"Dragon Dreams" (H/D, PG-13)

[lilian_cho]

Title:"Dragon Dreams"
Once upon a time, this fic was a confusing mess here.
Author: lilian_cho
Beta: saerabbande, somigliana
Britpicker: underlucius
Genre: Humor, drama, romance
Audience: [Almost Anyone]
Pairing: H/D
Warnings: AU!Book Two through Seven
Length/Complete?: 8778 words, one-shot
Summary: A Harry Potter fairy tale based on "Sleeping Beauty," "Sun, Moon and Talia," "The Young

Comments

[signet85]

I must admit, I was cynical. Fairy-tales, Greek mythology and non HP books2-6 compliance...

I also have to admit that I was tempted to stop reading until I reached Winter 1993...sorry *embarrassed*. It isn't to say that the start was bad or anything, it simply had too many coincidences and clichéd moments. Realising that this was only in effect because of the fairy-tale that you were employing. In knowing that, I ploughed on...and I'm glad that I did!

I kept reading and it was a really good work. I didn't feel compelled to nitpick anything and could let the story just wash around me as the time flowed on.
I particularly enjoyed the way that while it was an AU fic it held true to the main events of the books, but moreso that way in which you managed to make it so different. I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it was enjoyable.

As I said before, my only qualm with it is the tone of the first chunk - but I can appreciate that it was necessary because of the style!

Cheers,
Signet

[signet85]

And I now realise that I should also edit and re-read my comments as well

second paragraph, third and fourth sentence should have been combined into

"I realise that this was only in effect because of the fairy-tale that you were employing and in knowing that I ploughed on..."

Sorry!

[lilian_cho]

Fairy-tales, Greek mythology and non HP books2-6 compliance...

Hhmmm, maybe I should take those warnings out :-P
But na-ah...people will hate me if I waste their "clicking" time. Uh, for some reason all my fanfics so far are AU...

I avoided copperbadge's Stealing Harry/Laocoon's Children for the longest time because they were AU. Now it's one of my three all-time fav. HP fanfic. And now I'm addicted to well-written AU stories, actually ^^;;

It isn't to say that the start was bad or anything, it simply had too many coincidences and clichéd moments.

*cringe* I know there's OoC-ness in there too.

I've invested a lot of myself in totally revamping this fic from the original, so I don't think I have the motivation to do any major revisions until, uh, maybe at least a few months later.

I realise that this was only in effect because of the fairy-tale that you were employing and in knowing that I ploughed on.

I know that the first chunk is slow...jen_deben and dream_labyrinth also commented about it and I've pared down on it a bit, but AUGH it has to stay in there for

[signet85]

Awesome, would love to see a sequel!