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Springfic: "Afternoon Quidditch" for r_becca

May 01, 2009 20:28

Title: Afternoon Quidditch
Author: Dragyn_42
Recipient: r_becca
Character(s): Ginny, Hermione, Dennis, Colin, Demelza, various OCs
Rating: G
Wordcount: 3353
Warnings (highlight to view): none
Summary: It's a nice weekend day, and some of the students are just looking for a fun time. Can you say: Quidditch?
Author's Notes: It's an extraordinary opportunity to write ( Read more... )

springen 2009, fic

Comments 17

magentabear May 14 2009, 03:09:17 UTC

You know, I don't think I've ever read a Quidditch story outside canon. I'm glad I did, though, because this was so much fun. It's so nice to see them acting like kids for once.

dragyn_42 May 22 2009, 23:42:19 UTC

Yea! The kids being kids thing was what really drove this for me. And Im glad you liked your first quidditch fic :)

chthonya May 15 2009, 01:14:09 UTC

I'm not particularly fond of Quidditch, and I confess that my eyes skipped over some of the details of play, but I loved the atmosphere you evoked here. How sad that students don't normally get to mess around playing Quidditch because there are so many House practices! I particularly liked the detail of the little Hufflepuff girl who was so excited about being able to play for the first time. It always struck me as a bit odd that there were no sports classes after the initial broomstick flying lesson (though I can completely understand why JKR wouldn't want to get bogged down in writing them).

Antonin was adorable - how refreshing to see a Slytherin who is a) not nasty or brutish and b) offered friendship by students from other houses (and willing to accept it). I had a huge smile on my face when he appeared on the flying carpet - that was such a wonderful idea.

And just as welcome was a Ginny seen in her own right, not just in relationship to Harry. I was struck by her observation: Not once in the game had anyone booed from ( ... )

dragyn_42 May 22 2009, 23:48:50 UTC

Its okay that you skipped over parts. I freely admit to doing that with not a few of the stories I read. As for the rest, I dont know how much more I can say in response, you seem to have gotten it all. So, thank you for such a wonderful review. Im truly glad you thought so highly of this story.

merlins_babe July 25 2009, 16:49:52 UTC

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dragyn_42 July 27 2009, 04:50:07 UTC

Wow. I'm honored. Thank you very much.