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The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy

Victoria 

The first half of the book was 4'5 ⭐ for me... I really liked that it was indeed very plot focused... BUT the second half... The writing of the romance parts was too forceful for me, too repetitive and most of it; unnecessary. Ron and Pansy were also too weird, and that scene where both of the couples acknowledge each other's relationships...? Cringe. I hated the deaths of Andromeda and Lucius and the end was also cringe because of that "I bet you didn't know these things, Tom Riddle" scene before the final confrontation... I feel like it really disappointed me, at the end I guess it is obvious that this type of fanfic is targeted to a younger audience and for that the writing is more childish/cringe for me. As a whole; this fic is good, it's just that for me it's started soooo good, that the second half of the book was a huge disappointment in comparison... So yes, at the end it's 3 ⭐. But if you enjoy adventure/romance dramione stories and you don't mind some cringe romance stuff... It's a good trip!

Anna

Amazing! This is probably the best fic about Draco joining Horcux hunting I had ever read. I loved how canon ideas mixed to give different outcome. POV switched between Hermione and Draco quite equally (with other characters' POVs occasionally), but I think it was more Draco-centric because it was important to show how his views changed. I also liked writing, metaphors were brilliant, and dialogues sounded natural. Oh and I liked little side pairing too! Epilogue can be quite hard part sometimes, but it was done artfully too, so I enjoyed that fic from the start to the very end.
While loving certain tropes I'm a sucker for original ideas and The Disappearances provided them too. Here are few I had never encountered before:
(view spoiler)[- getting Rawenclaw's diadem early and using it for planning/learning spell;
- casting Fidelius and setting new Order's headquarters in Godric's Hallow;
- alternative usage of Deluminator;
- Hagrid returning as student to Hogwarts. (hide spoiler)]