Sage
lady_rhian378 Reviews | 7.32/10 (378 Ratings, 0 Likes, 283 Favorites )
For nearly thirty years, Hermione and her family have lived in peace and prosperity. When the unexpected occurs, buried secrets of a time long forgotten vie to make themselves known. Confronted by her daughter, Hermione allows herself to remember her past. What she doesn’t expect is to come face to face with it. R/Hr, HG/SS. OWL Awards 2008: Fire & Ice, Order of Merlin 3rd class; Tearjerker, Order of Merlin 1st Class; Nineteen Years Later, Order of Merlin 1st Class. SSHG Awards: Best Novel-Length, Round 3.
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The Tenant of Lyonesse Hall is on a temporary hiatus. Look for an update in winter 2012!
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What an amazing tale you've written. One twist after another... and just when I think I have figured out what is going on, here comes the next unexpected twist in the road.When Rose accused her mother of having been in love with Severus Snape, "You were falling in love with him before you even got there!” my first thought was a "loud" and triumphant, "Ah ha! I knew it!"But then Hermione said, “No, I wasn’t” And then I'm thinking WTF? Another twist in the road! 
And right about now you're pretty proud of yourself, aren't you? Umm hmm, I can tell. 
And well you should be! This is great writing and so much fun to read!!!Beth
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Oh, what a beautiful number of reviews you've left me! Chapter twenty-one was just posted. :-)I feel so humbled by your words, and I'm so grateful that you have taken the time to read and emotionally invest in the story.*hugs*
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Oh, what a beautiful number of reviews you've left me! Chapter twenty-one was just posted. :-)I feel so humbled by your words, and I'm so grateful that you have taken the time to read and emotionally invest in the story.*hugs*
So, for the lst three years Hermione has been searching for Severus, and yet she would not allow herself to consider that a marriage to Ron would not be the best thing for either of them.But Ginny knew...And now Viktor has sent her proof that the object of her obsession/affection is alive and well in France.And, OF COURSE, she is going to Paris to seek out the love of her life... (That's what I would do!)Yes, I am enjoying your story thus far!!! Great chapter!!! Beth
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Ginny is the friend every woman should have, and I cannot stand it whenshe is made out to be someone who would cut Hermione off merely for dismissing her brother. Ginny was never shown to be close to Ron in canon, so why should she latch onto that family connection now? *sigh* Anyhow - you didn't ask for a tangent!Thank you for reviewing, m'dear!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Ginny is the friend every woman should have, and I cannot stand it whenshe is made out to be someone who would cut Hermione off merely for dismissing her brother. Ginny was never shown to be close to Ron in canon, so why should she latch onto that family connection now? *sigh* Anyhow - you didn't ask for a tangent!Thank you for reviewing, m'dear!
Was Hermione pregnant with James when she left England for France? Is Severus James' father?In Chapter One, Rose spoke of James as her best friend, Uncle Harry had apologized that he hadn't come to the funeral, Hugo had said that James had never been much for family functions and that he had not been close to their parents.Then in this chapter, Rose thought again about James' seven months long absence. She recalled that "her parents had been unusually quiet on the subject. Her father hadn't said anything when James first went missing," and her mother "had said that he would come back when he was ready; that no one was to take it personally if he had things to do that he couldn’t confide in them. She had said James was on a personal journey and that he would be an improved version of himself upon return. She’d said it with such confidence that Rose had stared at her, utterly gobsmacked, until her father had told her to pull her chin up and not say another word about it." Before I'd begun to read this chapter, I thought that there was more to James than just that he was a cousin. Then in this chapter, Rose says that she and James were more like siblings.... And now I'm wondering if James found out about his real parents. Hummmm... I've got so many questions and am not sure of my suspicions.Now that Hermione has lit the sage candle, she is ready to tell her daughter about her long absence before she had married her father.
And I have got to get onto Chapter Four. This story is so well written. I see why everyone has been raving about it on LJ.
Beth
Response from braye27 (Reviewer)
I just remembered that James wasn't old enough for my "theory" to be valid, so.... I'll just shut up and read. 8^)But maybe I'm not too far off the mark...? Gosh! You're a great writer!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
James is actually Harry & Ginny's oldest son; he's Rose's cousin and big brother figure here in Sage. A very interesting theory, though! I do like it. :-) I will clear up now that Severus did not father any children with Hermione. That was a pet theory of quite a few reviewers for a while before I cleared it up on my LJ. I am absolutely thrilled that you are enjoying it. Thank you, again, for your attention to detail. I am also very grateful to Subversa and Shug for rec'ing it on their journals; they're very kind.
