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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, War, Torture, Trauma, Grief, Kidnapping, Captivity, Attempted murder, Murder, PTSD, Blood, Injury detail
The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy
by Speechwriter
A 300k-word Deathly Hallows rewrite that gives Draco Malfoy a redemption arc the books never bothered to write.
goodreads 4.42/5 8,232 ratings
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Length1,172 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice2/5 · Sweet / tender
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Sweet / tender
- Redemption arc
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- Redeemed villain
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Cathartic release
- Morally gray
- Mutual pining
- Slow seduction
- Book hangover
- Dark/tortured soul
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation
- Expanded empathy
- Redemption romance
- Longing glances
- The angst delivered
- He falls first
- Touch starvation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Hurt/comfort
- Tension
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Fanfiction
- Forest / wilderness
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Manor house / estate
- Alternate history
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- Werewolves
- Hidden identity
- War front / rebellion
- Urban fantasy
- Ghosts
- Forced proximity
- Forbidden love
- Found family
- Secret relationship
Reading experience
- Third person
- Angsty
- Classical
- Heavy
- High
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Emotional
- Atmospheric
- General badass
- Intense
- Survivor
- Hopeful
- Immersive
- Suspenseful
- Literary
- Cathartic
- Character-driven
- Yearning
- Brooding
- Redemption
- Bonds forged in war
- War-torn kingdom
- Betrayal and forgiveness
- Morally complex
- The long game
- Page turner
- Slow start explosive finish
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Book details
- Length
- 1,172 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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