gymnastgal19
Thursday 15th May 2008 21:53 | Letting Go |
.... somehow i dont think that ginny would be this upset over hagrids death... and not enough to delay marrying harry....
nice story though
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gymnastgal19
Saturday 12th January 2008 17:49 | Letting Go |
i knew that it wasnt harry, but i couldnt thinkof anyone else that started with HA lol
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BloodySeraphim
Sunday 23rd September 2007 08:22 | Letting Go |
| Wow that was brilliant, leading everyone on to think that Harry died. |
Kathryn
Wednesday 30th August 2006 15:31 | Letting Go |
| you know how much i love this piece, so i won't go on too much, but it is a wonderful piece without a doubt. |
sonicdale
Wednesday 9th August 2006 02:06 | Letting Go |
You sneaky sneaky, sneaky sneaky sneak.
Misleading us, tricking us.
But we caught on.
And this story deserves more votes than it got.
Not all drama on this site needs to end up all nice and fluffy sweet.
Bittersweet is more like it.
Good work.
Hope to see more in the future. |
paladin
Tuesday 25th July 2006 20:34 | Letting Go |
Wonderful effort!
You did a great job of creating the setting of the scene and establishing the tenor of the mixture of emotions that you encounter from the opening. I had to reach for my dictionary on ‘empyrean’ so, cheers to you on that. Your uses of adverbs like 'swiftly' and 'stumbling' inclined to the urgency of the character searching the garden of stone at dusk.
The turbulent mixture of emotions pounding through Ginny’s head continued to build the wave of turmoil trapped inside one so young and previously full of life. Robbed of the joy she should know but held back because of ‘survivor’s syndrome’; a difficult state to be in for the sufferer but, then again, all who are close to her suffer along with her. This adds to the internal struggle and the depression deepens.
You brought great feeling to her character at the grave site. I tried to picture what I would be asking myself. The fruitlessness of trying to understand WHY? Trying to get a hint of the reason why his light was snuffed out while hers continues to burn. Why was life so unfair? Why did he have to get between her and the curse? Why did she have to get herself into that position in the first place? WHY do people still LOVE me despite what I caused to happen? WHY WAS I ALLOWED TO LIVE?!,
Most people don’t understand that THEY were saved for a special purpose or reason and one day they will make their contribution. I enjoyed the depiction of the physical contact with the headstone and the welcoming of the heat-leaching cold of the slab of granite; physically feeling outside to match the feeling inside.
The wake-up call that she finally gets from the tweak to her subconscious by the glimmer of the ruby, highlighted by the moonlight was a great example of how so many assurances can be given but it isn’t until it clicks in our own mind, will we never fully understand a lesson or rule. The steadfast patience and understanding by Harry was a perfect example of what someone in her situation needs. Unconditional love, support and understanding.
~Splendid job! |
GryffindorDragon
Tuesday 25th July 2006 10:12 | Letting Go |
Interesting piece. Cute twist. But for me it just doesn't quite work. I know Ginny would mourn Hagrid , but it is inconceivable that her grief would last so long nor keep her from Harry . Just for the sake of the same starting letters on the tombstone . . . . Sorry, she would be torn up that Hagrid had died saving her life, but she would cry her grief out in Harry's arms and move on with him. Nice device but it just doesn't quite work. Perhaps she might grieve this way over one of her brothers (that's what I was thinking at first). Good story anyway. Well written.
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DailyProphetReporting
Tuesday 25th July 2006 02:03 | Letting Go |
I like this a lot. You played the mystery extremely well, keeping the various hes disguised long enough to really build up the drama. Kudos for seeing so many ways Harry and Hagrid are similar and for seeing a way to really use that to your literary advantage.
But I think it's just as impressive the way you conveyed Ginny's sense of guilt and loss before the big revelation. Her emotions are so clear and raw that the story would have worked just as well had the grave belonged to that other H-A character -- and that's not something I expect to say at PS too often, given our shipping rules.
I thought you did well with the imagery, too. You paint a vivid enough picture of the cemetary to help set the somber mode, and I think that really helped keep up the mystery. And nice job working in the canon quote at the end. That's normally something I don't like in fics, but the context is just perfect for it to provide an uplifting finish here.
Anyway, very nicely done!
-KC |
dancinginmagic
Saturday 22nd July 2006 07:59 | Letting Go |
| Oh goodness... this is wonderful. I love the way you led us to believe it was Harry... Oh, Hagrid! |
WhiteWitch
Monday 17th July 2006 09:40 | Letting Go |
| This was AMAZING! the descriptions before you told us who it was that had died, and of course the teaser that made us think it was Harry- I almost cried for them, for lost years between her and HArry, and of course Hagrid. The one person you thinnk would always be there, but now isn't. Absolutely wonderful. |
monkeyfish
Sunday 16th July 2006 12:55 | Letting Go |
| Brilliant! Very well done! |
Evelyn
Sunday 16th July 2006 09:41 | Letting Go |
Oh, you were leading us along nicely... For about half the story, I was wondering who Ginny would be getting married to because I was sure Harry was dead. You can imagine my relief when I saw he wasn't.
Unique idea, and well done! |
| Tuesday 1st August 2006 06:22 | Letting Go (Author Response) |
Dear Evelyn,
I'm glad that you liked the storyline. I couldn't do that to Harry and Ginny- they're meant to be together
Thank you for taking the time to read and review,
-timbers |
thisgrlrox
Sunday 16th July 2006 03:02 | Letting Go |
| Absolutely wonderful! Your writing is so beautiful. My breath caught when I realized it was Hagrid in the grave. I got swept up in the emotions of the story because of the descriptiveness of your writing. Very nicely done! |
| Tuesday 1st August 2006 06:19 | Letting Go (Author Response) |
Dear thisgrlrox,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the story and the plot twist. I wanted the keep up the air of mysteriousness long enough until the climax in the story, thus all the descriptivness.
Thank you for taking the time to read and review- it made my day!
-timbers |
PHsname
Sunday 16th July 2006 02:09 | Letting Go |
Very well written, and truly dramatic...except I almost laughed at the twist mid-way through...haha.
good job (: |
| Tuesday 1st August 2006 06:10 | Letting Go (Author Response) |
Dear PHsname,
Glad you liked the story and (almost) laughed at the twist
Thanks for reviewing,
timbers |
juliet
Sunday 16th July 2006 01:10 | Letting Go |
Fantastic buildup to an intriguing storyline. I really wondered/hoped that it wasn't Harry who would be in the grave, so I am happy that he was there to comfort Ginny. I also liked the mirroring of the end of HBP when Ginny gets Harry to move away from Dumbledore's body.
Great stuff. |
| Tuesday 1st August 2006 06:08 | Letting Go (Author Response) |
Dear juliet,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the story- my original intention was the ending to be based loosely on the ending on HBP, so I'm quite happy that someone picked up on it!
Thanks for reading and taking the time to review
-timbers |
PhoenixAnkaa
Sunday 16th July 2006 00:27 | Letting Go |
Very, Very Nice!!!! I really enjoyed the plot twist and you portrayed the characters true to cannon. Thank you for sharing this with us.
PA |
| Tuesday 1st August 2006 06:05 | Letting Go (Author Response) |
Dear PA,
Thank you so much for your review. I'm so glad you enjoyed the plot twist and the story.
Again, thanks for taking the time to read and review
-timbers |
