I love post-war stuff and how you can see the effects that is has on Hermione and how things aren't magically better just because the war is over or Voldemort is dead. There still a lot of stuff to deal with. And oh, you did it so wonderfully. I loved the first section and how the "the war is over" sounds like it should be a simple, clean-cut kind of a deal, but it isn't. Not to Hermione who's still living in the Forest, who is still living in all that fear that she felt, in that place where she fears that she'll fail everyone and it all be her fault.
And I loved the nightmares and the different people coming in, and how it didn't really matter who it was to her, just that she repeated the same thing over and over and just wished they would go away. And because they don't, she takes herself out of the equation and moves out. And of course Harry comes over and visits. Of course he does. (The Hermione/Harry shipper in me is very happy with this section. Especially the lingering kisses where he tells her to take care of herself.)
And things get worse, but then they do get better. Not magically better. Not instantly better. But better, little pieces at a time until she can begin to move on. (And move on she did. First female Minsister of Magic, hell yeah!)
I completely loved this and everything you did with the prompt. (And did I mention, I loved the repeating of the line "oh, how shocking." because I did, I so did. I love that.) Basically I love everything. You should write all the Hermione fic.
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Date: 2014-07-30 05:33 pm (UTC)I love post-war stuff and how you can see the effects that is has on Hermione and how things aren't magically better just because the war is over or Voldemort is dead. There still a lot of stuff to deal with. And oh, you did it so wonderfully. I loved the first section and how the "the war is over" sounds like it should be a simple, clean-cut kind of a deal, but it isn't. Not to Hermione who's still living in the Forest, who is still living in all that fear that she felt, in that place where she fears that she'll fail everyone and it all be her fault.
And I loved the nightmares and the different people coming in, and how it didn't really matter who it was to her, just that she repeated the same thing over and over and just wished they would go away. And because they don't, she takes herself out of the equation and moves out. And of course Harry comes over and visits. Of course he does. (The Hermione/Harry shipper in me is very happy with this section. Especially the lingering kisses where he tells her to take care of herself.)
And things get worse, but then they do get better. Not magically better. Not instantly better. But better, little pieces at a time until she can begin to move on. (And move on she did. First female Minsister of Magic, hell yeah!)
I completely loved this and everything you did with the prompt. (And did I mention, I loved the repeating of the line "oh, how shocking." because I did, I so did. I love that.) Basically I love everything. You should write all the Hermione fic.