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@ 2011-05-06 14:44:00

Entry tags:

bathilda bagshot, beholder_2011, femslash, fic, griselda marchbanks, griselda/bathilda, rating:r

FIC: "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow" for featherxquill
Recipient: featherxquill
Author: tetleythesecond
Title: The Ladies of Godric's Hollow
Rating: R
Pairings: Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot, implied background Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald, with appearances of a canon-character's semi-original aunt.
Word Count: 17,000
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *None.*
Summary: Griselda Marchbanks and Bathilda Bagshot are two women with a dream and sound principles. However, when Bathilda's nephew pays them a visit in the summer of 1899, the question arises how to stay true to them.
Author's Notes: This comes with fervent gratitude to my fantastic betas, Kelly Chambliss and Pale Moonlite, who worked miracles on this tale. Dear featherxquill, I had the hardest time choosing between your wonderful prompts -- I hope you like what I did with this.

One literal and one paraphrased quote are from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, page 287 of the British hardcover edition.

"The Ladies of Godric's Hollow"

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miss_morland
2011-05-16 11:46 pm UTC (link)

Would you believe me if I said that I've wanted to read this pairing for ages? And I'm so taken with the way you've done it, the way you turn the two of them into full and interesting characters with fascinating motivations, the world you've placed them in, the backstory you've given them.

I love the realism with which you paint their relationship, such as their late-night discussions turning into mere 'good nights', or Bathilda sleeping with her face turned away, so as not to disturb Griselda with her snoring. (And it speaks volumes that she'd still do so after Griselda had left.)

Bathilda didn't always recognise Griselda these days, but most of the time, she still knew her Dearest.

Painful and beautiful.

Then there's the irony of love causing harm -- in Bathilda's case as well as Griselda's -- but the way you portray these characters, we understand and believe that to them, there's no alternative; their choices make sense, difficult as they are.

Truly a wonderful story. <3

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	tetleythesecond 2011-05-30 08:00 am UTC (link)
	Would you believe me if I said that I've wanted to read this pairing for ages? Actually, I do. After writing them, I wondered why I hadn't done so much earlier. Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment! I'm especially happy that you found that their choices make sense. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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