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A Member of the Family
Bambu30 Reviews | 30 Ratings, 0 Likes, 26 Favorites )
On a sun-dappled summer's day, Hermione's young daughter finds an unexpected 'guest' at the bottom of the garden.
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Bambu
Member Since 2005 | 27 Stories | Favorited by 542 | 117 Reviews Written | 1,029 Review Responses
I have loved the written word since watching my mother’s fingers trace the lines of a book, luxuriating in riveting tales and well-turned phrases. Many a night I read until dawn, a plastic flashlight hidden under the covers to light the pages as I raced the rising sun to finish my latest must-read.
Since joining the HP fandom, I've been privileged to receive more than 50 awards, including Best Author (Quill to Parchment Awards) and Best Classic Author (Most Potente Passions). Among others, my stories have won awards for Best Hurt/Comfort (Spoils of War, Morning Has Broken), Best Novel Length (Calling Card, Guard…Check…Mate), Best One Shot (A Beach in Ireland), Best WIP (Saving a Death Eater, The Summoning), Favorite Overall Story (Complexities), and Readers’ Choice (A Quest of Paladins).
Aside from a judicious polish for formatting and egregious typos, I don't plan on revising my early work. Those stories are the stepping stones of my writing journey. Please note some stories contain adult content. None is more graphic than equivalent scenes in the television shows True Blood or Game of Thrones, and age appropriate warnings are posted.
I no longer write fanfiction prolifically. Like many fanfic authors, my focus has shifted to original work. A member of the Romance Writers of America and the Southern California Writers Association, I write under my name: Lin Thornhill.
My original story Verisimilitude published in Thoroughly Modern Monsters (Story Spring Publishing, 2013) reached the top 100 fantasy anthologies and broke into the top 10 in the UK the first month of release. Ben and Christine’s story will continue in 2016.
Fixation, my latest short story, slated for publication in J. Aldis’ anthology Immanence, with a winter 2015-2016 release, is particularly exciting as it anchors the Messengers of Inari novel series I’ve been developing for the past year.
9/2015
Reviews for A Member of the Family
Cute!!
I need to know, was it really him? Did he ever tell her?
A happy ending was had by all! What a lovely tale.
Hmm, so why is he stuck as a dog? Does he ever become human again? I liked this cute little story.
A very sweet story. I would had never imagined Severus as a dog, but I believe that you captured him well! Well done!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
What a very kind thing to say; thank you.
This brings back memories of a book I read, some hundred years ago.
There was a girl with a dog and he was named "Professor"
No further parallels. sorry to mention, but sentimentality is stronger than reason.
there are several stories that bring Snape back to Hermione in a animagus - form.
the ending is best: And after the divorce..."
nice idea. thanks for sharing.
:) Very interesting :)
What a delightful story, the children got the dog they wanted, the professor got the family he never knew he wanted, and Hermione got the faithful companion she needed.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
Thanks. I wanted to show that Severus and Hermione belong together regardless of incarnation.
Well, now, that was interesting. I like the crafting of similarities and spurring of memories. Well written as always, even if I am not fond of DH complaint tales. LOL. And very touching that she could fix this Professor's neck wound where she could not the other.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
I'm not always happy with DH-compliance either. But in this case, I was fascinated by the idea of showing that regardless of what incarnation either finds themselves, Severus and Hermione will always find one another.Thanks so much for your comments.
delightful! thanks so much
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
And thank you, too, for the review.
Lovely!
Nice. ;)
This is still one of my favorite stories. It gives me great comfort to know that whatever the circumstances, Severus and Hermione would always know each other.Beth
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
You've made my morning because this is exactly how I think of the pairing. Thank you for taking the time to leave me a review.
And balance is restored, Hermione and Severus are together and happy, all is well with the world.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
In my canon heart it's HG/HP; but in my fanfiction soul it will always be SS/HG. Thanks for enjoying the story and letting me know.
This is such a sweet story! A new companion for Hermione and some unconditional love and care for Professor. :D
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
I thought the balance worked very nicely. Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it.
Such a beatiful story! I probably should have asked my own dog before I named her Bellatrix... as it is quite obvious she is the complete opposite of her namesake.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
Thank you so much. I love that your Bellatrix is the complete opposite of her namesake -- that's incredibly sweet.
This was a cute story. Leave it to Hermione to see something that probably was never there. Snape as a canine how poetic.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
There's either great irony or something about karmic balance here. Thanks for taking the time to read and review.
great! really wonderful imagination! thanks for sharing!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
What a great compliment. Thanks.
That's a very lovely story. I wish Professor could get his other form back, but that would have meant he wouldn't have stayed with her for so long.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
Thanks. This way, there aren't any sort of legal complications, and I suspect it also means that in every incarnation, they fnid themselves in one another's company.
Oh good grief! You made me cry! This was incredibly sweet, thanks for sharing it!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
::offers you a tissue::That's a great compliment. Thank you.
oooooh! is this going to become "Potions Under Duress" ? :) would love to read more!
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
Actually it's finished. Even if I wanted to continue, I'm afraid I've been injured, and am wearing a cast on one arm and a splint on the other. I do appreciate your wish that it would continue. Thank you!
what a cute story. Very enjoyable.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
Thanks so much.
Who's a good doggy, then?It's a good story, Bambu. I can see poor Severus finding himself reincarnated as a dog (to work out some of the mixed-up karma he's accumulated over the years), although personally I tend to think he's been cheated if he has to come back as anything less than a pampered and thoroughy spoiled pure-bred pooch.Sort of like my dog...More than one passage brought tears to my eyes. Good job.
Response from Bambu (Author of A Member of the Family)
::pets Professor::Thank you so much for enjoying the vignette, and especially thinking Severus deserves a pampered life. I suspect Hermione's inclusion in it makes up for many of the difficulties.