J-TGriffy
Sunday 11th March 2012 19:32 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| good parenting |
Rowlingisgreat
Sunday 12th December 2010 20:50 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Wonderful story. Loved the father and son interaction. |
| Monday 13th December 2010 06:09 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I had fun imagining Harry as a dad. Thanks for reading! |
winslow
Friday 8th October 2010 07:50 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| I remember reading this before, but I do not remember whether or not I left a review... This is one of those "oh, wasn't that sweet" moments which is really so much more. Harry is growing up along with James. It's difficult to be a good parent when you yourself were inadequately ( or not at all) parented. I think this was a beautiful account of a pivotal moment between father and son. Bravo! Thanks for writing! |
| Friday 8th October 2010 17:19 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| This was such a tricky story to write, but I really enjoyed it. Yes - Harry growing along with his kids is exactly it - the lessons you learn as a parent. Thanks for your kind review. It means a lot. |
winslow
Monday 4th October 2010 14:56 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Oh! This was so delightful! Such a touching scene between father and firstborn son... I do so love everything that you write! Your work is so ell done that it is a pleasure to read. Thanks for writing! |
| Monday 4th October 2010 19:41 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I love the idea of Harry as a father - his greatest challenge since he cares so much. Thanks for reading! |
muggleborn27
Thursday 31st December 2009 17:12 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| That was a very fine story about the connection between a father and son. You write very well i hope to read more of your work Thank you |
| Friday 1st January 2010 07:09 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. I enjoyed thinking about James and how having H/G for parents would affect him. Thanks for reading! |
xdanceswithrainx
Saturday 25th October 2008 20:08 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| This was fantastic! |
| Sunday 4th January 2009 15:58 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. Sorry it took me so long to respond. We moved and my email address changed, so I didn't know I had reviews. Thanks for reading! |
Baby Boomer
Wednesday 13th August 2008 20:08 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| What a sweet story, I loved it! I can just imagine Harry stumbling through that meeting with James. What on earth would he do if he had to talk to Lily about "girly things?" I love stories about Harry, Ginny and the children. Keep writing. |
| Thursday 14th August 2008 09:27 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Poor Harry - he'd probably buy a book (in a plain brown wrapper) and hand it to her. But he'd do his best. I like thinking about H/G and their family life - so you'll probably get a few more stories from me. Thanks for reading! |
bbnaz
Thursday 7th August 2008 08:52 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Excellent. I am moseying about reading your works. Makes for a lovely way to start the day! |
| Friday 8th August 2008 19:36 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| A nice review from a familiar reader is another lovely way to start the day! Thanks for reading! |
drummersgirl
Sunday 20th July 2008 19:01 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| I read this on another site, and loved it there, but thought I'd leave a review here too since I'm here! |
| Monday 21st July 2008 18:19 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| You're so sweet to leave me another review! Thank you. |
cckeimig
Thursday 17th July 2008 16:37 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| This was a lot of fun, especially that last zinger! |
| Friday 18th July 2008 05:08 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| James seems like a character who would be full of zingers! Thanks for reading. |
majolie
Tuesday 15th July 2008 18:47 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Fabulous story. I loved it. Perfect blend of humor and sentiment and seriousness. |
| Wednesday 16th July 2008 06:16 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it. It was one of the more difficult stories I've written. |
DukeBrymin
Sunday 13th July 2008 13:02 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Wonderful, as always. I love the easy relationship that Harry and Ginny have forged--that's really what love is all about, right? Being perfectly happy and comfortable with the one you love. And the evident affection in the family is beautiful too. |
| Sunday 13th July 2008 15:02 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I don't know if JKR had this kind of a happy ending in mind for Harry, but I think an affectionate family and a good relationship with Ginny is just the happy ending I want for him. Thanks for reading! |
coltdancer
Thursday 10th July 2008 13:59 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Another fabulous installment from you! I enjoyed this very much - a wonderful read over lunch while I took a break from my 'to-do' list. Such a simple, yet artfully depicted and heartfelt story - it was so real! Your characterizations and explorations past what we 'know' from these characters is fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing with us! |
| Thursday 10th July 2008 17:46 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it. It's a character-driven piece, so I was worried it wouldn't hold the reader's interest. I'm also glad that characters seemed real. James was hard to capture, but he was fun once I got the hang of him. Thanks for reading! |
bookish327
Wednesday 9th July 2008 19:57 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
This was so good! I really liked how you wrote Harry and Ginny. I could definitely see the canon characters, with years of experience and a lovely life together, in them. I also liked how you wrote James. He seems like any normal boy his age, with his own unique cheeky attitude. I liked how both he and Harry gained more insight into each other and how they interact (sometimes rubbing each other the wrong way). The part about James gaining insight into Albus's behavior was icing on the cake. The following line really made me think of Ron's thing with Lavender during their sixth year:
“That I shouldn’t be kissing girls I really don’t like.”
