fic for dragyn_42: The Attack of the Wrackspurts (Ginny, Luna, PG)

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Title: The Attack of the Wrackspurts
Author: lyras
Recipient: dragyn_42
Rating: PG
Character(s): Ginny, Luna
Summary: As Ginny falls prey to Tom Riddle, Luna develops her own theory about what's going on. 1400 words; set during Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Author's Notes: I'm so happy this exchange is running again! Thank you to virginia_bell for organising it.

Comments

[fannyt]

Oh, I really liked this! Luna and her Wrackspurts acting like a mirror to Ginny's experience with Tom, and seeing her through Ginny's eyes was nice indeed. And this line -- among others -- really jumped out at me:

Ginny yelled insults at them, sneaking a glance at Luna to observe the effect of her shocking language.

I found it very sweet. :)

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[lyras]

Thank you! It made sense to me that Luna would see Ginny's possession by Tom in her own terms. I enjoyed writing these two, so I'm glad you liked the story. :)

[miss_morland]

I enjoyed this very much! Great characterisation of both girls. :-)

Some lines I loved:

He looked pale with shock, but then, all the ghosts Ginny knew were pale, so it was hard to tell.

If I told her, she thought, she might believe me. But then, no one else would.

The gnomes were shouting back now, and making rude gestures, so she retaliated with a face that she'd once seen Charlie make and had then spent hours perfecting in her mirror.

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[lyras]

Thank you! And thanks for pointing out your favourite lines - it's always good to know which parts worked.

Also, I now owe you a drabble! Would you like to give me a prompt? :)

Re: The Attack of the Wrackspurts

[miss_morland]

Hmm... If you wanted to explore this idea somehow, that would be awesome. If not, I'm always up for something Umbridge-centric!

[megan29]

Luna is one of my favorite characters, but I never can write her quite right. Your version is so very true to canon! You get her!

It's strange, b/c you write this piece from Ginny's pov, but it feels to me as if Luna is the main character. Her off-kilter remarks are more accurate than most people's banalities.

And I loved the start, with the small episode in Binns' class. Leaves you wondering which side has it right - which is, of course, the case in real life, too.

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[lyras]

Thanks so much, especially for your comments about Luna. I always feel nervous writing her, so it's great to know that she worked for you here!

[paulamcg]

Oh, this is lovely and excellent. I do believe (your) Luna! I got enchancted by the very opening of the story (and I enjoyed the first scene in particular also because my Remus as a schoolboy questioned openly the truthfulness of the history taught at Hogwarts, and almost exactly in the same way, defending the goblins - and my Remus and Luna became close in her second year). It’s amazing how you immediately take us to what is your pov character’s main concern in the fic while you start offering us a vivid look at the other main character. This small piece is so exquisitely crafted that it will stay with me as a great story. I’m happy you’ve shared it and I’ve found it.

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[lyras]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked this, and that you didn't feel it was too slight. I was a little worried about that, but there wasn't any more to be said, at least the way I saw it.

[werewolfsfan]

This is so insightful without hitting you over the head with IMPORTANT CHARACTER INSIGHTS here. These little exchanges shows both girls as age appropriate and very true to how I see them later. So lovely to see that the friendship actually began early like the trio.

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[lyras]

This is so insightful without hitting you over the head with IMPORTANT CHARACTER INSIGHTS here.

This made me smile - thank you! It was nice to write something quiet here, and I do like to think that Ginny and Luna were at least casual friends during their early days at Hogwarts.