"La Bella Luna et la Bête" (Part 4 of 4)

[lionille]

Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine.

Title: La Bella Luna et la Bête
Characters: Luna and whoever the beast turns out to be
Summary: Based on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.
Rating: G
A/N: Parts 1-3:
The Merchant’s Quest
The Beautiful Moon
The Constant Proposal

Comments

[antyureff]

Such exemplary use of fairy tale and canon! For all we know of the Ravenclaws, this could be true! Your Luna was stunning, your beast gentlemanly and perfect. It's brilliant... and going in my Memories. Thanks for writing this!

[lionille]

Thank you so much! Beauty & The Beast has always been my favorite fairy tale so I'm happy to hear you liked the Luna-ized version!

[antyureff]

You know, it was always one of mine too (along with The Princess and the Pea). They say there is a psychological reason behind our favourite fairy tales. This fits well with Luna, actually, because she's so wise yet innocent, and her companionship with the Beast mirrors an ugliness that she lacks. They are complimentary angles. It's appealing to see how you captured this essence of the original fairy tale using Luna.

And I forgot to tell you this in my other comment: There's a band called Venus Hum that has a song named Bella Luna. It played and played in my head while I read your story.

Bella Luna, Bella baby girl,
Sweetest world, put the pearl down
I cannot think of letting go...

[lionille]

There's a band called Venus Hum that has a song named Bella Luna.
Oh, that's enchanting, I didn't know! I will have to try to find it on CD someday and hear it.
It would be very interesting to know the psychological reasons why people love the fairy tales they do! I always liked that Belle went bravely and willingly to do what she had to do, and that she came to love the real person under the strange exterior. I also liked the remote, inaccesible castle and the whole nature theme to the story.

[antyureff]

I'm pretty sure you can listen to the song on Rhapsody. And a sample of it should be available through the iTunes store. I wish I could send it to you, but the file is HUGE, 7.1 MB (I'm not sure why it's that large, because the song's a mere 3 minutes and 50 seconds). Venus Hum's website has a few tracks to listen to, if you'd like to get a taste for their sound. (It's a very unique sound, to say the least, with Annette's lovely vocalisations.)

And here's a short article about Psychology and Fairy Tales. It doesn't go into much detail, but gives basic explanation of how fairy tales have been used by psychoanalysts.

Joan Gould's book, Spinning Straw Into Gold has long been sitting on my reading list. You might like it.

[lionille]

That article was very interesting, particularly the last paragraph which reminded me very much of Harry Potter!
As for music technology, I am really behind the times - the sound on my computer doesn't work, I've never heard of Rhapsody, never used an ipod. Basically if I hear something on the cable music stations that I really really love, once in a great while, I order the CD through the bookstore.*is old fashioned*
One thing I've wondered about is if most fairy tales were transcribed by men? I suspect this gave the stories a slight bias - a good woman was often signaled by things like she was always meek and beautiful and pleasantly waiting on others whereas women who complain or ask for too much or are too bossy get punished. (I even found myself doing this a little in this story, eek)