The Apple Orchard
Title: The Apple Orchard
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it belongs to JKR.
Pairing: Gabrielle/Hermione friendship
Rating: PG for passing reference to character deaths
Word Count: 3550
Summary: Hermione escapes to France after the war, but it seems she’s not the only one who could use some healing. Or a friend.
Notes: Written for unperfectwolf at witchwinter. Just ( Read more... )
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, it belongs to JKR.
Pairing: Gabrielle/Hermione friendship
Rating: PG for passing reference to character deaths
Word Count: 3550
Summary: Hermione escapes to France after the war, but it seems she’s not the only one who could use some healing. Or a friend.
Notes: Written for unperfectwolf at witchwinter. Just ( Read more... )
We had chickens when I was little, and they definitely scared me. *g*
Chickens never scared me when I was a kid--then again, the only chickens around were pets who tended to lay wherever they happened to be and then abandon the eggs, so I never had to collect them from the nests--but the geese, now, those were the stuff of nightmares. ;-)
Seriously, though, I liked that bit because it really brought the world to life. So often, both in fic and in canon, house elves are just convenient plot devices and/or comic relief. Giving them a fear that isn't the usual "what if Master makes us iron our hands?" or "what if Master gives us clothes?" makes them real.
And yes, I'm all about ambiguity. Luckily that works for fanfic. Not so much in daily life, alas....
I know the feeling. Pity there has to be so much ambiguity about in real life, isn't it? You'd think the author was playing with us or something. ;-)
I thought the ambiguity was very appropriate here, in any event. They're at an age when six years is an awkward gap; Gabrielle seems somehow too practical to go mooning about over a woman who's old enough to've left school, and Hermione would probably panic if she caught herself thinking romantically about a fourteen-year-old. It's nice that they can be friends, right now, with the possibility of something more growing from that.
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Moving on. I grew up hearing about Granddad, this horrid old rooster we used to have. He actually killed hens, and my brother still has the scars on his legs that testify to Granddad's bad temper. We only had Canada geese on our pond in nice weather, and they tended to scatter if we got too close, so they never bothered me.
...I hadn't thought about the bringing-the-world-to-life aspect. For me, it was more along the lines of Gabrielle recognizing the personalities of all the animals, so of course she would do the same for house elves. It's really cool to hear about what other people see in my stories, though.
I tend to dislike seeing younger students in relationships in Hogwarts-era fic. Maybe because I was (am?) a late bloomer, but I find the idea of 14-year-olds in intense, committed, sexual relationships a bit off-putting, although I know it happens in real life. Well, the sex part, anyway. But yeah, Gabrielle's a young 14, and she's not ready for such things. *pets her*
Thank you, again, for your comments. It's so good for me, as I'm really trying to improve my writing.
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No worries. Hope it was fun!
We only had Canada geese on our pond in nice weather, and they tended to scatter if we got too close, so they never bothered me.
Yah, Canadas aren't so bad, from what I've seen. Not like swans or domestic geese, anyhow. I was very intimidated by my horestrainer's pet goose when I was about seven-eight-nineish, but she was nothing like that cock of which you speak. Glad I never had to deal with one like him, for sure. ;-)
*is totally not a week behind on comments* *blames recent vacation*
Moving on. I grew up hearing about Granddad, this horrid old rooster we used to have. He actually killed hens, and my brother still has the scars on his legs that testify to Granddad's bad temper. We only had Canada geese on our pond in nice weather, and they tended to scatter if we got too close, so they never bothered me.
...I hadn't thought about the bringing-the-world-to-life aspect. For me, it was more along the lines of Gabrielle recognizing the personalities of all the animals, so of course she would do the same for house elves. It's really cool to hear about what other people see in my stories, though.
Interesting to see how you came up with it; I think the best elements in a story tend to be the ones that come that way, the ones that wind up doing more than you've meant them to. And it is interesting what we don't see in our work and others do.
I tend to dislike seeing younger students in relationships in Hogwarts-era fic. Maybe because I was (am?) a late bloomer, but I find the idea of 14-year-olds in intense, committed, sexual relationships a bit off-putting, although I know it happens in real life.
I'm a bit bothered by that as well, although, in fairness, going back three or four generations in my genealogy makes it seem a bit hypocritical of me.
Well, the sex part, anyway. But yeah, Gabrielle's a young 14, and she's not ready for such things. *pets her*
Good that she's taking it slowly, then. *bows to Gabrielle, as it might seem overforward to pet her*
ank you, again, for your comments. It's so good for me, as I'm really trying to improve my writing.
Glad to be of service.
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