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gfeather

Ties Chapter 40

Feb 18, 2007 18:37

Chapter 40~ Taking Back the Day

In the few remaining days of July, Hermione spent most of her time outside walking. Initially, her feet would only consent to take her around the perimeter of the property, within the wards, but gradually it was easier to step beyond its security and explore the immediate area. The first day she walked by herself down ( Read more... )

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Comments 20

sander123 February 19 2007, 10:31:07 UTC

I love your story! Normally I don't like MLC-stories, perhaps what is different with this one, is that they wanted to live separately in the beginning, in was only a marriage of convenience, so the development was very slow and I like that. Very often MLC-stories feature teenage-mum-Hermione and I have problems with that, I think an apprenticeship should come first.
I adore Katie! She is such a sweet character, bouncy and eager and kind - can you imagine to have better neighbors than Hermione and Severus when you are a young witch :)
Pity that you skipped the shopping trip and the flying lessons (perhaps with the Hippogryff) - I would love to read about them!
How long do you plan to write the story? Because I would love to read scenes with Ashfordly!
Thank you for your story :)

gfeather February 20 2007, 03:53:51 UTC

I actually decided to write this story initially after having read a whole bunch of stories and thinking... 'hmmm... I don't buy it, but the premise is interesting.' And so, Ties was born. Personally, I really don't see Hermione as a mom, at least not in her late teens or early twenties.

Katie is always such fun to write. She calls things like she sees them and isn't really bothered about what others think. This has a lot to do with her upbringing. She and Beth have so much background that will never come out in this story.

How much more story is there? Only a couple more chapters and an epilogue. It basically takes them full circle and it seems to make sense to end it here. I really don't have any plans for a sequel. I've taken this story as far as I think it needs to go.

I'm glad you've enjoyed it!

sander123 February 20 2007, 11:06:23 UTC

I'm enjoying it very much :)
At the moment people at WIKTT are discussing whether you have abandoned your story... Perhaps you should step in to clarify, I haven't done it because I'm not sure about the Mage-thing.

gfeather February 20 2007, 14:36:00 UTC

Thanks for reminding me of WIKTT! I had forgotten to post anything there entirely. I've gone over and posted a link... or at least I think I posted a link. It didn't come up on the list.

sshg316 February 20 2007, 15:25:50 UTC

*waves* Hi! I'm the one who found you over at bambu345's LJ last night. I just finished reading the "new" chapters - *happy sigh*. I'm so happy you're finishing it up - it is one of my favorite MLC fics as you spent so much time developing the relationship. I love that!

Bambu said the story was complete. Is this the end then? I thought I read something about an epilogue?

gfeather February 21 2007, 01:01:17 UTC

I'm glad you have enjoyed it! There are a still a couple more posts left... Once Frontier Games is over and my head isn't ready to explode. Stupid RL.

canadianna February 20 2007, 18:33:23 UTC

I'm so happy you finished this.

It was actually the first HGSS story I read, and even though I was horribly frustrated by the WIP-ed-ness of it, it hooked me on the ship.

~Angela

gfeather February 21 2007, 01:06:19 UTC

*flinches*

I'm glad it was good enough to hook you and I'm so sorry for the WIPness. The 100 plus students here for sports will be gone in a couple days and I'll put up the very last bits for you.

canadianna February 21 2007, 03:19:43 UTC

Oops.

It was supposed to come out like a compliment, rather than a complaint.

Sorry for making you flinch.

Your faithful reader,

~Angela

gfeather February 21 2007, 14:58:05 UTC

More of an embarassed flinch and duck behind the hands. I feel very guilty about leaving this to dangle for so long.

bambu345 February 21 2007, 15:54:01 UTC

So I wrote you this long review yesterday and LJ ate it and then my internet went down for a couple of hours.

But now, I'm going to get this posted. ::tilts chin stubbornly::

I liked this transitional chapter very much. They're wrapping up those final pesky details before settling quite happily into their own lives and embracing the future. I loved Buckbeak! I loved Severus' thoughts about breeding hippogryffs! It's so perfect for him. He's almost as prickly and proud as they are.

I love the idea that they would take time out for a vacation, a postponed, real honeymoon before her apprenticeship starts.

It's what people do in real life, and you've brought it neatly within the confines of your story.

So ... I've looked around for the link to 41 ... does the fact that I cannot see it mean you're still polishing it? I doubt it will be appreciably different from this. Vacations are always a little bit fluffy ... but that's because they're vacations.

gfeather February 22 2007, 02:45:37 UTC

I adore Katie. She is so much fun and the best part is, she is going to drive Severus crazy and he is going to put up with it. Even enjoy it. He he he. Did you notice which other animal Katie looked after?

Okay, so 41 isn't up because I wanted to to just one more read through. It has some hazardous fluff and I don't want anyone to choke on it. I would have had time today were it not for the closing ceremonies of our Games tonight... which was interminable. Good, but endless.

Fluff to come... after I get some sleep.

firefly124 February 21 2007, 18:52:10 UTC

I like this quite a lot. Katie is quite the character! I look forward to chapter 41 when you post it.

gfeather February 22 2007, 02:51:00 UTC

Katie is my favourite character to write. She is so much fun and she has the ability to annoy the hell out of Severus without pushing him over the edge. Love her!