Comments | lyras: Fic: The Dying of the Light (Longbottoms, gen)

lyras

Fic: The Dying of the Light (Longbottoms, gen)

Feb 13, 2007 14:39

To my darling dad, who taught me to care about everyone, no matter how insignificant they might be ( Read more... )

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coffee_n_cocoa February 13 2007, 04:31:18 UTC

Oh oh oh...

This was so heartfelt and beautiful. I think you did an absolutely fantastic job of getting into Augusta's mind, especially watching her with Frank and Neville. I was sniffly at the end!

coffee_n_cocoa February 13 2007, 04:35:20 UTC

Oh! And I also wanted to say I loved how you left the mystery behind Neville's notoriously bad memory unexplained. We'll probably never know for certain whether it was indeed a botched memory charm, or simply his way of coping with what he saw that night.

lyras February 13 2007, 04:54:51 UTC

I LOVE your icon here! And yes - I'd love to know the real story behind Neville's absentmindedness (if there is one), but I suspect JKR will leave it up to our imaginations.

lyras February 13 2007, 04:54:03 UTC

Thank you! I was fascinated at the parallels that came out in the relationships between all the characters as I was writing. Glad you liked!

keever February 13 2007, 05:34:11 UTC

Oh, this is beautiful. Wow.

lyras February 13 2007, 05:38:40 UTC

Thank you so much! (And I love that icon.)

quietliban February 13 2007, 06:33:32 UTC

Oh. This was...I don't think I've ever bothered trying to understand Augusta before and now I think I want to. This was wonderful.

lyras February 13 2007, 06:39:53 UTC

Thank you! I do feel for Augusta - not quite as much as I do for Neville, but still. I'm glad you liked!

moia February 13 2007, 10:11:46 UTC

Hello!
I don't know where I found I link to this, but I'm glad I did. Well written - like filling in the gaps of what we know from canon.
I feel for all of the Longbottoms... :(

lyras February 13 2007, 19:44:38 UTC

Hi, and thanks! Very glad you liked it. I've always been fascinated by the Longbottoms, both those who have suffered (Alice and Frank) and those who are left to deal with the fall-out (Augusta and Neville). Poor family!

krytella February 13 2007, 12:18:30 UTC

The most amazing thing is when a writer can take you into the head of any character and make them sympathetic, show what the world looks like from their point of view. I love how you did this with Augusta, and how you gave her and Neville a bit of reconciliation in the end.

lyras February 13 2007, 19:46:03 UTC

Thank you very much! I do actually have great sympathy for Augusta, despite the fact that she isn't shown very sympathetically in canon. I'm so glad that worked for you - and there had to be a bit of Neville love at the end :).