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A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 13 — Hormone and Crotch Hermione has a favour to ask Draco—one involving the Summer Solstice, a heavily protected monastery in southern France, and the theft of a fragment from Mary Magdalene’s skull. Naturally, Draco is delighted by the criminal possibilities. As their carefully planned mission begins, an undercover journey through Provence gives them an unexpected stretch of ordinary time together. Between reckless driving, seaside wandering, sharp banter, and increasingly difficult-to-ignore attraction, Draco finds himself confronting feelings that are becoming much harder to dismiss. About This ProductionThis episode presents Chapter 13 of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the story’s romantic tension, humour, adventure, and character-driven progression. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on AO3Join the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 12 — The Manor of Theseus Hermione accepts an invitation to Malfoy Manor, forcing both her and Draco to confront how much the place has changed—and how much the past still matters. Between rebuilt halls, old memories, unexpected vulnerability, and increasingly personal banter, an uncomfortable afternoon becomes something far more revealing. As Draco tries to manage Hermione’s unease, the boundaries between professional concern, friendship, and something harder to name continue to blur. A quiet moment by the fountain only becomes more complicated when Blaise Zabini arrives and notices rather more than Draco would like. About This ProductionThis episode presents an adapted reading of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, based on Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the chapter’s character dynamics, humor, emotional tension, and central story beats. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on AO3Join the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 11 — Amortentia When someone tests the wards around Hermione’s cottage, Draco arrives minutes too late to identify the intruder—and the possibility that her secret research has attracted unwanted attention becomes harder to dismiss. Their investigation soon gives way to a very different kind of complication when confiscated love potions reveal that some preferences may have changed since their school days. Between suspicious magical traces, classroom sparring, inconvenient sincerity, Amortentia, and one thoroughly ill-advised encounter with a Cambridge gardener, danger and attraction continue to make equally poor companions. About This Production This episode is an adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the story’s characters, humour, romance, and magical adventure in an audio storytelling format. Pertinent Links Read the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 10 — The Ring of Eynhallow A perilous broom flight across the North Sea carries Draco and Hermione toward the ancient fires of Eynhallow, where wild magic, strange creatures, and a centuries-old Beltane tradition await. Between salt spray, standing stones, and a long night beside the flames, their uneasy partnership begins to look increasingly like something neither of them is ready to name. By morning, small acts of care have become harder to dismiss—and somehow more awkward than the danger that brought them there. About This ProductionThis episode presents Chapter 10 of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the story’s romantic tension, humor, magical adventure, and character-driven slow burn. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 9 — Old Glory Draco’s idea of a routine wellness check somehow becomes tea, banoffee pie, and an increasingly comfortable evening in Hermione’s cottage. But when her research points toward the Orkney Islands on Beltane, he decides her supposedly harmless trip is no longer something she’ll be making alone. A missed ferry leaves them with one questionable alternative: Old Glory, an ancient two-seater broom, a cold stretch of North Sea, and Hermione’s profound hatred of flying. About This ProductionThis adapted narrated reading presents A Most Inconvenient Devotion, based on Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare. Pertinent LinksOriginal work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnCommunity / Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 8 — Malfoy's Paradox Draco arrives at the Delacroix fête with one uncomplicated objective—only to discover that none of the evening’s eligible witches can hold his attention. Then the mysterious woman he’s been watching across the room turns around, and suddenly Hermione Granger is complicating everything. Between sharp arguments, meddling friends, an increasingly inconvenient dance, and a few discoveries neither of them seems eager to examine too closely, professional irritation begins blurring into something much harder for Draco to explain. About This ProductionThis episode is an adapted reading of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the story’s wit, romantic tension, and magical adventure. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on AO3Join the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 7 — Revelations Draco’s curiosity finally gets the better of him when he discovers the title of Hermione’s fiercely protected ancient grimoire: Revelations. Her furious response follows him from the Ministry to the windswept hills of Uffington, where a suspicious plant, an abandoned tracking ring, and an unfortunate misunderstanding with passing Muggles make their already complicated arrangement even more combustible. But their quarrel gives way to something far more revealing when Hermione’s protective magic suddenly pulls her across the country in the middle of the night. What begins as confusion leaves Draco confronting just how instinctively she will come to his aid—and how difficult that realization is to ignore. About This ProductionThis episode is an adaptation of Chapter 7 of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, reshaped as A Most Inconvenient Devotion while preserving the chapter’s central characters, events, humor, tension, and emotional progression. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 6 — Professor Takahashi A false alarm sends Draco racing to Hermione’s cottage before dawn, only to discover that the apparent crisis is something far less deadly—and considerably more embarrassing. Their increasingly easy correspondence soon leaves Draco confronting an even stranger problem: Hermione Granger has somehow become the standard against which everyone else seems rather dull. When Hermione speaks at a Muggle medical conference in Oxford, Draco arrives as her reluctant security detail and finds himself unexpectedly impressed by both her brilliance and the world she moves through. An evening of doctors, pub trivia, whisky, and dangerously sincere compliments pushes their friendship into territory neither of them is quite prepared to examine. About This ProductionThis episode presents Chapter 6 of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original fanfiction adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the story’s characters, wit, romantic tension, and adventure while reshaping the text for this adaptation. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 5 — The Keepers of the Well Hermione’s Imbolc errand takes Draco from crowded Glastonbury gardens to a hidden magical spring beneath the earth, where ancient Keepers guard the Green Well and even he begins to question how far she is willing to go for her research. Between dubious chakra advice, an alarming descent into darkness, and a Sneakoscope with impeccable comic timing, their uneasy partnership keeps slipping into something warmer, funnier, and considerably harder to ignore. About This ProductionThis episode presents an adapted reading of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, based on Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, preserving the chapter’s characters, humor, danger, and slow-burn relationship while reshaping the prose for this adaptation. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 4 — The Asterisk Holiday Draco’s curiosity about Hermione’s mysterious “asterisk holidays” finally gets the better of him when an Imbolc trip to Somerset reveals a pattern hidden in her schedule. What begins as a convenient excuse to escape his mother’s matchmaking tea soon becomes an unexpectedly entertaining day of rain, Muggle travel, woodland searching, and questions Hermione has no intention of answering. Between a disastrous Apparition into a moving Mini, an overly enthusiastic Sneakoscope, and Draco’s questionable attempt at Muggle fashion, the pair settle into their familiar rhythm of irritation and reluctant amusement. But a quieter exchange about the past briefly strips away the banter, revealing how much has changed—and how much remains difficult to say aloud. About This ProductionThis episode presents Chapter 4, “The Asterisk Holiday,” from A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 3 — The Second Ring Draco’s campaign to improve Hermione’s security finally brings him to her Cambridgeshire cottage, where books, Muggle technology, a deeply judgmental half-Kneazle, and Hermione’s stubborn independence prove nearly as challenging as the warding itself. After hours of magical fortification and argumentative negotiation, the evening turns unexpectedly intimate when they reach the most important part of Draco’s plan: the matching silver rings. What begins as a practical protection measure carries an awkward significance neither of them is particularly eager to examine—and establishes a new connection that may prove rather harder to ignore than either expects. About This ProductionThis episode is an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, reshaping the source material for an episodic audiobook presentation while preserving its characters, romantic tension, humour, and magical adventure. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 2 — Item Fifty-Six Draco’s security assessment quickly expands from Hermione’s laboratory to Hermione herself, exposing an exhausting schedule, formidable magical defences, and one invention he never expected to find: an Anti-Magical Forcefield built around her Muggle computers. Determined to avoid becoming her permanent bodyguard, Draco devises an alternative. His fifty-sixth recommendation comes in the form of an enchanted silver ring—one Hermione has several very good reasons to inspect before trusting. About This ProductionThis episode is an adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare, reshaping the original fanfiction into A Most Inconvenient Devotion while preserving its central characters, romantic tension, humour, and magical adventure. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

