Fic: Unspoken (PG)

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Author: nahara
Title: Unspoken
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Summary: When Draco asks Harry to become the Headmaster of Hogwarts and save the school from falling to ruin, little does he know that Harry will do more than save Hogwarts.
Warnings (if any): N/A
Total word count: 6,123

Original prompt request number: 137

Disclaimer: This story/

Comments

[jamie2109]

This was a lovely story, but I wouldn't call it H/D at all. The ending felt rushed, the poetry was random and made the ending confusing as I had no idea of what Draco was thinking either. Up until that point he certainly wasn't thinking of some sort of relationship with Harry; he'd not mentioned having any feelings for him other than friendship, so where's the H/D? Lovely as the story was, I feel shortchanged by the lack of H/D, especially when the prompt didn't mention friendship and left it wide open for all sorts of things.

Thanks so much for being part of the fest.

[nahara]

Sorry for such a tardy reply after the big reveal.

I just wanted to say thank you for reading and leaving a review. I would kindly disagree with your assertion that this isn't a H/D fic. However, I’m very happy that you thought the story was lovely anyway.

~ nahara

[ladymorgana13]

absolutely lovely.

[nahara]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it and took the time to review.

~ nahara

[exx_cecilegr]

I liked this very much and enjoyed it just the way it is. I understand where jamie2109 is coming from in her comment, but... I felt that the build-up you provided was enough. Vague enough that maybe Draco was having romantic feelings, or maybe he wasn't yet. If the ending had been different, just friendship instead of romance, that would have been okay too (though maybe not quite suitable for the fest ;)). It isn't like anybody was suddenly proclaiming their love or anything. They shared a kiss which Harry initiated. Draco was comfortable with it. Draco finally found someone to be comfortable with. Maybe the story was more about Draco finding comfort than about the H/D relationship, but that's okay with me. I found it satisfying. :) Thank you for writing and sharing!

[nahara]

Sorry for such a tardy reply after the big reveal.

Thank you for reading and reviewing. I’m glad you liked the story how it was and didn’t feel like it was lacking in H/D. I wanted to explore a more subtle relationship between the two men; I’m glad it was ‘satisfying’ for you.

Thanks again!

~ nahara

[madsy73]

Loved it.

[nahara]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it and took the time to review. :)

Unspoken

[catsintheattic]

I liked the dialogue in this story, and thought it particularly clever and cute that Draco got the idea to contact Harry from a Chocolate Frog card. I enjoyed the calm tone of the story combined with the light humour, as well as the slow build-up of the friendship between Harry and Draco. I could believe in them going slower, it made them more like the middle-aged men you chose for this story, getting into a friendship/relationship more cautious because of all the personal history (Ginny's death, Draco's divorce).

Thank you for sharing.

Re: Unspoken

[nahara]

Sorry for such a tardy reply after the big reveal.

Thank you so much for your review, it made me smile. I'm glad you felt that I took their age and history into account - that was what I was aiming to explore when writing this story.

Thanks again,

~ nahara