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The Sombre Grays, a gift for curia_regis

Dec 25, 2010 19:48

Recipient: curia_regis
Title: The Sombre Grays
Author: bitchet
Rating: Soft R.
Word Count: 1,000+
Warnings: Non-linear plot. Ambiguous ending.
Summary: Fairy tales should have happy endings.
A/N: Thanks to my betas, R and L ! I hope you like this, curia_regis.

( The Sombre Grays )

author: bitchet, rating: r

Comments 14

tigersroar December 26 2010, 03:07:10 UTC

I like how this whole piece has a very "Inception" feel to it, whether that was intentional or not! The desciption of Hermione altering the fairytales is something that I could see her doing, and it was definitely my favourite part of the story!
The style is very jumbled, the ending initially gave me hope but after reading it again I wondered whether or not it was written in chronological order, and if not then the paragraph detailling the letter in which they're giving up on Scorpius that this was really the ending, and the final paragraph was the beginning- the reason for it all. It was definitely original :)

bitchet December 27 2010, 02:03:14 UTC

I like how this whole piece has a very "Inception" feel to it, whether that was intentional or not!

It was intentional.

As for how it should be read, I'll let you decide! Thank you for reading and reviewing.

drcjsnider December 26 2010, 03:17:42 UTC

This really was beautifully done... but quite bittersweet. I like to imagine Rose not giving up inspite of the Ministry's decision, perhaps even working with Draco to find an answer that will eventually save Scorpius!

bitchet December 27 2010, 02:03:51 UTC

Thank you! And hope is always a nice thing to have.

rose_starr December 26 2010, 03:51:36 UTC

Oh gosh! This is so beautifully done! I love the angst of their reality compared to the bliss they share in Scorpius's mind. And I love that Rose refuses to give up, even if she has to do it on her own.

bitchet December 27 2010, 02:04:10 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

curia_regis December 26 2010, 06:44:07 UTC

OMG, thank you so much mystery author! I agree with one of the other reviewers that this does have a bit of an Inception feel to it with the being drawn into somebody's mind. I absolutely love non-linear stories and ambiguous endings! This feels like I've grabbed the best gift in the lucky dip basket! *g*

I can't wait to find out who you are!

bitchet December 27 2010, 02:05:51 UTC

I'm glad you like it! And I didn't mean to be a mystery author, I had forgotten this was a non-anonymous fest so I did not add my name to header.

curia_regis December 27 2010, 09:37:47 UTC

*g* I tend to participate in anonymous fests so I'm used to people being anonymous! So even if you had your name in the header, I probably wouldn't have noticed!

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bitchet December 28 2010, 22:29:14 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked this.