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MysticalRose
Sunday 4th October 2009 03:53
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 2
| The Hero and His Lady |
Really well written - this was a beautiful depiction of Harry and Ginny's final hours. Very moving; tears actually came to my eyes! Great story.  |
St Margarets
Sunday 4th October 2009 04:23 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I'm glad it moved you. I cried when I wrote it! Thanks for reading! |
| tante
Saturday 29th August 2009 21:18
4th year
Num. of Reviews: 168 | The Hero and His Lady |
My goodness, you are brilliant.
I've not left you a review in quite a while. But, oh, your writing never disappoints. Timing, characterization, emotional mixture and depth, complexity, detail - all brilliant.
Thank you again.  |
St Margarets
Sunday 30th August 2009 14:01 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| What a nice review! I appreciate it. Thank you, dear. |
| crazycarls
Saturday 29th August 2009 01:10
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 1 | The Hero and His Lady |
thats was the most beautiful story!
i loved it so much it made me cry!
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St Margarets
Saturday 29th August 2009 14:48 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Thank you. That was just the reaction I was looking for. |
| bcollins
Wednesday 22nd July 2009 20:20
2nd year
Num. of Reviews: 85 | The Hero and His Lady |
| This was sad but really great, I got goosebumps in several places both times a read it. |
St Margarets
Thursday 23rd July 2009 06:01 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Oh, you're sweet to read it again! Thank you. |
| bcollins
Sunday 19th July 2009 18:25
2nd year
Num. of Reviews: 85 | The Hero and His Lady |
LOVED IT - thanks it wa so sweet.
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St Margarets
Monday 20th July 2009 05:55 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Thank you for letting me know. That's always encouraging. |
| Sovran
Monday 6th July 2009 21:50
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 26 | The Hero and His Lady |
Ahh. What a lovely piece. As others have said, H/G\'s journey together is wonderful. What caught my attention, however, is the presence of the tertiary characters in the story . . . the people on the radio and the \'driver\', especially. I\'m rather convinced that the driver is actually one of Harry\'s relatives. It\'s simplest to say that he\'s one of George\'s line, but any of the brothers would do. He could even be Harry\'s direct descendant, given that Ginny carries all the best Weasley genes herself. Now that I think of that, I believe it\'s true; the driver is Harry\'s grandson or great grandson. Who else would James trust with that task?
The other one I\'m suspicious about is that \'young and lively\' voice from the radio, which caused Ginny to focus for a moment. Why that voice? There must be plenty of young and lively voices available if one listens to the radio 24 hours a day. I think that the speaker was another of Ginny\'s descendants, or at least that of one of her brothers.
Together, those two things leave me with another layer of goodness and, at the same time, another layer of sorrow. Harry and Ginny truly are old and ready to move on, and in the natural course of things they\'ve begun to forget people in their lives. Harry recognized the driver\'s eyes even if he\'d forgotten the driver himself, and Ginny recognized the voice without realizing who it was or even why she recognized it.
That rings true with my experience; people who lose their memory don\'t truly forget a person or anything beloved, they just lose track of the details involved like labels and visible features. From the point of view of the elderly, I think that this story represents what that would look like. Of course Harry doesn\'t think he needs a driver or any such nonsense, but from the outside perspective he\'s frail and forgetful, so of course he needs some sort of minder.
Ah, it just gets better the more I think about it. Even that person on the radio who \'loved school\' is reminiscent of Hermione. I\'m not confident that the speaker is another relative of the Weasley clan, but I think that the voice reminded Ginny of Hermione on a subconscious level.
If I were a schemer, I might go so far as to suggest that each of the tertiary characters is intended to be reminiscent, at least, of one of the Weasleys (plus Hermione) from Harry and Ginny\'s generation. But I\'m not a schemer.
Even if you didn\'t intend any of this, I\'m going to keep right on believing it.
Beautifully done, as always, and a stand-out even in your unmatched body of work. |
St Margarets
Tuesday 7th July 2009 04:39 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
Oh, thank you for this review - full of things to think about! One of my favorite plays of all time is Our Town by Thorton Wilder - in Act III the dead are commenting on Emily's funeral in rather monotone, detatched voices. I thought to do that with the radio here. The Stage Manager in Our Town explains that there is a period of being "weaned" away from life - I think that does happen to people in old age and I sought to show that here.
So yes, you are right - Harry and Ginny are both pulling away from life and the people they loved - in increments. Like Dumbledore said, the people you love never really leave you - so seeing the twins in his driver's eyes was a way of showing that. I love your theory that it was Harry's descendent.
Thanks for reading and for leaving such a thoughtful review!
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| Aberforth's Avatar
Saturday 4th July 2009 05:47
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 138 | The Hero and His Lady |
What a lovely, touching little story. Even though it was clear what was coming, I was quite moved. The metaphor of the vanishing point was very effective.
Thanks for sharing. |
St Margarets
Saturday 4th July 2009 12:52 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I'm always glad to know what was effective in a story. Thanks for your kind, thoughtful review! (As always) |
| shimotsuki
Thursday 2nd July 2009 13:36
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 22 | The Hero and His Lady |
Oh, beautiful. Harry and Ginny's love is so strong and tender in their old age. And good for Ginny for still being the rule-breaker...
I really, really like the structure of this, too. The flashbacks that all center on the Hogwarts Express and being left behind; the idea that the train is being retired as life moves on; Harry's sudden decision to go and see the train leave that one last time.
