Bialystoker posted a comment on Thursday 7th April 2011 11:27am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Rereading this chapter, I'm still getting the same emotional impact (i.e. tearing up and nearly crying in class) as I did the first time. Powerful.

princess ducky posted a comment on Saturday 29th January 2011 3:34am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

This is the only reason why I don't like in-progress fics. I'm not patient enough to wait for updates.

I've just spent the past 3 days reading the entire series up until here, and now I need to know what will happen next. You are an amazing author, and the parts of DV that really get to me are the stories within the story itself. Such as the tale about the phoenix.

As to what has just happened. I can't believe that Ron is blind. And the problem (understatement of the century) that holds Sirius and Letha is evil. I need to know what happens to this.

I love this series (proven by the fact that I discovered it over 2 years ago when I first began reading fanfic on ff.net, and I still re-read it today) and I cannot wait for the conclusion, even though that it will be the end of an era, even if there are side stories to it.

Please update soon, me, and many many other readers would appreciate it muchly.

-Princess Ducky

Anne B. Walsh replied:

I've always loved telling stories, so that's where I get to indulge myself. Ron can't believe it either. Sirius and Aletha... you'll see! And I'll try to get the conclusion out as soon as I can!

kania09 posted a comment on Wednesday 26th January 2011 5:56pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Fantastic two chapters! This is really one of my all time favorite stories...I tend to reread the entire thing once every few years. I'll also be buying your ebook!

Can't wait to see what comes next!

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Thanks! The more sales we get, the more likely it is that we'll do this again!

Carolyn Jinn posted a comment on Wednesday 26th January 2011 2:53am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Great chapter with a lot of informaton.

Ron's reaction to his situation was expected as someone may feel suddenly thrust into his situation.

Is Peter starting to melt....and to a muggle???? I hope so. Maybe with a little bit of love in his life, he may change a bit for the better.

Congratulations on being published. May it happen again for you.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Yeah, Ron doesn't react well to any kind of surprise, especially not bad ones. Peter's got a long way to go, but he's started the right way now. Thanks for the good wishes!

Zevi posted a comment on Monday 24th January 2011 10:00pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Good to see another chapter so soon.

I am surprised that Ron's blindness appears to be long-term, but if that happens, the prophesy about him falling and having to chose between saving himself and another can't come true, right? Right?

It's good to see Peter being nice to Evanie. (That story line would have gone very differently if written by another author, but that's what I read your works for. :P )

And contratulations on being published! That ebook is cheap enough that I'll get it just to say "thanks" for writing all of this.

PS Talking about buying books, is thousandbookchallenge site abandoned, or is it still active?

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Ooh, good catch! Nobody else has brought that one up... IMHO, Peter's had enough of being a victim himself not to want to do it to someone else. I know it doesn't always go that way, but this time it did. And if you like this site, you'll definitely like that e-book. Sadly, TBC is pretty well defunct. It was worth a try...

AnnaTigg posted a comment on Monday 24th January 2011 4:29pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Poor poor Ron. Hope he soon realises that he needs to keep Hermione close rather than telling her to get lost...Hurray for Crystal - George picked a good one there (or rather, you made a good one for him) and I'm intrigued about how Percy will react to and utilise The Scarlet Pimpernel, which is incidentally one of my (many) favourite books.
So Harry is off back to Dursleyville, but with Draco for company it should be better, although that does leave the females of the Pack and Pride to handle Ron, and indeed Neville (poor Neville).
And good things with Peter and Evanie (another great character). Even some interesting hints about Sirius and Aletha. Can we find out how Moony is soon though - the Pack needs its Alpha...
All in all, great chapter as usual, and bring on the next one just as quickly, please!
Anna
P.S. Congrats on getting published!!

Anne B. Walsh replied:

In reverse order: Thanks, I'm really excited about it! Moony is out of it for a while. Neville will come around, though it will be rough going. Hermione can handle Ron. Harry and Draco are going to have "fun" at the Dursleys' (hear the sarcasm?). Percy's going to have fun (no sarcasm here) playing with Scarlet Pimpernel-ism. And yes, I like Crystal very much. Lovely review, many thanks for it!

LynnTerald posted a comment on Monday 24th January 2011 2:55pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

Sorry about the double post the other night. I hadn't thought that the first one went through so I came back an hour or so later when I was calmer and wrote something a little saner.

Congrats on becoming a published author and thanks for updating so fast. Its nice to see that you haven't let the story go and this particular chapter was quite facinating in discovering exactly how the characters are able to intereact under duress (even Peter and Evanie). Makes me wonder if you have some grand plan for redeeming Peter. Well, till next time.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

I didn't mind it. The insanity was fun. Trust me, the DV is getting finished! I wouldn't call it a grand plan, exactly... it's really quite boring...

ilovewhydouneedtoknow posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 8:42pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

im guessing that wormtail is going to help danger so that she can help padfoot and Letha :) i hope anyway bc i cant stand anymore waiting, and i think i know a way to help Ron but ill just wait and see :D thanks for updating hurry and update again :)

Anne B. Walsh replied:

He can't help her too openly--remember, Voldemort put a trap spell in his silver hand. But things may happen. You may well know a way to help Ron, but so do I! :-)

bgoldnyxnet posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 1:42pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

I think maybe Meghan's growing up. She folded when Hermione told her, "Yes, but I am," without even having to be reminded of what happened on the mission to rescue Graham.

Now I need to go back and reread earlier chapters. I may be getting this mixed up with one of the DV AUs, but methinks that "Dursley" (Dudley) is not quite what Harry and Draco think he is.

But I think you haven't been playing fair with us. You closed last chapter without showing us what the Death Eaters did to Ron, and now we are just told he's been blinded with some unspecified sort of Dark Magic. Which leaves, the readers, without clues as to how it might be undone.

