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Wrong Bettor
TeaOli62 Reviews | 6.77/10 (62 Ratings, 0 Likes, 1 Favorite )
There’s no such thing as Fate. The simplest acts can take you places you’d never predict. If life is like a game of craps, wrong bettors wager against the roll. Inspired by Wildcat’s Star Trek fic “A Roll of the Dice.” Written and posted with permission.
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How many world are we going to be flipping through? No wonder Severus is confused.
Invisible bonds tied him to the bed? Severus is either going to love what coming next, or he's going to curse Molly One for everything she's worth.Poor guy. Just when he starts to get some answers he gets jerked away to another Hermoine. Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
I'm awful, aren't I? Poor Severus!!
What will Severus do if he "travels" again before morning? I wonder if the fact that he met his undaughter, Violet Eileen, will make it possible for him to remain where he is for a much longer time? You're writing a very intricate story. There are so many permutations available that I can't settle on a single one, but there does seem to be something different with this Hermione.Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
How observant you are! And yes, there are so many possibilities, it's mind-numbingboggling. Even I depended on a chart whilst writing this!
Two hundred and eighteen Hermiones... at the very least! And how many Severuses are there to go around? Some days are diamond, some days are stone.Is this last Hermione– the one in the pink pajamas– the same Hermione that was going over The Notebook with Severus?And he has a daughter? Surely he must have a son in some place and time, too. Maybe Violet Eileen has a brother? This is fun reading and imagining!Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
LOL! Oh dear. There are so many Hermiones, it's hard to keep track, isn't it? Severus is certainly have a difficult timedoing so. I'm so glad you're continuing to enjoy!
"Go ahead and pour while I get The Notebook. It’s best I make sure all the other Hermiones know what’s happening whilst I tell you the rest.”OMG! Just how many of these alternate universes are there? And what kind of curse is it that keeps shoving Severus from timeline to timeline?I like how The Notebook keeps all the Hermiones apprised of the goings on. Poor Severus. Maybe he will finally get some answers.Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Well, science fiction (and some interpretations of quantom mechanics) would suggest that there are innumerable universes out there. For the purposes of this story, you'll have to accept the Hermiones' explanation of how many of their universes there might be. (Yes. I realise that was a horribly crytic answer.)The Notebooks are essential to bringing (some) order to the (potential for) chaos.Thanks for reviewing!
She reached down between them and curled her fingers round his knob less gently than he’d have liked, but without using enough force to do any damage. Still, it served to bring him out of his temporary stupor.Just as he was saying “Miss Granger, kindly remove you hand from my—”, she said, “Dry. That’s good, at least,” and let go. This is wonderful. I've laughed so hard tears are running down my cheeks!Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Thank you for such high praise!!! I really enjoy making people laugh.
“I mean I believe I’ve worked out why Two Seventy-four and I were included in this round of travelling.” That's a very good question. Why were the Severus and Two Seventy-four traveling?
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
It will might all come out in the end.
Soooo. He is now with his Hermione? I'm afraid I'm getting them all mixed up again, but I'll sort it out by the end.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Ahh, if you're mixed up again, my evil plan is working! Thanks for hanging in there. I trust you will work it out in the end.Cheers!
All's well that ends well, and this one ended about as well as I could have hoped. They seem to be very happy, and that makes me happy!Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
So, it was little Violet who was behind all this traveling. She just wanted to make her Daddy happy for his birthday. Sweet!
Beth
But will he be able to get a good night's sleep? Hummmm...Beth
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
That's the question on everyone's tongue at this point, it seems!! What do you think? Thanks again for reading and for the lovely reviews. They are making my night.
Got to wonder what all the other Hermiones and Sevs are up to. :)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Business as usual, I'd imagine. But that's a tale for another time and for another writer, most likely. Want to give a go at writing the lives and loves of one of the Threes?
Violet's the culprit. Sweet little Violet? :)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Arrggghhh!!!! Shhhhhh!!! Don't say it aloud type it out for all to see! "Culprit" isn't the word I'd use, anyway. The girl is as innocent as most children her age tend to be. The poor dear isn't even at school yet. And it's not as if she chose her too-intelligent-for-anyone's-good parents.
I'm glad somebody's worked it out! :)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Yes, well, fresh eyes and all that. Also, a distinct lack of know-it-all-ness doesn't hurt.
Okay, I read it again. So it's Violet. But, why is Harry there?
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
That question was also answered in the story. I beg of you, however, to please not give anything else away. I really don't like spoilers. For myself or for others. And some people do read reviews first. Until now, the comments to this chapter haven't given anything away.
Response from Severus49 (Reviewer)
I apologize if I'm coming across as being too nosy.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Thank you. It's not that you seem nosey; you don't at all. It is solely a matter of my dislike of spoiling and/or re-telling the story in the review space. I really do appreciate your understanding on this. Thanks again.
