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The Magic of December

Dec 31, 2007 18:11

Title: The Magic of December
Author: godricgal
Prompt: ( December will be magic again )

romance, winter wonderland advent, godricgal

Comments 23

got_it_bub December 31 2007, 19:04:36 UTC

Oh, that last line just about killed me

godricgal January 1 2008, 23:10:18 UTC

I'm sorry about the almost-killing, but I am glad it had an emotional impact on you. ;) Thanks for leaving a comment, and Happy New Year to you. :)

merryb87 December 31 2007, 20:38:20 UTC

Lovely job! I love Remus the husband, he's just to perfect.

godricgal January 1 2008, 23:11:51 UTC

Thank you! I can never resist the opportunity to write Remus, The Perfect Husband, so I'm happy to hear that you think this fits that bill. :)

Happy New Year!

sasher_copy December 31 2007, 21:16:45 UTC

Wow. That was simply wonderful.

Remus is the perfect husband, not that I ever doubted it. I love your writing from Tonks's POV, its just brilliant.

I am in love the word Tonksian.

Thank you so much!
:D

godricgal January 1 2008, 23:20:11 UTC

Thank you very much! I'm especially pleased to hear that you enjoyed the narrative from Tonks' pov, which I find quite tricky to maintain consistently throughout a story.

Thank you once again, and Happy New Year!

mrstater December 31 2007, 22:28:21 UTC

I knew when I reassured you on faith that the end wasn't rubbish that I was placing my faith on solid ground. :) In fact the end is wonderful; the whole fic is wonderful, but I think you especially pulled it all together in the end, with your beautiful, poetic, fluid prose which encapsulates this idea of tenuous certainty. You always amaze me with your ability to put into words such deep thoughts as this: But it's something, more than something, a tether that grounds with a stronger force than anything which is truly tangible, but it's elements are there in touch and comfort, in laughter and understanding, and the abiding force that stems from a deep love and the connection of having created something truly precious. Contrasted with the very concrete images of Christmases past in the start, and with the detailed one of the present, that thought seems all the more wonderful, and really does create the sense that this moment is nothing short of magical -- or miraculous -- in the midst of the crazy world events ( ... )

godricgal January 3 2008, 00:11:14 UTC

Your faith is always very much appreciated, but it's also very nice to know that you think you were right! After all this time I'm still not sure what to say about these so-called poetic qualities, but I'm so very glad that you can see them! So thank you. :) I had such fun with the first few paragraphs and the old Christmases, and with the apron, so I'm glad you enjoyed those bits.

Though I've not picked up DH since a few days after it was released, I think that the descriptions of her showing off her ring from her perch on top of the washing machine at Privet Drive and looking 'radiant' at The Burrow are lasting images that really illustrate how happy she was, and I really wanted to try and capture that in this fic, so it's very pleasing to know that you found her voice came with the right balance.

Anyway, thank you very, very much. :)

summoner_lenne9 December 31 2007, 23:16:00 UTC

I have to agree- all the lines about their endless future in front of them; they absolutely killed me. I read them and went- But. But. But.

*Sighs and curses JKR for the upteemth time*

*Absolutely lovely of course. Lovely. I can't think of any other word than lovely, lol.*

godricgal January 3 2008, 00:24:59 UTC

Firstly, thank you very much!

I didn't set out to write a heart-wrencher of a fic, it was only when I was getting into it that I realised it might be, even for the happy bits, but I think that for Tonks to be as happy as she seemed in DH, she had to have had a stubborn optimism to carry her through, so that's where I had to keep going with this.

I think 'lovely' is one of the nicest compliments I could wish for, so thank you very much. :)

summoner_lenne9 January 3 2008, 02:08:18 UTC

Anything where you know the future is kind of bittersweet. Though sometimes I read fics and I think things like- oh, I wonder how many kids they'll have- or something like that, and then I'll remember- Oh. Right. It's always depressing when that realization hits me.

But I agree with the stubborn optimism, my personal theory on the matter is that she was trying her best to perk Remus up and didn't want to have a row, so she tried to be as sunny as possible.

And no problem. :).