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I believe the final chapter of Wind That Shakes The Seas and Stars, the fifth book in lightningwave's AU H/D fic of utter GENIUS, went up today. I stopped reading along a couple of chapters into Book 5, as this fic hits me like no other and I couldn't handle the suspense and trauma. Now that the book is complete, though, the time has come for me to plunge back in.
Not a decision to be taken lightly, as not only will this consume hours if not days of my time, it will also leave me a gibbering wreck for the foreseeable future. Mary, I wish you were here to hold my hand. As it is, I have stocked up on Maltesers, taken off my make-up so the mascara doesn't smear everywhere when I start crying, and fetched Bopsy the Cow up from where it was packed in the cellar so that I have something to clutch at.
Deep breath.
Seriously, people, seriously, you all have to read this fic. I suspect it is going to overtake Underwater Light in my personal list of favourites any minute now, and I didn't think any fic would ever do that.
*braces* Here goes.
9.30: And I've caught up to where I'd stopped reading originally, which was even earlier than I'd thought. Oh, Harry. *huggles him* Yes, I can remember why I stopped where I did.
9.50: OMG HARRY :O
10.05: OH HARRY! *bursts into tears and cuddles Bopsy frantically*
10.30: ...James. James, you utter bastard, I thought better of you. And if someone does manage to kill you, I will be cheering them on, now.
11.20: Draco is a complete SWEETHEART and I love him. Although I am very concerned about what is going on with his abilities, and about Harry will react. But yes. LOVE.
In other news, I have just finished chapter 10 of a 100 chapter fic. How doomed am I? VERY.
11.50: lightningwave is a genius. A genius, I say. *awe*
00.01: Oh, Lucius. I cannot decide whether I love you or want to shake you. You infuriating man.
00.22: Oh, Draco. Oh, Harry. The two of you are going to be the death of me. *beams and blinks back tears*
0.50: Oh, Harry. OH MY DARLING. *happy tears* Oh my love, my love. Fly like the wind, my dear.
I think I will stop for there for the night, even if I've only read 16 chapters, because that was such a happy and hopeful end to that one. Oh the love.
Sunday, 11.40: *resumes reading*
11.55: Oh, Snape. *huggles him* If they don't reconcile soon, I am going to start crying again.
1.00: REGULUS! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo! *flaily dance of OMGYESOMG*
1.20: HARRY! :O Ohgodohgodohgodohgod. Oh god.
1.25: Ahahahahahahhahaah, omg, Narcissa/Lucius OTP, omg.
1.40: No, seriously, seriously. Narcissa/Luciucs all the way, oh yes. Also, lightningwave writes the best Black sisters EVER. My love is unconfined. And Narcissa! Nar- urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhh, omg. Narcissa, your vengeance is the best. But that was seriously icky.
4.00: OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD, HARRY, YOU JUST... OH MY GOD.
4.01: OH MY GOD, DRACO!
4.03: OH MY GOD THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER ARE GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME.
4.05: AND OMG LUCIUS AND NARCISSA DANCING AND KISSING AS THEY FIGHT. THEY - OH GOD, MY LOVE OVERWHELMS ME.
5.45: My god, everytime I think I've got a grip on what's going on, the plot spins again. JESUS.
6.25: Go Harry! Go Harry! Go Harry! *complicated cheerleading routine*
7.00: She's just admitting she's responsible?! :O Harry is going to take her to pieces, omg.
7.15: Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Well done, Harry.
7.35: Oh, Pansy. Pansy, oh my dear, come here and let me hold you. *HUGS*
8.30: PANSY I LOVE YOU OMG, I DO, I LOVE YOU.
8.40: Oh, Harry. *huggles* Hold on, my dear, hold on. We're all going to get through this, we just have to keep breathing. Breathing, yes, that's the trick. *breathes*
8.55: Oh gods, Harry. Oh, you poor dear, let me hold you. *hugs*
9.00: Oh god, Lily POV. I'm not sure I can cope with this. :S ...Wait. She doesn't actually think - she doesn't actually - Can I kill her myself? Please? Please?
9.24: OH, HARRY! *WEEPS* Bless you, Draco, I adore you, hold him for me and help him and show him it's going to be okay, omg. *cuddles Bopsy and cries*
9.40: Oh, Connor, you've come so far. *dabs at eyes* Be strong, and I hope like hell that Harry won't hate you for this.
9.50: OH MY GOD, CONNOR, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST ANNOUNCED THAT TO THE WORLD.
9.55: Upon due reflect, I love Connor. But oh gods, this is destroying Harry. Draco, Snape, someone help him!
10.00: *GASP* Harry! :O
10.02: Oh gods, please let this work, please let this help, please let him start to heal, please.
10.15: Oh, Harry. Oh, my Harry. *sobs* Things will get better now, they have to, they have to.
10.35: YES. Well done everyone. *grim satisfaction* Damn, that was a well-written end to the chapter. TAKE THAT, BIZNITCH.
11.15: OMG the Light! And Dumbledore and - *muffled squeaking noises* And in other news, I am deathly curious about who his mentor is. I'd forgotten about that. *meebles*
11.30: Harry and Draco are the most lovely thing in the history of lovely things. *misty-eyed* And I should probably go to bed following that loveliness, except I'm afraid I've reached the point where I can't tear myself away. Damn.