I don't understand. What were they plotting, and who were they meeting "you don't know her. You've never met her". Her WHO?? And what are they going to do about Molly's hexing? I'll be honest, I read the ending somewhere else, and from this chapter on out, it seemed two totally different stories that didn't mesh together. I won't give anything away, but an abstractness is starting that I can't discern with my feeble 43 year old brain.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
The answers to your first and second questions are deliberately obscure at the beginning of this chapter. If you've read the end of this chapter, you should already know the answer. If it helps at all, keep in mind, Hermione 273 – or any of the Hermiones, for that matter – hasn't travelled, and so hasn't met any of the other females in the other worlds. You third question is asking for a spoiler, and I have a rule against spoiling. I'm very sorry if if my answers haven't made anything clearer for you . Thanks for giving it a chance, anyway. Stories like this one aren't for everyone, after all, but you kept reading thoughout!
V53?! Being a mix between Severus and Hermione, the girl had to be double too smart for her own good. Is there something like UN-Wish magic or wish-UNmagic? Can H273 meet a Violet before they close their own universe? Your story gets more intriguing with every chapter; well done. Your comment on the first review let's me hope that there's still a big twist ahead. Definitely looking forward to it!BTW could you tell me which chapter introduced us/Sev to V53?
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
LOL. As far as I know, JKR never mentioned UN-Wish magic or wish-UNmagic.Thank you so much!Severus 273 first met Violet 53 in Chapter Three. (She is the only Violet he's met in person.)
They're planning something big. But I thought it had more to do with catching Molly Weasley before she unleashed "the horror" instead of with the Grangers. I'm anxiously waiting to see where this is all going. P.S. I don't think Severus is ever going to want to give up Violet very easily.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
You are in for a HUGE surprise!LOL, about Molly, though. You're as suspicious as S273 has been!!!
What does she mean when she grabs his bits and says: Dry. Thats good, at least, and let go.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Sometimes – when a witch and a wizard love each other very much – they engage in activities express their affection in ways which can leave parts of each or either of them not dry.
Not necessarily wet, but not dry, either.
She wanted to make sure she had not one or any of these things with him. Because they do not love each other very much. So, instead of asking, she checked for herself.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
That should have been: She wanted to make sure she had not done one or any of these things with him.
Response from KingPig (Reviewer)
Lol, I see. Motherhood has meddled with my head, when I first read that my initial thought was that she was checking that he didn't wet himself, which, of course, led to my complete confusion.
Interesting. And...I'm confused as ever. At least I know one thing: this Severus has an infinite amount of patience with "his" Hermione. As I was reading this, I was imagining what my husband's reactions would be to Hermione hiding the notebook - if he were Severus - and I can tell you, she would have had the century's biggest fight on her hands for hiding that, not to mention burst and bleeding eardrums! I can't believe he's being so nice with her when she has hid so much from the prime player in the whole story!!
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
I saw your confusion and met it with some of my own! It's been so long since I, I hadn't a clue what much of your review referred to. (And my head was stuck in the next chapter - which isn't up here yet.)Just to clarify a few things:1. When this chapter opens, he's still fairly newly arrived, and he spend most of his time there so far recovering.2. Hermione didn't hide The Notebook from him. I think you might be referring to "the little Notebook". That's a different book completely. It's hidden from most of the other Hermiones, but previous H told Severus enough to figure out exactly what the book is.3, As to the other things she's not told him, well, read the next chapter. And the epilogue (although that'snot posted anywhere as of this moment).But... since they are each characters in the story, neither of them actually realise they are in a story, do they? So, hey woulnd't know Severus is the principal player.
Response from Severus49 (Reviewer)
Oh, oh, oh, I thought you were refering to Hermione holding, yeah "the Notebook" that has all the permutations (is that the right word?) of the Severuses and all of that information. Now I get it. Thanks for clearing that up! And you're right. But then again, why does any of the story matter, in the whole of the cosmos? Answer: because we're nosy little things!
Oh, that was just too darn funny!
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Thanks! I hoped his responses to the H55's illicit activities (as well as how he handled - and was handled by - H273) might elicit a chuckle or two.
LOL definitely. :)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Yay! Was hoping to make somebofy laugh at his frustration plight delusional methods internal dialogue.
No idea how I missed this one! Now things are getting clearer. Love the way he admits certain bits of his body are willing but He's NOT allowing them to have fun. :)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
LOL! Just imagine: he would have missed out on her info-dump if he'd allowed his bits to have their fun, wouldn't he?Wouldn't you prefer hearing a lecture on the micro-history of an onscure magic to having an attractive, willing partner fulfilling your every— oh, wait.
The Severuses with Mollys?? Scary indeed, but with nearly 300 variants, I shoudl have known that there's more to expect than one Weasley. Now he finally knows what's to be expected everywhere and deserves a good sleep, I agree. Especially after the activities he seems to involve in before sleep. Please don't whisk him away from this place in the next 7 hours!
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
, yes. It's hjard to know what choises one might make under unfathomable circumstances. Why not a Molly Snape?He doesn't quite know everything to expect everywhere, but he's no longer completely in the dark. Now, if only his cruel writer these Hermiones would let him sleep! Thanks for reading and commenting. Your observations brought a huge smile to my face.
I don't know why he hasn't blasted everyone to bits yet. I probably would have.
Response from TeaOli (Author of Wrong Bettor)
hee hee. You might remember he did consider doing just that during his first “travel”, but then he discovered his wand hadn't come along with him. And since that first encounter, he's been more interested in figuring out what the hell is going on than risking potential allies with wandless magic. No worries, though. His situation changes rather dramatically (in his favour!) in the next chapter. Thanks for the review.