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Review:academica says:
Did I somehow miss the fact that you'd updated this? Anyway, I'm here, and happy that you asked me to return to this lovely story. Thanks for the swap :)

I love how beautifully you've captured the essence of the Weasley household here, even under the weight of the theme of Lucy's death. The elder Molly reverts to serving dinner and hugging, because those are the things in her coping toolbox. Everyone gathers around and shares fond memories of Lucy or idle chatter, and the house is full, just like the table. I like how you even described the way it smelled, like "cedar and musk."

I think part of what makes the atmosphere stand out to me is the way in which you've isolated Molly from all of it. She's clearly very much inside her own head, which is most visible when she sees something that reminds her of a memory with Lucy or catches a shred of conversation, or when she is surprised by an attempt at a comforting touch. I think that's all very consistent with your portrayal of her illness, and it all makes sense to me. I don't know if I've asked you before, so if I have, ignore me, but--would you mind sharing where your inspiration for this story originally came from? I'm not trying to be intrusive; I'm just quite curious.

Love the little "surprise" (sort-of?) there at the end. I sense that things are about to get more complicated, and maybe a little scary, for poor Molly. I wonder how the family will deal with that.

Nice work! I think I'll bookmark this for updates.

-Amanda

Author's Response: :P

I'm really pleased you connected to the Weasley bit because it was something I was worried about- trying to handle such a large cast for one chapter. It was a bit hectic to be honest because above all else there had to be this sense of loss and yet i didn't want it to be so overwhelming for the other characters. Not like it is for Molly anyway. I've never seen her good in big social situations and then compounding that with her confusion and grief she folds into herself like a hedgehog.

Inspiration for this? No, i don't think you've asked. Honestly, the idea sort of warped from my original plan. I have this story Perfect Spiral which is where I got Molly from. I knew i wanted to write more about her and make a more in depth story of her. It was her coming unhinged and I was definitely intrigued me to see how far it could go and what it would take for her to get better. It warped a little from the original plan because my first idea was to have a short Molly/Oc story that had her growing into herself. However- as I was dwelling on what was going to push the story forward I thought what would it be like if a character like Molly lost someone, the only person really close to her? How would she react? Things just started to fall into place after that. I realized that was the story I wanted to tell rather than the original thing I had planned.

You're not being intrusive at all! There is no personal connection to this, sure i've used some feelings and emotions from the funeral scene to try and get an accurate representation of it but it's mostly just been a lot of stewing about in my mind. (that sounds creepy like i'm a really dark character for thinking of a plot like this... *shifty eyes* promise you i'm completely normal ;) )

But yes, things will be getting darker for Molly, scarier perhaps, it's not going to be a downright horror but it won't be easy for her either.

Thank you so much for your lovely review! I always appreciate it!

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