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Potions Under Duress The Witches of Gilford
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The Witches of Gilford

1: Socks Were Better Than This

2: Evocative Chapter Titles

3: Firewhisky and Cider

4: The Return of Caustic Snape

5: The Leaky Granger

6: Trendy Mini-Pastries

7: Bolero (or When Introverts Date)

8: The Salmon Mousse

9: A Well-crafted Plan

10: The Illustrious Richmond Greenleaf

11: It's a Small World After All

12: Epilogue

The Witches of Gilford

pyjamapants

438 Reviews   |   438 Ratings, 0 Likes, 373 Favorites )

Humor Romance Epilogue What Epilogue? Potions Under Duress 70,070 Words 12 Chapters Complete
Ginevra Weasley Hermione Granger Minerva McGonagall Molly Weasley Original Character Severus Snape

The war and subsequent clean-up has ended, and the wizarding world is beginning to come out of its shell. Having had enough of Hermione and Severus's bookworm, introverted ways, Molly and Minerva give well-intentioned Christmas gifts aiming to push our heroes out of their comfort zones and into the arms of a well-read, like-minded witch or wizard. Will our heroes ally to survive with their wits intact? Will they overcome their personal demons? Will they find love within the pages of the detested novel?

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Chapters (12)

Chapter 1: Socks Were Better Than This

Chapter 2: Evocative Chapter Titles

Chapter 3: Firewhisky and Cider

Chapter 4: The Return of Caustic Snape

Chapter 5: The Leaky Granger

Chapter 6: Trendy Mini-Pastries

Chapter 7: Bolero (or When Introverts Date)

Chapter 8: The Salmon Mousse

Chapter 9: A Well-crafted Plan

Chapter 10: The Illustrious Richmond Greenleaf

Chapter 11: It's a Small World After All

Chapter 12: Epilogue


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Member Since 2006  |  12 Stories  |  Favorited by 144  |  277 Reviews Written  |  893 Review Responses

I'm a freelancing Yank who lives in the Midwest with her husband, three cats, and two dogs.

I'm a dabbler by nature. Jack of all trades, master of none. I write, run, swim, garden, quilt, bake, and so on. 

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Reviews for The Witches of Gilford

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Guinnevere

Mmmm. Nice and lemony, thanks, although Hermione's unexpected reaction to the bed in which she and Ron slept and made love together was a logical, nice touch as well. And Severus actually understood how she felt, once she'd explained. It must be love!Good chapter!

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

You're quite welcome for the lemons. :) I'm glad you liked the reaction to the bed. It wasn't part of the original outline, but it just seemed to fit.

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Guinnevere

Heh. Crotchlumency. (See also: thoughts of Peter Pettigrew, Dolores Umbridge, Rubeus Hagrid, et al, en déshabillé...)Erk.Good chapter.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

*grins* Knowledge of the term Crotchlumency is a bit of a curse. It, um, comes up more than occasionally in stories, and it always REALLY jumps out at me now...

10/10

sshg316

Hahahaha! I loved this chapter!  They certainly hijacked the meeting in spectacular fashion, and I can think of at least one person who was certainly not pleased.  Your UST is divine, and I like how they're going to take things slow.  You're building up the relationship, which is lovely to see.Looking forward to more!

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Whoops! Missed this one before. I'm so very glad you liked it! *blushes at thought that my UST is divine*

10/10

sshg316

Whew!  Disaster averted ... just barely!  And we got a hot make-out session in the hallway, too! Woo hoo!  *rubs hands together gleefully*  And now the book discussion! *rushes to next chapter*

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

*blushes*Glad you enjoyed the make-out session. I rather enjoyed it too, if I do say so myself.:)

10/10

sshg316

Hahahaha! They're gonna hijack the book club! I love it!Ooo! And a real date!  Can I just say that I found Ginny absolutely hysterical?  What a hoot!

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

You are an absolute darling for leaving a review with every chapter. :)This Ginny is incredibly fun to write. I think I've got one scene left with her, and I can't wait to see what she has to say.

10/10

sshg316

Oh, I do love a Snape who is in touch with his feelings.  He loves her!  Of course, he think she's still in love with her dead husband ... but yeah.  ;)I really enjoyed you showing how Ron and Hermione dealt with the issues in the marriage.  So many times we see them having just given up.  In real life, marriage is filled with such compromises and solutions--especially for those of us who married young.  So I just love how you portrayed their marriage.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Thanks so much. I took it as a personal challenge to give them a real relationship. I'm as much a sucker for a 'Ron is a Dirtbag' fic. as the next fangirl, but I really wanted something a bit more fulfilling for Hermione. I do think they are fundamentally ill-suited, but I like to think they both grew up a bit.