A really effective retelling of the myth. (And you made me sniffle!) |
St Margarets
Thursday 2nd July 2009 14:46 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Oh, I sniffled when I wrote it! I'm glad H/G's love shone through - that was the most important part of the story - that which survives all partings. Thanks for reading! |
| RIPHedwig
Sunday 28th June 2009 12:21
4th year
Num. of Reviews: 183 | The Hero and His Lady |
aw that was lovely
perfectly structured, though I wish  and  had died next to each other... still, it was beautiful.
I can see this bit being true: "There was more to his story than the first seventeen years of his life, but they never bothered to cover that part in school."
Another brilliant story, thank you.
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St Margarets
Sunday 28th June 2009 18:48 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
I'm glad you liked it. I know the subject matter is a bit daunting, but really it is H/G's fairytale ending.
And yes, those history books always leave out the good stuff!
Thanks for reading, as always. |
| lyonessx
Tuesday 23rd June 2009 20:00
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 3 | The Hero and His Lady |
“Did I ever thank you for being my life?” Harry asked her as the tears fell.
I cried and I do not cry. This was beautifully written. thank you |
St Margarets
Wednesday 24th June 2009 03:57 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I cried when I wrote that section. Thanks for reading! |
| ksingh
Monday 22nd June 2009 20:39
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 32 | The Hero and His Lady |
| Magical...and sweet....and so many things that I thought Harry and Ginny would be. I've always thought if you grow old together, then you should be able to leave this earth together. Mercy should prevail, so one won't be "left behind." This story spoke to that part of me, and I loved it. Congradulations on a well written story. |
St Margarets
Tuesday 23rd June 2009 05:10 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| If anyone deserves happiness and mercy at their ulitmate ending, it's Harry and Ginny. I'm glad that part spoke to you. Thanks for reading! |
| brios
Monday 22nd June 2009 07:10
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 111 | The Hero and His Lady |
| very beautifully written, you made me cry |
St Margarets
Monday 22nd June 2009 07:43 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Thank you. That's a wonderful compliment. |
| memasuzy
Monday 22nd June 2009 05:16
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 18 | The Hero and His Lady |
This isn't angst. It IS beautiful and poignant and sad.
I love this line:
“Did I —?” Her clear brown eyes were wide open, looking into his. “Did I ever thank you for saving my life?”
He smiled. He hadn’t expected that. “You just did.”
“Oh.” Her lips curved upward and then she sighed and closed her eyes.
“Did I ever thank you for being my life?” Harry asked her as the tears fell.
simply beautiful! Thank you!  |
St Margarets
Monday 22nd June 2009 05:54 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I'm glad that you liked that part. I think it sums up just what H/G meant to each other after all of those years. Thanks for reading and taking the time to review. |
| angeli
Saturday 20th June 2009 11:16
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 22 | The Hero and His Lady |
| this story is not at all angsty, quite the contrary, in fact... it is beautiful, poignant and moving. bravo! |
St Margarets
Saturday 20th June 2009 11:42 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Thank you for the nice review, I appreciate it. |
| Lorelei Lynn
Saturday 20th June 2009 07:03
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 36 | The Hero and His Lady |
| I really liked the Hogwarts Express "left behind" motif running through the story. Well done! |
St Margarets
Saturday 20th June 2009 08:22 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I always wondered what Ginny was thinking once the train left and she went home. Poor dear. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the song lyrics I had been assigned. Thanks for reading! |
| aurora luminis
Friday 19th June 2009 21:46
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 31 | The Hero and His Lady |
As always, you are superb. Only this time the tears are following down my cheeks. I guess age does that to a person. Really, you surpassed yourself with this one. It is difficult to write a short story that is truly powerful. I am going to hold it in mind when I work on my next HP pieces...and always hold it in heart as something rare and beautiful. .gif) |
St Margarets
Saturday 20th June 2009 05:39 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| What a lovely compliment. Thank you. I'm only able to write something like this because of the wonderful characters JKR has given us. Because it Harry and we know him so well - and because it's Ginny and we love her too - that's where the heart of the story is. Thanks again. |
| ngayonatkailanman
Friday 19th June 2009 17:03
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 130 | The Hero and His Lady |
Oh Merlin! My heart just swelled! Excellent. |
St Margarets
Saturday 20th June 2009 05:36 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Oh, thank you. That's a gratifying reaction. |
| HagridsHeart
Friday 19th June 2009 15:12
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 15 | The Hero and His Lady |
Wow, i'm amazed and nearly in tears.
Bravo.
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St Margarets
Friday 19th June 2009 15:45 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| Thank you. What a nice review. |
| Illyra
Friday 19th June 2009 12:15
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 19 | The Hero and His Lady |
| What a lovely story! It definitely pulled on my heart. Thanks so much for sharing this - I always love your stories and writing! |
St Margarets
Friday 19th June 2009 12:21 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I've been meaning to write something like this for H/G for awhile, but I could never figure out how to do it. (And I didn't know if anyone would want to read about H/G dying) Thanks for reading! |
| DebbieO
Friday 19th June 2009 10:08
2nd year
Num. of Reviews: 78 | The Hero and His Lady |
| Sweet story! Sad and beautiful, creative...haunting. Awesome work. I really enjoyed the mythological feel you created with the legend of the trees. |
St Margarets
Friday 19th June 2009 10:30 | The Hero and His Lady (Author Response) |
| I'm glad the mythological didn't seem too tacked on. JKR tackled death throughout the series, so her images naturally fit with H/G's story - but I needed a bit more to round it off. Thanks for reading! |
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