Beautiful World (Harry Potter story)

Beautiful World is a 2003 Harry/Draco novel by Cinnamon. It was written before the release of Order of the Phoenix and is set during Harry's fifth year.
Author's summary: Draco is afraid of living and Harry is afraid of dying, but sometimes the choice isn't offered. Draco's got to learn what it is to really live, while showing Harry how beautiful the world really is when you're not too scared to see it.
A 2007 poll found Beautiful World to be one of the top 25 Harry/Draco Fandom Classics.sulky_rhino on LiveJournal. Poll: Harry/Draco Fandom Classic - Results. 18 September 2007. (Accessed 15 July 2012.)
== Background ==
Beautiful World was written primarily during the fandom's Three-Year Summer, after the publication of Goblet of Fire. However, it was posted serially from March to August 2003, so was still a work in progress when Order of the Phoenix was published in July. Despite being Jossed, the story continued as originally planned and did not incorporate any new canon.
The story was originally intended to be a one-shot.Beautiful World Chapter 1 author's notes. 18 March 2003. (Accessed 15 July 2012.) Some ideas and support for the story were provided by the Armchair Slash community, where Cinnamon had been a featured "Author of the Month".Beautiful World Chapter 3 author's notes. 16 April 2003. (Accessed 15 July 2012.)Armchair Slash website. Past Authors of the Month. (Accessed 15 July 2012; archived by the Wayback Machine 18 August 2004.)
== Themes & Content ==
The story is rated R and contains mature themes (including self-harm and suicidal thoughts/actions) and sexual content. Though the author herself does not provide warnings, many reccers will include their own. Spoilery warnings are often included as well, as the ending is now usually considered common knowledge in the fandom. Reccers who don't wish to spoil the ending usually just give a tissue warning.For example, elfflame writes in her rec: "I won't say too much, cause I don't want to give anything away, but bring tissue. You'll need it."
Cinnamon wrote in one chapter's author's note:
:"I wanted to thank everyone for reading so far, and for trusting me on the cutting issue. I know it tends to be overdone and clichéd, so thank you for having faith that it won't be in this story. And, because I'm feeling defensive, a lot of people have been arguing as to whether or not my Draco in this story's in character. I think he is, I wanted to play with a different aspect of his character that I rarely do in my stories. The kid Draco was before he became all worldly and sexy and smooth. So I think he's more canon than the others I've written, and I knew that lots of people would think that out of character"Beautiful World Chapter 5 author's notes. 06 May 2003. (Accessed 15 July 2012.)
== Beautiful World-Inspired Fanworks ==
Image:Beautiful World graphic by itwasdraco.gif|Beautiful World-inspired animated gif by itwasdraco
Image:Beautiful World poster by hexsand.png|Beautiful World movie poster art by hexsand
Image:Beautiful World cover art by nymphadora.jpg|Beautiful World cover art by nymphadora
== Fan Response & Legacy ==
Fan response to Beautiful World has been largely positive. [....]
The line "The stars will sing of it ... We're immortal, you and I." is well-known and oft-quoted in various Harry/Draco communities, appearing on graphics and icons, as journal titles, and as Tumblr posts (usually accompanied by sentiments of tears and heartbreak). One Tumblr user notes:
:"There seems to have been another outbreak of people reading Beautiful World. The past two days in the Drarry tag are filled with people crying. This seems to happen every couple of weeks. It’s a depressing, yet wonderful kind of thing."draconispotter on Tumblr. There seems to have been another outbreak of people reading Beautiful World. (Accessed 15 July 2012.)
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However, other readers are frustrated by the praise and attention Beautiful World gets, and some are vehement in their dislike of the story. In one particularly scathing review, Cash of Sectum-Bloody-Sempra writes:
=== Recs & Reviews ===
Please note that the following section contains spoilers.
==References==
Category:2003 Fanfiction‎
Category:Slash Fanfiction