muggleborn27
Thursday 31st December 2009 12:51 | A History of Magic |
| AWESOME!!!!!!!! That was great brought a tear to my eye the emotions that Ginny felt remembering the battle. It makes me wonder what James and Albus thought when Lily told them about the text book |
| Monday 8th March 2010 02:16 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you - I'm sure Al and James were equally surprised. |
clare
Saturday 21st November 2009 22:20 | A History of Magic |
| A superb mother daughter moment - and I love how Lily is really like her mother in this, which is probably why her mum knows how to punish her. |
| Tuesday 1st January 2002 04:21 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
melakem
Wednesday 24th June 2009 15:20 | A History of Magic |
| I really enjoyed this. It's very insightful, both into the relationship between mother and daughter and into the nature of someone so young being confronted with the need to do grownup things. |
| Friday 3rd July 2009 22:42 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
Dad
Sunday 21st June 2009 12:52 | A History of Magic |
| Read it before. Just as good second time around. |
| Friday 3rd July 2009 22:41 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
DaniKay
Wednesday 6th May 2009 18:09 | A History of Magic |
Aww love Lily and Gin in this
I figured that before I attempt to read your current ongoing story, I should get to know your other stories first ^_^ so here I am get used to me lol.
DaniKay
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| Friday 8th May 2009 23:04 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
Aww love Lily and Gin in this
Thank you.
I figured that before I attempt to read your current ongoing story, I should get to know your other stories first ^_^ so here I am
While I am obviously very pleased at your decision to do this, honoured in fact, I think I should point out that each of my stories stand out on their own and are in no way linked to each other so this will not make that much of a difference if you do choose to read HR. |
gymnastgal19
Saturday 20th September 2008 20:48 | A History of Magic |
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| Sunday 21st September 2008 05:24 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
blue_and_white_witch
Sunday 31st August 2008 07:26 | A History of Magic |
| What a great mother/daughter story! And Lily is such a fun character too. |
| Tuesday 2nd September 2008 05:20 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
santafe
Thursday 17th April 2008 15:41 | A History of Magic |
| Loveit. |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:38 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you, sorry for the late reply |
Steven Carnell
Thursday 17th April 2008 03:54 | A History of Magic |
| So good. Lovely characterisation, and plot. Well written. 8/10. |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:37 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you, sorry for the late reply |
Delfino
Wednesday 16th April 2008 17:11 | A History of Magic |
Hahahahaha. "After all this, doesn't it make grounding someone seem pointless?" So perfect.
Very nicely done. Keep up the great work! |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:36 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you, sorry for the late reply |
MissJadeHarley
Sunday 13th April 2008 06:35 | A History of Magic |
That was brilliant
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| Friday 4th July 2008 11:36 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
Crumplehornedkiwi
Sunday 13th April 2008 00:49 | A History of Magic |
I thought this was a lovely take on a child's eyes being opened to a parent's life. I really do see Harry and Ginny not giving the brutal reality of the war to their children. After all in the epilogue it was Ron who took credit (jokingly of course) for all the attention they were getting.
I could see a child getting details from a history book that made them think 'that's not how mum and dad explained it' and going to the source for the facts. I think that as a parent you want to keep the horror from your children as long as possible which allowed for this nice story.
Well done |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:35 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
cheers, after reading so many history books, I wanted to write an account on this, and Lily just seemed the right person to read it.
Sorry for the late reply. |
DukeBrymin
Wednesday 9th April 2008 14:35 | A History of Magic |
Interesting take on the subject matter. We tend to forget that the "heroes" are just real people, pushed to do extraordinary things.
Unfortunately, I felt that this could have been much more--It was a nice story, but didn't have the depth that I was hoping for. I would have liked to see much more of a conversation between Lily and Ginny, and some real bonding happening because of it. Ginny could have shared more of her impressions and emotions, and Lily could have grown and changed because of it. I think that last statement of mine is really the crux here--no-one came out of this story changed for the better. Sure, Lily has a little better understanding of how blessed her life is, but hasn't necessarily become a better person because of it.
Still, an enjoyable read. |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:32 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
Thank you for the review.
