Obliviation

by dysonrules

Harry/Draco Fanfic
When Harry decides to quit Auror Training in order to care for young Teddy over the summer, he has quite enough to worry about without Pansy Parkinson dumping a mute Draco Malfoy on his doorstep. Contains MATURE ADULT CONTENT.
Words: 27,217 complete

Genres: Fan Fiction, Fantasy, M M Romance, Magic, Romance, Harry Potter, Enemies To Lovers

82 pages, ebook

First published July 12, 2010

About the author

Fanfic Author
dysonrules - http://archiveofourown.org/users/dyso...
Cheryl Dyson - https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1152666/...

Reviews

[Maiko-chan [|] · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5stars

Draco has been in St Mungo's after rogue Death Eaters killed his parents. He's mute and has lost most of his memory it's not due to the Death Eaters but, naturally, Draco remembers just enough about Harry to recognize him when Pansy drops him off at Harry's to get help.

"Do you remember me?" Harry asked softly.

Malfoy nodded in a somewhat eager fashion. He pulled out his notepad and scribbled for a moment before tearing off the sheet and handing it to Harry.

I saw you in a robe shop when we were boys and I remember that I wanted to be your friend...And you saved me from a fire.

Over time Harry gets to see a new side of Draco, one previously hidden from the world, and Harry and Draco relearn each other.

Harry's breath caught and he stared at Malfoy, whose pale cheeks tinted with a faint blush that caught Harry off-guard. Merlin, he could not be having this conversation with Malfoy, whose horrid personality had always kept Harry from thinking of him as even remotely attractive. He wondered if Malfoy's memory loss had eradicated the nastiness, or if this Draco had been lurking beneath the other the whole time.

I like that some things - the rogue Death Eaters - get resolved by the end, but there was a major point that is briefly addressed during the fic and not at all at the end: will Draco ever recover his memories, or won't he? It's mostly a small niggle I would've liked to see get more attention, but knowing isn't needed. Overall it's cute and sweet and quite enjoyable. Adorable little Teddy was one of the best parts.

[Bitchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Harry has Teddy for the month when Pansy drops off a very damaged Draco, who has lost both his memory and his voice after a terrible attack. I just wish it was longer, and more time had been spent on Harry getting to know the new Draco, and Draco adjusting to the way things are now.

[Julesmarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Teddy is adorable, Draco breaks my heart, and Harry's his heroic self.

I'm not usually a fan of amnesia stories, but several things really worked here for me: I liked that it was told from Harry's pov instead of Draco's; I liked how sweet and innocent it made Draco be, and how disarming Harry found the new Draco; and I enjoyed Harry's quest to discover what had happened to Draco.

[Tailtiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5*

[Kait · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute but I would have liked to see Draco’s memory issue resolved.

[Finnegan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Draco has lost his memories and it is up to Harry to help him and fix the problem. Draco is much different from what Harry can remember and romantic feelings developed so fast it was almost insta-love. It was a nice read but nothing exceptional.

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting premise (after the war Draco is obliviated and goes to Harry for help) and the writing was compelling enough, I just had a couple of issues with some of the author's choices.

[Cherie Chen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars