Whoops, I forgot to review yesterday when I read this. ^_^; I'm so happy that the second chapter is already up. I was expecting to have to wait quite a bit longer! It was great, I loved the protective side of Ginny that you showed, and how Harry is *just* starting to notice her in a different light. I loved the interaction between the characters and I think that you captured Aunt Marge perfectly. I'm looking forward to the next chapter!
-Lina
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 17:18
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Thanks again, Lina! My beta is the greatest - and she works really hard to help me get things right for publication. As for capturing Aunt Marge perfectly, hopefully my characters will be able to do more than just capture her...
Yay! You updated!! Great chapter....I loved it. I liked how Ginny got all mad and defensive when she saw how aweful he looked. And all the drunken Dursley's...hah!
It was as though he was seeing something Ron would not want him seeing. In fact, thinking of Ron helped quite a bit with that weird feeling he had. Harry concentrated as hard as he could on the faces of all five of Ginny's older brothers.
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 17:16
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I'm so glad you liked it. I enjoyed writing a defensive Ginny - she's really inspired from her mother's howlers. I feel that the Weasley family (excepting the git-who-must-be-taught-a-lesson) really knows how to take care of their own.
Nice job once more. The scene with Dudley and Petunia was priceless, too funny!
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 17:13
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Thank you kindly! I've been to a number of weddings, and when sons try to dance with their mothers, you often get the impression that Mum limps away thinking perhaps her son needs a few more life-lessons:)
*smiles* I like this a lot. It's always good
to see the Dursley's plans to make Harry miserable backfire like this.
I especially like Aunt Marge being dressed down by Corella, and
the special iced tea... :-)
I look forward to seeing how this plays out.
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 17:10
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I work as a seamstress, and I do a lot of wedding parties. One week, an especially large bride was dressed down by her event coordinater/caterer... I couldn't just let this woman's personality fly by and not use it in a story, so we have Corella... not to far off the mark from the original woman:) You can always find inspiration for HP fanfic in real life!
Thank you for your review, the plot bunny grows with every one!
Excellent. Is Molly going to attack as soon as Ginny gets home
and reports? Or will it be after Harry goes back to the
Dursleys? I must know! This is a wonderful story -- I
really think you have Ginny down really well!
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 13:21
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Thank you for the review! *feeds rabbit review*
hmmm. as for your question, my best advice is to sit tight, and let things fall into place... There are only five more chapters to go, and this was one of the longest..
Bring on Chapter Three...I'm really loving this story. The idea is so novel and fresh and I can't wait to see what happens next! This chapter was worth the wait of several days...your Aunt Marge is just as repulsive as she is in canno--I feel sorry for her new husband--and think it's poetic justice that Madame Corella put Marge in her place. I suppose she had to leave Ripper tied up somewhere where he couldn't ravage the guests' pant legs or chase them up the Prior garden's trees! Hehehehe! I loved the garden scene, by the way; especially the part where Harry likes the open lines of communication.
However, my favorite parts involved Harry enjoying himself for once and the fact that you hinted that Aunt Marge's wedding night just might be an uncomfortable one courtesy of the hired help, i.e. one Ginny Weasley and her cohort, Eddie! (Not a good thing to laugh aloud at one in the morning when the rest of the house is asleep!)
Thanks for a most enjoyable read...
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 13:19
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Thank you for your review! *feeds rabbit review*
As for the glass-cleaning tea, I couldn't resist... with brothers like Fred and George, Ginny has a wonderful sense of justice.
oooooooohhhhhhhhh, she wore white. But where was Ripper? LOL
tess Thursday 7th July 2005 13:16
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Ripper was eating cake under the table beside a rather frighened, skinny man who wasn't quite sure what he'd gotten himself into... oops.. forgot to put that in:)
Just as he was passing the dance floor, Harry nearly dropped all of the glasses and bottles as he caught sight of Dudley attempting to waltz his mother. Petunia had a look on her face that made Harry feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. He never knew Petunia could suffer like that.
ROTFLMAO!!! She so deserves it!
I am really enjoying this fic, and I hope you're able to update again soon!
Rachael
tess Wednesday 6th July 2005 17:50
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I'm so glad someone caught that! Hopefully the little moments like this will keep people like you feeding my plot bunny reviews. Thank you so much for your words!
Curse you Dumbledore! I'm assuming that conidtions have to get even
worse before Molly plans on sicking the Weasley family on the
Dursleys...So I feel bad for Harry. The chapter was great, keep up the
good work.
-Jake
tess Wednesday 6th July 2005 19:11
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thank you! and you're right - the darkest hour is just before dawn..
She so deserves it!