Response from braye27 (Reviewer)
I just remembered that James wasn't old enough for my "theory" to be valid, so.... I'll just shut up and read. 8^)But maybe I'm not too far off the mark...? Gosh! You're a great writer!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
James is actually Harry & Ginny's oldest son; he's Rose's cousin and big brother figure here in Sage. A very interesting theory, though! I do like it. :-) I will clear up now that Severus did not father any children with Hermione. That was a pet theory of quite a few reviewers for a while before I cleared it up on my LJ. I am absolutely thrilled that you are enjoying it. Thank you, again, for your attention to detail. I am also very grateful to Subversa and Shug for rec'ing it on their journals; they're very kind.
“Uncle Harry?” she asked impulsively as she put her hand on the doorknob. “Do you know anyone who has a doe Patronus?”...“Yes,” he said. “My mother did.”“Oh,” Rose said, a bit disappointed. When I read this I got the shivers. Rose did not know, but Harry did... and so did I. This could only have been Severus Snape's Patronus! As I thought on this, I was of two minds. On the one hand I am always predisposed to Severus and Hermione sharing their lives forever. But in this story, Hermione had been married to Ron and they had raised two fine children. What would their marriage have been like if both of them had known that a part of Hermione's heart still belonged to another? Could Ron have been willing to share her heart with another? Granted, her body was Ron's, but could he have been happy, showing no rancor, with the knowledge that Hermione loved Severus, too?And on top of all this, knowing that Rose is going to confront her mother about those five missing years made me fear for the mother and daughter's relationship. How, at her tender age, could Rose understand that real life is seldom neat and never perfectly sorted? That sometimes people make compromises in order to lead a satisfying life, that total bliss is rarer than hen's teeth, and that something is better than nothing.Then I find out that Hermione will be part of a delegation from the Ministry that will go to France to meet with the group who had pioneered this variant of Veritaserum, and Severus Snape was surely a member of that group.What’s the harm? was the thought in her mind as she walked into the house, up the stairs, to her room… as she touched the blue box that sat by her bed… What’s the harm? What's the harm, indeed? Rita Skeeter will be the least of her problems.Lordy! This is good!Beth
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Oh, I am so enjoying your reviews. Such depth and attention to detail! Thank you. This is truly the best kind of payment I could ask for.You ask some excellent questions which, considering the last chapter is in the queue here on TPP, I hope I will have answered to your liking. So glad you're enjoying it, Beth. *hugs*
Sage has been on my "to read list" for a long time now, but because I've been reading so many WIPs, I have only just started reading it.This opening chapter is so full of wistfulness and longing that it has captured my heart. I know the last chapter has been written, and the time is now right for me to enjoy what so many others have already been enjoying.I look forward to finding out what Hermione Granger-Weasley's secret life has been for all these years past. With any luck, I hope to finish reading it this weekend.Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us.Beth
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Hello, Beth! It's so good to see that you have made your way over to Sage. I am so inordinately pleased that you are enjoying it, and I look forward to reading your thoughts on future chapters. Thank you!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Hello, Beth! It's so good to see that you have made your way over to Sage. I am so inordinately pleased that you are enjoying it, and I look forward to reading your thoughts on future chapters. Thank you!
Great chapter about Rose! Wonderful twist, with Claire and even a gig of James' band!More, please!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying it. The last chapter is in the queue. :-)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying it. The last chapter is in the queue. :-)
Whoa. Explosive breath released. This story has swelled and ebbed like the tide. It's phenomenally powerful, gut wrenching and yet beautiful in a realistic way. Well done dear.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you so much. Again, thank you for the gorgeous compliments. The next chapter is in the queue and will (hopefully!) be posted tomorrow!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you so much. Again, thank you for the gorgeous compliments. The next chapter is in the queue and will (hopefully!) be posted tomorrow!
This chapter is bar none the best so far. Ronalds letter was sooooooooooooooooo heartbreaking. I loved it. I'm starting to think I see where Ron and Hermione should be together. Wow.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you, dear. I am so pleased that you enjoyed this chapter. I was very worried about getting Ron's letter right, let me tell you, so it's a relief that it came across so well. Thank you for your kind words.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you, dear. I am so pleased that you enjoyed this chapter. I was very worried about getting Ron's letter right, let me tell you, so it's a relief that it came across so well. Thank you for your kind words.
