Waiting Room

Waiting Room by Nelpher.

An extremely fascinating story that not only focuses on Draco and Hermione but also has a hint of mystery surrounding Narcissa's illness.

Summary: A series of encounters with Draco Malfoy in the waiting room at St. Mungo's teaches Hermione about love, friendship, and the intersection thereof.

Additional Information: Rated T. 14 Chapters. Story involves curse-breaking, male-female friendship, spells and enchantments, and of course, love.

Quote: "I said that I didn't want to be alone anymore. By that I meant that I no longer wanted you to leave me alone. For some bloody reason."

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REVIEW (Spoiler Alert):

The story mostly centred around Draco, Hermione and Harry, with little hints of Ron and Luna. I suppose I am thankful for Luna ending up in St. Mungo's, because otherwise Hermione and Draco wouldn't have interacted as much. It only stands to reason that Hermione would be so curious about the black book that she sees Draco reading that she nearly embarrasses herself. Typically, I like that Draco always dressed in black. I liked how Draco constantly told Hermione to stay away, and she agreed, only to start asking him personal questions and inviting him for coffee seconds later. It was wonderful to see Hermione be there for Draco even when he was insecure about someone helping him out of pity. 'The Hair-Hearted Wizard' just made me laugh whenever lines from said fictional book were quoted.

Hermione and Harry's friendship was another highlight of the story. The easy familiarity they had with one another is exactly how I imagine their relationship is, canonically, with pillow fights and action movies. While I can understand why they chose to pursue a romantic relationship with each other, that brief time with the 'saliva-bridge' will be imprinted as one of the horrifying moments of this story because I always saw them as siblings. Nevertheless, it was a pleasure to read that.

I liked how the author addressed Draco's conflict to be more open and honest with Hermione, as brief as that was, and how I was able to see them grow as a couple with tidbits from each month over the course of a year. What Harry said about infinite doors being open, really stuck with me. The mystery behind Narcissa's illness is another focal point of the story, and I honestly needed a little time to get over that ending. I had been hoping to read an interaction between Narcissa and Hermione and whether she heard everything Hermione told her while she was comatose. However, the open ending did allow me to spin my own tale in my mind regarding what Draco and Hermione have in store for them.