Name: icthestrals reviewed
Reaping on Apr 10, 2011 03:35 pm
I'm really enjoying this fic! I love this side of Draco. And wow, I'm intrigued about Ginny. That sex scene was very interesting.
Author's Response: *giggle* "Interesting"...I'm pleased at how unsexy that scene turned out, actually. Does that make me insane? Oh well. I think we both enjoy seeing Draco having raw and needy moments. I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Name: pinkblood reviewed
Reaping on Apr 01, 2011 04:26 pm
This is so beautiful, you are a fantastic writer! Please please please continue, as I am a bit confused and must know what happens next!!
Author's Response: Don't worry, you're only confused because Draco's confused! We're headed back to Hogwarts next chapter. Thanks for reviewing!
Name: Anise reviewed
Reaping on Mar 31, 2011 11:07 pm
Well, personally, *I* think I know how this chapter makes sense.... ;) Something about Ginny has been more than a little bit off all along. We've seen her actions from Draco's POV, and he's been so desperate for comfort, for someone to hold him and need him and love him, that he didn't see (or want to see) any of the warning signs. Then, too, it would have been a bit much to expect a sixteen-year-old boy to turn down sex from a girl he's fallen in love with, even though I think that deep down, he had to know something was really not-quite-right by then. At some level, I think he knew all along that Ginny was more broken than he was himself, but he couldn't resist her and what she had to offer him. And then, too, he blames himself, and he doesn't know or understand about Tom Riddle.
This fic has a lot more subtlety than it seems to at first, but I'll admit that it may be hard for readers to see if they aren't as familiar with people on the dissociative spectrum as I am. But then, that's what canon was all about, and probably the one thing that really made me angry about the way it all ended wasn't the lost opportunities for D/G, but the way that Ginny's CLEAR dissociative disorder was ignored. This fic doesn't do that, and I'm very glad to see it.... so, looking forward to more soon! :)
Author's Response: Something off about Ginny? What kind of wild allegation is that? *slips you a Chocolate Frog under the table* Closed third-person perspective: it's a helluva drug. I'm kind of in love with the way you laid out your case here. :D I never took Psych 101 and only have the foggiest idea what the day-to-day effects of dissociative disorder are (ie DDD is my textbook and you know I'm a solid C student when it comes to that), so I can't make any intelligent remark about whether it's addressed here. It's probably too early for a definitive opinion, but I will bow to your professional assessment when all is said and done!
Name: Boogum reviewed
Reaping on Mar 31, 2011 09:47 pm
I have to admit, I have my reservations about this chapter. You skipped a lot in the development of their relationship, and that did make me feel it was a bit too rushed.
Nitpicking aside, I do wonder why Ginny went crazy while having sex with Draco. Was it something Tom did? And what did she mean by Harry? There is definitely something going on here, and I really, really want to know what.
I liked the fact that this time it wasn't her hair he saw burning, but real fire. But damn, that stuff is dangerous. Ginny must have been very upset.
And now I see we are up to you 'real' story. HBP is done and dusted, and I do wonder what you have in store for us. I wait with bated breath for your next update.
Author's Response: Yes, I skipped forward here for a couple of reasons, the most obvious being that there really wasn't much development to speak of until this scene, just Draco saying "blah blah wizard emergency blah" and Ginny patting him on the head and giving him more potions - been there, seen that. I'd hoped the beginning of the chapter would give off a "more of the same" vibe but I guess it wasn't particularly effective juxtaposed against the, uh, abrupt change in their relationship. :/ On the other hand, if you're saying, "What? But the sex came out of nowhere," then I heartily agree with you! And Draco's right with you wanting to get to the bottom of what the heck just happened. At least you know who Tom Riddle is! The hair-fire connection was part of the original story concept. Actually, fun fact, the original story idea ended on that cheap narrative trick with the Fiendfyre. I prefer the new and improved version.