Midnight: OK, 49 chapters down and it's midnight, so I really will have to go to bed now. But damn. Love doesn't even come close to expressing it.
Not a decision to be taken lightly, as not only will this consume hours if not days of my time, it will also leave me a gibbering wreck for the foreseeable future. Mary, I wish you were here to hold my hand. As it is, I have stocked up on Maltesers, taken off my make-up so the mascara doesn't smear everywhere when I start crying, and fetched Bopsy the Cow up from where it was packed in the cellar so that I have something to clutch at.
Deep breath.
Seriously, people, seriously, you all have to read this fic. I suspect it is going to overtake Underwater Light in my personal list of favourites any minute now, and I didn't think any fic would ever do that.
*braces* Here goes.
9.30: And I've caught up to where I'd stopped reading originally, which was even earlier than I'd thought. Oh, Harry. *huggles him* Yes, I can remember why I stopped where I did.
9.50: OMG HARRY :O
10.05: OH HARRY! *bursts into tears and cuddles Bopsy frantically*
10.30: ...James. James, you utter bastard, I thought better of you. And if someone does manage to kill you, I will be cheering them on, now.
11.20: Draco is a complete SWEETHEART and I love him. Although I am very concerned about what is going on with his abilities, and about Harry will react. But yes. LOVE.
In other news, I have just finished chapter 10 of a 100 chapter fic. How doomed am I? VERY.
11.50: lightningwave is a genius. A genius, I say. *awe*
00.01: Oh, Lucius. I cannot decide whether I love you or want to shake you. You infuriating man.
00.22: Oh, Draco. Oh, Harry. The two of you are going to be the death of me. *beams and blinks back tears*
0.50: Oh, Harry. OH MY DARLING. *happy tears* Oh my love, my love. Fly like the wind, my dear.
I think I will stop for there for the night, even if I've only read 16 chapters, because that was such a happy and hopeful end to that one. Oh the love.
Sunday, 11.40: *resumes reading*
11.55: Oh, Snape. *huggles him* If they don't reconcile soon, I am going to start crying again.
1.00: REGULUS! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo! *flaily dance of OMGYESOMG*
1.20: HARRY! :O Ohgodohgodohgodohgod. Oh god.
1.25: Ahahahahahahhahaah, omg, Narcissa/Lucius OTP, omg.
1.40: No, seriously, seriously. Narcissa/Luciucs all the way, oh yes. Also, lightningwave writes the best Black sisters EVER. My love is unconfined. And Narcissa! Nar- urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhh, omg. Narcissa, your vengeance is the best. But that was seriously icky.
4.00: OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD, HARRY, YOU JUST... OH MY GOD.
4.01: OH MY GOD, DRACO!
4.03: OH MY GOD THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER ARE GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME.
4.05: AND OMG LUCIUS AND NARCISSA DANCING AND KISSING AS THEY FIGHT. THEY - OH GOD, MY LOVE OVERWHELMS ME.
5.45: My god, everytime I think I've got a grip on what's going on, the plot spins again. JESUS.
6.25: Go Harry! Go Harry! Go Harry! *complicated cheerleading routine*
7.00: She's just admitting she's responsible?! :O Harry is going to take her to pieces, omg.
7.15: Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Well done, Harry.
7.35: Oh, Pansy. Pansy, oh my dear, come here and let me hold you. *HUGS*
8.30: PANSY I LOVE YOU OMG, I DO, I LOVE YOU.
8.40: Oh, Harry. *huggles* Hold on, my dear, hold on. We're all going to get through this, we just have to keep breathing. Breathing, yes, that's the trick. *breathes*
8.55: Oh gods, Harry. Oh, you poor dear, let me hold you. *hugs*
9.00: Oh god, Lily POV. I'm not sure I can cope with this. :S ...Wait. She doesn't actually think - she doesn't actually - Can I kill her myself? Please? Please?
9.24: OH, HARRY! *WEEPS* Bless you, Draco, I adore you, hold him for me and help him and show him it's going to be okay, omg. *cuddles Bopsy and cries*
9.40: Oh, Connor, you've come so far. *dabs at eyes* Be strong, and I hope like hell that Harry won't hate you for this.
9.50: OH MY GOD, CONNOR, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST ANNOUNCED THAT TO THE WORLD.
9.55: Upon due reflect, I love Connor. But oh gods, this is destroying Harry. Draco, Snape, someone help him!
10.00: *GASP* Harry! :O
10.02: Oh gods, please let this work, please let this help, please let him start to heal, please.
10.15: Oh, Harry. Oh, my Harry. *sobs* Things will get better now, they have to, they have to.
10.35: YES. Well done everyone. *grim satisfaction* Damn, that was a well-written end to the chapter. TAKE THAT, BIZNITCH.
11.15: OMG the Light! And Dumbledore and - *muffled squeaking noises* And in other news, I am deathly curious about who his mentor is. I'd forgotten about that. *meebles*
11.30: Harry and Draco are the most lovely thing in the history of lovely things. *misty-eyed* And I should probably go to bed following that loveliness, except I'm afraid I've reached the point where I can't tear myself away. Damn.
Midnight: OK, 49 chapters down and it's midnight, so I really will have to go to bed now. But damn. Love doesn't even come close to expressing it.