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Grace has Victory10 Reviews | 4.0/10 (10 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
A boy. A girl. A problem. A complication. Several cliches. A resolution. A twist. The H/Hr ship that floats because all H/Hr ships have sunk. (Parody)
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Grace has Victory
Member Since 2006 | 10 Stories | Favorited by 23 | 3 Reviews Written | 356 Review Responses
My family became hooked on Harry Potter in 2001, when my son was going through a stage of reluctance to read fiction. Now it is a family hobby. I am a psychology teacher from Birmingham, England. My husband, who is Australian, is a computer programmer and network engineer. We have three teenaged children and two cats. We are all Evangelical Christians.
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I caught the father/grandfather clue, and the 'Red Herring' password, so I wasn't surprised to find out that the Harry/Ron/Hermione in your story were NOT the Harry/Ron/Hermione of canon. I'm not sure what all the kerfuffle was about cousins marrying -- it's not that unusual!I thought this was kind of cute.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Thanks, SS! I think the kerfuffle is cultural. Some cultures object, but the majority don't, and I'm sure British wizards are inbred to the point they have Squibs pouring out of their doors. Best wishes, GhV
Cute tale, led us on and then slipped in the suprise! Thanks for sharing this. I was delighted to read your note about Fanny and Edmund in the reviews. In some states in the US is is illegal to marry a first cousin, in other states it's OK. (they can be married in a state where it's legal, and then move to another state and they ate still legally married.) also the catholic church disapproves of it. But i always said, if it's good enough for Jane Austen, it's good enough for me. (Provided genetic precautions are taken)Not that i married anyone even remotely related to me. And I do think Harry and Hermione are actually better suited than Hermione and Ron, but that's life, isn't it?
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Thanks,
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
! Queen Victoria married her first cousin, with the result that haemophilia spread all over Europe. And it's obvious that wizards DON'T take the precautions - look at all those Squibs! But a Muggle-born parent cannot have a Squib child, so I think the Evans and Granger blood might make it safe for the New Trio. I'm glad I gave you a chuckle. GhV
cousin? brother? what??
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Does it help if I mention that this story is set in the year 2025?
Teehee. Very cute. I was suspicious when Snape mentioned father and grandfather. I quite like Harry / Hermione stories--no matter what JKR says. She blind! LOLFrom your notes about contradictory subject matter, are you referring to close cousins marrying? Meaning it's acceptable in Britain but not in America? Seems like a normal thing in the Wizarding world, all the families continually marrying into each other and such.
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Dear SW,Thanks for reviewing! You'd be amazed how many readers have ignored the "grandfather" clue, or read it as "godfather".Several American readers have felt that this was an "incest" story. This would never occur to Brits, since we had already read about Fanny Price marrying Edmund before Queen Victoria set the grand example, and we learned soon afterwards that Benjamin Bunny married his cousin Flopsy. Wizards are of course multiply inbred, generation after generation - no wonder they produce Squibs!As for H/Hr, I agree - I think that JKR could have chosen to write a story in which Harry's true love was a Hermione-like character; it isn't psychologically implausible. But she didn't, and the combinations that she did write are also plausible.Thanks for your input,GhV
Response from Southern_Witch_69 (Reviewer)
I don't know what happened, but I do know that families used to marry close (cousins and such) back in the older days. I guess people started worrying about funky genes getting passed on, but after learning about that in school, it's a slight possibility anyway that each person carries the same exact funky recessive traits that would result in birth defects. I liked the story, even if they were cousins. :)
*giggle*It took me a moment to parse this at the end, but it was quite amusing when I'd worked it out.
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Dear
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
,I'm glad I gave you a laugh. Thanks for reviewing!GhV
I read the comments this time to see what I missed, rather than re-reading it. The plot went completely over my head but I'm very very happy to be "humblified"! ^_^ Can we have more stories/connections to your only uncompleted HP FF "Magic in my Tree"
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Alas, I never found a beta-reader for those two stories! The drafts are finished, but they are not good quality, and I don't want to publish them without consulting native speakers.
Ah... my IQ has been tested! :P I had to scan this twice to realise what I missed out in the first reading... what fun it is have the noble endeavour of exercising, some would say exorcising(!) plot bunnies! ^_^
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
LOL, I can see you worked it out in the end! I'm glad to have puzzled you.
Haha, very clever! I didn't get this until Snape said 'grandfather'; how did I miss the bushy hair reference? Talk about seeing (or reading) what you expect! First cousins, though, that seems a bit close for comfort!
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I'm glad I gave you a laugh,
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
!Marriage between first cousins is both legal and socially acceptable in Britain, and it has always happened at slightly above chance level (Queen Victoria did it). It does cause medical problems in families where they do it again and again, generation after generation, as is the custom in a few ethnic groups, though not in the dominant culture. I'm certain it happens in the wizarding world, simply because wizards are so inter-related and have such limited spouse-options if they don't marry Muggles. Fortunately, in this particular case, there are the fresh genes of Lily Evans and Hermione Granger to mix with the Weasleys, Blacks and Potters.
Response from Tilly (Reviewer)
I wouldn't agree that it was socially acceptable at a more plebeian level or in modern times; though I know it's legally acceptable, everyone I know would find it an uncomfortable issue. For me personally that would be because I grew up with my cousins as closely as siblings more than for medical reasons. I think you must be right about it happening in the wizarding world though, because how else could they all be related?
That was adorably funny! Well, I will still take HHr in whatever form I can. ;)
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Thanks! This story was made completely redundant by DH, so I'm very flattered that anyone would still read it.
Oh, that was funny! Parody is about the only way I'd read HP/HG. I was relieved to read "red herring" to assure me that there was something going on. Cousins! Priceless!
Response from Grace has Victory (Author of Restricted)
Thanks, WM. I've had a few flames for this story, so I'm glad you understood the joke! GhV