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Reviewer: Phoeness Signed Date: 2009.01.31 - 10:52AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Well, I could say the same thing here as in chapter 6 !! Wonderful !! First with the swans, now with the dresses... Ginny is really blind !! lol
Their conversation is hilarious ! Ginny is so unlucky in love, I wonder how many time she will need to wake up...
And unlike Greywolf, I really love how you “deal with” all the characters and especially with Ginny. I read his comments and I completely disagree, his reaction isn’t fair. Thanks for having answered like you did. And thanks for this story ;).

Author's Response: Maybe it was all the garish bridesmaid dresses that have blinded her? LOL She's unlucky in love ... but ah, is she sabotaging herself?



Reviewer: frg234 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 07:30PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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This chapter was hilarious!!! I loved the conversation between Ginny and Harry!! Had me in stitches! While I didn't wake up any sleeping children like one reviewer if I were near any I would have.

Unlike Greywolf, I love the way you are developing Ginny in this story. She had been heartbroken by Harry as a teen and he is basically part of her family. When you can't get away from the guy like that you have to develop a defense mechanism to deal with him. I think pushing all romantic ideas about Harry into a corner seems logical given your backstory. Plus, Ginny did what Harry wanted all those years ago....to be friends. How is Ginny supposed to know that Harry has changed his mind. I think her behavior and attitude is spot on for a girl/woman who fell for a guy who didn't return her feelings, but he will always be in her life so she has to deal. Also, maybe he didn't read the AU tag on it.

I think you portray alcohol and sex realistically in your stories. You are a great writer, and that is what great writers do. I have yet to read a chapter you have written where sex or alcohol seem to be there just for the sake of writing about sex and alcohol. Parents should teach morality, not fanfiction authors.

This story is a lot of fun to read. Thank You!!

Author's Response: I'm so glad you are enjoying this little version of Ginny. Maybe there's a little bit of me in her - I was always falling for the guy who didn't reciprocate!



Reviewer: Hedwig200 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 05:31PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Greywolf- It is indeed not a wise choice to get drunk in a bar, getting drunk period is really dangerous. It causes accidents, it effects the liver, etcetera. But that's just it, people go to bars to either have a drink or get flat out drunk. That is what bars are for. It doesn't make it right, but this is real life. Bars serve alcohol, it is a logical assumption that people would get drunk, even without Kezza adding it to this wonderful story. Drinking is wrong, I agree, but you seem like you would like to censor any story that has someone getting drunk (and I might be totally wrong about that assumption). It's not as if Kezza made it look as if Ginny enjoyed being drunk either. Not remembering her kiss with Harry and having an awful hangover is not portraying Ginny as someone who loves drinking. In my opinion, it sends quite the opposite message: that drinking is awful and doesn't solve any problems, just makes them worse. I'm sorry but I feel that censoring is wrong, and as I said before, you're giving the impression that any work of literature that uses drinking as a comical literary device should be censored. People tried to censor wonderful works of literature in the past (the Harry Potter series being one of them) for witchcraft (in the case of Harry Potter), language, violence, etc. because it goes against their moral code. These things happen in real life, even without literature enforcing these practices. Banning certain books makes me really upset because that would mean the public would have never have been allowed to read such wonderful classics. That's just my perspective on this issue.

Kezza, this is a really great story! Keep up the good work! :D

Author's Response: Thanks, dear, I'm glad you enjoy the fic. I did not think I portrayed drinking positively at all, I'm glad you could see those issues and are enjoying the story.



Reviewer: GREYWOLF Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 04:07PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

If I have offended I apologize. Note to GoingBacktoSquareOne, here in the South the terms brother, sister are considered terms of friendship. Since Kezz and I have communicated privatly many times I consider her a friend, no chauvanism was intended. I did not understand your other comments, but in any case I do not believe in a double standard.

For those who disagree with my morals, that's OK. Everyone must make their choices in this life. But what about simple practicality? Is going to a bar and getting drunk a wise choice? Ask the family of Natalee Holloway.

