for The Stirring1/11 c42 Guest
I've been here since 2017, and I can affirm that The Stirring is the reason they created the "completed works only" filter on Ao3.
I've been here since 2017, and I can affirm that The Stirring is the reason they created the "completed works only" filter on Ao3.
12/19/2023 c42 Guest
I've been pondering if Nilsia might be saving the next chapter for Christmas since that's where the last one concluded. Despite my reluctance to accept it, because it would be almost a year, it's December. So now, I genuinely hope she updates on Christmas – or I may perish.
I've been pondering if Nilsia might be saving the next chapter for Christmas since that's where the last one concluded. Despite my reluctance to accept it, because it would be almost a year, it's December. So now, I genuinely hope she updates on Christmas – or I may perish.
12/6/2023 c29 magdalene8485
feeling slightly nostalgic right now bc around this time last year i was binge reading this fic for the 1st time :’) I remember it so clearly bc I was on a long trip so I read it to keep myself busy but ended up too obsessed with it to even enjoy the holiday (it’s fine bc it ended being kinda awful so the story kept me good company hahah) funny how I’m still looking fowrard to seeing these characters so much more, this story lives in my head rent free and I wonder nilsia how does it feel to hsve us in a chokehold like this! free us please thank youu! also this is one of my favorite chapters lol i’m a bit tipsy rn so I’m sorry if this is embarrassing and i’m sorry if these type of comments are annoying i don’t mean to pressure you in any way! i don’t have many stories that i await excitedly to read no matter how long it takes to update (i think only 5 rn, maximum! and 3 of these authors only update like twice year) I just don’t know what to do with all the praises I have for your writing, and the story is so unforgettable! it’s just so good I’m gonna explode. ok sorry sorry bye ily I sincerely hope you’re well! oh and this goes to on the other side as well which is a underrated gem to me, i love it so muchhh
feeling slightly nostalgic right now bc around this time last year i was binge reading this fic for the 1st time :’) I remember it so clearly bc I was on a long trip so I read it to keep myself busy but ended up too obsessed with it to even enjoy the holiday (it’s fine bc it ended being kinda awful so the story kept me good company hahah) funny how I’m still looking fowrard to seeing these characters so much more, this story lives in my head rent free and I wonder nilsia how does it feel to hsve us in a chokehold like this! free us please thank youu! also this is one of my favorite chapters lol i’m a bit tipsy rn so I’m sorry if this is embarrassing and i’m sorry if these type of comments are annoying i don’t mean to pressure you in any way! i don’t have many stories that i await excitedly to read no matter how long it takes to update (i think only 5 rn, maximum! and 3 of these authors only update like twice year) I just don’t know what to do with all the praises I have for your writing, and the story is so unforgettable! it’s just so good I’m gonna explode. ok sorry sorry bye ily I sincerely hope you’re well! oh and this goes to on the other side as well which is a underrated gem to me, i love it so muchhh
12/1/2023 c42 Guest
What’s going on? I am dependent on you to bring me hope and happiness.
What’s going on? I am dependent on you to bring me hope and happiness.
