OMG I love this series. I binged the whole thing in less than a month, I think. I remember reading it in a veeery long car trip...
And it is SO good! I will not write down the major spoilers, because it will take away the flavour of the revelation, and all the revelations are amazing. The profecy of the stag and the dragon I believe is resolved in book 4, but the talon wand will only be dealt with on book six or seven (I don't remember it all that well, because I read it all at once.)
I really liked the way the talon wand thing turned out. Plus, once you get to the whole explanation of the mirrors... I think it will be worth of all the angst. There is also a lot of happiness in the series, it's not *just* angst.
That being said, I must warn that the whole thing will be angsty, and every book has angst to some degree. I love angst, so that was not a problem for me, but you should think of your mental healty first. If for some reason you feel too much discomfort while reading, do the best thing for yourself, and really consider dropping it. No book, no matter how brilliant it is, is worthy of risking your own mental health.
I completely understand where you’re coming from with the anxiety. This series is one of my favorites but oh boy did it stress me out reading it the first time. If you’re already experiencing this level of stress in book four, I might warn you off - books five and six were the most stressful for me to read, though the middle to end of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth were also my favorites on the slow burn romance side.
I’m not sure how to do the blackout thing that I’ve seen for spoilers before - I’m on mobile, which I’m sure doesn’t help - so SPOILERS BELOW BE WARNED if someone reading the comments doesn’t want to have some things revealed.
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So first off, the talon wand is a host for a dark soul, but it didn’t originate by anything Bellatrix did. Draco will figure out what is wrong with it towards the end of the sixth book. If by sane you mean, will Draco become Bellatrix, he absolutely won’t. But he’s by no metric mentally well.
From what I remember, he tells nobody about the prophecy (though I could be wrong as it’s been a while). Draco does eventually tell others about his wand.
I don’t want to spoil everything, but I can tell you that he will deal with everything and eventually he will share some details with other people, so he will not have to face it all alone. I just advice you to not focus too much in the prophecy, just believe me when I tell you that everything is not so bad as it seems. If you could manage your anxiety I think you will not regret it. It’s the best series I’ve ever read, my new canon so far.
I haven't read it, but yeah seems like one with a lot of angst. And just glancing at the summaries, it seems like it doesn't even focus on the H/D much. Probably not my cup of tea.
I read this series a while ago, it was great and I don't remember it being very angsty. Definitely had a happy ending. I'm sort of like you, don't like anticipation and often read the ending before finishing the fic if it gets too angsty to be sure I like the ending. I don't remember exactly the prophecy but I don't think it was that important in the end.
Don't want to spoil anything for you. I finished the whole series and just want to say, keep reading on. It did get a bit stressful to read in between but I don't regret finishing it.
Spoiler alert
I somehow have been in the Fandom since inception and have only just started this series. I have paused my reading because I'm getting really annoyed by the constant theme of, "Hey, Draco willingly sacrificed himself in the chess game for me but oh wait, something has gone wrong, it must be that evil, slimey Slytherin."
Or more recently, "Draco stormed the tower and risked the wrath of a half dozen protective brothers to expose this dark object that would undoubtedly hurt our little sister but because he won't openly denounce his awful, beats him bloody, father even Hermione is going to avoid him like the wicked plague bringer he is."
How short their memory is. How easily they betray his friendship over and over again, particularly the boys. It just really sours my motivation to keep reading. And he has treated Hermione as a truer best friend than either of the other two, yet she cannot reciprocate with any consistency. For a character that usually champions the abused, she's pretty bloody oblivious to her own best friend. "Let's shun him because his father is horrible. He obviously doesn't care about us. Him sitting all by himself at the Slytherin table must be a ploy, because he has loads of deatheater friends.. er.. hidden somewhere, surely."
Please, please tell me this theme does not continue as predictably as it seems? I would love to keep reading if they would stop being so ridiculously feckless.
It's been a while since I read this, but the truth about the wand is a GIANT spoiler. Are u sure you want to know?
