Alignments Installment 27

[magnetic_pole]

wellymuck Installment 27
Series title: Alignments
Series summary: Friends come together and pull apart under the pressures of the first war with Voldemort.
Series rating: PG-13
Author: magnetic_poleWord Count: 2700

Comments

[magnetic_pole]

Note to self: aiming for shades of grey sometimes results in confusion all around. (sheepish smile)

The purebloods *do* have a lot more bias. I can't imagine anything quite as insular as a life lived entirely within the wizarding world, can you? There are so few of them; they're villagers spread out over an entire nation.

Glad you noticed all the relatives of the kids in canon! My thought was that there are so few wizards, they all must know one another. Plus it's fun to imagine the background of all the characters I know so well. As you can tell from today's entry, Neville's particularly fascinating.

Thanks as always for reading! Maggie

[sleeper6]

Geez, intense is what this chapter was. Intense but great. And it makes sense that Remus would go into hiding--I especially like that you sent him away as a precaution, and that Sirius allowed him to go for his safety. (I do hope that they had a nice time saying goodbye behind closed doors--before Edie arrived, I mean.)

I do like your Alice and Frank too. These are such interesting characters who don't get to do much in the fics they're in, but they are important, especially at this time. And they're strong too (they too defied Voldemort 3 times, right?).

Oh, I'm friending you, btw. Hope this is okay. Even when you finish this series, I'd like to read more of your writing.

[magnetic_pole]

It was a little intense for me, I have to admit; I've been subdued all evening. (smile) Plus it's a little everything-and-the-kitchen-sink-y. I have yet to learn to say no to an idea.

I'm so happy you like Alice and Frank. I'm getting much more interested in them as I work my way through these installments. I think it's all coming from a fondness for Neville and a dislike of his gran. (And my own revisionist, personal agenda to make Lily and Alice, not James and Frank, the primary target of Voldemort's anger.)

Of course befriending is lovely, and I'll do the same thing. I'm doing a horrible job responding to posts these days, but I can't wait until I finish this series so I can read other people's writing again!

Thanks as always for the careful read and the comment! Maggie

[katshakespeare]

Ooh, a public display of affection. I'd like to see James confront Sirius. He's still -- well, James is being rather daft and narrow-minded, really. Thank you for the explanation about Neville -- though I'm quite annoyed at Frank right now. Grr.

[magnetic_pole]

I know, I know, this series is very unsatisfying on affection generally, isn't it? I even *feel* a little repressed when I sit down at the computer. As for Neville, Frank's being a bit of a jerk, but it will have fortunate consequences for his son. Many thanks for reading! Maggie

[paranoidsistah]

These last two installments were great. You have really shown the desperation and distrust occurring during war time.

The idea of Peter trying to form a group to find common ground (whether that is a lie to Susan or what he really believes he's doing) is totally original.

I feel for both Lilly and Alice, but I love how real their relationships to their husbands are depicted in this. Usually the relationships they have with their husbands are as perfect as they are heroic but Frank blaming Alice for what's happening to them and James not being as trusting as Lilly, it all rings true.

I will look forward to the next installment.

[magnetic_pole]

it all rings true

*big smile* Thank you so much! Couldn't have asked for a more gratifying phrase.

About Lily and Alice's relationships, I do think it's possible to have a strong, healthy relationship with someone and yet have real differences and sources of tension, as I've tried to portray here.

I don't know if you remember the Rubik's cube craze from the 80s? (sp?) (Am I showing my age?) This is a bit what October 31, 1981 feels like to me: a puzzle in which all kinds of events need to happen, each directly affecting all the others, in order for Lily and James' deaths to feel real.

Thanks for reading and commenting. Maggie

[minnow_53]

Still enjoying this! Just caught up with the two new installments and I'm looking forward to the next. I've already said, I know, how realistic the whole series is; every scene feels incredibly authentic.

^_^xx

[magnetic_pole]

So happy you're still reading, Minnow! Thank you! We're almost at the end, only a few installments left.

I'm all about realism, aren't I? And lately angst, too. A little ironic, considering that the magic and lightheartedness of the books is what got me here in the first place, and considering that writers like you have introduced me to the fine art of fluff. Must begin thinking about another, happier plotline for the next project... Maggie

[minnow_53]

I'm really looking forward to reading more as well; not only the last few episodes of the welly_muck series but other fics from you.

^_^xx

[magnetic_pole]

Why, thank you, Minnow! (shy smile) I shall do my best. M.