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[sholmes87]

Title: Ties That Bind
Author: sholmes87
Featuring: Alphard Black with Albert Deschamps
Rating: G. Nothing objectionable.
Summary:Alphard leaves home and doesn't look back. But family has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it.
Author's Notes: Thanks very much to westwardlee for letting me play with Alphard and Albert. I hope I didn't overstep.

Comments

[westwardlee]

There's absolutely no way I could love you more than I do right now. I'm so glad you wrote Alphard and Albert - it's great. They are wonderfully IC.

“I’m an Uncle,” He announced in tones that would be better suited to telling someone their dog had died.
And it shows in their interaction later on in life.

Now I really have to write that one about Alphard cornering Bella :-}

[sholmes87]

WHEW!! *is relieved*

I'm really glad you liked this! And that I managed to get the boys right!

Oh, it does indeed!

That's going to be soooo hilarious! :D

[westwardlee]

It was interesting to see a sort of AU of my characters, you know? The story I have set for A/A after Hogwarts is different, but this one is totally plausible, too. I simply adore it.

[sholmes87]

I really am tremendously relieved and pleased that you liked it and the back story! I didn't want to be too detailed, but I wanted something there. This is why I can't do drabbles. I have to have back story!

My summer plans include doing an epic back story fic on the origins of the Death Eaters.

[_kniaz]

awwwwwwwww! Baby Bella!

[sholmes87]

Yeah!!! Isn't she cute!? *coos over Baby Bella*

[onehundredmoons]

Here via Lee's rec...

...and I bet that was the last time anyone ever wished Bella a long and happy life!

Ooh, I love Hieronymous Bosch as a wizard... explains a heck of a lot about The Garden of Earthly Delights!

L

[sholmes87]

Glad to have you!

*laughs* I'm sure you're right!

And I'm sure that's one of the Black ancestors in the back corner of the painting!

*skips off to thank Lee for the rec*

[stellastars]

I'm so glad finally had a chance to read this -- it was great! Very sweet and very good to Alphard and Albert settled down together. And little!Bella -- hee, too cute!

Also, I want a book about wizard artists! And I'm sure Bosch would be in there!

[sholmes87]

I'm very glad you liked it! It was a bit nerve-wracking writing Alphard and Albert; I was terrified I'd get it wrong.

And little!Bella...I'm sure she must have been a lovely baby! ;)

I will troll L-space and see if I can find a book about Wizard artists.

How did the frog thing at the library work out?

[stellastars]

*pats* You did just fine!

I'm sure little!Bella was a beautiful baby... hee, It's her temperament I'd wonder about!

You'll have to point it out to me if you find one!

Oh, thank you for asking! It turned out well, though it was a bit funny how it turned out well...
The library told me they had had 170 kids the 1st week, 120 the 2nd, so I planned for 160... As my interns and I walked into the building, I turned to them and said "Watch, we'll probably have, like, 40 kids this week..."
Guess how many we ended up with...
About 45. ;-)
Which was good, as there was no chaos, when I was expecting total chaos. And the week before (when all we did was prepare for the day) isn't going to be a total waste, as the extra frogs are going to go for our next project (a downtown art fair) where I'm supposed to plan for about 300 kids!

[sholmes87]

Thank you! *huge sigh of relief*

Bella was no doubt hell for the poor house-elves, even as a baby.

I promise!

I'm glad it went well. And no chaos is always good. And when and what is the art fair? We're always going to things like that. We went to Mountain State Arts & Crafts fair in WV yesterday. Lots of fun and not very crowded because of the rain.

Happy Fourth of July! *lights a sparkler for you*