By Anne B. Walsh
Reviews
Ryan Illuser posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 8:09am
Well that was good and Draco well Draco is being Draco with his own agenda.
Ladyofthelight posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 5:57am
Quite good as always! I can't wait for Harry & Co. to figure out that Draco's not all he seems! Hmm, what's Ron's reaction going to be, I wonder? He's much more against Draco that anyone else, I feel.
~LotL
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Ron's actually going to be okay with it--he's had longer than Harry to assimilate the idea that maybe Draco isn't all bad anymore, and it's going to help a lot that Draco did save Hermione's life. It's Harry who won't be able to take this one in.
Dracolych69 posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 3:11am
The effects of an AK on a house's wards. Should definitely be interesting. Liked how you remembered that Harry is still a teen, and not a hardened warrior like some do in situations like this. Definitely looking forward to the next one.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
It does what they were hoping it would do. And yeah, Harry's got reason to have second thoughts about this...
HGRHfan35 posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 1:42am
Oh my.... Oh my....Oh my....I'm speechless.
What a brilliancy. It kept me on the edge of my seat but then......end of page? Noooo!
Will Ron charge in (of course he will).
Will Luciius be able to call his Dork Lord.
Will Harry & Ginny get there in time.
Will Draco ....uhm...yeah...what is he doing.
Btw, if it's down hill fast, I'll let go of the pointy black hat but I'll grab my black skirt to keep them down.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Draco's arranging for Hermione and Ron to get away while still covering his own tracks... also bettering his standing among the DEs and gratifying a certain sneaky desire of his own...
carolebear posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 12:47am
I'm sorry this one was so hard to write - do you know why that was so?
I would have never thought of "killing" a ward before, but I suppose the wards are living in a way, since they usually depend on the will (and perhaps blood) of their creator. I am a little surprised that Hermoine isn't in shock from pain, but I realize that only a few minutes have passed between the beginning of the last chapter and the end of this one. I hope that Ron doesn't do anything stupid, because he is a bit of a hothead.
So we are at the top of the roller coaster right now? All the build up behind us? I'm strapped in and ready for the screaming to commence!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
It was mostly hard because I hate writing Harry being all stupid and noble. There's a reason Hermione isn't in shock from pain--it's got blond hair and an annoying smile.
tangentsferret posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 12:26am
I dunno, maybe it's just that it's early and I have a headache, but I finished this chapter with a wild urge to whap Harry upside his head and yell "Get ON with it,you twit!". How incredibly annoying of him to develop moral qualms about killing a WALL, of all things, at the least possible convenient moment. I mean, there's Ron being all heroic and attacking a grown man (even if it is Peter), and there's Hermione being brave and steadfast, Draco risking everything from his life to his happiness by intervening and Luna doing the same, not to mention Ginny who has laid her whole future on the line for love of one stupid green-eyed boy, and then there's Harry himself, having a whiny-baby moment about using lethal force on an inanimate object (ok, more or less inanimate) in order to help SAVE Ron and Hermione?!?!?! Argh! What, does he really think he's going to beat Moldyshorts with a Wingardium Leviosa?
Ok, sorry about the (probably headache-inspired) rant. I must have missed something that will cause it all to make sense when I re-read it after the meds kick in. I suppose in a way it is a compliment that you write these people so well I get that wound up about them!
Thank you for updating!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Yes! I made the impression I was going for! This is exactly what I think of canon!Harry, and I was trying to convey it! Morals have their place, but so does keeping oneself alive! And then JKR managed to set it up so that doing the brave, noble, and stupid thing was exactly the right thing to do to win the war (perhaps not with a WL, but with an Expelliarmus), and though I cheered I also wanted to scream... ah well. I can always write it my way later. Come to think, I'm gonna!
AnnaTigg posted a comment on Wednesday 29th July 2009 7:21pm
Oh Lord, more evil? Anyway, a great chapter as always, and I'm loving how Draco's is drawing this out to give Ron, Harry and co time to get there. Nice Ron/Wormtail confrontation too, Ron confronting him with the terrible way he repaid Harry for saving his life. There's almost a moment when you can feel sorry for Wormtail, who has, after all, to face the consequences of his actions in the afterlife - I wouldn't wish to be him should he have to face James, Sirius and Lily...As always, a plea to update soon, and for more Facing Danger if possible...
daysoftheweek posted a comment on Sunday 26th July 2009 12:36pm
So basically, Hermione is being given free reign to Malfoy Manor?
Sterling posted a comment on Saturday 25th July 2009 5:05pm
Ummm...how many alternate universes of your own alternate universe do you have going? Is there any kind of diagram or flowchart. Because honestly, it all gets a bit confusing to follow.
