A Place in the World
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Apart from it being an artefact of considerable antiquity, no one at the Department Of Mysteries could determine what it was. It was taken from the body of a slain Death Eater at the first fall of Voldemort and was, undeniably, of magical origin. Unable to extract its secrets, and unwilling to risk further experiments, the Unspeakables consigned it to the vaults. Or so they thought. Only one wizard may provide the answer, but he has no idea of his connection to it.
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I have read this before and loved it. I have just finished reading it again and find I still love it!
Wow, what a stunning story, and well written! Genious how you melded the Merlin saga into this story,and based on my favorite novels of Mary Steward. I loved this..took some time to read, but worth all of it! Thank you!!!
aww, I love happy endings to stories. :) thank you for sharing it with us, I quite enjoyed reading it!
so, I feel like I missed something. what eileen saw while they were taking about Hermione's heritage, the woman in the dress and cape, who is she?
so... methinks sister Clairice isn't who she seems?
yay, glad they might finally do something for Petrus! the quip about Minerva hiring a gargoyle would be hilarious if it came true!
So, I'm curious if Dragon's Spur and Duboisea are real Australian plants, or merely imaginative? I've never heard of either before. :)
This is my second time reading this...and yep...I still love it. Congrats on a great fic! :D
I love this story. I have also read and enjoyed the stories about Merlin too, and this story really brings them together beautifuly Have you ever been to Abergavenny? I highly recommend visiting the Anglican church and Priory. It's famed as the'Westminister of Wales'. ps, I know, I live there.
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
You live there? Squee! I've never been there so I hope I didn't mangle any facts (Cuthbert would haunt me - trust me, he's worse than back-to-back staff meetings with a half-day workshop on acronyms). If I do get over there one day, I'll have to go on 'pilgrimage' and pay my respects properly. I loved Mary Stewart's Merlin trilogy, those books helped me recover from exams on several occasions :o) Thanks for reviewing and keep an eye out for Welsh Greens!
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We also have a castle keep with a musem in it. If you're interested in efegies there are a few in St. Mary's church right next to the referbished St. Mary's Priory. If you like tapastries, they have, in the priory, a very long tapastry done by local ladies all about Abergavenny. Come and have a look!
This has been, hands down, one of the very best fanfic stories I have ever read. Let me clarify - one of the best stories! I love the blending of Merlin and Nimue, Petrus, the dragons, the centaurs! Just so much of it was amazing.
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you! I had a lot of fun writing it even though it did take years (!) longer than I thought. As said in the A/Ns for the epilogue, it was Severus who pointed out the Merlin connection - and he's not the sort of inspiration one argues with ;o) But it was good to give the centaurs their moment (in Canon, they seemed a bit looked-down-on), and of course dragons are very misunderstood. There's more to 'em than this malarkey about dragon-you-inter-their-cave-and-eatin'-you (thanks, Hagrid)!
I've just finished reading this whole story - and oh, how immensely satisfying it is! This is such a splendidly solid and coherent world, interwoven with such lucidity and balance. I particularly liked your version of Tobias, and Petrus is a delight. Hermione and Severus work very well together, and I was very much impressed by your sheer attention to detail.
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Hi
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
! Thank you for your kind words and I'm so pleased that you enjoyed reading. I'd originally set out to do something a bit different in SSHG and if I've succeeded in that, well, I can only be happy about it :o)
I normally review long fics at least every other chapter... however, I was reading this offline and was not able to review that often. I did want you to know that I read your fic and thoroughly enjoyed it. It had intrigue, and adventure, and romance and best of all....Crookshanks!!!!I LOVED him in this fic. He made me giggle everytime!I Loved This Fic!--his
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Hi
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
! Thank you for reading and enjoying :o) Crooks has a way of threading his presence through a story (and no doubt leaving shed hairs for readers to appreciate). There were a couple of passages when he'd appear from nowhere and I'd be obliged, as a mere human, to write his (half) Kneazle Majesty into the scene.
I can't recall the title of one fic I read a long while ago, but in it Crooks magically made himself heavier while sitting on Hermione's lap - thus ensuring that she couldn't get out of her chair! That still makes me laugh 'cause I'm certain felines can really do that ;o)
What a wonderful chapter!!! So many pieces of seeminly unrelated facts have fallen into place to create a firm foundation for the Light to have defeated the Dark.The way Severus found his way to the Dark side because of the planted book explains a lot about the "how could this have happened?" we've all wondered about at least once.The lineage of both of Severus' parents was a splendid revealation, and I'm wondering what we may yet find out about Hermione's and Petrus' ancestry.I think Tocky speaks the truth about the greatest magic of all: "Love’s bonds is letting magic flow, and love is magic that is lasting forever.”Well done, and now I'm off to read the epilogue. 
