a lovely story
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awwwww so sweet, i liked that
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This was a very sweet story, I enjoyed it. I loved the ending, especially. And I also liked the fact that the only dialogue revolved around, "Can I stay?" Great job.
Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it; it was a pleasure to write. Go check out lizardspot's picture; it's very sweet.
I like your story very much... I love Molly's character in the movies. my 6 yr old copies her voice precisely.. especially the howler. oops sorry back to the reviewing. She gives Harry the comfort he needs without over doing it. Especially when all one wants to do is smother him with hugs and words...
thanks for this one-shot. i'll pass it on to others. Patty
Author's Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it. Molly's one of my favorite characters as well.
That was lovely. Thank you.
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As a mom, I really connected with this story. It's so hard not being able to reach out and save that innocent you hold so dear. Thank you for a lovely story.
Author's Response: I found writing Molly very easy, mostly because I, too, am a mom. (However, she kept wanting to run away and get into side stories.) Thank you for the review.
Bittersweet and lovely. Always interesting to hear about Harry from Molly's perspective. I love the way she seems to love him as much as her own sons.
Author's Response: Thank you for the review. I definitely think that Molly has adopted Harry in her heart. Frankly, it wouldn't shock me if she and Arthur tried to adopt him in reality. (I doubt if JKR will do so, but she's certainly laid the groundwork.)
I had read your story "Can I Stay?" and had really enjoyed it. I don't usually review, but I was so shocked that you had only received two that I deided too this time. I thought that your characterization of Molly was spot on (poor Ron, she's still calling him Ronnie!). In my opinion, there aren't nearly enough Molly fics out there; she's a fascinating but often overlooked character. I also particularly enjoyed the scene in Ron's bedroom. It's something that I've often wondered about, but JK Rowling doesn't really discuss. Harry's been having nightmares for years, so should make sense that Ron and the other boys would have noticed them, and not just the screaming ones of OOTP. How do they deal with them? I can't imagine Ron not doing anything when Harry's having a nightmare. I thought you addressed that issue wonderfully. And as a past frequent sufferer of nightmares myself (not anymore, thank God!) I just wanted to comment that that method of comfort works very well, though I don't know how many young boys would be self-possessed enough to do so. But I think that Ron, despite all of his brashness and bluster, is one of those few boys who could. Well, now I'm rambling on, when what I really wanted to say is good job on the story. I really think you should consider a sequel. Happy writing!
-Amelia
Author's Response: Thank you for your review. I found writing from Molly's POV very easy; I just channelled my "mom" impulses. And since I call my nine-year-old "my baby", I'll just bet Molly still calls her youngest son Ronnie.
As far as the rest of it, I actually wrote this based on a piece of fan art I'd seen and loved, here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/lizardspots/84160.html . I'm not sure I would have come up with the idea otherwise.
That was amazing. It was sweet and sad and profound. It made me all teary eyed ... I didn't cry ... but almost! Great Job.
Author's Response: Thanks. I love stories that bring tears to my eyes, too.
That's really sweet. I like it.
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