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| Chance Encounter by Dreamflower | 127 Review(s) |
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| lovethosehobbits | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 1/23/2006 |
| I have so loved this story, I hate to see it come to an end and I assume after the next chapter it will do so. Did you write Menelcar's song about the hobbits? It was so very beautifully done. I am very glad that this drabble became something more. Author Reply: I am glad you enjoyed it--it has accomplished its purpose! Yes,I did write that song myself--thank you! | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/22/2006 |
| I meant to review this when you posted it, but life got in the way. *sigh* They say the way to Hell is paved with good intentions. :-)) This was brilliant! Those horrible Men will now have to remember never to underestimate hobbits again, and I'm glad Aragorn made sure they knew that Pippin really did kill a troll. Pip certainly proved himself a fighter when Minastir grabbed him - well done, Pip! I enjoyed Frodo being angry and I thought Aragorn was very wise to stay out of hobbit family business. He's not silly, our Ranger-King, is he? Even sounds slightly wary of our beloved hobbit when he loses his temper. Author Reply: Oh, I don't think that those Bad Guys will make the mistake of underestimating hobbits *again*--but hopefully they will not get a chance to, anyway. Aragorn telling Minastir that Pippin actually did kill the troll was Marigold's idea, and I thought it was a brilliant stroke! It is fun to see Frodo lose his temper once in a while, isn't it? And yeah--I think if I were Strider, I'd be a little wary of Frodo in a temper as well. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/21/2006 |
| "Sire," said Pippin, without taking his eyes off the fallen Man's, "could you please take charge of this wretch who thought hobbits were simple and helpless?" and... "Frodo, you are my oldest cousin here. But I am not *just* your baby cousin anymore! Here in the White City I am a Knight of Gondor, I am a soldier and a Guard of the Citadel. I have *responsibilities*! And I have a King who trusts me to carry them out!" Hot dog--go Pip!!! *doing a victory jig* That's it--get'em!!! I LOVED those moments! I could NOT wait to read this at lunch; I was *living* for this scene. :-P That was the one thing that I really liked about the EE DVD in the movies; Merry clinging to a Man and making minced meat of him with his sword. No, I'm not a violent person (and I certainly don't believe you are, either), but never under-estimate a hobbit's abilities. :-O Yeah, Pip's not the baby anymore, though he's still the cutest, lol. ;-) Pippinfan Author Reply: *grin* I think that maybe you liked it? I do like to show that Merry and Pippin have learned to defend themselves well enough to take care of such a situation! "Still the cutest"? *giggle* | |
| lovethosehobbbits | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/21/2006 |
| I really am loving this fic. Can't wait for more. Author Reply: Thank you! 8-) | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/20/2006 |
| That was a pretty sad and pitiful tale, lol! All it was missing was a homeless puppy lost in the rain. Or maybe one of the kids could have been crippled, Middle Earth's version of Tiny Tim. "Eru bless us everyone." ;) I'm glad Pippin stood up for himself against his well-meaning but overly-protective cousins. He really has grown up, to be able to do that. I can see why it would be hard for him once they've returned to the Shire to have everyone thinking of him as a kid again. Author Reply: It was a very pitiful tale, and if it had been true, Pippin would have helped him immediately. But of course it really was too sad and pitiful to be true. I like your additions--but perhaps Minastir thought they'd be a little too OTT. It was a moment for Pippin to show his maturity. If Frodo had just been yelling at him, he probably would have taken it as meekly as he usually did when scolded, but he wasn't going to stand by and let Frodo blame Aragorn, and so he found his voice. And it marks a turning point for him, to realize that he can so assert himself in the face of his cousins' occasionally over-zealous protectiveness. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 1/20/2006 |
| You'll have to let me know what story has the holewarming present to the S-B's in it so I can read that. Now, have read back to where I left off before. Caught up backwards, I have. Author Reply: That little episode is in the last paragraph of Chapter 20 of "A Conspiracy of Hobbits". A little going away gift from Pip to the new owners of Bag End. I do that myself every once in a while. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 1/20/2006 |
| The conspirators continue to conspire for good causes, and a loving Elf is caught at his good deed. Bless him for it anyway. Author Reply: He most certainly did mean it as a good deed, and I am sure the hobbits do bless him for it anyway. It really was a gesture that came from the heart. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/20/2006 |
| Yes, the young King also needs comfort, which helps comfort Merry. As for the plan to catch the conmen--excellent use by Aragorn of available talent, and his own ability to look as scurrilous as the least villain! Author Reply: Absolutely. For Merry, giving the comfort also enables him to *be* comforted. *chuckle* Yes, he can look a rogue if he wants to, can't he? | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/20/2006 |
| Apparently I've managed to miss a chapter or two along the way--must rectify that! Marvelous performance by our favorite Took, and by the scoundrel cum King standing by the wall on watch. Lovely! And I bet Boromir is MOST impressed! Author Reply: He did perform pretty well. Of course, his acting skills are part of why Menelcar thought he'd make a good Bard. And Aragorn, I think, relishes any opportunity to shed his King Elessar persona and become Strider again. I think Boromir would be both impressed and pleased that his training had proved so valuable. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/20/2006 |
| Yep--Legolas is busted. I know he did it out of love and admiration for the hobbits, but I have to agree with Pippin--lol, and Merry's reply to the discovery. It's great to see you going into the storyline of Merry and Theoden's escort ( to the gate). I have often speculated on what Merry felt throught that time, but would much rather read your account of it. :-) The angst of remembering his last precious moments with Theoden King...the man (not hobbit) whom he loved like a father. That alone is mind-boggling. I am so looking forward to watching those bumbling idiots fall right into Aragorn's trap. Go, Pippin! Pippinfan Author Reply: Well, good motives or not, busted is busted, unfortunately. But fortunately, the hobbits were able to see the humor in it. I'm glad you like my thoughts on how it could have been. I've always thought that Theoden must have reminded him of his own father. "Bumbling idiots" is about right. And these " 'bumbles" *don't* bounce! LOL! | |