Beth
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Hello Beth!
Thank you! I'm relieved that it all came together :oP
Yes, I wondered how Severus, while still so young, reportedly knew a good (or bad) many curses by the time he got to Hogwarts - and not just the language kind! (But he assures me that he could "let rip" with fine style from a very early age). Sirius had a hide pointing that out - the little snot - in Canon that really annoyed me. What colour did the pot call the kettle, hmmm?
House elves are a very ancient race and, in spite of their usually subservient nature, I think they're actually very wise. But then how often has quiet wisdom been ignored because Pride and Superiority shout it down? Treat your House elves well - the benefits will extend well beyond the physical neatness of your household ;o)
This has got to be one of my all time favorite stories now! It's so very well written and I love your original characters! I could not help but think of Toothless when ever I was reading parts with Petrus. Love love love it :D
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you very much :o) LOL I had the flying theme from How to Train Your Dragon running through my head while the Hebridean gave Severus and Hermione a lift back to Scotland. Delighted you enjoyed the story and it really was a pleasure to write.
I'm so sorry for the double review, my computer is having a hissie fit.
It's over I will truely miss not seeing an update for " A Place in the World " in my in-box. You have taken us all on a wonderful adventure, full of magic and mystery. Now at the end of the road, everyone has indeed found their place in the world, from little Tocky finding his true family, miss Myrtle and Paulus as ghostly therapists, the centaur herd made whole again, Toby and Eileen together, Petrus a British citizen, and happy in the library, Draco on his way healing and wisdom, even the dragon mosaic has a place, and last but never least, Severus and Hermione together as they should be. How you have managed to keep so many elements in balance and keep us all so enthralled leaves me in awe 
thank you so very much for this lovely story, it is one that I will be reading again and again.
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Hi Mick! Well, if you do read it again I hope it keeps you happily entertained :o) I'm pleased that you enjoyed the adventure ('cause writing it certainly was), and would quote a well-known venerable Hobbit on the subject of ending roads:
"Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known."
(From The Old Walking Song by B. Baggins)
And all is well in the world, with a place for everyone, even Petrus, Draco and the other post-war Slytherins, and Miss Myrtle who is no longer moaning. Even Toby and the Grangers have a place in the magical world. Happy sighs!!THYANK YOU for this wonderful and detailed story! I realize it was a huge commitment of your time, and I hope you feel accomplished - as well as encouraged to continue writing. You created some intriguing characters and a fascinating set of circumstances. Well done, you!
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you, June - yes it did take a couple of years longer than I thought it would, but then when I sketched out the plot I was naive enough to think I could do it in 8 - 10 chapters ~facepalms~. The characters, however, had other ideas and it was either do as they instructed or get Imperio'd ;o)
This was a marvelous ending, with the two sets of parents getting on so well and Hermione and Severus settling down in a lovely old house on the Severn. I'm impressed that you managed to work in so many other happy endings, too. But most of all, Noodle, thank you a million times for this lovely story, which I've now re-read and re-read and always find new things and ideas in. It is a real achievement.
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Hi
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
! Glad you enjoyed the story (and found it here of TPP after t'other site crashed) and the happy endings. As I said in the A/Ns, writing it was certainly an experience that I'd never, ever trade. Thanks again for reading and reviewing :o)
Loved it so! Like I said before, one of the two best stories I've ever read...really...and i've read A LOT of stories...Thank you so very much!
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you very much for reading and enjoying - it's a pleasure to have a completed story to share :o)
Aww, so very sorry to see this end. It's been such a joy to read and anticipate.Guess I'll just have to start over again from the beginning! :-)
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you! I've really enjoyed writing it - even more so for having completed the story ;o)
What a lovely chapter! I am so happy that Severus and his mother can be close again. This opportunity for his entire family to be made whole is a rare gift and I hope all will be well. I like the idea of Purrin' Therapy. Little Southpaw even healed Severus' irritated and irascible mood with only a look. There are days when I think I would be better off if I had a half-Kneazle to purr away my moods.I wonder what will happen at the Gobstones match? Will Eileen want to play, too? That will be interesting, and I just bet she could beat the socks off all of them!Beth
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Thank you Beth! I like the idea of Purring Therapy to a ridiculous extent - a cup of tea and a purring feline, what good medicine :o)
Well something does happen at the Gobstones match, but Severus doesn't want to talk about it ;o)
Cheers
Shell
Severus and Hermione"honorary dragonets", made me smile. Then Hermiones fairwell to the old dragon,brought a tear to my eye. Severus' reaction to Minerva's hug was priceless, as was the dragon's laughter. The centaur herd is whole again, that can only be a good thing. Toby and Eileen are getting to know eachother again, they are different people now, it would be nice if they could be friends. Hagrid is the same as ever, a Barghest called Petal of all things, he will never change thank goodness. It was wonderful to see Severus able to let go of all the pain and anger of the past, and forgive his mother.
