Oh, this was wonderful. It was such a wonderful set-up, the exploration of so many different reactions, the unknown characters compelling and thougt-out, the canon characters perfect. The scene with Sirius was heartbreaking -- Dumbledore's reflection -- the note to the Longbottoms -- Stella Lovegood was perfect (!!! so perfect, I loved her comment about Fabian and Gideon, and the shooting stars) -- the Weasley clan, Andromeda, all of it was perfect. I wish I could be more coherent but I can't really think of anything to say other than that I liked this so much. The incorporation of the Eliot lines was great, too. I can't really say that there's anything I didn't like, thus rendering this review into useless gushing, but still. I loved how the last line (save the tombstone) mimics the last line of PS1. I also loved that you (somehow) managed to write even a dog's point of view convincingly. Quite a feat, that.
I... would have liked to see Remus in here, I think. But that is really the only half-hearted complaint I can muster.
*squees quietly* Thank you so much! So many lovely compliments, thank you.
Erm, I tried, today, with Remus, I really did. But I ended up tearing hair out over it because it sounded... flat. When I think of just-after-Halloween-1981-Remus, I think of Noldo's On The Turning Away. I might add something in later, if I can come up with something original...
"Look, shooting stars," Stella whispers to her daughter, pointing out the window as Molly cries and Arthur holds her. "All the departed souls are celebrating with us."
You nearly had me crying by that point, good heavens. This is so beautiful, I love all the snippets, the OCs, the way you expand this world - and oh God, the Sirius scenes are just devastating.
Dammit, I'm choking up again! This is decidedly not on. But having the death dates at the end there... Yeah, I'm going to go away now. Curse you, I only friend you for two minutes or something and look what you've done! *shakes fist*
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Luna's mom was so much *fun* to write!
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I... would have liked to see Remus in here, I think. But that is really the only half-hearted complaint I can muster.
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Erm, I tried, today, with Remus, I really did. But I ended up tearing hair out over it because it sounded... flat. When I think of just-after-Halloween-1981-Remus, I think of Noldo's On The Turning Away. I might add something in later, if I can come up with something original...
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And ha, I know how that goes: it's been on-and-off thunderstorming for several days now, and the heat and humidity are driving me insane.
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You nearly had me crying by that point, good heavens. This is so beautiful, I love all the snippets, the OCs, the way you expand this world - and oh God, the Sirius scenes are just devastating.
Dammit, I'm choking up again! This is decidedly not on. But having the death dates at the end there... Yeah, I'm going to go away now. Curse you, I only friend you for two minutes or something and look what you've done! *shakes fist*
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Er, thank you? ;)
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