tsujton
Wednesday 25th November 2015 12:45 | These Cuts I Have |
“Bill and Fleur will be here for supper so Fleur can give Harry the antidote before he goes to bed,” Ron replied. “Mum should be making something good.”
“I’ll miss him,” Hermione said sadly.
“Me, too,” Ginny replied.
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Me three.
And my eyes welled with tears when the number of brothers came up. Gut wrenching. |
Amamama
Monday 19th October 2015 04:51 | These Cuts I Have |
This idea of yours, Little!Harry, is pure brilliance. What a great way to actually give gim some positive childhood memories. Even though his grownup self might be rather mortified, but hopefully he can understand that he really *was* a kid. He knew nothing more than he did at age 3/4. It's a nifty way to time travel, I'm looking forward to see how it affects his current self. How will these good memories fare, when mashed up with his Dursley memories? Will they influence them, so that he knows the Durselys are wrong? Will he be a more wholesome being, not so troubled by his childhood and his more recent past? If his childhood improves, will it change how he reacts to more recent stuff? I'm really looking forward to finding out if you have anything planned (I hope you do).
I'm sorry I haven't always replied, because I do love your stories and it is a wonderful treat to have one of them again. Cheers! |
| Tuesday 20th October 2015 04:24 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
Thanks! I really enjoyed doing this, even though I thought it would make a few of you roll their eyes, lol. I don't think a single nice weekend of memories has a chance of changing the way he looks at his past, but I do think it can help him in forging his future relationships with the Weasleys. Plus, I could resist giving him a few happy days!
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cutgril
Thursday 15th October 2015 10:36 | These Cuts I Have |
| I love the chapters with little Harry. I am excited to see what you do with him once he is back to normal!! |
| Tuesday 20th October 2015 04:22 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| Thanks! Harry's back to normal in the next chapter - but I think little Harry will live in all their hearts for some time to come! |
Harald
Thursday 15th October 2015 00:47 | These Cuts I Have |
Nice one, good way of getting into the siblings head, that Fred is still their brother, just not present. Children seem to have a better grasp of that.
Looking forward to next week!!! |
| Thursday 15th October 2015 01:11 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| Thanks! I agree, sometimes it takes a child to point out the obvious. Out of the mouths of babes, right? |
antosha
Wednesday 14th October 2015 17:50 | These Cuts I Have |
I'm going to miss little Harry.
This was such a lovely, unexpected interlude! After all the angst, it's funny how a little child can put everything back in perspective.
It's a good thing Molly wasn't around when Ron made the comment about Harry and Ginny's kid. |
| Thursday 15th October 2015 01:09 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| I miss him, too!! I felt ridiculous liking him so much back when I wrote this, lol. I could vividly imagine the looks both Ginny and Hermione gave him. |
hank
Wednesday 14th October 2015 06:34 | These Cuts I Have |
| Aww. That was such a beautiful chapter! It's too bad we can't keep little Harry a bit longer. Very nicely done. I'm looking forward to seeing how this affects the interplay between our favorite characters. Makes me wonder, too, what the Malfoys would have been like if they had had decent parents as well... |
| Wednesday 14th October 2015 10:08 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| You mean Draco? I think his parents did love him very much, they're just a bit screwed in the head! It's funny you mentioned them... you'll see one of them next chapter! |
pixie7
Wednesday 14th October 2015 00:06 | These Cuts I Have |
I didn't believe it was possible for Harry to be even more endearing. love the way he clung to Mr weasley as well as his reactions in the pond.
The child-like innocence of his response to Fred's death was precious. Made me wan to reach through my laptop and hug him.
All in all a well written and well timed "interlude".
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| Wednesday 14th October 2015 10:07 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| I'm so happy you wanted to hug him! That's how I felt the whole time, so that's awesome to hear you say! |
Arnel
Tuesday 13th October 2015 14:55 | These Cuts I Have |
I suppose all things must come to an end. Little Harry continues to tug at my heartstrings with his insistence that magic doesn't exist because Aunt Petunia says it doesn't. I think it's doing all of the grown-ups good to see him in this state because it shows them who Harry might have been had his parents lived and he was allowed to grow up in a loving family. While Snape always thought Harry wore his heart on his sleeve, this unguarded version of him is allowing to learn that it's all right to be scared and brave at the same time, to need comfort and actually accept it, and to shed a tear or two without fear of being hit or scolded or thrown into a cupboard under the stairs.
I liked Hermione's assessment of the situation. She seems to be helping the others understand the psychological ramifications of what Petunia and Vernon did to Harry while helping Harry to gain confidence in himself.
That confidence is furthered by the trust the Weasley siblings allowing him to be scared and brave at the same time during their game of toss in the swimming pool. Harry is learning that the Weasleys will never let him drown, even if they miss a toss; I'm hoping the lesson of George and Ron being right there to scoop him out of the water will stay with Harry after he returns to his adult state. While I think he knows Ginny will never let him fall, he's having to learn that the rest of her family will do the same, even after all these years of knowing them.
Thanks for another little Harry-filled chapter. The "aww" factor is right up there, even if there are some scary, angsty parts like coping with the family ghoul. For that, I give the chapter . |
| Wednesday 14th October 2015 10:06 | These Cuts I Have (Author Response) |
| Aww, thanks Arnel. I really did enjoy writing about little Harry. Even it was only a short time, I couldn't help myself but give him a few happy memories. Vernon and Petunia should rot for what they did to him, and canon-wise, they never really paid for it. It makes me sad. |