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Hi mick! No doubt Hagrid will tell you that the Barghest is a very misunderstood creature and they really don't deserve to be called "Old Shuck" and all sorts of other nasty names. As for snatching solitary travellers off the moors, well, they get lonely, don't they? They don't do any harm, they just want some company. And they love to play. Not the Barghest's fault if someody goes and faints with fright...
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway
I think Severus approves of that quote ;o)
I've been wanting to say before I move on that I have visited the Notre Dame Cathedral once many years ago. You must have been there yourself to write about it as you have. I have never had a similar experience before or since. I saw several cathedrals during my visit to Paris but my visit to Notre Dame was exceptional. As I walked through the doors into the sactuary, my vision was immediately dawn upward, and my eyes burst into tears as I was unexpectantly and immediately overcome by emotion. It was incredibly beautiful but more than that, it was awesomely spiritual; but what would make a person's heart feel like bursting all of the sudden without warning? I did feel the presense of The Living God in that place. There are not words to discribe my feelings. It was only after the first burst of emotion that swept over me just entering the sanctuary that I was able to be awed by the fact that I was standing where so many rare and podigious others had stood, in who's footsteps I'm not fit to trod. There is something different and special about that particular cathedral. And I'm happy to say that after almost having a heart attack from walking up the many stairs to the bell tower in awe of the worn steps where so many other priests and pilgrims had trod for hundreds of years, I was able to reach out and touch a gargoil. It was fantastic! I also don't think I had ever been that high before, if you don't count jet liners. There is definitely something different and special about that place.
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
It sounds like your visit to Notre Dame brought you a touch of Grace, which is a very great thing to experience - one that will be remembered forever. And yes, I have been there. I'd done a project on Notre Dame when I was in high school, so it was with a peculiar sense of familiarity with which I explored the cathedral in real life over a decade later. Something that did bring me great joy (and Petrus too, when he read the news) was that after I started writing this story, eight new bells were cast for Notre Dame, along with a new Great Marie to reside in the south bell tower, and their voices tuned to sing with Emmanuel. To hear Notre Dame in full voice while within its walls... What words could describe it?
Let me know if the follwing link doesn't work out of TPP. It's the inauguration of the new bells. In the video of the ceremonies, the bells begin to sing at 58:02 beginning with Emmanuel himself, who seems to call the other bells to wakefulness. There surely can't have been a dry eye in Paris!
You are exciting and wonderful in this chapter! I love the dragons and I love the Kozacs interaction with Hermione. Great battle scene! It's so wonderful that our beloved Severus is able to garner the entire wizarding world's strength by his honor and relationship to Merlin. He is humble though. So is Kingsley. Great wizards, they are. And Hermione doesn't realize she's probably going to go down in history for her battle from the back of a dragon and being the mate of Merlin's heir in the battle of the Dementors rather than Harry Potter's best mate. I like it! I love the revelation that Sister Clarise is Eileen Prince-Snape. How long do I have to wait for the rest of he story, my noodle?
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
And thank you again! Glad you enjoyed it :o) I dare say Hermione will feature in many songs and legends of the future (especially among the Kozaks, to whom tales and legends are a vital part of life).
“I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.” Lao Tzu
First, Yehy for Ronnald!!!!! YOU GO BRO! Regarding the bells, there is a youtube video with the "Harry Potter Theme" (Hedwig's Theme) played on the Univeristy of Rochester Carillon bells. It could be the background music for the battle but times it by 10. I love house elves! Toby has no idea how lucky he is to have little Tocky as his friend for life! Hermione will just have to adjust to the fact that he serves the Snape Family. Severus is so brave to stand still for the attempted dementor attack. Are you ever going to tell us the origin of Petrus?
Response from noodle (Author of A Place in the World)
Yeah, I think Ron gets a bit of a pasting in Fanfiction. He's not that bad, really, and I think he'll grow up to be a very good and decent man... but he's just not the one for Hermione ;o) Perhaps Hermione has come to terms with the fact that house-elves really do need to serve - it's their nature after all - but they should never be mistreated.
In every life, in every story, there are perhaps the things that should remain the mystery, non?