By Anne B. Walsh
Reviews
Mulch Diggums posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 10:00pm
CRUEL, CRUEL, CRUEL! Of course Draco isn't dead.... right?
Anne B. Walsh replied:
You knew the first part. For the second... see Chapter 109.
ilovewhydouneedtoknow posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 5:47pm
ahhh! fine! i wont kill u till its over hows that! then ill have my revenge for all the times u did this mawhaha
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Well, if you kill me when this is over, I can't finish FD...
Ryan Illuser posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 5:25pm
*giggle* not sweating over here because Draco isn't dying, no he is not,never ever, got it. Ok good just wanted to make sure we were on the same page.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Here, have some deodorant while you're not sweating.
Anansii posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 5:21pm
And I'd be a lot more concerned if I hadn't just read the previous chapter AND been forcibly reminded of who controls that wand and been informed by the dialog that Harry has obviously arrived at the party.. too many clauses there. [breath] Anyway, looking forward to the next chapter!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Oooh, smart! Yes, breathing is good.
Anansii posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 5:13pm
Yay Lily - finally got the chance to tell Severus what an idiot he was making of himself and make sure that he doesn't have to waste a lot of time convincing himself it's for real. :)
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Yeah, there's nothing I hate more than long "this isn't real" sequences. They're painful and embarrassing.
BaltaineShadow posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 10:27am
Too bad Voldie never read The List... it might have helped him to win... :)
Then again... this is just as bad as any horrible cliffie you ever threw at us poor readers. If not worse. So Abby told Draco not to move, hence I guess he was rescued somehow. Or by someone...
I won't kill you - yet.
Better update fast.... or I might change my mind. Or I simply torture everything out of you... That would be dead useful^^
Greetings, Baltaine
Anne B. Walsh replied:
And we really want Voldemort to win? Yes, this is probably the worst cliffie I ever wrote. Even counting Harry dying in LwoD.
AutumnHeart posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 7:47am
Your cliffhangers are certainly getting a workout these chapters!
I'm enjoying seeing all your setup unfold here; keep up the good work.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Where better than nearly the end of a story?
LynnTerald posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 3:03am
*mustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkill*
I'll keep in mind that this is not the last chapter, but it's still...aggravating. I think I can see through the last two lines though and I'm going to guess that after Voldemort cast the killing curse Luna or Harry or Hermione threw themselves in front of him and that he passed out before it could register.
I'll reserve judgement for later ^_~
*mustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkillmustnotkill*
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Thank you for not killing the author.
ClarenceRose posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 2:21am
I loved Draco's chat with Lucius 2 chapters ago.
Lily dealing with Snape was brilliant, i applaud her.
--and you of course--
Now i'm putting all my faith in Abby.
Please dont leave us, your beloved readers, hanging too long!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
*giggles* Good place to put your faith!
HGRHfan35 posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 2:07am
Damned Lucius!
But I have faith in you and Abby and doing 8 chapters with a dead main character.....naaaaah, not happening!
My only concern would be if the 'heavy slam against his chest' is from the killing curse or if someone would try and save him.
If I remembering correctly, if Harry is the master of the
Elderwand, it shouldn't even work well for the Dork Lord and should not have power behind the spells.
Holy ...., this is such good stuff! :D
Thank you and I'll see you tomorrow.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Oh, I could manage it. I think. But I don't want to try.
Waywren Truesong posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 1:40am
I'm too busy being delighted over 'you have to swear you won't move!'
Well, that and having had this post so fast after my review. XD
Gods, that was some beautiful non-talk. I do so love those twins.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Yes, Abby's prophecies are fun. And I had a great time coming up with ways they could communicate the most important bits of information to one another.
carolebear posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 12:12am
Rule number 13 "All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of the cliff. The announcement of their deaths, as well as any accompanying celebration, will be deferred until after the aforementioned disposal." I KNEW that bookmarking that site would come in handy one day. And I loved Draco's thought, "there’s many a glitch between hand and Snitch."
