"Majesty" (Minerva McGonagall, HRH; PG) by Kelly Chambliss

[kellychambliss]

Title: Majesty
Author: Kelly Chambliss kellychambliss
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, HRH
Word Count: 6000
Prompt: #60 -- Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of fear. --Amelia Earhart(July 24, 1897

Comments

[golden_d]

Aw, this is lovely. Thank you so much for writing it! :)

[kellychambliss]

Thank you for reading! (and commenting)

[a_t_rain]

I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about the concept, but it totally works, and it's charming. I love the little details like Flitwick's Patronus :)

[kellychambliss]

Thanks! ~~ Glad you enjoyed it.

So alike in their two worlds

[mountainmoira]

Gently humorous, sometimes actually LOL funny, and yet poignant as well. A lovely summation of women of great power and ability -the things they've accomplished, the things they regret, and the myriad of things they have in commen. Imagine what those two could do in tandem???? Both of them queens in their respective realms. I would like to think this friendship could continue, duty permitting of course. I did very much like Minerva's thoughts about declaring anyone a Lord however - after what she's lived through, very telling. I've had the pleasure of reading, and being a beta, for several of your stories and it's always a joy - but I actually find this one of my favorites. Well done !!

Re: So alike in their two worlds

[kellychambliss]

Thank you, Moira -- for the comment and again for the beta; I do appreciate it.

And I'll be looking forward to Chapter 7. . .

[lareinenoire]

I would never, ever have thought of a fic like this, but you make it work beautifully. The little details, the sense of humour coming out on both sides, the oddly shared memories of war and its after-effects. Well done!

[kellychambliss]

Thank you! For some reason, this story took me forever -- I'm glad you think it works.

[miss_morland]

Wow -- however did you come up with this idea? And how did you make it work so well? *is impressed*

Your Queen Elizabeth is wonderful; I like your portrayal of her strengths and weaknesses, and I appreciate the way you show us that even a princess sometimes makes a fool of herself (now that's a consolation for the rest of us *g*).

Your MM is spot-on, of course, and I like the portrayals of Kingsley and the Muggle PM as well.

Some favourite bits:

No, actually, she grinned. There was no other word to describe it -- she positively grinned.

She. . .she's just like a grandmother, was Kingsley's disappointed first thought -- Hee. Well, she is one, after all...

the sound of her voice was like Scotland itself. It was the sound of the Queen's own childhood, of the land that was also the refuge of her adulthood, the one place where she could walk or ride or drive by herself, where she could get muddy and work with her hands and or just sit and watch the sky

[kellychambliss]

Thanks so much for the detailed response! I'm always so glad to know what works. I don't quite recall what made me think of this meeting, but it was fun to write (as well as agonizing; for some reason this story gave me a lot of trouble /g/)

Thanks for spotting "gentleman" -- fixed.