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FIC: May The Second, by pepperam

Jun 11, 2012 23:49

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Title: May The Second
Author/Artist: pepperam
Pairing: Harry/Ginny (with mentions of Ron/Hermione, Bill/Fleur, and Molly/Arthur)
Rating: R, just to be on the safe side, for language and a sexual situation
Word Count: 8,465
Summary: The morning following the battle of Hogwarts is a strange one for Ginny. She watches her family - now changed forever - ( Read more... )

fic, :author: pepperam, fest:mirrors and reflections

Comments 27

crumplehornedki June 12 2012, 23:42:53 UTC

*is crying*

pepperam June 17 2012, 23:31:53 UTC

Oh dear, hopefully it's a good cry! Thank you for reading :D

mollywheezy June 12 2012, 23:45:59 UTC

I know you said this was your first fanfic, but I certainly hope it won't be your last! You did an excellent job of capturing the confusion of Ginny's emotions and of the Weasley family's reactions to grief. You have so many wonderful details that make your writing come to life: the firewhiskey flames licking at the glass, Fleur's smoothing Ginny's hair, and my favorite, the awkward hug with Percy. "So I hug him too and it’s weirdly unfamiliar because the last time I hugged him I didn’t have so much breast getting in the way of things." So true, yet I've never seen it mentioned in a story before. :)

The Harry/Ginny interaction was also wonderful. I loved flustered!Harry, and clumsy!Ginny, and their taking off each other's shoes . . . I could go on, but just know that this was a brilliant story, and I hope to read more from you! :)

pepperam June 17 2012, 23:49:44 UTC

I found it was always really weird when I was younger when I would hug someone that I hadn't seen in a while (an aunt or something) and I had either grown out or up, because you could kind of remember how it was supposed to feel to hug them, but it wasn't the same anymore. I always thought that the entire ordeal with Percy and then him coming back would be especially weird for Ginny because she did change and grow so much in his absence. I imagine it will be a difficult and frustrating time for her to convince him she's no longer the blushing little girl that he used to know ( ... )

luna_plath June 13 2012, 01:45:37 UTC

This is exactly the kind of thing I imagine happening after the battle. It's so perfectly Harry/Ginny and you just nailed Ginny's inner voice. Down to the little mannerisms and the way they're so happy to see each other but still shy at the same time--it's so them. I loved reading this : )

pepperam June 17 2012, 23:54:36 UTC

Yay! Thank you so much! I'm really happy that you think I did them justice. It's really nice to see all of these reviews coming from people who's work I love, so thank you so much!

enchanted49 June 13 2012, 01:51:52 UTC

That was pretty amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed it, considering the myriad of post battle fics I've read most have been very disappointing to me, yours was in a word - wonderful.

pepperam June 18 2012, 00:03:45 UTC

Thank you! I have read a lot of post-battle fics myself, and it made me a bit nervous to be entering that category that I think a lot of people see as having been beaten to death a long time ago. Most of the ones that I can remember, even the ones that were good, always had something that was off or not convincing to me, or something. Some made Ginny just really angry, others too simpering, some too happy, and some too bold (I mean, I don't care how confident she acts, a guy dumps you and then buggers off for months-- no matter what the circumstances, that's going to bring up some doubts and insecurities). Anyway, so when I couldn't think of anything to draw from the prompts I'd been given, I thought I'd try my hand at my own post-battle/reunion fic. I'm really glad it resonated with you. Sorry for rambling on.

enchanted49 June 18 2012, 01:35:43 UTC

Exactly! There was something that never quite fit my expectations of how she would react, because quite frankly there was quite a lot to express. However, you managed to do that very well, it was very realistic and genuine to me.

I agree with all of your points because that's exactly how I felt. The only story that ever worked for me was mhersheybar's 'Taking the Train' because she utilized a device in her story that captured all of Ginny's feelings; indifference, anger, hurt, despair, abandonment - all the emotions that by rights Ginny would be feeling.

I truly enjoyed it and I look forward to more of your writing. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us.

sherylyn June 13 2012, 04:56:55 UTC

This is so beautifully done. You did a wonderful job in capturing Ginny's inner voice, and her thoughts and emotions in it all. I can totally see Ginny keeping her own emotions at bay for as long as possible, and then finally finding her own "safe place" to let go.

You did a brilliant job. I definitely hope you write more in the future!

pepperam June 18 2012, 00:25:09 UTC

I thought it was really important that she loose it with Harry. I got the feeling from the books that Ginny really, really tried to keep the brave face around Harry (maybe even more than anyone else), and that made their relationship, as much as I love it, kind of... skin deep? Which I think is generally the case with a lot of teen relationships, and early stages of adult relationships. People try and project what they think is their best self and lock away anything they consider unsavory. In Ginny's case that meant emotionality like this ( ... )