Fic: Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect for lyras

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Title: Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
Author: xylodemon
Recipent: lyras
Character(s): Minerva McGonagall, Dumbledore's Army
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 2,700
Summary: Over a month had passed, but Hogwarts still smelled of blood and dust and smoke.
A/N: For lyras, who wanted a little something about picking up the pieces after the war. Thanks to FB for the beta. Title

Comments

[minervas_eule]

Awesome! Such a "stubborn" castle.... it does seem to act a bit unfair to the hardworking teachers, I feel ;-).... but obviously the students enjoy that they are needed, and everything ends well :-)

[leni_jess]

Interesting that the catsle, which should know all the staff well, so definitely prefers the attentions of the students (all of them technically ex, by now). Maybe it needed to be reassured that it was still and would remain a school.

Good fic!

[pitry]

"I reckon she will, at that," Neville said, patting his rucksack. He seemed taller than Minerva remembered, perhaps because he'd forgotten to slouch.

You already broke my heart with that, and there was still so much fic to go on! That was a truly beautiful story. I loved the mixture of hope for the future and pain from the past and the slow healing. Brilliant!

[jncar]

I haven't read HP fic in ages, but your summary and notes caught my attention, and I'm really glad I took the time to read this. It makes me very nostalgic for the books. I love the bittersweet hopefulness of this piece, and the personality you've given to the castle. Lovely work.

[fpb]

Great fic, very original and thoughtful, but also with that emotional connection without which one cannot read with pleasure.