Comments | hp_holidaygen: fic for <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/a_t_rain">a_t_rain</a></strong>: A Breath of Fresh Air (Arthur Weasley, Perkins, PG)

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fic for a_t_rain: A Breath of Fresh Air (Arthur Weasley, Perkins, PG)

Dec 13, 2006 02:01

Title: A Breath of Fresh Air
Recipient: a_t_rain
Rating: PG
Character(s): Arthur Weasley, Perkins
Warnings: None
Author's Notes: Perhaps not as plotty as it could be, O anonymous giftee, but I hope it suits. Many thanks to my very fast betas!

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!2006, !fic, character: perkins, character: arthur weasley

Comments 45

alexandramuses December 13 2006, 10:06:29 UTC

Oh, cute!

melandry January 2 2007, 21:42:42 UTC

Thanks!

tree_and_leaf December 13 2006, 10:28:37 UTC

Ah, that's lovely - and I like the idea of hexed lava lamps as a murder method....

melandry January 2 2007, 21:44:58 UTC

Thanks! The moment I came up with the lava lamp was definitely a bit of a breakthrough, though I secretly suspect most Death Eaters would find them baffling - heck, I'm a Muggle and I find them baffling!

lls_mutant December 13 2006, 15:03:16 UTC

Ah! So sweet and cute and well-done. (Arthur and a rubber duckie is only second to Arthur and a Slinky.) I loved Perkins in this, too. Very Government Employee- I swear to God I used to work with him. (I worked in the US Department of Agriculture for a few years- you NAILED stereotypical government workers. Hehe.) I figured out what the lava lamp was about 2 seconds before you said it (I was thinking fake Christmas tree for some reason earlier).

Great stuff, and lucky a_t_rain!

melandry January 2 2007, 21:48:07 UTC

Arthur/Slinky is hard to beat, it's true. I'm glad Perkins rang so true for you; I've only spent time in the sheltered halls of academe, but perhaps human nature is the same everywhere. :) Thanks for reading!

marginaliana December 13 2006, 16:58:45 UTC

Oh, this is utterly delightful! I love seeing young Arthur so excited and innovative and putting Perkins off with his competence. And his young love for Molly is really very charming. I enjoyed this.

melandry January 2 2007, 21:53:24 UTC

Thank you! Charming is exactly the right word to describe Arthur here. I'm very pleased you enjoyed the story.

such_heights December 13 2006, 18:07:34 UTC

St. James' Park. Some sort of toy ducks are loose in the pond.

Ha! That's awesome.

I really love that Arthur takes to this, well, like a duck to water. And hee, plugs!

The title's very apt - this really is a breath of fresh air!

*has a sneaking suspicion about the mystery author's identity...*

melandry January 2 2007, 21:54:31 UTC

Hee! I'm glad you enjoyed the story, dear!