I was almost expecting Harry to use the story of Ron & Lavender as a parable to James's situation with Violet, but imagining his Uncle Ron all over a girl other than Aunt Hermione would probably have just distracted James from realizing what he himself needed to do about Violet. I liked the way you wrote it better.
Great story. |
| Thursday 10th July 2008 07:38 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad that James seemed realistic to you. I had a hard time writing him. I didn't think Harry would be the type to tell stories about his friends - even if they were funny ones. And you're right James would have been distracted by Ron's story. Thanks for reading! |
ladymblack
Wednesday 9th July 2008 12:49 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| I thought this was absolutely lovely and highly entertaining. I found it great fun to see the interactions between the characters as well as James's reactions to things. It was also very well written with no visible spelling or grammatical errors, which is quite refreshing. I could easily see this being turned into a short story and will certainly look for other stories that you write. |
| Wednesday 9th July 2008 15:34 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I have to credit my betas for the lack of errors! I'm glad you liked the story. I'm working on another one with Albus in it now. Thanks for reading! |
The Unveiled Magima
Tuesday 8th July 2008 23:39 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
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lantis222
Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:16 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| That was cute. I'm so scared for the day when I have to have "The Talk" with my children. (shudders at the thought). But that's part of parenthood. Very well done. I loved it. |
| Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:25 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. I've discovered that you never get away with one talk - as your child ages and encounters more, you have to keep up with him/her. Luckily for me, I still have a few years before I have my hands full like H/G. Thanks for reading! |
RIPHedwig
Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:02 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
hahaha!
That was class!
Loved it - soo cute!!
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| Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:13 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Thanks for letting me know. |
pinkxhartz
Monday 7th July 2008 22:56 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Love this story! The characters are so REAL! I wondered what Harry would be like as a father and this was the most convincing version of him I have read yet. And the line about what Uncle Vernon said to Dudley and Harry was hilarious. |
| Tuesday 8th July 2008 05:19 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you thought the characters were real. I didn't want to make them too perfect, but I still wanted to highlight their lovable qualities. Thanks for reading! |
marshmallow
Monday 7th July 2008 18:31 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Wow that was really well done. Very enjoyable and sweet. |
| Monday 7th July 2008 18:51 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know. |
Aberforth\\\'s Avatar
Monday 7th July 2008 15:59 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
What a nice little story. Although JKR has shown us that Harry and Ginny have children, you've shown us that they are parents.
I very much liked the way you portrayed James (although I retain a fondness for Sera -- maybe because we had girls). You did a wonderful job showing James as both confused and 'getting it.' I wouldn't be fourteen again for anything. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be a parent of teenagers again for anything. Your use of dialog to tell the story was very skillful -- as always.
Thanks for sharing this with us. It's always nice to see a story from you posted. |
| Monday 7th July 2008 18:50 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
Oh, Sera! I'm so glad someone remembered her. Well, she can be the indulged granddaughter I guess.
It's true - being a teenager or being the parent of a teenager is stressful. I'm not really looking forward to it, but then it's life and I've enjoyed all of my son's stages so far.
I'm glad you enjoyed H/G as parents. Thanks for reading! |
ProfessorBinns
Monday 7th July 2008 14:41 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| As always, very heartfelt and deep. Thanks! |
| Monday 7th July 2008 18:47 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know. |
Michael Ho
Monday 7th July 2008 11:04 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Glad you liked my comments, St Margarets. Though I suppose I should add that my oldest is a daughter, and if there are boys feeling her up at age 14 or 15, someone is going to be grounded for a year, and possibly--assuming I can find a way to hide the evidence and do it while the perpetrator is blindfolded so as to be unable to identify me--lose their hands. |
| Monday 7th July 2008 11:41 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I understand completely! Too bad all of those convent schools high in the mountains have been closed. |
michael ho
Sunday 6th July 2008 21:31 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Another charming slice of life, St Margarets; thanks very much! I'm a father of four, and the oldest is almost where James is now, and I wonder about these sorts of things--about what I've learned, if anything, and how I can pass it on to my children, and how they will understand it. Harry and Ginny and their children are thus a kind of stand in for all of us: their dramatic and heroic pasts are going to seem, more than anything else, distant and impressive and little intimidating to their children (and may I say that you have sketched out a very persuasive adolescent James here), and thus the lessons they try to take from their convoluted romantic pasts to use as a guide to their children will carry baggage with them, baggage that may result in confusion and resentment. The rest of us may not be dramatic heroes, but we have our own pasts which are similarly strange and awesome and unaccountable to our children, and thus we face our own possible resentments and miscommunications with them...especially when we're talking about feelings and sex and all the other parts of growing up. Thank you so much for making Harry and Ginny and their world that much more real for all of us! |
| Monday 7th July 2008 07:07 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Oh, thank you so much for reflecting back what I was trying to do in the story. It's very gratifying to know I struck those notes. This was a difficult story to write for all of those complex reasons you listed. And I'm so glad I got James right.! I've been a teenager - but not a teenaged boy. My son is ten, so I have a few years of relative quiet (I hope) Thanks for reading! |
mary-v
Sunday 6th July 2008 19:26 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
Ok so I loved this intensely! Wonderful work! I really wish I can give you a proper review with more praise and such, but I'm in a hurry!