Author's Response: Regarding the chauvinism issue I have found the comments made thus far, and in conjunction with other ones to be negative towards females. I ahve seen you ask if Ginny is pure yet not been concerned about if Harry is. The people are equal partners in sexual adventures. To focus on only Ginny is unfair. In regards to this story none of the negatives that you've brought out have at all indicated Harry has some growing to do. Ginny is clueless, Ginny is bitter, Ginny needs to soften, Ginny rejected Harry - the list goes on. There is no mention of how utterly clueless Harry is. There is no mention of how Harry doesn't have the nerve to say or do anything to show the woman that he loves that he is interested. He doesn't even have to grab her and kiss her - he could just ... you know ... tell her. All the comments point to all the flaws in Ginny's character and none to the flaws in Harry's. In addition to that you were kind enough to leave a note on anotehr story of mine that you had stopped reading Rebuilding life becasue Harry and Ginny slept together. That is fair. We've spoken about this but you were with that story for many chapters before they did that. George has spent half of that fic drunk off his tree. Not once have you raised ao concern about it before in a fic that *is* dealing with the issues and yet in a fic when Harry and Ginny both get a little tipsy on a special occasion and George, Oliver, Ron and Neville were singing and dancing drunkenly it is only GINNY who cops it for getting drunk. None of this is fair to either Ginny or women in general. Why do you never call men out on their behaviour in fics? Why didn't George drinking so much he went can't remember great slabs of his life evoke this reaction? That is why goingbacktosquareone and I have found the comments chauvinistic. The morals and standards are only ever applied to women - Ginny in particular. It's unfair to the character, the stories and the authors who write them.



Reviewer: ginnyweasley777 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 03:52PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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excellent - are Harry & Ginny ever going to be more than "just friends"?

Author's Response: I say again - is this SIYE? ;)



Reviewer: goingbacktosquareone Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 03:15PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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At the risk of sounding like a complete witch, but... GREYWOLF, did you just call Kezza 'sis' in your review? Because I happen to think that was one of the most offensive things I have ever seen you leave on someone's story. I've seen you leave comments expecting authors to agree with your moral code, to write according to it even, but I've never seen you stoop to outright chauvinism, even though your comments drip of it. Maybe you should worry a bit more about how the men are perceived in stories and quit perpetuating the double-standard? Seriously, I think I just threw up a little in my mouth... for Kezza's sake.
On another note, Kezza, this chapter was lovely just like the rest have been. You get an O.

Author's Response: You totally get a high five. *hangs nice shiny O next to her Silver trinket and the kid's reading medals*



Reviewer: mon Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 10:25AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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hehe *giggles* i just read some of your comments and ella's killed me!

Author's Response: Oh mon, don't be dead, please don't be dead! :P



Reviewer: GREYWOLF Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 09:51AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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I hope my last comment wasn't too harsh. I know you did not mean to promote the inappropriate use of alcohol. But sis, I do encourage you to be careful what you write, even 'fluff' leaves an impression.

Now about the current chapter, I admire Harry's behavior, taking responsibility for his friends needs. That is a guy thing, give us goal directed behavior and we do well. But I did find his interaction with Ginny incongruous. Ginny has just told him (by the swan pond), that she's not interested in anyone romantically. She said this while resting her hand on Harry's chest. Now any guy is going to take that as rejection. It is hard to see Harry's behavior toward Ginny remaining 'normal' after that.

I hope Ginny is going to soften soon. She's seeming a bit bitter.

Lastly, I am enjoying the story, these are constructive crticisms I hope.

Author's Response: I had George drunk in Rebuilding Life for about ten chapters. I would have thought that a much more lasting impression than one tipsy Ginny in this lighthearted piece. Harry's behaviour to Ginny after her rejection didn't remain normal. She was confused about it. And if she seems a bit bitter - it's because she's feeling unlucky in love. Is it wrong for her to feel bitter? It's just supposed to be a piece of fluff. I didn't think anyone was going to take it so seriously.



Reviewer: mon Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 09:46AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

ah, this story makes me want to scream and sigh all at the same time. wonderful. glad you are sharing it with everyone!
~mon :)
(mon_potter)

Author's Response: Scream and sigh? LOL I had to share it with everyone. I an a generaous sort of gal ... ;)



Reviewer: valondon Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 09:34AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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god get them together already, i swear you are writing this story just to torture us!

