Springfic: "The Stepping Stones" for redsiodaslair

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Title: The Stepping Stones
Author: Liliths_Requiem
Recipient: redsiodaslair
Character(s): Andromeda Tonks, Charlie Weasley, Molly Weasley, Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 4,199 words
Warnings (highlight to view): Adultery
Summary: After the war, Andromeda tries to put her life back together. Unfortunately, she’s missing all the pieces.

Comments

[slam_girl]

I thought the way you handled you how Andromeda dealt with her grief, her anger and bitterness, was very interesting. And I liked the twist of her relationship with Lucius even if she is still interested in him after all this time and how that changed things with her sister. But I think the part I found most telling was the way Andromeda and Narcissa handle their relationship at the end with Andromeda taking over Narcissa's role, and leaving so much still unspoken between them. That really says something about the nature of relationships in that even after, I'm assuming a rather pleasant 25 years with a man she loved and their daughter, that she still was so angry about what happened in the past and hadn't let got of it. On the whole, this was very well written!

[magentabear]

This was rather devastating, in a good way of course. I'm still a little shattered. It was written so beautifully, especially the Molly and Charlie parts. The beauty of your writing made even the ugliest emotions and reactions (and there was some ugliness in Andromeda's actions) seem real and human and right.

[diabolica]

This fic raised a lot of questions for me, which is a good thing. I want the Andromeda/Lucius backstory after all the hints dropped throughout--so I think that means you've done your job well. I particularly liked this line: He holds her like he's holding on to the star she was named for, hugging just tight enough to get burned but not tight enough to keep her there. Nice work!

[lyras]

I found this a fascinating portrayal of a character who is often thought of as extremely contained. Your characterisation was very original (to me, at least), and I loved how messy all the relationships were - I wasn't expecting Andromeda's past with Lucius, but I thought it was a great way to really mess things up. I really liked the hints that perhaps Andromeda ended up with Teddy because of Lucius rather than because she really fell in love with him