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Lily/James Games 2011 ♥ Expecto Patronum Round 2

Mar 27, 2011 17:04

Expecto Patronum

Round 2

Welcome to the second of our Lily/James Games Expecto Patronum Rounds! A few new things before the reiteration of the rules:

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STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 04:03:26 UTC

Title: A Place Called Desolation
Author/Artist: museme87
Team: Stag
Rating & Warnings: PG | off-screen character death, war
Summary: One morning you wake up to find you're living someone else's life; only later do you find out it's your own.

James comes home to the smell of something burning.

His heart clenches in his chest so tightly it might burst altogether under the pressure. It's a miracle, then, that he manages a full sprint into the kitchen, fearing the worst-always fearing the worst these days. What he finds is not ruin-no charred walls or dead Lily. No, his home is not broken-not to that degree, not yet ( ... )

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 klose March 28 2011, 04:13:08 UTC

Day-um, H. You took that frilly pink concoction and gave us something so achingly sad and intense. One of the challenges of this round is to do something different and unexpected, and you've truly delivered on that accoutn - I love this particular take on the prompt. Even the stuffiness of Madam Puddifoot's would just be part and parcel of the nostalgic Hogwarts bubble, and of course Lily and James would yearn for it (while determinedly resolving to take it back). Very bittersweet, very nicely done!

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 21:12:45 UTC

Thanks, Y! This was one of those eleven pm bursts of half-awake inspiration. I'm glad you liked it all the same. :)

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 missgoalie75 March 28 2011, 04:42:06 UTC

Oh wow, James' last line - heart wrenching/incredible. This was amazing and totally different. Brava!

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 21:13:11 UTC

Thanks!

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 killerbunny117 March 28 2011, 05:01:28 UTC

awww poor lily. :( You did a really great job.

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 21:13:27 UTC

Thank you. :)

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 firstbreaths March 28 2011, 10:27:29 UTC

I've gotta say that I adore how many different takes there are on each of these prompts. The image of Lily trying to recreate the past is very realistic, and that last line - I think you killed me.

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 21:15:02 UTC

That's one of the best parts about the drabble rounds--seeing what everyone comes up with. And no matter the prompt, you always get a varying degree of takes on it, despite the fact that the prompt and pairing are doubly restrictive.

I'm glad you liked the drab, and I do apologize for the killing. :)

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 liebedance March 28 2011, 15:46:55 UTC

Here you go again, H, with your absolute brilliance. You really capture the desperation they have, the burning desire for normalcy. And the way you wrote James and Lily was just perfect. Exceptionally perfect. I cannot praise you enough here, dear. You get all the chocolate pudding.

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 museme87 March 28 2011, 21:15:35 UTC

All the chocolate pudding? Yes, plz. <3

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 beedaily March 28 2011, 22:15:22 UTC

I'm starting to think you enjoy grabbing my poor little heart and squeezing it to death. (But in the best. possible. way.)

Your skills astound, as usual. The desperation of the simple, "I want my life back" bleeds straight through the whole drabble and makes me ache inside. And that last line...shivers. Excellent, excellent, excellent. Y_Y

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 julvett March 29 2011, 05:37:59 UTC

This was really incredible- at first I was sort of reluctant to read a sad fic, but you really did a beautiful job. Amazing. And this part "Suddenly James wants to be there too, in that shop where he spent so many hours of misery with other girls and what felt like brief moments with this girl."
I bet James felt that way a lot, it's really sad how little time he got to spend with Lily :(
But they are together forever in wizard heaven so :D

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 marthemaria March 29 2011, 20:27:26 UTC

God, they're so sad! It's what makes them so romantic of course, that they died far, far too soon, but it just makes me sad to think that James didn't get the chance to live up to his promise - to get their old life back. Anyway, you did a great job. Very moving (:

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 gmariam April 1 2011, 00:44:14 UTC

Oh, that's heartbreaking! But so well done - so original, and so in character. What a great idea. I really enjoyed it!

Re: STAG – [FIC ; PG] A Place Called Desolation, by museme87 kat253ox April 7 2011, 18:04:58 UTC

This is amazing. I love how differently you interpreted such a fluffy prompt, and how intense this is. Well done.

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