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for A Dish Served Cold

by Barrie

person Moaning Myrtle
schedule March 25, 2004 at 12:00 AM
PLEASE GET BETTER!!!! As much as I love to read your stuff (and I do, I do!), I want you healthy. If it means days, weeks or even months between updates of \"Dish,\" \"EPU,\" or \"Dawn Breaking,\" I would happily wait as long as it takes until your sinuses, bronchiae and fever cooperate. Of course, if threats to the various body parts in question help, I\'m more than happy to offer my services.

So much info in one chapter! Let me see if I\'ve got this straightere ere are two dysfunctional grandmothers (one far more poisonous -- Sarit -- than the other), a vindictive and probably short-sighted father, an unwitting sister who appears to be a sacrificial lamb at the Malfoy altar, and two rooms full of suspicious (and ... dare I suggest ... possibly jealous that one of their ilk is about to \"get some\") co-workers/friends. Ho Ho How on Earth do you tie all these parts together so effortlessly?

As always, your stories are a joy to read. Please carry on but not before you\'ve beaten your illness into a pathetic lump of refuse.
person Lucifera
schedule March 24, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Just re-read what is up so far ... bloody brilliant, really!

Both my favourite quotes spring from chapter four:
\"Miss Granger, I can only marry one woman at a time.\"
and
\"What makes you think that in ten minutes you can come up with something better than all the rest of us can come up with in months of thinking about it?\"

Eagerly waiting for more!
person Iona
schedule March 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Hmm, interesting. Definitely interesting, the idea of throwing those two together. I wondered how it could be done believably, but you\'ve written both characters very well.
person spaz141
schedule March 13, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Chapters 1 - 5 I had resisted taking on another marriage challenge fic. I\'m glad I did, the ideas/theories aren\'t so new but the delivery is excellent. I like H & S\'s reactions they make sense. It will also be interesting to learn more about S\'s father and 1/2 siblings. thanks.
person Jana
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
More please? Pretty please?
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
I like this story better than A Terrible Temptation. It\'s more realistic to me. Although I\'ve been enjoying ATT very much, the enjoyment has waned a bit, I think. I say continue on with this one because I like it more, but that\'s only my opinion. XD
person Lucifera
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Another great chapter! Wow!

Of course I cannot wait to \"meet\" Snape\'s lovely granny. ;)

Kudos for thinking about others facing similar predicaments - that fact is forgotten just too often. Hopefully, Ginny will make a choice that our protective Ron will approve of!

person M
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
This Marriage Challenge has produced some very interesting stories. I like the way yours is a bit different from the rest I\'ve seen so far. Fab Job!
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
Another awesome chapter. I especially loved the reactions of the Slytherin and Gryffindor tables. I don\'t feel as bad for Ginny. What has she got to worry about, really? Couldn\'t she pick Harry? Or really most people in Gryffindor?
person Javen Green
schedule March 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM
I love the intricacies of the Slytherin social structure. It is complex and fascinating! I can\'t wait for more.