The New Zealand Chronicles: Part IV, Chapter Twenty-Seven

[stmargarets]

Title: Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Part of History
Word Count: 7,200
Warnings: unbeta’d. This was another tough one to write. Hopefully I didn’t repeat myself too much.

Quilt is done.
Birthday party prep is done.
Chapter is done.

*Collapses*

Comments

[rosathome]

You are officially superwoman! *pats St M on the back* Go on, pour yourself a drink and put your feet up for a bit - you'll need it before tomorrow. I'm off to read the next chapter of my fave fanfic... (back with comments later!)

[rosathome]

So, okay I've only read this far

The first night Harry was away was a long one. Ginny tried to entertain herself by reading a romance novel Hezzie had pressed on her. While the story was interesting, the inaccuracies about the UK were so glaring that Ginny couldn’t take it seriously. There was a curious scene where the hero made the heroine something called “pancakes with maple syrup” for breakfast, and then the author had the couple cross a river on a barge to reach Scotland from England - and worst of all, Hunter called Kendra ‘hon’ all the time. Obviously the author had never stepped foot in the UK, but Ginny really couldn’t blame her for those mistakes. She couldn’t imagine someone trying to write a book set in New Zealand, for instance, without ever having been there.

...and I'm already laughing out loud in the library.

[stmargarets]

LOL - I thought you'd enjoy the Americanisms!

[rosathome]

And now I have tears in my eyes again. I love the way you really think about their past history and how that makes them the kind of people they are now and the way they have to learn each other in the light of all that. It's easy just to think of Harry as the brave conquering hero, but he is still the boy who was starved and despised and ignored. And poor Harry, worrying what kind of a dad he'll be. But he's right, he hasn't had a good experience of family life, except bits at the Burrow - it will be hard for him.

Oh and I loved the worry about Leo's first word - wonder what it will be!

[stmargarets]

LOL - the "f" word is very easy for the little darlings to say - even inadvertently. So who knows what baby Leo will come up with. :)

Uh. This chapter is too long, but I'm too tired to cut it tonight. I'll have to look at it with fresh eyes in the morning. Thanks for reading! I'm going to look at what you posted on Firemuses in a bit.

[almond_joyz]

you made me cry again....but it wasn't at the memorial...it was at the end when i thought about little Harry growing up without the love he so deserved...thanks for reminding me about that and telling others that harry missed out on all that we all hold dear

[stmargarets]

I didn't want it to be a pity party since Harry isn't like that all - but knowing about past hurts is one of those things you learn in a marriage and it was time Ginny caught a glimpse of Harry's past. Thanks for reading!

[lstinhpfdm]

Thanks for posting this chapter this morning, I needed a good dose of fluff today. With the joke about the romance novel are you trying to cover up for any mistakes? It can't be easy writing about somewhere you have never been. It's great to see Harry confront his childhood a bit and I like that Ginny is able to make his talk. Love the Ginny/Hedwig conversation.

[stmargarets]

LOL - that was my "never again" reference for writing a book in another location. I wasn't sure if I needed the Hedwig/Ginny conversation - but I didn't want to drag Harry through remembering all that stuff. And Hedwig didn't get a lot of food when she was there. What a devoted owl. Thanks for reading!