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sshg316

*skids in to read before exchange starts*Woo hoo!  I'm finally catching up with this fabulous story!  The last line--yes, yes, yes.  Love it. I enjoyed so much about this chapter, from the puking pastille (plaid vomit--gotta love it) to the trip to the chip shop and their "is this a date?" dinner, to Hermions'e inadvertant exposing of such a raw wound. Poor Severus ... yet totally plausible that he would have been overlooked in such a way.  He really needed to let all that out.  Goodness.On to the next chapter! :D

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

*preens*I'm so tickled that I was your last stop before the exchange. :)Thanks for letting me know that you found Severus's emotional wound plausible. I was REALLY concerned that it had been too long since the war... or that it was unbelieveable that he could be THAT repressed. *whew*As a side note, this weekend, I *finally* got to have the beer-battered fish that I'd been craving since writing this chapter. They were worth the wait.... but I will seriously have to reconsider writing scenes in which characters eat. It nearly killed me.

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Guinnevere

Well, your story has made me laugh. And cry.And now it's turning a bit steamy... I like this story very much. Your insights (written as Severus') about Dumbledore are truly apt. Good job.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Thank you again. The thought that my words could actually move someone to tears is rather alarming (in a good way). 

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Guinnevere

Debagged by Bellatrix...bwahahahaaaaa! It's the least of that crazy witch's transgressions, but probably the funniest. Even a total homicidal whacko like her can be good for a laugh.Another good chapter.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Oh, the plot bunnies that such a review inspires... it rather makes me want to do a Bellatrix gag reel. :) Thanks so much for all these wonderful reviews. Sorry that it's taken me so long to respond to them.

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Guinnevere

This is great. Such an honest, human assessment of their relative issues of guilt and post-traumatic stress. I'm enjoying this very much; and it's actually quite touching without ever becoming maudlin.Good job!

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

~blushes~ Thank you so very much. I try to keep a balance so that difficult subjects are offset by humor and levity. I'm glad it worked for you!

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Guinnevere

This was an excellent chapter!Severus' meltdown was a long time coming, and I was a bit surprised at how relatively mild it was...until the revelation that Minerva had had the foresight to spike his tea with calming draught!The notion of house elves' ability to apparate within the castle is well established, whether in canon or fanon, it doesn't trouble me one whit. Also, their ability to side-along apparate one of the humans isn't a problem to believe. Although if it were generally known, human nature would cause people to take advantage of it, getting the elves to transport them to class so they could sleep an extra fifteen minutes and still get there on time. That is, unless there were strict school rules against it for students and probably most of the staff.Another good one. Good job.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Thanks so very much for the lovely and thoughtful review. The only (regular) staff I could imagine regularly taking advantage of house-elf side-along apparition would be Slughorn. 

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Guinnevere

First, good premise...although I don't think I'd like a society in which any idiot could cast a compulsion charm to make me do something I found repugnant, like staying in a freaking book club discussion of an inane novel!Second, I like the characterizations, and the fact that Ron's death was due to a much-lamented tragic accident, not a callous decision to dump his wife (or vice-versa), and that she is doing something to ensure the same thing never happens to anybody else. (Uh-oh...I'm snivelling while I write this; you've officially moved me to tears. Not such a difficult feat, but it raises my estimation of any story when it engages my more tender feelings.) Good job.Last, one quibble (I can't help it, I'm a word-nerd!):          "Severus grimaced at the grizzly situation."I think it should be spelled "grisly" ... unless there was a bear involved. (Heh! Not altogether unlikely, given the magical environment.)All in all, good story.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

I'm glad you're enjoying both the premise and the characterization. I was quite determined to get Ron out of the way and give him a fairer treatment than he usually receives. Thanks for noticing! Thanks for bringing the word slip to my attention. It's made it through quite a few sets of eyes without anyone noticing. But you might want to take a look at TPP's terms of use. #9 suggests alternate ways of notifying authors about errors.Some folks don't like having their dirty laundry sitting around in a review.

Response from Guinnevere (Reviewer)

Well, obviously, rule #9 slipped past my radar. Sorry for offending you.

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

Not offended at all. I just cite things... The people I beta for routinely get comments to look at TPP Comma Rule 3B.

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Elise_Wanderer

"All the words that rhyme with 'hunt'"  Let's see, that would be bunt, brunt, blunt, front, punt, hunt, runt....hmmm, what am I forgetting?I love the fact that Severus realizes the need to take things slowly, though if they keep meeting against walls, it will all be a moot point soon enough!Glad they got the chance to "out" some of the their fellow goopy-book haters.  Now, get on with the getting-to-know-you phase!  There's shagging to do!

Response from pyjamapants (Author of The Witches of Gilford)

I believe you were looking for the word 'stunt'. ;)I'm so glad you liked that Severus is forcing a waiting period. I really think the thought of intimacy absolutely terrifies him. Never fear, there will be shagging soon enough. :)

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