nest_of_spiders Day 7

[rosemaryandrue]

Title: A Feast of Fools (7/14)
Wordcount: 1208
Date: 1972
Pairing: Ted/Andromeda
Rating: PG (for language)
Prompt: 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world

Comments

[penhaligonblue]

"...McGonagall's spitting kittens..."

Ha hah! I'd been wondering how McGonagall was reacting to all this mayhem. I had figured she'd either taken a leave of absence or barricaded herself in Gryffindor Tower until the madness stopped. But I suppose an assault on her head boy and prefect was enough to get her to speak out...

...she would miss the gravity of the mountains.

Oh, that line struck a chord - I grew up in the mountains, but am currently living on the other side of the country from them. It's amazing the effect they have on your mental state - I miss them terribly.

Thank you so much for having Andromeda actually believe in the "blood is magic" stuff. You're very good at rejecting fanon assumptions about characters (Andromeda, Alice, Narcissa, Peter, and others) - you do it to make better characters, not to be contrary.

[rosemaryandrue]

*chuckles* I was imagining her locked in her room with a bottle of whiskey, but this would definitely bring her out.

In the autumn I moved back home after two years in East Anglia which is completely flat. I spent the first few weeks back here getting teary-eyed every time I climbed a hill. I missed my hills so much it hurt.

I always get crotchety when I see an Andromeda who just blithely dismisses blood prejudice. It's hard to throw off your upbringing.

Thanks for the comment :)

[nineveh_uk]

Hills are important. I knew I couldn't stay in East Anglia myself when people who'd been living there for thirty years still got misty-eyed about the absence.

This was terrific. I shall now have to go back and read them all in order.

[futurestarlette]

I haven't commented on most of the installments (busy, crazy week) , but I've been reading along and am really liking this. I adore your Ted and Andromeda. And I rarely read fic with lots of Slytherins, and so was pleasantly surpised when I actually liked them. They're so much more than elegant predjudiced assholes here, and Narcissa in particular reminds me of Ginny, which was unexpected and really cool. :)

[rosemaryandrue]

Thank you :) I enjoy writing about the Blacks, though I'm less keen on other Slytherins. It's interesting to try and work out their beliefs and motivations, though. The best sort of villains are the ones who could almost be heroes.

Thanks for the comment :)

[ex_magicalw]

I'm loving this story...and I think you have made me into an Andromeda/Ted shipper!

[rosemaryandrue]

^_^ Good. The more Andromeda/Ted in fandom the better.

Thanks for the comment :)

[mindabbles]

Wonderful chapter. The characters just get richer and richer. I think I'm in love with Andromeda.

[rosemaryandrue]

(Sorry)

Thanks :) I'm terribly fond of Andromeda.

Thanks for the comment :)

[mari_grem]

Aw, sentimental!Ted is my favorite type.
I love the emotions in this piece and how it seems like a catalyst of sorts. Narcissa and Dearborn agreeing is definately a plus as well.
I hope you don't mind me friending you, it's just easier to stay updated that way.

[rosemaryandrue]

*smiles* Somebody in this story had to have a bit of romance.

This is the halfway point, so I wanted to push their emotions a bit further.

Narcissa and Dearborn was a fun coincidence. I've made a list of all the canon characters and all my OCs who would be in the school during this era, and they both happened to be the right age to be prefects and Quidditch captains.

Welcome along ^_^