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| Consequences of a Fall by Dreamflower | 227 Review(s) |
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| SurgicalSteel | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/6/2006 |
| Catching up - still enjoying this - that Hyacinth is certainly one to watch out for, though. Author Reply: Whee! You are back! So glad you are, and glad you are still liking this! Hyacinth is about as trustworthy as a snake. Welcome back! ((hugs)) | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/1/2006 |
| " Merry sighed. "Cousin Hyacinth really is not a very kind mother, is she?" "Ah," replied Frodo. "So you feel sorry for Amethyst, then?" "Maybe a little." " No, *sigh* she isn't, and that makes a great deal of difference. Wise young Merry to sense that. Such a wonderful scene, the younger hobbits rolling about tickling while Eglantine and Esmeralda look on. And then on to the library for an exciting story! Wonderful :) Author Reply: Merry is beginning to learn a bit of wisdom here. Now that Pippin is better, he's also more likely to be forgiving, and seeing Hyacinth speak so cruelly to her own daughter has to arouse his sympathy. It's a good thing, though, that he doesn't know how to read Hyacinth's mind... I had fun with the horseplay and the library scene. I just thought it was time for them to have some of the fun together they had looked forward to! | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/1/2006 |
| Awww! That scene is so precious! The three "brothers" sitting down for quiet read. Gotta love it. :-) I thought the indulging horseplay was fun, too. I do like Merry's compassion toward Amethyst; Hyacinth really *is* a sorry-(blank) mother. All three of those lads are sweethearts, so I hope Amethyst apprciates Merry's effort. I was glad to see an update--I am thoroughly enjoying this wonderful tale! Hope you're feeling better. :-) Pippinfan Author Reply: Yes, they are like "brothers" here; I really had fun letting them be all cousin-ly together. Hyacinth is a sorry excuse for anything. Merry's not quite so compassionate and forgiving as Pippin--or Frodo--but he certainly had to feel sorry for Amethyst after seeing her mother being so mean to her. I'm feeling a good deal better, and hope to feel better yet, soon! Thanks! | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/1/2006 |
| A lovely picture of our three lads together. Yes, Frodo would enjoy walking under the stars, and a journey back to Hobbiton would be quite delightful I imagine. I love walking in the countryside. Can I accompany him? :-)) Like Merry I'm feeling sorry for Hyacinth's daughters - she's not a great example, is she? Merry is a sweet lad really. And Pippin is recovering. I'm all warm and happy now! Author Reply: I'm quite sure he'd welcome your company, LOL! Well, yes, Merry really is a sweet lad and a nice one. Seeing Hyacinth being so unkind to her own children (and really, hobbits don't go in much for talking to their children that way--it would definitely be considered emotional abuse if other adult hobbits heard her doing that) makes him realize how good he's got it. Pippin is recovering nicely--only one or two chapters left, and an epilogue. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/1/2006 |
| Now ... arousing Merry's sympathies for poor Amethyst. That's a very clever thing to do. Not that anyone did it on purpose, of course. But if Merry can spot how unfortunate Reggie's girls are when compared to the Took trio - or himself and Pippin, it can only be for the good. Hyacinth ... well - are you sure there are no hungry orcs around? I'm sure Euphorbia needs the relief! Author Reply: Well, it didn't take much for Merry to realize how good he's got it. And while he can hold a grudge a bit more than Frodo or Pippin would ever do, he's still a very nice young hobbit, with his symphathies in the right places. Doesn't take much to transfer his ire from daughter to mother. Hmm...one of these days, I'll have to write a little AU ficlet just for you, in which Hyacinth does give indigestion to some unfortunate troll or orc...LOL! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/26/2006 |