Wow lady!! I'm so glad you continued your story. Its engaging and introspective! I love it and look forward to your updates.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
We've only got a few more chapters to go - two more is the plan right now! Thank you so much for reading and leaving a review - much appreciated!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
We've only got a few more chapters to go - two more is the plan right now! Thank you so much for reading and leaving a review - much appreciated!
I agree with one of your replies to a review. Love can take many forms. She had experienced love and passion in a destructive manner, and so she found herself deserving that kind of love that comes from a deep friendship, the kind that forgives and forgets everything. Great mother/daughter dialogues.I am eagerly waiting the next update!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Exactly. You hit the nail on the head -- thank you for sharing your impression; I enjoy when people "get"it. :) And I'm very pleased that you enjoy Rose and Hermione's discussions. Hopefully, I will have another chapter for everyone within a week - chapter twenty is coming along very slowly. But it will come!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Exactly. You hit the nail on the head -- thank you for sharing your impression; I enjoy when people "get"it. :) And I'm very pleased that you enjoy Rose and Hermione's discussions. Hopefully, I will have another chapter for everyone within a week - chapter twenty is coming along very slowly. But it will come!
Wow! This is getting really good. Thanks for the update.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I'm glad it's getting good -- we're almost finished. :) Thank you for reviewing!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I'm glad it's getting good -- we're almost finished. :) Thank you for reviewing!
A cure for lycanthropy; so that's what he was working on. I have always followed the mantra if you want to be happy in marriage, marry your best friend (I did). And Hermione knew that too. Another wonderful, outstanding chapter. I will wait till you are finished to print the entire story for my "favorite stories" book.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
There are different kinds of love and different desires, and for Hermione and Ron, they chose correctly. I am pleased that you are enjoying the story, and I am quite honored at the impending inclusion in your "favorites" book!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
There are different kinds of love and different desires, and for Hermione and Ron, they chose correctly. I am pleased that you are enjoying the story, and I am quite honored at the impending inclusion in your "favorites" book!
Sigh, this is getting better all the time. Update soon!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you, dear!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you, dear!
Another stunning chapter. Now I really want to know what will happen when Hermione goes back to France--but I have a feeling I sort of know already. ;) My heartstrings fluttered a little when Hermione realised that he was working on the cure for lycanthropy; so many regrets. I guess it's not a good idea to live with that much regret. I hope she resolves her feelings soon.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Hermione had no regrets, and I have not written this well if that is the impression here. As she "thinks" here, it doesn't absolve him, but his trips now have a purpose, so it readjusts the situation in her mind. Thank you, as always, for reading and reviewing!
Response from bellarossi (Reviewer)
No no, I do understand that. It isn't your fault, I think I phrased it wrong. Hmm, now I can't think of the word. Damn and blast. Oh well. Thank you for correcting me, though. :)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Hermione had no regrets, and I have not written this well if that is the impression here. As she "thinks" here, it doesn't absolve him, but his trips now have a purpose, so it readjusts the situation in her mind. Thank you, as always, for reading and reviewing!
Response from bellarossi (Reviewer)
No no, I do understand that. It isn't your fault, I think I phrased it wrong. Hmm, now I can't think of the word. Damn and blast. Oh well. Thank you for correcting me, though. :)
Rose doesn't quite get it, and I think I sort of do. They decided it was what they wanted, not a grand passion, but a deep abiding love. Although Kingsley is not playing nice. Oh, well. This should be quite interesting.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Exactly. Alas, Kingsley is completely oblivious of their relationship -- it is mere coincidence that he's the agent of change here. And I very much hope that you find the last chapters interesting!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Exactly. Alas, Kingsley is completely oblivious of their relationship -- it is mere coincidence that he's the agent of change here. And I very much hope that you find the last chapters interesting!
I am looking forward to when Hermione is finally honest with herself. I know one can argue she has been irrevocably honest in this chapter but, I am sorry I do not believe it. Yes, she loved her husband, she married her best friend and childhood sweetheart but, she was not "in love" with him. I will not go so far as to say her children were a mistake but, I think she should have given him that one more chance and I am hoping that is what she does now that Ron is gone. Irish
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Everyone is certainly entitled to their own opinion. Thank you, as always, for your support.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Everyone is certainly entitled to their own opinion. Thank you, as always, for your support.
