Snape*Hater101
Sunday 25th February 2007 17:44 | The Early Years |
| you are a great writer hope to hear more! |
| Sunday 25th February 2007 22:28 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thank you for reading and reviewing. This is my first attempt at fiction so I am happy when someone enjoys it.
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lantis222
Monday 5th February 2007 19:26 | The Early Years |
| That makes more sense. another wonderful chapter. I sure wish that harry had been able to stay with the Weasleys Great Job! I can't wait until the next update. |
| Monday 5th February 2007 19:32 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
| Thank you for your patience. Harry would have had much more love in his life living with the Weasleys but he might have begun to think of Ginny as a sister therefore ruining all the fan fic speculations for OBHWF (One Big Happy Weasley Family). |
Elvenlaughter
Monday 5th February 2007 18:40 | The Early Years |
| Now chapter six makes more sense! Yay! |
| Monday 5th February 2007 18:57 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thank you for being so patient and I'm glad you thought it was worth going back to read.
A good part of the problem is that I wanted to wait to submit the story until after it was finished. Both my Beta and I thought that Chapter 5 had been posted last week. Wrong! I will understand the process better for my next story.
I just love the attraction between baby Ginny and toddler Harry. |
hwimsey
Monday 5th February 2007 13:48 | The Early Years |
If I hadn't cried before, I'm crying now. And you know what line did it?
Harry looked like he might cry. "No Mummy bye-bye. No Da bye-bye." Then he started to eat his lunch very slowly.
You captured so much in that one line. I was wondering how you were going to get around the fact that they had no memory of Harry and you did it brilliantly. Plus, you could pull in the fact that it was done out of love -- AND draw in the overriding concept of "protecting those you love."
Bravo!!
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| Monday 5th February 2007 15:52 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thank you again for your reviews. I've been around many many toddlers and am glad that my fifteen month old Harry rings true.
Actually, this is Chapter Six so maybe my excellent Beta can get Phoenix Song to post Chapter Five so you can read the whole "during the night through the next day" segment. I thought it was getting too long so split the chapter.
Arthur and Molly love their family and all their quasi children, too. |
Chatmandu
Monday 5th February 2007 10:35 | The Early Years |
I was wondering how you were going to work in canon about the Weasley family having no prior knowledge of the Potter family. I am making the assumption that Dumbledore Obliviated Arthur, just after the last comment to this chapter. I think you did a great job capturing the adults making the day seem like any other, for the children. But you worked in a very subtle undercurrent of tension.
Prewett appetite? I always thought the insatiable appetite came from the Weasly genes. The hair-trigger temper is the Prewett contribution to Harry's generation of Weasleys.
You have provided an interesting answer to "Where was Harry for those missing 24 hours?" fandom question. |
| Monday 5th February 2007 11:28 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thank you for reading and reviewing. This is my first fan fic and I wrote it because it seemed logical to me that the Weasleys and Potters knew each other in the rather inbred Wizarding community. I would have taken Harry to Molly if I could.
It seems to me that the hearty eating Weasleys must have inherited their appetite from both sides of the family. Ron and Ginny seem to have the temper, too.
Keep checking back to Phoenix Song because I think the "real Chapter Five" will be posted when my Beta gets my email saying that this is Chapter Six. It is what happened during the night. |
lantis222
Monday 5th February 2007 09:38 | The Early Years |
| That's so sad. I wish Molly would remember. But it was only a limited time obliviate so hopefully she will remember one day. I'm glad he got one more day of fun and play before he had those aweful relatives. You did a wonderful job! |
| Monday 5th February 2007 09:56 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thank you for reading and reviewing. Somehow, Chapter Six was posted before Chapter Five. Chapter Five relates the early morning hours when Arthur and Molly find out about James and Lily's deaths.
I'm hoping it will be posted soon. Check back to look for it, please. |
Elvenlaughter
Monday 5th February 2007 08:29 | The Early Years |
oof, ouch. I totally understand why they had to obliviate her, but yipes. Does Arthur get it too? And will Ron and Ginny remember at all? Will Harry? This is so sad... My only big gripe is that the Weasleys didn't seem very sad that the Potters were dead. It didn't seem to bother them much.
Otherwise, good work. I'm enjoying this! |
| Monday 5th February 2007 09:23 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thanks for reviewing. I understand your corncern about there being no reaction but it is because somehow Chapter Six was posted before Chapter Five. Please come back later and see if there are two chapters this week,
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No Idea Why I Smile
Monday 5th February 2007 05:03 | The Early Years |
awww...it broke my heart when Harry mentioned his mum...i felt like crying...
this was a sad chapter...i hope you update soon...
~*NIWIS*~ |
| Monday 5th February 2007 05:30 | The Early Years (Author Response) |
Thanks for being such a faithful reviewer.
My heart goes out to that loving trusting toddler. Really bad times are ahead for him. I think my favorite memory was Molly with Ginny in one arm and Harry in the other with Ronnie clutching her legs.
The seventh chapter should be up next week and the Epilogue the week after that. |
