Absolutely delicious. I've been hanging around all day waiting for an update :)That was great. I was glad to see Ginny's rationalizations for flipping out on Harry. I also absolutely loved her interactions with Teddy, George and Ron. There was such a sense of love and support. Can't wait till Monday.
Gah! You lulled us into a false sense of security, with those lovely moments of Ginny's introspection, her chat with Teddy, her talk with Dean... and then WHAM! You hit us with that cliffhanger at the end! Now all I can think is that it'll be another five days before we find out what happened. Oh noes!
Seriously, the moment with Teddy was wonderful, and I loved her talk with Dean. You know, I can actually see canon!Dean reacting that way; he's such a stand-up guy. Maybe he'll meet an art-loving hottie after Ginny and Harry are reunited...
I'm glad you saw Dean like I did. I just imagined him on the run the year before with plenty of time to think. Even though he's always seemed level-headed, I think that kind of experience would make him grow up a lot.
I couldn't resist the cliffhanger. Hope your fingers don't give out. :D
I just want to say that I really love this story so far, and the cliffhanger was cruel! haha!
I also really like how you are writing Dean in this story. The painful irony! How Dean wants to be completely honest with Ginny so they have no misunderstandings while you torture us with the MONSTER of a misunderstanding between Ginny and Harry. Really? Harry needs his specs checked? When was he suppose to grasp the idea that Ginny still cared?! After she yells at him for being an insensitive prat, or when she mentions how wonderful Dean has been? Gah! Poor misguided hearts. Who is going to be the one to break first?
Yeah, Ginny hides her feelings pretty well when Harry's around, but she lets her guard down with other people. Glad you're enjoying the story. Next chapter goes up on Monday. Thanks for writing.
When was he suppose to grasp the idea that Ginny still cared?! After she yells at him for being an insensitive prat, or when she mentions how wonderful Dean has been?
Sorry for butting in here, I know you weren't addressing this to me. But I did want to say, in Ginny's defense, that when she and Harry had their encounter in the Burrow's kitchen in Chapter 2, her obvious hurt over the fact that he hadn't spoken to her (or even sent her a brief note) in the weeks since the war ended should have been a BIG tip-off to him that she still cared. But you're right that she's kept her feelings for him pretty well-guarded since he got back from the Auror training thingy.
*goes back to minding my own business and NOT butting into other people's conversations*
*pulls you back into the conversation* nope, you don't get away that easily.
I don't mean to imply that Ginny's feelings are not warranted, I just don't understand why she (more so than Dean) thinks it would be even remotely obvious to Harry that she still had feelings and that he just didn't care. (This is talking post-Auror training thingy) I was referring more to her yelling at him about Teddy and the "one-sided-talk" they had where she said she had gotten past her issues with Harry because she was with Dean. That would be enough to deflate any guy's confidence. Considering Harry's lack of experience in dealing with these kind of relationships, and the fact that was was "removed" from society for a time, he is kind of left to fend for himself here. I adore Ginny, and I love her in this story, but it is so heart wrenching because everyone else seems to have the clue BUT Harry and Ginny.
*Actually, that's one of the things that impresses me about this fic. I don't usually enjoy H/G fics that involve Unfortunate Misunderstandings between them, because it doesn't ring true to me; in canon, H/G are not prone to misunderstandings, as they usually communicate very openly and effortlessly with each other*
I know what you mean and that is the beauty of this fic. It seems completely canon to me 'cause Harry made a big assumption at the end of Deathly Hallows when he saw Ginny with her mother and thought something like, "I'll talk to her later, we'll have years to talk". Then we get the epilogue with them married, so I figured OK they did talk, but her brother just died, you were dead in front of her and you didn't go give her a big fat rib-crushing hug? WTF? Anyway, while I feel for Harry, poor sap, I got Ginny's back on this one.
DISCLAIMER: When I started typing this post, it was only going to be 2 or 3 sentences long, but before I knew it, it had morphed into this monstrously long thing. My apologies for the tl;dr. Proceed at your own risk! ;)
It took me a while to reconcile myself to it, but now I'm not really bothered by the fact that he didn't run over to her right after the battle and snog her, since it wasn't really the right time; not with Voldemort have just been finished off, Fred having died, Ginny comforting/being comforted by her mum, and the fact that Harry still had some unfinished business left with the Elder Wand, explaining things to Ron & Hermione, talking to Dumbledore, etc. As much as I would have loved to have seen the H/G reunion, I understand why JKR didn't have it happen right then, because it wouldn't have been in keeping with the tone of the chapter. As much as I ached for Ginny at that moment, I do understand that it was necessary for her to wait just a little longer. I like to believe, however, that Harry did at least seek
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One more long post, and then I'll shut up, I swear...pennylane_4March 22 2008, 21:38:49 UTC
Yay, thanks for the feedback! That's the awesome thing about fanfic, being able to have the author herself respond personally to your comments. :D
Oh, I can completely understand his not being able to talk to her in the days after the battle. And I can only imagine how overwhelming and exhausting the Ministry attention must have been. I actually do have a lot more sympathy for Harry than I've probably made it sound.
