I know it's a horrible reason to be excited, but the recent news story with the trapped miners after the explosion in that mine in New Zealand totally made me want to read this again! I love all of your work, but this is definitely one of my favs!
St Margarets Tuesday 23rd November 2010 08:59
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OMG, I saw that on the news and thought about this story, too. So awful to be trapped like that.
I'm glad you remembered this story - it's been a long time!
wow!!! that was really interesting! I take it that ginny would finish school in new zealand... i wonder how her parents will react....
cant wait to read the rest!
Great Story - I loved the completely diferent take on Harry and Ginnys life. Keep up the good work...would love to see some more full length fics from you.
St Margarets Wednesday 10th October 2007 15:23
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I'm glad you liked it! I do think the first year of marriage is an important one, so it was fun to explore it with my two favorite characters. Thanks for reading!
I'm now back, and reading all of NZC from scratch after finishing on your LJ - and this is such a wonderful way to start! A lot of fanfics usually climax with Harry proposing to Ginny - it's so startling to see it in the very first chapter! I do like one line in particular here - about how Harry was willing to no longer belong to himself, but become her husband. That was just such a beautiful description of marriage. I also like Ginny's response - her bafflement at Harry not knowing how much she loved him. And of course your perfect Ginnyisms - "I'm saying I'll marry you, but the ring is part of the bargain".... "That was the right decision".... All beautiful touches. Harry proposing to Ginny is obviously one of the most romantic things an H/G writer gets to describe, and you manage this magnificently!
St Margarets Tuesday 29th May 2007 08:12
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David, I totally missed this review! I don't know why but it didn't come through on my e-mail. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the opening - I purposefully made Ginny very young and eager and idealistic - traits that are tempered in the story but are still there and recognizable by the end.
I think proposals and weddings are the most difficult things in the world to describe because in one sense they are all the same and in another they are unique to those two people. Whew! I won't be signing up for that again! LOL. Not a very fluff writer thing to say, is it?
Looking forward to this journey. In a way, I am relieved that I don't have to go through the killing of V. Or at least not in this chapter. I am off to read the next chapter.
St Margarets Thursday 1st March 2007 12:27
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You and me both! That's why I started this fic. after his defeat! Thanks for reading!
wow tht was a great fic! just one thing that confused me, ginny seemded a bit upset. kind of like she didn't think that harry knek enoughf about her. is that the point of view you trying to take?
Is Harry already an Auror? Book 5 (Chap. 29, 'Career Advice') indicates 'training takes a further three years'. Never mind, you answered it -- 'I can stay in England and finish my Auror training'
Good start. I'll never understand women; Harry makes her dreams come true and what does Ginny , starts crying 'wrenching sobs' .
Nice little bit of tension with 'But now if she accepted she would no longer belong just to herself, she would be his wife'.
St Margarets Sunday 29th October 2006 06:36
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Yes, Harry doesn't understand why Ginny is crying either! LOL. Thanks for reading!
St. Mag, I love this. I've resisted reading fan fic lately. I didn't want to be pulled in, but I couldn't resist yours forever, so today I relented. I'm glad I did. It was just what I needed.
St Margarets Friday 29th September 2006 09:40
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Oh, Kelley! I've missed your reviews! I'm glad you're taking a little time for yourself and doing some reading. This is the first time I've written H/G in almost two years (and I did it to cheer myself up) so I'm thrilled to have you read.
I can definetely hold off NZ while reading about a wedding.
Two points; 1: It's the South Island, not South Island, ( always ) and
2: the most common plural of Maori (singular) is Maori, the same word for singular and plural. (Not Maoris as in your reply to thenzguy.) Some people use both, but Maori is accepted as the more technically correct plural form. The history you're planning on doing sounds really cool!
Thought you might want to know
~T.A
St Margarets Tuesday 19th September 2006 05:27
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The absence of "the" is a typo, but I didn't know that about the Maori. Thanks for letting me know!
Yayyy! New Zealand! Harry and Ginny in New Zealand! This is a dream come true! (no, seriously, I have had dreams about this.)
That was the nicest proposal scene I've read, I think - they just interacted so well. I'm interested to know what you're going to do get "your friends down under to sound right?" What differences in speech are you talking about?
REALLLY excited about NZ! (I live there) Please update really quickly!
~T.A
St Margarets Monday 18th September 2006 14:18
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Cool, another Kiwi reading! I'm glad you liked the proposal - they're hard to write without sounding too sweet. H/G don't make it to NZ until chapter nine or so. This first part is all about perparing for the wedding, etc. But don't worry, they will be on South Island before you know it!
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cant wait to read it again 
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