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Name: emLILYEVANS (Signed) · Date: 03/07/2009 02:37 am · Chapter: Heirloom

aww that was sooo sweet!! i love hannah and neville

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I've become quite the Neville/Hannah fan myself. I remember thinking o.O WHAT? when JKR announced that they ended up together. Had never really thought much about Hannah up until that point, but I've developed quite a soft spot for her now.! Thanks for reading! :o)

Name: andharrywokeup (Signed) · Date: 08/09/2008 10:46 am · Chapter: Heirloom

Taryn, you big pain in my be-hind. You’ve got me blubbing at work, do you know that? Thankfully there’s only one other person in the office and she can’t see me. This was so believable – you can really tell it’s written by a mum. There were a few pieces that annoyed me slightly (like Professor Dumbledore offering her a lemon drop instead of a sherbet lemon), but I think they were just UK/US discrepancies – so that’s okay. They didn’t, in any way, take away from the overwhelming beauty of your words. I was already chocking up, but by the time we got to Hannah’s letter, the line about watching her fly had me in floods. I know that on the surface in the Wizarding world, you mean quite literally on a broom, but for me it held so much more meaning – which was emphasised by the shooting star at the end. Thank you so much for pestering me to read this exceptional piece, 10.

Author's Response: *hands Andy a tissue* I'm sorry dear. If it makes you feel any better I was a blubbering mess writing it, lol. I chose lemon drop because that was a password for his office in one of the books (at least in my American version, lol). I'm so glad you picked up on the flying bit...it was meant both literally and figuratively. I am glad you read this, but more glad to see you around more! *huggles*

Name: juls (Signed) · Date: 03/09/2008 09:22 pm · Chapter: Heirloom

Wow -- this is soo beautiful, Taryn. Made me feel all mushy inside. Mum & daughter relationships are so special - and you showed both of them beautifully. The passed down necklace is a beautiful touch. I loved how you incorporated the whole story around it. It did it's job in defining her - as daughter, mother and a very special witch.

You amaze me -- truly.

~~juls (feeling all squishy inside)

Author's Response: Awwwww... thanks, julsie! I pulled a lot of myself and my relationships with my mom and the girls into this. I'm glad I did it well. *huggles* :o)

Name: PoufSouffle (Anonymous) · Date: 02/09/2008 05:59 pm · Chapter: Heirloom

That was lovely.
Almost made me cry several times.
It's also nice that Hannah's birthday is the same as mine, too!
I always liked the character of Hannah, and now I like her even more.
Thanks for posting this sweet story.
:)

Author's Response: Thank you so much for reading! And you have the same birthday as my friend, Em, since I chose her birthday for Hannah's (mine is only 3 days later ;o). :o)

Name: Holly Ilex (Signed) · Date: 26/08/2008 12:41 pm · Chapter: Heirloom

What a sweet, sweet story. More moms and daughters should have a tradition like this.

And the little background scenes about Hannah hearing of her mother's death was well done; the surprise, shock, anger, pain and tears were well written.

The only tradition my family has. . . MY Mom started the classic "I hope you get one just like you!" which has been handed down to my daughter and now, to my grand-daughters!

I like the locket idea better!

HE!HE!HE!

Author's Response: As the mother of 2 girls I love the traditions. I passed my Care Bears down to my girls... does that count? LOL! We don't have a special tradition for any specific birthday, but we do for Christmas Eve that I hope will be passed on to my grandkids. And I go the "just like me" kid, too... actually both my mother's and my mother in law's curse came true, because we have one that's just like me and one that's just like my ex, lol.

Name: Ford the Prefect (Signed) · Date: 13/08/2008 09:43 pm · Chapter: Heirloom

You know, it's a good thing I'm a big, tough guy, because otherwise I might get choked up reading something like this. But since I'm a big, tough guy, then... well...

*pause*

But seriously... Taryn, this is a beautiful, moving story. You've done a wonderful job at creating an image of Hannah. And I love the way you tell the story of the turning point in Hannah's life, from the point of view of a loving mother and daughter. It would be so easy to turn her mother's death into an excuse for sending Hannah off on some crazy vendetta. But you're far to talented a writer for that, and so gifted at portraying the emotional state of your characters.

Nicely done, my dear. Very nicely done.

Author's Response: Thank you, Doug! I can always count on you to put a smile on my face with your reviews. I'm not a big, tough guy...so is it okay to admit that I got choked up writing this? I was channeling my own maternal feelings for this. Thanks so much for the review! :o)

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