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Reviews For Hang a Shining Star
Lovely. Author's Response: Christmas in July during an El Niño summer will do that to you!!! So glad you enjoyed the story, and many thanks for reading and reviewing! 🦋
Author's Response: *grins* Yeah, the mirror was my "original" twist for this story. I figured that the Potters would hardly have a portrait of Snape hanging in their cottage; a mirror would be far more subtle! (And after creating the mirror for this story, I couldn't resist using it once again in a later Halloween story: "In the Shadow of the Dancing Tree" -- Snape tells another story!) I love your adjective "integrated" -- that's exactly what I was striving for in "Star". Harry starts out not knowing what or how he should celebrate, but he ends up with the best of all possible worlds. Many thanks for reading and reviewing! And Merry Christmas in July to you! 🎄
Author's Response: You're welcome! I think the gnome on top of the Weasley's Christmas tree in Canon was what really started me thinking about wizarding traditions vs. typical Muggle celebrations. And even then, I grit my teeth at the commercialization of Christmas every single year in the real world! So it turned into a three-way battle: wizarding vs. secular vs. religious. I knew Lily had to be the key, since she'd grown up in the Muggle world but married a wizard -- but what kind of Christmas did she believe in? With Petunia's focus on pompous show and self gratification, I figured Lily would (as usual) represent opposite values, but how to prove it? Well, Snape and Lily had been best friends... What if Harry could talk to Snape? And then I hit on the idea of the mirror... Now I had the beginnings of a story! Thanks for the review! 😁
Talk about your (positive!) tear-jerkers! Author's Response: Believe it or not, I was teary-eyed as I typed this story on a public library computer several years ago! And yes, I totally agree-- the worlds are not mutually exclusive!
Author's Response: I'm so pleased that you liked this chapter. It meant a lot to me to help poor Harry resolve his holiday issues, and I truly got a kick out of the mirror aspect. I'd like to believe that Lily and James would be happy with the way things turned out, after all the angst! A magical story--thank YOU!!! *loves warm & fuzzy reviews*
Author's Response: I love the anticipation leading up to Christmas (tho' I'm not fond of the commercialization), and I wanted to put some of the happy preparations into my story, adding a magical twist here and there. So nice to receive a response on an older story! Thank you for reading and reviewing! 😊
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Christmas in June, no less! I truly loved writing this (brought myself to tears at one point!), and I'm always thrilled to hear that I made a connection with my readers. Thanks again for reading and reviewing! Merry Christmas! 😉 🎄
Author's Response: Thanks for saying so! This was my first attempt at writing a Christmas story, as well as more than one chapter-- glad you enjoyed it! And thank you very much for reviewing!
Author's Response: Thanks so much for reading! Hope "Shining Star" got your holiday season off to a great start! Merry Christmas, and many thanks for the review! :-)
Author's Response: Thank you for reading the entire story! (Believe it or not, about 25% of those who read Ch 1 DON'T go on to Ch 2, for whatever reason.) I'm so happy you liked it, even through tears! Thanks for leaving a review, too! :-) |
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