Fic - "Woe-Be-Gone"

[colonel_bastard]

Title: Woe-Be-Gone
Author: colonel_bastard
Characters/Fandom: Fred Weasley, George Weasley, ensemble. Harry Potter.
Word Count: 2,929
Rating: PG
Summary: The Weasley Woe-Be-Gone can only be used once, and only when it is truly needed.
Warnings: Shamelessness. Total major spoilers for everything.
Notes: A gift for the lovely Lily, from one old softie

Comments

[tripperfunster]

I think ... if my child did this to me, I would kill them for realz.

It totally does seem like something they would do, and yes, thank you for fixing canon for me. :D

[colonel_bastard]

It's definitely going to be weeks before they can be absolutely certain that Molly isn't going to murder them. XD

Well, we got to talking about how Fred's death seemed to be the most unfair of all. Lily had this glorious vision of the boys pulling a Tom Sawyer on all of them, and not only did I love it, but I also wanted to really explore the in-character thought process that could lead to such a stunt. Once I figured it out, I had to write it all down!

I don't usually try to fix canon, but when I do, IT'S HARRY POTTER CANON fuck yeah. :D

[torreadora]

I want you to know that I wept hysterically as I read this, in a wonderful way. Tears streamed down my face as I read The Speech. This was... I mean, this WAS the Woe-Be-Gone. It is magic.

Your writing gets better and better, which is not a small feat. This is better than Rowling (and I'm not just saying that because of the grudge I hold), and still it would fit right into the books. There is a perfect spot just for this. I wish we could tuck a copy of this into every copy of the last book, so everyone could feel the Woe-Be-Gone, too. God damn, this was so funny and appropriate and there was perfect tension, and a perfect payoff, and it was exquisitely touching.

This made me so happy. I don't even have words. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

[colonel_bastard]

Oh, my dear, I am so, so pleased to hear it. ^_^

The Speech was the very first thing I wrote. I worked backwards from there. Like the twins, I knew that it had to be perfect or the whole thing would fall on its face--- I'm thrilled to know that it worked so well!

It's funny, I hadn't even realized that the fic itself would function as a Woe-Be-Gone! What a lovely, lovely thought! I'm so honored. I really tried to match the tone of the books, so it's especially nice to hear that it could snuggle down in there and feel at home.

Thank you so much for your kind words about my writing. It means a lot, especially coming from an artist that I respect as much as you.

And you are so, so welcome! You've contributed so much beautiful art to so many fandoms I love, it's the least I can do to tag you back. If you ever have any other requests for something in a mutual fandom, feel free to drop me a line--- I love working from prompts!

[anonymous]

Ahhh, I'm nearly tearing up with joy: thankyou, so much for this - I despise the fact that J.K killed off a half of my joint most loved character - Gred and Forge shouls never have been separated. Thankyou!

[colonel_bastard]

I agree wholeheartedly; some duos should never be undone, and these two are pretty close to the top of that list. Nothing a bit of fic can't fix! You're so welcome! Thanks for reading and commenting!

heartbreakingly wonderful

[amurana]

officially cannon in my brain. thankyou.

[colonel_bastard]

Aww, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[lmp_negative]

I honestly wish this is how it really happened :( Totally believable as something that they'd do. Perfectly written aswell.

[colonel_bastard]

I'm not usually one to try and fix canon, but for this I made an exception! So glad to hear that it all fit nicely. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!