Now whyever would I want to kill you, after we've had 4 updates in 5 days? (Have another cookie, Anne, or would you prefer something else now?)The Elder wand cannot kill Draco, because Draco is its master. I won't rule out severe injury, though. Or did Harry push him out of the way, as he did on his way into the castle? You're on a roll, don't stop now!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Nicely done. And ooh more cookie... popcorn is also good. And no, Draco's not the Elder Wand's master anymore (which you already know) because Harry defeated him. But Harry doesn't want him dead so the Wand won't kill him. But Draco doesn't know that.
tangentsferret posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 11:20pm
trusttrusttrusttrusttrust
(it's fragile, please don't hurt it...)
Anne B. Walsh replied:
*handles trust gently*
tangentsferret posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 11:15pm
"Further up and further in"... have I mentioned that I am terribly, terribly fond of the way your mind works? In a purely platonic, friendly, distant, non-stalkerish kind of way of course.
And honestly, if there anybody that the "Tashlan Doctrine" (if I may be pardoned the shorthand) applies to, it would be Severus, who has been doing evil in the name of good, and good in the name of evil, for most of his life, poor man. No wonder he's confused.
(Moves on to next chapter quickly.)
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Aww, thanks! Yeah, Snape gets a pass on the evil (with maybe just a smidgen of punishment) because of the good.
buffarama posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 11:11pm
eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Hmm?
MLM97 posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 10:56pm
Ah, Severus. The one with no sight is still going to have to work on you a bit once you get where you're going, I think.
I like the references to The Last Battle and the insight into Snape's psyche--it works for both canon and BC Snape, IMO.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Well, Lily gets him for a bit longer still. And I had canon!Snape in mind as well.
MLM97 posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 10:52pm
That's nasty. Compelling, but nasty. (Nice parallel to the climax of DH, too.)
So, how long will Draco wallow in despair before he manages to "rescue all"?
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Just as long as he needs to. Mwahaha.
Waywren Truesong posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 10:12pm
*giggles* Ah, well, since I put this up for redo from start you'd published at least three chapters and then this one just today, at least according to my email, so I don't really mind the wait at all. That's how I keep from killing authors, y'see--I just reconcile myself to always rereading.
This is all gorgeous, and I did, in fact, know it wasn't a cliffie. Ha. XD Loving you as always!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Well done you, then!
carolebear posted a comment on Sunday 24th January 2010 5:44pm
Another chapter so soon? Well done, Anne, have another cookie. (That seemed to work well last dime - I can but try again.)
Well, I was wondering how Snape would deal with the shock of waking up and having Cece there to greet him. Nice touch, having Lily there to meet him in the halfway place. This allows him to settle his feeling for her, and also to get set straight on how things might be doifferent from what he thought. I just realized that if Cecilia is Draco's mother in the other 'verse, then Snape will be, in some strange way, his father. Did Draco realize that?
Much worse cliffie? *shudders* Why do you feel that you must do that to us, your loyal readers? Especially me, who faithfully checks daily to see if you have updated, even if I don't get an email alert. Well, if you are basing this on canon, at least I have some idea abuot how things will work out. *eyes widen* I just had a horrible thought - you never said things would happen just as in canon, just that they were based on them. We don't even know if things will work out to the benefit of the main characters in the canon 'verse. I will comfort myself with the thought that Harry must be triumphant in order for Voldemort to be defeated, and that this in some way, will help defeat the Dementors in the other 'verse? Isn't that right?
Ah well, as usual, I will anxiously await your next chapter, regardless of whether it is BC or FD.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Ooh cookie. (It's lack of sleep really.) And yes, Draco's come to terms with having Snape as a father-figure. He was, really, for years while Draco was a good little Slytherin. And don't worry, I won't mess with canon. Too much. *evillaugh*
buffarama posted a comment on Monday 25th January 2010 11:39pm
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