Name: Boogum reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jan 31, 2011 05:18 pm
Wow! What a chapter! I'm a bit speechless right now, but that was amazing!
Name: TuesdayNovember reviewed
Chapter 2 on Nov 10, 2010 07:15 pm
Oh, well this was certainly a good deal less sweet. Draco's being creepy again, with the whole purifying thing, and even though it's kind of sweet, it's a whole lot more creepy.
Also, I've got to tell you again, you've really got a way with dreams. They're as strange as real ones, and in a way it's a bit disconcerting to read, because they're so foggily strange and meaningful and realistic.
Author's Response: Yes... um, as you noticed, Draco did show his creepy side much more here. He's definitely got one, and in this fic, it kind of had free rein...
Name: thistattooedbody reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 30, 2010 09:21 pm
Oooooohhhhh, this is too fantastic! Love it, keep up the steller work!
Name: harrypottersucks reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 30, 2010 01:48 pm
Hmm, it seems fundamentally wrong to say that I really liked a fic that has Astoria's name in the title, (though I must admit that the smut warning nearly scared me away, but alas I had faith that you would not be so cruel as to put in D/A sex, ungh, i cringe at the thought lol) nevertheless I have to say this insight into poor Draco's fragmented psyche was intriguing. It's very interesting the focus that's been put on purity and innocence in these past two chapters, it seems Draco thinks he needs Ginny to be pure in order for her to cleanse him of his darkness, which is almost ironic, in the sense that Ginny herself doesn't feel pure in that sense, because she feels as though her mind has been tainted by Riddle. I'm not quite sure what to make of Draco's interaction with Lucius at the end of his dream sequence, but it'll be interesting to see how exactly Lucius has been getting into Ginny's head...
Again Draco seems to keep trying to tell himself that he's not capable of love...I wonder is this because of what happened with Marie or a la Draco from Millions & Millions of Malfoys, he really thinks that he can't love? A few more tiny tidbits about the infamous Marie were learnt, making me insanely curious to know exactly what happened with her that completely wrecked Draco so, and I have a feeling Lucius had something to do with it somehow...must spend some more time theorizing...I really do want to believe that Marie is Ginny, who's gone back in time, but sadly I think we all just want Ginny to be Marie so badly that we're seeing clues that aren't really there and aswell with your stories, every plot twist (even the tame ones) are shocking and unpredictable so i don't know what to think...
Loved the little references to Hamlet, lets hope for a happier ending for Draco and Ginny though ;) ... poor Draco what dreams may come indeed.
Can't wait for the next chapter and a return to DDD!
Author's Response: Don't be afraid! It's okay. The smut warning is for... well, let's just say that it's kind of for D/G, and it could probably go down to Definitely Naughty. I think you're onto something with the irony, because right now Draco expects Ginny to have a purity that she can't possibly have; just being her first sexual partner couldn't be enough for him. He wants the impossible-- for now, anyway. More time theorizing is always good... :) The entire plotline about Marie was actually written *first*, and it's Part Three of this fic. So in a way, everything is centered around it. There will be much more to come very soon!
Name: Alyra Black reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 30, 2010 11:22 am
Okay, no-one seems to have picked up on Draco's repeated reference to Loki it seems. You've used this in, almost all your fics. Loki, being a the trickster god (although whether he is a god is a topic up for discussion as he may also have been a giant/superhuman. Mythology is wonderful vague and inconsistant in some cases). So he fits right in with the Malfoy family and am wondering if the whole Draco-being-more-than/Ginny not knowing what he is thing goes hand-in-hand with the trickster god. There is certainly some sort of trickery going on here.
And I have a strong feeling Marie has something to do with it. Draco, being broken by Maire, must have run afoul of her trickery and its had a lasting impact.
But I'm also curious to furthering the cause for Loki being involved. The Millions-and-Millions-of-Malfoys fanfiction held a character Nick...and I think I remember a promise for his return in this fanfiction maybe?
I'm also awaiting the appearance of Lucius and all that that entails. I expect the fic is going to take an even darker turn (I suggest a brief interlude and give the plot-bunny a quick dust down from the Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes '
Instant Darkness Powder before letting him roll around in it again).
I'm also curious as to Astoria's benefits from the marriage deal. I doubt she and Lucius are allies....but they certainly not enemies and I can forsee her acting on his behalf upon his return. Also, I get the feeling that she might have a previous sub-deal or understanding with Lucius. The way she keeps on reminding Draco of things just smacks of some intent.
Also, loved the final line of Ginny: 'You don't own me'. Beautiful touch. I hope Ginny makes a speedy recovery and gets her fire back.
x
Author's Response: Very smart of you to pick up on the Loki refs... yes, there just might be more Loki info coming up soon. ;) The plot bunny's been rolling around in Darkness powder, but I think Draco dragged it there and he only gets to wallow around for so long before a good kick in the butt. (Short break for speculation on various aspects of Draco's butt...) Anyway, the speculations about something going on with Astoria and Lucius do have something to them. I've thought about doing a one-shot at some point from Astoria's POV, and it would probably center on her interactions with Lucius in the past. And more about Ginny soon! :)
Name: pitzi reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 30, 2010 06:47 am
O.K. in all the exitement over a new chapter I forgot about Astoria. But then don't we all want to forget about Astoria?
