"Bringing Back the Dead" (Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, OC)

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Author: Anonymous
Prompt: After the war, Draco finds out he has a squib sibling. He wants to get to know to him/her and turns to Harry for help, seeing he is the only one of his acquaintances that knows the Muggle World. / feuerfunke
Title: Bringing Back the Dead
Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, original character. Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley,

Comments

[kellychambliss]

I thoroughly enjoyed this! You've created such a textured, believable post-DH world, and all your characterizations are spot-on. I can see it happening just like this -- the politics old and new, the old upper-class ways of handing Squibs (sorry, I mean paramagical folks), the way the Malfoys will always come out on top, the way Harry and Draco will always find each other annoying, but will cope. I love Harry's inner voice. If the reconciliations all happen a little more smoothly than they might in RL, well, that fits perfectly with the tone and tenor of the books.

Really a fun, well-written, well-characterized story. Excellent. Thank you.

[anne_arthur]

I'm so glad you liked it! And yes, I suspect it wouldn't really have worked out quite this easily, but then I didn't want something that was too miserable - or too long!

[therealsnape]

amn't I?' Every inch a Malfoy, all right.

What a pitch-perfect story. This is exactly how it must have happened. And the Malfoys and Astoria ending up on top once again- perfectly sure of themselves wherever they are put. Trust a Malfoy to be a fat cat.

Draco's identification with Hamlet, as seen through Harry's eyes, is very believable and gives such depth to your Draco. As does his genuine discomfort when he first meets his brother.

Just a few favourite things:

The chair leg and the scepter are priceless.

'I see.' Severin's voice would have frozen hell. I love the way Severin resembles his father.

Four Gryffindors beamed with satisfaction. I love the mingling of those worlds, and how perfectly IC everyone reacts. And Severin, who innocently (inasmuch as a Malfoy ever is quite innocent) mixes the worlds by announcing that Serlo Malefoy was ... naturally ...

. I mean, why do you not read? You don't seem to have much literature of your own, and yet you don't read our stuff? Why not? Why would it not interest you?' That's

[anne_arthur]

Thank you so much - very glad you liked it! As I said above, I didn't make up the chair leg - it is actually there on the college gate.

[magnetic_pole]

Fun! The "Paramagical," and the children who "died young," and the Malfoys always turning out the be fat cats. Somehow pairing Harry and Draco here really works, because there's nothing that breaks down our ideas about each other more than a third party who just doesn't care and exposes all the pettiness and self-absorption of our feuds and loyalties. Enjoyed! M.

[anne_arthur]

Thank you - glad you liked it!

Oh, well done.

[wemyss]

Well done indeed.

Deft and fascinating and thoughtful.

[anne_arthur]

Thank you very much!

[jean_doe_27]

I was very much hoping to see that post! would love to partake again.