This is as close as it comes to giving reasons I can accept for Hermione and Ron getting together and having a marriage that worked.Somehow, the phrase "when one door closes..." comes to mind. Rose needs to go to France. Maybe Hermione does, too. Maybe it would be better if Rose went first and someone else came to England?
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you for the review and for the accolade on R/Hr.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you for the review and for the accolade on R/Hr.
He absolutely deserved for Hermione to leave. Unless there is a grownup inside him, somewhere, he's probably blaming Hermione for it. I'm glad she's done being a doormat.I'm actually rooting for Ron. I never root for Ron. I generally kill Ron.You must write a good story if you can get me to do that.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Yes, he did deserve for her to leave.I am thrilled beyond measure that you are rooting for Ron!Thank you for reading and reviewing, as always.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Yes, he did deserve for her to leave.I am thrilled beyond measure that you are rooting for Ron!Thank you for reading and reviewing, as always.
Read and reviewed on your lj but had read it again. Even better on 2nd reading...love it even more.Many,Many thanks again
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
You are most welcome!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
You are most welcome!
Very nice, I like the lines Hermione is thinking along. Perhaps there is a second chance for them after all.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I'm so glad that you enjoyed the chapter, m'dear. Thank you! *hugs*
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I'm so glad that you enjoyed the chapter, m'dear. Thank you! *hugs*
So why did the silly sod not *tell* her what he was doing? I love the idea of him faithfully watching her career, congratulating her on her promotion etc, despite her not replying. Some might characterise it as stalking, I suppose, but it sounds very Severus-ish.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
It is Severus-ish -- I don't see it so much as stalking as how it is when you occasionally look someone up to see how they are. Thank you, as always, for reading and reviewing!
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
It is Severus-ish -- I don't see it so much as stalking as how it is when you occasionally look someone up to see how they are. Thank you, as always, for reading and reviewing!
a very powerful chapter. answers some questions, but raises even more! heheLovely story, thank you so much for sharing it! Can't wait to read more! :)
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you! I'm so pleased that you're enjoying it.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Thank you! I'm so pleased that you're enjoying it.
i'm at work and really need to buckle down, so i can't write much, plus my thoughts are all jumbled anyway. mostly summarized as - read it, loved it, can't wait for more. : )
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Well, I'm at work, too, so we'll just be disobedient and discreet together! - Wait, that doesn't sound good. But you know what I mean!:) Anyhow - am so pleased you enjoyed the chapter.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Well, I'm at work, too, so we'll just be disobedient and discreet together! - Wait, that doesn't sound good. But you know what I mean!:) Anyhow - am so pleased you enjoyed the chapter.
It sounds like she will have a month to herself, to be alone and to grieve before she needs to face him. She's asked for a while, so hopefully one month is long enough. I'm interested to see how she responds to him. Hearing Claire mention "Uncle Severus" shines a light on why Hermione didn't let her family get close to Cosette's. At some point Severus would have seen Hermione's family, and that is too much for Hermione.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
That is the question, isn't it? Thank you for reading and reviewing, as always.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
That is the question, isn't it? Thank you for reading and reviewing, as always.
I am interested in reading other's comments on this chapter. I want to know if they "get it"
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Oh, you make me laugh. Have you read other reviews on LJ/Ashwinder, then? :) *hugs*
Response from MollysSister (Reviewer)
I went over and skimmed your reviews on Ashwinder. You have all sorts of smart reader dontca? I really enjoyed what midwife_witch, chelle1917 and Leandra had to say.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I do have smart readers! (And you, my dear, have guessed more things correctly than anyone else, so consider yourself The Smartest of Them All!) I enjoyed their reviews as well... they were also quite complimentary, so I enjoyed the afterglow there. :) *squishes you for being delightful*
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
Oh, you make me laugh. Have you read other reviews on LJ/Ashwinder, then? :) *hugs*
Response from MollysSister (Reviewer)
I went over and skimmed your reviews on Ashwinder. You have all sorts of smart reader dontca? I really enjoyed what midwife_witch, chelle1917 and Leandra had to say.
Response from lady_rhian (Author of Sage)
I do have smart readers! (And you, my dear, have guessed more things correctly than anyone else, so consider yourself The Smartest of Them All!) I enjoyed their reviews as well... they were also quite complimentary, so I enjoyed the afterglow there. :) *squishes you for being delightful*