And you describe the scene with Sirius and Aletha through Peter's eyes, which again leaves us without details of the dance. I'm sure Aletha was communicating something to Sirius, but without the details, again, we can't guess.

The Scarlet Pimpernel eh? But not the Purple Pimpernel, which is a whole different basket of flowers. Come to think of it, there's a line from that one that might have applied to the rescue of Graham:
I want to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out."

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Meghan is growing up, but she was also very upset by what happened and was looking for someone to tell her it was all right to back out. Sorry but Dudley's just as nasty as he seems... and details about Ron, and Sirius and Aletha, are coming. I just wanted to set the stage first, get the atmosphere going, before I started into the nitty-gritty. Thanks for changing websites!

carolebear posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 12:31pm for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

*squeal* Good thing I went to church last night - more time to read new update today!!

Still Bad things happening, but there were no Worse Things at this time. Guess you are giving us a bit of a breather, huh? So what are Dumbledore and the Order up to while we are focusing on our younger members? (rhetorical question)

So very proud of the whole Pride (proud of the pride sounds so very strange). To Harry for not falling apart. Of Draco for doing what he can to make things easier for Harry (and again for Harry in accepting it without arguing). Of Hermoine for holding it together for Pearl and then Ron. And Ginny for accepting help when it is needed. And Crystal for jumping right into this whole magical thing without hardly a blink and helping with everyone’s mental state. (Now I need to read The Scarlet Pimpernel — I downloaded it from Gutenberg.) I did wonder about Meghan healing Ron, but Healer Young cleared that up for me. I still have hope for him, but not in the way of magical eyes — eww. Poor Ron — I hope he lets Hermione in soon.

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. Did I just find a loophole in the marriage vow fiasco? Please, please, please, what was Aletha humming before she made Sirius Obliviate her? It sounds to me like her telling him to do it, practically begging him to, could be a mitigating circumstance. And it seems that she will not tamely submit if someone tried to take advantage of her. Another request — what is the significance of Aletha’s new name Mare (is it one syllable, or two)? Is it because of her animagus form? How did they know?

Not sure about Peter yet, although I know in my heart that he is just weak, and not necessarily evil. What has happened because of him though… Now he has a bit of a chance to redeem himself. Evanie is taking to the magical world better than I thought she would; love how she is relating to the house elves.

I’m being just a little bit obsessive about this right now — I would apologize, but I think it shows just how much I have invested in your stories.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Just a little obsessive? Really? Dumbledore and the Order are trying to make sure nothing else goes wrong. The Pride is starting to grow up, is what's happening. I think you'll like The Scarlet Pimpernel--it's a good story. You'll see what happens with Ron and Hermione. And yes, you did just find a loophole... or at least the beginning of one. Mare is one syllable. Peter's chances are certainly better now than they were. And Evanie has spent most of her life being like a house-elf, working hard and unseen, so she relates to them naturally. Thanks for a wonderful review!

callie posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 9:25am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

ah!!! more please!!!

just thinking could ron get 1 or 2 eyes like Moody has?

great chapter as usual

Anne B. Walsh replied:

That would be nice, but the spell that was used, as we will be discovering later, won't allow it... we'll see what might be worked out, though.

HGRHfan35 posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 6:24am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

♫♪You seek him here, you seek him there, you seek him everywhere.♪♫
Ah yes, one of my favourites and the BBC (Public television, England) has had some great series on this book on TV in the 90's. Loved it.

So does this mean our Percy is going to be the new menace to Voldemort and his henchmen?

*~*~*~*~*

And speaking of henchmen; when I read in the 'Be careful....' series how Peter gave up his life to save that of others. I kinda wished he would get a chance in this Verse as well. I loved how you 'gave' him Evanie. And now we can see all the more the many doubts he has had from the day he took the decision that altered his life for the worse. I hope he gets to redeem himself, even though death might await him. Perhaps a complete Obliviation for him so he can live his life as a Muggle with his lovely wife, Evanie? Mmmmm?

*~*~*~*~*

Ron, Oh poor Ron. Will he ever be able to see again (because 2 swirling magical eyes....eeew) and be able to fly again?
Sirius and Letha....goodness. So much sadness but not all is lost.

Danger will save the day! and if not the day, perhaps a few hours?

I loved the update. Good to see you back on form and my sincerest congrats on Publishing. This is a squeeeee worthy moment
SQUUUUEEEEEEE

Anne B. Walsh replied:

It makes me very happy that so many of my readers know the Scarlet Pimpernel already. And why would you ever think that about Percy? *innocent smile* We'll see what happens to Peter and Evanie... and no, Ron won't be getting two mad eyes. I promise. Danger will indeed be saving the day... sort of.

Prongsie posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 4:49am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

I'm starting to get a good feeling from this chapter ;) Let's hear it for Evanie! (alright, for Peter as well, as he obviously isn't all THAT bad...)

Poor Ron though, to be punished for trying to do something good... But I'm sure Hermione will get him out of his state, even if she'll have to drag him out kicking and screaming (I'm sure the rest of the Pack will help her willingly if necessary :))

Yay you, by the way! Published author, woooow! Not that we didn't expect it, what with the absolutely fabulous stories you've been writing on this site... Anyway, go you! ^^
We'd be eternally grateful if you kept updating FD though... ;)

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Yes, I've always been interested in Peter. And unfortunately, being punished for doing good is all too common. That is exactly what Hermione will have to do. And yes, of course I'll keep updating FD!

kendiara posted a comment on Sunday 23rd January 2011 12:42am for Chapter 47: Fears and Desires (Year 6)

/sigh.

I love weekends :) And Evanie.

And now I'm going to go cry.

Anne B. Walsh replied:

Here, have some tissues. I shall try to keep you loving weekends.