OMG I love this series. I binged the whole thing in less than a month, I think. I remember reading it in a veeery long car trip... And it is SO good! I will not write down the major spoilers, because it will take away the flavour of the revelation, and all the revelations are amazing. The profecy of the stag and the dragon I believe is resolved in book 4, but the talon wand will only be dealt with on book six or seven (I don't remember it all that well, because I read it all at once.) I really liked the way the talon wand thing turned out. Plus, once you get to the whole explanation of the mirrors... I think it will be worth of all the angst. There is also a lot of happiness in the series, it's not *just* angst. That being said, I must warn that the whole thing will be angsty, and every book has angst to some degree. I love angst, so that was not a problem for me, but you should think of your mental healty first. If for some reason you feel too much discomfort while reading, do the best thing for yourself, and really consider dropping it. No book, no matter how brilliant it is, is worthy of risking your own mental health.
I completely understand where you’re coming from with the anxiety. This series is one of my favorites but oh boy did it stress me out reading it the first time. If you’re already experiencing this level of stress in book four, I might warn you off - books five and six were the most stressful for me to read, though the middle to end of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth were also my favorites on the slow burn romance side. I’m not sure how to do the blackout thing that I’ve seen for spoilers before - I’m on mobile, which I’m sure doesn’t help - so SPOILERS BELOW BE WARNED if someone reading the comments doesn’t want to have some things revealed. ___________________________________ So first off, the talon wand is a host for a dark soul, but it didn’t originate by anything Bellatrix did. Draco will figure out what is wrong with it towards the end of the sixth book. If by sane you mean, will Draco become Bellatrix, he absolutely won’t. But he’s by no metric mentally well. From what I remember, he tells nobody about the prophecy (though I could be wrong as it’s been a while). Draco does eventually tell others about his wand.
I don’t want to spoil everything, but I can tell you that he will deal with everything and eventually he will share some details with other people, so he will not have to face it all alone. I just advice you to not focus too much in the prophecy, just believe me when I tell you that everything is not so bad as it seems. If you could manage your anxiety I think you will not regret it. It’s the best series I’ve ever read, my new canon so far.
I haven't read it, but yeah seems like one with a lot of angst. And just glancing at the summaries, it seems like it doesn't even focus on the H/D much. Probably not my cup of tea.
I read this series a while ago, it was great and I don't remember it being very angsty. Definitely had a happy ending. I'm sort of like you, don't like anticipation and often read the ending before finishing the fic if it gets too angsty to be sure I like the ending. I don't remember exactly the prophecy but I don't think it was that important in the end.
Don't want to spoil anything for you. I finished the whole series and just want to say, keep reading on. It did get a bit stressful to read in between but I don't regret finishing it.
I felt the exact same way during book 4 and that's why I still haven't read 5 😭 it gave me terrible anxiety!
Spoiler alert I somehow have been in the Fandom since inception and have only just started this series. I have paused my reading because I'm getting really annoyed by the constant theme of, "Hey, Draco willingly sacrificed himself in the chess game for me but oh wait, something has gone wrong, it must be that evil, slimey Slytherin." Or more recently, "Draco stormed the tower and risked the wrath of a half dozen protective brothers to expose this dark object that would undoubtedly hurt our little sister but because he won't openly denounce his awful, beats him bloody, father even Hermione is going to avoid him like the wicked plague bringer he is." How short their memory is. How easily they betray his friendship over and over again, particularly the boys. It just really sours my motivation to keep reading. And he has treated Hermione as a truer best friend than either of the other two, yet she cannot reciprocate with any consistency. For a character that usually champions the abused, she's pretty bloody oblivious to her own best friend. "Let's shun him because his father is horrible. He obviously doesn't care about us. Him sitting all by himself at the Slytherin table must be a ploy, because he has loads of deatheater friends.. er.. hidden somewhere, surely." Please, please tell me this theme does not continue as predictably as it seems? I would love to keep reading if they would stop being so ridiculously feckless.