By Anne B. Walsh
Reviews
jua-chan posted a comment on Saturday 12th October 2013 8:01am
AAAHHHH! Oh my god, the last two chapters are killing me! We finally get to see the resolution of Draco'S kidnapping and I wsan't expecting that at all. The mental fight has me sitting on the edge of my chair begging all the gods that can hear me that nobody will die. Oh please let nobody die. I wish Harry hadn't done that, but I can understand why he did. To your questions:
1: hard to tell. I think maybe the one yelling that it is not their fight is the real one.
2: i dont know it just feels like that is what fox would say
3: dear god i hope so. (but it would be more interesting story wise if they didnt, or if they both think a different draco is the real one. We can only wait and see...and pray).
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Ah, but more interesting does not always equal better for the rest of the story...
oddlyalli posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 10:42pm
Whoo-hoo! Draco didn't have to kill Dumbledore! (You're not going to have Snape do it while the white hats' guards are down, are you?)
1: I'm not sure if Malfoy has the cleverness, but if these were two 16-year-old boys who had not had monkey-wrench-like traumatic experiences recently, Malfoy would be the one gleeful about the two new targets/potential distractions and Black would be telling his siblings to get out of danger.
2: Because...? I watch too much TV, read mysteries and stories with magic riddles when I get books, and often see your twists coming ahead of time, with and without deliberate foreshadowing. I'm not positive, but that's the usual way that these red herrings go. You're welcome to make it a Xanatos gambit of motivations, of course, which will throw whatever I have out the window.
3: Yes. This entire AU is basically built around these characters understanding each other, and hopefully you'll save the horrifying endings of major characters for a one-shot AngstU. At worst, I'm expecting some very quick, "Oops, H____'s going for the other one--come to think of it, I'd better follow."
But then again, this plot is greatly confusing my predictions for the Luna & Lucius scene and school is making my pessimistic and occasionally brain-addled. So: please don't use my feedback as reasoning to do anything to your characters than you didn't already plan!
Thank you so much for the extensive progress you've been making! (I'm cheering for you to keep it up!)
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Hee hee. Trust yourself, hon. And confusing you is excellent, I love doing that!
Face Toward the Dawn posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 3:59pm
The Draco parts - they're good, but they hurt to read.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
They hurt some to write, so we're even. (And yes, mazor are partly solar-powered. Glad that amuses! :-) )
Face Toward the Dawn posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 3:58pm
Of COURSE Draco Malfoy's four years old, that's as old as he got, isn't it? "It would be pretty awful if it were real." Well, Draco, it's as real as you are. "How do you know this night wouldn't have ended up exactly the same, or only a tiny bit different, even if there'd never been a Pack at all? " Yeah. He's pretty much Canon!Draco. I haven't got the first clue which Draco is who, but I trust Harry and Hermione to get it right.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Precisely! To all points.
nancypunkin posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 1:24pm
Wow, you updated so quickly. I could certainly get used to this. But no pressure or anything. I feel as though the story is finally starting to reach the high point, and while that is an awesome feeling, it makes me sad knowing it is going to end. I'm sure you'll be glad, having been on this journey for many a moon.
This chapter was crazy interesting. You had me biting my nails when Draco was fighting against Fox, and getting slightly sad when he defused to admit the truth. Is there really a spell that's making him behave that way? It's so sad. As for your questions, I have to say that I believe Harry and Hermione will pick the right one, they know his style in every way. Hopefully they don't make a bigger mess than necessary while helping though.
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Yes, definitely a spell on him. Naturally, Draco's just a four-year-old who wants what every four-year-old wants. Attention, love... and candy.
nancypunkin posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 1:17pm
Thanks for posting, Anne! This chapter is great, I love the dynamic between Draco and Fox. I must say though I don't understand Luna's remarks about Neville at the beginning. I'll have to go back and look at what he might have said.
Keep up the amazing work! I can't wait to read more!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Neville just happened to look at the magic that holds the Pride together, and he saw the bond that leads to Draco wasn't broken, the way it would have been if Draco's mind were destroyed or if he were dead. It just trailed off into hiding...
AnnaTigg posted a comment on Friday 11th October 2013 1:03pm
OK, so I wanted another chapter really soon, and boy, did you deliver. But did you have to leave us with an ending like this?! I would like Chapter 39 now, please...