Great work! |
| Monday 7th July 2008 07:02 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it! And it's always good to see you - whether you're flying by or staying for a bit. Thanks for reading! |
gymnastgal19
Sunday 6th July 2008 17:41 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
i loved this story!!
and im glad that when harry was talking to james harry was referred to as dad
it wa sa very nice story
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gymnastgal19
Sunday 6th July 2008 17:34 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
i loved this story!!
and im glad that when harry was talking to james harry was referred to as dad
it wa sa very nice story
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| Sunday 6th July 2008 17:40 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Yeah - he's Dad to three kids. Seems hard to believe but that's the way they seem him. I would imagine they grew up feeling very secure and loved. Thanks for reading! |
ejh0904
Sunday 6th July 2008 17:32 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Love it, love it, love it! I adore reading these wonderful little stories of Harry and Ginny dealing with their growing children. As I read the canon, I remember just hoping and praying that Harry would get the chance to have this, and it's such a delight to see your version of it playing out. Wonderful as always! |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 17:38 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I felt the same way when I was writing this - especially remembering PoA and wondering how Harry was going to get that family he wanted so badly. He so deserves that happy ending. Thanks for reading! |
Hollu
Sunday 6th July 2008 17:31 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| This was great! At first I was going to say 14 was a little young for that stuff, but then I remembered when I was 14 and well.....let's just leave it at that. |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 17:36 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| LOL - I know - 14 sounds young from the other side of 20, but that seems to be the age . . . |
blue artemis
Sunday 6th July 2008 16:01 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| That was quite sweet. |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 17:35 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked it. Thanks. |
the_critic
Sunday 6th July 2008 12:50 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| lol. The next generation... |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 14:43 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| They're keeping Harry's generation on its toes! Thanks for reading. |
D.A.D.A.chik
Sunday 6th July 2008 11:02 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Aw, that was a sweet story. You should keep writing them in this time frame, it's really good! |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 11:04 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I was told that it's Albus's turn to get in trouble next. Thanks for reading! |
wings
Sunday 6th July 2008 10:24 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| I always love your stories! This was perfect. Wonderful characterization for Harry, Ginny, and James, and well done separating out the POV of each. It's not easy to keep perspectives separate when telling a story. Also, brilliant action and setting descriptions. That can often get lost in a dialogue-driven story, especially a one-shot. I really enjoy reading stories about how Harry and Ginny deal with their teenaged children. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait for more stories! |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 10:37 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I'm glad you liked the characterization and thank you for noticing the (little) action. It's hard to keep dialogue moving along without turning the characters into talking heads. I'm glad it worked for you here. Thanks for reading! |
Grandma Kate
Sunday 6th July 2008 10:14 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Reading your Harry and Ginny as parents is always such a treat. |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 10:35 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| Thanks for reading *again*. |
Kelleypen
Sunday 6th July 2008 09:06 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
This was brilliant. The code is messy for me, but I think it is my comp. I love how you played with the eyes and had so much allusion to the HP series. You characterized James beautifully. James is much less the prankster and far more real to me now.
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| Sunday 6th July 2008 09:10 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
Kelley! I hope you're getting some well-deserved rest this summer.
I'm glad you liked the story - I had a heck of time get James the way I wanted him. He's the much-loved son with plenty of faults. I wanted both the love and the faults to come through. Thanks for reading. It's always good to hear from you. |
DeborahSu
Sunday 6th July 2008 08:39 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) |
| Talk about fumbling around! And familial love. Another delightful story from you--thanks!!! |
| Sunday 6th July 2008 08:55 | Beautiful Boy (He Has His Mother's Eyes) (Author Response) |
| I certainly fumbled around writing it! I'm glad the familial love showed through. Thanks for reading! |
