khm7
Friday 9th April 2010 14:03 | Strangers in the Night |
| I enjoyed this oneshot of Ginny/Harry. I think it sets a firmer foundation for their friendship and later courtship/ marriage. The way that Ginny is defiant even in her fear is intriguing and shows an aspect of character that isn't expounded upon often. I liked it. Thanks for sharing. |
bookish327
Wednesday 2nd April 2008 13:29 | Strangers in the Night |
Yes, this was very interesting. I didn't figure out when the story was set until a little ways in, and then I went back and re-read the beginning of the story again. (Since Harry's life has involved quite a few ordeals, the "shared ordeals" reference in the story's summary wasn't really informative enough for me to know when it was taking place. One of my first guesses was that maybe this was the night after the Department of Mysteries battle. However, I was wrong, obviously. Once I figured out that it was set right after the visit to the Chamber of Secrets, I realized I should have known more quickly. Oh, well.)
As I said, your take on this moment in Harry and Ginny's relationship was very interesting. I could understand why she felt safest when he was near her. It was very thoughtful of him to be there with her when she needed him, even if it meant no sleep for him.
Great work, as always. |
| Thursday 3rd April 2008 05:54 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
One of the things I hoped to do was to make the reader think about when the story takes place. As you say, there are lots of ordeals, and even shared ordeals, to pick from. Hopefully, reading about this one makes you think of others . . . the end of OotP, the end of DH, and so forth. Someone might even think of Luna and Dean in DH, too.
I wonder if Ginny wasn't also reassured by being able to see that Harry was okay. She was horrified at the idea of endangering him, and I think it did her good to know he was there and healthy. So it was definitely about him keeping her safe, but I think there was a tiny bit of her keeping him safe, too.
Thanks for reading. |
ngayonatkailanman
Sunday 23rd March 2008 11:34 | Strangers in the Night |
| Very endearing. However I am a tad confused about the timing. Is this after the battle (DH) or after the Chamber of Secrets? |
| Monday 24th March 2008 20:52 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| This takes place at the end of Chamber of Secrets, but I admit that I like the idea that it sounds a bit like DH, too. Thanks for reading. |
harry_ginnyfan
Tuesday 11th March 2008 18:59 | Strangers in the Night |
Good story, are you going to add more to this later? I hope so!
Cheers!
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| Wednesday 12th March 2008 19:31 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| I really don't plan to. I pictured this as a missing moment more than anything else. I'm very glad you liked it. |
drummersgirl
Monday 10th March 2008 09:29 | Strangers in the Night |
| I must be new, lol...cause this is the first time I read this scenario of this. I thought it was a bit short, but very fitting as well. The emotions were brought out enough as well as the feelings. |
| Tuesday 11th March 2008 14:48 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Well, I'm definitely glad this is the first story of its type you've seen. There are others that are quite good. Thanks very much for reading and reviewing. |
Chatmandu
Friday 7th March 2008 10:17 | Strangers in the Night |
| One would think the gaps for "Missing Moments" have been used up. But One, reading this One story, realizes that is not true. A One-derful vignette from a time when two were less than One. |
| Friday 7th March 2008 15:05 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
Well, this One has been done before, but hopefully not with such singularity.
Your reviews are always worth a Chuck-le. Thanks for reading. |
girlspell
Monday 3rd March 2008 19:09 | Strangers in the Night |
| Just terrific to read anything of yours. This is a wonderful, and tender renditiion on something that had to be written. You wrote it very well. |
| Friday 7th March 2008 15:04 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Thanks very much. "Tender" is about what I was going for. |
the_critic
Monday 3rd March 2008 16:04 | Strangers in the Night |
Good story, I'm a big fan of your Meaning of One series so of course I read this. ( ) I was a but confused by the timing, it being "post-DH" but somewhat CoS-ish
Could you clear that up for me? that'd be great if you could. and keep up your work on Meaning of One!
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| Friday 7th March 2008 15:04 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
The story takes place later in the night after Harry brings Ginny out of the Chamber. However, I admit that I didn't want the timing to be blatantly obvious from the start. I like that, in some ways, it can be read as occurring after the battle in DH.
MoO is definitely still in progress. Thanks for reading! |
nerd2006
Sunday 2nd March 2008 11:51 | Strangers in the Night |
| Cute. |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 12:32 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Thanks. |
FireFairy
Sunday 2nd March 2008 11:50 | Strangers in the Night |
| This was interesting, I really like it but i was confused about one thing...does this take place in the 7th year of the 2nd. Either way I really like it! |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 09:52 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| It takes place later in the night after Harry brings Ginny out of the Chamber in second year. However, I think it's a bonus that it could sortof sound like it happened in DH. Thanks for reading! |
lantis222
Sunday 2nd March 2008 09:08 | Strangers in the Night |
| I liked it. I've never read a fic that took place right after the Chamber of Secrets. I thought it was well done and I think that if Ginny had really sought out Harry after it was over she may have healed faster. Great job! |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 09:47 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Thanks very much! Ginny did seem to heal very quickly in canon, so I thought there might be more to that story. |
ibelieveintruelove
Sunday 2nd March 2008 08:43 | Strangers in the Night |
| A very sweet Harry/Ginny fic, I liked seeing a connection between them before the event of Harry's sixth. Great job! |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 08:08 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Yeah, it's nice to think that they had some sort of contact before HBP, especially right after the Chamber. Thanks! |
lisaq294
Sunday 2nd March 2008 06:02 | Strangers in the Night |
This was a nice story which needed to be told, no one really knows how Ginny coped with being in the chamber and posessed by Tom Riddle. I think it was nicely done.
If you are going to up date?
Thanks for posting. |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 08:07 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| This one is just a one-shot, because I think it fits right into canon without anything added. I'm glad you enjoyed it. |
blue artemis
Saturday 1st March 2008 22:40 | Strangers in the Night |
| I thought it was a lovely rendition. |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 08:04 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
| Thanks very much! |
majolie
Saturday 1st March 2008 19:19 | Strangers in the Night |
When I saw you had posted something, my heart leapt with joy, "Yay! A new chapter of MoO already!"
This was almost as good.
Actually I liked it quite a lot. Obviously, that same bunny has been going around biting various people over the years, with varying results. I thought you had enough originality to make it worth reading and, of course, your writing style and general skill (let's hear it for good grammar!), as well your facility with believable dialogue and your great characterization make anything you write worth reading. So feel free to follow any other plot bunnies who are rude enough to bite you - I may send some over this very night!
I especially enjoyed the kind of vague beginning - it took a little while to figure out when this was happening and exactly what Ginny thought she was doing in Harry's dorm. She obviously was not there because she was scared to be alone, it was more than that. But it's nice the way you lead us to come to our own conclusions and discoveries rather than baldly stating everything you mean.
Okay, I'll shut up now so you can go write some more lovely fic for me .. or for whomever - just as long as I get to read it! |
| Thursday 6th March 2008 08:03 | Strangers in the Night (Author Response) |
Sorry to disappoint re: MoO, but I'm glad this didn't bother you too much.
I'm also glad you liked this in spite of the sortof re-treaded plot idea. I liked it enough to post it, obviously, but I wasn't sure others would agree.
Some folks didn't like the vague setting at the beginning, but that was part of the point for me. I wanted to get people to think about what was going on and when it might fit into the canon plot. And you're right. . . there's definitely more to it than her fear of being alone. You're one of few to comment on that.
Thanks very much for reading and reviewing so thoughtfully. I'm hard at work on more MoO for you. |
