Fidelius
Lady Fair
By Ishtar
Reviews
dragongirlg posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 12:58pm for Lady Fair
Aww! The concept of the Lady Fair is just too cute. I love the New Marauders, and I love the twists you've put onto canon. And what a perfect cliffhanger! I can't wait to see what happens next.
Ivy_Snowe posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 11:29am for Lady Fair
This is a brilliant fic. I love it. And I bet Harry did house-elf apparation, didn't he? Anyway, cheers, looking forward to the next chapter.
scott2 posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 8:15am for Lady Fair
Poor harry can't catch a break :)
baka_onna2003 posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 7:39am for Lady Fair
That was awesome! Update as soon as you can!
TxA_GunFighter posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 6:13am for Lady Fair
Bummer, can't wait to see where this is going.
gunny
Muirnin Cocan posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 8:43pm for Lady Fair
Oooh... Harry elf-popped... was this done in protecting himself from getting hurt or from achieving 'ANOTHER' Lady Fair when he inadvertantly does his 'people-saving thing' that we know that he has buried somewhere deep inside...
I would love to hear or see the entire list of the House Elf Rule of Tasks... sounds a bit like the Ferengi Rules of Acquistion... *grin*
As Always,
Muirnin - who just finished reading AYLNO also and am amazed!
Ann posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 1:44pm for Lady Fair
Love all the little changes and extra details. Can't wait for more!
Christina C. Keimig posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 10:52am for Lady Fair
Oh, very cool chapter. I'm so glad you were finally able to update. I've been missing this story.
Tumshie posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 6:00am for Lady Fair
An excellent addition to your story. Thank you for the quality of work you produce.
sanderquet posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 4:43am for Lady Fair
A wonderful update! I loved the interaction between Sirius and Snape, and Snape's rather ingenious plan of revenge.
The quidditch match was quite exciting and now I'm anxious to read more.
LoggingInSucksAss posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 4:16am for Lady Fair
~does the dance of joy!~
Goyana posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 4:14am for Lady Fair
The life debt thing was kinda cheesy.. that and it grated my nerves but whatever... and the Quidditch just seemed like filler.
Actually its almost like reading Sorcerers Stone Again.. I suggest making new events happen.
Other then that it was a good chapter.
Meteoricshipyards posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 3:13am for Lady Fair
Excellent chapter.
I loved Snape letting Sirius have it! No one (as far as I know) has pointed out the repercusions for Remus if his "prank" had succeeded.
Exciting quidditch game. Where's Harry? (Ha, I bet none of the other reviews wonder that! Didn't think we'd pick it up, did you?)
The bit with the unicorn and the Lady Fair was good. I'm a little disappointed. While I hate Harry/Ginny, I like Harry/Other girls; there have been so many H/Hr stories out there, I like things different.
Thanks for writing. Looking forward to more.
Tom A.
Ishtar replied:
I have read a number of stories dealing with the ramifications of the Shack incident. Here, Sirius, while aware of the social consequences of lycanthropy, wasn't, at 16, aware of the legal consequences, and for one reason or another Remus never filled in the blanks. Now that Snape's brought it up, Sirius will have to deal with it.
Don't count on it being H/Hr. There is a reason why this story is listed under "None" for pairing. Harry is only eleven at this point, and still isn't quite sure what girls are for. I don't hold with one's first girlfriend at that age necessarily being a lifemate. I intend that Harry, like most teenagers, will move through a series of relationships of varying depth before he settles down. There's still Tracey to deal with, and Ginny, and Cho, and an OC or two, and anybody else I feel like throwing at him. If any permanent relationships happen in the course of this story, it's likely to involve the adults. Remember the classic opening line from Pride and Prejudice: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man possessed of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This applies to Snape, Sirius and Remus (I could throw in Lockhart, but the less said of him the better) and I'm not going to let the challenge go unmet.
Prince Charon posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 3:10am for Lady Fair
Interesting. Very, very interesting. Particularly the end, and the bits about Wizarding culture.
Thank you for the update.
More soon, please.
Alorkin posted a comment on Monday 22nd May 2006 2:44am for Lady Fair
Snape's speech on the way to the hospital wing was truly inspired. "By the end of his seventh year, Harry will be more my child than yours or Potter's...and that, Black, will be my revenge." Ooooh! Sweet!
The explanation Tracy gave as to the etiquette aspects, specifically as to Hermione being Harry's 'Lady Faire' seems reasonable, if the setting had been in the middle ages. For the wizarding world, I'm not sure. It seemed out of date even for them.
I think I would have had Harry demand satisfaction from Ron and Lav. I could imagine them both turning green, and Dumbles approaching, telling Harry that duelling was no longer tolerated in the wizarding world. Harry's reply could have been on the order of: "As recompense, I demand Ron Weasley and Lavender Brown (Both purebloods if I recall canon correctly) declare their bond as boyfriend and girlfriend before the entire school!"
Another variant could be 'declare their troth.' That would make Ron at least, go green. Forgive me an evil chuckle: Heh heh heh heh heh heh !
Why would Quirrel go after Higgs? He's a Slytherin in the first place, and not Harry in the second. Practice? A very well played story. Thank you. Alorkin
Ishtar replied:
This Snape is not the sort of man who would take revenge on the son for the father's transgressions (I had a line to that effect in the story originally, but couldn't quite make it fit). He will, however, happily use the son to his own purposes. Having a wealthy aristocrat looking to him as a mentor and feeling somewhat beholden to him could be quite useful in the future.
The Lady Fair thing is an antiquated custom at best, filtered through chivalric romance and Lavender's overheated interpretation of things. I see the courtship rules and etiquette of the aristocracy of the Wizarding World being roughly approximate to those of Regency Romances (which is where Snape's reference to his own value on the Marriage Mart came from).
I haven't quite figured out what evil thing I will do to Ron and Lavender. Working on it.
Higgs was a "blunt instrument." He was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was used as a weapon to attack Harry.
MercuryBlue posted a comment on Sunday 21st May 2006 11:55pm for Lady Fair
About TIME you updated.
Crys posted a comment on Sunday 21st May 2006 10:21pm for Lady Fair
Stephen? ;) VERY different personality, but it makes sense considering the wildly different history.
Fun chapter. Lot of info, some trying to steer toward canon, some away. Good dose of action there at the end, and even a dollop of romance.
Gardengirl posted a comment on Sunday 21st May 2006 10:02pm for Lady Fair
Ooh, what a great start to a Monday! I had almost wondered if this had been abandoned - I'm so glad to see more of it. Thanks for the great update, and feed your muse well! I'm really looking forward to more.
Jamie46 posted a comment on Sunday 21st May 2006 9:44pm for Lady Fair
oh dear. poor harry...again.
but i have hope! ...because next chapter, Harry is going to be asked "Why do you look like you've been tie-dyed?" and he'll answer "My handkerchief exploded." NOT something you say to kidnappers, Dark Lord-possessed Quirrells, or other misc. people who make you disappear! ;) hehehe. So though I hope you don't suffer writer's block as long this time and make us wait for months, I won't be on (complete) tenterhooks, because I know there's a handkerchief in the future! :-D hehehe
The Resident posted a comment on Tuesday 23rd May 2006 6:48pm for Lady Fair