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Remember the title of my longest non-mainline DV story, please...
carolebear posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 8:36pm
um, who's watching over Hermione and Harry and Draco's sleeping bodies while they are out dream walking? It seems like a bad idea to me.
The real Draco would never ask Harry and Hermoine for help here, and I do think they will get it right. It IS Hermoine, after all.
More to come, but I have to recover from the shock of 2 chapters in less than 24 hours. *wheeeee*
Anne B. Walsh replied:
And here comes another one now!
bgoldnyxnet posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 7:32pm
1. I haven't the slightest idea
2. Not guessing without evidence
3. Probably. Neenie's pretty damn smart!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Hee hee hee...
buffarama posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 4:05pm
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
dumbledore knows. dumbledore always knows
Anne B. Walsh replied:
He sees Fox behind Draco's eyes.
ErinA posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 2:11pm
I was so happy to see another update so quickly! It always makes my day a little brighter, even when Bad Things are happening in the story. I started reading the Dangerverse longer ago than I would admit to anyone who knows me in RL (even though I almost never comment), and I'm so glad it's been continued with such high quality. And very glad that possibly the seen with Draco and Dumbledore might go differently than it did in canon! Although you've done some pretty evil things, so we'll see. I will be eagerly awaiting the next chapters!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Differently, yes. Not sure if it's better.
Scott M posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 11:56am
Argh. This is the problem with actually being caught up on a story; now I have to deal with the suspense! Very well-written, and I really want to know what happens next. Is Draco Malfoy really a construction of spells, or will he get to live as his four-year-old self somehow if Draco Black does win out? Or, will Fox not manage so much as he thinks he can at the moment? Guess I'll just have to wait!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Mwahaha. And no, Draco's got some reality to him... but only some.
bgoldnyxnet posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 9:38am
Oh, so very fine! Possibly the best chapter yet. But what I wrote about the previous chapter still stands: The suspense is killing me! Maybe that is how Draco will kill Albus...
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Here's hoping I don't kill you, or my other readers!
triciaelbl posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 7:11am
Bravo! Loved the interplay between fox and Draco and all the family business!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
More family stuff coming right up!
AnnaTigg posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 3:44am
This is a tough one to review, because I'm so intrigued and worried at the same time. Go, Fox! And, Anne, please update immediately!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Immediate enough?
Phil Boswell posted a comment on Thursday 10th October 2013 1:35am
So I'm guessing we're going to see another case of "assisted suicide" but with your usual wonderful twists and curlicues—not the least of those being that Albus has actually told somebody what he intends, so that everybody who matters is reading from the same script!
I know how long you've been planning this: good luck, we're all counting on you ;-)
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Eh. Sort of. You'll see.
Leleni posted a comment on Wednesday 9th October 2013 10:03pm
WHY DID YOU STOP THERE!!!
Sorry, that was literally the first thought on my mind just now. I think the first word was 'AARGH!'
I like what you've done with recruiting the Slytherins. You always have done a lovely job with showing them as actual kids, not all miniature evildoers. The idea of not wanting to be responsible for the deaths of babies makes perfect sense as a motivation to get someone off of a fence.
Did someone on the Hogwarts grounds know about the passage mentioned? I assume so since Harry and Hermionie were waiting, but I don't recall that one being mentioned in the story before...
All I will say on the Draco-Fox dynamic is that I like how you have written them interacting with each other. It is all very interesting, and I really want to know what the next sentence is. (Though knowing you the first sentence of the next chapter will not be in this conversation.
Still love you and your work!
Lel
Anne B. Walsh replied:
For precisely the reason to make everybody go ARGH! Mwahaha.
MLM97 posted a comment on Wednesday 9th October 2013 8:53pm
Very nice buildup. I'm looking forward to all the shattering revelations and reversals of the next two chapters. Although I'm still convinced that neither Albus nor Draco can die here, based on that very first dream of Danger's we saw . . .
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Breathe deeply and prepare to be startled.
bgoldnyxnet posted a comment on Tuesday 8th October 2013 7:48pm
A very nice chapter, but... The suspense is killing me!
Anne B. Walsh replied:
Oh you think we have suspense NOW...
triciaelbl posted a comment on Monday 14th October 2013 10:26am
Anne B. Walsh replied: