Witchy Woman
linlawless239 Reviews | 239 Ratings, 0 Likes, 27 Favorites )
Hermione is reluctantly attracted, Severus is unwillingly bewitched, and Dumbledore is happily meddling. The path to true love is fraught with challenges ...
AU and somewhat fluffy, beginning at the end of Seventh Year.
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linlawless
Member Since 2010 | 34 Stories | Favorited by 194 | 139 Reviews Written | 1,164 Review Responses
I'm a forty-something American woman who is addicted to the SSHG pairing, relatively new to this fandom. I'm also considering starting some original fiction soon...
Check out the story I co-wrote with Remarkable -- it's called "Hidden Attractions" and (as soon as it's through the queue) it's archived under the penname remarkable_linlawless.
For those who are interested, I've got two WIPs at my website (which I will eventually post here, but not until I have a complete draft). It's easy and free to join the website, so I hope you'll visit!
I am honored that my story, Witchy Woman, has been selected as a featured story for September 2010. Better yet, this honor came with the very awesome banner at the top of this post!
Here's a couple of banners my friend Atuliel made for the two WIPs at my website:
Reviews for Witchy Woman
I've just spent a wonderfully relaxed morning reading this - your con envy fics prompted me to check out/revisit your other fics. Anyway, next time it's my turn to post at one_bad_man, this is my rec. It's refreshing, once in a while, to have Hermione, her Severus and no mysteries, crises or Horcruxes to distract from the romance.
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Thanks for the lovely review and the rec! This was my first foray into the HP world, and while I now see things I might have done differently if I were writing it now, I still have a certain fondness for it. :) Thanks again!
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Thanks for the lovely review and the rec! This was my first foray into the HP world, and while I now see things I might have done differently if I were writing it now, I still have a certain fondness for it. :) Thanks again!
This story is flawless! Every chapter was realistic and endearing, not to mention extremely well-written. Thank you!!! I really enjoyed every minute of it and I cant wait to see more of your work! ^_^
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Thank you very much! That's a lovely compliment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story, and I really appreciate the review! :D
Its Muggle magic, Severus!thank you, linlawless for a wonderful read!!
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
LOL, yes, it *is* Muggle magic! Thank you for reviewing! :D
Nice to see Sev and Harry as friends. :D
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Thanks! And I really appreciate all the reviews you left along the way! :D
LOL. Wonder what he really thought? :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Hehehehe ... good thoughts, of course! ;)
They'd better be careful they don't make things worse. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Always a risk when they start plotting and using spells ... ;)
If he's not careful, it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy! :0
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Yes, too bad he doesn't seem to realize that! :)
Now everyone will be watching them! :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
So true! :)
Severus is such a two year old, not wanting to share his new toy. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Yeah, especially not with a Potter! He's had bad experiences with that, hasn't he? ;)
Thanks for a fun story. You took several different approaches on both Hermione and Severus that I found quite interesting. Well written and fun. Thanks for sharing, JoAnne
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Thank you very much -- I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate you letting me know! :)
Well, first things first, I somehow got behind in reading this so had several chapters to read all at once. So the lack of reviews for the others have nothing to do with their quality, and everything to do with my impatience to see this tale to the end.Fluff is what an epilogue is all about, and you did not disappoint. They totally deserved their happy ending. I liked that we got enough info about the wedding to know how it all played out, but not so many details that it was tedious. And Harry as best man ... have my favorite boys both finally matured enough to discover they can be friends? Everyone wins here. Except maybe Minerva. She still has to deal with meddling Dumbledore :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Oh, I'm glad you liked the remaining chapters and the epilogue! I'm glad you liked the wedding scene. I often find myself skipping over the really detailed ones people write (though I know some people love that, so I'm not knocking it -- I just couldn't make myself write it that way). I like to think that Hermione would refuse to allow Harry and Severus to continue hating one another, so they'd eventually bond in self-defense. ;) And yes, poor Minerva -- who knows what pies Dumbledore will be sticiking his fingers in now?!Thanks so much for all your thoughtful, lovely reviews along the way. I hope you'll like my next stories just as much. :)
Well, it could have been worse... Ron could have been there too. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Right. Or Neville, who would likely have fainted and required medical attention. ;)
Guess what, Harry? It's not all about you! :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Hehehe -- well, Harry *is* a teenage boy, so he hasn't figured that out yet (plus, he's got a whole series of books named after him!);)
Oops, the post-coital jitters raise their ugly head. :0
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Yep, good description of it ... I'll have to use that sometime. ;)
Principles or not, the man's daft! :D
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Yes, isn't he? Such a stick-in-the-mud sometimes! ;)
Ooo, she's scary when she's all riled up! :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
LOL, definitely! Severus never knew! :)
LOL.Tricked into admitting it! :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
LOL, yes! Trickery is fun. :)
Albus is absolutely hopeless. He needs his hand smacked. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
He really does! :) And since I've been lax about saying it -- thanks bunches for all the reviews!
Nosy old bugger, ain't he? :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
He surely is! And he's got nothing much to keep him occupied -- a dangerous situation indeed! ;)
Uh oh. With Minerva and Dumbledore on their case they won't get a moment's peace. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
No kidding! They'd be better off with just about anyone else curious ... :)
Dumbledore will want to know more. Poor Severus. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Dumbledore *always* wants to know more! ;) And yes, poor Severus!
They're so cute. At least they're being more honest now. :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
Hehehe, yes, there is that! :)
LOL. Now's he's just confusing himself by overanalysing! :)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
He's really good at that, isn't he? :)
He's going to start pulling her pigtails soon... ;)
Response from linlawless (Author of Witchy Woman)
LOL, that would be something to see! ;)