Happy H/D Holidays, fourth_rose!

[hd_hols]

Author: blamebrampton
Recipient: fourth_rose
Title: For the Public Good
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, possibly many people/Boris Johnson, but let’s not go there.
Summary: Harry is loaned to the Muggle government to assist relations between the two governments after the London bombings. When his counterpart in the Communications team comes to him with evidence of a plot to

Comments

[fourth_rose]

Aaarrgh, I have to leave in a few minutes and can't start reading right away! *wails* It looks absolutely fantabulous, dear mystery writer - I'm sooo looking forward to it! :))

[fourth_rose]

Oh. My. God. I was torn between rushing through this fic because I couldn't get enough of it and reading as slowly as possible because I didn't want it to end, and now that I'm done, all I can do is quote your Draco: I may be in love.

No, scratch that, I am in love.

I can't wait to find out who you are, mystery author, because your gift managed to hit every single one of my buttons. When I asked for politics, I never dreamed that I would get Wizard and Muggle politics in one single, incredibly entertaining package. I was keeping tabs of my favourite quotes at first, but then I quickly gave up because I'd basically be quoting half the story back at you. I loved every aspect of this fic: the set-up, the plot, the wonderfully wry humour, and especially all those brilliant details that made me grin like a loon throughout the story. You also did a great job with portraying Harry and Draco as adults, and in spite of the humourous tone, the development of their relationship felt utterly natural and realistic

[blamebrampton]

And when I woke up and you'd written this, I realised that patience has its virtues ;-) I could also breathe easily again, as I was SO worried that I'd gone too far down the comedic path. I knew you'd spot the serious bits underneath, and was just so thrilled that the tone worked for you. As you know, NitHoB is one of my faves, so it was a great joy for me to be able to write something in thanks for all the fic pleasure you've given me!

*fangirls you back!*

[fourth_rose]

IMO, there's no such thing as "too far down the comedic part" if it's done with such an incredible amount of wit :)

♥ ♥ ♥

[goddessriss]

I absolutely bloody loved this. The political detail, the humour, the story... just wonderful. I'll definitely be saving this one to re-read. Liked the use of 'cock' as an expletive. My favourite line, I think, was 'I felt you up in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury.’
‘I thought you were being ironic.’

Laughed myself silly at the thought of Draco being chased by Mandy (still can't get my head round him being in the Lords now) and am trying not to imagine A Boris sex-scandal involving ANYONE - Petsy was distressing enough! So, thanks for that, mystery(?) author. I enjoyed it immensely.

[blamebrampton]

Mandy in the Lords is reason enough not to move back to England yet ;-)

Yours was the first real comment I received on this story, and as soon as I read it, I was so relieved. I always know that if you enjoy something, then it is actually worthwhile and not just amusing in my demented head. And I couldn't agree with you more about Mandy!

[goddessriss]

What a sweet thing to say! I knew it was yours, truthfully, after the first paragraph. This just pushes all my buttons, ticks all my boxes and I've been recommending it to all and sundry over on my IJ (I post there, mainly). Also, I don't think your head is demented. Much. ;-)

(*coughs* Fathers Who Could *coughs* Just sayin'... I've given you the ending (stannah stairlifts and kneazles), you know you want to write it!)

[elsa12790]

Oh, perfect! *sighs happily* This hit all my buttons: smart, snappy dialogue; Draco snark with just enough underlying fondness; appealing OCs (I adored Emily and Mike); a well-executed plot; interesting setting (though I suspect some of the political humor was over my head); oblivious!Harry who doesn't take too long to get with the program; and a hint of vulnerable!Draco that makes me squirm with delight. I loved Harry's deadpan responses and Draco's flamboyant but very controlled humor. There are too many lines I could quote. I was just rereading one of my favorite fics, Blythe's Corridors of Power, last night, and this reminds me of it, not in a derivative way, but in its sparkly intelligence, superb worldbuilding and total command of the characterization. I'm tempted to shove all my bothersome paperwork aside, close my office door and read it again straight away. Thank you, mystery author!

[blamebrampton]

Thanks so much for your lovely comment, sorry for my terrible lateness in replying! I am thrilled to be mentioned in the same sentence as CoP, Blythe is a great favourite of mine and the Liberal Democrat joke was a direct nod to her. Cheers, and thanks again!

[azurelunatic]

This was fun!

[blamebrampton]

Thank you! Sorry for the delay in replying!

[okydoky]

I loved this! So clever and funny. Brilliant. ♥

[blamebrampton]

Thanks, Oky!