Where your heart is set

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Author: hazel_wand

Prompt Number: 14

Title: Where Your Heart Is Set

Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione briefly in the background

Summary: Draco comes home from school to find that his mother has decided to rebuild their family to include Andromeda, Teddy … and Harry Potter.

Rating: PG-13 for a bit of language

Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

Warning(s): None

Epilogue compliant? No

Word Count: 13,000 (approx.)

Author's Notes: The title is taken from the song Home by Gabrielle Aplin.


Where your heart is set

Comments

[drarryxlover.livejournal.com]

This is just gorgeous! I adored every part of it. You made me tear up at the tapestry moment. Just beautifully written and one I'm certain I'll come back to read over and over again.

[capitu]

I have to say I fell in love with this story from the beginning. It's just that the note in which it started set the whole thing wonderfully. This last train ride was so meaningful, that silent pondering alone, thinking back on those things that marked him, changed him, even, that moment with Neville, even from then I could see how far Draco had came even if back then I didn't see or know how much further he still had to go.

And it was amazing, to see Draco grow, become someone who isn't afraid, someone who is proud to be, to love and be loved, and you know, seeing Harry through his eyes was falling in love with him, with all of them, their little family. Oh my gosh, you had me at the house full of Slytherins knowing about the broom and killed me with, "Well, your family has chosen you back."

I admit I'm all teary in the best of ways. This was brilliant and will stay with me for a long time. Thank you for the ride. <3

[eidheann_writes]

Oooh lovely. Draco was just perfect in this. His growth felt completely in character, and all the other characters rang completely true. Lovely work.

[firethesound]

This was such a beautiful story. I love how obviously Draco's matured in the year since the war, yet he's still so recognizable as himself. And the first scene where he's visiting his aunt and Teddy and then Potter comes in and flings himself on the floor and is just so relaxed about it, oh, that was just lovely.

I especially loved the zoo scene, Potter talking to the snake and getting it to tell jokes had me laughing aloud, and then you followed it up with that whole lovely picnic and so many important things happened, Draco's fear when Teddy mimicked him and Potter jumping over the river, and Draco walking away.

Ron and Hermione were just perfectly done in this. Actually, all of your characters were just amazing, Teddy and Narcissa and Andromeda, and just everyone. Your characterization for everyone was just spot-on, especially Draco, and I just loved how he grew and changed over the course of the story, steadily becoming more sure of himself and of Harry. I loved every word of this, from start to finish. Lovely job and I can't wait to find out who you are! :D

[hazel-wand.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much - I am so glad you enjoyed the story and thank you for leaving it its first review!

[hazel-wand.livejournal.com]

I love your reviews. You are so good at them - despite being ill at the time! The first scene was written for a while before the rest of the story got off the ground. I wanted this to be. Draco's coming home fic, so it had to start with him leaving one section of his life and physically "coming home". Neville was a bit of a happy accident - he just turned up in the scene and I liked him! Thank you so much for reccing this story too - it made me really happy!

[hazel-wand.livejournal.com]

Thank you - and I'm really glad you thought Draco's development was in character - that's pretty much the best compliment I can get!

[hazel-wand.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading and reviewing. I'm so glad you enjoyed my story (I had to smile at your comment as I have seen your name and writing about lj but I have been very lurkeresque in the past so I don't think anyone much knows who I am!!!)

[hazel-wand.livejournal.com]

Thank you for such a lovely review. It's so nice when people say which bits they liked reading, so thanks for doing that. I had most aspects of the story planned - like the river and Teddy morphing to look like Draco - but the joke telling snakes were a bit of a spur of the moment thing. They amused me, so I'm glad you liked them too!