"Sometimes it's pretty, but it's always cheating." And that, I think, is the best criticism of magic I've ever heard.
I have a little sister, and (god forbid), I think this is exactly what it would feel like to become estranged from her, lose her, and then have to move on. You have a wonderful sense of empathy, and you do a great job relating that to the reader. You've really humanized Petunia.
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Date: 2009-07-21 10:03 pm (UTC)And that, I think, is the best criticism of magic I've ever heard.
I have a little sister, and (god forbid), I think this is exactly what it would feel like to become estranged from her, lose her, and then have to move on. You have a wonderful sense of empathy, and you do a great job relating that to the reader. You've really humanized Petunia.