12/1/2023 c42 Guest
All I want for Christmas is a new chapter (please, if you can spare the time and energy)
All I want for Christmas is a new chapter (please, if you can spare the time and energy)
11/14/2023 c42 Guest
I keep rereading this story and checking everyday for a update
I keep rereading this story and checking everyday for a update
11/10/2023 c42 Guest
I hope all is well with you sorry to come here writing but I’m begging to take my mind off what’s going on for 5 min
I hope all is well with you sorry to come here writing but I’m begging to take my mind off what’s going on for 5 min
11/9/2023 c42 Adulting sucks
If my emotional support fanfic can be updated in the 7 days, that’d be great. There are adult things that I, an adult, must deal with and my therapist does not have availability this week :/
I have reread this like 6 times! Please update, this story and your writing are my favorite coping tools (no intended pressure on you though, I’ve never commented on a fic before and I don’t want you to feel like there’s any responsibility for managing me. (That’s my job and why I have a therapist) I just want to express how much story has helped me the last year or so since I found it and how much joy I get when I read it/see a new update)
If my emotional support fanfic can be updated in the 7 days, that’d be great. There are adult things that I, an adult, must deal with and my therapist does not have availability this week :/
I have reread this like 6 times! Please update, this story and your writing are my favorite coping tools (no intended pressure on you though, I’ve never commented on a fic before and I don’t want you to feel like there’s any responsibility for managing me. (That’s my job and why I have a therapist) I just want to express how much story has helped me the last year or so since I found it and how much joy I get when I read it/see a new update)
11/5/2023 c42 Guest
Could you send us a sign so we know you’re alive… I miss this fic so much UGH :(
Could you send us a sign so we know you’re alive… I miss this fic so much UGH :(
11/3/2023 c42 Guest
This is my favorite Snape/OC I’ve ever read. I love Róisín, I love this story, and I love your writing. You’re so talented, thank you for this. Can’t wait to read more of these two ️
This is my favorite Snape/OC I’ve ever read. I love Róisín, I love this story, and I love your writing. You’re so talented, thank you for this. Can’t wait to read more of these two ️
10/24/2023 c42 Nicole
Update soon
Update soon
10/10/2023 c42 Floop
What I really love about the reviews on here is that they are completely unpredictable ie UNHINGED. But in a good way. Whereas the reviews on AO3 (which is where I usually lurk) are just nice, respectful praise. ahhhh sorry, your ramble was amazing! I agree with everything - and how interesting to say that Snape and Roisin are each other's narrative foil because it's true but I hadn't thought about it like that! I think it's important that The Stirring shows how teenage girls often are: uncomfortable, embarrassed, boy-crazy, and worried about exams. I don't think that's depicted enough in fanfic OR ANYTHING. Also, I like how the main character is so muggleborn - Hermione never mentions gangsta rap (or, you know, boy bands she likes) and Roisin is clearly part of the two worlds. She has a poster of Johnny Depp (I think) on her wall!
I miss the updates but also Real Life is a thing.
PS I am now thinking about Hermione listening to Coolio and being really quite confused... I think she'd be an Abba fan. Or maybe B*witched? Whose ageing themselves now huh
What I really love about the reviews on here is that they are completely unpredictable ie UNHINGED. But in a good way. Whereas the reviews on AO3 (which is where I usually lurk) are just nice, respectful praise. ahhhh sorry, your ramble was amazing! I agree with everything - and how interesting to say that Snape and Roisin are each other's narrative foil because it's true but I hadn't thought about it like that! I think it's important that The Stirring shows how teenage girls often are: uncomfortable, embarrassed, boy-crazy, and worried about exams. I don't think that's depicted enough in fanfic OR ANYTHING. Also, I like how the main character is so muggleborn - Hermione never mentions gangsta rap (or, you know, boy bands she likes) and Roisin is clearly part of the two worlds. She has a poster of Johnny Depp (I think) on her wall!
I miss the updates but also Real Life is a thing.
