Question for the group: If you had to recommend just one, would you choose *A Hard Row to Hoe* or *The Devil Works Hard*—both by blessdtoaster? Which did you find more enthralling, particularly in its portrayal of the Dramione dynamic?
I loved both and genuinely can’t decide which one I enjoyed more!
Hi all! Does anyone know if there’s a podfic of The Devil Works Hard by blessdtoaster? I’ve searched but haven’t been able to find one.
I loved The Wizard Wheezes’ podfic of A Hard Row to Hoe and was hoping this story had been recorded as well—but alas…
I have four concepts for my first Dramione fic, and I cannot decide which one would be the most interesting to readers. They’re all fairly different in tone, so I’d love to know which premise you would be most likely to click on—and, more importantly, keep reading.
Nearly a decade after the war, Hermione is a celebrated author of historical, legal, and educational texts, a champion of worthy causes, and working on her next book detailing the events of the Second Wizarding War.
Following Narcissa Malfoy’s death, Hermione begins receiving a series of letters from the dead woman (at least that’s what she believes). Together, they tell the story of Lucius and Narcissa before and during the war—but the version Narcissa reveals does not quite match what Hermione, or the rest of the wizarding world, believes to be true.
In search of answers, Hermione seeks out the Prophet’s most reclusive widower—and the last living Malfoy.
A story spanning past, present, and future, centered on suffering, sacrifice, redemption, and the question of how much truth can be buried before it demands to be found.
Hermione is the Ministry’s most formidable solicitor, eviscerating corrupt witches and wizards, predatory companies, harmful legislation, and anyone else she deems insufficiently righteous for the new postwar order she is determined to build.
Draco Malfoy and Theodore Nott run the wizarding world’s most notorious business conglomerate. Officially, it is entirely legitimate. Unofficially, everyone knows it’s just a front.
Against Draco’s wishes—and possibly all common sense—Theo decides to try and poach Hermione as the company’s senior legal counsel.
Madness, legal warfare, and comedy ensue as Hermione slowly discovers that Malfoy, Nott, and their business dealings are not quite what everyone believes them to be.
Two years after the war, Ron Weasley is murdered, leaving Hermione grieving the fiancé she was supposed to marry. No one knows who killed him or why—and when the investigation fails to produce answers, Hermione decides to find them herself.
Her search eventually leads her to Azkaban, where she discovers that not all of its prisoners are accounted for.
Meanwhile, rounding up the remaining blood-purist defectors has proved more difficult than the Ministry anticipated. Desperate for results, the DMLE has quietly recruited a select group of convicted Death Eaters to track them down.
Whatever happened to Ron is tangled somewhere inside that secret—and so is Draco Malfoy.
Since Sirius Black, no one has successfully escaped Azkaban.
Then Draco Malfoy does it three times.
Each time he is loose, mysterious murders and other dark incidents occur. Each time, he is recaptured. After his third escape, rather than returning him to prison, the Minister for Magic offers him a full pardon.
Public faith in both the newly absolved convict and the Ministry’s leadership reaches an all-time low. The Ministry needs an explanation for the escapes, a redemption story the public will believe, and proof that Draco Malfoy can be trusted.
Unfortunately for Hermione, she appears constitutionally incapable of refusing when asked to sacrifice herself for a worthy cause.
Now she has agreed to a highly publicized fake marriage to Draco Malfoy. Hermione is fairly certain the Ministry has lost the plot—but she intends to uncover the truth behind her husband’s escapes, provided he doesn’t kill her first.
So—which one would you read? Which premise has the strongest hook? And are there any you would immediately rule out?