined...

Props to everythursday, and the most amazing set of betas for the crazy amount of work this must've been!

I'm still here...

I am really wondering about certain stories...

Just a little mumble in my head.

I am reading! Quite possibly 10 separate stories at the same time... I just read Adamo Fidelitas by pixiezombie, or rather, what was posted of it. I haven't looked too hard for the rest of it (maybe it's on a personal page, or posted over at IATQO, but it hasn't been updated in 5 years! I love it though, and apparently so do/did a lot of people! It's a Dramione... :)

I just realized that people tag things... like in their posts, to narrow down searches! I will have to go through all my posts to do that! (Add tags!)