Before I Sleep
Soul Bound34 Reviews | 7.15/10 (34 Ratings, 0 Likes, 30 Favorites )
Six years after the war has ended, Harry finds himself in a pub every night, listening to a man play the piano, a man he'd thought was dead. HP/DM
Draco plays, and he knows Potter listens. What he doesn't know is why Potter has never turned him in.
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Soul Bound
Member Since 2006 | 17 Stories | Favorited by 103 | 203 Reviews Written | 378 Review Responses
I'm 22, happily unmarried and happily enrolled in the University of my somewhat limited choice... I read constantly and write whenever I have the chance to do so. I sing, I work, I sleep, and I enjoy bickering with my awesome family. That is all.
Reviews for Before I Sleep
*sigh* I wish you hadn't abandoned it. :(
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
I haven't given up on it—when I have time and energy to write again, this will be first on my list. Right now life is crazy unfortunately. Thanks for the review! :-D
So who is it exactly who has promises to keep and miles to go before they sleep? 
After they both realize that they could indeed have someplace else to go, perhaps they even like to be traveling companions.
I am captivated with this story. It really draws you in! I look forward to more interaction between these two.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks! I'm glad it's caught your interest! Hopefully you'll like the story as it unfolds. :-)
Good start. :)
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thank you, thank you... (a year late) :-D
*blinks* What a great start... very captivating and angsty... hrm this could go just about anywhere... me likes!Great start... keep it coming!~*~Selene~*~
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks so much for reviewing! I'm glad you liked the start; hopefully you'll like where I've taken it as well... :-D
Hi, I was just wanting to ask...you haven't abandoned this story have you? I'm not trying be pushy I promise. I do love your story.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
No, definitely haven't abandoned it. I actually have had the next chapter 95% complete for months and just keep getting distracted and busy with other stuff. I'm hoping to get a few more chapters done and then post them close together so that people can read more at once. Look for the next chapter soon, and thanks for the reminder!
Just stopping by to beg for an update!
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Well, it's finally been updated, and thanks (half a year late) for reviewing! lol
I so love this fic! Are you posting it on other sites as well?
Anonymous
:( I need more Draco! LOL
Author's Response: Don't we all?... *sigh* Thanks for the review, my dear!
Anonymous
What song? This is interesting. I've been reading SS/HG for far too long now, I'm returning to Draco!
Author's Response: Hehe, glad I could bring you back! As for the song, it's not really one in particular, though I can imagine it as 'As Time Goes By' as cliched as that is... :-)
Thanks for reviewing!
I love it! I can't wait for more!
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Woot! *grins* Thanks, my dear. Glad it's working for you. :-)
I'm not usually into slash, but I must say that I think the pairing of Draco and Harry is a natural. I'm bookmarking this story to get out of my usual SS/HG habit. Very good start. What tune does Draco always play?? I see you seem to be leaving it to the reader's imagination.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
You know, I never really had a specific song in mind. It just seemed better to leave it vague. Someone mentioned that this fic reminds them of Casablanca, and since then, I've been hearing As Time Goes By in my head, so maybe that's the song. :)
And I agree with you and Draco and Harry are natural, dinfintely. Glad I could provide something interesting for you, and thanks for reviewing!
"Of all the gin joints in the world you had to walk into mine." This story has a wonderful Casablanca feel to it. I look forward to more chapters.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
I love that you get that kind of feel to it; an author could do worse than reminding her readers of a wonderful film. :-D Thanks!
This is very intriguing. I like your characterisations of Draco and Harry, I can see them both talk and behave in that way and I like the pacing of the story. Looking forward to more!
uh... I'd like to say I have some profound thoughts on this story... but in truth I am in awe! This is the best lead up to a Drarry I have read!Thanks for writing... :D~*~Selene~*~
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks so much for that. :-) That's the best compliment I can think of, so thanks again!
Ahh monosyllabic males - you've captured it well. I like that. Well done.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
lol, thanks. That's ecactly how I see them, so I'm glad you agree! :-D
There is so much more under the surface. I love that.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying it. :-)
I really like the premise you've set up here - both with nowhere else to go due to their emotional damage/isolation.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
*nods* I'm glad to hear you say that. Thanks for the review!
Another good chapter. I'm glad they are speaking now, and though they've not said much, it seems that so much progress has been m ade.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Yeah, a few words is better than nothing, right? :-) Thanks!
Ah, I figured he probably knew. And so they're each waiting for the other to say / do something. Come on then. What's next? :)
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Erm, well. We both know what's next, and I'll have to beg your forgiveness for posting two more chapters BEFORE I responded to your review... *blushes* lol
I'm so glad you updated this. I like so much because of its originality.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks, my dear. I'm glad you feel that way about it, and thanks for following the story! :-D
This is a great story. Thanks for the update.
I love the short, almost stunted, dialogue. It is perfect for conveying Harry’s and Draco’s thoughts and emotions without being too wordy. It is a great style and I just love it. Please keep up the good work.
Jade
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks so much; those are some great compliments! I'm glad you're enjoying the story, and thanks for the review! :-D
Nice characterisations! Great dialogue! Very believable premise too. I think this is the first time that I have read a HP/DM fic as a standalone entity (Have read HG/SS stories with their coupledom as a sub-plot) but I am going to follow this one. I LOVE the other pairings - Pansy and Ron - Yup! Hermione and Snape - Two characters that truly are made for each other, that were torn apart by a ghastly Epilogue. I am glad you have 'righted' the world! And I will consider that Harry and Draco have a certain something...I await the next chapter.Cheers.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks so much for the compliments and the review! I'm glad you're finding this story interesting enough to follow, and I'm glad you like the pairings I chose... lol
Good update here. I enjoyed the background information, and I can feel very sorry for Draco, who's been living all this time, not knowing he didn't have to be in exile.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
Thanks, my dear. *grins* I feel sorry for him too. Poor guys should have spoken up sooner, me thinks...
Thanks for updating. It seems so fitting that Draco would feel the way you have him do—that he'd still blame himself for Dumbledore's death. I'm glad they are talking now. I enjoyed the chapter and look forward to the next.
Response from Soul Bound (Author of Before I Sleep)
You're welcome, and thanks for reviewing! I agree; he's hard on the outside, but we know he has a heart. :-)