PS I am now thinking about Hermione listening to Coolio and being really quite confused... I think she'd be an Abba fan. Or maybe B*witched? Whose ageing themselves now huh
10/9/2023 c42 Guest
It's almost Christmas time again, girl
It's almost Christmas time again, girl
10/1/2023 c42 ahhhh sorry
mild to moderate spoilers in my review: i often find myself coming back this story, not just for the (and i'm sure i'm aging myself horribly) lemons. the writing of this story, is so palatable, each chapter encourages the reader to engage within the confines of narrative; not out of moralistic purity, but within the presented moral quandary. it also humanizes a lot of background characters. tonks was mostly known for being clumsy and for being a young auror. but in this story she engages fully as an order member. her crush on lupin is mostly subtext limited to a couple of exposition and foreshadowing in the original novels. the movies completely forget that mr. weasley isnt a bumbling guy who thinks muggles are just so cool, he's an active parent equal to his wife. he was equally as concerned for harry as mrs. weasley, she's just louder and more focus on her in the books. he's also aware of how serious the war is. enforcing code words and searching for mad eye when he was killed during the active part of the war. one of the things most engaging about this fic, is just how light it is compared to other stories. the plot, chapters, and narrative are dark. there is a serious concern about róisín, but there are sprinkles of comedy interlaced within each chapter. róisín calling snape a cunt when he's being a cunt, realizing he's making her walk the long way back to the castle, her dad being a math teacher, wizards listening to gansta rap, etc. anybody in her situation would be anxious, the difference is that you don't tag her internal or external dialogue. she has anxious thoughts, she asks anxious questions. she acts anxiously and its clear to the reader that this is not a characterization that she has had pre-story. externally, the dialogue is incredible, i remember being 15 and feeling so uncomfortable in my own skin i would blush and shrink at just about any mention of sex or crushes, i remember being 19 and that being all i could think about, and talking to my friends about my crushes and how deeply this was a secret we'd keep together. i like how snape is characterized, how his moral compass has changed, and how his ethics contrary at his own justification (especially in the chapters where he has to deal with the gred/feorge in grimmauld place, or after the golden trio find out he is bedding the sióg). i like how róisín serves as his own narrative foil (at least in my interpretation) they are both powerful, but she is emotional, unrestrained, and (for lack of a better term) unfocused (by which i mean she is mainly focused on her newts, not the war) while snape is practical, restrained, and focused. he learns the statis charm, he is a spy for order, he has to be focused on everything to ensure the order wins, and he cannot lead by his emotions.i am excited and i look forward to your return. i'm sorry if this review is too long, i've been reading since the beginning but only recently have had the nerve to review.
mild to moderate spoilers in my review: i often find myself coming back this story, not just for the (and i'm sure i'm aging myself horribly) lemons. the writing of this story, is so palatable, each chapter encourages the reader to engage within the confines of narrative; not out of moralistic purity, but within the presented moral quandary. it also humanizes a lot of background characters. tonks was mostly known for being clumsy and for being a young auror. but in this story she engages fully as an order member. her crush on lupin is mostly subtext limited to a couple of exposition and foreshadowing in the original novels. the movies completely forget that mr. weasley isnt a bumbling guy who thinks muggles are just so cool, he's an active parent equal to his wife. he was equally as concerned for harry as mrs. weasley, she's just louder and more focus on her in the books. he's also aware of how serious the war is. enforcing code words and searching for mad eye when he was killed during the active part of the war. one of the things most engaging about this fic, is just how light it is compared to other stories. the plot, chapters, and narrative are dark. there is a serious concern about róisín, but there are sprinkles of comedy interlaced within each chapter. róisín calling snape a cunt when he's being a cunt, realizing he's making her walk the long way back to the castle, her dad being a math teacher, wizards listening to gansta rap, etc. anybody in her situation would be anxious, the difference is that you don't tag her internal or external dialogue. she has anxious thoughts, she asks anxious questions. she acts anxiously and its clear to the reader that this is not a characterization that she has had pre-story. externally, the dialogue is incredible, i remember being 15 and feeling so uncomfortable in my own skin i would blush and shrink at just about any mention of sex or crushes, i remember being 19 and that being all i could think about, and talking to my friends about my crushes and how deeply this was a secret we'd keep together. i like how snape is characterized, how his moral compass has changed, and how his ethics contrary at his own justification (especially in the chapters where he has to deal with the gred/feorge in grimmauld place, or after the golden trio find out he is bedding the sióg). i like how róisín serves as his own narrative foil (at least in my interpretation) they are both powerful, but she is emotional, unrestrained, and (for lack of a better term) unfocused (by which i mean she is mainly focused on her newts, not the war) while snape is practical, restrained, and focused. he learns the statis charm, he is a spy for order, he has to be focused on everything to ensure the order wins, and he cannot lead by his emotions.i am excited and i look forward to your return. i'm sorry if this review is too long, i've been reading since the beginning but only recently have had the nerve to review.