A Most Inconvenient Devotion: an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare — Chapter 1 — The Principal Draco Malfoy has built a respectable career as an Auror, but his latest protection assignment presents a complication no amount of professional experience can make comfortable: the Principal is Hermione Granger. Fifteen years after the war, their reunion at her Cambridge laboratory is every bit as tense, sharp, and stubbornly competitive as either of them might have expected. When Draco challenges Hermione to prove her laboratory can withstand a determined intruder, a routine security assessment becomes a battle of wards, wits, and unfamiliar Muggle technology. Neither seems particularly willing to concede that the other may actually be very good at what they do. About This ProductionThis episode presents Chapter 1 of A Most Inconvenient Devotion, an original adaptation of Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare. Pertinent LinksRead the original work by isthisselfcare on Archive of Our OwnJoin the community on Discord

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — Chapter 24 Victor abandons Geneva and devotes what remains of his life to pursuing the creature across Europe, Russia, and into the frozen north. The chase becomes a brutal contest of endurance, sustained by vengeance, grief, and the creature’s taunting signs left along the way. As Victor’s story reaches Walton aboard the icebound ship, the consequences of creator and creation finally converge. Walton is left to witness the last reckoning between remorse, responsibility, revenge, and the terrible loneliness that has shaped them both. About This ProductionThis episode presents a faithful reading of Chapter 24 of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, preserving the language, structure, and dramatic progression of the original text. Pertinent LinksRead the original text of Frankenstein at Project GutenbergJoin the community on Discord

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — Chapter 23 Victor spends his wedding night braced for the Creature’s promised attack, certain that he himself is the intended victim. But as a violent storm gathers over the lake, a dreadful scream reveals that Victor has misunderstood the threat—and the consequences devastate what remains of his family. Overwhelmed by grief, Victor returns to Geneva, where further loss pushes him into months of collapse and confinement. When he recovers, sorrow hardens into a single purpose: he appeals to a magistrate for help hunting the being he created, only to discover how impossible his extraordinary story is for others to accept. About This ProductionThis episode presents a faithful reading of Chapter 23 of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, preserving the language and events of the original text. Pertinent LinksRead the original text at Project GutenbergJoin the community on Discord