Take A Sad Song (And Make It Better) - Team Epilogue

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Title: Take A Sad Song (And Make It Better)
Team: Epilogue
Author: femmequixotic
Prompt: Judgment
Wordcount: 45,425
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: none
Summary: The last thing Harry wants is to lose his kids.
Author's Note: Many thanks to my two wonderful betas for their work. The card interpretation I used may be found here.

Comments

[outofthisplace]

I havn't had the chance to read this yet (I won't have time til tomorrow) but I just wanted to say, whoever you are, you get lots of cookies for pulling out a 45k word fic for this! I can't wait!

[outofthisplace]

Notes while reading:
You set the scene so well. Right off the bat, the first image building in my head of middle-aged Harry on the floor, staring up at the ceiling, smoke curling, dog plonked down next to him... simply and vividly expressed.
I love the shrieking teakettle. I love, after having read like a page, the easy descriptiveness you give everything, down to little things that make people who they are; I feel so comfortable with your Harry and Hermione already. After reading for like 5 minutes

[aasaylva]

You have said it all and I've got nothing intelligent to add. So - bravo to the mystery author!

[ffahmed]

This was my favorite fic of the fest so far. Both characters were completely in character, and you plotted the rise and fall of emotions so well. I liked how Harry was Bi and not just repressed and gay, and how Ginny wasn't exactly demonized. There was no 'extra' plot, too, by which I mean this seems like a logical extension of JKR's world. Harry and Draco don't suddenly become reporters, it's not like Harry suddenly decides to go teach at Hogwarts where Draco happens to be... there are no unbelievable circumstances that bring them together, you know what I mean? Not that I don't love those kinds of fics too, but in yours they have believable jobs which directly relate to what JKR has told us, so the way they come together really relates to the epilogue. And of course the writing was good, suspenseful and well done. Good job!

[faynia]

Oh wow. That was perfect. Long and scrumptious and edge of the seat perfect. I love how you managed to wrap up all the plot threads effectively in the end, and the babies interrupting their daddies in the last scene. <3

[beachlass]

Completely delightful! Twisty, interesting plot and slow romance and adult characterizations and it just asolutely swept me away. Thanks for such a lovely, lovely story.

[matchsticks]

God, that was bloody amazing. No other words. Just...amazing.