This is excellent! I wouldn't have thought to put them together, but you haven't done the obvious with Goyle, so it works, it works, it works! This is lovely!
Terrific, subtle, quiet storytelling. I liked this very much and thought the narrative voice and the observations of all the characters that appeared in the story were wonderful. Thanks.
omg you are writing a hornblower/hp crossover. that is amazing. i requested an age of fighing sail HP au in please_write but nobody wrote it. but still, we are on the same hp-naval wavelength, sorta. i prefer o'brian to forester, but still, omg!!!
Sorry to disappoint, but I was actually watching Hornblower on DVD while writing Snape the other day, so there isn't any Hornblower in that particular story. It is tempting speculate about how to combine the two, though. One more story idea to add to the list!
Came here via switchknife and am glad I did. This was very well done - understated and beautiful. Now I want to adopt Goyle (I won't - I know Snape will take good care of him ;))
Thanks. Everyone wants to adopt Goyle. Goyle = that mildly retarded child they profile in the friday paper that's been passed over repeatedly in the adoption process, and then he gives an interview for the paper everyone goes 'awwwww' and rushes at him like a pack of wild boars.
Excellent, excellent story. The story seemed quiet...it never shouted anything...just showed you life and let you make up your own mind about it. (If this makes sense.) Your Goyle and Snape were wonderful. Incredible.
You know, I stared at your icon for approximately 2398474.4 hours before I figured what it was.
Thanks for the comments, especially the 'show not tell' bit. That's one of the trickiest things to do in fiction, and I'm flattered you think I pulled it off.
Saw this rec'd by Switchknife and thought I would give it a try. I really enjoyed it, it made Goyle so real and gentle...sad in a way. Loved how Snape kept his carvings on a shelf.
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And thank you!
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*points*
omg you are writing a hornblower/hp crossover. that is amazing. i requested an age of fighing sail HP au in please_write but nobody wrote it. but still, we are on the same hp-naval wavelength, sorta. i prefer o'brian to forester, but still, omg!!!
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Really great job - thanks for sharing this :)
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I mean, um...
My analogies are shit, sorry. Er, thanks again!
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Thanks for the comments, especially the 'show not tell' bit. That's one of the trickiest things to do in fiction, and I'm flattered you think I pulled it off.
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Eheheheheheh. Thank you.
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