gymnastgal19
Friday 11th January 2008 19:30 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
interesting story
thanks for writting it!
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pyromain
Monday 15th October 2007 12:35 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| Ginny has true wisdom which can not be learned out of books. And she knows Harry better than anyone. |
GryffindorDragon
Thursday 18th January 2007 08:14 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
Nicely done.
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| Thursday 18th January 2007 12:32 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Why thank you |
raindownonme
Wednesday 17th January 2007 19:39 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| this is my favorite thing i have read in a long time. it has cheered me up immensely, and i adore outtakes from the actual works. well done, its a great piece. |
| Thursday 18th January 2007 12:32 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thank you- I'm so gald to hear this piece cheered you up. I can't think of a better compliment. |
critmo
Monday 15th January 2007 07:45 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| It's a nice story, only your prediction in the last sentence doesn't quite fit, if you consider Harry's behaviour when he wants to go the ministry alone. Anyway, well done. |
| Monday 15th January 2007 10:31 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| That certainly is true- Harry did intend on going to the Ministry alone. But I think, barring his desire to protect his friends from harm, he still knows that he can rely on them when he needs to. I guess this was me trying to make him realize he can depend on Ginny also, not just Ron and Hermione. Thank you for the insightful review though, that's a thought that never occured to me. |
graup_hagrid
Sunday 14th January 2007 14:55 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| Enjoyed your little story. Thanks for sharing it. |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 16:35 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thank you- it was my pleasure! |
Evelyn
Sunday 14th January 2007 13:55 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
Oh, how lovely.
You're right, OOTP could have done with a moment like this. But you did an excellent job filling the hole.
I loved this part especially: Her eyes were positively glowing, wild with barely contained delight ... because I'm still wondering if it's just the chase that got her this excited, or also the fact that he touched her where the book had hurt her |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:57 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
Yeah, I think I more inclined towards the second one too There's no way contact like that wouldn't pick up her heart rate a little...
Thanks for the review! |
mary-v
Sunday 14th January 2007 12:51 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| Brilliant work! I loved this missing moment; it was really just wonderful! |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:05 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thank you! It always seemed to me like a moment in OoTP that was ruefully underdeveloped, so I tried to do it justice. |
Felix Felicis
Sunday 14th January 2007 12:02 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
Wow! What more can I say? Your writing is beautiful: clear, descriptive, and touching all at the same time. I've always been a fan of missing moments and this one is special. It's special because it shows the growing friendship of Harry and Ginny that, for the most part, is lacking in canon. You show two people who are learning about each other (perhaps one more so than the other) and who are learning to appreciate the other in new ways. Harry is learning that he's hardly known Ginny and that she could turn out to be a better friend for him than even Ron or Hermione. Ginny is learning, after many years, that if she's really just herself around him, he'll come to depend on her just as she's always wanted.
I love your use of language and description. I feel like I'm standing there in the corridor with them, feeling the far-away thud of student's footfalls, and watching the dying sun glisten off the grass, all the while filling with that wonderful feeling of a newfound and dear friend. One who makes you feel more like yourself and who always knows what to say. You make me feel like I've just experienced that all over again! Very well done. Beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:14 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
Now it's my turn to say wow- thank you for the fantastic review. You've no idea how encouraging it is to have someone understand exactly what I was trying to do in this fic by portraying, at least what I think, are the beginning moments of Harry and Ginny's friendship. Before anything else between them could happen, I think they had to be this particular sort of friends first. Ginny has spent years watching Harry, and caring for him all the while, even if she could never really tell him in so many words. It only makes sense to me that she would understand exactly how Harry is feeling at certain moments even if he doesn't, because he has a sometimes regretful tendancy to wear his heart on his sleeve.
And thank you for your thoughtful comments on the writing. I always tend to be pretty stylistic when I write, and sometimes I'm afraid that I've gone overboard. But I'm glad to hear that is came across well in this one, because I think the introspective atmosphere is part of what makes it work. Again, thanks so much, it was my pleasure!
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Ladybug
Sunday 14th January 2007 00:10 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| What a treasure of a missing moment. I love how you expressed Harry's feelings about and his growing understanding of Ginny, it seems to fit perfectly within in the wider story of their developing relationship. The very last part with Ginny, about her guarded expression softening into understanding, is just lovely - very poignant and pointing to Ginny's true feelings in the matter. Beautiful writing, I really enjoyed it. |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:17 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thank you so much for your encouragement. I'm a big fan of missing moments myself, and I always wondered why Jo just seemed to cut this scene short, just when it seemed that Harry and Ginny were finally beginning to come to terms with a real friendship of their own. And of course, even though she can usually keep her composure, there's always going to be something about Harry's touch that takes her off her guard, even if Harry doesn't understand why. Again, thanks for the great review. |
lantis222
Saturday 13th January 2007 23:03 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
| I loved that little insite into theworld of OoTP. That was wonderfully written. Great Job! |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:25 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thank you- it's very nice to know that this one turned out as well as I'd hoped it would be. |
Grandma Kate
Saturday 13th January 2007 21:01 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
What a beautiful "missing moment". You captured Harry's feelings so well-
"She smiled softly, casting her eyes downward for a brief second. It was as though she knew some secret he obviously wasn’t party to. But just as quickly, she raised her fiery head and looked at him fully, bound with some kind of purpose that he could only guess at. He shivered inexplicably at the sight of it.
‘This is the first place you were happy, Harry,’ she said gently, but firmly, and laid her hand on his arm. ‘And that’s something they can’t take away from you, no matter how hard they try.’
Harry looked at her. Her face was sure with conviction, and he found himself wondering vaguely if he were seeing her, really seeing her for the first time. A Ginny Weasley that he had never really considered before, one who was fierce and loyal, and who knew somehow exactly what he needed to hear, even though he had no idea himself. He didn’t understand how he could have missed it before." |
| Sunday 14th January 2007 13:30 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
Thank you! Harry's feelings always seem to come easily somehow, I suppose because her's never really very good at hiding them.
‘This is the first place you were happy, Harry,’ she said gently, but firmly, and laid her hand on his arm. ‘And that’s something they can’t take away from you, no matter how hard they try.’
I'm very glad someone commented on that line, because the idea that Hogwarts is not just Harry's home, but really the first place he understood what happiness is always seemed important to me. Again, thanks for the review! |
lupin is the chocolate man
Saturday 13th January 2007 20:08 | The Expectation of Circumstance |
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| Saturday 13th January 2007 20:35 | The Expectation of Circumstance (Author Response) |
| Thanks! |
