Victoria Tonks recced this one, and she did well to do so. Absolutely lovely and I like the iffy quality of things, the unsettled nature of it.

Very in character that Harry wouldn't want to be a burden on his friends, that hoping they would figure things out without him there.

Oh... oh my... that was beautiful!



The sky’s clouded over, ruched up like a voluminous skirt with the moon caught in it.

You have such a wonderful grace with language. You seem to choose your words with such care and elegance to evoke specifically the scene you want to set.

And potent... your writing is so very potent!

I loved the line about Hermione's eyes as the fog keeping the sun a secret. And the whole parallel you draw between this glimmering relationship between them and actual nocturnal blooming... *sighs*... simply fantastic!

Thank you so much for writing. Thank you for reminding me why I love fanon so much.... just... THANK YOU!

Gee, I wonder who the 'other else' could possibly be???? *crosses fingers*

Nice hints scattered about, like the 'inscrutable look', etcetera, and a nice comfortable scene with them sitting together. Thanks for the story.

this is a rly sweet story
very harry and hermione

rly rly cute
i love your work
your a fantastic writer

That was really cute. I liked how you never had them tell each other that they excatly liked each other. Great job. It was very cute. Glad that you decided to write after awhile.

I really enjoyed this story. It flows really nicely, and has a light-hearted prose.

That was absolutely beautiful. I especially loved the ending...he subtle way you directed the reader to the understanding that they are attracted to each other was brilliant.

(okay, let's try this again!)

I read this last night on lj, but didn't get the chance to tell you how much I liked it. :x This piece has just a perfect balance between the poetic and the simple, to me. I love the quietness and the things unsaid, that's so h/h to me - like you so perfectly said, games are for Ron. And I love the ending, it's real and it anchors the story, I think. And there's a glimmer of h/hr hope, which is all I need!

Thanks for a great read, and, *hugs*

mc

I read this last night on lj, but didn't get the chance to tell you how much I liked it.

oooh!! that was really good!!
is there going to be more??
can't wait!

Oh, and one more line to the ones I've already mentioned:

'In the gloom the only source of light are her eyes. They’re blinding, obscuring his view of what lies beyond.'

It's

And I also loved the 'Games are for Ron' line. The difference in these two relationships, in a nutshell.

You brilliant thing.

Read it again and oh, this is so wonderfully bittersweet. I love how multi-layered it is - calm and quite on the surface but the real thing is underneath. I know it may sound stupid but I sort of felt my heart clenching every now and then. It's like there are just a little step away from the long-awaited, all-consumming passion but still unable to get there. There's the deepest love, ever present but they're still not where they should be. I did feel for Hermione but for Harry too. I felt like it's his upbringing, and his devoid of love childhood he's still a hostage of. It's a bit like there's this thought/feeling in his subconscious that *he* is not worth it. For him it's obvious that it's Ron and that he has to get our of their way. *sighs* He's like a lost child when it comes to love. *sighs*

Beautifully done, A. The beauty of things unsaid, feelings unspoken, passion unawaken. YET. *sniff*

Guess I told you the rest on the chat.

I, like you, haven't been around for some time... and was referred to this by a friend from the time I was active here.

Your story brings back so much... the feelings and emotions, the unspoken words and hidden meanings, the hard to understand ties that bind our favorite pairing.

And most of all, the sheer elegance of your writing is a balm to this sometime writer's heart.

Thank you.

gil

This is so unfair!
I can't believe you only have 19 reviews!!!

I don't want to sound obnoxious, but there's such a gigantic lot of crap out there, getting 600 reviews! Is almost like the worst the writing, the more reviews it gets.


And this is absolutely brilliant!
The so subtle angst that sort of laid hidden in the tenderness of the moment... it is plain beautiful!

>>She regards him for a moment longer with an inscrutable look in her eyes, a foggy dawn determined to keep the sun a secret. He’s seen that look a few times lately but doesn’t know what to make of it.

Wow, I actually wrote a review before J did? I feel so special and "in the know" about this one.

Imagine my surprise when I get home from NYC to find a portkey update in my box. And not just any update, a "Musca" update.

It really is beatiful, A. And I don't say that because I just automatically love everything you've written because you wrote it, I say that because it's such a nice, normal, lovely picture to have in my head.

A breath of fresh air. And of course, the end left me wanting a BIT more of what came later in the next days or weeks, but I suppose that's to be created by the imagination.

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous.

You have tons of little secrets in there fighting to get out... I do love it when they escape!

*hugs*