| Review: | patronus_charm says:
I finally have my laptop back, so I can get back to this story!
So the word scarlet woman emerges! Molly did seem rather keen on this word, and seemed to look down in disdain whenever she used that word, so it’s funny to see that she’s friends with a person who’s apparently one. I forget that this book is set much further back than the times we’re in now. As if you saw a girl and a boy in a classroom together, you would just think that was normal, but here it’s a massive shock.
Thad is one of the coolest characters ever. First of all his name is cool and that automatically gives you brownie points, if you have a cool name. Then he was cool with Molly about the whole love potion thing, and didn’t seem to get too freaked out by it all. Then the whole cool prefect thing, and that he just awkwardly tells Molly he needs to get changed, and doesn’t blurt out that she has to leave. He’s just cool really n’uff said.
I thought it was a typo when Arthur said sheeing, then I realised he meant to skiing! I can see why wizards would find it a strange sport, as I was doing it just last week, and I realised that you’re basically sliding down a mountain on wooden sticks!
I liked seeing Molly as a clever and talented witch. Just because she decided to stay at home and look after her children, doesn’t mean she was dumb, so I felt really proud for her when I saw that she managed to do a patronus straight away.
I’m not sure if I’ve said it before, as I’ve left so many reviews on this story now, but I’ll say it again anyway! I really love how you show so much of the school aspect, because if you think back to the books, school did feature more, than the social side of it, so it’s such a delight to find a fan fiction which shows this as well, as most people tend to forget about it.
I really love how Molly and Arthur have matching patronuses, and I agree with Petula it is sweet. It reminds me of James and Lily, with their stag and doe patronuses :’)
Another great chapter, and I can’t wait to see what the fun is in the next!
Author's Response: Welcome back! I had to switch laptops recently too, so I fell behind in review responses. Catching up now!
Ah "scarlet woman", Ron says it and claims it's something his mother says. It certainly fits with the time period and Molly's very prudish attitude toward sex. She disapproves of Siobhan's extracurricular activities, shall we say, but they're still friends. Yep, this is in the late 60s so about 45 years ago.
Thad is adorable, isn't he? Kind of dumb but a nice guy. He's a sweetheart.
"Sheeing" was a phonetic rendering of one of Arthur's Muggle mispronunciations. He never seems to be able to say things correctly. Siobhan, of course, being Muggleborn herself is able to correct him. Skiing does sound insane when you describe it in those basic terms!
I like showing Molly as smart and talented because she really is - after all, she was able to defeat Bellatrix without any training or practice - and so often stay at home moms are dismissed as worthless. Goes to show.
I tried to keep a lot of school in the story, since they're at boarding school to learn, not to snog in a broom cupboard ;)
Thank you so much for reviewing!
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