I'm not trying to be mean or anything but it is really hard to follow your stories when most of them are basically fanfics of your own fanfics...You pretty much have to read everything to have a grasp on things. So if you could make a list of suggested reading for your various fics so a new person happens to try and read this they won't be totally lost.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Sorry about that. It's so clear to me that I forget it isn't that clear to everyone. If you email me directly -- it's whydoyou21 (at) yahoo (dot) com -- I'll get something together for you!
carolebear posted a comment on Friday 24th July 2009 9:29am
Well, I know the immediate effect is to do the things you replied to earlier, but the process is driving me barking mad! I love you so much!
BaltaineShadow posted a comment on Friday 24th July 2009 7:54am
I can't wait to read the next chapter... This was just too good!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Too good? Should I get worse? *innocent smile*
Dracolych69 posted a comment on Friday 24th July 2009 4:20am
Hot Damn! He's really good with that double speak, isn't he. Makes what is closer to what he wants, what he is comfortable with. Very nice. As always, eagerly awaiting the next one,
Jeremiah
Anne B. Walsh replied:
I love writing it, too. Fun fun fun!
callie posted a comment on Friday 24th July 2009 1:13am
hmm interesting... i had to read it twice but... that could turn out very curious indeed
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Curiouser and curiouser!
tangentsferret posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 11:37pm
OK, what the heck is going on? Let's see...
Luna thought she would count as enough of a Malfoy to manipulate the wards because she and Draco are betrothed, and she was kind of right. Got that bit.
The Sword of Gryffindor can kill all kinds of things, probably, got that bit too.
Hermione *might* be slightly confused about why he amputated her hand, or she might have figured it out (smartest witch, blah blah), but she is holding it together enough to try to play up to Draco (although she's not much of an actress, canonically), who she sussed out as Reflection quite a while back. Got that.
Draco is either vamping desperately for time, hoping the cavalry will come over the hill before he has to do anything *worse* than take her hand off, (and that he won't be target number one when said cavalry arrives) or possibly he has had another of those moments of sheer brilliance he suffers from periodically and he is deliberately setting up a ruse by which Hermione can be kept safely at the Manor for some time, always providing a) her acting skills are up to the job (see above ref to canon), and b) the adults fall for it (doing fairly well on this count, based on Lucy's reaction). Got.
And then there's Peter, and the inside of his head seems to indicate he may not be *quite* as completely evil and unrepentant as previously believed. Got.
Goodness. What a complex bit of storytelling. OK, we have Draco and Hermione in a room with Lucy and Bella, we have Harry, Gin and Luna, outside the walls getting ready to do something Gryffindor-ish and probably very noisy to the ancient wards on Malfoy Manor, and we have Ron and Peter, rolling around on the floor (right outside the room containing Lucy, Bella, Draco and Hermione) trying to maim each other.
Whoa. That is a LOT of information. Did I miss anything?
Anne B. Walsh replied:
No, doesn't look like it! One note: Hermione doesn't need to act much here. She's as scared and confused as she sounds, because she really doesn't understand what's going on. But she'll catch on!
HGRHfan35 posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 11:30pm
Anne,
What a delight!
40 minutes left before I go away for the weekend and you surprise us with this.
That Draco, what a delightfull boy he is!
Always trying to make daddy dearest proud.
Yes! We need MORE, we always will be needing MORE from you.
Please Please Pretty Please?
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Timing. Sometimes, I has it. And yes, Draco's enjoying making Lucius proud... because he knows how badly he's going to hurt his daddy dearest when it all comes crashing down...
tangentsferret posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 11:10pm
Terribly sorry, but I have a terrible (and well-developed) fear of your cliffies, so I made myself wait for the next one to be up before reading this. Guessing games? Ok, ummmm, basilisk venom poisoning? On I go now, more at the end of the next one.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
If you fear cliffies, why are you reading my work at all? *innocent smile*
bookaholic_au posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 7:47pm
Beautiful! (without even speaking of the updating speed) I'm sorry for the short review, their length is generally proportional to how much work I have to do.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
No problem--why do you think I'm writing BC and not FD?
AnnaTigg posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 7:39pm
Okay, so argh, again. Just getting started??!! I do see where Draco is going with this, but I wish you didn't have to keep us in suspense so much...But as I love your work so much I'll just have to cope! As always, I hope you can update soon...
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Hey, if I didn't keep you in suspense, how would you know it was me?
carolebear posted a comment on Thursday 23rd July 2009 3:18pm
You are so devious! Okay, I'll admit that I don't have a clue what is going on in this chapter, but I'm glad to be getting updates again!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Draco's trying to keep Hermione safe. Ron's trying to get in to save her. Harry and Ginny are trying to get in to save them both. Any further questions?
BaltaineShadow posted a comment on Thursday 30th July 2009 9:13am