ClarenceRose posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 5:46pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

K, so i had to start over reading after a sentence or two, cause i didn't actually see what the update was for--i thought it was for BC.
VERY pleasant surprise!
Lee is one of my favorite canon characters, im glad he's making his own pride.
I thought he'd include Fred and George in it though, they are his best friends... but that can still happen right?
Ah, wonderful!
Thank you for being wonderful!

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Fred and George weren't interested. It's not their sort of thing.

Ladyofthelight posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 5:20pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

Major surprise, but a good surprise. I loved the fluffiness! I loved the idea of a second Pride, but why the different oath, no pendants etc.? And will it have a different name?

Anne B. Walsh replied:

The different oath was because the oath our Pride took has bigger repercussions, and the pendants are tied to that. They'll work out the naming conventions later.

Mistress of Potions posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 3:20pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

I doubt you've scared anyone away with the lag times. I'm too eager to read more than wish it was possible for you to post more often. Thank you for updating this excellent story.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

You're welcome. Here's hoping I can do that!

carolebear posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 9:54am for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

I liked this chapter much better. There are still serious things going on, but the element of hope is so much stronger. Glad to see this story being updated, too. Maybe the words just need to get out...

I can so see Paul leaving the note in their new Sanctuary, ‘Paul Was Here.’ and his sister complaining to their father...

I think the idea of creating a new Pride is a good one, for many reasons - I think Maya's condition was just the catalyst. Does this new Pride include everyone, or just the students specifically listed (from all the Houses, I notice)?

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Yeah, the words kick until I let 'em out. There will be more Prides, but eight seems like a good size. Small enough that you can trust everyone, big enough that it doesn't feel too claustrophobic. And they're missing Hufflepuff, but that will be remedied in the next Pride to form.

LynnTerald posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 6:29am for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

"Be Careful" more than makes up for the lag times. This chapter was sweet and I'm glad it focused mostly on Maya and Lee. The surprise was even cooler. One Giant Pride against the darkness. WOOT.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Aww, thanks. And the Prides are separate groups, but they will certainly work together to fight the Dark!

tangentsferret posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 1:20am for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

Okay, I tried, I really did, but I just can't hold it in...


SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'm better now. Thank you.


It wasn't the actual Oath. Will they be a reallytruly Pride? And oooooooo, ominousity, foreshadowing, ooooooo.

SO glad to see this. Lag, schmag, I have faith in you, that there will be more story eventually. Meantime, I go re-read other stuff, some of it actually published. Waiting is, for fullness.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

It wasn't the actual Oath because the actual Oath does something even more than bind a Pack or a Pride. More on that later. They are indeed a true Pride, sworn to protect one another's lives, and at least one of them will prove that in the years to come...

whatareyouevensaying posted a comment on Sunday 18th October 2009 12:46am for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

Brilliant update, I was starting to worry that you'd forgotten about this story with all the updates to your other works. Glad to see I was just being paranoid.

There's still the overwhelming implication of sadness ahead, given what Luna might or might not know, but chapters like this help divert the focus.

Looking forward to more.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

I never forget about this story. (No matter how much I try... kidding, kidding.) Yes, there's a lot of sadness ahead, but there is also joy.

lenny posted a comment on Saturday 17th October 2009 11:41pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

a really good chapter..please update soon

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Thank you, I'll try!

lenny posted a comment on Saturday 17th October 2009 11:40pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

i love it

HGRHfan35 posted a comment on Saturday 17th October 2009 10:20pm for Chapter 40: A Matter of Pride (Arc 6)

You don't scare me that easily .... much.

It seems to me that you are setting things up now for the remainer of the story. Showing the preperations that need to be made but not forgetting the personal stories behind the necessary stuff.

Looking forward to more (don't I always)
C

Anne B. Walsh replied:

That's pretty accurate. Getting all my ducks in a row before we go hurtling down that slope. And I've just mixed my metaphors horrendously.