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And After That

Feb 21, 2007 22:05

Title: And After That
Author: wildmagelet
Format: Fic
Rating & Warnings: Rated T, warnings for character death, sexual references and an angst-fest
Prompts: Magical Object: Instant Darkness Powder, Characters: Hermione & George, Verb: Dream, Genre: Drama
Word Count: 9,948
Summary: Tonks had never allowed herself to hope for an aftermath. They had planned and ( Read more... )

wildmagelet, drama, lovers' moon fic jumble

Comments 34

devonwood February 22 2007, 23:58:44 UTC

Wow.

I love the way you described the post-War effects on people-- especially Molly and George. Those poor Weasleys. :( Also, I loved (although wanted to cry) at some of the character's outcomes. The last bit of Remus/Tonks was great, and I felt like it wrapped everything up smoothly. Wonderful work :).

wildmagelet February 23 2007, 08:16:02 UTC

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment, and so quickly, with the slight explosion of R/T fic in the last couple of days! :) I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and reading; I love having a place to come for an instant R/T fix now.

I'm so glad (SO glad!) that the outcomes of the characters and their emotions seemed realistic to you. I was worried about angsty turning into overly-dramatic and the whole fic was a bit of a mission to write, honestly! I really appreciate the encouragement, though. Thank you again.

godricgal February 23 2007, 00:27:05 UTC

First of all, I love the title, it's so fitting to the story and so evocative of what those who'd been central to the war might be thinking once it's all over.

The basic subject is something I, and I'm sure many others have thought about a lot. What will they do when the war's over? But my thinking has always been from Remus' pov. Will he lose purpose, cease to think that he has a use. But this, this turned that all upside down, and it's fabulous.

It's funny, emotive, entertaining, thought provoking and so well written.

I love it.

wildmagelet February 23 2007, 08:21:37 UTC

I pretty much had the title in mind almost before the fic, really. :) Largely because I'm too lazy to deal with direct canon issues and I personally make up really crap theories, I didn't want to do a DH-era fic. So I decided to go with the post-war period (again) and I've been thinking about that as well recently, what would happen afterward if they survived. Until I was about halfway through, Remus was going to be as lost and confused as Tonks. But then I was taking the bus into town and listening to Natasha Bedingfeld's Unwritten which is always a good pick-me-up song, and I thought, "Nope, screw it. He's going to have to be happy or the fic will just end in a big depression party."

Thank you so much for the supportive comments! This was a real struggle to write (and especially to finish on time!) and I'm still not happy with a lot of it, so any feedback is really great.

And now that it's done and posted, I'm looking forward to having another master list of stories to work through! :)

mrstater February 23 2007, 14:06:02 UTC

This. is. superb ( ... )

wildmagelet February 25 2007, 04:39:48 UTC

Thank you again for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. I always appreciate it more than I can say, especially since you have a knack for reviewing, I think! It's really helpful to look at this fic through your eyes, because you're great at pointing out which bits of the plot came across clearly to you. I was a bit concerned at the lack of dialogue - I still think the first three-quarters drag too much - and at the angsty subject matter, so I so appreciate your comments ( ... )

lady_bracknell February 23 2007, 17:22:48 UTC

This is really well written. I liked the sparseness of the dialogue, particularly with Molly, and the way Tonks shifted around the Burrow, telling us everything that had happened but not in a linear fashion. The book-ending with Remus was really nice, too, a great way to tie everything together.

wildmagelet February 25 2007, 04:42:01 UTC

*relief* :)

Thank you! I'm especially grateful for the reassurance about the lack of dialogue and Tonks's jump from Weasley to Weasley at the Burrow. I really wasn't sure it was working, with all that description to wade through, so the feedback is very much appreciated!

And I'm glad you liked the book-ending, although it's a little embarrassing to admit that I self-projected onto Tonks in this fic. I have a habit of mentally writing up things that happen to me and planning ahead as if my life is a (much less exciting) novel.

jncar February 23 2007, 22:52:42 UTC

This is wonderful. I love how you approach the aftermath of the war with unflinching realism. As much as people might like or want it, there will be no happily ever after for the people in this world--JKR has mainly kept things emotionally honest and realistic, and this story is very in keeping with that ( ... )

wildmagelet February 25 2007, 04:48:29 UTC

Thank you so much! :) I agree completely with you that there just isn't a possibility for a universal happily ever after with the series. And there shouldn't be, really, as much as I'm all about the OBHWF, because it wouldn't be realistic.

I'm so glad that you liked the character vignettes. It was about that point that I was getting concerned about the overload of description and lack of dialogue, so it's a big relief if others can read it without feeling the same way.

I'm sorry if I depressed you with poor George! I hope the twins either survive or go out with a bang together, because having one twin left seems the most tragic scenario to me. It's hard to imagine how they would function if they were totally separated.

Thank you you again for the really thoughtful comments. They put a big smile on my face. It's lovely when you try to express something and someone else just totally gets everything you were trying to say.