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beholder_mod (beholder_mod) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 2008-04-28 15:10:00

Entry tags:

aberforth dumbledore, augusta longbottom, fic, frank longbottom sr, het, minerva mcgonagall, petunia dursley, vernon dursley

FIC: 'All Things Right and Proper' for lyras
Recipient: lyras
Author: donnaimmaculata
Title: All Things Right and Proper
Rating: R for darkish themes, language, some sexual contents and allusions to drug abuse
Pairings: Petunia Dursley/Vernon Dursley, Augusta Longbottom/Frank Longbottom Sr., Minerva McGonagall/Aberforth Dumbledore
Word Count: 24,700
Warnings: Vernon Dursley as a lust object. Yeah, I know.
Summary: During the Dark Lord's rise to power, three women struggle for their families, their love and their lives. Or, in less summer-blockbuster-y words: Glimpses into the lives of Petunia, Minerva and Augusta during the events of The Deathly Hallows
Author's Notes: Lyras, you asked for character studies, women kicking ass, plot, characters who aren't black or white, 'fade to black' rather than PWP, UST, working around canon, angst with hope. I tried to squeeze in as many of your requests as possible. Hope you enjoy!
Bonus points for everyone who spots the obscure crossover.

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irislock
2008-05-02 08:09 pm UTC (link)

Here on a rec from lyras. I abandoned all my other reading for the last few days and have concentrated only on this - and it was well worth it. This is utterly masterful. There is so much rich detail and captivating storytelling that I won't catalogue everything, but I will say that your Minerva is all things wise and wonderful - I just love her in this. I like your observations of her as a cat, and her conversation with Snape took my breath away - you walked a tightrope of trust and nuance there and never missed a beat.

Nice to see Augusta fleshed out as a character - and I had to laugh at Algernon (with flowers!)

Petunia - I didn't think anyone could make me like her, and I had doubts until very near the end as to whether or not we would see her strong side - but you brought it out beautifully and believably - her helping Muggleborns escape was very clever. Also - where Vernon says "This is all your fault?" gave me chills because he has that very same reaction in my head.

And Dudley? so much love for Dudley being human and helpful.

Wonderful, wonderful job.

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donnaimmaculata
2008-05-14 06:27 pm UTC (link)

I'm very glad you didn't regret abandoning all your other readings. Good to know you enjoyed it!

Minerva has always been one of my absolute favourites, so thank you for finding her "wise and wonderful". I wish I had had more time to explore her relationship with Snape in this. It must have been highly charged during Deathly Hallows, and I would have loved to include more conversations with Snape - anyway, the one that's in the fic apparently worked out okay, which is good to know.

Petunia was the character I was hoping to write for this challenge. I don't actually like her myself, but it was very interesting to write from her point of view. The motivations of all her actions are highly selfish, even though she is granted some growth. Big D is the only one of the Dursleys who is allowed real growth and character development.

Thank you so much for your feedback :-)

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