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nyxfixx

The Celtic Cross, part 2

Jun 27, 2006 18:47

Sirius looked now at Kreacher before him, the faces and voices in his memory fading temporarily to make room for the present. He was a bit amused by the way Kreacher’s reluctant interest in the cards and in his own future had made him forget to maintain his usual impenetrable Mad House-Elf manner. He was almost normal.

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la_onza June 28 2006, 04:26:17 UTC

I love what you've done with Kreacher in this part, that moment of genuine communication across their mutual loathing. Very deftly handled.

nyxfixx June 29 2006, 01:47:13 UTC

Thank you kindly! I'd been thinking about Kreacher, for this fic, and it occurred to me that out of all the individuals in the house, Kreacher and Sirius had actually known one another the longest, or among the longest. Very, very close, in an odd way. Nice that you liked that element.

wickedevra July 1 2006, 01:39:48 UTC

This is so fascinating! I love the tension, and the interaction between Sirius and Kreacher is very clever - that sort of combibation of hatred and knowledge as discussed above.

cairistiona July 4 2006, 01:43:49 UTC

Haha Sirius named for misfortune...
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aillil July 8 2006, 17:49:18 UTC

Finally I have the time to read this.

But if it helps any, I promise you that when the time comes, I’ll make provision for you at the end. You won’t be abandoned or forgotten.

*gulps* Why does this make me so teary-eyed?

nyxfixx July 8 2006, 23:53:03 UTC

Maybe because Sirius doesn't realize just how soon "the end" will come? And because it's a promise that he kept - much to Kreacher's fury?

Heh! Nice to see you, Aillil - glad you got a chance to read at last. But, as usual, I feel torn between delight and guilt over causing you to cry. ;)

aillil July 9 2006, 06:43:06 UTC

how soon "the end" will come
But I had no idea, either, how very soon it would be. I didn't realise the story was set in late spring 1996.

sigmaforsale July 10 2006, 06:43:03 UTC

Kreacher is very intriguing in this part -- his seeming regret is touching -- as is Fiddler. But this line especially caught me:
It would be tricky, getting around some of the charms and spells his father had no doubt woven around the estate and the question of inheritance
A very apt bit of detail that makes it believable -- and also a very subtle explanation for Remus's seeming absence in The Will, as surely Mr. Black would never allow a werewolf to inherit anything that had once belonged to a Black. Perhaps Sirius could not get around everything?

I usually reserve my comments to the end, when all parts are available at once, but I had to remark on that.

Your writing is very rich in detail and characterisation. Yum!

nyxfixx July 10 2006, 21:22:14 UTC

Hi! Thanks for reading ( ... )

sigmaforsale July 11 2006, 06:34:41 UTC

All your other explanations for The Will are also very reasonable, and things that I'd considered on my own and/or discussed at length on forums, but still, that line really struck me as an additional explanaion, if not a primary one. And, as I said in the other comment, this story has made me think. Cheers.