Wheels of Fire (The Official Autobiography of Harry Potter) by captain_tulip (R)
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Title: Wheels Of Fire (The Official Autobiography of Harry Potter)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Categories: EWE, Post-war, bad writer Harry, good writer Draco, humor
Length: Medium (9,468)
Warnings: Brief mention of past character deaths
Author on LJ: captain_tulip
Author's summary: Harry's been wanting to publish an autobiography for years; only problem is, he can't write for peanuts. Enter Draco Malfoy: broke, surly and the best ghost writer in the business.
Review:
There's more to this snappy story than just humor; Draco is alone and seriously poor at the start. But the tone isn't about angst or Harry saving Draco... Well, wait, I guess without it being his original intention, Harry does save Draco. And Draco certainly saves Harry from embarrassing the hell out of himself.
Okay, starting over... When I'm reading this story, it has me smiling and admiring Draco's tangents and Harry's stubbornness. What we get to read of Harry's writing is so fabulously awful, and the publisher's attempts to not laugh him out of the office are just right. I also like Harry not wanting to be full of himself, but failing to understand how no one could want to publish a book by the Chosen One!? Draco's point of view is even funnier as he imagines different ways his first meeting with Potter might go. Especially since Harry has no idea it's Draco he's meeting. Lastly, the final two lines are perfect.
It's such a lively read that the more serious aspects just lend it a bit of weight without ever slowing it down.
Wheels Of Fire (The Official Autobiography of Harry Potter)
Title: Wheels Of Fire (The Official Autobiography of Harry Potter)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Categories: EWE, Post-war, bad writer Harry, good writer Draco, humor
Length: Medium (9,468)
Warnings: Brief mention of past character deaths
Author on LJ: captain_tulip
Author's summary: Harry's been wanting to publish an autobiography for years; only problem is, he can't write for peanuts. Enter Draco Malfoy: broke, surly and the best ghost writer in the business.
Review:
There's more to this snappy story than just humor; Draco is alone and seriously poor at the start. But the tone isn't about angst or Harry saving Draco... Well, wait, I guess without it being his original intention, Harry does save Draco. And Draco certainly saves Harry from embarrassing the hell out of himself.
Okay, starting over... When I'm reading this story, it has me smiling and admiring Draco's tangents and Harry's stubbornness. What we get to read of Harry's writing is so fabulously awful, and the publisher's attempts to not laugh him out of the office are just right. I also like Harry not wanting to be full of himself, but failing to understand how no one could want to publish a book by the Chosen One!? Draco's point of view is even funnier as he imagines different ways his first meeting with Potter might go. Especially since Harry has no idea it's Draco he's meeting. Lastly, the final two lines are perfect.
It's such a lively read that the more serious aspects just lend it a bit of weight without ever slowing it down.
Wheels Of Fire (The Official Autobiography of Harry Potter)