You both broke my heart and mended it with the Dobby portrait.
Author's Response: Hello Allovimo, so glad your heart is on the mend! It seemed only fair to give good old Dobby a portrait - he deserves to be in Harry's life for a lot longer, even if it is only as an oil on canvas ... *sniffles* Thanks for R & R-ing, Kara's Aunty ;)
this was so cute and sweet!! really nicely done :)
Author's Response:Hello Rislans88,
*beams*
Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. Poor Harry deserved a proper family and Christmas seemed as good a time as any to make sure he finally got it!
Thanks for R & R-ing,
M :)
Wow, Maureen!
This was so beautiful. You had me crying again at office. *glares*
I wish I could say more, but…what is there to say except that I loved everything about it?
Merry Christmas!
~Natalie.
Author's Response:Hellooo Natalie!
Oh dear. This made you cry, too? Dear, oh dear. I had no idea this would reduce so many people to tears! Still, at least they were tears of (hopefully) happiness. I shudder to think I'd make readers miserable at THIS (or any) time of year.
*chuckle*
I'm so very happy you approved of the way the fic portrayed Harry and Molly's familial declarations to each other. I didn't want to make it too sad. Or intoduce too much humour (that may have not been appropriate for this particular fic), come to think of it - the subject matter and time period in which the fic was set (so soon after Fred's death) needed a bit more gravity than slapstick would have given it.
Thanks for supporting me with such a lovely review, m'dear. You're a wee (Christmas) star :)
All the very best to you and yours over the Christmas season,
Maureen :o)
awww!! that was very sweet :)
great job!!
Author's Response:Hello JustLikeHermione77,
*grins*
Delighted you enjoyed the sugar shot! Harry and Molly have certainly been through the wringer together and it seemed high time they made their mother/son relationship with each other a bit more official. Thanks for your lovely words of support for the fic.
Merry Christmas to you, m'dear & thanks for R & R-ing,
Kara's Aunty :)
It was absolutely beautiful and touching. Thanks for writing such a great story.
Author's Response:Hello ILoveHarry 3_14,
You're more than welcome, m'dear! The dynamics between Harry and Molly have always fascinated me - I've been dying to see them finally admit to each other that they're mother and son in all but blood. Lily would find great comfort in knowing that a woman as caring and so completely competent as Molly was taking such good care of her child.
I'm really glad you enjoyed this fic so much. Thanks for R & R-ing, and have a very merry Christmas!
Kara's Aunty :)
crying at work while I am reading this - absolutely one of the best fanfics I have ever read. And you got Harry perfect. Merry Christmas!
Author's Response:Hello decdraft,
wow! Pleased as punch that you liked it so much (although, I do hope you didn't cry TOO much)!
I've often wondered if Harry finally bit the bullet & started to call Molly 'Mum'. This was just the way I imagined the inevitable event may have occured. She has certainly been a wonderful mother figure to him ever since they first met - she's the kind of mother most people would love to have (especially is she could do magic too...).
And what a beautiful compliment, to say it was among the best you've read. I am truly, truly flattered and hope I can live up to such high esteem with future fics.
Thanks very much for R & R-ing and a very merry Christmas to you and yours!
Kara's Aunty :)
this was soooooooooooooo good it made me cry
Author's Response:Hello amberleaf,
my, I'm delighted you think so - and I hope it didn't make you weep too much! It seemed to be about time that Harry started calling her 'Mum' - she's been the omly one he's known since Lily was killed and I think Lily would definitely have approved after all Molly (and all the Weasley's) has done for him!
Thanks for R & R-ing and I'd like to wish you & yours a very merry Christmas,
M :)
