At the beginning of HBP, Harry's sitting in his room, which is a pigsty. Your theory seems to be that it's messy because something's wrong with him, not that it's messy just because he's a teenaged boy with no one making him clean after himself?

A nice little story and wonderful use of words. The shifts in perspective worked well.

I love the way you write, and I liked this one shot... it really seems like the missing chapter between OotP and HBP, maybe that's why Hermione was so un-Hermione during HBP, and Harry... well, he has too much to think about... Loved this story, keep up with the good work

I love the words.

"But he and words—they didn’t get along."

This sounds like me; I want to write, but words and I, we don't get along. So, I'm lost in yours instead, immersing myself with depth I find in your scripts.

"How could words ever come close to the cacophony in his head? To say, Hermione, no, I’m not fine, would be like saying the sea is wet. Words were like that--there were hundreds and millions of them floating around but none to say exactly what you felt."

Yeah, this is how I feel.

I truly love your writing.

awww... despite her need to be needed, and missed, she couldn't :not: write.... yeah!! Every time I finish this story I think how real the ending is --- people go on with their daily routine, but miss the little things that signify so much to a particular individual.

i liked the pensieve mood of this. i thought the small details were really interesting, like hermione's neighbor or harry cleaning his room. i particularly like hermione's analogy about the badly wrapped package, that she was the string holding harry together. anyway, great story

I hardly make a mistake to forget R&R for reading deeply. I have sent a E-mail to you, maybe you haven't gotten it. Now I put it here.
BTW, I do like your writing style more through translating.
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Dear Musca,
Hi. I'm a H/Hr shipper in China.
I read your HP fanfics - not too many words like 'love' or 'kiss'
overbrim the paper, but sensational within measure - I like them very much. So I venture to ask if I could translate some of them into Chinese?
Of course, I'll credit you and link back to the original fic.
Waiting for your reply.
yours sincerely,
JacieNL

Once again, you managed to transport me inside those two magical minds that our Harry and Hermione are! I liked Hermione's introspection about her relationship with Harry and what it really means to him. I was glad that she stopped writing to him. But then again, she wouldn't be our warm and caring Hermione, with her 'saving Harry thing', if she didn't change her mind and picked up some parchment to write again, would she? Thanks for the trip, Ama!

I thought this was quite beautiful. You've really achieved a thoughtful inspection of Harry and Hermione's relationship without having to resort to anything cheap; no curses cast, no daring rescues... just their daily live intertwined together even when they're apart.

Oh wow! I really, really like this. It's very in character for both Harry and Hermione- especially Hermione. You can see her gearing up for HBP, her attitude with her parents kind of carries over.

I love your writing style... what else to say to fulfill the 10-words-demand? Keep writing like that...
Thanks,
Lie

Absolutely perfect, I can't say it enough. This is immediately going to my favourite stories. Thank you for posting it.

Lovely, wonderful a bit sad. So many things just below the surface, in this little slice of life. This seemed a bit more "obvious"? I guess then some of your earlier work intil you get to the end and then the beautiful little symbnolism of the hope, the old lady who faithful waters what only seems to be bare earth, to Hermione's letters to Harry...So touching, so well written. Poetry as usual from you.
I just got back from Yosemite and am trying to catch up here, so its a bit short[ plus I'm still way out of it] so perhaps I'll try to review so more causse I can't seem to make much sence at the moment. Thanks for such wonderful words.
Tim

Wow. Ok, it was GREAT as one shots, really, but all together it's amazing. I think the last paragraph is one of the most beautiful things I've ever read... seriously. I'm not even going to get in the whole quoting scenario because there are too many, but gosh, you should frame that last paragraph and put it on a wall. I might.

Nice job.. hell if she'd actually waited that week Harry probably would've gone bonkers and tried to find her..