Author's Response: Erm, you caught me ... yes, yes I am it's all just evil, nefarious torture.



Reviewer: KMACKD Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 09:02AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Great chapter. Tell me though, you're doing a dig on Ginny as the clueless wonder, aren't you? It's almost like a complete reversal of all the stories I've read where Ginny waits forever for Harry to wake up. At the rate she's going you almost get the feeling she never will get a clue. I kind of feel that Harry's going to have to just get fed up and pull her into some empty room and snog the life out of her. Whatever you think works for me . I can hardly wait to see what gets them together, though.

Author's Response: I liked the change that Harry was the first to wake up and smell the coffee :)



Reviewer: Professor_Chris Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 07:09AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Oh boy that was close, just do it Harry, I am sure she will forgive you :)... You may never know if you don't...

Another great Chapter, looking forward to seeing what happens next and see if Ron and Hermione actually manage to get married before one of them is hexed :).

Author's Response: It's a close thing isn't it? Will Harry declare his love for Ginny? Will Ron and Hermione get married without tentacle sprouting from their foreheads? Stay tuned for the next exciting instalment of ... erm this lil fic I kinda wrote ...



Reviewer: Harrylovesginny Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 06:13AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Great story, more likely the way they would go around things if they never had went out with each other.

Outstanding for you!

just a reminder for you on your other story - victoire is born one year from the battle!

Author's Response: Thanks. I have written a note in one of the reviews about Victoire. I will add it to my next A/N I think. She was born two years after the Battle of Hogwarts in fact.



Reviewer: HGRHfan35 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 05:26AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

I'm the legal Guardian and Godmother of my sisters children and so sometimes part-time mom quite a few days of the week. Should count a bit I like to think. In fact, in 20 min I'm gonna walk my dog and her dog and in 1 hour I'll be picking up the youngest from school! Haaah!
The only thing I don't like is that he (5 years old) hogs the computer when he's here :D

Author's Response: Okay you can qualify for kid advice, dog advice and fanfic love advice - you should be a therapist! :P



Reviewer: HGRHfan35 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 04:54AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

People that don't have a love life give the best advice, didn't you know that?
It's like reading a book on how to raise your children in the best possible way and then finding out that the author doesn't even have children LOL.

Author's Response: LOL As a parent I loathe those advice givers ... get back to me when you have a kid! :P However on the subject of fictional love affairs ... people without love lives are welcome to apply :D



Reviewer: HGRHfan35 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 04:46AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Ginny, wake up already for Merlin's sake and see what is in front of you and I don't mean your bloody uneven boobs because I'm sure mine are worse than yours!
Harry, you insecure hero, just make a bloody move at this wedding and sweep her of her feet and I don't mean on the dance floor where you will trip her and let her fall on her shapely bum.

Great chapter Kezz now send me the next one, please? C

Author's Response: You give very good advice ... ah that our protagonists would follow thy advice ...



Reviewer: sagefemme Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 01:34AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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I laughed out loud and woke up the child sleeping on the sofa! This is such a lark, I'm enjoying it enormously.

Author's Response: I should put a warning on the next chapter ... do not read in vicinity of sleeping children ...



Reviewer: hms42 Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 12:44AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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Reviewer: Phx tears Signed Date: 2009.01.28 - 12:19AM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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*sigh*ginny.... i don't know what to say... she's just...my gosh that girl's thick..it's just sad. just have harry snog her senseless OR better yet, to give her a wake up call, have him snog some other chick...or something. I'm sure you'll think of something, after all it's your job ;)



Author's Response: Oh, there are wake up calls coming! woot!



Reviewer: WendyinOH Signed Date: 2009.01.27 - 10:09PM Title: Your mother warned you there'd be days like these

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This is just getting better! I was rec'd to this by a friend, and dang if she wasn't right. Now, I am not one to leave reviews, but I do admit to waiting ALL DAY (okay, it was a snow day!) for the mods to clear this! YIPPEE!!!!

PLEASE keep writing on this! I am having a hard time waiting to see where Ginny wakes up from being the thick one... or is it really Harry? ;)

Thanks again!

Author's Response: It's finished, so I can't keep writing lol. I'll have it up as fast as I can - but you know ... I want you to savour the story ;)




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