The funny thing is that on a logical level, I can completely understand where Harry is coming from, but on an emotional level, I understand Ginny better. It would be easy to call her selfish, but she's waited patiently and uncomplainingly for him for over a year... and now that the war is finally over, she's having to watch him expend time and energy on everyone but her. It may have been a harsh thing for her to say, but I don't think she was wrong when she told Hermione that she, Ginny, is always the one who ends up being put on the backburner in Harry's life (that's even true in canon), and I can understand why
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i just found this fic. this story is great! this misunderstanding between h/g is very well written (of course i agree with ginny's side of the story), and hopefully this kidnap thing, help them to resolve their issues. hope u can post soon the next chapter!
Did you hear my psychic scream of denial at about 11:30pm when I read that you might not be able to post on Monday? Are you sure? It was so loud in my head
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Seriously, the moment with Teddy was wonderful, and I loved her talk with Dean. You know, I can actually see canon!Dean reacting that way; he's such a stand-up guy. Maybe he'll meet an art-loving hottie after Ginny and Harry are reunited...
Thanks for updating early.
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I couldn't resist the cliffhanger. Hope your fingers don't give out. :D
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I also really like how you are writing Dean in this story. The painful irony! How Dean wants to be completely honest with Ginny so they have no misunderstandings while you torture us with the MONSTER of a misunderstanding between Ginny and Harry. Really? Harry needs his specs checked? When was he suppose to grasp the idea that Ginny still cared?! After she yells at him for being an insensitive prat, or when she mentions how wonderful Dean has been? Gah! Poor misguided hearts. Who is going to be the one to break first?
Just keep 'em coming, please! (:
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Sorry for butting in here, I know you weren't addressing this to me. But I did want to say, in Ginny's defense, that when she and Harry had their encounter in the Burrow's kitchen in Chapter 2, her obvious hurt over the fact that he hadn't spoken to her (or even sent her a brief note) in the weeks since the war ended should have been a BIG tip-off to him that she still cared. But you're right that she's kept her feelings for him pretty well-guarded since he got back from the Auror training thingy.
*goes back to minding my own business and NOT butting into other people's conversations*
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I don't mean to imply that Ginny's feelings are not warranted, I just don't understand why she (more so than Dean) thinks it would be even remotely obvious to Harry that she still had feelings and that he just didn't care. (This is talking post-Auror training thingy) I was referring more to her yelling at him about Teddy and the "one-sided-talk" they had where she said she had gotten past her issues with Harry because she was with Dean. That would be enough to deflate any guy's confidence. Considering Harry's lack of experience in dealing with these kind of relationships, and the fact that was was "removed" from society for a time, he is kind of left to fend for himself here. I adore Ginny, and I love her in this story, but it is so heart wrenching because everyone else seems to have the clue BUT Harry and Ginny.
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I know what you mean and that is the beauty of this fic. It seems completely canon to me 'cause Harry made a big assumption at the end of Deathly Hallows when he saw Ginny with her mother and thought something like, "I'll talk to her later, we'll have years to talk". Then we get the epilogue with them married, so I figured OK they did talk, but her brother just died, you were dead in front of her and you didn't go give her a big fat rib-crushing hug? WTF? Anyway, while I feel for Harry, poor sap, I got Ginny's back on this one.
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It took me a while to reconcile myself to it, but now I'm not really bothered by the fact that he didn't run over to her right after the battle and snog her, since it wasn't really the right time; not with Voldemort have just been finished off, Fred having died, Ginny comforting/being comforted by her mum, and the fact that Harry still had some unfinished business left with the Elder Wand, explaining things to Ron & Hermione, talking to Dumbledore, etc. As much as I would have loved to have seen the H/G reunion, I understand why JKR didn't have it happen right then, because it wouldn't have been in keeping with the tone of the chapter. As much as I ached for Ginny at that moment, I do understand that it was necessary for her to wait just a little longer. I like to believe, however, that Harry did at least seek ( ... )
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Oh, I can completely understand his not being able to talk to her in the days after the battle. And I can only imagine how overwhelming and exhausting the Ministry attention must have been. I actually do have a lot more sympathy for Harry than I've probably made it sound.
The funny thing is that on a logical level, I can completely understand where Harry is coming from, but on an emotional level, I understand Ginny better. It would be easy to call her selfish, but she's waited patiently and uncomplainingly for him for over a year... and now that the war is finally over, she's having to watch him expend time and energy on everyone but her. It may have been a harsh thing for her to say, but I don't think she was wrong when she told Hermione that she, Ginny, is always the one who ends up being put on the backburner in Harry's life (that's even true in canon), and I can understand why ( ... )
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hope u can post soon the next chapter!
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