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beholder_mod (beholder_mod) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 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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magnetic_pole
2011-05-29 08:06 pm UTC (link)

What a stunning, ambitious fic! I loved the way you set this up, with hints of the unknowable past hidden under the ruins of both the town and Tilda's aging body, layers upon layers. I loved the politics, the sense of power between people as well as elements of society. I loved the way you really *worked* some of the silence of canon (on what happened after Ariana's death, especially) to make sense, and to become meaningful. And there were moments of humor, too--Muriel's brothers doing a "favor to mankind," Lily's two beaus. An unforgettable story, thank you. M.

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	tetleythesecond 2011-05-30 08:14 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much for this beautiful comment! The thing about Ariana's death bothered me so much that I'd long wanted to shed some light on it, and featherxquill's prompt provided the perfect opportunity. (It also offered the perfect opportunity to work in ickle Muriel and her mankind-friendly brothers, so she is to be thanked.) I'm happy you liked it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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