Fic: Green by miss_bowtruckle

[hermionemods]

Title: Green
Author/Penname: miss_bowtruckle
Artists: acoustics1220 & glockgal
Pairing/Characters: George/Hermione, Fred/Angelina
Summary: George is finding that caring for his brother and running a business keep him too busy to look for love, but he finds it anyway.
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 36,408
Author's Notes: Thank you to my Britpicker, angelbabe_cj for her tolerance, and my Beta, featherxquill for

Comments

[bklyangel]

I'm normally not a George/Hermione fan, but I couldn't help myself. Something about this fic just drew me in. This has to be the best Fred-still-alive fics.

I was already crying at this part...
In fact Fred gave him nearly an hour before he came back into the bedroom, a bit more subdued, with the green gingerbread counter in his hand. He held it up mutely as George opened his eyes.

"Green, buddy."

Fred nodded, then left the room, muttering under his breath. "Green, green, green, green..."

And I was sobbing when I read about how Fred had bought Angelina a ring.

I loved....despite all the tears, or maybe because of them ::shruggs::

Going into my favorites.

[miss_bowtruckle]

Oh gosh, I didn't mean to make you cry! *hands tissues*

I just absolutely knew that if I was going to write George and Hermione, Fred had to be there.

I scoured the last pages of the book for days making sure there wasn't reference to anyone covering him up, or pronouncing him truly dead, to make sure that it was plausible, at least that he was only 'mostly dead', to borrow from my favourite film. I had to give him the Miracle Max treatment, y'know?

Thanks so much for reading, and for your nice words. It totally made my day!

[mollyssister]

I loved this hurt/comfort fic. What a great idea of Fred having a long term recovery. I am so impressed by George as a care giver. Have you thought about continuing it? I really enjoyed the read. Thank you.

[miss_bowtruckle]

Thank you! I love this George more than some others I've written.

And yes, there are a couple of shorter fics sitting on my hard drive, waiting until this can be posted on my LJ, and then I'll post them as well.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[mollyssister]

Please give me a poke or yell when you do get them up. I don't want to miss 'em! Thank you again

[miss_bowtruckle]

Will do!

art review

[mollyssister]

HOLY CATS Glockgal your drawings are amazing. I am very impressed with Fred's expression when he catches G&H in the clinch. Well done you!

Re: art review

[miss_bowtruckle]

Aren't they the best? I was so excited when I got her email, saying she was my artist.

Re: art review

[glockgal]

OMG YOU INVOKED CATS FOR MY ART? Thank you so so much!! *MWAH*

[treeson]

omg, this is the best George/Hermione I've read. Fred and Angelina, their noughts and crosses, the utterly simple plot that made me actually believe in the couple. There are too few fics like this - not every romance needs drama, explosions, and Death Eaters.

glockgal: WOW! Charlie's Room was - yeah. Good. (& that's the end of my speechlessness.)

acoustics1220: I had a great time listening to the soundtrack, & I have to agree that it went with the story wonderfully.

This is going in my memories.

<3 treeson

[miss_bowtruckle]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun writing it, figuring that they'd been through enough Death Eater explosions to last a lifetime, and they deserved a little peace and quiet. Not that Fred's giving George any peace, but yeah.

And I agree, the Charlie's Room art? took my breath too. And the music? It's on my iPod now.

Thanks so much for reading, and I appreciate your nice words!

<3

[acoustics1220]

haha - it better be on your ipod!! *teases*

[acoustics1220]

:D Glad you liked it (and sorry for the late reply - forgot to check the post).

[annafugazzi]

::sigh:: This was lovely. The couple story, the twin story, all of it, is wonderful. I love your George, and your Fred, and their changed relationship. And Hermione makes sense with this George. Bravo!

The only reason I can't suppress a little whimper is... Fred. Damnit. I'm glad he's alive and (mostly) happy, but Fred, no longer able to do magic, or thinking of marrying his girl, or even getting lucky again...

... probably due to my own husband having had brain damage a few years ago and both of us worrying whether he would ever be normal again. In our case, the answer was (mostly) Yes. The idea of the answer being No is kind of a total and absolute bummer that puts a huge shadow over everything else :( :(

Hanging on to the idea of the return of "green" being hope that the most of the rest will someday return too.

Lovely love story. Wonderful Hermione. George/Hermione ftw!

[miss_bowtruckle]

Thank you, thank you! I must admit I'm rather in love with the twins and their changed relationship too. Something about George being with Angelina just doesn't ring right with me, you know? She was Fred's girl. So I had to change that.

And I'm hanging on to that idea myself. I've written a couple short fics in the same little universe, and all signs would point to that being mostly true.

I keep hoping that Molly and George knew what they were doing when they put that wand in the vault.

Thanks again for such a nice review. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[annafugazzi]

Thank you, thank you! I must admit I'm rather in love with the twins and their changed relationship too. Something about George being with Angelina just doesn't ring right with me, you know? She was Fred's girl. So I had to change that.
LOL I'm with you on the "doesn't ring true" thing, despite having written George/Angelina :D :D :D

And I'm hanging on to that idea myself. I've written a couple short fics in the same little universe, and all signs would point to that being mostly true.
::has a bit of an aneurysm::

Um... any chance of those short fics being posted? Or have they been already? And if so, how did I miss them? And if not, OMFG would you mind terribly much if I stalked you with wistful neediness until they are?

[miss_bowtruckle]

I'd love to be stalked by you! I wasn't planning to post them yet, they haven't even been properly beta'd, or indeed quite entirely finished, but I figured once I'm able to post Green on my own LJ, I'll follow it up with some of the others.

And the George/Angelina thing... yeah. But your 'A Bit Unhealthy' was addictive, you know, and made their twisty sort of relationship plausible at least. It broke my heart in lots of ways...

I know... Let's stalk each other!!