| Ah yes, the traditional peeling of the skin. There's just something so grotesquely fascinating about it. I'd hate to be the one to walk in on Merry and Pippin and their pile of growing skin peels (Frodo perhaps *hint*hint*. Or even Pearl - she needs something trivial and silly to make her feel like things are getting back to normal and I think that would do it). LOL :) Too bad Pip won't be able to spend too much time outside. At least he'll be more careful about falling asleep outside in the middle of the day after this (well, until the Barrow Downs anyway and that wasn't really his fault). I'm glad that poor Begonia will be getting away from the Smials and will be among family now. It will give her an opportunity to get to know her extended family and to make friendships without the burden of Lalia looming over her head. She deserves it after everything she's put up with over the last several years. Reggie's insights on the nephew's intelligence was fun. I'm very eager to see how this is going to end. I'm starting to waver on my theory of who Hyacinth is waiting for at the beginning of the chapters. Author Reply: *grin* You know, this is one of the first scenes that came to me for this story, long before the rest of it--Hyacinth, and Lalia, etc. were part of it. I could just see Merry peeling a sunburnt young Pippin. It took me quite a while to find out where it belonged, and figure out the rest of the story! This is a lesson he'll take to heart. Don't sleep in the sunshine without a shirt on!! I thought Begonia deserved a nice retirement. No one yet has identified the nephew. I've been surprised that some of my more eagle-eyed readers haven't remembered him, but there was no Begonia in evidence at the time. It's not long now--one more chapter and an epilogue, I think. I'm quite sure you've guessed it... | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/19/2006 |
| H'mm ... has Mistress Bolger not been married long? Perhaps this is the hobbit equivalent of a 'seven-months child' that arrives a tad 'earlier than expected' after a hasty marriage. (Or wouldn't hobbits do that kind of thing?) Oh, yes. Peeling. Irresistibly gross. And much loved by boys. I'm sure Pippin and Merry will find it enough to keep them occupied for a day or so! I'm glad Begonia is finding another home - and I just hope she's rather more welcome and appreciated than the infliction that is Hyacinth. Author Reply: I hadn't thought of that--I don't think that her husband would have been so worried if that were the case. I just figure that perhaps she had an inexperienced midwife or healer at home, or perhaps she didn't give her all the information needed. "Irresistibly gross"--yes, much loved by children of both genders actually! This scene was actually the first one to come to me when I was considering the story--a scene of Pippin peeling, and Merry helping him, LOL! And yeah, it's fascinating enough to keep them a bit busy! She will be made quite welcome by her nephew and his wife--who have made a previous appearance in another story--so far no one's spotted them. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/19/2006 |
| Pippin and Merry both sighed at this restriction, but then Merry put on a brave face for Pippin’s sake, and Pippin, seeing this, did the same for Merry. LOL! This is wonderful! I'm really proud of little Pippin - such a brave lad :) It was a clear relief, especially as Hyacinth had been dropping heavy-handed hints that she would not mind having a chambermaid of her own ... Hah! That's good news, indeed! Well, for Reggie and Begonia - not for Hyacinth ;-) Go, Reggie! (BTW, I found the website of the Hobbitons and I really enjoyed the Bath Song. Very good!) Author Reply: *grin* I'll have to tell Lin you liked that line--it was one of her contributions! Pippin *is* a brave little lad--I like to think that the courage our lads showed on the Quest was there within them all the time. Yes, wouldn't Hyacinth just *love* to have a chambermaid to lord it over, and order about, and gloat over? Reggie's not *about* to let that happen! Oh, I'm *so* glad you like them. I think they do a wonderful job--on some of the songs, I actually like these amateur versions better than the professional ones of the Tolkien Ensemble or Donald Swann. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/19/2006 |
| Now he is better can I borrow the rest of Pippin's lotions? I went camping for three days and I am usually so careful about sunburn but I forgot the perils of driving with the window open! My shoulder went lobster red and now is blistered! As I sleep on my side that, and the heat have made sleeping very difficult! But you are making me look forward to the peeling stage! Ugh! Good old Reggie - he does seem to cope with being married to THAT hobbitess. Author Reply: Oh, you poor dear! Well, you certainly know how little Pippin felt! *lends you Mistress Hollyhock and her lotions* Yes, Reggie *is* a good hobbit. He copes very well under the circumstances. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/18/2006 |
| oooo! I love both doing the peeling or getting peeled :) Huzzah!! I'm so happy for Begonia :) :) Looking forward to more ;) Author Reply: I'm afraid I plead guilty to the same. And I like to watch little flakes of dead skin fall like a snowstorm, as well--though I've never scratched them off onto someone else like Pippin did, LOL! Yes, a happy ending for poor Begonia! We're getting near the end. | |