A Simple Change
Rose of the West20 Reviews | 5.5/10 (20 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
Neville receives a disappointment and learns something was not quite what he thought.
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Aw. This is very sweet, a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac retold in cups of coffee. Good for Neville! Good on Luna. And good on Hannah, who's bided her time patiently.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Yes, there is an element of Cyrano there. :) Thank you so much for the lovely review!
I meant to drop a line earlier to say that was just lovely, Rose.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you so much for the review! I appreciate it. I'm still grinning over your story.
This was lovely... how to express emotion and pure understanding in something as simple as offering a much needed drink. It's better than love letters.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
That's an angle I hadn't fully realized in my mind, but you're absolutely right! Thank you for that, and for the review!
"Somehow, she knows you" seems to be the crux of this story. Hannah is even shier than Neville in this, and I can fully believe that they would need Luna's help to get together. Even if it was in form of a coffee cup. I'm glad they he found her in the end, because she seemed to be there already, all alone and watching him thinking of another.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Yes, I think Hannah is shier, just hanging in the background and blushing whenever anyone looks at her. From that position, she was able to really see what Neville was like and what he needed. For this story, anyway.Thank you for the review!
Luna is as astute as always. :)
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Isn't she, though? Thank you!
Awwl, this is so very sweet.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you!
What a sweet story. Neville really does deserve some happiness, and if Luna doesn't feel she is the one to make that happen, then she is the best kind of friend for pushing him towards someone who can.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I think she's the sort of person who would notice what Neville fails to realize.
Just realized I'd missed reading this one, no idea how that happened. I love how wise Luna is here.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
I think Luna is the one who would try to find a kind way to steer an admirer in a different direction. Thank you for the review!
Sweet of Luna to point Neville in the right direction. Simply lovely.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I think if she wasn't feeling it for him, she would do something like that.
How charming. Just perfect for the prompt and the pairing. Great job.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! There was something natural in having Hannah fix coffee.
Ah, this was lovely. From that moment in OotP when Neville gave Luna that one look in the Hall of Prophesy, I had a soft spot for this couple. And then at the end of DH... well... I've always felt there was a story there, since they both ended up with others, as we do in real life, and this satisfies that in so many ways. Thank you for this!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I felt like there must have been something to explain it, too. This was the perfect opportunity to explore that.
So sweet. Nice of Luna to point him in the right direction.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I think that's all he needs.
A lovely explanation to how Neville ended up with Hannah instead of Luna. Thanks for sharing!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I was trying to make the JKR extra-canon about them match the movie canon.
Response from Lady Whitehart (Reviewer)
I think you did a wonderful job of that. Good luck to you!
Sometimes all one needs is that simple nudge!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you. Exactly! He just needs a nudge.
Awww- this is so lovely and sweet as the cream Hannah mixes in for Neville - love Luna's graciousness and of course her gentle, all-seeing, all-knowing vision & guidance regarding Neville! Lovely story!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! Luna sees the things no one else looks for, that's for sure.
Ah, that's lovely. Happy Neville is always a plus !!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I like to see Neville happy, too.
Oh, what a lovely missing canon moment. So sweet.
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you! I hope it ties a couple of things together reasonably.
Cute
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you!
Response from Rose of the West (Author of A Simple Change)
Thank you!