Anyway, I was wondering after the first chapter what does Astoria gain from this marriage that she is willing to put up with Draco? I know she's after money but I don't think it's only that. I mean there are other wealthy wizards out there. So there has to be something more. Is she a follower of Lucius's plans? She had something with Lucius obviously - she knows a lot (by "something" I don't mean a relationship).
Also I think this whole ordeal with Draco and Astoria having to get married has something to do with Marie. I think it was hinted somehow.
And sorry for any spelling or grammar errors in my reviews. English is not my native language.
Author's Response: Astoria is an interesting character here, and she actually ended up with a larger role in the fic than she was originally going to get. I can't reveal everything about her motivations, because that would give too much away that can't be revealed until WAY later in the fic. However, the Greengrasses are an old pureblood family with very little money left, so that's a big benefit she gets out of the marriage. Also, she's been chasing Draco for years and everyone in their circle knows this, so she saves face by marrying him. And she does have some complicated things going on with Lucius Malfoy. She's a very annoying, shallow, and bitchy person, but after knowing more about her past with the Malfoys, I have to say that I do feel a little sorry for her.
You're doing very well with spelling and grammar in your reviews! :) I took four years of Spanish in high school and two in college, and I'd be lucky to be able to put together one sentence now. Sad.
Name: GoldenFawkes reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 30, 2010 01:09 am
Draco comes out sounding like a lunatic in this chapter. He's just plain mad. All of the horrors and abuses that he suffered have turned him into a creature with a fragmented psyche, and I don't think that it can be healed.
Kind of makes me appreciate the fact that he's given up Ginny, because she deserves so much more than a broken man, doesn't she? It's going to take something major to fix this Draco. We're talking 20 years of therapy along with some very strong medications.
Or, of course, it could be magic, since we're in the Harry Potter 'verse.
I'm confident that if there's an author who can pull off his recovery, it's you. I'm just afraid it's going to take those 20 years of therapy until we get to that conclusion... :)
Author's Response: Well, one thing I don't really care for in D/G fics is a seriously damaged/cruel/crazy/sadistic/whatever Draco who somehow ends up with Ginny anyway, and all of the problems are smoothed over in the artificial happy ending. Clingy/whiny/submissive/submerged-personality Ginny in the same situation is just as bad; if we wanted to see that, we'd be reading H/G (ick). They both have a long way to go. (Personally, I would recommend Topamax and ego-state therapy for Draco, along with some EMDR, but I don't think this would be available in the wizarding world.) But that's a big reason why this is a long, long, lo-o-o-o-ooooooooooooong fic.... ;)
Name: pitzi reviewed
Chapter 2 on Jun 29, 2010 11:56 pm
Finally the second chapter! And we get a DDD update soon too? Yay!
Well, this chapter was quite dark! I really felt sorry for Draco, he's always left to deal with aftereffects of one thing or another! And his longing for Ginny seems quite unbearable. Then again, his whole obsession with Ginny is kind of childish, like a 5 year old craving a special toy.
His belief that Ginny can purify him is interesting and I actually think she can, or rather she can help him purify himself, but not exactly in the physical sence as he thinks of it. I am thinking more of the fact that after all she will be able to accept him with all his darkness and she will help him to bring to surface all that's locked in the compartments of his mind and deal with it, and accept himself and she can convince him that he has the ability to love and to change, and that's what can purify him. My imagination really runs wild these days. But he obviously needs to undergo some transformations and I don't think he can do this alone. And of course, Ginny has to sort herself out first (is that what we are going to see in part 2 of DDD?).
I still hope the wholemess will be sorted out before the 6 months of D/A marriage are up so he won't have to consummate the marriage and it will be dissolved.
About Draco's dreams: We know now that both D and G were obliviated at some point. Coul some glimpses of Draco;s dream here be actual memories? Could it be that Ginny actually was there that summer after D's seventh year? Creepy. Ad that part were Draco stumbles upon situation that is featured in Ginny's dreams about the chamber and Tom/Lucius is also creepy and raises quite a lot more questions about that whole memory loss - dream thing.
Oh, and I really really liked the ending were Ginny opens her eyes and says: "You don't own me".
I don't know whether it's in your plans but I thought that perhaps it would be interesting at some point of DDD to have a companion one-shot from Lucius's point of view explaining that new race of dominant purebloods thing he was trying to cook.
Thank you again!
Author's Response: This entire fic is pretty dark, but what I wanted to do was to show what's going on in Draco's head at this point in the fic. And that's really dark. He's at a very low point. Draco and Ginny could help each other, but they both have a long way to go first. The story of the rest of the D/A marriage is going to be interesting... and we WILL get to learn a lot more about it. ;) I have a hard time seeing Ginny actually having been at Malfoy Manor duriing the summer after Draco's sixth year, which was the time period of this dream, but after his seventh year... well, that might be a different story...and the Tom/Lucius scene says a lot about what Lucius Malfoy was actually doing so that he could keep appearing in Ginny's dreams during the years after she was actually in the Chamber.
I really like the idea about the companion one-shot from Lucius's POV!! He may tell me all about it... ;) His ideas about the pureblood race are very important, and in this version of the fic, I'm having a hard time really explaining them in detail. It always ends up sounding like I'm just sticking them in there. Anyway, more soon...