As usual this story continues to impress. I was looking forward to the big reveal, and I am very pleased with the outcome. I look forward to seeing Mac's reaction to what Harry did.
The oath was amusing, and I think done well. At first i was surprised at the ease, and then I realized that with harry being 1000 years old he knew what he was doing, and initiated the oath.
Excellent work, as usual.
Cel
Author's response
Hey Celexs.
I’m happy you’re impressed. Revealing such a sensitive subject would be exceptionally difficult which is why I’ve been preparing the Grangers for it since October. Hermione merely pushed the revelation forward a bit.
Mack’s reaction is very much as mine would have been…but not as intense. On the one hand he has a friendly five year old boy who just wants to get to know his baby. One the other, he has a thousand-year-old veteran who already does. It’s a nearly untenable position for any dad. All boys are scumbags…it’s right there in ‘The Overprotective Daddy’s Guidebook’, page 37, rule 111. Still, given what they know, and how open Harry has been, first with his magic and now with the My Little, I felt it was the best way to break through some of Mack’s resistance. I’ve always let my daughter make her own choices, suitably moderated, of course, and I’ve always encouraged her to make the smart ones. With Sirius, Remus, and both elder Grangers, I can see how it would turn out to be a -mostly- harmonious future.
As I told draconix, Harry’s oath was a mistake. Both on my part and his. I see it as one of those spur-of-the-moment things that define Harry’s existence, both in canon and fanon. He just spoke from the heart. He meant what he said, but he didn’t mean to swear an oath. On the other hand, now that he has, he will most definitely do his utmost to keep it, not only because of the potential penalties, but simply because he loves her.
Alorkin