Gran is  a great character!  I love strong women, but traumatizing poor Neville...?  Still, it's fun to play with her. I'm glad you liked it even if you didn't get all of it.  Thanks!  AV

Good, I'm so glad you liked it.  It was fun to write something that was so different.  AV

Thank you love.  I knew I was going to lose some people with it, but I couldn't pass the opportunity to write something that was a bit cultrally different.  And working with Gran was too good to pass up.  *bats eyelashes* An AV fangirl... you spoil me too much!  AV

I wasn't going to use that term, because it's not very nice, but Hermione was built for that role.  I'm glad the fic struck a chord with you, the Longbottoms made a great Jewish family.  All the best, AV

Gran makes a wonderful Jewish mother figure.  And Neville is such a 'nice Jewish boy.'  It makes me wish they were Jewish in canon.  Thank you love!  I appreciate it.  AV

Yum!  You might think the combo doesn't work, but it does.  Glad you enjoyed it.  AV

I bet there are work-arounds, and looking for chametz would be much easier with a summoning spell!  But I don't think you could use house-elves, because you're forbidden from using servants on shabbat.  And I don't know about magic being the same as 'work.'  I'm sure if we lined up a whole bet din of rabbis they'd have thirty different opinions.  It's not a crap question.  Just one that I'm probably not qualified to answer.  But interesting.  Thanks!  I appreciate it! AV

Thank you love!  And you googled some of it!  Weeee!  I feel like I might have done some edjewcating!  Though I wouldn't use the term goy, it's got a negative/disparaging connotation, and typically in good company it'll be met with frowns, or at least should be.  I'm glad you liked it.  AV

Thank you m'dear, your review warms my heart.  And the Hillel sandwich is one of my favs too.  Though if you explained to someone who doesn't know, they look at you funny.  Like a seder, it's one of those things you have to try to understand.  Neville makes the most perfect 'nice Jewish boy.'  And Hermione... she's such a shiksa!  When I started writing I didn't know if Gran would make a good Bubbe, but she definitely does.Thank you!  And Happy Pesach! -AV

Good, I'm so glad that you did. I don't think there are many of us involved in HP fanfic, but I've gotten two reviews thus far from other Jews who appreciated it.  So thank you for a prompt that crossed boundaries.  I had a lot of fun.  And have a Happy Easter dear!  AV

It was actually chocked full of a lot of cliches, but I think that's kinda what makes it funny.  Seders are always something to be endured, but they're fun in their own way too.  I'm glad you liked it!  Thank you! AV

Gran makes a surprisingly wonderful Bubbe.  I hadn't really thought about the character much before I started writing it, but it does go to explain a lot.  And Neville is such a 'nice Jewish boy.'  I'm thrilled you liked it.  Thank you! AV

Thank you, I'm very happy you enjoyed it.  I knew from the get-go that not everyone was going to 'get' it, and I had two choices. Either I could try to write a how-to that explained all the parts of a seder, or I could write a story that risked losing an audience.  Ah well.  A seder is just one of those things you have to experience to understand.  If you ever do go to one, you'll find it's very similar to what was written.  It never starts on time.  There's always too much wine.  And you're starving by the time you do eat.  But everyone has a good time... usually.  Thanks! AV

Yes, but for those of us who've not experienced this, it was a great look into another culture. I grinned the whole time. :)

Thank you, that it was. I credit HermioneWeasley1972's cross-cultural prompt.

I'm thrilled that you were still able to find the humor in it.  I knew going in that I would lose some of my audience, but seders are just that sort of thing you have to experience to understand.  And doesn't Gran make the perfect Jewish Mother?  I really think she does.  Thank you m'dear!  AV

Thank you!  I think Gran is a great Bubbe.  I had my doubts when I started writing this, but it does go to explain a lot of Augusta's forceful personality issues.  And Neville is such a 'nice Jewish boy.'  It worked out better than I had hoped.  Thanks! AV

That's alright love.  A Passover seder is just one of those things that you have to experience to understand any way.  It's a scripted dinner celebration with props and songs and built in stories, all designed to tell the story of the Israelites leaving slavery in Egypt. It's meant to be a full sensory experience to celebrate the holiday.  But it comes with its own cliches as well.  All the best, AV

I had a hard time thinking up a title and summary for it, but otherwise I was very pleased by how it came out for something under 1,000 words.  The Longbottoms were the perfect family to choose.  I figured I could get away with it because we know very little about them in canon.  And Gran is such a Jewish mother.  Neville, is such a 'nice Jewish boy.'  The leavening agents was a small joke, very small, but I'm glad it got a laugh.  I didn't know how many would get the jokes, or any of the jokes... but I'm thrilled.  Oh and with your 7 year old, I've found that Matzah Pizza is always a good choice.  Thank you, Happy Pesach!  -AV

Thank you! There are so many universal things that always happens in a seder.  You always start late, finish late, and eat late.  It's always painful in it's own unique way, but also satisfying.  And humor is intrinsic to a Jewish household.  I'm so glad it brought back wonderful memories for you.  Thank you, AV