At the time I wrote this I was not up for much more than one shots but I would not mind revisiting these characters in the future. |
Wolfric
Wednesday 9th April 2008 11:16 | A History of Magic |
| Good story. Thanks for writing. W. |
| Friday 4th July 2008 11:30 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| sorry for the late reply, thank you for the review. |
krypa dakay
Monday 7th April 2008 11:02 | A History of Magic |
| Wow, what a wonderful story! Something original and very well written. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to more from you. |
| Monday 7th April 2008 14:03 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
jovelyn_mark
Monday 7th April 2008 10:56 | A History of Magic |
| What a wonderful story. I think I have read some of your work and it's brilliant. I really love it. Keep on writing! |
| Monday 7th April 2008 14:02 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
acciowand
Monday 7th April 2008 08:49 | A History of Magic |
| A wonderful portrayl of that mother- daughter relationship. The simplicity makes it beautiful. |
| Monday 7th April 2008 14:02 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
gymnastgal19
Monday 7th April 2008 07:47 | A History of Magic |
wow! this was awesome!
I can see ginny and harry downplaying the roles that they played in the final battle but at the same time i could see them telling them everything about it because they want their kids to know how different their childhoods are and stuff....
loved the ending!
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| Monday 7th April 2008 14:01 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| I think Harry and Ginny just see themselves as just two of the people that made the difference. |
pyromain
Sunday 6th April 2008 14:25 | A History of Magic |
| nice try from lily to get out of her house arrest. Though luck that Ginny would have tried the same and sees true her attemt. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 15:45 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| I think I've said before if Al is Harry's son, then Lily is very much Ginny's daughter |
Worldmaker
Sunday 6th April 2008 07:56 | A History of Magic |
| This was fantastic. Very well done. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 15:44 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
Grandma Kate
Saturday 5th April 2008 15:08 | A History of Magic |
Kathryn, you have done it again! You've spun a charming tale with a deep message. Lily and Ginny are alike.
I liked this passage that showed that-
She smiled softly to herself as she imaged her mother and grandmother arguing about whether she should fight. Then she pictured herself in the same position. It was not hard to see why her mum had taken those actions, and her mum was right, she'd have found the courage. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 05:07 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
Trelawney2213
Saturday 5th April 2008 14:50 | A History of Magic |
| Your background as a history teacher has given you an accurate insight into how kids think of history--particularly when it involves their parents who couldn't possibly have been that cool. A pleasure to read. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 05:06 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
cheers mate
but I have to say in JKR world, I find history boring or at the very least history of magic (Binns does not help - i'd love to have seen him jump on a table with a plastic sword and recreate a battle but somehow I don't think that would happen) so its not hard for kids to think like that |
santafe
Saturday 5th April 2008 13:56 | A History of Magic |
This I like a lot. So pleased you wrote it. I'd never thought about how the next generation would feel reading about the history their parents created, though in a small way, I have been there myself.
Well done - exceeds expectations. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 05:03 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
thank you
I'd never thought about how the next generation would feel reading about the history their parents created,
I think they are lucky to have grown up in a different world not to worry about it. |
curren
Saturday 5th April 2008 12:56 | A History of Magic |
| i love these little snippets, and i've been especially eager to read a story about the battle from a complete outsider's perspective. Makes it even more fun when the next generation then reads it and tries to make sense of it. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:59 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| cheers |
skippy agogo
Saturday 5th April 2008 12:45 | A History of Magic |
| Very well done. I liked the tale, especially the attempt to get out of her punnishment at the end. A very nice little one shot. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:58 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
thank you
and what 15 year old won't try and get out of trouble? |
majolie
Saturday 5th April 2008 12:37 | A History of Magic |
This was great. When I first started reading it, I thought, "How could Lily not already know about this?" But your explanation of how the stories she had grown up with did not seem to match the text book and also how she never really thought before that her parents were so young when it all happened makes sense. Kids never pay much attention to their parents' "ancient history" or really to anything about them as people, so this story really rang true.
I think a nice follow-up would be to have her take a real interested and talk to more people to get a better picture overall about the DA and what really happened. |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:57 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
Cheers.
When I was thinking about writing this, that crossed my mind too, but then after a bit of thought, I figured it would work anyway, I mean when I was 15, my parents stories would not have held that muh interest. |
brown_eyes
Saturday 5th April 2008 12:08 | A History of Magic |
Another great story.
I love your Lily, she's seems very much her mother's daughter which is nice as Al seems so much his father's son!
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| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:55 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
Wolf\\\'s Scream
Saturday 5th April 2008 11:48 | A History of Magic |
Well, if that last exchange doesn't convince Lily to beware her mother's smiles, I'm not sure what would. :-}
Nicely done. :-) |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:54 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| cheers |
mary-v
Saturday 5th April 2008 11:28 | A History of Magic |
Aw I really liked this! I like how you incorporated teenage rebellion in this and how at the same time it was lovely Mother/Daughter time!
Great work! |
| Sunday 6th April 2008 04:52 | A History of Magic (Author Response) |
| thank you |
