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Distractions by GamgeeFest	7 Review(s)
cookiefleck	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/11/2009
Pippin, etc. - a very touching chapter. And the poem, hah! Author Reply: Thank you, dear! That poem was so much fun to think up! Writing corny poetry was surprisingly easy. :P

Antane	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/11/2009
That was a wonderful gift Pippin gave to Denethor - and to himself. I hope Faramir hears of it. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I'm sure Faramir will hear of this, and rejoice just as Pippin and Merry did, both for his friend and his father.

Andrea	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/11/2009
Well, I am a Hobbit, Lord, as you know, since you were kind enough to let me serve you without the burden of boots. So if it’s all the same to you, I think I shall die when I am very old and have had lots of children and led a full life, for dying in battle would seem a waste to a Hobbit, not a glorious thing as you deem it to be. Be at rest, my friend. Well said, Pippin! I liked that scene very much, especially the song he chose. And little Gerwinda also found the perfect moment to speak again. I'm proud of those two :-) Author Reply: I think that Denethor would have wanted that Pippin as well, and would have happily wished him a long and happy life if circumstances had been different. The song I felt was always ill-placed in the movies. It's such an upbeat and hopeful song; it was nice to be able to use it in a more proper context here. Gerwinda didn't want to waste her moment. If she was going to speak, she may as well do so when it could help the hobbits' friend. She's a wise young girl.

Grey Wonderer	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/10/2009
I love that Pip was able to sing for Denethor and that Merry got to hear it. I also enjoyed the out come of the farm search. It's lovely that she found the letters. Great chapter. Author Reply: I've had these two scenes in my mind for a long time. It was very satisfying to finally be able to write them and share them. And of course, Pippin would choose a day when Merry would be there. He needed to know his friend was nearby, but he also needed to do this on his own, without anyone hovering. Merry will find this day's post more easy to bear for it also. That box of poems will keep the lasses busy reading for the next few nights. :)

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/9/2009
How horrible to lose so much, and yet a joy to find that one box that contained such memories of the love she'd known. And I love Gerda here. And wonderful to see the song sung in movie-verse sung more properly and hopefully here, to help lay Denethor's ghost. Brave of all of them! Author Reply: If only one thing could have been retrieved from the wreckage, Ioveta would have hoped for the box of songs - had she dared to hope. This is a treasure worth more than all the gold in the Citadel to her. Gerdy is a dear and wise child. She doesn't understand the politics, but she knows Sador is a friend and she knew that speaking at that moment would help her mother to see it also. That song was used to great effect in the movie, and sung beautifully by Billy, but it always seemed out of place. It is not a sad or solemn song, and it felt great to be able to use it more hopefully and happily here, as it is used in the books.

Dreamflower	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/9/2009
Oh. Oh this chapter was just right! I loved Pippin's quiet and solemn determination-- and of course he would choose that song! And little Gerwinda's words came at just the right time to make a difference! Wonderful job! Author Reply: That song, while sung beautifully by Billy and used to great effect by PJ, always seemed out of place in the movie. It's far too solemn, not how Tolkien originally wrote it. It felt nice to put it in a more fitting context here. Gerwinda speaking at this moment - she too wanted to make sure it mattered, and she succeeded. Sador and Ioveta may only ever be civil acquaintances, but at least Ioveta can now see that the Haradrim are prehaps not the evil creatures she once thought they were.

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 32 on 11/9/2009
A walking song seemed just the thing to send Denethor on his way to wherever he was going. Pippin finished with a high, clear voice and instantly started again so that Denethor could hear it properly. What a lovely way to give Denethor what he had wished from Pippin, and to soothe Pippin's spirit. And the box of songs that was unearthed is a nice balance here. Author Reply: Pippin made a pact, and he always follows through on his pacts. In fact, it was a pact between him and Merry (in my universe) that allowed him to go on the quest in the first place. The box of songs was a great find, and it was fun trying to come up with a terrible poem! :)

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