FIC: The Interview (HP gen)

[flyingcarpet]

Title: The Interview
Author: flyingcarpet, formerly r_becca
Fandom: HP
Characters: gen. Pansy Parkinson, Ginny Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Dolores Umbridge.
Rating: PG
Length: ~3900 words
Summary: After the war, Pansy Parkinson did what she had to do to make amends. Six years later, she's still suffering the consequences.

Author's notes: for lyras

Comments

[ncp]

Any story in which Umbridge gets what's coming to her is a treat! And I liked your characterization of Pansy -- repentant and trying to rebuild her life. And I loved the arrangement she has with Arthur and Molly.

[flyingcarpet]

Thank you! I think Pansy's postwar journey is a very intriguing one, and it was really fun to pull all these characters together and see how they interacted.

[purple_ladybug1]

So cute! Thanks for sharing. :)

[flyingcarpet]

thank you for commenting!

[mollywheezy]

I love stories that put Umbridge in her place! :D

It was really great to see Ginny, Neville, and Pansy working together, too.

[flyingcarpet]

Thank you! I think they make a great team. :)

[lyras]

He-Who-We-Can-Now-Call-Voldemort

:D

Madam Umbridge, who would probably never get sick of this game, gave a breathless giggle.

Ooh, she's horrible, and you have her just right here!

I heart Arthur so much. He's lovely here. And excellent, Ginny Weasley's on the case. :P

She met his eyes briefly and a moment of understanding passed between them. Suddenly, Ginny's desire to help an unfriendly Slytherin made perfect sense.

Oh, yes. One of Ginny's best traits is her sympathy for the underdog (like Neville and Luna in canon). Combine that with the sort of nastiness Umbridge is perpetuating, and yes, it makes sense, indeed.

I threw Umbridge into the prompts as a kind of wildcard, and you made brilliant use of it!

They've made great strides in the repainting of address numbers.

This made me giggle. You keep snarking, Pansy!

I love that Luna did the first interview and Ginny the second one. And Neville's plants were wonderful. <3

[flyingcarpet]

Thank you so much! You are such a great genfic advisor to me and I had a wonderful time incorporating all those characters into one story together. <3.

And <333 to you for saying such nice things about my writing -- it means so much coming from someone that I admire. I am really looking forward to reading your story (damn dinner dates getting in the way of my fic plans)!

[luna_plath]

He-Who-We-Can-Now-Call-Voldemort, How clever!

I really love stories that include unexpected characters, and it was so interesting to see one where Pansy and Ginny were working toward a common goal. I liked your characterization of Pansy and the touch about Arthur and Molly and the gifts was really cute. Also, the way Ginny used the quotes in the last article was great.

Good job, Rebecca. I'm looking forward to reading more of your work :D

[flyingcarpet]

I had never really thought about it before, but writing this made me think that Pansy and Ginny would really get along if they could get over their history together.

Thank you very much!